"What the fuck? Where am I? Why am I fucking here?" was the first thing I said when I woke up in a white room. I remember listening to my music while falling asleep in my bed. Now that I'm up and looking around, I know that I'm not in my room.
"Hello."
As I turn around, I see an old man dressed in white standing a few feet in front of me. I asked, "Who are you and what happened to me?"
"I'm God and you have died.", said the old man
"WHAT! HOW?"
"You had a heart attack in your sleep.", God explained. "I know this must be a lot to take in but I have a plan for you if you want to hear me out."
"Give me a moment to think about it, Old Man. I just learned that I DIED in my sleep from a heart attack and you're trying to rush things along." I said while I was trying to calm myself down from the shock of the news of my own death.
"Take as much time as you need. I'm no rush." God replied.
After a few minutes, I have calmed my nerves. Wondering the plan that God has for me, I asked," Well, what do you want me to do for you, God?"
"I'm glad you asked. I see that you have touched many lives even though you wasn't a church going man in your "past" life. Because of this, I'm going to put you in another world. Now since I'm doing this. I'm going to give you the option to go thru full or partial reincarnation."
"What's the difference?" (Me)
"Full reincarnation is from birth where partial reincarnation is I give you a body that looks like you do now but you can make a few adjustments. After you choose, I have few more things to explain before I send you off." (God)
"Question. Do I keep my name and memories no matter what?"
"Yes."
"Ok, I guess I'll go with partial since I really do want to go thru the childhood bullshit again. As for the adjustments, how far can I go?'
"I can fix your eyes, arms, teeth, and add a few inches on your height, reach, and in another area. (wink)"
I facepalmed.
"Dude, Don't wink at me like that ever again. That's just wrong as hell. Well, fix my arm and teeth, add five inches to my height so I can be 6 foot. Add an inch to my "little brother". I do have another question though. I don't want to be almost 38 years old in this other world so can you make me younger?"
"Yes and how young do you want to be?"
"Make me 18 please."
"Done. Now I can give you 5 wishes but you can't wish to be king or for immortality. Before you make these wishes, let me explain the world that I'm putting you in. It a world with medieval technology and there is a little bit of magic. As to why I'm sending to there is for a mission to save that world from a dark lord that can destroy all of humanity and since this world worships me, I can't have that happening."
"No, you can't. I want a gun. A .40 caliber G22 Gen4 Glock. That's my first wish. Second wish is to have infinite ammo with no reload."
"Interesting, Having a gun in a world with sword and magic would make you overpowered but I guess I can allow that with the first two wishes."
"Not exactly since magic means barriers and I need an early edge on this world. My third wish is to have unlimited potential. Going to have to get stronger so I do need to be held down with limitations. My fourth wish is for knowledge of the world. You know what they say, God. "Knowledge is power!""
"Haha, yes indeed. So what about your last wish?"
I thought for a moment.
"My last wish is to have unlimited cigarettes."
God gave a confused look.
"Why cigarettes?"
"Because I need to relive the stress that I'm going to go thru in that world. I smoke to relive stress and stress can kill you faster than cigarettes."
"Ok. I somewhat see your point though cigarettes is the reason you had the heart attack in the first place. Well, I can make it that you don't get the harmful stuff from smoking, if that's ok with you?"
"Sure."
"Now that's done, what clothes you going to wear?"
"Ok God. I know you have been watching over me since birth so I want my favorite hat, black short sleeve short with a pocket in front, blue carpenter jeans, leather belt, long work socks and black steel toed boots."
"You're going to stick out like a sore thumb but I guess. By the way, what cigarette brand do you smoke?"
"Marlboro reds, Special Select, Kings."
"Ok, now that the wishes are out of the way. I have a few other things I'm going to gift you. Since there's magic there, I'm going to make you able to have the ability to use all types of magic. Second, you will have a storage magic. And last you will have a system that will keep track of your stats so you know what your level is."
"You're pulling all the stops. I really appreciate that. Thanks."
With a wave of his hand, a blinding light happens as i feel my right arm and my mouth tingles and I also feel clothes and my hat starting to form. Once the light goes away, I look at God.
"Where's my gun?"
"you have to summon it in your hand. focus on the gun and it will summon it into your hand."
So I do what he says and puff, I have a gun in my right hand.
"Now Michael, I have gave you the best chance to save that world."
"Wait a minute, I never told you my name and you never called me by my name so why now?"
"Just for shits and giggles, haha."
"So, what do you know about me?"
"You're Michael Barnes. 37 years old. No kids. Married once. Fan of the Cleveland Browns since 1989 which is why your favorite hat is a Browns hat. I could go on if you want me too."
"No need. Now that I'm ready, lets do this."
"Good Luck Mad Dog Barnes.", God said as everything goes black.
'He even called me by one of my nicknames.' I thought as I drift back to sleep.