Life is a funny thing, isn't it?
You could be a famous movie star or just a worthless beggar, maybe even King of a Dynasty but it doesn't matter in the end when you die.
That is what poor and unfortunate people console themselves with. "Even if you are more high and mighty than me, you would still die like us peasants" is what they say in their heart. But is that true?
Is death the end of everything? That's what I asked when I was shit faced drunk in the middle of the street at midnight.
As you can see I am quite the philosopher. Alas as I was so curious that life granted me a free one-way ticket to death and told me to seek it for yourself.
"Lucky" ain't I? But fortunately(or unfortunately) my journey didn't stop there.
Dying is a unique experience, I would say it a life-changing one. I would recommend 10 out of 10 to the readers to try "Dying". It will change your life. Anyways back to the story
I was surrounded by darkness and nothing more.
I don't know how I died when I died or even if I died at all, just darkness. Being stuck in a dark void for god knows how long really gives you a lot of free time
Time for anger, regret, sadness, and
even a bit joyful. I thought about my family, my dad and how he would give me life advice. I would think about even meeting mom here, but I haven't seen anyone or anything so that's a no go. But a man can dream, can't he? Even then I still had more time. So I did what I could only do.
I pondered and thought.
I questioned my decisions and my apparent death, was this a punishment for me?
I would say I was never the goodie two shoes but that would be a lie. Under all that sarcasm and cynicism was a naive stupid kid that wanted to strive towards a better world but never had the chance to do so.
It could have been a century or it could have been an hour but the darkness finally "stopped" per say.
What awaited me was a cold metallic voice saying to me that my application has passed, I would be a beta tester for the new DLC of "Life" if you would. After that, it said it was waiting for my answer.
And then I froze, my heart beat got quicker even though I didn't have a body. Thinking back it must have been a phantom limb or something.
Countless thoughts flashed through my mind. But only one mattered to me right now.
Is this real? if it was, I knew what it was, what it could be.
It was the beginning of something new,
something amazing, something bigger than me.
To some, the earlier question may have been silly but I could be in a coma or in a Japanese styled comedy show for gods to alleviate border.
Under all these stupid thoughts were, however, a feeling of...joy and excitement. There was a semblance of me, the rational side telling me that boring is safe, its comforting and you won't die again.
It was true, I could just say no and go back to my void and spend the remaining time there to lose all my sense of self and finally rest. But that wouldn't make an interesting tale now, would it?
As I said yes I could somehow feel myself losing consciousness. There was only one thought in my head that was still lingering until I fell into a deep sleep.
When did I make an application for the DLC?