I find along the way that carrying everything I own is more difficult than the stories made it sound. I have to stop and redo everything several times before I find something that works and I don't leave anything behind.

I eat as I walk though, having made myself a couple sandwiches from my supplies. Come night time I fret as I have never really slept outside before. I am a city kid and had at least my car in the rough times. Now I got less and am scared.

As I am staring at a tree a voice comes out of the air behind me. I almost peed myself.

Voice, "ah there you are. Sorry I am late." I turn and there is a ghostly man in a long robe carrying a clipboard.

He looks me over, "Rob ?"

I nod. He nods, pulls out a pen and makes a note, "I am here to go over your forms and make sure we got everything done correctly, with in the limitations and parameters for this world. Again I am sorry for the delay, there was a huge occurrence in a parallel world and it's backed up and confused everything."

"The World going black and the massive winds ?" I ask, a touch of fear in my life. He grins, "Actually the system had a near miss by a galactic level dragon. Thing supercharged the area's magic and caused several magic dampening devices to overload and blow up. The shadow and winds were the dragon passing between that planet and the sun."

"Opened some dimensional warps to. It's how I got here, via the Bifrost Bridge in fact."

He nods, "The timing was different, but the intersection was normal. You just intersected with it at the right point in time a second either way and you would have missed it. Though on the plus side you did get a new body and life out of it. It's your new body I am here to go over you with. You’re a Meta-human now, which is something New here. New is good from time to time.

Now then, spiderman plus wolverine, nice mix. Old style so no metal in skeleton. Spiderclimbing, hyper leaping, webspinning from wrist, limited regeneration."

I think, then say, "What no danger sense ?"

He shakes his head, "Not yet, but Ah." taps the side of my head with his pen, "Combat Sense and Heightened Senses, you got the hearing and touch and smell … taste … nothing listed, vision, well better night vision, couple more cones in your eyes. Not true night vision or infravision, but better. Your natural luck is increased, your faster, more agile, strong as a giant, amphibious, and resistant to poisons and disease, partly due to your regeneration. Also your aging slower, about 1/3rd the normal rate for a human. Now on regeneration, you cannot reattach lost limbs, but they will regrow as will your claws if the break or are cut off. The claws have about as much feeling as a finger nail, though are quite a bit stronger. Can cut in to steel if you have to, but don't suggest you try unless you have to, while the claws have little feelings your hands and wrist do and they take the stress." I nod, as that makes sense.

"So lots of punching tree's and stone walls then ?"

He grins, "martial arts training. Not a bad idea. OH You have been given the abilities of a master warrior in both your claws and hand to hand fighting as well as Staff fighting." I grin, "Cool" he nods, "I know right. Enhanced strength, dexterity and intelligence, your appearance is above average but not special your endurance is high but within human normal limitations." I nod again. "Did I mention being ambidextrous ?" I shake my head, "ok well you got that to. We also included the local trade language, you would call it common , at the level of your native language, that's a perk by the way and the only skill other than combat, that we gave you. You will have to learn anything else the old fashioned way. One day at a time. Right you have the Potential for magic and at present can do cantrips, all day long apparently." he tells me how to do 6 forms to get me started. I grin, practice and work out how to reverse one form on my own. All are useful types.

Before he leaves I ask a couple questions, "2 things. First my blue ice, it's not melting, " he looks at it and smiles, "They won't once cold. Minor alchemical formula and the rules of magic make that so here." I nod, "Oh cool. I actually know how to make a form of these." he smiles, "Well your one up on the local alchemist then." I grin. "Ok last thing. Do you know how this works." I pull out the bracelet and his eyes bug (literally out of his head), "Oh wow. That is an artifact of great power, though a bit random. It can actually create items but it's temperamental and will sometimes make something you did not chose." he shows me how it is used, then I do something that makes the 'screen' raise off the top and expands it so I can see the inventory and chose more options, or less as I want. reducing things from 300 options to 100. Can't get it lower than 100 though. With that, "Well that is all I can help with. Oh and silver is like dollars here, gold is used rarely like hundred dollar bills in your own world. Platinum even more so. Electrum is more common than gold but oddly not found in treasures very often." I thank him and he vanishes.

Well that was helpful and things I would know if born in to this body properly. Good things to know all around and nice of them to send someone to tell me.

Still lost in the woods and without a tent or other wilderness gear.

I am not really tired, so I just keep to the road and keep going. Reading over the options in the bracelet (Clear floating 'screen' like from a sci fi movie, but magical. Very cool.)

In the list I see an 8 man tent listed. So I highlight it, lock it in place (main screen shrinks back in to the bracelet) then look for a place to set up camp for the night. A clearing or such off the road would do.

It's well after dark and one of the 3 moons is at half while the other 2 are 1/4 and new so light is limited, though I do note I see pretty good in this light.

I found 2 clearings so far, the first had a heavy smell of decay around it so I left it alone. Don't know if something died near it or if someone just did not bury their business deep enough. The 2cd one, on far side of the road shows signs of having been man made and used many times over the years.

I scout around the edge then decide to set up toward the middle. I point the bracelet activate it like I was shown and a beam of light shoots out and forms a cube, then it glows brightly, when the light fades there is a very nice wood and canvas 8 man tent. Far too large and complex for one person to take down. Well looks like this camp site just got a permanent upgrade.

It's a nice looking tent though and the fact that it was magically constructed is very nice. I step up and go inside, noting the door is a thin wood frame with a canvas flap for the top that can be rolled up or left down (tied in place). The 'window' next to the door has canvas flaps on both sides and a drawstring to pull one or both up to see out. It has a thin weave mesh to keep out bugs but not air.

Not having a light I can't really see much else, but I did note some lanterns in the bracelet menu. I don't pull up the big menu this time, just scroll through the list and click on what I wanted. I think I did something wrong, cause of what happened next. I activate and point at the deck, the cube forms like before, but smaller, when it clears there is a coil of rope, silk type. I look at the bracelet and '50ft silk rope' is highlighted. I think I did not set it properly when I clicked it and got something random instead, still useful I suppose just not right now. So, I try again. This time I double press to be sure and it works, I get a nice hooded lantern, full reservoir of oil, and lit. I pick it up by its handle, look over how the hood works, then take it in to the tent to look around.

What I find amazes me. Not fancy mind you, but a nice set of camp cots (6), an attached desk and bench even a place for a camp stove / heater. It has the chimney and stone spot to set it, but no actual stove. This works as I have my own grill.

As I look around I see a sign, in english, on the wall. I hold up and read.

"Dear Consumer,

Thank you for buying a Smith and Weasely enchanted camping tent. Know that the tents only magic is for set up and take down. Nothing else. Warning on take down. Leave nothing heavier than cloth inside the tent when it is folding or your items will be crushed and you have a chance at breaking the tent and voiding your warranty. Make sure all pets and small children are outside to.

For your safety the take down controls are outside in the shelves to the left of the door (opposite side as the window) behind a panel. These controls will appear on the carry pack when fully folded so you may set up the tent later.

Sincerely Smith and Weasely Outfitters

1610 Mission street, Oxley England."

Well that is nice. Don't think it's from My England, more like something out of Harry Potter. Still good to know. Knowing consumers I know why several things are repeated or phrased the way they are. Some people, who are normally very intelligent, can do very stupid things. I sure have in the past.

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Looking things over I note everything here is built in to the wood part of the tent and there are hinges on the beds so they can be folded up when not in use. Handy that to.

I set out my blankets and travel pillow, glad now I brought it and get ready for bed.

I did not realize how tired I was till my head hit the pillow. I fell asleep almost instantly.

I woke the next morning to strange noises from outside, and a full bladder inside. It took me just a moment to recall everything, which is normal for me. I am not one of those people who suffers from confusion first thing in the morning when waking in a new place.

The air is brisk but not too cold, though I am glad I am wearing my coat and thermal underwear now, I decide to head outside and find a place to pee.

As I open the door I am greeted by a dirty man on my deck who waves a dagger in my face, "Hello Guv, fancy meeting you here. Heh, sorry but all your valuables now belong to us."

I look past him and note 2 others, both armed with knives and one has a sword. I move like I am going to hold up my hands but at the last moment I punch forward, extending then retracting my claws on instinct. He is dead even before the force of my blow sends him flying off the deck.

I move out of the tent, closing the door behind me as I move. The other two, taken by surprise look at their dead comrade then at me. The one with the sword growls, "Your dead now." and charges. I just let my new instincts take over. It's like that scene from the Green Hornet where Kato looks at a situation and sees all the possible variables and how to best use them against his opponent. It happens in a flash and I move to counter and strike, claws extending to block with one arm while the other come up underneath in a punch to his sternum, the 3 'blades' punching in to his lungs and heart and the force lifts him up and sends him flying. My claws retract as I look at the 3rd man and wait for his actions.

He looks from the first man, to the second then at me, "What are you ?" he ask, fear in his voice. I shrug, "Skilled."

He frowns, pulls his dagger and throws it. He manages to hit me in the shoulder, hurts like hell and causes me to step back. He grins, draws another knife and moves toward me. I pull his knife from my shoulder and just chuck it at him hard as I can, he easily side steps it and laughing comes straight at me.

Down to one arm I pull back and extend my claws. That causes him to pause for a moment, now realizing how I took his friends down. "Ok, freak, I am going to gut you for what you did to my friends."

I grin, "I don't think so mortal. I regenerate." I move my arm a little and he smirks, "Won't once your dead."

He comes in swinging, I try a round house kick that catches him in the stomach with enough force to throw him not only off my deck but another 12ft beyond that. I felt his chest cave when my foot connected with him and then saw him twitch and die.

Other than a little pain and the adrenalin I am surprised to note I feel little more than anger at these men for trying to rob me.

I return to my tent and carefully pull off my coat and shirt and look over the wound. Sure enough it is healing right before my eyes. In under 5 minutes there is not even a scar to show it happened. There is blood though. I clean myself off as best I can, then use the wash and stich cantrips I learned yesterday to clean and repair my clothes. Not perfect but much better than I could do if I had to sew it by hand, I am one of those people who just can't sew and never been able to learn, despite being shown many times.

After all that, I finally make it outside and go pee on a tree before cleaning up the mess made by the dying men.

I pull them off to one side and with no emotions at all, strip them of anything useful. I end up with 10 copper coins, 3 daggers, 1 poor quality long sword, and nothing else I can use.

Pulling out the bracelet I search till I find a setting for a pit. I find a good spot on the other side of the road and using the bracelet, create one.

Then I dump the bodies in to it. As a side thought I get a 'thin wood door' and put that over the top of the pit to keep the smell down and keep anything from falling in.

Afterwards I get out my grill and charcoal and make myself a breakfast of eggs, bacon, and dry toast with tea to drink as I don't have a coffee pot.

When done I carefully pack everything up. Far more organized this time and the extra rope helps to.

Then I go check the controls, which are behind a panel (with a key in the lock for the panel). I take the key and add it to a 'blank' ring I have for keys (my pen knife is on it) and then read the instructions inside the door. I go inside, double check for stuff, Make sure the beds are in the down position then come out, activate the controls and vacate the deck. Watching it come down in mechanical precision is fascinating to see. And despite what the inside part claimed, seeing it fold in to a small backpack looking container is more magical than I was expecting. The other Fun part is it weighs no more than 10 lbs. fully compacted, the controls are right under the flap and easy to use. I put it over one arm and start down the road again.

Interlude: Land of the Gods

In the Aether, where the Gods watch over the workings of the world a group of Gods watch as the young 'new' man starts his life of adventure. They planned on him getting the Bracelet (seeing as he is the only one they thought would be smart enough to figure it out) however even they were surprised when he got the Magic Tent.

God of Order to Goddess of Luck, "Where in the worlds did that come from ?"

She shrugs, "The device has some chaos magics in it. Magic items have appeared from its use before. Though not often and at least that is far more useful for him than the other tent would have been."

God of War, watching the fight, "Woo Wee look at him go. Love that opening shot, punch to the head, extend then retract claws in one smooth motion. Instant kill shot. We got a winner I think. Oo, sternum punch, same trick, though nice block with the other claws. Ouch, that looked bad, good thing he heals fast. Ok was not expecting him to kick the guy and a round house type to. Lots of force behind it. Another instant kill to. I am liking this boy, he has some serious potential there."

God of Law, "He is not here for you to turn in to a war machine though he has that kind of potential."

Goddess of Fate, "His path is his own. Good or Bad he will affect the world as he is the one from the End of the Rainbow. He is stubborn, cynical but also has a good heart. He is full of potential. Though it is too bad that those adventurers left him looking for the wrong place. With his help they may have achieved their dream of greatness."

Chaos, "So why not let them know ?"

Law, "Fate is not allowed to be so blatant, you know that."

Luck, "True, but he has to ask, it's in his nature. Also he is the one you should have asked about the Tent."

Chaos smiles and it's form changes, "I like him. So I thought to do something nice for him. Though that may change tomorrow. After all, I did let the dagger hit him." Law nods, "Law of Averages and Law of Chance, had to happen sooner or later. Better sooner, will make him less likely to become too arrogant and full of himself."

Chaos, sliding an arm/tentacle over Law, "See you can understand it. There is hope for you yet."

God of Order, "The kings will either love him or hate him I don't see much if any middle ground there. Best keep him away from the Gods of the Woods though. Don't need him falling in with that wild bunch."

Luck looks at him, "Theo, how many times do we have to tell you not to give Chaos ideas ?"