[ WP ] You have died and gone to hell , but it 's not what you expect . You wake up naked in a field with nothing but trees around you ... it turns out that hell is an early access survival game .

Parched air filled my lungs and I awoke with a start. 
 
 The rough grass and slightly damp soil beneath my bare body seemed just like any other savanna landscape -- other than occasional patches of grass that seemed to flow rather unnaturally -- yet I couldn ’ t shake the ominous feeling washing over me. 
 
 It was then I realised the soil was slightly damp; though not with the fresh wetness of rain or morning dew. It was something that hit much closer to home -- a sickening smell of iron that threatened to engulf my senses. Something was desperately off. Where am I, and why am I here? 
 
 As I slowly regained my senses, I stumbled uncertainly to my feet. Memories started to trickle back, and I vaguely remembered a large pang of pain before losing consciousness. Ah, that ’ s right. I ’ d been stabbed. The realisation hit me calmer than I would have expected, and a small voice at the back of my head wondered if I was perhaps in heaven. Afterall, there was no reason for me not to be, was there? 
 
 I was a good student, who had always been respectful to teachers. My grades were pretty decent, not the top of my class or anything; but definitely on the better spectrum of students. I was a good daughter, too; who had a loving relationship with my parents and my two siblings. Sunday mornings were always dedicated for church, and I had faithfully practiced my religion; above everything else, for the 20 years I had spent on the materialistic world. 
 
 `` Welcome, to the new round. A warm welcome to our new arrivals, and I ’ m glad to see all of our returning players refreshed and ready to go. The game will start in three minutes.'' 
 
 A booming voice cut through my thoughts, and left me even more confused than I had been. Players? Game? What kind of weird fantasy world have I been thrown into? My head swarmed with questions, and a creeping feeling of unease left me rather paranoid. If this was what I had been working towards my whole life, then I ’ d say it wasn ’ t worth all my time devoted towards finding ‘ true fulfillment ’ without the need for materialistic goods. 
 
 It was then a feral sounding growl drew my attention to a… woman, though she seemed more beast than person. She pounced at me with such ferocity, her lips drawing back to reveal badly stained teeth. I braced myself for the impact, yet I felt nothing. A protective barrier of sorts seemed to surround me, and the woman could only scratch at this invisible barrier violently without doing any real damage. Nothing I said went through to her, the poor lady must have lost her mind a long time ago. 
 
 `` Get ready, players! The game is starting, in three… two… one! Happy Hunting everybody!'' 
 
 His voice echoed around the vast landscape once again, and it was at that moment my protective barrier disappeared. The woman once again engaged upon me with inhuman speed and strength, and her teeth sank into me, ripping out chunks of flesh as I cried out in agony. In my pain, I barely registered that there seemed to be no blood coming out of me, yet the pain was more than anything I ’ ve felt in my life. The last thought I had before completely losing consciousness was a sinking feeling that had me realising the stains on the woman ’ s teeth originated from something much more sinister than a lack of proper dental care. 
 
 The throbbing pain never did go away, and I continued to float in and out of a dream-like state; recounting various events of my life. However, the memories seemed to zoom in to the ‘ insignificant ’ people in my life, the ones who I knew were suffering; yet didn ’ t see a need to interfere in their business as long as it didn ’ t affect me. At this point, I started to doubt if I was as good as a person I had made myself out to be. Was actively working on myself without regarding others really all I could have done? Had I, instead, landed myself in Hell? 
 
 A blindingly bright light swallowed the various memories that had presented themselves in my dream-like state, and I braced myself for what was to come. Would it be a simple reincarnation? Or perhaps something much worse? 
 
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 Parched air filled my lungs and I awoke with a start. 
 
'You have respawned. Welcome back. ’ 

