"See you tomorrow, Malek" I gave the beautiful girl in front of me a wave, then turned around and kept walking while basking in the unusually radiant light of the Full Moon. A smile was plastered on my face, and along with my heated cheeks I could feel my heart dance in joy reminiscing about earlier today when I had finally gotten a girlfriend.  I was just a normal 16-year-old teenager who was anything but out of the ordinary, so this was a really big thing for me. After all, Amira Nayame was my childhood friend who I had a crush on for a long time, and now... she was my girlfriend. My name is Malek Avano, just a slightly introverted normal high school teenager with a little bit of an otaku side. As such, I wasn't someone with a lot of friends like my classmates, but was part of a small group of 3 who were similar to me. Having a slightly lean build and a totally average, commonplace face, I was the epitome of a background student who never excelled in anything, though I'll let you know I wasn't exactly bad either.  So it came as a really big surprise when Amira suddenly yelled "I love you!!!"-- out of nowhere when leaving school gates together the day before after the classes had concluded. I shuddered at the memory. It was really a pain in the ass to deal with, especially her fan club. Yeah you guessed it, she is the... what do call it again... ah, the model queen of our school.  And apparently, I had been deemed as the enemy of all the boys in the school. Hell, some delinquents were even about to beat me up so I would stay away from her. If didn't have my fast legs, one of the only things that are remarkable about me, who knows what would've happened to me. That only increased since they were telling me to reject her, as I had earlier told her "Please give me time to consider?" instead of accepting. I liked her... maybe loved her even, but I would reject her without any hesitation whatsoever did my parents disagree. So it was natural for me to ask them first.  I was an orphan, so as you would have guessed, I am Adopted. But they have given me a chance to have a family, and I wasn't going to ever make them unhappy... even if it cost me my own happiness. Things however turned out to be better that I had imagined, as the moment I broke the news to them during dinner, instead of being a bit skeptical, what I got was a smile and a "Took you lovebirds long enough!" from the two of them. And with that, I had my first date today.  Huh? I heard a whirring sound to my side, and turned my head to see what it was. Crack. Crash. I suddenly felt my entire body being jerked violently as I was thrown to the side.  My vision blurred as soon as I could make out 2 lights that seemed to be that of a vehicle. Pain surged through every part of my body.  What the hell? I try to mutter out but to no avail.  My body had gone totally numb. A saw a red liquid at the side of my head that was supposedly laying on the ground. It was then that I finally understood.  That was blood... my blood!  I would have screamed at the sight if I could, but I couldn't even feel my own body, let alone move it. Then I connected the turn of events that had just happened in mind as clearly and calmly as I could remember in my cloudy and panicked mind.  Got most likely hit by a truck or something... Many of my bones are broken... I can't feel or control my body... I have lost probably a large amount of Blood... ...AM I GOING TO DIE? I yelled in my mind.  NONONONO!! THERE'S AT LEAST SOMEONE AROUND, RIGHT?! THERE MUST BE?! My horror only deepened as I remembered the 2 lights of the vehicle moving away, leaving me behind. YOU JACKASS, COME BACK HERE!!! Alas, all I could do was yell in mind.  I could say that I likely looked like a man... a boy lying in a pool of blood with limbs bended in a direction they should not. As I continued yelling, or at least tried to, my vision became more and more crimson and darkness seeps in from the sides. ...I-I g-guess I really am going to d-die?!  With no help in sight, I accepted my fate and decided to say my final goodbye.  I'm sorry Mom, Dad... Amira... . . . Huh?  A breathtaking view blesses my eyes, an enigmatic field of glowing blue flowers that gleamed under the starry night sky. I was confused, yet had an inkling to what this place might be. Is this a dream? or Is...is this the Afterlife? "Not exactly" A familiar yet foreign voice gently sounded behind me. I tried to turn around, but somehow couldn't as I found my body frozen in place, unable to move a single finger. "This place is called Limbo", the feminine voice continued, "It's the place between life and death where all living things go before they truly pass into what you call the Afterlife"  Then... I really am dead?! "Yes" The voice replied again, as if reading my thoughts.  It took me while to accept that I was, really dead, but there was one question that still kept repeating itself in my mind like a broken record tape. What about Mom and Dad? What about... Amira? Those 3 were by far the only people I cared to death, and the thought of just... leaving them behind was heart wrenching. "I'm happy that you care about me so much" Huh? What do you mean 'about me'? As if by instinct, I felt that the shackles that bound me in place vanish. I quickly turned around, not ready for the sight I was going to witness. !!! The moment my eyes landed on the person whose voice I was hearing before, I froze. My mind went blank as to why she was here. That long white hair that reached her waist, those mesmerizing crystal blue eyes, I could recognize them anytime.  "A-Amira" I couldn't stop myself from stuttering. How could I? Not only did I die and leave Mom and Dad behind, Amira also died?! How did this even happen?! Is this all my fault? I held my head with my arms, as the depreciating thoughts invaded my mind. Huh? I felt a soft hand patting my forehead. I looked up to see Amira giving me a soft smile.  "I'm not dead Malek" "E-eh? W-what do you mean?" "I am what you would call a goddess" A silence lasting minutes engulfs the air, as I just stare at her with my head tilted to the side. "...Hah?"  Is this a Dream? Cause it is getting weird to the point where I can say it's total bullshit. "Fufufu... it's not a dream" Just to confirm, I try to pinch my face but my hand passes right through. Huh? -- I try again, but the same thing repeats itself.  "You might want to look down" Heeding her words, I look down. More specifically, at my own body, which now seemed to be made of glowing water that gleamed slightly blue.  I was shocked, I mean I am NAKED. But there is one thing that I couldn't keep out of my mind... WHERE'S MY BANANA?!?! Yes, from what it seems; my little brother is... gone. Then, did I even need to cover myself? I'm all transparent. This is a really bad dream!!! "I told you it's not a dream" "Then how can tell what I am thinking" "I told that too, I am a goddess. Of course I can do something like read minds"  It took me quite a while to digest that. I mean, any sane person would not just be like "I died, meh" and if they were, then they definitely had something wrong with their heads or were a hardcore Otaku who lives in their own fantasy.  I may be a slight Otaku, but that is nothing more than a hobby, so naturally, it took a while for me to take in all… well, THIS. "So why were you in the world anyway?" This was in genuine curiosity. Why was she on earth anyways? And for that long? "Well, I was bored" I blinked, once, twice, again.  "What?" Her half-hearted answer left me in a daze. I mean, who wouldn't? She then enlightened me that while she was at first just going there for fun, she somehow grew fond of my family and then decided to stay. She also seemed a bit sad when describing my death, so I tried to avert the topic. "So anyways, this 'Limbo' sure doesn't look like a bad place" "Well, this is your subconscious thinks about the afterlife", I tilted my head, "Limbo is the place where souls are judged before they pass on into the next phase. For each and every person, the Limbo appears different since it takes the form of your subconscious' imagination" So basically, this is just what I truly think the Afterlife looks like. And if that's the case… "Then… what now?"  "Usually you would go to hell…" "WHAT?" Sure I wasn't exactly a good person, but I don't think I did something that was bad enough to warrant my ticket to Hell. I was freaking out a bit, but calmed down after some time that she told me "Heaven and Hell doesn't function like Humans think it does" – I was a bit confused but she told me to not worry about it since from what she told me, Hell was not a pit of fire and torture but 'Purgatory' was. "So, while you should have gone to hell…I can make you my Angel" As soon as heard that, coupled with her smile, I knew that my life wasn't over… well, not completely. "But I need consent for that" "Huh? Aren't you a goddess? Why would you need consent?" She briefly stated that only the Supreme God, a.k.a. her father, could do anything he wanted, while the others had certain restrictions. So, there are more Gods? She nodded, reading my thoughts again. Her hair suddenly started glowing, and soon the rest of her body and clothes as well. Then, in that form of a glowing white, her hand reached up to touch my forehead with a finger, and then sounded a loud voice in my head. {MALEK AVANO, DO YOU PLEDGE TO BE IN THE SERVICE OF 'AMIRA: THE GODDESS OF KNOWLEDGE?} The voice continued, stating something along the lines of "FOR ALL ENTERNITY" and "PROTECT AT ALL COSTS", but I lost my interest to listen to that. However, some of the questions deviated a bit and I asked a question to myself. Why does this sound like I'm being married off?  Shrugging those thoughts away, I replied with full enthusiasm.  "I DO" And with this began my new life as an Angelic Warrior.