The van droned down the mountain road. hitting a bump it started swaying dangerously unnoticed by its sole passenger, not that he would care anyways. The man inside was tied up and gagged, unconscious. The van was picking up speed now racing down the mountain. The van now going close to 150 mph was approaching a canyon wall...
***
"Ung, where am I?" a voice said.
"You are dead" another replied.
'hmm who was talking' I think as a person approaches me.
"I was" the person says.
'Hu, is he talking to me?'
"yes" he replies.
'Can he read minds?' I think.
"..." the man looks strangely at me.
"I can here you, ya know." the man says scowling.
'what I haven't said anything!' I think, must be a dream.
"Ugg, don't be so loud." the man says "please quiet down and I'll explain what's happening in a moment."
"Please go over there" the man points to a strange 'alter?' that I could of sworn wasn't there before. deciding to play along for now I float over to the alter. 'wait, float?' looking down I realize I cant see my body only this hazy fluid that was right under me, around me? strangely I don't feel anything, I feel like I should be panicked or something, but I just feel tired. Suddenly I get yanked towards the alter before coming to a stop above it.
"Now I don't like to waste time, so here ya go" as he speaks the alter lights up and starts pulsing. this continues for a while before stopping.
A voice rang out from the alter and said...
"Stage: Stagnate soul
Placement: Reincarnation(higher)
Karma: Unknown
Affinities: Death(locked), Destruction(locked), Chaos(locked), life(locked), Dreams(restricted), unknown, unknown.
Recommended: Mend soul before reincarnation."
The man frowned and then disappeared.
"Hello I call out, is anyone there?"
After a while I get bored and try to explore. Only to find I cant move. Meanwhile...
***
A rift opens in the palace of life and death and out comes a frowning man.
"Who dares intrude upon me!" A voice rumbles towards the man freezing him in place.
"It's me Da Jue" the man says seemingly unaffected by the voice.
"why are you here!" the voice thunders "I thought I asked you to take care of dead souls for the next 300 years."
"About that." Da Jue says "I found an irregular"
"Oh?" the voice replies "Why not go to fate or destiny then."
Da Jue swallows and says "He is a stagnate soul."
"...I didn't think there where any left." the voice replies "Take me to him!"
Wordlessly Da Jue opens a portal and goes through followed shortly after by a man with two faces.