Am I... dead...?
In a world of utter nothingness, a youth's faint consciousness drifted aimlessly.
Darkness was the main theme of this space.
Suddenly, the youth noticed a ray of light appearing ahead.
"What is that...?"
The light suddenly expanded.
Just as the light completely engulfed the youth, he saw its true form—a massive, white sphere of light.
...
Time flowed slowly.
When the youth woke up again, he had already become a she.
No, to be more precise—"She."
"Ugh..." Iluvia was a bit dazed at the moment.
It took quite a while before She sorted through the massive influx of information in Her mind.
"So, I've... become the... God of Light?" She looked at Her new body and couldn't help but complain, "But why am I a girl?"
Though She said this, in Her heart, Iluvia had already readily accepted it.
After all, compared to becoming a girl, anything was better than staying in that dark, freezing world forever.
Besides, She had even become a deity and hadn't lost anything in the process.
Based on the information in Her mind, Iluvia also understood Her current situation.
She had transmigrated, and into a magical continent called Aenoria at that.
Not only that, but She had also been "forced" to accept the inheritance of the God of Light.
Her soul had merged with a body left behind by the previous God of Light, making Her the new God of Light!
And the reason She was currently in the form of a girl was because the previous God of Light had been a goddess.
However, erm... because Iluvia was too weak, She only felt an intense sense of exhaustion right now.
Even so, Iluvia did not feel overly flustered. On the contrary, She was extremely calm right now.
At the same time, an indescribable, subtle emotion welled up in Her heart.
Was it happiness? Or perhaps excitement?
Or maybe a bit of both.
After all, to feel alive once more and experience the hope of living—any normal person would have these feelings.
"Mm..."
"Since heaven has taken pity on me and given me another chance at life... then this time... I must live a good life in this world."
Iluvia's gaze grew firm. She had already made up Her mind to put down roots here.
As for everything from Her past life, She would just let herself forget it...
She would probably never be able to return to that place anyway...
And as for that world... She had nothing left to miss...
Iluvia had already made Her peace with letting it go.
Only after thinking this far did She notice Her current surroundings.
This was a space where one could see the end at a single glance. It was bright, warm, and holy.
Within the space, every building in sight was filled with a sacred aura. However, perhaps because they had been left unattended for a very long time, they were now overgrown with vines and lay in ruins. Further in the distance was a stretch of architectural debris.
Yet, the spot where She was located radiated a divine glow.
Iluvia only then realized that She was actually sitting upon a Divine Seat.
"Am I... inside a Divine Kingdom?" She discovered that She shared a tight connection with this space.
This feeling was...
Iluvia felt eager to try it out.
And as the thought surfaced in Her mind—
In the next instant.
The vines that had originally covered the buildings instantly retracted into the ground and vanished, replaced by beautiful, holy flowers blooming from the earth.
The once-dilapidated buildings also became brand new.
However, She also felt the consumption of the mysterious power within Her body, and Her aura weakened slightly.
Without even needing to think, Iluvia knew that this was Her divine power as the God of Light.
As the source of a deity's power, if divine power were completely depleted, the deities would fall into an endless slumber. They would only awaken from this eternal sleep once their divine power recovered enough to support their normal activities.
Fortunately, although Iluvia did not have much divine power at the moment, She hadn't lost enough from Her previous thought to force Her into a dormant state of slumber.
Otherwise, She wouldn't even know where to go to cry.
"Oh right, I still don't know what I actually look like right now."
Although Iluvia already knew Her appearance from the inherited information, knowing was one thing, but seeing it with Her own eyes was another.
At this thought, and with Her previous experience of using divine power, She willed it, and a clear, person-sized full-length mirror immediately appeared before Her.
The scene in the mirror was displayed before Her eyes without reservation.
The girl reflected in the mirror seemed like a creation endowed with all divinity since the dawn of time.
The girl wore an elegant, luxurious long dress. Her snow-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, flowing with a soft, moonlight-like luster.
Her eyes were a sacred, soul-stirring gold, like a lake filled with stars, so clear that they could reflect the purest goodness in a person's heart. The gentleness that rippled from them softened the very air as it swept past.
Her soft jawline could easily be called a work of art. Her lips were a natural, rosy pink, currently pursed slightly as if holding an unspoken mercy.
The figure in the mirror wore no makeup, yet Her skin was as translucent and white as jade.
The girl gazed at herself in the mirror, Her eyes lively and clear.
This was a completely natural holiness, as if all the words in the world describing beauty and gentleness paled in comparison at this moment.
"Wow... so beautiful," Iluvia murmured, utterly dazed as She praised herself in admiration.
She admired herself in the mirror for quite a while longer.
Only after an unknown amount of time had passed did She dismiss the mirror, Her expression gradually turning serious. "Cough... I seem to have gone a bit overboard with the self-admiration."
"Well... whatever. I should think about what to do next. I don't have any prior experience being a deity."
"Sigh, if only I could know my current status."
However, in the very next second, Iluvia felt a tiny portion of the divine power in Her body decrease.
A basic status panel suddenly appeared in Her mind.
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