The Awoken are humans that were greatly affected by the darkness meaning they did not have enough light to stop the darkness. If your player is an Awoken it can make complete sense, you were a human who had light (which is why you revived by your ghost), but your light was weaker than others so even in death you were affected by the darkness turning you into an awoken. It also explains why even your player does not know what an Awoken is even though they are one.