As I sat in my bedroom, I wondered if I could finally live a peaceful life. I had to be realistic, I was never going back to my world. This was my new world. I could only offer a prayer for the previous soul. May she rest in peace.
"Astrid, run a detailed report regarding this world's environmental & ecological status. I also want to know the all about the human health & socioeconomic status. Include a report regarding the global sentiment of this world. I need to know everything fast. If we are going to merge in this world, we need to be prepared." I could not have another embarrassing moment like the fork incident.
'Yes host, it will take about 30 minutes to gather all the necessary information'
"Alright, you proceed with that. I'm rest my eyes for a bit. This body is not fully healed, it needs sleep."
'Very well host.'
Once I closed my eyes, I felt myself drifting to a deep slumber. Right when I was about to succumb to rest I felt someone tug at my arm. I turned and saw her. The original Vanya. She was smiling at me.
"You are Vanya from this world?"
'Hi there, it seems you're Vanya as well.'
"I apologize for taking over your body" I said sincerely. I couldn't offer her body back to her, she was already dead.
she shook her head at me, then gave me a bitter smile. 'Please take care of Harry. He's a good brother.'
"I will" that was all I told her. There was nothing I could say to console her.
'ashhh, I'm so tired. Do you know what it feels like to live the same life over and over again? It's hell. This would have been the 100th time I would have been reborn. Do you know how horrible it was to not be able to control my body in my past life? Some evil entity took over. It killed innocent people for her own greed. I had to watch my own body and face commit atrocities. It's been tiring. In every life I've lost my dear little brother.'
This revelation startled me. She has been living the same life over and over again? Having to watch her younger brother die?
'I can feel my soul disappearing. This time, I'll be gone for good. Well, there is so much to wrap up before my time is up. Listen well. Tomorrow, all types of communications will go off the grid at 5pm. Two days later the sky will turn red. This will cause a world-wide phenomenon, a big population of humans will turn into zombies. Humans will become worst than zombies. Be careful who you trust? In my past lives, I trusted the wrong person. He was the reason why I lost Harry. He betrayed me and Harry found out. Unfortunately, although I kept being reborn, my memories of my past lives would only appear in my mind while I was dying. Even now, my memories of those traitors are foggy. I can't remember their names or appearance. Just prepare for the end of the world, because that's what this is. Animals and plants will mutate, resources will be limited....My only wish is for you and Harry to survive. Live as well as you can'
A zombie? What the hell was that?
I saw her spirit fading. I reached out to hug her. I wanted her to go in peace. From now on I would treat her brother like my own.
'Be careful of her. She will try to come back to my body'
Those were the last words she said before she drifter away completely.
I was confused. Who was this 'her' she referred to? Take her body?
I woke with a startle. I was sweating all over. I felt tears dripping down my cheek. I guess I was mourning the previous soul. No one else would know she died except for me.
"Astrid, are you there?"
'Yes host, I just finished compiling a report with all the information you requested. I will scan it into your cerebral server now.'
It took me a moment to adjust to all the information being sent through brain waves.
Okay, so this world worked similar to the interstellar era.
"Astrid, I want a full report on zombies"
'Zombies...A zombie is a fictional undead, reanimated corpse, or a mindless, reanimated human that has a ravenous hunger for human flesh'
"Fictional? What are the chances of them being real?"
'Host, zombies are characters made up by humans for stories.'
That's not right. She said the world would be infested with zombies everywhere.
"Astrid, how to you fatally deal with a zombie?"
'Host, by attacking their head. One must cut their head off.'
"Astrid, do I have any lethal swords or axes in my storage?"
'Yes host, you have plenty of swords at your disposal'
"Okay. That's all for now. Tomorrow, we will start to train Harry in sword technic, find me a suitable training plan for him."
'noted. I'll create his training plan. Will I also provide a nutrition plan? After my research, I have come to the conclusion that food is their source of energy.'
"Yes, go ahead and dig into their culinary books. I want to learn everything by sunlight. We need to start preparing. Astrid...it seems this world is not as safe as we thought"
'....I'm sorry host. This was the best I could do with the short time provided. It was my negligence that got you stuck in this world'
"Astrid, do not blame yourself. You worked with what you had. Thank you for everything. We can make it. We just need to add one more to our team." I proceeded on telling him all about the original Vanya and everything she said.
'Host, it sounds like she has had a tough life. however, do you remember me telling you that I had to fight a soul off while you were bonding with this body? Could that be the 'her' she was talking about?'
I stayed frozen. It was right, it did mention that to me.
"Do you think that maybe that's what it meant?"
'I am also not sure, host. I will keep a look out for any entities trying to invade this body. However, we do not have enough energy to conduct a thorough investigation.'
"I understand." I yawned. "Let's continue tomorrow, we have a long life ahead of us." no pun intended.