Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4-7 2019 | Page 87

Reincarnation
Harrow International School Shanghai, Xu, Annie - 13
In the beginning, Pan Gu split the chaotic world in prehistoric times into Heaven and Earth. He sacrificed his body to
create mountains, rivers, the moon and the Sun.
From that point on, the order of Heaven and Earth was created, all humans owned a soul where merits could be
recorded, and this soul would reincarnate in the Underground City after each death. It was from nature that each soul
had its own destiny recorded on the Sansheng rock by the Underground City. One should not and cannot change their
destiny. If one did, then it would symbolize the contrary of natural law and the manifestation of heaven’s will.
Everything was in order, systematically, until Yong Le 14 years, December, Ming.
***
It’s 2.30am, the sea waves shimmered under the silvery moonlight. The scene looked aesthetic, but… Si
encountered the most tragic seasickness.
Si is a kind-hearted twenty year old young man. Although he is plain-looking, but he is hard-working, honest,
and reliable. He loved his career and he does everything steadily and produces high-quality work. He is a sailor. He had
a dream since he was young, and that is to have an adventurous job in relation with the sea. He loved everything about
the sea, as if it was his destiny to do so…
All of his family told him that he is different since he was born. On one occasion, his mother brought him out to
the markets and met a fortune-teller. 
 The fortune-teller said:“The soul of this child contains a profound merit. He
is the after life of a central figure in the past. However beware, he might have an inexorable doom at the age of twenty.
I can say no more about the rest, the secret of God’s design shall not be revealed.”
Although he was already twenty, he never sensed any danger or felt that he had the soul of a central figure. He
felt as ordinary as everyone else.
He couldn’t stand the seasickness anymore, so he went outside to feel the sea breeze, which might give him a
sense of relief.
Just then, enormous waves rose violently without any precautions. Dark clouds shrouded rapidly over the bright
moonlight and a gale began to blow. This made the whole ship rock severely, which wakened the sailors. Lots of them
began to panic in a hopeless tangle… including Si.
Suddenly, an immensely dark shadow appeared in the large gale with the size about twelve metres tall. It looked
like a ferocious tiger with a pair of pointy wings.
Si knew immediately that this was one of the Four Ominous Beasts since the remote ages— Qiong Qi.
Qiong Qi did not give him the chance to consider more, it bit into his head, right into the skull, in an instant
blood erupted out from the top of his neck.
He had no head.
Qiong Qi chewed his head in his mouth, it did not care about the rest of Si’s scarlet body and flew away.
It came and went in a hurry, the sea turned back to it’s serene scene, the mild moonlight shone on the waves
which gently lashed against the ship, sending up pearly sprays.
***
Si woke up in the darkest place he could ever imagine as he heard two very different voices calling for him.
“Your Majesty…”a trembling voice filled with emptiness and void called torpidly.
“Your Majesty!”a ferocious voice filled with violence and brutality called relentlessly.
Although the two voices differentiates distinctly, they all sounded exceptionally polite, but spooky.
As Si opened his eyes, he could see two blurry humanlike figures, one white, one black. As his vision became
clearer he could now apparently see two ghosts kneeling beside him.
The white one was smiling eerily, he was tall, thin and pale white, as if he was made out of paper. He had a
protracted, lurid tongue dangling wildly down from his smiling mouth.
The black one looked fierce and tough, he was rotund and elephantine with a dark black face.
Si, being a man who loved reading bizarre and curious legends, understood that the two ‘figures’ in front of him
were the Black and White Wu Chang. They were the ghosts responsible for guiding the souls of the newly dead to the
Gate of Hell.
“Your Majesty…!”The ghosts bowed respectfully, “we have sent you to the Gate of Hell already. Ox Head
Horse Face should be here any minute now!”
It was only then did Si realize that his body was transparent. He was at the entrance of a gate saying ‘Gate of
Hell’ on it. It was caliginous all around, and from time to time there were ghostly cries echoing.
“Thank you…”said Si, frightened with his lips trembling, but still kept his manners, “however, what did you just