-Chapter 3- What are you?

"Please take a seat," the Kings hand waved to another comfortable leather chair across from him, his son stood on alert to the side of his father. I slowly walked over taking my seat and noticing the other female elf who escorted me here to now be gone. I looked to them both waiting for one to speak, "so I said I would show you maps, however before that I have more questions," I lifted my brow in question. I had noticed my items including my clothes and the box was there too, I wonder how they managed to get it there, maybe they were stronger than I had suspected. "Go on," he smiled "explain everything in detail as I ask it," I simply nodded, I had no idea when or if I would or could get home and waiting in those woods for that to happen was impossible. "What is this specifically you said it was a gun, and you have two of them," I nodded once more "yes, they are also called firearms, but specifically these ones are called .50 desert eagles, they are my favourite type to use, there are many different types of guns and different sizes, if you let me I will show you what I mean." I held my hand out so I could show them the bullet and how it worked I knew they could not create them or else they would already be using them.

The prince tensed up at my words however the King gave me a considering look before nodding to his son to hand it over, I heard the prince say "Adar" "do it Legolas," his tone left no room for argument; however he did as told with a tense jaw. I released the magazine and grabbed it, they flinched but I showed them the bullets inside, I then pulled back the slid and caught the released bullet left in the chamber, as I began to go over the information I had stored in my head about my weapons. "The desert eagle is a semi-automatic hand gun, so that means if I pull the trigger here, it will shoot a bullet however I need to release and pull the trigger again to send off another bullet, some guns are automatics meaning when you pull the trigger it will continue to fire bullets in its magazine until the weapon is empty. This gun holds the largest cartridge of any magazine fed, self-loading gun, so when a bullet is fired, the ones below in this magazine will move up automatically loading the next bullet to be fired until there are no more left." I took a breath and showed the bullet to which he took and examined, I used the parts of the bullet and parts of the gun to explain certain things. "Speer 325-grain .50 AE ammunition is what I use, these are powerful bullets and the gun has a 200 meter firing range, the mechanism is gas operated, that is why at the end of the barrel there are these ports to allow the gas out, this trigger here pulls back and flicks forward hit and sending the bullet flying, you see the inner bit is the bullet, the outer part is the casing, the entire slide moves and the casing will be released from this opening, these bullets are powerful and typically leave an entire hole in something they connect with. There is also a way to dismantle and clean the gun, and also a safety leaver, a firing pin is needed inside it without it you cannot fire it, the magazines can be loaded with bullets, you do this by hand." I grabbed the bullet from him and pushed down onto the other bullets they all slid down as I clipped the demo one in, I slid the mag in, and released the slider lock and clicked on the safety and I pulled the trigger. "The gun won't fire if on safety," it made a dull click sound. "Same if the firing pin is removed from its innards or if there is no ammunition inside, there are a few different types of bullets that can go with this gun, this gun also allows one to customise it to a different barrel chamber size if need be."

I noticed the prince seemed worried with a look and the King looked intrigued like he had a new toy, "it makes a large noise when fired it also holds seven bullets within the mag, it can be quite if a silencer is put on it, however it needs to be the right one. Both are the same I have one for each hand, as you can see I also have throwing knifes and small blades, and then the hunter knife, which is my favourite to use, I also have that black box, it is new to my arsenal and I have only fired it once, really I am surprised yous managed to walk it up to this location from where I was told to leave it in my room." I noticed a strange look cover both father and son's face, but I didn't ask, guessing maybe it wasn't so easy to move, "that is called Pandora, her creators called her a she, I have only fired her once, these" I pointed to the large bullets that were on the gauntlets on the table. "These are the ammunition for this weapon, it is a type of sniper rifle, snipers vary from make and model some hold magazines some need to have a single bullet loaded in one at a time and fired before reloading another manually. Snipers are extremely long-distance guns, however there is training required to be good at it and not everyone can shoot from a far distance with one. Snipers typically have a kick stand on the end of its exceedingly long barrel to help it balance, most people sit or lay down when aiming or firing, I have not heard of many able to hold one in a standing position and fire. Guns all have a force behind them so the bigger the gun the more kick back you are hit with, snipers are placed against the shoulder where the kickback is absorbed by the shooter, this sniper is a mecha-shifter. It is the only one of its kind, made of a heavy, dense and powerful metal it heats up gaining its energy to be able to shoot one bullet, this one uses electricity like lightning and when fired it is more like a missile, it has mass destructive capabilities, this one is also loud, most snipers are quite until fired and they are the fastest firing gun out of all the different types, questions?"

"What exactly is a cyborg and what can you do?" I looked to him, I found this difficult to state because I knew they simply would not understand the technology or science behind most things, so it was going to be a challenge to well dumb it down for them per-say. "Okay so once an asteroid fell to my planet, now you know what an asteroid is right?" they simply nodded I sighed unbelievably happy about that. "Okay so there was an asteroid different to most, this one had materials we had never seen before, and from it the serum I told yous about came from it along with the material that Pandora is made from, I am currently 77 years old at the age of 27 I died it was a terrible accident. Anyway the scientists of the Corporation I work for…" I noticed a small frown I sighed "it's like a very big rich business, anyway they had the asteroid and the materials from it, with it they used it to re-create my body, so here I am with this very mechanical and technological advanced being, I can see in 3D; scan items and objects, map out things, see in X-ray which means see through or inside objects, along with infrared so I can see heat signatures, I also can see in the dark with my night vision and I can also see long distances like a telescope. I am also strong, the metal like material makes and replaces my skeletal structure, the serum made up and replaced my organs, making them new again that includes skin, hair, nails, teeth, arteries, veins, ligaments, muscles, and blood. It prevents me from dying, it also makes me fast, my brain is highly advance and quick I hold a lot of information in it and I learn quickly too. I am able to connect to technological devices like computers which are like a non-living brain with a screen it can show images, sounds, videos, which is moving images captured through a lens that acts as an eye and then replay it so long as it is saved."

Again the room was quite, "and this is how you know how to fight and wield weapons?" I nodded "yes, you see technology can make information into a digital code, which I can get from a computer and the information stays with me that I can use at my disposal, so I also have settings that I can change, like let's say you stab me, I will feel the pain however in my brain I can turn off the pain receptors in my body, same with other receptors and so on." I could see the King was getting a better image painted in his head, I mainly found myself talking to him not the prince seeing as the King was the one wanting to know the information and asked the questions. "So why are you not old, by your age most humans are dead," I hated that word, mainly because my parents and older siblings were already dead, however all of their children had children who had children, meanwhile I had never had a partner or kids of my own. "Well the serum prevents me from aging and dying, so if you were to cut my head off it would re-grow, if I was to be thrown into lava, a single organism from my person can regrow my whole being, fair enough it takes a while and is painful and hard, however the serum is active in every cell in my person, once dead or in a dead cell it dissipates to prevent any enemies from getting it or recreating it."

"That is most interesting; did you have a partner or children?" I noticed he was now interested in me as a human, I slightly frowned "no, I am an agent that has taken up most of my life," "and how did you get here, what happened before you woke up in the woods and came to my kingdom?" 'oh snap I am meant to keep mission details confidential, highly doubt he would understand what half the shit I mention is anyway.' "There was a mission, where an unknown opening went somewhere, advanced probes and rovers were sent through but none came back, I am unable to die so I was sent through, there was an endless void of nothing. I then woke up on the ground of the woods and here I am talking to you, I don't know how much time passed between when I blacked out and when I arrived in this world, I didn't remember anything." The king took a sip of his fruit smelling alcohol, I guessed it was a type of wine; he looked to me in consideration, "so you're like an assassin spy mixed with an officer?" I nodded "yes I am a lone wolf, I like to be able to make my own judgement calls and normally report to the one in charge, sometimes I am hired by my bosses' friends and I help them out, sometimes I am hired to help and rescue people too."

The King made a finger movement and on a small table in between us Legolas rolled out a skin leather detailed map, "this is the map of middle-earth you are located in Greenwood, tell me does anything look familiar to you on this map?" I looked it over, shocked at the small size of it; 'was this seriously all they had mapped?' "Something the matter?" I looked up to Legolas, "well I just thought there would be more mapped, like more land not just one continent, but I suppose this world is behind in advancement compared to my own." I tried to be nice when explaining it but I could tell both did not like the way I stated it, "no offense I was just stating a fact is all, after all we have our entire solar system mapped and then beyond that too, we have learned more." This both relaxed them and intrigued them, "you mean the heavens you have mapped?" Legolas seemed shocked I frowned "no outer space, so our moon we have stepped foot on it, and we have mercury, the first planet closest to our sun then Venus, then our earth then Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto however it is no longer a planet it is just a piece of ice stuck in the orbit of our sun." They seemed confused for a while, I sighed 'how did they know what an asteroid or comet was but not what another planets or the sun in a star system was?'

I focused back onto the map, I tried to see if it could be a bit of one of the countries from my world, or a changed piece from the past or the future but that did not fit, I turned it around, I had did a scan and read all the locations, roads, bodies of water, forests, mountains, hills, settlements and regions even some seas were small and inland nowhere the size of the sea's we had back home not the oceans. I shook my head "this is not my home, thank you for showing it to me, I now know the locations of this world, I find it daunting to think I may not go back home, at least it won't be easy, can I ask yous some questions about your world and you as a species?" with another hand gesture Legolas took the map and then left the room, "what is it you want to know?" I leaned back in my chair now "well you seem to know what humans are so do they live in this world?"

"Indeed they do, so do dwarfs, hobbits, wizards, dragons, giants, trolls and orcs there are many other things but those are the most common," he must have known what my next question was because instead he held up his hand to stop me, "it is easier if you learn it from the library." I perked up at his mention of the place "and I can learn your language?" he smiled at my words "of course however first I want you to give me some of your blood with that serum," I tilted my head before making an 'oh' face "you want your scars healed then?" this seemed to unnerve and anger him as the look he pointed at me was vicious, I actually flinched back. "How did you know that?" I looked at him with widened eyes, I had no idea how to answer this "um, because I looked at you?" he seemed angered "I have never released the magic seal on my wounds in your presence!" I swallowed however it seemed he was using magic, did not know that was a thing till now. "Oh magic? Okay well I couldn't tell, sorry I just saw you with your scar, I'm guessing magic doesn't work nor affect me," understanding came over his features and then a look like he found that certain ability about me useful.

I held out my hand for his now empty goblet, he passed it over to me, "a blade please," he pulled the hunter knife from my belongings, I sat the goblet on the table and then in my mind I flushed as much serum through my person but mainly to my wrist, I quickly slit it open, letting the blood slosh quickly into the drinking glass, "skull it." I passed him the drink and he did as I suggested, I watched as the skin remade itself and his eye became clear, it was obvious that the serum was dissipating in his veins as the healing slowed down, however it did the trick, well from what I could see. "Wow I feel amazing," he looked down to the empty cup and then to me, I smiled "welcome to how I feel all the time; so… did it heal it all?" King Thranduil stood up and moved to the fire using the goblet to see his reflection, "I don't believe it, I never thought anything could heal dragon's fire," "wait a dragon did that to you, holly shit."

I noticed his frown at my words but he placed the cup down once more, "follow me." I did as asked, I was mainly excited to learn a new language or two and other things and beings in this world, I had noticed that the elves had bigger brains then man in my scan but nothing too exciting stood out, I would need to get all my information from them in the library. "Also I wanted to say my thanks for the room and clothes, it is very generous of you King Thranduil, also please don't throw out my other belongings," he looked over his shoulder to me, now that I had seen him stand, I knew he was nearly 7 feet tall. "I was not planning to; however you can carry that black box of yours, I will not hear another of my elves complain about lifting the dam paper weight." I smiled at his words yet tried to not show it, "of course my King," "you know those who devote themselves to a King call them 'my' King, so does that mean you are mine to do with?" I looked up to him surprised "in all honesty I have never met a royal before, there is not many royal bloodlines in my world and I certainly have never met one, so I am just rolling with what I have heard in movies, I mean theatre." I noticed his amused grin "but I don't mind, I have nothing better to do, but I would like to learn as much as I can first."

I sat with my legs crossed and my back to the door, the library was huge, it had a large fireplace, and three levels of books with stairs and ladders all leading up to the roof, there was couches and tables and so on littered around the room for reading and learning. I collected the history books of middle earth, the elves, other creators and beings book, languages of the elves and also languages of middle-earth. I sat before the fire on a cushion I stole from a seat, I had mastered Sindarin which was the grey elf and what Legolas and the King were, and they lead the Nandor aka the green elves, I learnt about their god and the fact that they got to go to the undying land was just cool, and to know what is their creator and what to expect is amazing.

I only knew the sun had risen when other elves began to filter in and out of the library and every time the door opened a filter of sunlight would come in. Finally a guard came but it was not just anyone it was Tauriel she had light footsteps and her hands were behind her back. "Miss Hawley, the king would like you to dine with him for lunch, please wash up and change and I will escort you to him after you're done." I paused with my reading; it was annoying that I could not just download all the information however I still learned all the scripts, languages, beings, history, gods, and other beings and creatures in this world simply overnight. "Can I take these or do they stay?" she smiled at me "I'm sorry but they stay," I nodded, getting up placing the cushion back and taking the books back over to each individual place I got them from, I left following Tauriel back to my room.