Chapter 1: Reborn in flames.

  [Analyzing status.......Host is deceased]

  [Decision.....Search for a new host]

  [Scanning.....No living subject in vicinity]

  [Computing solution......Create a host]

  [Scanning for nearby souls..... Subject found]

  [Beginning elemental synthesis.....]

  [Synthesis complete]

  .......

  Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!

  It is as if I'm taking a lava bath, all I can feel was a burning sensation all over my body.

  My head burns!

  My body burns!

  Everything burns!

  Then suddenly, it's gone.

  ...what happened?

  After the pain vanished, It took a few moments "rest" for my mind to start finally calming down. Only then do I have the sense to inspect my situation.

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  ...Where am I?

  I look around me, only to see nothing but fire, fire and more fire. No wonder it's hot.

  ...is this hell?

  Living in a world where gods literally walk among men, I'm no stranger to the land of the damned.

  ...Wait, I'm dead?

  Then I realize. I can't feel my mouth, or anything in general.

  I slowly looked at my body to see...nothing, well aside from flames that is.

  ...Guess I died.

  How?

  ...hehe

  Why?

  ...hehehe

  All those years, all those hardships, all those effort. For nothing?

  ...

  ...hehehehahaha!

  ...

  ...

  ...

  ...

  ...

  ...Tsk

  ...

  ...

  ...dammit, I was so close.

  [Survival of subject confirmed...Initiating assimilation]

  ...What the?

  [.....]

  [.....]

  [Unexpected outcome]

  [Verifying for errors.....Negative]

  [Assimilation is at 100%]

  [Verifying for errors.....Negative]

  [Reviewing protocol]

  [.....]

  [.....]

  A impassive, monotone voice echo in my head.

  [Greetings host]

  ...eh?

  [Initiating Introduction]

  [I am the Elemental Codex of Highest Order or ECHO for the element of fire]

  ...what?

  [Confusion detected..... Beginning briefing]

  [First, I regret to inform you that you are no longer human]

  ...

  ...

  ...

  [.....Doubt detected, Please inspect yourself]

  I looked over my body again, confused, I tried to "touch" myself to no avail. All that changed is that the flames around me moved.

  ...

  Wait.

  I waved my "hand" in front of my "face", the flames on my "face" then seemed to "move".

  [Opening Window]

  ...Windo-?

  [ Name: Haze Heart. Age: 32

  Class: Red Mage (Master)

  Race: Living Flame ]

  ...huh?