I've made a few changes to this chapter, because 400 hundred years of schooling would drive anyone nuts. The changes make a bit more sense. I've also noticed that I think my writing in this story is complete and utter crap, so I apologize to anyone else who also thinks so. Not my fault, I have to start somehow, even if it's no good.
Chapter 2:
Entering into a bright light, which hurt my eyes, I tripped over a rather inconvenient bench swearing loudly. "Tsk tsk child, what did I tell you about your language?" Looking up from the floor, which I was sprawled rather ungracefully on, I saw the most beautiful women I had ever seen seated on a throne in front of me. "I-I'm s-sorry Arwenamin (1)" I managed to stutter, "It's a bit of a bad habit I have." "So I know young one, so I know" puzzlement must have crossed my features because she added "I've been watching you for some time now Keely, and until now couldn't give you the option of being in my service." Remembering I was still on the floor, I got up, righted the bench and waited, but returned the look of confusion to my face. "Uh I don't mean to be rude but that kind of makes you sound like a stalker." Her laughter was like a clear glass bell ringing throughout the hall we were in. "I take no offence, and I shall explain, please sit down." So I sat, a bit too hard I suppose because a thump could be heard, but I sat all the same "Okies dokies, please continue" I cheerfully exclaimed, so she continued. "Since before you were born I've known you would have the right combination if imagination and courage to be able to do what you were chosen to do, but in order to do so, you had to learn a few things, and..." she paused "you had to die."
This information was a bit too much to wrap my head around, I had to die to be here, so that meant I was dead, but I couldn't die, I was only 16, there was so much I wanted to achieve. Needless to say my thoughts were more than jumbled, they were a mess of chaos and confusion and apparently the shock must have registered on my face because she went on.
"Yes you're dead, but you have been reborn, even now your subconscious is modifying your appearance to a form appropriate for the work I wish you to do." I looked down and guess what, she was right, I had slimmed down considerably and my bone structure had changed somewhat; I even had more muscle on my bones. "Wow um wow" at that moment an idiotic grin appeared on my face "hehe this could be fun" "Now, now" the lady chided "in order to stay like this you do have to work, and in order for you to work for me you have to undergo extensive training." "Extensive, how extensive?" I inquired. "By my estimation, you'll be at it for about 13 years. The rest will come from experience over the following 387 years. 400 years in total" "400 years! You said I was reborn, but how will I live to be that old and still work for you?"
"That much is simple, young one. You are now immortal, incapable of dying for any reason, assuming you will in fact work for me." Once again I was greatly confused, I died, was reborn, am a hell of a lot thinner, and happen to be immortal. All of this within a day, either this is the weirdest dream ever, or somebody really liked me, because aside from the fact that I died, this was all pretty cool.
Apparently the Lady had said something while I was musing because she was looking at me with an expectant look on her face "Um pardon, I missed that, sorries" I said with an apologetic look "could you repeat it please?" "I said, would you like to see your new home?" thinking for a moment I nodded "Yes please, if it's not too much trouble, umm where will I be living?" Sighing exasperatedly she repeated that as well "You'll be living in a house on a planet you'll have all to yourself, you'll be happy to know it's a big house so you can make yourself some company." At the "make yourself some company" comment I took a double take "Make myself some company, huh?" With another exasperated sigh she said "that much and more will be explained later, for now just follow me." With that she walked to a bare patch of wall and clapped her hands together in front of her once. When she brought her hands apart the wall opened, no it wasn't the wall, it was some sort of portal to someplace else, a wood paneled someplace else. When she noticed my awed expression she said "In time you too will be able to do this, until then, as I said before, follow me" and she walked through the portal. I not wanting to be left behind scurried through the doorway behind her and the portal closed with a small whoosh behind me.
(1) Arwenamin - my lady