Reborn As A Wild Woman?!
Prologue
In the Great Empire of Sumeria, a wise young emperor ruled the land. Renowned for his strength, wisdom, and achievements. He was believed to be a prodigy sent by the gods.
Never did his people starve or face famine in his term of rule. It was under his leadership that they they were able to able to conquer the capital city of Meso, the city of Zaruk.
Other than his impressive rule, he was also a very popular subject among the women of the city and was highly sought after for being seen as the most eligible bachelor of high society.
Noble families from across the empire all sent their elegant daughters to the palace every season, hoping that their daughter would be the one to catch the emperor’s attention. Each night, his advisors would plead with him to take at least one woman from the court of concubines, but their persistent efforts were always in vain.
Many of his companions worried about the succession of the emperor’s throne, fearing that his death would bring dark times and leave the empire to shambles without a proper successor to take over.
Rumors of the emperor’s inactiveness spread throughout the palace, then to the capital city, and later on the neighboring cities. His enemies, seizing the opportunity, mocked him and spread rumors of impotence.
In the silent chambers of the palace, the emperor, Ronan, sat at his wooden desk, going over the matters and records of the state. When his trusted advisor, Osiris, walked into the room, bringing with him another stack of reports.
Osiris
Your majesty, I bring you more of the latest reports from distant countries. More witnesses about bandits coming through the borders have been recorded. The council of advisors is also very eager to talk more about this. They say it is an urgent matter.
Ronan, ignoring the latter part of what Osiris said, replied:
Ronan
Very well Osiris. Place them over on the other desk, together with the many others.
Externally, Ronan remained composed, not breaking from his usual expression. However, internally, he was dreading this and really wanted to gouge his eyes that have turned dry from reading everything.
Ronan
💭 Damn these bandits! How tiresome it is to deal with scoundrels who have nothing else better to do than wreck others’ peace!
Just as Ronan could peacefully water his eyes (by crying), Osiris interrupted.
Osiris
Your Majesty, I must also inform you about the storms happening in the city of Zaruth. The governor has sent a letter asking for relief from the capital for the affected villages.
Zaruth: another city of Empire Sumeria
Ronan
Another storm? It seems the weather has joined the list of things determined to disrupt my peace.
Ronan
💭 Goodness, has the world decided to curse me with never ending tasks? What is next, I’m asking you. A plague of locusts?!
Ronan
…Send them what they ask for. Make sure to deduct it from the city’s budget. In the meantime, do not bring me any more reports, leave them with the council. Please do ask for a maid to send my afternoon tea to the greenhouse. I will be going there now.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the fallen empire of Meso.
High Priest
All hail the great God Anu, the god of life! We gather in reverence, seeking to be blessed by your divine grace’s presence. Hear our pleas and bestow upon us the reward we deserve! Let it be that the son of the Sun reap the fruits of his terrible actions… and take responsibility for his wrong doings!
…
Echo (other people in the temple) — Oh great god Anu! Please hear our pleas!
The people continued to rise and bow, seeking for their god’s attention.
Anu
The people have sent another prayer today. Asking for Ronan’s death it seems, you know, the son of Helios. It seems he has sparked intense anger among the mortals of Meso.
Ishtar
Pfft, it only seems that they do not accept defeat and have resorted to knocking on the door steps of the gods again. Before this, they asked for storms to be summoned in Sumeria, was that not already sufficient?
Shamhat
Oh Ishtar, have you not learned that humans are very fickle in their wants? It is human nature for them to be sore after defeat.
Anu
What must I do then? Tell me, seeing that both of you have profound experience in this matter, given your tiresome bickering.
Ishtar
Believe me, I am deeply insulted. First, they seek my favor as the goddess of the skies, and when that doesn’t yield results, they turn to you? I am merely expressing my frustration.
Ishtar, feeling that his frustration might lead to further embarrassment, fell silent and turned away from the others. Indeed, it was clear that he was the youngest of the gods.
On the other hand, Shamhat, the god of mortality, was deep in thought. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully and absentmindedly kicked at the pebbles that found their way on the sacred ground.
Shamhat
I propose… that we create a being to rival this son of Helios, a worthy counterpart if you may. Truth be told, I am intrigued by the rumors of his aloofness towards others of his kind.
Shamhat
And, we will finally know is he is impotent or not!
Anu, listening to what he thought was a possibly stern proposal, sighed with exhaustion and rolled his eyes upon realizing that two of his companions were useless.
Shamhat on the other hand, looked pleased with himself.
Shamhat
💭 What a genius I am! Hitting two birds with one stone!
Chapter 1
Somewhere, in the middle of the jungle.
Liora
💭 Ouch! Did something just fall on my chest? Are those mice falling from the ceiling again?
Liora
💭 Water? Why is the floor so spiky? What…
Liora
💭 Huhhh?! Where am I?! Oh god, did I get kidnapped?
Liora, whose body trembled with a mix of confusion and fear, began to frantically pat all over herself.
Her mind racing to determine if this was some bizarre reality or just another lucid dream that spawned from her extreme exhaustion.
As the fog of disbelief began to clear and her realization set in, Liora’s eyes welled with tears, and the world around her seemed to tilt and spin.
Liora
💭 Oh god… what stupid predicament am I stuck in now?
The harsh reality of her situation set in.
Everything in her life is already going wrong. Just when she thought that she had managed to get a grip on her myriad of problems, the universe comes knocking at her doorstep wanting to drag her around another fiasco.
As soon as she started to sob uncrontrollably, sniffing and wiping snot from her nose, a white furred bunny hopped along in front of her.
Liora
Oh [sniff] hi there…
Liora tried to smile, her face puffy and eyes red from crying, but also couldn’t help a twinge of frustration towards the creature innocently twitching its whiskers in front of her.
How annoying it was to be face with something who has no doubt never encountered problems in life. As if it came here to mock me for being unable to deal with life’s obstacles. The sight of it felt like a cruel joke, reminding her of her own struggles and making her feel even more helpless.
She realized, with a sharp pang of irony, that the bunny wasn’t to blame. It had simply found peace in its own way.
She only had herself to blame for the path she took that stemmed from her ambitiousness. Non-stop work for a job that paid minimum that it could, with only an unlikely offer for her to be promoted to a slighlty higher position.
Liora
💭 All my life, I worked hard, excellently following everything and doing my best. Yet this is how the universe repays me?!…
She kept trying, even though her tears and snot had already dried up. Her lips quivered as she tried to suppress the pain from her soul that was threatening to come out.
It was unusual for Liora to cry like this. Normally, she was seen as assertive and forgiving, never the one to crumble under pressure easily.
But how could someone not cry in a situation like this?
Liora
Woah, woah WOAH WHAT THE HELL
Startled, Liora dell onto her bottom, landing on a few sharp pebbles that dug into her skin.
Rubbing the sore spot on her back, she quickly got on her feet as the bunny with the strange voice hopped closer to her.
Realizing how unusual the situation was even more, Liora’s eyes widened as the bunny began to speak.
Roe
Do not be afraid. I mean you no harm. I’ve been sent to guide you on this journey. Currenltly, you’ve traveled back to 2500 BCE-
Liora
💭 Gosh! Am I turning insane now?! Bunnies talking? Get a grip Liora, turning insane shouldn’t be a problem for you.
Before the bunny could continue, Liora interrupted.
Liora
Back to 2500 BCE? Are you kidding me? This can’t be real. That isn’t even possible.
Liora
Just tell where I am, NOW.
Liora
💭 You really are turning insane, talking to some rabbit.
Roe
It’s very real Liora. The forces that brought you here are beyond ordinary something. Your presence in this time is part of a greater plan.
Liora
A greater plan? What the hell are you talking about? And why me?
Roe
You’ve been chosen to play a pivotal role in events that will shape the future. But first, you must understand the world you’ve entered and the challenged you’ll face here.
Liora
This is insane. I don’t even know where to start. What even is there to know more about? I’m in a literal jungle.
Roe
That’s why I’m here. Follow me, and I’ll help you navigate this area. There is so much to learn and even more at stake.
Liora, taking the chances, and knowing she doesn’t have anything better else to do, followed the bunny.
Liora
Alright, show me what I need to do. But if this some king of twisted joke, I swear—
Roe
It’s no joke. Trust me. Your journey begins now.
Chapter 2
Liora
💭 I’ve been following this bunny for about 20 minutes now, we’re walking really slow since I have to match its hopping…
Liora
Uhm, can we take this time to explain how I exactly time travlled, as you’ve said.
Roe twitches his whiskers, too preoccupied to have heard what the person behind him said.
Roe
Oh huh? Did you say something❓
Liora
How did I time travel?
Liora
There’s no science to explain it.
Roe
That’s something we should talk about when you’re ready for a set of history lessons.
Just when they finished talking, they reached a beautiful rundown small house in a small clearing the middle of forest.
Roe
You’ll be staying here for a while. Come let me show you in.
Roe
The key should be right in front of the door here, under a rock.
Roe
Aha! This rock, lift it for me please.
Liora
💭 I’ll be staying here? Alone? Sounds like staying here might be fun for a while…
As they began to unlock the door, twisting the semi rusted key trying to open the old door, it opened.
The dusty atmosphere filled inside the cottage flew past the door, as if the air inside had been desperately waiting to be let out.
Roe
No one has been here for a while, the previous person who lived here was a witch.
Roe
As far as I know, she went away to another country. That was 50 years ago thought, it’s a surprise this place is still standing.
Liora looked around, stunned by the small details and furniture all over the interior decor.
A kitchen with beautiful rustic cabinets and intricate carves, a living room adorned with dusty figurines and floral fabrics, woven carpets with beautiful patterns…
Liora
💭 I wonder what the upstairs look like?
Liora explored and entered another room, it wasn’t obvious in from when you stood from the door but it was filled with multiple lab equipments.
Potions, tipped over flasks, jars of herbs, protective equipment…
Liora
💭 So a witch really did live here… I’m starting to be spooked out
Roe
My journey ends here Liora. I will be meeting you when needed. I think everything you need is already in the cottage here.
Roe
If not… well I guess you’ll have to figure it out on your own 🙂
As if he wasn’t here in the first place, Roe disappeared. Simply popping out of the atmosphere without any trace of those fiction magical transitions.
Shamhat
Those Meso mortals have been sending burnt offerings again, it seems that they’ve also resorted to the god of death for pleading.
Shamhat
[sigh] Seriously 💢 are they stupid?
Shmahat, realizing the Anu’s occupied thinking, got curious.
Shamhat
What? Have you done something?
Anu
I’ve taken your recommendation last time
Anu
I took another mortal from the modern era.
Ishtar, who wasn’t even previously in the room, suddenly appeared from the walls.
Ishtar
You took a MODERN human to Sumeria?
Anu
What? [rolls eyes] I’ve sent Roe to assist her already, she’s now living in the old hag’s house
Shamhat, who was confused about Ishtar’s disbelief, raised his brows.
Shamhat
What? What does it mean?
Ishtar
It means Ayrish will come for us‼️
Ayrish: the goddess of time.
Shamhat
You and your stupid crush
Ishtar
What happens if she comes here⁉️ It’s not only about that, don’t you remember what happened to Deimos?
Ishtar
He tried to make a mortal for a bride and travelled to the 1980AD ‼️ Ayrish had to call on Zeus on him
Ishtar
And where’s Deimos now? WE DON’T KNOW
Anu
Alright, stop already.
Ishtar
Then why did you do it⁉️
In that moment, they heard the ticking sound of a clock together with the harmonic flapping of winds come near.
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