Chapter 1: Aliyah and Leviticus

"What do you mean I am from the ordinary world? I am from Earth! And if this is still part of my dreams, I want to wake up now!" I shouted but he just stared at me with boredly. He's staring at me like I am really an idiot!

"What's your name?" He asked out of nowhere while raising his left eyebrow.

"A-Aliyah," I immediately responded. "Wait, why are you asking?" I curiously asked back. He sighed so deeply and then stared at me again with those scary eyes!

"Aliyah, look, you're not dreaming." I was stopped when I heard it from him but I still have to compose myself. If I am going to let him read my expression again, he'll insult me once again or maybe call me an idiot for the second time around! "You are in my world and you were reborn." Reb— what?

"I-I don't understand what are you mumbling about but if you were one of the devils from hell, please, don't drag me down there. This dream is supposedly the opening for me to go in heaven!" I uttered while my voice is shaking! I don't know what will I do, but for sure, I am scared of hell! Who wouldn't, okay? All of the people in Earth are scared of hell knowing it is a place where you can meet Satan and his neverending hellfire!

"Geez, I am not a fucking devil! And if I am, I won't dare bringing a lunatic like you in hell." He really has a lot of time insulting me!

"Stop insulting me okay?" I shouted. "If you're not a devil, obviously, you're not an angel too! Angels don't have red eyes like yours!" If it is not because of the color of his eyes, I can maybe call him as angel. He has a body of a gym guy where his biceps and other muscles are screaming. He is tall as well, taller than me. His black buzz-cut hair-like made him more gorgeous if he'll just shut his eyes off. He is wearing a strange clothes like he is a Greek God and an old black sandal slipper.

"Congratulations, you guessed in a fucking strange way." This guy is cursing too much! "I am not a devil, and yes, I am not an angel. I am a damn mage, you lunatic!" He added and that made me more confused!

"N-No! I am done here, Lord God! Please bring me back in hospital! I don't want to talk with this guy anymore! This isn't a dream anymore! This is nightmare!" I screamed.

"Shit, you're too loud! You're attracting enemies!" I was shut when he suddenly roared like a lion. I just went silent because of the intensity of his shout like he's now really mad.

"I—"

"Just shut up, freak. Believe it or not, you're already dead in your world and now you were reborn here. I don't know if that's really your attitude in your previous life but damn, this place is full of craps now. Shit, this world is really a dumpsite of reborn people from your world." And that's where I was taken aback. I felt like my throat immediately dried up because of what he said and my heart is starting to beat so fast again. My knees and lips are starting shaken up and my mind is now getting messed up.

Am I... am I really, dead?

"Shit, someone's coming." I was stunned. I can't move. I suddenly felt, horrified.

I am dead.

I felt someone grabbed my hands and before I could speak, I am now running with this guy while he's holding my hand tightly. While staring at his back, it's like I always hear his voice in my mind telling me that I am already dead.

Reborn?

"You were not the first person who acted like that after knowing that they were already dead in their previous life." I heard from him. I just realized out of nowhere that my snow white skin is far from his tanned skin.

"I-I don't know what to say," I whispered.

"Damn, I don't know why I am running with you when I could just leave you there and be captured by those fuckers." He said but I felt nothing but pity for myself.

If it's really true that this is not a dream anymore, and I am already dead from my previous life, how my previous me bid her goodbyes? How myself bid my last words to my parents? Like, that's it? Just, it?

"Fuck, just bare with me. Let's hide first and if the destiny will give us more time, I'll explain all of the things for you. Just... just don't cry." I didn't know he was already looking at me while we were running away. And I didn't know that I am already crying. "I hate seeing women crying, I felt like... I was the reason behind those tears." He added.

We hid behind a gigantic tree that almost covered both of our bodies. He covered me with his broad shoulders and he let himself be the frontliner, I don't know... is it to make us both safe or... to make himself survive?

Enemies. He's running from enemies. We were running from unknown enemies. He said earlier that he felt someone is coming, well I don't feel anything aside from being attacked personally by the destiny.

I am dead. That's hard to believe.

Really, Aliyah? As far as I remember, you were already weak and can't even utter a word properly. You can't even stand by your own! You can't even sit in your wheelchair by your own! You even need help from others!

"I don't know why fate brought you to this place, this place is fucking dangerous." He whispered and then looked at me. His eyes are not mad anymore, he's looking at me like he's being careful. His well-defined jaws moved and I noticed that his throat moved as well.

His face is really an epitome of a guy's beauty. That greek nose, almond eyes and well-defined jaws, natural red cupid's bow-like lips and thick eyebrows made him a living pulchritudinuos.

"I-I don't know either, I though it was just a d-dream." I softly responded and then stared at my trembling hands. "I didn't know that it was already my l-last day... seeing them." I added and my voice cracked.

"Damn," he cursed again.

I almost jumped in shock because of the loud explosions we heard. I immediately felt panic because I know that those explosions are real! This place is real! This guy with me is real! The emotions I am feeling, are all real!

You were reborn here.

You were already dead.

This isn't dream anymore. I was really, reborn! It is so hard to believe but what's happening right at this moment... is damn real!

"H-Hey,"

"Leviticus," he cut me off. "Call me, Leviticus. That's my name, don't forget it." He seriously added.

"Y-Yeah, Leviticus, ahm, if this isn't a dream anymore, what... what place is this? I mean, what kind of world is this?" I asked while forcing myself to be strong, readying myself for possible informations he'll say.

He stared at my eyes again, "I can explain it to you later, Aliyah, but now, we have to escape from here first."