"It all happened in a blur. The first second i was camping with my co-workers on a holiday break, the next second i was in an unfamiliar place."
"Everything looks weird. Everything doesn't look like the earth i know. I don't know how I even got here, it's all because of that weird glowing cave and now I'm here in this weird alien-like forest."
Elric gets up from the ground kneeling while groaning in pain after hardly faceplanting on the wet dirt below, his eyes darting around the place unable to make out what had happened. Confusion visible on his face "Well ain't this great.." Elric said to himself his tone was quiet and annoyed "looks like i've brought myself to an edge.." He muttered quietly slowly getting up from the ground before sighing quietly clearly knowing he had brought himself to his own coffin.
"A traveler in the middle of a forest alone with no equipments to protect himself.. How rare to see now days." the sudden quiet yet gentle voice hang in the air causing Elric to immediately turn his body around towards where the voice came while also pulling out a pocket knife from his jacket "Who's there!?" Elric yelled his stance protective and catious. Three years of being a firefighter had taken toll in his brain making him act before thinking from instincts.
"You don't need to point your weapon on me traveler, i won't hurt you." *the face came out of the shadow revealing a tall pale man with a almost like traditional attire, his smile thin, his eyes sharp yet there's no mischief behind it. "Who are you supposed to be?.. A merchant?" Elric said sarcastically as the tall man just continue smiling his eyes closing slightly with his head tilted to the side before speaking up "you are absolutely right. I am a merchant.." The merchant replied with the same sarcastic tone "that's quite a tone you had there for a someone you just met." The merchant said quietly his voice lower than before.
"Well forgive me about my tone. I didn't expect you to actually be a merchant because of your Royal looking attire." Elric said through his teeth, annoyance plastered on his face "alright enough talking! You are absolutely pissing me off." The merchant said angrily his hand went up towards the air as a circle of glowing symbol covered the ground teleporting them to a place similar to a castle. "I've brought him here! Can i leave now!? This man is seriously pissing me off!" The merchant yelled angrily towards a woman up in the throne, his steps frantics as he walks towards her.
"I think it's your problem because you are really easy to bait on.." The woman said quietly her eyes staring into the merchant owns before looking away from him and slowly walk towards where Elric is "you may go now Líng. Your face are ruining my view" The woman said with a harsh tone as the merchant then scoffs before leaving the room. The woman watches him walk away, waiting for the merchant to disappear from her view before moving her focus towards Elric a gentle formed on her lips "you must be Inca! How was your trip here?" She asks gently her hand clamps together eager for Elric answers.
"First. I am not Inca.. Second. it was a awful trip. Third. I face planted myself on the ground and somehow spawned in a forest." Elric said with a flat tone, his eyes glaring towards her as he was crossing his arms as the woman stare at him with a awkward disbelief "you.. You are not Inca?.." She asks quietly with a shaking smile her body as Elric just shook his head with a flat expression plastered on his face "oh dear i must've teleport the wrong person." The woman said quietly her face turning white "Mmh hm, you did. Now can i go back to world now?" Elric asks with annoyed tone his arms uncrossing with one of the hands resting on his hip
"Haha.. Hah.. Hahah... I.. Actually can't." She said the words shaking on top of her tongue "what do you mean you can't!?"
"The portal that teleports you here was broken because we haven't used it in a thousands of years.."
"Please say sike because I'm gonna kill myself right on this spot."
"Ahaha... Hah.. Mmh.."
"Oh my days."
"No need to worry, i as the goddess of Xylia kingdom will fix this in no time!"
"You're a goddess but you have a brain of an average six years old- WHY DIDN'T YOU TEST THE PORTAL FIRST TO SEE IF ITS STILL WORKING NORMALLY!?"
"That didn't came into my mind." The goddess said awkwardly as Elric just stares her in complete disbelief
"I'm killing myself-"
"Wait! We actually need you for something." The goddess said with a serious tone before clearing her throat