Death… And Me

Chapter 5 - Sleep

Rean couldnʼt help but ask, though.

”How do you even know that? I could have had hundreds of girlfriends, you know?”

Death laughed out loud.

”I have the full information of every single Soul I need to collect. I know more about you than your own parents. Not that it makes me happy, of course.”

Death continued.

”Rean Farlan, extremely boring life, never denied anything, never wished anything, a living doll through and through. Average marks, average job, nothing to be proud of. Simply tedious...”

It was then that Death noticed a problem.

”Wait. How come someone like you suddenly felt the urge to live? Even if you were able to miraculously think and speak in your Soul Form, you were supposed to let me kick your ass inside the Reincarnation Path without complaining.”

Rean really wanted to beat this guy up.

”Said the guy that clung on my leg even though he kept asking me to let him go.”

Death didnʼt mind his actions at all, though. It was thanks to that that he didnʼt lose his memories.

”Hmph!”

Still, Rean answered his question.

”To be honest, I donʼt know. You were right about that point. I never wished anything, nor did I ever refuse anything. I simply never cared anything at all. No doubt, a living doll was indeed the perfect way to describe the old me. But just a few moments before dying, I felt like my Soul awakened. Out of nowhere, I simply didnʼt want to die anymore. I felt like until that point, I had never really lived before.”

”How can I say it? It will look weird, but I donʼt think it was because I was dying. It was more like I had broken out of a shell that locked me during my entire life. The accident was just the harmer that got me free from that. Unfortunately, I still died. As for the rest of the story, you already know.”

Death pondered a bit and then said.

”Perhaps, you were not supposed to be like that. But that thing inside of your Soul had been preventing you from generating desires.”

Rean agreed with Death.

”Ever since you noticed this thing inside my Soul, I thought it really had something to do with it.”

However, let alone Rean, even Death hadnʼt the most remote idea about what that white and dark light could be.

But it was then that Death remembered one thing.

”Oh well, whatever. Enjoy your new life, Iʼwill be taking my leave.”

Rean was taken aback. They are both inside the womb, can a baby forcefully go out just like that? First of all, would it be a good idea to go out now?

Death, of course, understood what Rean was thinking. But that has nothing to do with him. As long as he uses his connection to the Underworld, he can immediately pull his Soul inside. As for the babyʼs body? It will simply turn into an empty Shell.

Death concentrated and tried to feel the world around him. But it was then that he noticed something different.

”What kind of energy is this?”

Rean didnʼt know what he was talking about, though.

As for Death, he quickly threw those thoughts away.

”Doesnʼt matter, I will check later.”

He once again concentrated until finally, he was able to establish contact with the Underworld... not! Death started to feel a chill on his back instead.

”Itʼs... not there!!!”

Rean heard that and asked.

”What? Can you see anything?”

They are inside the womb, so how could there be any light?

Death completely ignored Rean, though.

He kept looking for that connection between the living world and the Underworld. But it didnʼt matter how much he looked for that, he couldnʼt feel anything!

”Impossible! There is no place in the entire Universe that is not connected to the Underworld. How come I canʼt feel the link? Is it because I reincarnated? No! As long as I have my memories, even if I were to reincarnate as a mosquito, I should still be able to feel the connection. What is happening here?”

It was evident that Death was shocked at the moment. After all, Rean heard all his thoughts even though Death wasnʼt trying to talk to him.

ʼIt seems like that if I donʼt pay attention, I will leak my thoughts to him as well. I better be careful.ʼ

Still, he decided to ask.

”Can you at least tell me what this connection you are talking about is?”

Death was taken aback and noticed that his thoughts were being transmitted to Rean.

”Whatever. The entire Universe is supposed to be connected to the Underworld. That is also the place where you can find the Path of Reincarnation. As long as we are inside the Universe, this connection has to be there. But I canʼt feel anything, and that is the strange part.”

Rean then asked.

”Does it mean that we are not inside a Universe.”

Death immediately rejected that idea.

”If we were not inside a Universe, there would be no underworld to start with. Since we Reincarnated, we are obviously inside one.”

Of course, Death couldnʼt feel that connection because he wasnʼt in the same Universe anymore. The main reason he could even feel that connection if because his own existence was connected to the previous Universe Underworld. But in this Universe, he has absolutely nothing to do with it. Obviously, he canʼt feel anything.

As expected, be it Death or Rean, neither of them took long to reach this conclusion.

Also, there is a reason why they knew that this isnʼt the same Universe anymore. That is because Death can feel the presence of Spiritual Energy!

Of course, Death doesnʼt know how this energy is called to start with. But he is absolutely sure that it doesnʼt exist in the previous Universe. Since that is that case, they canʼt possibly be in the same place anymore.

”Is there anything special about this energy?”

Death could only reply.

”I donʼt know. At least, it doesnʼt seem harmful.”

Rean pondered a bit and then said.

”It seems like we donʼt have another choice, We will need to wait to be born before we can investigate any further. But... just how old are our bodies? No, first of all, are we even humans? If yes, do the humans in this place gestate for only 9 months to start with?”

Death didnʼt know it either.

”Whatʼs the point to think about that? It is not like we can count time anyway. I will sleep. Wake me up when the labor time starts.”

Rean was taken aback.

”Can you sleep this long?!”

Unfortunately, there was no answer. Death was sleeping already. Strangely enough, Rean knew that Death wasnʼt pretending. For some reason, the connection between their Souls told him that Death was sleeping for real!

”How could he leave me behind?”

Poor Rean doesnʼt have Deathʼs experience, so he couldnʼt simply sleep anytime he wanted. Because of that, he passed his next months as bored as a bored person could be. It didnʼt matter how many times he called Death, the other side simply didnʼt wake up at all, which made him even madder. After all, if he could at least talk to someone, that would help a lot.

”Hmph! Who will wake you up? Since you left me here, I hope you will sleep for all eternity!”