My Life as a Salamander Chapter 1

My name is Damien Greeves . My parents being rich decided to move to Japan for some RnR . But unfortunately RnR turned into a permanent stay in a grave for my whole family except me . As for me, I have been laying in a hospital bed watching my life ebb away into what I pray isn't nothingness . My face pale, arms and legs weak and thin from the past 5 years of hospitalization due to paralysis from the neck down . And all thanks to a car accident that should have killed me .

" This place . . . I wont miss it" I manage to rasp out of my parched throat as i stare at the white hospital walls and ceiling . My thoughts turning to how my parents died of sickness years before i became bedridden, my sister drowned when the family boat went down on a fishing trip with her friends just off the coast . " If only I could have done more with my life . I was able to do so little . Never went to college . Never had a Girlfriend . If only i was given another chance . " I think as i sink into the darkness of sleep .
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/IS THIS THING ON!?! HELLOOOOOO!?!/ A Deep male voice penetrates my head . I sit up and shove my hands over my ears .

"I CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR STOP YELLING!" I yell, waiting for the ringing in my head to stop . . . . I'm able to move . . . . " I can Move . . . . I CAN MOVE Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!" I realize as I look around floating in a seemingly endless void of blackness .

//Oh good then . I'll kick things off as per usual . // the voice echoes, quieter now . I turn in every direction hoping to find the speaker, but find him nowhere .

/Your name is Damien Greeves . Comes from Canada . Parents and older sister deceased . Ahh . . . I think Geoff handled those ones . Was a good athlete . Good grades . Not a bad Karma rating . 70% good and 30% bad . Not too shabby, but i suppose we have to anger someone every now and again . Wishes for a second chance at life after spending the last part of his life helpless in a hospital bed//

" Who are you!?!" I ask stunned about the amount he knows about me and somewhat embarrased about what else he might know .

// I am . . . . . how would it be termed . . . ah! thats right! Reaper . You humans have so many terms for us, it's hard to find an accurate one to use . Anyways, I have an offer you can't refuse . Mostly because you have no choice but, You wanted another shot at life . //

Out of the void a tall slot machine appeared .

//pull the lever// he said

Chapter end