"Oh almost forgot, here" Naaji hands me a nice and simple tan coat with white fur on the inside after I come out dry with my new clothes on.
"Thanks" I give him a smile as I take a close look at the coat before laying it on the magical pack Naaji has given me but I frown at the uncertainty I feel about all of this.
"Yes, some does get this chance of living a new life in a fantasy world or the world they grow to love in the pages of a book but remember not all is giving permission to replace the previous god or gods of the world they're in." Naaji says trying to ease my nervousness which I give him a small smile for trying.
"Hopefully getting some sleep will help me feel better...And Naaji?" I call out to him when he turns away which he hums in response.
"Thank you, for giving me a chance." He gives me a open smile showing me the old man's missing teeth once again.
"I know you where a good pick!" He crackles to himself like a madman.
"I'll try my best to help you with what I can on your journey but always remember this is your path, no one else." He gives me another open smile when he settles himself down before he leaves me to sleep on the bed roll I have waken up on earlier which I only caught a glimpse of a mischievous glint in his eyes but it doesn't last long so I just think it's my imagination, when I lay on the bed roll I stare up at the ceiling of the tent although not really seeing it as my eyes stares beyond with my thoughts scrambled around my head like breakfast eggs but unknown to me a familiar withered hand slips out from behind a curtain I didn't know that was close to me and peppered a small amount of white glowing powder onto me. The light of the powder fades to nothing before finally landing softly on my skin causing my eyes to ( ) the more that lands and soon my eyes are forced to shut as sleep takes over, once I'm fully asleep Naaji strolls out form behind the curtain with a soft smile although it does hold sadness as he kneels beside me.
"I am sorry for this but you have to start somewhere..." He whispers to me not caring if I can't hear him which he gently move a piece of hair out of my face before snapping his fingers which not only did I disappear from the tent and the bed roll in a flash but also the winter land scape only to reappear onto hot sand with a scorching sun over me replacing the tent ceiling, my pack and coat falls onto the sand next to me as the glowing white powder continues to lull me to sleep despite the blazing heat that's just been thrown onto me but luckily the power of the powder doesn't last long so I won't wake up completely burnt to a crisp.
"Mmm" I groaned as the powder looses it's hold on me after about two minutes of laying on hot sand and crack my eyes open only to get blinded by the high noon sun which I immediately shut my eyes tightly.
"The hell..." I trail off confused as I sit up only to see sand everywhere which I find a town or city standing high in the distance after looking around once I climbed onto my feet and knowing the dangers of the deserts from my world makes me hope that this one isn't any different as I quickly pack my coat into the pack before slipping it onto my back, seeing I have no water what so ever makes me panic.
"Fucking shit Naaji! You could at least had given me some food and water!" I yelled out into the thick hot air with anger not really caring if Naaji can hear me or not which I do kick at some sand but it doesn't last long knowing I better get a move on to the place I see in the distance before my body gives out or something kills me, I'm just glad my feet doesn't sink too far in when walking over soft sand. By the time the sun is two hours from the horizon I'm a little bit away from my destination which I can see it's a small city that's been abandoned long ago but right now all I care for is the shade some broken buildings will give me and when I feel the first one upon my skin by going into a alleyway my knees buckled under me, with difficult I throw off my pack to lean against the wall panting as the heat is making me itch to remove my shirt but I know that isn't a good decision to do in this heat.
When I finally got my breath back and that I wasn't feeling like I was baking in a oven I climbed back onto my feet to snoop around the abandoned city as there must be a reason that Naaji decided to dump me in this blazing desert, I turn the corner once I got to the end of the alley and opened the first door I'm closest to which is barely hanging on it's hinges. If dust isn't covering everything sand is as what cloth that was left behind has been eaten by moths and the things made from wood has rotted mostly away, whatever has happened to this city must have been catastrophic. Finding nothing I moved on to another building but the scene is the same as the first house and it continued to be that way with every house I enter, it changes slightly when exploring stores and when the last light of sun light I only check half of the city but no still haven't found food or water so I'm going to be hungry and thirsty tonight.
This world has one sun which I'm lucky for as it would have added heat onto me during the day and once night falls it comes to my attention that this world has two moons as they light the night greatly, allowing me to see almost perfectly as if it's day and helping me continue my search through the city although not really indoors. Luckily have half an hour after night fall I find a candle but the matches I also out find in the draw just crumbs in my fingers from age.
"How the hell I'm supposed to ligh it now?" I sighed as I slip the other two candles into my pack although there are smaller then the one I decided to keep in my pocket incase I do actually find something to lit it with but for now I decided to sleep in this house somewhere hidden, I scoot a box over to see if there's anything behind it as it's been sitting next to some wooden stairs which when seeing nothing but more sand and dust I decided I'll sleep here tonight. Luckily the box is large enough to cover the whole entrance of the under stairs although the space is small it'll protect me from any animal this world has and I can look through the steps if I need to, so I use my pack as a pillow and tried to get some sleep which takes me a bit to do so as I used my coat as a cover as some point but I do fall asleep although it's restless.
Once again day comes fast giving me a theory that the days are at least two or three hours longer then what I'm use to as the nights are one or two shorter, I put my coat back into my pack before leaving the under stairs to continue searching the ruined city hoping to find food and water as my stomach starts growling at me while my lips are badly chapped.
'I'm going to die and I just got here.'
I'm close to breaking down around what seems to be one a clock in the evening after finding nothing in the last few stores and houses I've checked but I quickly steel my will as my eyes landed on the last place I haven't searched yet, it's looks to be a large house a few miles out of this small city so with sweat already pouring I truck the miles to it.