Author's Note: This is my first work, and English is not my first language, so constructive feedback would be appreciated. The premise of the story is the basic reincarnation with a wish, where a guy upon death is given the choice to be reincarnated into his chosen universe, with a wish of his choosing. The world would be TVD, and the character would grow OP with time, but will not start as such. The time setting is a few years before S01E01. Hopefully this turns out good. See ya at the end.
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The feeling of floating around in space looking at the stars without the pollution of earth should have been awe inspiring. It was, for the first few moments. Then the panic set in of being in space without any kind of protective suit. About how I am even alive while in space. Which led to the realisation of me dying a couple of moments back.
"I'm dead? Why am I even floating in space?"
These were the first words I uttered and heard. Yes, I heard. Wait, heard?
"How the hell can I hear myself in space? Wait, that is not what I should be questioning right now. Can someone hear me? Hello?"
Not sure what I was thinking shouting in space and asking around, but I guess someone did hear me. A bright light ball could be seen floating towards me. And all I could think about at that moment was, is this what I think it is? Am I being confronted by a god? Yeah, that is what I thought, guess reading too many reincarnation fictions would do that to a guy. But my guess turned out to be correct. And the ball of light spoke to me, more like it spoke in my mind.
"You are correct. I am an Omnipotent being, here to judge your soul. You weren't supposed to die when you did, but you died doing a good deed."
I guess saving a child from being crushed under a truck had its perk. I know, it's such a cliche way to die. But it paid off I guess.
"Yes it did. And yes I can obviously read your mind. So here's how things would work. You can choose a world to be transmigrated to, and a person you want to possess in that world. It could be an existing character, or you could choose to start afresh. You also get a choice of a power up, but there are limits. I can't make you overpowered right off the bat, neither can you choose an already overpowered being as a host. I cannot grant you true immortality either. So go ahead, make your choice. Choose wisely."
Well, that's a space sent opportunity, pun intended.
"Wow, okay. Let me think about it for a bit. For the world, I think I'll go with the TVD universe. And can I choose an Original Vampire as a host?"
A man can dream can't he?
"No, although they are not truly immortal, they are still overpowered in the world they reside in."
"Yeah, that makes sense. Can I also choose the time setting in which I enter the world?"
And I heard a resounding yes in my mind. Still weird how I am not really hearing any responses, but still am able to hold a conversation.
"Can I ask a few things before I choose my character and wish?"
"Sure, go ahead. I'll permit one single question."
Wow, that sure makes things difficult. Good thing I am smart.
"Is there a way for a Vampire to grow stronger? Excluding aging of course. If yes, can you please transfer all the information with every single detail to my mind?"
"Clever use of words mortal. Yes, Vampires can grow stronger without aging, and there are multiple ways to do so. You'll find the relevant information in your memories."
And boy, was there a lot of information to handle. Obscure rituals, sacrifices, magical blood infusion, genetic modification, it was all possible. And now I know what to choose.
"Cool. So I'll go with possessing Stefan Salvatore, with the timeline being 1978. For my wish, I want Stefan to be a siphoner (a witch-vampire hybrid), with his ripper side neutralised."
"That…"
I think I hear hesitation…. Hopefully this works.
"Your wish is granted. I hope you don't die too early."
"Nice! TVD, here I come baby (Not the one you are thinking dude, relax)."
So, how was it? This chapter was mostly just finalising the setting of the world. There will be a few more chapters before we head to the canon timeline. 1978 is the year after Damon tricks Lexi into thinking he loved her and leaves her on the roof. There's a reason we are starting so far back. The reveal would be in the upcoming chapters. Stay tuned!
