Chapter 2: Rewarding Kindness

Chapter 2: Rewarding Kindness

Alexander's awakening was not a pleasant one.

The last thing he remembered was staring into the mouth of the ghost that had haunted him for years. He stared into the eyes that he saw there with great curiosity in his last moments on earth...

How did he know he was no longer on earth? Well... He could see it. In the distance, he could see his small, insignificant planet. A place that he had studied with passion and curiosity. A place that held his close acquaintances and friends...

Truth be told, Alexander did have quite a few friendships, but most of them were extremely superficial. But, that was to be expected given the middle-aged man's career and accomplishments.

What Alexander didn't expect to see in his entire lifetime, was the reality currently staring him in the eyes. He was floating... In outer space. So far away that his home was merely a speck in the distance.

And it was getting smaller and smaller, or rather, Alexander was getting further and further away. He felt as if his very soul was being rapidly pulled towards some other place.

Before he knew it, he was in front of a strange amalgamation of eyes and tentacles. Earth, that small imperfect sphere was no longer anywhere to be seen.

A toothy mouth appeared inside the tentacles and eyes, wriggling around in a strange matter. Alexander couldn't find any words for what he was seeing, but he also couldn't quite bring himself to find the thing in front of him disgusting.

It was strange, he was staring the unknown straight into the eyes, there was no genuine fear to be found in Alexander's eyes, something that seemed to surprise the strange being.

"A human... After so many aeons..." The being spoke, its very voice shook Alexander's soul. But once again, Alexander couldn't bring himself to feel any fear and disgust... All he felt was his burning curiosity, much like the being in front of him now started feeling the same.

"Kindness... Such a strange concept." The being spoke again, not bothering to wait for a reply.

"Yet you are the second person to ever come here. To ever receive a reward for his kindness."

Alexander now raised a brow.

"But there were more in the past, weren't there? I am sure other humans have passed through this place at some point... Otherwise, there wouldn't have been any depictions of the wanderer in that civilization..."

The being listened to Alexander's voice as it closed its eyes.

"A person with no pull, no influence on the world at large. Despite the fact that he could be as strong as the strongest in that world."

Alexander's eyes widened as he seemed to find something strangely familiar about the man that the being was describing.

"Is my current body not good enough?" Alexander asked as he looked down at his own body. He had spent many hours working out, trying to sculpt and strengthen his body to withstand the harsh deserts he was travelling to so frequently. He was relatively powerful by human standards.

"Unfortunately, your current body is far from enough to survive even a day in the world I am sending you." Alexander sweated a bit, he felt a bit insulted, but who was he to argue with a god?

The ancient being as old as time itself was surely better qualified to judge such things.

"I understand... Any other advice you might be able to give me?" Alexander asked, he realized that the god wanted him to find out his reward on his own, so he didn't enquire about specifics. After all, if he was to be told specific things, he would've been told some things already.

"Nothing more... You will have the memories of that person, but I doubt someone like you can be influenced by the personality of a fool.

Enjoy your new life, kind soul." The god then released Alexander. Alexander could feel another pull, this time his soul was actually pulled out of his body, he could see his body left behind, being once again grabbed by the god that was getting farther and farther away.

As soon as Alexander disappeared, the God smiled once again. Its twisted mouth and jagged teeth shined in the infinite blackness of space.

"To think such a human would exist... A genius like him would've thrived despite the circumstances I sent him under, but a kind soul deserves a hefty reward."

The god then looked at the first human it had ever technically rewarded. Although it didn't consider what that man was given a reward.

"A man of his intelligence wouldn't be pleased by some mere carnal pleasures... I look forward to his journey..." The god then seemed to blend into space, as all its eyes closed.

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