After that last, what's probably a very critical thing to handwave away is said, Grey Coat Guy pulls out one of those tools and points it at my chest. At once the tip glows and a red hue appears from my body. It's weird, my stomach is filling up, like I've just eaten a good meal, and a tingling radiates from it outwards. My skin stretches, filling out my frail frame somewhat till the light fades and a click is heard from the tool.
Grey Coat Man, the superhero that he is (Man I feel good) takes out a small box from the thin tool and replaces it with another. Might be a magic battery but no time for that now I feel like I can sit up and talk now.
“Wow, that was cool. Also!” Taking in a very deep breath, then Michael speedily adds “Who are you, what was that, where am I, what's going on?, you said magic? What was that thing? Who are these people? Where am I?” pointing to each thing and person as he said it.
“Hahaha, there will be time for that in a moment. Before I continue, would you like some food?”
“Umm, yes, please and thank you.” Guestering to get up, Michael tries and finds that while he may need a hand he can at least balance enough to stand up, getting help to walk out the door from Grey Coat Man and into a dining room with a large table and chairs around it.
“Anything in particular? We can't cook you meals that you're used to but something light, meaty, fruity?” “Oh just anything will be fine, with water please” hurriedly adding that last part.
Sitting down near the head of the table he hears Abcier say to the family “Scna equoi oebi uwi yp, equna aifrei cryp scvo ucohiieki ewiki cri eili opku lipkub amiiki kolaili?”
They nod and they each get to work grabbing dishes, food and more of the glorious water, long live the water!
The food is… food I suppose, it has the consistency of a porridge and looks like one. But what are those chunks in it?
“Those are fruit by the way, this is Eafho Ciakohi Ieoinaki, or Fruity Milk Porridge in English. '' said Abcier. His English is weird, like he doesn't know it and he's just repeating the sounds, like a non English speaker hearing and repeating it for the first time.
Digging in (thankfully the utensil is a normal looking metal spoon and ceramic bowl) the food tastes amazing! Rich and Fruity are words that don't do it justice, it's like a mix between a pineapple and oat porridge, but not quite.
After chowing down for a minute and finishing very contently I look over to the family and Gray Coat Man who I realised is actually Dr Gray Coat Man. I look at each of them, including the kid, smile and nod telling Abcier “Can you tell them I wanna say thanks for looking after me and healing? me.”
“Of course, and you're somewhat correct with healing. Basically Dr Rath added some food to your stomach and then quickly broke it down and sent the vitamins and fats into the body using magic. Basically a quick way to process foods”
“I see, I think. You said magic is real right, and you're a Priest of Knowledge? What does that mean? Actually scratch that, how did I get here?”
Abcier quickly says “Scna cwikipeta cri ikiathu yski aika qyd pnikidepe dawuku scvo opku baoawuiuialuilidepe scvo. Yp aidy equoi iiwuki lipkub okki scky tkikipeta vev iebrie. Yski aifrei ub neq.” to the family and Doctor before turning back.
“Yes, that is correct. In short you had somehow been transported from your world into ours, we call this the “Crossing”, but something went wrong as you arrived earlier today in your current state.”
“Transported? Are you kidding me, I got Isekaied? I don’t remember a truck hitting me!”
“Isekaied? Truck? I don’t understand your meaning but from what we know your body was hit by a lightning bolt, which killed you. Your body is probably still there but a copy or duplicate was made and arrived here. In a sense you were Faxed or Telegramed to another world.”
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Staring blankly faced at him for a moment he added “And like I said there is also magic, there is a field of energy that all things can interact with at some level and is described like an Ether or Dense gas where it becomes denser the deeper you go. Magic here is… Sorry I should give you a moment to think about that.”
“Um, yea so I am dead. That's, yea ok, ok um. Why don't I feel like, i don’t know sad or something, why are my thoughts almost muted?”
“Yes, you see that is in part due to another of the gods of this world. Creature, a god and wonder worker of biology is helping with that. We normally would not be but, as I said, something went wrong. In the 120,000th of a second after your arrival you were detected by the gods and they fixed your body before the energy field which I believe you would call mana would affect your body in negative ways.
I have a list with me of the changes made but in short, your body was so badly damaged it's a wonder they got you stable enough. The mental damp your feeling is to help your mind get used to working with the newer body. Like I said, they fixed it the best they could but your body still needs some time to adjust. I must stress that no other effects are placed on you and the damp will wear off in a few days. Of that you have my word.”
“I see, I suppose. What fixes, what did they change when I arrived?” “I have a document here for you that outlines it, translated into English for you.” The document was a small binder with a brown cover, like a manila folder tied with string. Opening it I can see several pages, luckily my better than average medical knowledge might come in handy?
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Crossing & Arrival of Michael Hayes
10:13:35 pm (AEST) 21/May/2024 AD - 6:89:99 EII (SWGI) 17th-Triloth-3407 LDII
List shortened for brevity, full list provided in later pages, 3D models available at request. Simplified for understanding
Damage due to lightning:
Severe Burns (+80%), Cardiac arrest, Overloaded Pain Receptors, Stroke, Perforated ear drums, massive damage to brain, etc.
Damage due to Crossing:
10% of blood changed into Chlorocruonin blood (Green blood).
30% of blood changed into Hemocyanin blood (Blue blood)
40% of blood changed into Hemerythrin based blood (Purple blood)
20% of blood carbonised (Became rocky/solid)
100% of blood and body extremely irradiated.
Severe genetic mutations.
80% of body contained some form of tumour or other genetically mutated defect.
etc.
Temporal Anomalies:
50% of internal organs reverted to pre-pubescent age.
Right arm reverted to fetal stage.
From waist down increased age to 1000+ years old.
etc.
Spatial Anomalies:
Warping of bodies flesh over 30% of body.
Spaghettification of legs (+20m).
etc.
Changes:
Repairs made and additions added based upon Knowledge’s learning of Michael’s memory upon arrival and survivability:
Added “Well” and “Mana Network” to body.
Repaired body of previous ailments (Asthma (mild), Allergies, Eczema, genetic tendencies, etc).
Repaired body of current ailments (Lightning and Crossing damage, recreated parts of Brain, reverted temporal and spatial anomalies etc.)
Gifted Power: Body and Mind Protection. - Protects against Mind Manipulation, creates a “System” and protects against Bodily Attacks and infection control.
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