Drowning hurt more than he expected it to. Not that he'd ever seriously considered it, but the movies made it look serene, peaceful. There was no mention of the panic coursing through his body that made his senses hyper aware and yet unable to tell which way was up; frantically struggling to survive yet never breaking the surface. The movies didn't show the vice tightening around his head and chest as fire burned his lungs from the inside. Black spots danced in front of his eyes so he closed them only to realise they were already shut. The black faded to red briefly before darkness completely overtook him and for that last heartbeat he found himself simply floating, still and quiet, and as his consciousness faded away it was with the thought that this... serenity... was what the movies depicted.
Waking up was harder than dying. Nicholas could only roll to his side and vomit briny water until the salt felt like acid on his abused throat. His body ached in muscles he didn't know existed and the pain was felt to his very bones. Light behind his eyelids made him whimper and squeeze his eyes shut; the tears that leaked from the corners just more salt water dripping down his face.
Eventually the vomiting eased and Nicholas was able to roll onto his back, breathing as heavily as his tattered lungs would allow. It was only once his breathing slowly quietened that he became aware of a presence.
Someone was watching him.
Someone... not human...
The light behind his eyelids considerately dimmed and he was able to slowly creak his eyes open and look around. Barely had he time to take in the fact he appeared to be nowhere, a white space that stretched indefinitely and yet appeared small, before words appeared in the air before him. It reminded him of a video game dialogue box and the familiarity made it slightly easier to accept the words random appearance.
<Welcome to the Hero's Second Chance System.>
A/N: just a teaser for everyone. This story won't be written until November for NaNoWriMo and I will publish it on Wattpad as an early Christmas present for everyone as soon as the competition/event is over. This teaser to celebrate me having only two assessments left for the year AND getting half way through my arc planning for this story.
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The Harmony of the Spheres
RomanceA Transmigration Novel of Seven Arcs. Nicholas Kim's future unfolded after his death. Despite thinking his rescue of the drowning child was just pure instinct, and his subsequent death merely an unfortunate consequence, the world regarded him as a...
