"Ah dying like this" A solemn voice said. A young man clutched his chest area before going onto his knees and falling backwards.
"I have so much I still want to do…"
"Regret! So bitter! If I have another chance, I will live my life to the fullest so I won't die like this again; with regret."
Feeling feverish, Wang Ming closed his eyes and prepared himself for his inevitable death.
"Click" After an unknown amount of time, Wang Ming felt a bout of weightlessness, followed by a stench of rot and chill like no other.
The pain and suffering his mortal body felt disappeared without a trace, leaving an ethereal white silhouette.
"So I have become a ghost… Those conspiracy theorists might actually have some truth in them. If so, I should reincarnate soon. However, I don't want to reincarnate yet.
A devious smile appeared on the ghost's face. Like most ghosts, at the time of their death their memories will play and they will think of their life and their regrets. When they transform into one, their final regrets will become their obsessions as a ghost.
Wang Ming observed his surroundings. He had died inside a hospital. Looking at the futuristic equipment way ahead of the times of the hospital faculties in his memories.
Looking through his new eyes, Wang Ming had transcended the prison of the five senses. What laid in front of him is a frigid wasteland with light saturation turned to the max. Looking at the world through this new perspective, a feeling of emptiness implanted itself into Wang Ming. He wanted to be in the warmth of a house, and the house would block the cold winds of reality while he felt reality with the tinted lens of his eyes, ears, mouth, nose and skin; a body.
Glancing down at his own body, it resembled a house that had been abandoned after a long time. The walls had holes all over them, the wooden furniture had decayed, maggots and flies swarmed it and it gave off a rotting smell. The door that had been locking him inside had been opened, probably because Wang Ming ran out of lifespan.
Already determined to be back among the living, Wang Ming started to look for a body to possess.
Exiting the morgue, Wang Ming drifted around the hospital looking for the hospital wards looking for a body to possess. Upon seeing the first human being, he jumped onto the person.
The person Wang Ming jumped on was a female nurse that was walking down the corridor. Wang Ming flew towards her glabella attempting to force his way into her body. However, his ghost body slammed onto the entrance, which resulted in something like a bang. He felt like a burglar trying to break into a house but was blocked by a door that was sealed shut. Frustrated, Wang Ming screeched and attacked the nurse.
To the human eye, the attempted possession by Wang Ming could not be seen. At most, the goosebumps on the nurse appeared, and she shivered a little.
Helpless, Wang Ming could only look for another target.
After looking up and down the hospital, Wang Ming finally found a body that he could possess. The body belonged to a comatose teenager and it seemed that he had suffered serious injuries and was sent to the hospital at the brink of death. On the way, the boy most probably had died and his soul had left his body, and at the hospital, the advanced cell regeneration equipment managed to save the boy's physical body from the jaws of death. However, since the boy had an out of body experience, he never regained consciousness at his physical body, leaving an empty shell.
This was the most reasonable scenario Wang Ming could think at that moment after seeing the door located at the comatose teenager's glabella was wide open.
Mustering his courage, Wang Ming slowly entered the glabella.
Initiating possession, The teenage boy opened his eyelids, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes, then his face turned into different shades of green and purple before turning back to normal. Closing his eyes, his eyeballs rapidly darted left and right and the body twitched all over.
Although the door protecting the house was left open, the house still knew that the soul that entered did not belong to its owner, which resulted in the body taking counteractive measures.
Pain. The feeling of being electrocuted lashed onto Wang Ming's soul. Although they were weak, Wang Ming's soul was also feeble. Fighting for control for an unknown amount of time, Wang Ming fell into a deep sleep.
…
"Quick, get the doctor. Patient Fang is waking up!" A slightly excited female voice yelped.
"Where am I? Who is Fang… oh" Opening his eyes, Wang Ming felt a gush of information as he started activating his brain.
Processing the information stored locally in the body, Wang Ming learnt that his name is Fang Zi Wen, and he ended up in a comatose state due to a failed surgery. He is a rich businessman that has amassed a fortune with his blood, sweat and tears throughout his entire life.
"Where happened!?" Wang Ming asked the nurse in order to get some information.
"Mr Fang Zhao Yun, you have been in a coma for seven years. You're the sole survivor of a gas explosion, my condolences.
"..."
"Now that you have awakened, after a checkup, you can do the paperwork for discharge. Your parents or guardian will be informed too."
"If I am Fang Zhao Yun, then who is this Fang Zi Wen in my memories?
...
"Back among the living…"
Wang Ming walked out of the hospital and looked at the blue sky.
His body basked under the sunlight greedily and his eyes landed on a little wild flower on the ground. After coming back to life, Wang Ming had begun to appreciate the beauty and fragility of life.
Having nothing to do, Wang Ming took a stroll around the area and ended up in the underground district. Walking around aimlessly, a mysterious voice called out to him.
"Hey boy…. Would you like to get your fortune told? These days, people are less believing in superstition. So I have few customers. I guarantee that my divinetions are very accurate. I'll do it for free for you."
Turning around, Wang Ming saw a purple tentage at the side of the corridor and inside it was a beautiful woman dressed in a mage outfit.
"Well since it's free, might as well." Even if it is a marketing tactic, it would be a crime to not accept free stuff.
"Little brother, sit down here. Calm your racing heart and look into my eyes, try your best to think of nothing." The pretty lady said while closing the flap of the tentage and secretly doing a hand sign.
Listening to the words of the fortune teller, Wang Ming followed her instructions and played along.
The mage lady also asked for some information such as date of birth and your full name.
"Wang Ming, the planets have aligned, your death star is upon you, signifying your life has ended today. However, don't worry, I can sell you some protective charms for just ten dollars, fairly cheap to save your current life."
"..."
"Harumph, spouting a load of garbage, no wonder you have no business. You chased everyone away by scaring them into buying your scam items. You crazy fortune teller, goodbye, and I hope to never see you again." The truth was, Wang Ming was frightened by the pretty lady knowing his real name despite only saying the name of the body he possessed. Feeling a sense of danger, he walked to the exit but was surprised that the tentage could not open.
"A human has two lives, the second one will start only when the first one ends. Don't you want your second life to be bursting with interesting events?" The lady smiled and stood up.
"Wang Ming, I invite you to the Rogue ghost enforcement group. We are a group that helps ghosts that lose themselves to their emotions and help ferry them to the next cycle of reincarnation."
The mage lady raised both of her arms while exclaiming her invitation. "So, what is your choice?"