? Pov

I'm not quite sure how or why it happened. I was a good kid, did as I was told, and stayed out of trouble. I got good grades, went to church, prayed to God, and even read the Bible. My parents said God would protect me if I was good, but that was a lie.

I woke up coughing, unable to breathe. There was black smoke filling my room, and I felt like I was in a furnace. Getting up, I make my way towards my door and go to open it like an idiot, only to scream in pain as the doorknob burns my hand. I quickly let it go and back up, checking my hand over. I was red and seemed to already be getting blisters if that was possible.

Shaking my head, I look around and grab my blanket to use to open my door only to be met with a wall of flames. I immediately backed up with a shriek as I heard something crash down beyond the flames. Looked around, I noticed my window, but it was stuck. It was stuck closed because of an incident from a while ago, which meant I was stuck.

My vision was spinning, it was hard to breathe, and I started hearing a creaking noise. On top of it all, the fire had started creeping into my room because I was an idiot and didn't close my door after seeing the wall of fire. I back up only to trip over something I can't identify, letting out a pained scream as I accidentally tried using my burnt hand to try and catch myself.

I tried to get up only to fall over from my legs being too weak. Seeing as I couldn't walk, I crawled to the corner furthest away from the fire, my breathing heavy. The corner of my eyes was starting to go dark, and I kept hearing things fall. It was terrifying. How did a fire even start in the first place?! It was like 2am or something. A fire shouldn't have been able to start at this time!

Breathing hurt, my hand was in agony, I was so hot that I felt like I was in a furnace. My vision was cutting in and out, and on top of it all, the crashing sounds I could hear around the house was making me jump. I could hear creaking and cracking close to me as well, which didn't make me feel any better as I was forced to watch the fire creep closer and closer to me.

I could do nothing but watch in growing horror as the fire got closer and closer. Suddenly, I heard a big crack from above me and let out an ear pircing scream, and threw my arms up as I saw what seemed to be a support beam, come crashing down my way.

I let out another pained yell as it landed on my legs, trapping me. I could see blood, bone, and fire. I could only watch in horror as my legs were more than likely broken, and the fire got closer. Where are my parents? The fire department? Anyone?! I finally started to cry, I was gonna die alone and in pain.

Soon, the fire reached me, and I couldn't do anything as I was forced to endure the searing pain of my let's being burned. The fire traveled from my legs to the beam, my waist, and soon enough, I was being burnt alive. By then, I couldn't even scream. I could only silently sit there in pain until my nerves were burnt off. The last thing I saw was the all-consuming fire before my body finally took pity on me and gave out, setting me free from the agony of life.

3rd Pov

As the teens body finally gave into their injuries, elsewhere in a multiverse, very far away from everything the teen knew, a monster had gone into labor. The monsters name was Killer, and this wasn't the first time they've been in labor, having already delivered 3 children previously, with only 1 surviving to the current day.

However, now wasn't the time to think of his previous children. He needed to give birth to this babe, and maybe if the baby was lucky, they'd survive. So, Killer headed to the medic ward where the doctor was notified, and Nightmare was called for. It was time to bring a new kid into the word, ready or not.

Once everything was set up, it was go time. Killer expertly ignored Nightmares' presence and focused on getting the baby out of themselves. The birth was a grueling 7 hours, and after hour 4, Killer was suspecting the babe wouldn't survive. So when the babe was born and it didn't immediately start to dust, it was a surprise.

? Pov

It was... dark? Did I survive? How? There was noway... right? Then where am I? Pergurtory? But why would I be here? I didn't do anything bad! Why was I being punished? Did I not have enough faith? Was I being punished for someone else's actions? At the very least, it was warm.. not burning hot like the fire, but warm in a way that I wouldn't go cold.

Though, I felt... cramped? Almost, kinda like you're packed in a car, and there isn't any room, so you get stuck with things on top of you for the road trip to wherever you're going. It sucks but you can't really do anything about it. It kept getting more and more cramped, and it was honestly quite annoying! Then, I was cold.

I couldn't see. Everything was too bright and it was cold, until it wasn't. I felt myself be coddled up in something before I was handed off. Was I... was I reborn or something? Once I managed to make my eyes work, I was staring up at two... skeletons? I immediately felt a type of connection, but I didn't know why. It was like I knew these people.

Maybe it was my baby instincts, and these were my parents? Well, new parents... this was perhaps a second chance after my horrible death... some higher deity could be giving me a second chance at life. A redo for being given such a prolonged and torchurous death. As I looked up at my new parents, I managed to hear that my 'Father' had picked out a name, Merciless.

I felt hope. Maybe I could live out a long, peaceful life this time around. It could be a do over, really. I could avoid making the same mistakes I did in my last life. Maybe have some fun, make some friends! She didn't have many friends before... maybe she'd have siblings? That would also be nice...

However, just as my hopes were rising, they were crushed as I heard my father speak once again, "Maybe this child will be of some actual use, unlike the last two failures." What type of family was I born in? Useful? Failures? What happened to the kids my new father didn't see as useful? I knew one thing for sure... I was filled with FEAR
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Hey, so... surprise? Me and HowTo42 got talking, and both decided to write a reborn as Merciless book! If they end up similar, it's a coincidence. Hope you enjoy and tell me your thoughts! Also, 42 said to expect a post anywhere from tomorrow to a week away! Messed up schedule and all that :>