Shadows moved through the outskirts of a great mighty forest, there lay a figure leaning on to a great big oak tree, breathing slowly, his cheeks were sunken in like he hasn't eaten for days, weeks even. after a while his breathing started slowing until it ended all together, no one was there to see how the young boy died, with loneliness and longing in his heart.

* * * * *

I awoke with a great start, I tried to scream at first but my throat felt as dry as a desert and I ended up coughing like crazy.

after my coughing fit came a great headache, things started popping up in my head, visions? . . . no, there were more like memories. the headache lasted for a few minutes before it slowly died down, by the time it ended I already knew what happened, well, partly.

I transmigrated, like in those novels I used to read, I laughed silently at the realization. to think that would happen to me, I guess life is full surprises ain't it. first your defending your turf from an opposing gang, the next you wake up in another world.

"sigh, welp, god, i've believed in you and prayed evre since I was a child, I know with my death they won't know what to do, after all, I've taken care of them evre since we were kids, I don't mind dying, I never had a future to begin with but those guys, they were all gifted in there own way, they have a future, so please, guide them, guide them to a better future, the one I couldn't give them"

I said as tears slowly started falling from my eyes, I couldn't believe I left them, my gang, my . . . family, I was supposed to be there for them, I promised to take care of them.

after staying silent for a few moments to calm down, I slowly wiped my tears and put on a smile

"enough of that sappy shit, I've transmigrated, I should be happy. now let's review these memories and see what type of world this is"

I closed my eyes and started to think back to the memories that came when I woke up.

" oh wow, poor kid, I'm so sorry you had to live like that"

the body I found my self in was that of a fourteen years old, he was an orphan from the li blossom empire, this empire ruled over the entire middle human continent, this was in between the western human continent and eastern human continent hence the name.

now the reason for why I said poor kid was because he wasn't human, he was beastkin, and, well, you know how humans are, he was ostracized, not to the point of abuse but close.

now as for the reason he was here, he heard that a merchant group would be traveling to the beastkin continent, the place most beastkin reside in, you could probably guess what went through his mind when he heard that.

he immediately left to find them and convinced them to take him with them and in exchange he could do some work while they were traveling.

but the poor kid never made it, the merchant group was attacked by a beast half way through there journey. he was Abel to escape since it wasn't a very strong one but it was enough to destroy the caravan and low level guards and mercenaries.

he's been wondering the forest ever since, but unfortunately he died from starvation, the only thing he could eat were berries and that soon ran out, he tried to hunt a couple of critters but by that point he was to weak.

After reviewing the memories I tried to check my body out, but before I could do that my ears twitched from the sudden sound of claws against wood.

I stayed still not knowing what to do, the sound kept getting closer and closer and I was starting to freak out a little.

{A. . . . squirrel??}

I stared at what seemed to be a squirrel, the reason for my confusion was that the squirrel was a bit bigger then earth squirrels.

like two or three times bigger, it also had two tails instead of the usual one but all in all it looked like a regular squirrel if not for it being a little chubby.

it seemed this tree was it home and is curious about me.

perfect, my body was extremely famished and I could use some nutritions.

I lied in wait as it slowly started to get closer, and closer, and closer, until it was right up next to my body sniffing my hand.

" *sniff,*sniff, *SQUEAK"

*CRUNCH*

as soon as it was close enough I grabbed it and twisted it's head to give it a quick death.

". . . wait, how do I make a fire?. . . .ahhhh shit I didn't think this through"

I facepalmd as I remembered I don't know how to make a fire, and if I don't know how to make a fire I can't cook the squirrel.

I gave the squirrel corpse a quick glance and thought to my self.

{I wonder if I could eat this raw?, hmmmm well I mean I am a beast kin now. I should be Abel to handel raw meat more easily then humans right?}

I continued to ponder on what I should do while I closed my eyes and leaned back on the tree, I was a bit tired and my eyes felt heavy, no thanks to this famished body.

slowly I was beginning to fall asleep, and in no time at all I was unconscious while still griping the dead body of the squirrel.

hm, the fuck? where am I?.

after falling asleep I found my self in a weird space of sorts, I couldn't describe it very well but it looked to be like a void with the only lighting,or anything else really being a book shining in a soft white glow and something I couldn't quite describe but if I had to, I would say it looked like a colorless blob.