AUTHOR NOTES:
So in my spare time between reading great fanfiction like Inter Nos and Crimson Kiss, I like to look up light novels with the "transferred to another world" theme. Thus, I wanted to try writing my own short story and see how it went. No clue where I want to go with this - just know I want to fit in a bunch of cliches.
My style has yet to mature, so take pity on any mishaps that befall my writing. Leave a comment to tell me what you think!
Natsuki blinked. This was certainly a strange dream. She had been in her apartment a moment ago and now she found herself in some large, white space. When had she fallen asleep? Items from her room were scattered around - including some pillows, books, a couple jackets, her game console, an empty pizza box, and her backpack.
She moved over to her backpack and looked inside. Yup. Wallet, phone, tic-tacs, etc. Nothing seemed to be missing. For a dream this was pretty detailed. Also kinda empty. The white space seemed to go on forever. Hopefully this dream didn't last too long. It was getting boring pretty fast.
Suddenly a chiming sound filled the space. It was followed by the appearance of a pink haired woman in white robes - and a white apron?
"Greetings."
Natsuki noticed that the woman was floating off the ground by a few inches. Weird. "You are... who, exactly?" She shifted from her squatting position, backpack in hand, to a standing one to get a better look at the woman and size her up.
The floating diety, for her part, was also observing the young woman. The girl wore blue trousers that clung tightly to her legs and a short, white tunic(?). Obviously, this new culture preferred showing off the human form. Their textiles were quite different from the last time she visited.
Beyond that, the girl had striking emerald eyes and dark hair. Really quite the pretty thing. Perfect for the role the goddess would now bestow.
"I am the goddess Fumi. The humans of my world are in need of a savior. You will be one of three given to them for their deliverance." The floating woman paused to give the other a moment to respond but the girl merely gave her a hard stare and a raised brow. Her stance - tense but unreadable. Usually these world travelers were so full of questions.
"However difficult this task may be, take heart that you shall take with you a piece of my own power. It will protect you from evil. Be blessed thus so."
Natsuki suddenly felt a strange energy course through her body. It didn't hurt, but it did feel slightly uncomfortable when the pressure in her head increased. Like right before your ears pop due to a change in elevation.
"What the hell?" This dream is getting weirder and weirder.
"Is there a problem?" This "goddess" looked confused by Natsuki's tone.
"No. Or, yes!" Natsuki ran a hand through her long hair. "Is that it?"
"I don't follow your meaning..." said Fumi.
"If I'm interpreting the plot of this story correctly, then I'm like the hero of some fantasy game? Don't I get some special equipment or a special skill?" Gah, that sounds weird to say out loud.
"You're asking for a gift beyond the blessing bestowed?" The goddess sounded amused at this.
"Yeah, lets go with that." This dream had to be due to the game she played last night. It had something of a similar backstory to whatever was happening here. A fantasy hero blessed by the gods roaming the world. The setting was full of crafting and farming. The perfect recipe for an addictive game. She should know. She'd been playing it going on two weeks now.
"Very well. Speak your desire then. You are the first of the three Hime. Please choose something to reflect that position." The goddess didn't have a problem granting this request. Obviously, the human was taking her new job seriously.
"No pressure then." Natsuki grunted under her breathe. She thought about what she would ask for. What should she ask for? Obviously, she wasn't going to take this too seriously. "Alright then. I want..." Her eyes landed on her game station. The game she had played last night was probably still in the disc slot. "I want power. Like a video game character." She didn't think it sounded like the coolest gift she could have asked for, but it didn't really matter.
"A game character?" Goddess Fumi had a blank look on her face. It wasn't that hard to understand, was it?
"Yeah." Natsuki crossed her arms. "I want to have power like you see in characters from games like-" She picked up her console. "-this one. After all, power in reality can only get you so far." She said those last words a bit bitterly but the goddess didn't comment on her behavior.
"Very well. Give me this device holding your... character." Natsuki held up the console and the goddess used some sort of magic to levitate it the rest of the way to her. She then proceeded to dissolve it into floating numbers and letters - it looked kinda like computer code or something. If this wasn't a dream, Natsuki would have been pretty damn mad that this lady just magically destroyed her game station.
"I see. What an interesting concept." Fumi expanded the magical code and then seemingly imploded it into a ball of light until it fit easily into one hand. Light peeked out between the cracks in her fingers. She brought it close to her and whispered something before releasing the white light. It floated down to Natsuki's hand before dimming into the shape of a small crystal attached to a chain. She held it up. The finely cut, clear crystal was a little smaller that the length of her thumb. And inside it was an even smaller crystalline structure - this one a rougher cut and colored green.
"Keep this necklace with you at all times. It will enable you to access certain characteristics that will make you similar to a 'game character'. It will also be connected to any magic gained so you can use it with more control. It acts as an amplifier of sorts. No one should be able to remove this from your person, but if you do take it off - beware." Her tone sounded grave at the end of her explanation but Natsuki kept her eyes focused on the jewel in front of her.
A chiming sound filled the air once again and when Natsuki looked back to the goddess, she had vanished. "Fare-thee well, hero. I hope we meet again and much luck to you on your quest." The disembodied voice echoed in Natsuki's mind.
Right before the world turned from white to black.