How can I change? How can I be better? That's what I ask myself before returning to the same old habits. I'm not exactly a shut-in but, I may as well be. I'm 21 years old, and I got out of highschool only a few months after turning 18. Meaning, for three years I've lived with my parents, without a job or any motivation to get one. I'm lucky that my parents don't kick me out. I'm not very good at anything, everything I try to do just leads to me failing more and more. One time I remember asking a girl out that I liked and she rejected me hard and told everyone in the entire school. Nobody even pitied me. You'd expect that I'm some huge fat-ass who smells like absolute shit, but really I'm about 160 5'9 and I still shower everyday despite not going anywhere most days. Even I can't figure out why everyone at school always hated me. I was quiet I guess? It's no use even thinking about it anymore to be completely honest. Now all I do is read manga, play video games, and watch anime. Which, I know, sounds pretty cliche for a "shut-in" but what else do you expect me to do? Today isn't a regular day though, I'm actually gonna be going out with my parents to dinner. My parents were both at work and the restraunt is actually about a 10 minute walk so they told me to walk to the restraunt and I'll ride home with one of them. Even if I had a car I can't even drive and I don't have money to pay for gas. I take a quick shower, get dressed in decently nice, but casual clothing and then leave the house making sure to lock the door and to grab my key to the house. It's slightly sprinkling rain outside, but I figured I'd wear a jacket so it's no hindrance. It's winter time, and 7 PM so it's dark. I walk for a while and cross a street. As I cross the street, to my left I can faintly see the glow of a cars headlights, and my quickly catch the quick sounds of the car. With no remorse or sign of stopping the car hits me full force sending me flying, the force already breaking a few bones. I hit the ground far from the car, but the cars delay of slowing down caused it to not be stopped fully and the cars tires quickly crush my body and my skull to be crushed, quickly but painfully, killing me. It's hard to describe what it felt like to be dead, but to be honest I didn't feel anything except the feeling of the pain lingered for a while. None of my senses remained after the lingering of that pain faded. I couldn't tell you how long I was in the darkness, but eventually in an instant I gained consciousness in a body that wasn't my own. A teenager likely around 15. I woke up in the bed that was this kid's as if everything was normal. The room was odd, it was small with nothing in it besides the bed, the walls and ceiling were all white. I decided to get up and instantly, without realizing found out that I had no legs. They were both amputated. Since the legs were not there as I instantly fell to the ground which both hurt, and made a loud noise. I quickly started groaning in pain but I could faintly hear rushing footsteps and as they grew clearer and closer the door finally flew open. A woman, with beautifully blue eyes, and long silver hair looked at me with a worried expression. "Young master.." she exclaims as she quickly attends to me, helping me back into the bed.
"Are you hurt?" Politely she asks. I try to speak but my throat is so dry that nothing comes out, I just shake my head gesturing "no". Her eyes get a bit skeptical at the non verbal response. Without saying another word she leaves the room seemingly in a hurry. After a few moments of me sitting by myself waiting for her return she comes back with a glass of water. After I quickly take the water desperately, her face quickly gives a look of "so I was right" which gives me the impression she knew my throat was dried out and that my desperation confirmed her suspicion.
Anyways, I drink the water as it smoothly goes down the throat allowing for me to speak again. Before I can speak though, the woman asks a question first, "It is nice to meet you, master." Which she says in monotone. My suspicion is raised in an instant. Reminding me of a easy question to ask. Who am I? I don't leave her waiting too long before I respond, "Nice to meet you as well, but who exactly am I?"
She doesn't smile or even smirk but I can see a hint of amusement in her eyes for some odd reason. "Well you are you, master. To be direct, you are the person that you were before your mind was transferred here but also you are the new mind for this body." She sighs and catches her breath.
"I see, so then, who are you?" This question visibly amuses her, and she answers readily. "I am Veronica, the servant who has served your body for a very long time. To be exact, you are the 100th mind to be transferred into this body. To make things simple your name will now be, Z-100."
Many questions flood my mind, too many questions that likely mostly will remain unanswered. I can no longer hide my stress and absolute confusion. Veronica empanthisizes with me and then gives me some more information. "Now, I must tell you the duty of soldier Z. You come from one of the thousands of worlds out there. All different from each other in many unimaginable ways. And you Z-100 are 1 of the 26 soldiers that are fighting to prevent the eradication of every world. Your original world could've been many things but ours is a world filled with extremely advanced technology. Some worlds have very little technology, some are in the middle. Some replace it with magic and powers. Ours is a rare case of one without magic or powers yet it is more technolgically advanced than any other world. So much so that we can preserve life indifenitely. Only the 26 of you soldiers have that capability. But your souls don't last forever. When you die your soul leaves your body and we don't know what happens to it after that. Back to the bigger topic, you 26 will be trained immensely before being sent into battle. We have been doing this for over 5 Centuries and we still fight. But long ago it was prophesized that when the 100th 26 arises, hope shall be gained and we will gain the power to win. So please hero, Z-100 save humanity and create peace for everything once and for all."