Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Forgotten Life
Prologue
On this dark night, I lay down in bed sleeping in discomfort once more. Life for me has been nothing but a void of unpleasant memories of my life. I'm a human teenage boy. I should normally have an identity given to me by now. But now, I have nothing on my side now. Adolescence, what cruelty does it will be passed on to me?
Adolescence is the time when parents expect greater things, goals, and responsibilities. Some teenagers of my age are aggressively demanding perfection, snooty people emerges from the lands of both rich and poor, and egoistic people comes out of those confused souls. When I came to see and meet those people in my early teenage-hood, they destroyed the innocence I've been keeping alive for so long. As an introvert, I wasn't welcome into society so easily. After many failures of getting someone to trust me and accept my honest friendship, I was left to isolation as my remaining resolution.
After losing my hope to humanity, all I want to do is to find and receive a life filled with equality. A life where one can achieve many things fair and square. Nothing will be so sudden and out of nowhere. Also, no cultural boundaries and social stigmas will break my ideals unfairly. I'd rather be prepared for what is ahead of me. I want to start a new leaf completely. I'm tired of my human life, tired of this world's corrupted society, livelihood, economic crisis, and the human beings themselves as I scream at my mind and soul on what is left of my innocent and caring soul.
This night is just of those nights where I can only dream of dreams that come to life in those few moments before reality takes me back. But one whisper, on this night, calls for me. A distant ray of light shines next to me illuminating a small portion of my dark world. Like a string of droplets illuminating in front of me, the sight leaves me looking at its beauty.
"Child. Drink light with an open palm. You hold the light I just gave you now. No need to ask. This light will be your key to the wish you wanted; my piece of light is the key your soul needs to live on. I'm waiting for your decision…"
Following my heart and mind without another thought, I open my hand collecting the light that turns to water sipping it which in turn slowly gives me a heartwarming sleep. Sleeping takes me to a sweet slumber. A slumber where my lungs are burning, my heart beating irregularly, my body aching, eyes and throat are straining, my voice aching, sense of touch vanish, and then breathing erratic. I get the cold touch of death as I feel so weightless. Blindness becomes my world, hearing is shut down, and my voice dead. I can't feel a thing. But what's a thing?
My memories, they are disappearing. Disappearing … dis … appear? Memo … ries? Me … ries? What? Where? When?
Who am … I? Who … I? I'm … I'm …I.
Maybe, I am just made out of stars.
"I can see within you your sympathy Arceus." As Mesprit and her sisters give me company, I look upon the soul I'm handling: a lost growing boy from his world. Normally, a human comes to our world if a prophecy will unveil. But for this one growing boy, though he views a different deity in another universe, I give him the choice of becoming one of us. Now that he accepts this gift, I prevented another soul from dying too soon.
"It is time my children. Uxie, I want you to completely wipe everything about his knowledge and memories," when she wants a risk to be done, she usually needs the permission to do so. So I gave her the order to wipe every last one of its memories and knowledge. "Mesprit. Azelf. Ease his soul as Uxie does her part."
As my children concentrate their power on cleaning this human soul, I use my power to shape him to the pokemon that I feel fits this boy the most: an innocent one at youth. One that is frail at times of pain, but also resilient in finding ways and understanding to other people. But it becomes a mature and enlightened wise man in the future that seeks equality and respect.
"I want you three to let him keep a few qualities that he already had: understanding, patience, empathy, and resilience..." with the glow finally fading, his reincarnation is finally achieved. No memories and visions of his past remain within. He is now officially one of mine children. "Enjoy your new life my child…"
This cold world of mine slowly vanishes away from me. Now, warm yellow sea embraces my laying body where echoes of laughter, joy, and soothing bliss melodies its loving voice around me. I'm … beating a bit faster … on these wonderful voices … all around me.
Voices? It's … wonderful. Rhythms of distant beating wake me up. This world of mine glows pinkish orange wrapping itself warmly at me blending its harmony with this world of mine.
Weightless; I feel like flying so much even if I'm formless whatever I may be. But what am I?
"Hello there, my child. Your father did so well on placing you inside me. You won a great journey that your father made to you. Now, my body is now carrying you my child. When the time comes, you will be the fruit that I will bear for us. Until you complete yourself, my womb is your first home. I am your home until you grow up so much. The day that you come to our world will be the day that we truly become a family."
Who is that voice? But it is so kind to listen and soft. And even if this unseen something fills me, it is peace that covers my life.
I feel like I'm now in paradise. Those mysterious echoes, scary and mysterious as they are, are going away from me. What awaits me eagers me to find it someplace somewhere. I want to meet that kind voice soon. Those caring beings shelter me from those scary voices and dreams. They cared for me, and nurtured me for what I am. Teach me your ways. Then I will heed them with all the bottom of my heart. Give me a reason to enjoy life. Let me live this wonderful life.