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Authors note~
Hello :D This is my first book, I have a feeling its gonna go well though so fingers crossed. I apologise for any spelling mistakes as I am only free to write very late at night. I'll try keep a consistent upload schedule, uploading every other day. Enough of me rambling, I'll see you next time :))

~???~
It felt... unusual. It didn't feel like it normally does when you turn 17. It was like something was missing, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"Happy birthday to you-"
Did I forget to do my hair?

"Happy birthday to you-"
No, it looks decent.

"Happy birthday dear Ansu!"
Wait....

"Happy birthday to you!"
Why can I see myself?

A thousand thoughts plagued my mind. I was a spectator. I could float through walls and it felt so good to be free. No more pressure. Room to breathe. It felt eerie. Like my sense of self was only partially there.
I flew outside, effortlessly passing through the wall. "I'm a ghost!" I giggled as I began to glide upwards.

It was getting faster. I was almost in space. The sky began to blacken. I watched bubblegum blue fade into electric blue. That electric blue became a dark, inky blue. Then black.

The sky became entirely colourless and my ears began to ring. Chills of panic ran along my spine, what in the world is going on? I tried to move but my body was frozen. My ears rang louder. I let out screams that weren't audible to anyone but me, and my ears began to ring even louder. I screamed until my throat burned hotter than boiling blood. And then the ringing stopped.

I ran out of breath and began to gasp, struggling to intake any oxygen as I was at such a high altitude. I felt my eyes flutter shut, my breathing still rapid.

~???~
I stared at the boy beneath me. He must be new here. His breathing was quick and he looked quite shocked. I leant him against a nearby tree and dabbed some of the beads of sweat off his forehead with my hankie. I saw his eyes flutter and felt a spark of excitement pop up and fizzle away. It's not very often I find new people.

~Ansu~
I felt a beam of light blaze fiercely into my eyes. I winced at the change in brightness and saw a feminine figure sat down next to me, reading peacefully. "Oh hello!" called a sweet voice, "I'm Rose, are you doing okay, you seemed a little shocked so I stayed to take care of you." came the voice again.
"Hi Rose, I'm Ansu," my reply sounded a little off, my throat still felt coarse from the screaming.
"Hey Ansu, I gather that you're new around here, hm?" she sounded so genuine, I wonder how she stays so calm.
"Yeah I guess. Wait. Where am I?" "Welcome to Eternity, Ansu! This is where you came from and where you will spend the rest of your days. Now, let's go see if you are a demon or an angel; don't worry if you are a demon by the way, all the bad people don't make it to Eternity, they simply disappear. I don't know why we're classed as either demon or angel, but nobody seems to mind."
"Ah, okay" I took a minute to intake everything the brunette just said. "You're a strange kid, Ansu. Most people are astonished when they first find out they're dead."
"Theres no point in being shocked when you knew it was going to happen someday."
"You make a good point. Now let's go see which one you get."

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"Im so glad you're an angel! Not that demons are bad, I'm just happy that we have something in common."
"Agreed. Rose, thank you for giving me such a warm welcome to Eternity."
"De Nada."
Silence broke out. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was almost like we were both waiting for me to say something. "Rose?"
"Yes Ansu?"
"If it isn't too personal and you're comfortable answering, how did you die? And how do I find out how I died."
"I'd rather not mention how I died, but you find out by going down to The Infinite Archives and finding your name in The Book."
"Can you take me there?"
"Of course, kid! Let's head off now, it doesn't take long to get there."

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"Why are there so may stairs?"
"I'm absolutely exhausted, I hope it was worth it, I'm strangely excited to find out how I died."
"Would you like me to come in with you or can you find your way from here?
"I think I'll be alright, could you wait out here for me?"
"Mhm! I'll be right where you left me!"

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After about 15 minutes of searching, I finally found the book. Alright now to find my name.
"Ansu Rivers."
The book flung itself open. It was unexpected but it saved me work. At the top my name was written artistically in golden fountain pen, which had a slight glow to it.

"It all started 17th July 2021 at 11:11..."

Another author's note-

I know it's a little cliche but I have a feeling that I'm gonna be able to develop this story really well.
Shout out to cRaFtInG_tAbLe420 they helped motivate me to write this. Thank you to anyone reading this, I appreciate you. <3
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