A Small Change in Scenery.
(A/N: Hello! This is my first story, and I would gladly take any criticism about this story, so that I can improve on my writing ability)
That's all the Terrarian noticed as he woke up in his ruined armor.
In fact, he doesn't even know where he is. He simply appeared in this forest; his map on the cellphone, a map that he painstakingly made didn't even function, all the Terrarian remembered before waking up was him teleporting back home after beating Xeroc. He doesn't even recognize the trees! They looked entirely different compared to the ones he remembers in Terraria.
'Great, just my luck to wake up in yet, ANOTHER unfamiliar place. Man, it's just like that time in the crimson patch... I wonder how that even got there was only supposed to be the corruption.' The Terrarian wondered for a bit.
From what he gathered from the small number of townsfolk that chose to stay in the houses he built they specifically said it was only corruption and wondered about what the crimson was. Sure, they weren't the Best at providing less known information but at least some would have heard about it, especially the guide and that travelling merchant. 'But even they were confused at what it was?'
The Terrarian shrugged. 'Anyway, enough thinking. I should probably figure out where I am, because it certainly isn't in a place, I remember because I would surely remember these trees while I was still exploring heavily, that's for sure.'
He started inspecting the surrounding area, hoping that maybe he would find some sort of clue on where he was 'Maybe it was on the outer edges of Terraria's continent like, what was town was it again? Journey's end? I think it was. I forgot...' The Terrarian mentally apologized to the townspeople that lived there.
After a couple more hours of inspecting the forest that surrounded him, he concluded 'I am not close to my town, that's for sure. Though I do wonder where this cellphone sent me to?'
The more he thought about how he ended up here, he got more confused like how the cellphone malfunctioned when it was one of the more how you say? Intact? Yeah, intact items he had after he fought Xeroc, which leads to his question. 'Where on Terraria is this place?'
He shook his head. That was a thought for another time he should find a way out of the forest before night comes
'I don't want to fight hundreds of zombies and demon eyes right now they are way too annoying. Speaking of enemies...' The Terrarian, now noticing a few red eyes hiding in the surroundings, he, of course, decided to attack the red eyes first, without a care for his life yet again.
(A/N: I have never written a fight scene and am too afraid to write one until the second chapter. That is, if I even get enough motivation)
A few seconds later he slashed the last of the black wolves as it disintegrates into smoke, seeing that, he began trudging through the forest again not questioning why, hoping that nighttime doesn't come too fast, or that these monsters were going to eat up a lot more time than he'd think.
'Let's see...3PM, alright I got time before night falls, maybe I should find a place to set up camp in so I can fix this cellphone.' The Terrarian worriedly said as he looked at the cracked cellphone.
The Terrarian looked down and noticed the broken armor he was wearing, he inwardly groaned almost accustomed to this sight after every major fight.
'Should check up on my gear before I break them more than they are.'
He decided to take off his armor and put it in his inventory, before immediately switching his outfit to the one he usually wears when he isn't off fighting gods or monsters.
After he put his outfit on, he continued his walk to find the exit of the forest, sometimes he stopped to inspect some things such as mushrooms or the strange silence that the forest had. He wondered if the animals went into hiding thanks to some predator. Then again, he has been killing some of those wolf looking things a fair number of times while he was walking through the forest so maybe those things drove them away?
After a fair few hours later...
'Is that the exit? Oh, sweet it is the exit, now it's time for me to find a town!' The Terrarian beamed with excitement, he wasn't wearing his usual gear after all, they were all in disrepair. Though to him it didn't seem to matter, he was just happy he didn't have to stay in the forest for the night.
After a bit of time passed, he felt his stomach growl on a path he found leading somewhere, on which he hoped was to a town and he also hoped that it wouldn't be the other way. The number of times which he got lost thanks to him going the opposite way was astounding.
'Now that I think about it. I should probably retire from being a hero, I've done my job, now it's time for others to fix what I and the Gods broke and possibly ensure a better future for Terraria.'
The Terrarian thought. And then promptly decided to live a simple life, finally taking a break from the constant near death experiences on the daily and finally enjoy what he first lost.
'Yeah, this feels right it feels nice to have freedom after all the calamity that the Gods and I caused during our fights' The Terrarian again, mentally apologized to the poor souls who will have to eventually fix those craters.
'Maybe I should've fixed those craters before heading off to fight The Traitor almighty (Xeroc).' The Terrarian sweated at the thought of not being able to at least pay the poor souls.
Eventually, he found a small town at the end of the path. He momentarily pumped his fists in the air before quickly setting it back down, embarrassed he did that.
He walked to the town slowly, night was emerging, and he should've didn't walking a bit faster, so he didn't start encountering zombies and demon eyes. But he found that he couldn't, afraid if the people would recognize him as the Terrarian. He took a second to look up and think, but he found himself looking at the moon, he didn't seem too phased for some unknown reason, almost as if he recognized the moon from somewhere.
'Well, I guess I shouldn't worry about the town over there recognizing me.' He looked up at the moon, shattered, almost as if it was broken by a fight emerging on it. And the moment he gazed at the moon; did he realize that he wasn't on Terraria anymore.
With renewed vigor, and slight worry about what happened to this planet's moon. He walked up to the town, wondering if he needed to have an I.D of any kind, and if he did, how would he get one?
'Crap, I didn't think about that. Maybe this town doesn't need it, right? It seems far from any major city, or kingdom.' The Terrarian thought as he reasoned his thought down to a "Maybe I don't need one?"
Now, he was never good with people, so he wondered how he would introduce himself? Maybe a travelling merchant? A Traveller that wanted to find his sister? Or an adventurer, one that wanted to explore the area he was in right now? Maybe some random person from a remote town that he could make up?
He shook his head and decided on the last introduction he had fabricated in his mind.
'Well... Here goes nothing.' He had finally reached the town's entrance... Before a dozen wolf-like creatures and a bear emerged from the nearby forest looking like some horror movie creation, catching the guards. Off-guard, (ayy, get it?) along with him.