Chapter 1
Lily felt herself waking up but immediately refused to open her eyes. She really didnt wanna live another life. Lily felt her stiff limbs strech as she started to sit up. She cracked her eyes open hissing at the burning rays of light. She cursed whatever god was out here playing sims with her life. She blinked a few times to clear her vision.
She looked around the room a little confused. It was a small dirty room made entirely of wood. A single lantern hung near a tattered door providing a small orange glow to illuminate the rather gloomy room. There wasn’t anything electric anywhere.
Lily was even more surprised when she looked down at herself. She was a young girl, very thin and pale. She thought she 100% had to pump food into herself or she might shatter if she bumps into a wall or something. She grabbed a strand of her strange colored hair. It dropped into pools around her and was unbelievably long.
Lily slowly stood grabbing her head as a dizzy spell overwhelmed her. She leaned against the wall catching her breath. She swore she would light the next truck she saw on fire. Once is a coincidence but twice is absolutely not. Lily felt irked just thinking about it.
Still lily slowly made her way out of the decrepit room. The hall she walked into almost made her trip. The soft red carpet and beautifully decorated walls stood in complete contrast to the room lily woke up in. Lily felt a dread fill her stomach churning around nervously.
Feeling that she may be in a unstable position in this place she straightened her posture in case she gets in trouble.
The more she observed the more she became certain she wasnt in modern times. She didnt know a lot about manners and that stuff but she did practice good posture so she wasn’t completely out of her depth.
She rounded the corner trying not to have an asthma attack and locked eyes with a woman in a old looking maid uniform. The maid immediately dropped her basket of sheets as her mouth dropped open. Lily expected a reaction but certainly not that one. She took a step back wondering if she should just go back to her room.
Lily looked behind herself immediately assessing her options. She sighed realizing her horrible habits were already hitting her. She didnt have a clue how to get back or which door she walked out of to begin with. She had been lost in thought fixing her posture instead of paying attention. Lily just smiled lightly at the girl waiting for her to collect herself. She hoped she knew the language. Eventually the maid closed her mouth and bowed to her speaking in gibberish..
Lily immediately got angry again. Really, i dont even know the language. She maintained her smile completely oblivious to what this woman could be saying. She just pointed at herself. She could be someone else but her name was lily. It had always been lily thats all she cared about.
“Lily”
She looked at the maid pointing at herself again and repeating her name.she paused looking at the woman expectantly. She repeated a third time before the maid nervously smiled and nodded calling her name.
Lily blinked and walked closer trying to figure out how to communicate she lost her memory. She had no choice since she literally didnt know anything. Lily couldn’t help but sigh as she followed the maid. She looked around realizing the hall they were in was more lavish that before. Everything accented in gold with a ornate wallpaper. The maid stopped in front of a door knocking loudly.
Lily suddenly felt a little nervousness. She didn’t really know what to expect. She slowly followed in hiding behind the maid. The carpet felt even softer under her feet as she stared at the beautiful pink color that almost matched her hair that dragged along it across the floor blending in almost seamlessly.
Suddenly she realized her hair was dragging on the floor. She gave another sigh momentarily forgetting her situation. She gathered the soft strands of pink hair into her arms barely managing to contain it.
When she looked up she realized she was standing alone in front of a room of rather stern looking men. She really didnt know how to deal with them as their sharp angry gaze seemed to heat her skin. Lily didnt know what else to do. The only other communication was her only tool so she raised a hand to point at herself dropping her hair.
“Lily”
She stared as the 3 young men furrowed their eyebrows. She repeated herself a few more times before the man in the middle raised his hand giving her a small nod as if he got it. Lily was satisfied with that but didn’t really know where to go from here.
The stern voise of the man who raised his hand reached her. She looked up locking eyes for a second. He repeated the strange phrase. Lily just shook her head no hoping he would get the memo. The man stood suddenly almost bolting toward her.
Lily couldnt help when her legs gave out. She couldnt handle this hulking man running at her like a dang linebacker. She let out a surprised yelp falling to the flood and backing against the door. The man stopped advancing on her raising his hands looking frustrated and confused.
Lily put her hand to her heart trying to get her bearings. Shes gonna die again before she even figures out who she is. Lily stood up and tried to straighten out her tangled up hair. She really needed a hairtie or something. She cleared her throat.
The only way they were gonna get the problem is if she starts speaking a different language.
“ Hello, im lily. I dont really have any memories. I just know im lily.”
She looked at the group trying to get her point across. She was surprised when a blonde man sitting on the left side responded.
“Hello Rose, i thought you could not speak ancient language so how you know holy language?”
The man looked angry as he stared at her. Lily wasn’t exactly happy about the man being so rude but at least she could communicate with someone.
“My name is not rose, Im lily, and i dont know what holy language your talking about im just speaking english. Geez, first i wake up in a scary room, then a man jumps at me, after that another guy talks to me like im doing something wrong when im just speaking in my native tongue. Could you just tell me where i am and what i should be doing? Or if i could use a library of some sort?”
The man seemed to get more angry as his brows furrowed further
“Rose, speak slow i cant keep up. What wrong with you?”
Lily realized his english was actually rather broken. She pointed at her head trying to hint at her point
“ I don’t remember anything”
“Rose, i dont know holy language good. Small the words please”
Rose sighed
“No memory?”
The mans eyes lit up in understanding.
“ My name is Lily, i have no memory”
The man turned excitedly speaking gibberish to the other two men. She didnt bother trying to understand it since she didnt even know how to make those sounds. Lily eyed the blond mans sofa. She thoughtlessly sat down finally feeling the weight off her legs she let out a releaved sigh. The men were now talking rather loudly next to her.
She got bored fast resting her head on the blush back cushion she waited for the blond man to talk to her again. She hummed a song her japanese mother used to sing when she was little.
It was a happy little toon about being kind and sharing love. The blond guy drew her out of her memories. Her ears perked up as he was still talking to the men but in a language she knew. Japanese.
She got excited talking to him in japanese
“ oh, you know japanese. Thats great. Do they know it too.”
She looked at the two other men who looked at her startled
The man with black hair in the middle spoke in japanese back
“Rose how do you know dragon tongue?”
Lily stared at him flabbergasted and a bit irked as these people refused to understand her damn name. She decided that since they seemed to understand she could get her words across. Still she took it slow in case she was too fluent
“I am Lily not rose . That is my name. My name is Lily. I have no memory. I am scared. Where am I?”
The man in black looked a little messy as he tried to collect himself
“ So……… you are lily?”
Lily nodded happy she was finally acknowleded. She leaned further into the sofa letting the soft cushions to support her failing body. She really wished she was reborn into a healthier body she could feel the slight trembling running through her body as she realized she was exhausted.
She struggled to keep her eyes open as the man with black hair spoke again
“Okay lilly this may sound strange but perhaps you have memories from a life that is not this one?”
Lilys eyes lit up a bit as she gave a small tired nod
“I have memories from 2 lives actually. Im glad you get my situation. Im guessing the name of this body is rose?”
The man nodded solemnly
“Yes, she was the child of the head maid. She was in the middle of a rather stern punishment for posioning her mistress.”
Lily tried to get the gist of it nodding a bit as she held her head.
“So im some sort of villainess? Geez, how much longer is my punishment? Do i get food because this body is in all sorts of pain, i cant even get used to using it.”
The man blinked a few times be fore he stood and bowed to her
“Im sorry lady lily i didnt inform you entirely of you situation as im not great at giving explanations “
The man on the right sofa who had dark blue hair finally spoke up as if to cover the bowing man
“ Lady Lily, what this toad means to say is, you no longer have to complete the punishment. Beings like you are considered god incarnations in our world.”
Lily looked at the man confused. How do they know that? There hadnt been a whole lot of back and forth so how did he guess that.
“ so… uh- how do you know that im some sort of incarnation or whatever? Im pretty sure im just super unlucky and keep dying because people dont know how to drive!”
Lily let out a huff reminding herself not to get worked up or her heart might explode or something. She focused as the man responded
“ There was an oracle made in the holy land 50 years ago. While it was publicized the content was never explicitly given. The oracle basically said a holy being would appear claiming the name Lily she would change fate. She is a pure being who has the power to heal blah blah blah. You know what i mean”
Lily stared at the man uncomprehendingly trying to figure out what this man just said. The black haired man responded
“Gram, calm down. She doesnt know because she doest live here and never has. Sorry lily, let me answer your quetion. Here a name is like a contract. Most people dont have much issue but the closer you are to god the more the rule of the world is enforced. So for beings like preists, dragons, elves, dwarves and many others saying a false name will give you divine punishment None of us, nor you a half elf, received punishment when you continually declared your name.”
Lily nodded as she chewed on the new information. She smiled no longer able to ignore the blurring of her vision
“ I understand but is there any way i could be taken to a bed. Im feeling pretty bad. Like im gonna pass out. “
She blinked a few times trying to stand up. She gasped as she stumbled forward seeing the coffee table getting closer to her. A pair of arms wrapped around her and pulled her into the warm chest of the blond man. Holding his forearm she cluched her head trying to push down the dizziness. She smiled stepping away
“Oh sorry. Like i said i can’t quite control this body yet. Thank you for catching me. I just need to be directed to a room of some sort”
Lily caught herself speaking a little bit fancier than she usually did. She couldnt help it when these men looked like noble people your read about in novels.Lily felt herself trip again, this time over the hair that had wrapped itself around her ankles. This time she was caught and yanked back a little roughly into the arms of the black haired man.
Lily felt a little more uncomfortable as she guessed from the social cues of the other two this guy had a high status of some sort. Plus his suit was noteably more embellished and well crafted.
Lily didnt really even have the strength to steady herself after getting the wind knocked out of her. Lily couldnt even get herself to open her eyes just trying to breath.. she cluched at the mans suit trying not to let her legs give out from under her. She spoke slowly without opening her eyes her exhaustion was evident in her voice.
“ Sorry sir, ….Im suddenly a little weak…… could you perhaps… call someone… to help support me……… im afraid i wont make it far.”
Lily feels her legs give out. She gives out a little betrayed gasp as she felt herself start to drop. Suddently she was entirely in the air. She felt a bit nauseous as she lost gravity.
It took her a second she was being carried full on princess style by the fancy dude.she held in her absolute embarrassment. She didnt wanna think about this situation. She swore she would never learn this mans title or she might die of stress.
She was sure she would be shipped off to some church or something so she doubt she would see any of these people much. She felt herself start to fall asleep. Lily didnt even have the energy to fight it as she falls into a death like sleep.
