"D-Don't... call an ambulance, this is... what I wanted..."
Those were my last words, the way I died... was by my own hand, the time and day is irrelevant, what isn't is my motive. Recently, a man came into our world, a person who was thought to be dead, he has confirmed that when you die, you reincarnate into a new world, while most of the world doesn't believe him, and take his showings of magic and magical items as faked and made with AI, I believed him, and I decided to take my own life. Today, I ran in-front of a bus, I begged the bus driver and nearby pedestrians to not call an ambulance... In hindsight, it was a terrible choice, really, not exactly worth it, I had a good life, and a good future ahead, but, well, I was known to be impulsive, and it got the better of me in the end. My name is Kikuchi, at least, this is my name now, I wonder what name I'll have in the new world. This is where my story starts.
It is a cold and empty white void, there is absolutely nothing, Kikuchi wakes up on a solid and clean pure white floor, it is unknown what this material is.
"I-Is this... the afterlife... o-ow..."
Kikuchi puts his hand on his forehead, as a migraine hits him. He starts to walk around in this endless blank landscape, confused and bewildered, it was like peering into a dirty pond, except that the dirt is pure white. He spoke to himself so as to pass the time and to not go mad as he continued to walk into this infinite white room.
"I thought the afterlife would be... well, not this, where am I?" Kikuchi wondered.
"Welcome."
Kikuchi turned around alarmed, but he saw no one.
"This isn't the afterlife, do not worry, as for me, I am in your mind, you may call me whatever you want, some call me God, others the Devil, its up to you."
"G-God..?"
"I suppose you may call me that. This is the Waiting Room, when you die, you end up here as you wait to be reincarnated. You won't get hungry, tired or thirsty here as you wait, so don't worry about accommodations."
"I-I see... so uhm, where am I gonna end up in?" Kikuchi asked as he kept looking around, a bit creeped out.
"I'm still deciding, there are multiple worlds that I am working with here, right now, seems I have only one world available, this one is a bit primitive, but it should work-"
"Wait wait wait, multiple worlds? Why can't you just plop me into a random world and end this quicker?" Kikuchi asks.
"My, you are certainly rushing, simply put, we don't send anyone to reincarnate, you simply got lucky, due to overpopulation in all of the worlds, I send every 1 soul in a million souls to reincarnate, you simply got lucky, the ones who don't, well they simply return to Nothingness, to Mu, they cease to exist. You should be grateful that you are here in the first place, few get here."
"Wh-What? So... I just got lucky...? I... I suppose that's fine, if every world is overpopulated, I guess you need to choose one that doesn't have as many people for me, no?"
"Correct. Here is where you will be sent, you will be sent in the world of Senia, your world would call it a fantasy world, I call it a world with bonus features, there are 32 worlds, and only 10 of them have magic and other creatures, the rest don't."
"I see, so magic isn't a universal thing, it's quite rare when you put it like that, do I have a quest or something to do in Senia?"
"Quest? That's for you to decide, this is a reincarnation out of luck, not out of necessity, I don't interfere with what the denizens of these 32 worlds do, and nor do I care. You will be reborn into a random family, it's up to you to get somewhere if you want, or you can just sit on your ass and become a farmer or something, I truly don't care. Before you go, if you die there, and there is no one to use resurrection magic on you, you will cease to exist, you only have one second chance, so make sure you stay alive."
Kikuchi tried to get a word in, but as soon as the voice stopped, he was instantly sent to his new life.
*Where... where am I...? It's dark... and hot... a-ah! Light... I see light... but... I can't open my eyes, I hear voices near me...*
(In an unknown language, manly voice) "It's a boy, we did it, we finally did it, we have a boy, oh Sene! It's a baby boy! What should we name him?"
(In an unknown language, womanly voice) "Let's name him after my grandfather, were it not for him, we wouldn't be here, what about it, dear?"
(In an unknown language, manly voice) "Old Man Gesalt? Well, I suppose you're right, if he never secured that escape from the raid, we wouldn't be here, in his honor, our son shall be named Gesalt of the Asardo family."
(In an unknown language, womanly voice) "You hear that, dearie? Do you like your name? Gesalt Asardo, you will do great things, I'm sure of it."
The baby, now known as Gesalt would kick and move his feet, crying loudly as any baby would do, showing that he is healthy and alive, a great sign for a newborn in this world.
(In an unknown language, womanly voice) "See? He's moving so much, someone has energy and he just entered this world." The woman chuckles.
(In an unknown language, manly voice) "Yeah, little guy is a fighter, can't wait to raise this runt, heh."
And so, Kikuchi Morinaga has reincarnated into the world of Senia, and he now has been given a new name, he is now Gesalt Asardo, of the Asardo Family. How will this new world change Gesalt? Only time will tell. This is the tale of Gesalt Asardo, and how he tried to become a legend.