Role_Travers

Nagi Travers, a 20-year-old shut-in and former gaming champion, lives a miserable and isolated existence after being tormented by bullies throughout his life. Fired from his last job and grieving the loss of his parents, Nagi now survives by playing video games and barely ventures outside. His world spirals further into despair when he encounters Jake and Mary, his former high school bullies, who humiliate him and steal his money.

Broken by the return of his tormentors and the weight of his past, Nagi contemplates suicide as his only escape. Just as he’s about to take his life, a small girl’s ball rolls into the street, with a speeding truck barreling towards her. In a moment of selflessness, Nagi rushes out and saves the girl, sacrificing himself in the process. Fatally injured, he reflects on the idea that it's better to die doing good than bad.

Nagi awakens in a surreal, white world, where he is greeted by an angelic figure who offers him two choices: remain in eternal peace, free from suffering, or be reborn in a different world where he could seek redemption and a second chance at life. Nagi faces a life-altering decision—rest forever or attempt to find meaning and fulfillment in another world.

(Note: it is the revised version of my earlier work with the same title)

My Second Chance in Life in Another World

"Why am I here?" I demand, feeling a strange mix of frustration and bewilderment as I stand face-to-face with him—my former self, Nagi Travers. He stands casually, with that all-too-familiar smirk I'd hoped never to see again.

Nagi seems unfazed by my frustration. "Don't panic too much," he says, his voice eerily calm. "We're not in that white-encased world you end up in after you die." He lets out a low chuckle, as if this is just another one of his jokes.

"Huh?" It's all I manage to get out, the only word that feels remotely close to what's swirling in my mind. I can't grasp what he's talking about or why he's even here, standing in front of me like some kind of ghost from my past. Everything around us is a strange haze, as if we're in a dream I can't wake from.

"We're inside you," he explains, his gaze unwavering. "Or, to make it simpler, we're inside your consciousness."

CONQUER YOUR TRAUMA