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Chapter 2 - Birth

"Hugh…"

"Where am I? Why can't I see anything?"

"Why is everything dark? I feel like I'm floating… submerged in water."

"I hear talking… but why is it muffled? Am I in a tank? A dream?"

"Am I still alive? Am I in hell… or is this heaven?"

"I should be dead. I remember dying... don't I?"

"It's been a few months. I've come to understand something strange… something unbelievable."

"I'm in a womb. A literal womb."

"At first, I was terrified. Trapped. Powerless. Like being buried alive but weightless."

"But then… I felt hope."

"This is a second chance. Another life. Another family."

"Why me? Why now?"

"I couldn't help but be excited at the idea of having a family again. A real one. One that doesn't fall apart."

"I wonder what they'll be like. Will they love me?"

"Will they know who I was?"

"I hope my new parents are kind."

"Every day I float here, warm, safe, and I imagine what life outside is like."

"Then, it started."

"Noise… pressure… everything moved."

"Something's wrong—everything's wrong."

"I'm being pushed—crushed. I can't breathe."

"Make it stop. Please make it stop."

"The pain is too much… like I'm being torn apart."

"Time doesn't exist anymore. Only pain."

"FUUUCK—"

"Why now? Why give me consciousness if I just have to suffer through this?"

"Did I do something wrong in my past life? Am I paying for it now?"

"Is this birth or punishment?"

"I'm out… I think."

"My body's screaming, and I can't stop it."

"God, shut up already… wait, that's me."

"Why am I cursing myself?"

"I hate this. I hate this body. I hate being helpless again."

"Voices. Real ones."

"They sound scared… but kind."

"Light… it burns. Sounds pierce. Everything's too loud, too sharp."

"I feel arms. One pair—strong, unsure."

"A voice. I don't know the words, but it sounds… safe."

"Another pair of arms softer."

"They move me. Wash me. Wrap me. Put me down."

"A crib?"

"This is my new life."

A FEW DAYS LATER

"I'm not alone."

"There's another baby here. I can hear them."

"Crying. Breathing. Shifting."

"Not me. Someone else."

"I can't see much and can't stay awake for long as my body cannot handle the amount of information in my brain."

"Every day, the same people come."

"The man from the first day that held me. The woman who feeds me."

"She cares for the other one, too."

"But who are they to me?"

"Where am I?"

"Is this a hospital?"

"A nursery?"

A FEW WEEKS LATER

"I was finally able to see after a long time."

 "The room I'm in looks backward, almost like a cabin."

 "During the time I'm awake I spend my time observing and identifying objects."

 "During one of my many observations, a blue box appeared. It stated:"

[System Notification]

New Skill Acquired: [Identify]

You can now analyze objects, people, creatures, and magic by focusing your vision.

"I was shocked. This looks like an interface from the RPG games I've played in my past life."

 "Is this a system from those anime protagonists that everyone talks about?"

 "Isn't this only given to people who end up in worlds of magic or something?"

 "I'M FUCKED."

 "What world am I in?"

[System Notification]

You are in the world of "How to Train Your Dragon."

Note: If you wish, an additional world can be added later.

"What?"

[System Notification]

As stated, this is a world where dragons exist.

"Fuck. Why."

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