"Lost soul, I do not know where you have come from, but since you have died, I will grant you another chance," a gentle, feminine voice echoes through my souls mind.

  'Who are you?' I wonder, utterly confused. My memory is blank. I don’t know who I was, how long I’ve been dead, or how I died.

  "Welcome to your new life. You will begin again, this time as a 14-year-old young man in a world of swords and sorcery," she continues, ignoring my internal turmoil.

  'Wait, what? Stop, let me think!' I try to speak but find I have no voice.

  "In this world, there are no stats, classes, or character levels—only your body and skills. There are no limits to skills," she explains, still disregarding my disorientation. "Good luck, now Please brace."

  'What?'

  Suddenly, the world seems to collapse in on me. 'AHHHHHHHHHH!....' My soul feels as though it is being torn asunder.

  Everything goes silent. Then, just as abruptly, the sensations return. My ears ring and my hearts pound, then suddenly noise I hear birds chirping, wolves howling and wind rushing. and smell the dew on the grass and the freshness of the air. It’s all so.... beautiful.

  'Wait hearts?' I think before I'm interrupted.

  System initializing...

  A soft grey holographic box appears in my vision.

  My head reels as this new information is drilled into me.

  I feel my body and notice my pulse, it goes in sets of two, 'What, i have two hearts? Why?'

  I get up the best i can, fighting the disorientation and mental fatigue, trying to understand where i am, as i look about i see i am on the edge of a forest and i notice billowing smoke.

  I look down to inspect my body and see that i am wearing nothing but a cheap linen tunic and pants. 'Where am i?'

  My status blinks open at a thought.

  'Wait I'm an adult, but it says this body is only 14?' I think to myself very confused.

  As I focus in on the Novice Zanian Language skill a simple description opens up:

  A basic understanding of written and spoken Zanian, equal to an average adult.

  I look around for a little longer but find nothing of substance, leading me to my only option of going towards the smoke.

  As I wander towards the smoke i notice my hearts beat steady, not tiring or faltering.

  The trees around here look wilted, as if their life has been sucked from them, 'but the grass is perfect... and it's warm?' I think confused as i continue to walk.

  After i get a little closer i notice the smoke is a large forest fire just waiting to happen.

  As i examine it closer my Survival knowledge helps me understand that it is a mere brush fire now, but it will quickly develop into a raging forest fire if no one stops it.

  I panic, my hearts beating faster and faster hammering against my chest, but i never falter, as i wonder what i should do, i have no reason to protect this forest, but something deep in my soul is screaming at me.