Unlikely friendship
Prologue: Lost in the cold land
On a while hills, there was a mark on it. Two black things stood out of the white snow, but on those black things, snow were also on it. The blue sky was slowly starting to turn orange as its source of light was dropping.
The two black things started moving before a black hand ended with claw came out of the snow. The clawed hand moved on the ground and pushed it. The body came out of the snow.
The one who came out of the snow was a M'arrillian of 7,8 ft. tall without his long tail on the ground giving a little the form of a Naga named Vix'ben. He wore a black coral armor that cover his back, upper chest, his 2 big and muscular arms, his 2 smaller arms at the bottom of his flanks, his flanks and also his head. He had a long tail starting below his back of dark red color, big and fat. On his back, 2 short, but powerful black wings to make him fly. On his head, he had a black fin, 4 purple eyes in a line where the coral armor wasn't covering his fac. On the top of his head, he had 2 gray horns pointing at the side of his neck. His stomach was dark red like his tail.
He put his arms against his body and shivered a little.
"Where am I?" he asked. He looked around and only saw snow and strange trees he never saw before. "A white desert," Vix'ben touched it. "It's the cold snow," he crawled on the snow at the direction of the tree and put his hands on it. "Looks like Overworlder tree, but it's doesn't feel the same was as I touch them."
He looking on the ground and he tried to find something, but nothing. No footstep or any trace of anything alive. Nothing dragged him there. He felt the wind on his back and he shivered.
"C-Cold," he said. "I-I have to find shelter."
He tried to expand his wings, but it failed.
"No! Please open," Vix'ben begged.
The M'arrillian tried again, but his wings were frozen. He heard something cracking and succeeded at expanding his wings and flew in the air. He shivered and knew he couldn't lose any second or he'll freeze to death. His tail had some frost at the end of it and his blood was getting colder. He looked around him and saw only white, some brown tree and yellow tree. The darkness started to invade the land and Vix'ben realised it was getting even colder.
"Time is against me," Vix'ben realised.
He accelerated and his vision reduced as the darkness claimed the land. Eventually, only his purple eyes were piercing the darkness of the night. Vix'ben was blind and he looked around.
"Oh no! I'm going to die!" Vix'ben panicked.
Suddenly, he saw a spot of light far away. He realised it was his only hope.
"Maybe there's a civilisation there. No matter which tribe, I have to go there," Vix'ben followed the light.
He saw the light multiplying like dot illuminating over the darkness. The light felt welcoming for the M'arrillian and wish it wasn't a trap. He flew as fast as he could and reached his destination. He saw the light getting bigger and when he was closed, his wings were frozen and craashed in the snow. He shouted surprised and his head popped out. He looked around and saw light illuminating the darkness. It wasn't like the torch of the Overworld, or the shining stone of the Deep Mine. It was something he never saw before.
It was some metal object creating some light one gray street. Some metallic thing rolled on the gray street at fast speed, leaving black smoke behind it. Vix'ben also saw tall building. Some of them have flashing light with some strange things written that he couldn't understand.
"Where am I?" Vix'ben asked quietly. He saw something coming and he hid behind a metal vehicle. He took a peek and he saw something he wasn't expecting. "Chaotic player. Chaotic player everywhere."
He hid and he looked at his hands. He looked again and he saw way too many chaotic players to feel safe to attack or go all out. The cold was also weakening him right now and didn't have the warm clothes they wore.
"I'm alone against them. Even if they don't have power, they have some strange battlegear. I can't do anything foolish and-" Vix'ben shivered. He grabbed his arms and flexed them, trying to obtain some warn on his body. "I'm dying of cold."
He tried flying in the air, but his wings didn't work anymore. They were completely frozen. He knew he didn't have much time and he had to find a shelter and it was starting to be urgent.
He looked around and when he saw he was free to enter the city safely. He crawled inside and did everything to not be spot. He moved away from the tall building at the direction of the eastern part of the city and saw a flash of light coming. He hid behind a metallic vehicle and waited for it to pass. He peeked around and saw nothing dangerous around him. He continued moving to the eastern sector and he saw the houses were smaller there. He smiled when he saw that the windows were accessible and also a place he could enter discreetly. The other reason he smiled was because the window seemed big enough for him to enter.
It was at the other side of the street. Before he moved there, he looked left and right. He didn't really take his time, only small glance. He felt his blood freezing inside of him and his life starting to exit his body. He moved to the other side and lifted his body. He reached the second floor thanks to his long tail. He used his hands to grab the border of the window, but he noticed he had problem closing his fingers. He forced his fingers to close and he barely succeeded. He looked inside and saw only darkness, but he looked deeper and saw no one. Vix'ben tried to enter, but his head his something transparent.
"I was wondering why the window wasn't protected," Vix'ben commented. He tried to find a way to enter quietly. He wasn't sure if chaotic player was there, but he was really vulnerable right now and didn't want to take any chances.
He used his fang at the bottom part of the window and tried to open it. The window resisted him a little.
"If I wasn't...freezing...It wouldn't have been a problem," Vix'ben grunted.
The window finally opened and Vix'ben entered in the room. It was mostly trying as his belly got stuck on the window. He forced with his arms and passed inside. He turned around and closed the window. He felt the cold entering and he didn't want to freeze. Once inside, he let himself relax against a wall and let the warm entering in his body.
"It was so close," Vix'ben sighted with a smile, relief he escaped death.
His body was slowly getting warmer. Now that the cold wasn't threatening him anymore, he asked his first question since he woke up again: "Where am I?"
He moved near the window and he looked outside. He knew one thing, he wasn't in Perim anymore and maybe he was currently at the land where the chaotic player lived. He didn't know how he got there, but knew that he had to return to his world. But for now, Vix'ben decided to relax and let his body warming up. The heat was so good right now, even if it was a dry place.
AC: Here's the end of the prologue of a short story.
Chapter 1: Hide or Spot?