"Where-" I began "Where am I?" The room in which I was now standing
was almost completely white- and empty, save for a couple of... owls, I
assumed, circling overhead. For such a bright room, it was very bleak,
and I was alone. To top it all off, I could not remember how I had
gotten here.
"Larkine..." a voice called. I whipped my
head around. There was no one there. Holy 
. "Larkine," it began
again, "welcome to your new world." There was a flash so bright, I had
to shield and avert my eyes to avoid being permanently blinded by it.
When I turned around again, there was a girl, with platinum blonde hair
and a pale complexion, fully dressed in black, just standing there. I
rose to get a better look and when I did, I stood there, dumbstruck,
not because she hadn't been there a second ago, but because she had...
never mind. Anyway, there was now a (very beautiful) girl standing in
front of me, smiling at me, and I just couldn't help but smile back.
"Welcome to Mabinogi. I am Nao, ferrier of souls." she finally said.
"Mabi- what now?"
"Mabinogi, Larkine." she responded, neither annoyedly nor friendly.
"Mabinogi. What a weird name."
"Larkine, do you know why you are here?"
"Actually, no," I admitted, "Should I?" She gave me a gentle smile.
"No. It is normal, for your kind."
"My kind?" I asked confused, "What could you mean by that?" She
raised a delicate looking arm and pointed at me, the smile faded from
her face. She seemed pained as she spoke her next words.
"Lost souls." she said. My heart skipped a beat. Lost souls? Was I dead? Oh no...
"Oh," I said for lack of anything better to say, "that's a
bother." She giggled. It was a pleasant laugh that reminded me of
someone... or something. I couldn't remember what though. In fact, I
couldn't remember anything from before I ended up i this room.
"Do not worry, Larkine. Amnesia is normal for you. I would be
worried if you did not have it." she said as-a-matter-of-factly. I was
beyond confused now. I was lost. And Nao was creeping me the hell out.
Had she just read my mind? "In order for you to start your new life,
you must forget your old one." Well, I thought, that's one step out of
the way. I don't remember a thing. She spoke softer still. "You have
been granted a chance, by the gods, to start over completely. How old
are you now?"
"I'm... I'm fourteen" I said with astonishment. It was the only thing I could remember. That, and my name.
"No, Larkine, you are not fourteen. You are a ten year old boy with dark skin and black, flowing hair."
"What?!" I asked, surprised. She produced a mirror for me to
view. What she had said... couldn't have been more true. I was younger
than I thought, and I was in clothes I never thought I'd be caught dead
wearing. Of course, I also thought that I'd live to see old age, but
here I was, technically dead, wearing those clothes.
"Nao" I began, steadying my voice, "is this what I desired? How can you know that? What I secretly wanted?" When even I don't know myself?
"I don't Larkine. But the gods of this land do. They have granted you your one wish. To begin again."
"But-" I began to question her, but she put her hand up, as if
to say stop. Then she extended that same hand. I gave her mine, and she
pulled me in close, and hugged me. I blushed deeply. I felt the blood
rush to my face, and I broke out in a cold sweat. I desperately wanted
to pull away, but I found that I could not. Part of me wanted to stay
there forever. I felt like I would if I had been drunk. I no longer had
control over my own thoughts, or mind. Everythign I knew, even things
that I didn't know I knew began to flow from my mind, and, I think,
into Nao's.
"Larkine," she said, "you were a good
person. Please remain that way. Like in your previous life and world,
there are rules that must be followed. Death, among other principles,
still applies here, but not in the way it did when you were on earth." So this place wasn't on earth? "You
shall soon find out what I mean. Go, Larkine. Go, and remain vigilant
and brave. Enjoy this new life. Good bye." She let go of me. I let out
an involuntary cry.
"Nao! Wait! What does Mabinogi mean?!"
"It... translates to Song of the Bairds. Good bye, Larkine."
"Bye..." I said. There was another one of those bright flashes I loved so much, and then I was in
another place. This place had lush, green grass, and animals. There
were chickens running around all over the place. I was once again lost,
but I felt relieved. There was more than that purgatory-like white room
in this world. I'd begun to think that that was the only world there
was. I gathered up some courage from deep within, and bravely stepped
out into this new world. Wherever I was, and whoever I was, I wasn't
going to spend the time I had wondering about it. Who knows? Maybe I'd
discover some things along the way. Which way, I didn't know, but I
walked along anyway. The sun was fading. If I wanted to start my new
life, I'd have to begin by finding shelter.
Name: Larkine
Pets: Pandala y Silvala
Below is my personality in pokemon form :D
So fricking creepy how they got my EXACT personality :O
