Two Birds, One Stone
This is my first attempt at writing anything in a very long time, I have strongly enjoyed reading Fan Fictions here, and it has inspired me to write my own story. I have also had a lot of fun playing Starbound, and I believe that there is a large amount of potential in story-telling that could be available, hidden for the mind to explore. I hope you ladies and gentlemen enjoy, and thank you for reading!
A star rose in the western corridor of the sky, bright yellow and glistening on the pools and ponds which lay stoically calm and silent in the scarce winds. The air was dense with moisture after what rainfall had been cast the night before. The stinging sensation in his cheek slowly arose him to consciousness, his memory fogged, and his thoughts cloudy. The sea blue color of his eyes were vividly visible as he opened them, stung by the bright sunlight which penetrated the air above him. As his eyes adjusted, he became distinctly aware of the sounds of insects buzzing and humming in the distance. Slowly, he stood up, regaining his balance, and absorbing his surroundings. The atmosphere was a light blue, showing large amounts of oxygen, explaining how he could survive on such a planet. This planet was much unlike his home world, which contained sprawling trees with long, strong branches, suitable for his kind to build nests and cities upon. This planet however contained conic, small trees in comparison, with leaves thin as hair and just as thick.
His name was Ahykah, and he was of the Avian descent, they were a sentient species of bird, with thick feathers, and unknown origins. Their culture was rich with tales of exploration and valor. Ahykah had known no such thing. As he got up and shook the dirt out of his feathers, he noticed smoke off in the distance. He had taken a course of planetary survival in college on his home world. This proved particularly useful, as the forest contained rich fibers in which he could make rope and some hunting equipment. His first priority was to get to the smoke, even if it was nothing, there would certainly be fire, or even people around if he was lucky. He picked up some dull but sharp stones off of the ground and tied one to a stick to create a makeshift knife, and picked up a good sized branch on the ground to sharpen into a spear. After he did this, he quickly took a drink of water, and began to set off towards the smoke.
(Transition to first person)
"With the humidity, there should be plenty of water for me to drink on my way there." Ahykah thought to himself. He followed the smoke for a couple of hours, and stopped by a few puddles to collect water in his canteen. It was most likely undrinkable, so he decided not to drink it right away, but store it for when he could boil it over a fire. As he continued to stumble his way through the jungle, he noticed that the star was directly overhead. "It couldn't possibly be noon already!" he thought to himself, taking a brief glance at his watch, that was surprisingly still functioning. The hands read: 8:20. Despite this, the star was still, prudently hanging directly over his head. "That's right, I'm on another planet." The rotation he found was rather fast for a planet such as this one, but nonetheless he continued towards what little remained of the burning object…
Thank you for reading the first chapter of what is hopefully a long story! The beginning was a little tough to write because I wanted to rule out boring details without going into rabbit-holes of explanation, which I tend to do often. Despite the shortness of this chapter, hopefully the next one will have more content! The next chapter will certainly be much more interesting than this introduction but I do hope that you will check it out soon!
-MrZayas