𝑼𝒏𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 (𝒌𝒏𝒚)

chapter 1

everyone fears Death

and that's for not knowing what is after it.

ukiyo never wanted to be reincarnated, nor did she wanted to die.

the matter wasn't in her hands anyway.

but what made her more nervous is dying for the second time

yes second time.

In her first live, she died duo to unfortunate accident while driving home

home, oh how she really miss her cozy home... she didn't appreciate her bed enough.

Now all she have is an abandoned mansion that isn't even hers

and the only thing that she can sleep in is a fucking tatami mat that she never used it in her entire life

and boy did her back hurted her

life is really cruel...

now;

how can a person life turn upside down so quickly?

well let's begin with her after dying;

ukiyo found herself in a room all black
that it made her think it was her coffin

fortunately it wasn't the case since it wasn't that narrow nor the thing that she was laying on was hard, in fact it was somehow soft

ukiyo stayed in her place without moving much, thinking that what she is experiencing now is the after-life

but after few hours or minutes, didn't even know how much time she spent in this place, she wasn't able to stand it anymore

so getting up was her first move

ukiyo walked steadily, extending her arms in the air to prevent any accidents in the darkness.

then after more steps, she felt her bare legs crush into something.

not paying any mind to it at first only to regret it after feeling it moving

she jumper without thinking much almost a scream leaving her in the process.

not soon after it turned to curses at her luck.

is that what after death is? or is she in some kind of coma dream? no, that's too realistic to be a dream honestly, she can feel everything.

after more steps, more careful not to crash anything was in there.

this time she stumbled upon a glass like thing.

Curious, she bent down to see what exactly it was while hoping that glass wasn't broken

after inspecting it for a few moments she found out that it was an oil lamp

and to her luck it was working. at least for now.

Next thing she did after lighting up the lamp is looking at the weird room she is in

the lamp didn't help her at all and with how wide she thinks the room is she doubt she would be able to see a thing.

shaking the negative thoughts away she decided to walk to the bed she woke up in

well it wasn't a bed, it was a bunch of sheets on eachother forming an old futon

no wonder her skin was scratching her moments ago.

ukiyo sighed then tried to see if there was anything else

and to her luck there was something, albeit interesting

A medium sized tantō who was dropped in the side of the mat she was sleeping in moments ago

she quickly hold it and examine it carefully

it was her first time holding a sword, but what is it doing beside her bed?

more questions without answers to her annoyance

she turn the tanto in her hands to see japanese kanji written in the other side

she raised her eyebrow in question, she can't really tell what is it since the kanji seems pretty hard and old unlike the sharp tantō.

and after looking at it for what felt like hours

irritation filed her face

how was she supposed to understand this shit?

Although the irritation she felt, ukiyo carefully held into it for safety and defense

maybe she would be able to translate that kanji later because it seems pretty old

and that tantō will be needed in case anything happened to her...

Searching more without finding anything, ukiyo decided to find a door

which she did find after few moments of searching, but it wasn't a door it was shoji

an old shoji who cracked loudly after she tried to open it

as if it wasn't open in decades

she cursed at the sound, if there was anyone here then she is doomed

she shivered at the cold wind that greeted her as she walked in the hallway

heart pounding violently because of fear

who wouldn't be scared while being alone in abandoned house? and the only source of light is an oil lamp

that made her wonder just how did she get here?

that oil lamp doesn't seem like it would hold anymore

so she quickened her peace and walked ahead

she found few other shoji doors but she didn't dare to open them.

finally, a different shoji from the others appeared

she hoped it wasn't lock- wait can shoji doors be locked?

the only way to find out is to open it, which she did and it did open

ukiyo eyes widen in horror, because all she can see is forest, a big one at that

many trees and the only source of light is the moon.

ukiyo knows that she is dead...

So, how the hell did she came here?