Exiting the small cottage,Roderick was ready to explore the new world he had inadvertently been dropped into.One small step into the brown soil,his feet sank immediately into the morass.The soil was extremely fertile and rows and rows of healthy wheat could be seen growing from the vast land in front of him, taking in the breath of nature, he started his long arduous hike towards the horizon. With the company of birds chirping and the occasional howl of a wolf, he peacefully walked along the wheat farm, not a single worry had yet to come to his peaceful existence.

An hour later,with a single scan of of his surroundings.He noticed a large dirt road ahead of him, the road was large indeed around the size of a 3-lane highway.Dusk was approaching and Roderick knew that staying out was risky, without any knowledge or equipment.It was best for him to find help, walking along the dirt road. The peculiar sound of a horse clop entered Rodericks ears, then the sight of a caravan appeared before him. The caravan guard who was clad in leather armour immediately ran up ahead towards the strange individual standing on the road.

"State your business!" the guard shouted.

"Does your caravan have any extra space for a passenger?" Roderick asked

Surprised by the sudden question to be a passenger,the guard knodded and returned to the driver.Discussing the situation in hushed tones, he hurried back to Roderick.

"Our caravans a cargo caravan, but the owner has allowed you to sit beside him. Please be gracious for this free trip"

Understanding the luck he had been given,Roderick accepted and walked up towards the stationary caravan.He then noticed the little details of the caravan. The wooden structure was full of metal bars in a cubic format, perhaps it was for large animals that the owner hunted.Sitting beside the owner, Roderick noticed he was a pompous fat man,with a round chin and stubby legs. Stifling his laughter, Roderick chuckled as he remembered a similar character from a childhood tv show,Thomas the tank engine.

Noticing his slight chuckle, the driver smirked as well "You seem to be lost,may i know what your destination is young lad"

"Well...I seem to have suffered from a slight amnesic attack and it would be nice if you could describe the place to me" Roderick replied, he did'nt want to spread his summoning just of yet, the driver was just his aquaintence.

"That explains why you've wandered into the middle of nowhere,here I'll explain the lays of the land.Firstly this world has five main races,Humans, Elves, Beastmen,Dragons and Amazons " as the driver continued to babble on, he noticed that Roderick had been distracted by strange looking goats in the forest. "Well those are Ghavas" as he pointed towards the hopping ghavas. "They are wild roamers with round antlers and pure white fur, they are quite common in this part of the country, since you seem to have forgotten a major part of your knowledge, i'll loan you this map and encyclopedia. I do hope you gain back your memories or it will be a pain for me." Surprised by the sudden philantrophic behaviour of the Driver, Roderick warmed up to the friendly man.

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Opening up the map,it was musty yellow and not much details were contained in it .But it contained the main continents and a reliable legend. ( Note:Insert map here )

The driver pulled out a small pink vial from the back of his seat.With a slight smile he handed it to Roderick, now intrested in the strange liquid, just as he was about to ask of its origins, the Driver said " It's a potion to allow you to have a larger intake of knowledge, quite helpful indeed".With a slight wink, he continued focusing on driving the caravan. Roderick,now curious prepared to drink the vials contents,lifted it into his mouth and...

BOOM.A large shockwave tore through the sky,striking the driver straight in the forehead,immediately slicing him in half, blood and gore spewed from the blood fountain of a human.As the shocked Roderick looked forward towards the unkown attacker,he saw multiple Men with Knights armour charging straight towards his caravan.As the sticky blood splashed onto him, he was stunned, his mind was racing from the sudden death and gore. That was no way for a light-hearted guy to start his journey in a new world, he sat there dazed looking at the small skirmish waiting to happen.

The lightly armoured caravan guards immediately ran towards the Knights, sword in hand. They shouted that they would rather be killed than captured by the knights.With the almost constant explosions happening around him,he noticed a Man in a robe constantly casting explosion spells towards the guards. With the dirt kicking up towards Rodericks face and fires blazing around him, it was no time to sit around. Jumping down from the drivers seat, the only place of shelter he could find was under the caravan.Diving into the underside of the caravan, he observed the battle.

The lightly armoured guards were quickly cut down by the calvary riding knights, those that tried to surrender were immediately excuted with a slice from the sword.Heads rolled about and the ten guards were immediately put down.As Roderick shivered from the cold and brutal methods of the knights.All he could do was close his eyes and hide.

Unfortunately, his hapless self was spotted.The squish of heavy metal on the soft gravel became louder and a hand went under and dragged him from safety.With his shirt ripped and his body full of lacerations, Roderick could only wince as he saw a figure approach him.

"Under the Cispolian Law 112, you are tried for Smuggling and storing Human cargo and will be tried executed immediately" a stern female voice resounded through the air. The voice was like honey to Rodericks ear as he knew his life was going to end just as it had began.With tears falling through his eyes,he wondered how he had managed to end up in situations like these, bad luck seems to follow him around like a bug.

"Wait a minute,do you see the markings on his back. The summoned hero also has those markings when he was summoned!" said a Knight.

" Yeah,i noticed this fella also nearly drank the slave potion. He coulda been innocent in'nt he " said another knight with a heavier accent.

The female knight approached, holding her sword towards Rodericks chin. She asked "Are you a human who was summoned?". A hint of distrust could be heard from her tone but Roderick replied " Yes " and immediately dragged to his feet.

"Bring him some water,we'll be heading back to the capitol now!" she shouted to the rest of the knights.

As Roderick drank from the leather cantina he was given,he sighed a sigh of relief.Life had given him another chance to live, he's got no choice but no follow the group of knights who saved him from being a potential slave.Hopping onto the back of a horse,he sat and closed his eyes,immediately dozing off.