Waking up in a black void with nothing else except for the distant sounds of roars. I thought this might be some unknown purgatory. Was this what I had deserved? Maybe? Maybe not because no matter how far I walked nothing changed except the faint feeling of closing in on something.
So I kept walking this feeling wasn't going away and if I walked backwards it begun to fade. I had also started in a different direction however as long as I walked forward the feeling grew. Even if I ran from where I had come from. So I continued pressing forward into hell perhaps? An abyss? No matter what it was I did want to find out.
It wasn't long until I came out to a... it was a paradise. A beautiful area of nature except for the purple being that sat near a waterfall of black liquid leading into a shiny opaque lake. Without my own control I stepped forward to the being.
"You'll be perfect for this..."
The purple being's voice echoed hurting my head. it's- no his lower half was like that of a centaur. Except his lower half wasn't a horse it was a big cat. Was god really a cat centaur?
The purple being shook his head, "No nothing like that, at least I am not your god. Not what you would call a god either. You don't believe in those after all, yet you hold hope for their existence....Hmmm Marispan is your name correct?"
"Marispan Beau." I answered without my consent and I stared into the being.
"Don't look at me like that, this is a good deal for you."
The question was if I had freewill to ask?
"You just did, though I understand what you mean. You have questions and I will answer them. Let's begin with why you are here. Your soul was traded for two souls from mine and my brothers world."
"Two souls?"
"A soul for you and a soul for another. You are not so important to need two souls as payment."
"Purpose?"
"The purpose of bring you here. Simple really you see me and my brother have fought for years over many things. The short story is one of our arguments is still going on two pieces in the greater game. They are in a stalemate of which has lasted for centuries. At least it I think it has been centuries, no sense of time for beings like myself."
"Oh how good for you."
The being mimed a shrug, "You have been traded for the sake of either ending this stalemate or killing both who are stuck in it."
A simple job, though it was clear with his wording that killing the two people would be more difficult then just ending the stalemate. Which came the question? "What's the stalemate?"
If the purple being could smile, he was. "One side wishes to destroy all of humanity her name is Salem. A woman cursed to never die. She tried to wage war on me and my brother after the lose of her lover. The second is a man named Oz who was blessed with reincarnation. He is to save humanity from destruction. He is also the resurrected lover of the first. You get it? Pretty simple."
It really wasn't, but not like I had a choice here. Some higher beings traded my soul and I had to make the most of this. "Does it matter what I do?"
"If you mean whether you destroy the world yourself or save humanity. No, you even could become a king if you wished. Just end the stalemate me and my brother have had enough of the tug of war. They no longer advance no longer degress. It is annoying at this point. As long as the world changes we will be fine with it."
"If you traded two souls does that mean I will have some sort of rival?"
The being shrugged, "You might, you might not. All we did was trade two souls after that is not to be disclosed."
I sighed, "Do I get some sort of blessing? Some sort of novel gift for this?"
The purple being frowned and looked a little angry and then its faceless face softened. "I can understand what you want however the best you get is I can slightly alter your physical appearance."
"Huh?"
"A soul was traded thus a empty vessel was created. You will be put into that body the best i can do for you is alter your physical appearance for you."
So I was possessing the body of the person who was traded? "Can I ask why they were traded."
The being shrugged, "Best I can give you is that they were not living up to their potential. You will get their memories and experiences and you can make your own ideas about why."
That made sense I suppose, if that was how it worked I would be getting all the information about the world I would need as well. Which meant just taking up the offer of appearance. "I'll take a 30cm dick please."
The higher being didn't say anything and just shook his head. "This is why higher beings do not communicate with their creations."
I rolled my eyes, "Fine just keep my good looks and my already amazing physique."
"That I can do, now let's send you off." The purple being tapped my forehead with his finger and I blacked out.