)(Author pov for now)(
James was an ordinary office worker who liked to work out at the jim and home sometimes and was struggling in life, he was 22 years old 5 f 7 inch tall young man who loved reading novels , manga , anime , movies, series you name it , every distraction possible he indulge in it .
One morning he woke up in the morning , then looked at his phone and saw on the screen that it was 8:19 am , while stretching his back and thinking to himself ' man life sucks I wish I could live in another world like those reincarnated people conquering women, worlds and even universes ' then he shook his head denying these fantasies ' what the hell I am talking about, I really need to think more seriously about my life try to work overtime to save money for car or a house because this apartment is really small and won't do anymore ' .not knowing today he would have his wish answered leading to a life crazier than his wildest dreams leading to the legend of the immortal emperor .
He got out of bed, went to the bathroom answering nature's call , washed his face, cleaned his teeth, then got dressed in a black t-shirt and blue jeans with white Adidas since he was in the weekend he thought to go out and chill , he didn't have many friends and he didn't like to interact with them too much anyway he found them too bothersome and liked to keep to himself anyway , that didn't mean he was anti-social its just that he liked to keep it simple .
" maybe I should buy some snacks and a drink " he said to himself in a low voice.
He entered the supermarket bought a sandwich with a small bottle of water, paid at the counter then existed the shop .
While walking on the sidewalk he thought ' maybe I should go to the park it's looks like a beautiful day for a picnic ' with the destination decided, he headed there , it would take him about 10 minutes to get there.
Few minutes later.
He arrived at the park , took a deep breath and exhaled he looked around and said
" look at those couples all lovey-dovey together , why don't you just go and die can't the you see the single guys are suffering , he looked away from them only to see families , parents with their children then remembering that he was all alone " he got depressed right away almost instantly, well you can't blame him he was a youthful and vigorous young man and no girlfriend and family ,
" well I should find some place to sit "
With that he went to find a banch , after roaming about for awhile , he found one in a nice spot under a tree with a good shade, so he sat down right away took his bottle of water drank some to moisturize his mouth and then brought his sandwich 🥪 and started eating it ravenously because the walk made him really hungry .
Few minutes later
He was done eating and finished the bottle, he found a trash can and dump in it his garbage, then got back to banch.
" today is really nice I wish I could live Days like this everyday and in my old age with my family if I ever have one or at least in my last days " he said to himself .
He jinxed himself not knowing it and that today really would be his last .
He spent the morning just sitting there watching , observing and contemplating life like a monk searching for enlightenment , well that lasted until his stomach started growling and groaning asking him for food in the afternoon
' I think there is a food truck , food van or maybe food cart I don't know let's go and see if there is anything to eat ' he thought to himself.
With that he went to find him something to eat , after searching for awhile, he reached a square shaped gathering place containing different sorts of trucks, vans and carts with a variety of foods from Mexico, Italian, Indian and even Arabic originated.
" I should get something simple and known, l feel like Mexican will do just fine, maybe a burrito with extra mayonnaise and hot sauce,,,, yeah that it's, now where is it ,,,, let me see ,ŘŚ,let me see ,,, let me see ,, oh there it is " he said to himself after thinking it for a while, he looked around , turning his head left and right before he spotted a Mexican truck selling burritos , Quesadilla ,Nachos , Tortas and Salads with different drinks ... in the corner so he went there and said to girl at the counter " hey , excuse me ? Can I get a burrito with extra mayonnaise and hot sauce plus orange juice ?, please "
The girl looked up and saw him while he smiled and waved his hand as gesture of greeting then she said while smiling back at him" hey , you said burrito with extra mayonnaise and hot sauce and Orange juice , yeah " to that he replied " yeah, that's right " so she said " okay, your order will be ready in a few seconds , what is your name " he said " james reeds " after hearing that she wrote his order and name on a paper, and attended to the other customers , so took his phone out of his pocket and started playing games to waste the time, after about two minutes he heard a feminine voice call his name " James reeds your order is ready " that brought him out of the game, so he took out his wallet and went to counter , paid her while saying " thanks, here you go your money " and she replied " your welcome and here's your change " With that he went back to his spot but this time he sat under the tree , ate his lunch, threw the trash in the trash can, took out his phone watched a few episodes from his favorite series and anime, and without even feeling it , maybe it was the nice weather or because his stomach was full or maybe all of them together led to him falling a sleep.
A few hours later
The sky darkened , the wind howled, the clouds emerged together and lightning flashed illuminating it , it was a sudden storm bringing with it cold rain that dampened the ground.
James woke up filling cold water falling on his face " what hell !!! Who is throwing water on me " he said after abruptly sitting up and then looking at up to see a storm,,, " it was just sunny how come its now a storm " ,,, then he looked at his phone to see the time ,,, " its 6:24 pm " ,,, then he thought to himself ' it's seems I fell asleep, when did that happen, it doesn't matter I need to get home fast before I get sick , tomorrow I have work I can't afford any sick days , now isn't the time for over thinking things '.
He got up straight away and started walking to exit of the park heading home , amidst the rain , then suddenly he had a bad premonition, he looked at his arms and saw the hair on them straight like he is having a goosebumps, so he lifted his hands brought it to his head , and felt his hair only to notice , it was standing as well , in that moment horror filled feeling struck him with only one thought ' lightning strike ' and before he could even think about running away lightning struck on his head killing him instantly , he couldn't even perceive it coming , leaving in aftermath only a scorched ground and a charred corpse unrecognizable as the person it's used to be.
And that was the end of James reeds but the beginning of another being.
In some place it can be really said to be a place because it's exists and doesn't at the same time, a place where time and space has no meaning , laws of physics broken and reformed , reality introduced a new .
In here we see a small spark , an amber,, yes it's the soul of our protagonist,
James woke up feeling disoriented and dizzy, waking up after unknown time, it could be seconds, minutes, hours ,days , weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, millenniums no one really knows because time has no meaning in this space
" ahhhhh" Huff ...huff...huff
James screamed , then tried calming himself amidst the heavy breathing " why I am screaming ? , where am I? Why can't I see or feel anything? " after panicking for awhile he calmed down only to hear a deep voice and magnetic almost hypnotic coming from behind him saying " have you calmed down, boy " leading James to get startled and immediately turning around only to see a .
(See you in the next chapter)( I hope you liked my first chapter I hope you leave comments about it so I can get ideas from you )