"Summon them forth," said a voice, the speaker unseen. Shadows of creatures appeared in the center of the void, beginning to materialize. "Greetings, my friends, I bid you welcome," the omnipresent voice continued, "I have great news and horrible news for you all. But, before we come to that, I want you to know why you are here."
The voice paused for a moment, then returned, "Listen, for I have summoned you for this very reason: I need your help, and you needed mine. In your previous lives, you lived in your own will, acted freely with any reason you preferred, and eventually died." A soft laughter filled the void, the faded away.
"My apologies to you, and do not be afraid, or confused. I am not speaking to you like speaking with the dead. I am speaking to living creatures. You are living creatures, with your own soul and your own flesh and bone. Yes, you are alive – I have revived you from the dead!" said the strange voice, emotionlessly emotional.
"The great news and the horrible news I'm going to present to you are important, so you must listen carefully. Be cautious to my words, for this will be the one and only time that you hear these words." The voice paused again, giving time to the creatures to focus. "The great news is, you are brought back from the dead. To my knowledge, you have things that you wanted to accomplish, but you failed. I have given you the second chance to continue on. However, this also brings the horrible news to you. With the second chance now you possess, it has cost you a great price to redeem your own souls;
"Or, to be correct, it will," said the voice.
The creatures disappeared, and the room was empty again.