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BY NIKLUAS VERMONT
Silence.
Cold.
Abyssal.
I woke up in this dark wasteland... I couldn't tell top from bottom, couldn't see a thing, and the cold—yes, the shivering cold—struck my bones like a hammer.
I looked around, so confused. There was nothing here. Where was I? What is this place? These thoughts kept singing in my head amidst the darkness.
I saw it: like blazing fire were the eyes of the abyss... it looked at me.
Cold.
Silent.
I looked back.
Trembling.
Terrified.
As soon as I looked,the world snapped- I woke up on a small bed dressed with fine wood, a serious pain throbbing in my right shoulder...
I stood up, confused. I had no clue where I was.
Where was I? Is this a dream? I still remembered my encounter with the abyss just moments ago, and I couldn't understand it. Now this... I was lost, my senses beyond confused. I stood there, just looking at this small, crooked room.
"Jaeger, com' on out."
These words pierced the silence in the room, all the way from outside. I recognized that voice... it was a voice I had heard a long time ago. It couldn't be, could it?
It was the voice of someone I had always wished to see just one more time...
Without thinking any further, I stormed out of the room, running hurriedly towards the living room.
Bam! I bumped into someone.
Ow! My head!
A gentle laugh "You're quite energetic today, J."
I looked up, anxious and curious to see who it really was. As soon as I looked up, I couldn't control my emotions: a slim-looking lady with crystal-clear eyes, her hair long and curly, giving her face a perfect frame. The word I had longed to say for years came spilling out.
"MOM."
Tears rolled from my eyes, lots and lots of them. Thoughts flooded my head... after all, my mum had died a long time ago, just when I was six... and now here she was, holding my hands.
How could it be possible? My mum—alive? No, something was wrong. After taking a good look at the entire house, this was nothing close to the house I used to stay in New Orleans...
Where in the world was I?
"J... Jaeger."
"Are you alright? You seem lost. What's the matter?"
Her gentle words snapped me out of my thoughts yet again.
"Nothing... I'm just happy to see you." I threw myself on her and gave her a big, heartfelt hug.
"...O...k! Well, I'm off to the market to get some groceries. Help yourself to something in the kitchen before I get back."
She held her bag and walked toward the door. As she was about leaving, with a stern voice, she turned and looked at me...
"You should check yourself out these days. Your eyes look different."
Different? What did she mean? Before I could even answer my own question, her warm voice cut through again.
"Anyways, bye!" She left and closed the door behind her.
I was still both shocked and happy...
But my eyes... what did she mean? I hurriedly ran to the bathroom and took a look in the mirror.
As I looked into the mirror, I saw it: my eyes were grayish white and kind of dim... and then it hit me, my greatest nightmare. It couldn't be, could it? Things like this don't just happen, do they?
I was freaking reincarnated as my webnovel character— Jaeger Snyder
Where the hell am I? instantly a thought came to me ,but I over looked it- it couldn't be, then I quickly ran out of the house, just to check my hypothesis... I was dumbfounded, the familiar mountain, sounds and even the city.
The hell... I was in my freaking novel.
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