Reincarnated??(Final)

I stared at what once was the corpse of the dead beast, my vision had long since cleared and my breathing was normal. 'N-no way...d-did I just…' I jerked away from the corpse, trying to force myself to throw the stuff up, but it wouldn't come out no matter how much I coughed and choked.

'I can't believe I just ate a dead animal... raw...what is wrong with me haha' I thought. I could feel the oncoming tears but forced them down, instead, I smiled. 'It's ok, just go with the flow, this is life now. I just need to survive, another step forward Yuiji!' I shook my head and breathed in and out.

Suddenly…

*BANG*

My body was forcefully grabbed and coddled in someone else's arms. My eyes taking in the pale face of the blue-haired goddess, my mother Laira. Her golden eyes reflected terror as if she saw something horrific like a nightmare.

"Oh-oh my, you're still…" my mother whispered, tears falling from her eyes. She hugged me tightly mumbling "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have left you for so long"

' huh? Why is she so worried, was it the food? I swear, I didn't mean to eat it but…' I sweated nervously eyeing the boney corpse as my face was crushed in my mother's bosom.

" you don't know how terrified I was when I realized you hadn't eaten, but it seems like you followed your instincts. Any longer.. and you'd probably have eaten your father…" she trailed off, glaring at the door.

'...eh? I would have what now? So that wasn't something normal? Then what the heck was that?'

As if reading my mind, my mother proceeded to explain:

" We Saphiras may be powerful, but we have some weaknesses. One of them is hunger, if you don't eat at a certain period of time you get what I call "Cravings" you'll lose all your rationality and attack any or every living thing in close proximity. This is especially common among newborns" her voice was low and smooth, almost like a whisper.

' Cravings? I guess that explains the enhanced smells and blurred vision, but isn't this bad, now I REAAAAALLY have to watch my diet' I thought.

" It seems like I couldn't rely on your father to actually feed you when asked, I'm just glad everything ended soundly," she said more to herself than the newborn baby Saphiras in her arms.

A cold aura was emanating from her, I gulped in terror. ' yikes scary!' I thought. Mom's face was as cold as ice, her eyes brimming with rage.

"I swear, when I get my hands on him, I'll skin him alive! make a nice meal out of him," she said lowly, a dark chuckle escaped from her mouth as she slowly walked outside with me in tow.

'OH, DO WE EAT HUMANS! Wait how do humans taste? WAIT NO MOMS ABOUT TO EAT DAD!'

However, as we walked outside father was nowhere in sight. "Tch, guess he ran off" she clicked her tongue in annoyance. I prayed silently for my father not to return, for his safety of course.

As we stood in silence, I gazed at the scenery before me. The wind blew slow and gently, the tree's leaves were a deep shade of blue, some violet. The grass ranging from blue-violet- and finally bits of purple. The air smelled refreshingly sweeter than it was on earth. Like the sunset, golden light enveloped the blue trees and grass like a warm blanket, making way to a myriad of shadows. 'So this is the Moon Forest...doesn't seem all that bad, it's beautiful…' I thought enjoying the warm wind across my scales.

"Isn't this nice Yu, some good sun should do you good, maybe your human form could spring up any moment now" my mother said smiling gently at me.

' hmm? Did she know I was a recluse in my past life..haha introvert alert! Who me? Nope didn't hear it~ wait didn't she say something important?'

My tranquil enjoyment of nature was shattered at that notion. 'WHHAAAAT!? I-I CAN BECOME A HUMAN! AHAHAHA' I stared wide-eyed at her. Had I known this, all my panic from before seemed trivial now. Then again...my mom did look like a human, just 100 times prettier. I guess I was too preoccupied to actually take notice.

The sun finally touched the horizon, with that, its golden rays slowly crept towards me, until my pink scales looked like golden honey with a little bit pink. Warmth enveloped me. 'Ooh this feels nice… wonder how some sun can turn me human….hm?' what felt like a comfortable warm feeling, suddenly felt hot, searing even.

" Ah, here we go," My mother said, she had a satisfied smile on her face.

My body slowly floated from her arms ' Eh EH, WHATS GOING ON, M-MOM' I wriggled in discomfort, my body feeling like it was on fire. No matter how much I tried to reach out to my surroundings, I only floated higher and higher.

I was suddenly enveloped in a golden light brighter than the setting sun. my vision went totally black. Hot...then cold...then warm, the process repeated itself numeroulsy. My mind blurring and clearing like static. I felt my arms and legs constrict, my tail getting shorter, my wings fading like dust.

When it was over, The bright light died down and I only saw the blue tree leaves and the golden sun.

'huh?'

I looked around. I felt a little colder despite the wind being warm, like when you wake up in the morning and your mom forcefully tears the blanking off you on a school day.

"Awoo?" I flinched,

'was that a baby's voice? I can speak now(well not really)'

I saw tiny pink hair peaking from above my head. I looked at my hands...I had fingers...I touched my cheeks. They were soft and smooth to touch. 'Oooh, I'm human, haha...IM HUMAN WOOOOHOO' I cheered ecstatically.

My body slowly floated down into my mother's arms. "Oh my!. How cute, my daughter has nerves of steel, as expected of my blood!" my mother cried squeezing me tightly.

'Uuugh too tight...but WOOW, maybe this fantasy world ain't so bad, that was magic right? With the glowing and the changing body shape, that was soo cool! Is it always going to be like this?' I thought excitedly.

" pink…., hmmm I'm not sure I'd be able to guess what your latent ability would be, pink is quite the unusual color, but no matter, I'll teach you well my sweet Yu!" My mother declared clenching her fist in determination.

I wasn't really paying attention, I was too busy imagining me spitting out fireballs or raising up pillars of ice with a flick of the wrist. Maybe even have a wand like Harry Potter! Just as I was daydreaming, the blue bushes rustled and a shadowed figure popped out" Oh ho, you girls having fun without me" it was my father, and he was carrying another large animal, this time it wasn't a wild boar, but a wolf-like creature.

Then his eyes settled on me in my mothers' arms. His eyes practically bulged out of his sockets, a massive grin devouring his face like a madman. I flinched grandly at the sight. " YU, YOURE HUMAN! LOOK LAIRA SHE HAS YOUR EYES, A DIRECT COPY HAHA" My father rushed towards us, the giant wolf still in hand.

It wasn't until my mother glared fiercely that my father froze on the spot, literally I think I just saw ice coming up from the ground...am I hallucinating?

My father flinched when he saw my mothers' eyes "H-honey, I know I made a big mistake but look here your favorite" my father sat the large wolf down, like he was making an offering, and smiled awkwardly. My mother glared at him for a while longer before sighing in resignation. "Don't think this makes me forgive you" she said and gripped the wolf by the tail and dragged it inside the shack, carrying me as well.

' Hmm, their relationships kinda cold...wonder why? did dad do something before I was born? maybe the process wasn't good....' My cheeks reddened upon the graphic images

' AAACCK PG PG" I swatted at the imagination cloud above me. 'phew, almost lost my morales there haha...ahem'

I glanced at mom making sure that she didn't see anything unusual, but quickly changed my mind once I saw her eyes. I decided to ignore her bloodthirsty look as she eyed the wolf, nope saw nothing.

Night finally settled down, I bathed with mom and finally was nestled in a real bed, not like that grassy bed. "Alright Yu, I'm sure it was a tiring day, why not get some rest," My mother said as she laid me down on the soft cotton sheets. 'Mmm, it smells like herbs!' I thought as I nestled myself in the blankets.

The bed creaked as my mother laid beside me.' hmmm father must be on the couch since he screwed up' I thought. I felt myself yawn, 'today really was a tiring day, I hatched from an egg, converted my relig-ahem ate meat for the first time(DARN YOU, REINCARNATION GODS, COULDN'T YOU BRING MY EATING HABITS OVER WITH MY GENDER!!) even transformed into a human.'

My new life started today, which meant I practically took one step towards surviving in this world. I looked at my mom's sleeping face. ' she really is pretty, for some reason though...she seems kinda nostalgic' I thought.

'I don't know what tomorrow holds but….I hope I can make it through it with this new family. I'll learn heaps of magic and become super strong so I can protect this family and survive!' I made that declaration deep within my heart.

I slowly closed my eyes, sleep gently embracing me into the realm of dreams.

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As the sleeping child snoozed, Laira opened her eyes and gazed at her child Yuiji. Her bright pink hair and chubby cheeks, her chest as it slowly rose and fell upon rhythm. 'I hope you can ever forgive me Yuiji….I really do' she thought. Her expression turned solemn and she placed a gentle hand on her sleeping child. she watched the sleeping child for a while longer before she herself fell into a deep slumber.