Capítulo 3: Afterlife

Even now I couldn't understand why that demon had summoned me and what he wanted to achieve.

And that gift he gave me even that was like a scam.

What could I do with a bunch of information irrelevant to me.

Did he think that I could achieve chaos by inheriting some memories from the past.

And that bastard didn't even give me a few drops of blood.

At some point my surroundings had changed. From the unending darkness I had once again arrived in a hall.

What is with these people and halls. Is it some kind of fetish for them. To build grand halls for 2 people's interaction.

And true enough I was once able to spot just a single person entering the hall.

"Welcome lost soul to the world of the dead. This world isn't similar to the earth that you have been residing on. Here the people are blessed by gods and thus have supernatural powers."

"That's it about the introduction of the world. If you want to get more familiar with the world try asking around that will help you."

I am not someone who is good at interacting with others but even this was somewhat new experience to me.

Is this what people feel when they are talking to me. It is somewhat similar to talking to myself as I am not expecting response in that case.

Since he told me to exit the hall to get to know more about this so called afterlife I did so.

And the scenery was somewhat similar to Earth. There were even high rise apartments visible in the distance.

But how do I collect information.

I don't know anyone here who am I supposed to talk to. Isn't this normally handled by the person who talks to me when I arrive here. I was glad that Vritra gave me a small introduction to this place in that ball of memories.

And yet I didn't know where I was. And he also didn't tell me where I was supposed to go to learn about my power.

Is this what loneliness feels like. I tried to chew on the insides of my mouth. At first pain came and what followed was a stream was hot liquid entering my mouth bringing the same delight to my mind as it used to bring.

I didn't feel lonely anymore.

A grandma approached seeing me standing in the same spot.

"What is your name son? I am Olivia."

"My name is Robert."

"That damn piece of shit, Alan must not have given you any introduction of this place."

"He gav-"

"Everyone here knows about that welcome nonsense that he spouts. That's not an introduction."

So I wasn't the weird one.

"Son come with me to my home. It might take you some time to get adjusted to this new reality. So why don't you stay with me."

She must be missing her family thats what I thought. But since I had nowhere to go I quietly followed her to her home.

On our way nobody spoke a word. I was still relishing in the taste of blood. I didn't know how much time had passed but at some point we arrived at her home.

It was a two storied house. Wasn't this granny a bit lavish. She alone was living in this two storied bungalow. I didn't know the price of houses not here and not in my previous live but this grandma must be rich or at least thats what I thought.

"If you are hungry let me know. There are empty rooms upstairs. Feel free to take anyone of them."

After saying that she proceeded to head to her own room.

I went upstairs and like she said there were 4 empty rooms. I just randomly entered one of them and sat on the bed.

What was I supposed to do. I didn't have anything that wished to wholeheartedly achieve.

Vritra had told me that even gods could bleed but was that really possible and did there blood even taste good.

There was someone I could try to find.

She was my only regret in all my life.

I could try to find her.

I was glad as there was something that I could do in this new life. Whether I would be successful in my quest to find her would be another matter but I couldn't let this opportunity go.

With that I went to the grandma to get to know more about this place.

"Are you hungry?"

"Not really. I wished to talk with you."

"So you are finally ready to talk? From the moment you followed me you didn't speak a word. I feared you for mute. So tell me what do you wish to know."

What I wished to know.

"Is it possible to meet others who we knew when we were alive?"

Haaaa

"It isn't exactly impossible but the world we are in is vast so even if you try wholeheartedly you might not meet the person you want to meet."

"Or at least that's what happened with me. I also tried to find my husband but am not able to find him till date."

She looked down cast while saying this. She must really miss her husband. Would I be able find her or will I end up like the grandma.

"But don't be disheartened there are few families which were able to reunite."

Was she trying to console me or console herself.

"I wont give up without trying." Was all I said to her to which she showcased a small smile.

"Let me order something for us to eat." So uber eats had found itself a new form in this world and mobile phones had also gotten a new form.

It wasn't how I imagined afterlife to be. Didn't those holy books talk about hell and heaven. Wasn't this similar to Earth. Only difference being presence of superhuman whom I was yet to find.

Should I think of it as a letdown or be glad that I wasn't present in either hell or heaven.

The next the grandma woke me up as she was going for her job. I also followed her to visit the town and check whether it was possible for me to become one of those superhuman that Vritra was talking about.

I didn't want the grandma to know so I didn't ask her about the superhumans.

The town was somewhat similar to those video game cities with a tinge of modernness. I was wandering the streets when a buildings sign caught my eye.

Outside of the building was a rather big logo of a wand along with the sword. The wand was somewhat similar to the one seen in Harry Potter Movie's but it was of the length of a sword. Weren't wand supposed to be short in length or did the author of Harry Potter fool everyone.

I went inside the shop to enquire about how I could become one of those superhumans.

I was greeted by a lady still in her youth. "Welcome to the Forge of Shawty. We have the best dwarf craftsmen in the city."

"Dwarves?" I asked with a puzzled expression.

"You don't know about dwarves?" She asked me with a surprised expression.

"No. Are they supposed to be popular?"

"Not really but everyone has a basic understanding of them but don't fret too much. Think of them as midgets with high skills in creating or crafting things."

"Ohh ok." Is she playing a prank with me. Why would short people be interested in working at a place like this that makes fun of them.

"So what are you looking to purchase. Do you have anything specific in mind or are you just looking around."

"I wasn't looking for anything but rather trying to get to know more about this place and finding out how does one become a superhuman or gains their abilities."

"Ahh the logo of wand and sword bright you here. You should go to the place that has a crystal ball as their logo. They will help you with your query. After going out of this shop turn left go straight until you see the crystal ball."

"I hope to see you again." Saying this she bade me farewell.

Was that really a genuine shop. But since I got what I wanted I didn't think much about it.

Like she had described I found a place that had the crystal ball as its logo.

The place was made entirely out of wood. It wasn't empty like the previous shop but neither too crowded.

"Welcome to the Guild of Deva. I am Lily. How can I help you today."

"Hello. I am Robert Croft. I was told that I could get to know more about superhumans and my abilities here."

"You are at the right place. As you might already know we are able to have different abilities. What you might not know is that these abilities are classified into different categories based on the pantheon of the god or devil who blessed you. So if you used to believe in any particular religion when you were alive there is a high chance that the gods of that religion or the pantheon will bless you."

"There have been some cases where you might get blessed by deities from other pantheon and a rather rare occurrence where you might not get blessed by anyone. Don't be heartbroken if it is the latter.As for the process of test it is rather easy."

"You just have to place your hand on a crystal ball and it will tell us about your powers. Follow me to the testing room."

"Did you know that the gods of different pantheons are generally at odd at each other but just to create this ball the goddesses of wisdom from the Hindu and Greek Pantheon came together and persuaded other gods and goddesses to enter a fragment of their energy so that it would help in identifying the blessed ones."

Was this general information. How come Vritra didn't include it in the ball of memories. And how do you shut someones mouth. She was like a talking machine refusing to shut up.

"Behold. This is the crystal ball that I was talking aboat." So she is Canadian. At least I got some information about her.

"Just place your hand on the ball. It will project rest of the information itself."