I didn't even feel the impact.
One second I was walking to university, earbuds in, half-asleep and thinking about an assignment I'd probably procrastinate on anyway. Next, there was a loud horn, a flash of red I definitely should've noticed, and then - nothing.
Later, I'd realise how stupidly cliché it was. It wasn't that fast, but a ten-ton truck didn't need much speed to be lethal.
I was only twenty, had a decent life waiting for me. But then… rainy weather, morning traffic, one missed signal. Game over.
Instead of pain, I felt… empty.
Not the scary kind. No suffocating darkness, no panic. Just a vast, endless nothing, paired with a calm so deep, it felt unnatural. Like my emotions had been gently muted.
I opened my eyes.
There was no ground beneath me, no sky above me. Just a dark void, but not completely black. A faint, almost fog-like glow drifted through the space, giving just enough light to see… myself. Or at least, the idea of myself. I felt present without feeling solid.
"Okay," I muttered, my voice echoing strangely. "So I'm either dead, dreaming, or this is one hell of a loading screen."
A sudden chuckle answered me.
A figure slowly emerged from the fog, as if reality itself was stepping aside to let him through. He looked human - middle aged man, relaxed posture, casual clothes, but the moment my eyes settled on him, my existence screamed that he wasn't.
Not even close.
"Good guess," he said, smiling. "You are dead. And no, this isn't a dream."
I stared at him for a long second. Panic should've hit me then, rear or regret. Instead, my brain clicked into an odd, pragmatic calm.
"So," I said, rubbing my temples out of habit, "you're… God?"
"Close enough," he replied. "You can call me Rob."
"…Rob," I repeated. "Right. Of course."
He grinned wider, clearly amused. "You took that well."
"I grew up on anime, light novels, and video games," I shrugged. "Meeting a god after dying in a traffic accident is… surprisingly on brand."
Rob laughed at that. "Fair. Now, Samael - yes, I know your name - you've been selected for reincarnation into another universe."
"Selected," I echoed. "Lucky me."
"Very," he said, snapping his fingers.
A massive wheel materialised between us, floating in the void. It was divided into countless segments, each glowing faintly with unreadable symbols.
"This will decide which world you'll reincarnate into," Rob explained. "Give it a spin."
I eyed the wheel, then him. "I don't really get a choice, do I?"
"You won't like the other options."
I sighed and spun it.
The wheel rotated smoothly, faster than it should've, colours blurring together before gradually slowing down. When it finally stopped, the letters rearranged themselves into words I recognised instantly.
Twilight
I blinked. Then blinked again.
"…As in vampires and werewolves Twilight?"
Rob nodded. "That one."
Silence.
Then I laughed. I couldn't help it. "You're kidding. Of all the worlds-"
"You'll have advantages," he interrupted calmly. "Three more spins. These determine your species and additional abilities."
That got my attention.
The second spin decided my race.
Winged Lion
I raised an eyebrow. "That's… sounds cool."
The third and fourth spins followed quickly.
Power AbsorptionInstant Mastery
Rob waved a hand before I could start interrogating him. "Details later. You'll understand them naturally."
"Convenient," I muttered.
Finally, he let me design my appearance. I didn't overthink it. Tallfigure, 190 centimetres. Handsome face. Short but stylish blonde hair. Muscular, but not absurdly so. Huge D of course...
cough, cough...
"Anything else?" Rob asked.
I hesitated, then frowned slightly. "Yeah. If I'm dropping into an actual world, I need a life there. History. Background. I don't want to stand out more than I already will."
Rob nodded, as if he'd expected that. "Reasonable. You'll have a complete legal identity. Documents, records, school history - everything consistent."
"And money?" I asked.
He snorted. "You'll have ten thousand dollars in cash on you. Consider it a starter pack."
"That's… surprisingly generous."
"Don't get used to it," he said, waving a hand. "Your memories of this new life will settle in once you arrive. They won't overwrite who you are - just fill in the gaps."
The light around us began to intensify, the void cracking like thin glass.
"Well," I said, exhaling slowly, "guess this is it."
Rob smiled. "Good luck, Samael. Try not to break the world too quickly."
The light surged-
-and I gasped awake.
My body jerked as I sucked in air, lungs burning for a split second before adjusting. I was lying on a bed. A real one. Thin mattress, scratchy sheets, faint smell of detergent that failed to fully mask old cigarette smoke.
I stared up at a stained ceiling fan spinning lazily above me.
"…Motel," I muttered.
Cheap one too, judging by the flickering light and the hum of something electrical in the walls.
As I sat up, memories that weren't mine, but somehow were, began to surface, slotting themselves into place with unsettling smoothness.
This body was seventeen years old.
Stangelly, legally independent. No guardian, no restrictions. Rob hadn't been kidding about the paperwork - this version of me could sign contracts, rent property, do everything an adult could, despite the age. Convenient.
The parents were dead. Had been for a while.
They hadn't been cruel. Just… absent. Distant figures who barely participated in my life and left behind almost nothing when they passed. No inheritance worth mentioning. The boy didn't have any emotional attachment to them either.
The only real twist came later.
A letter from a lawyer. News that a grandmother I barely remembered had passed away and left me a house in Forks.
That was the reason I was here. Or, more accurately, why this version of me. He was on the move to Forks. A fresh start, free housing, and nothing tying him to his old place.
I leaned back on the bed, letting out a slow breath.
"So this is how I enter the Twilight world," I murmured. "A dead guy, a motel room, and a house waiting for me in Forks."
Somehow… it felt fitting.
And as I swung my legs off the bed, I could feel it, this body wasn't human anymore.
Not even close.
[Hello everyone!
This is my first try at writing.
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