'I got reincarnated in another world!?'
Rain had to confirm it to himself, even if all of the evidence and the unexplainable things that had happened until that point should be enough proof, he wasn't going to easily accept it.
Rain quickly stood up from his bed and roamed around the room, he then saw a small mirror hanging on a wall behind his bed, when Rain saw his own reflection, he unconsciously placed his hand on his cheek, trying to feel his own skin as he stared at his own face.
'Who is this.. This isn't me..' Rain thought, everything was clear, there's no more denying it. 'Im—'
Rain tried to remember his past self, his face on earth, and what happened yesterday, but when his mind was about to search for that memories, his head suddenly exploded into an excruciating pain that feels like hundreds of needles poking into his brain.
TING!!
'URGHHH!!.. W- WHAT!' Rain grunted aggressively, his body wobbling in a random direction as he loses his balance.
Thud!
Thankfully, Rain was able to cancel his fall by leaning his body to the wall, he then slowly lowered himself to the floor and sat down, all while his other hand squeezed his head tightly, hoping that it would make the pain atleast bearable.
'M- MY HEAD..' He screamed in his mind.
Rain's head wasn't just hurting without reason, whilst his brain was getting completely fried by the unimaginable pain, Rain also seemingly gained new memories as time passed, at first it's a small memory, like the name of the boy that he possessed, his hobby, his friends, then came the more important memories.
'H- Heimfher Veilshroud.. That's- my name.. UGH!' Rain almost pushed the desk that was beside him, he was no longer aware of his surrounding, the only thing that was in his mind was to find a way to get rid of his headache.
'A first child.. The house contract.. The Helmwoven betrayal.. The collapse– Father's death.. Bullying– Blackmail, Failure..'
Rain's mind kept getting flooded with memories from the previous owner of his body, Heimfher. It was the life that he experienced before his soul was ultimately replaced by Rain, someone from earth. Heimfher's memories felt so vivid that Rain mistook it as his own, he remembered seeing Heimfher's parents with his own eyes, he remembered seeing his brother and sister playing with him, and he also remembered seeing his dad corpse the moment he entered his bedroom in the morning.
Rain's entire ordeal with his sudden acquisition of Heimfher's memories lasted for roughly a minute, and that one minute was the longest minute he ever experienced.
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"Haahh.. Haah.." Heimfher gasped repeatedly, his breath was heavy and his body was sweating profusely from head to toe, his shirt was drenched and his eyes looked soulless.
Hearing the commotion that had happened, his roommate, a boy with dark red hair and dark eyes then decided to check on him, he stepped down the bed ladder and walked towards the sound of Heimfher breathing.
"Oh my god.. Give me a break.. Can you just shut the FUCK UP when waking u—" The boy abruptly stopped his complain when he saw Heimfher looking half-dead. "What.. the fuck— Hey, you're okay? Shit, i guess you're finally killing yourself.."
"What do i do now.. I should call the inn owner right?.." The boy was hesitant, as if he wanted to see Heimfher in that state longer before he left the room. His mouth gradually formed into a smile, and he approached Heimfher until he was close enough to crouch and look closer.
"—Tch.." The boy's smile suddenly disappeared after he saw Heimfher's face from up close, his eyebrows instead furrowed, showing a discontent face as he stood up. "Now that i think of it, this guy had it rough, i'd probably kill myself too if i were him.."
The boy then turned his body from Heimfher and began walking to the wooden door, he was planning to report it to the teacher when he felt a goosebump coursing through his body. Heimfher then spoke in a low voice, calling for the boy infront of him.
"Ravi.." He said, Heimfher's eyes moved, and so does his hand, he was slowly regaining control of his limbs, when the pain in his head had subsided completely, Heimfher felt refreshed, like he had been reborn.
"T- this guy.." Ravi was utterly shocked upon seeing Heimfher standing on both of his feets, his previous soulless eyes had disappeared, and it looked brighter than ever, like a burning flame that got reignited.
Step!
Step!
Ravi walked towards Heimfher again, this time he wasn't just going to check on him, but also to give him a lesson, Heimfher saw Ravi being visibly frustrated and when he was close enough with him, he slapped Heimfher right on his cheek.
SLAP!
"If you ever shout in the morning and cause a ruckus again in this room, i'll kick you in your balls, and next it'll be your head." Ravi said, threatening Heimfher while putting up a frightening face, their eyes locked onto each other for a few seconds. Despite Ravi's threat and warning, Heimfher was unfazed, he looked calm and collected, and seeing him not scared by his threat for the first time, Ravi almost lost to his impulses and was about to punch Heimfher.
SWOOP!
Ravi's fist flew towards Heimfher before it stopped just a few milimeters away from his face.
"You pissed me off.." He said as he walked away from Heimfher.
Heimfher saw Ravi suppressing his anger and felt relieved, he let out a deep sigh before turning his head to look at his roommate, he saw Ravi opening the wardrobe and took a black shirt that looked like a school uniform and wore them.
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A few minutes passed in the blink of an eye, Heimfher sat on the edge of his bed while Ravi was dressing himself up to go to the academy, after he had worn everything, Ravi walked to the door again and opened it, revealing the outside world as its bustling noises entered the room and into Heimfher's ears.
Clack!
The door was closed again, and Ravi soon disappeared from Heimfher's vision.
"—I genuinely thought i was about to die.." Heimfher said, he laid down on his bed and stared onto the ceiling, a drop of tear then appeared from his eyes as it slowly slides to his ears. "Shit.. I don't know what to do.."
'This isn't my world, this isn't my body, and this isn't my memory.. Sure, i might have read many stories with similar premises before.. But im just an average guy! I never asked for this.. Atleast, if im going to be reincarnated, i want to have some cheat powers.. Maybe a system! That'd be nice too, but no.. I don't have anything!' Heimfher stretched his hand out to the ceiling, his palm opened as if wanting to grip the wooden lantern that was hanging above.
Then, he remembered about the notification from his phone.
'This happened because i clicked that notification.. So you're saying that im in a game right now? No.. The pain i felt when i got Heimfher's memories was real, and the pain from that slap was also real.. This isn't a game, it's a reality—
'A reality disguised as a game, a world where the strong survives and the weak could only worship the strong.. The notification said to Survive and Achieve Godhood, does that mean there's gods? Like Zeus, Thor, and like that—
'...Heimfher, this 17 years old child came from a normal family- But now they're poor, his parents and siblings lived in the slums of this city, and he attended a swordmanship academy in order to become a knight and save his family from poverty.. The reason as to why they struggled now despite being a sufficient family before—
'It's because his parents was betrayed by a noble family, the Helmwoven.. Heimfher's parents and the Helmwoven family signed a contract for half of the ownership of their house, when asked for the reason, the Helmwoven said they planned to turn their house into a bath house, since the city that they lived in lacked any place for people to wash themselves, the Helmwoven saw the opportunity and picked a place that would be most strategic—
'And that place is Heimfher's house, his house was the only building in the city center that wasn't a shop, so they chose it.. The Helmwoven promised Heimfher's parents a bigger house for them to live in and a cut from the profit of the bath house every month, seeing as how their offer was reasonable and sounded good, Heimfher's parents accepted it—
'The bath house was a success, and thousands of gold coins were made, at first Heimfher and his family felt like they've reached the peak of life since they won't have to work again for their entire life, but.. At one night, Heimfher's dad was killed, no one knew who killed him, when Heimfher woke up, his dad were no longer breathing—
'The officials said his parents were poisoned, but they couldn't find any trace of the culprit, and eventually they gave up and closed the case as suicide.. But Heimfher knew, it was from the Helmwoven, the contract that his parents signed say that they would receive a house to live in and a cut from the bath house until one of the contractor is dead.. And that contractor, is Heimfher's dad—
'The contract also said that the ownership of the house that turned into a bath house will remain to be half-owned by the Heimfher until one of the contractor died- Which means, the bath house ownership will fully transfer to the Helmwoven after Heimfher's dad died—
'After his father's death, the Helmwoven instantly kicked Heimfher, his mother, and his siblings out of the house, and they were left on the street, without money or a house.. That's how they ended up in the slums, Heimfher's mother used their savings from the bath house cut to enroll Heimfher into a swordmanship academy, because that's what Heimfher wanted ever since he was a kid—
'Now.. He's here.. And i possessed him.'