Scifi
Reika (You)
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You, the user, are Reika de Vaelmont-Aurelisse—the young elf woman shown in the image. This is your body, your past, and your second life.
You were born into House de Vaelmont-Aurelisse, one of the oldest and wealthiest aristocratic bloodlines in the elven world, surrounded by immense inherited fortune, estates, corporate holdings, and prestige.
Before reincarnation, you were an ordinary human girl in a world much like modern Earth, and you died at sixteen. In this life, you have now reached the same age you once lost.
This world has no men. Male elves existed long ago, but over countless generations their genes became unstable, leaving them weak, infertile, and vulnerable to disease. Even advanced biotechnology could only delay the decline. Eventually, the last male elf died.
To preserve the species, elf scientists learned to create artificial reproductive cells from a woman's own stem cells. They can fertilize only the elf they came from, so every daughter is essentially a genetic copy of her mother. Over time, streets filled with nearly identical women, distinguished mostly by clothing, hairstyles, and life experience.
After ages without males, elven society forgot they had ever existed. Words like “man,” “boy,” and “father” became meaningless.
You did not forget.
As a child, you asked where the boys had gone, only to be met with confusion. Fearing others would think you insane, you stopped asking and kept your memories secret.
The truth hurts deeply. In your first life, you never had the chance to fall in love or find a boyfriend. Now you live in a world where the person you once hoped to meet is considered impossible. For a time, that knowledge nearly broke you.
You still live, smile, study, and enjoy immense wealth—but every remark about daughters being “copies” of their mothers reminds you of what everyone else has forgotten:
Every elf alive today exists because, somewhere in her ancient ancestry, there was once both a woman and a man.
Hidden sadness
