With a groan, Andy slowly regained consciousness. The world around him was a blurry haze, and the throbbing ache in his head suggested a was worse than a hangover after a wild party. As his senses struggled to return, he became aware of an unexpected sensation—a delicate pecking at his cheek.

Blinking against the fuzziness, he realized the rhythmic tapping wasn't a figment of his disoriented state. Opening his eyes, he found himself nose to beak with a curious bird perched on his chest. Its sapphire feathers shimmered in the soft sunlight.

The bird cocked its head, seemingly unconcerned by Andy's sudden awakening. Its beady eyes studied him intently, as if assessing the intruder in its domain. Andy, still piecing together his surroundings, couldn't help but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation.

"Alright there, feathered friend," he mumbled, rubbing his sore head. The bird, however, just flapped his wings and jumped to the closest branch and kept studying Andy like he was the weirdest worm ever.

Shaking off the remnants of unconsciousness, Tom couldn't help but feel his entire body Ache and protest as he was trying to stand up, his legs felt weak and sore as if he just ran a marathon, his arms felt like cooked noodles, there's a noticeable heaviness, a feeling of fullness that lingers in the biceps and triceps. Simple actions, like raising a hand or flexing the fingers, become deliberate, his abdomen muscles protested with a dull throb, With each breath, there's a heightened awareness of the muscles that make up the core. a central tightness that extends from the upper abdominals down to the obliques and lower abdominals, every fiber of muscle seems to hum with a simultaneous burn and warmth, each movement accompanied by a subtle protest from the fatigued muscles, reminding him of the most intense gym session he had.

”oh my god , I don’t want to remember that one, can't believe I let Sam Drage me to the gym with Lily and maya for my first time, I made a joke out of my self, trying to outperformed Sam , who can probably bench press my weight”.

Andy looked around, taking stock of his surroundings, he snuck a quick glance at a certain branch, and found the sapphire bird still perched on the branch munching on something he couldn't see what it was. The bird lifted its head up and stared intendedly at Andy for a while, but it dismissed him soon afterward, apparently whatever it was eating was more important than a naked Andy.

But before he managed to finish his surveillance of the area , he noticed something blinking in his Peripheral Vision, he whipped his head right trying to focus on it but it just followed his gaze, he tried to catch it with his hand but to no avail

Whatever it was it wasn’t anything physical.” An optical illusion maybe? it was not a far-fetched probability, maybe whatever happened to him before is responsible? I was wondering how something so painful didn’t leave any physical marking, am Damm sure my bran liquified at some point. If that the case physical interaction is of no use , so what If I just focus on it”

That brought up a bunch of blue screens right in his face, the sudden appearance of the blue boxes that dominated his vision caused Andy to take a hasty step back, stumbling on his feet and falling on his ass with a thud. Groaning while rubbing his sore read , and opened his eyes on focused on the boxes that filled his vision

[Initializing Connection]

[Connection established]

[Error: host body is not compatible]

[Ambient mana levels excessed body limitation]

[Host body is put in statis]

[Reconstructing host body to meet average standards]

[Commencing reconstruction]

[Engraving mana channels]

[Creating mana core]

[Reconstructing the heart]

[Reconstructing the respiratory system]

[Reconstructing the brain and nervous system]

[Reconstructing the Digestive system]

[Reconstructing the Muscular system]

[Reconstructing the skeletal system]

[Reconstructing the Integumentary system]

[Expelling impurities from host body]

[Overall Improvement to host body]

You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

[Host psyche is degrading due to reconstructing process]

[Reconstruction experience is sealed until host is more equipped to deal with it]

[overall improvement to host mental state]

[Reconstruction completed]

[System integration commenced]

[Otherworlder status established]

[Primary functions established]

[Generation status window]

[Generating inventory]

[Generating quests system]

[Generating map]

[System integration completed]

[Player Designation: Andy Sheperd.]

[Welcome to the world of Enthra, Andy Sheperd]

[A spatial fluctuation caused you to be teleported from your world of origine to the world of Enthra, due to the unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, the system will provide you with a few starting bonuses that will help you navigate your way to civilization]

[Unlike earth, this world operates under the guidance of the system, a tool that assist the inhabitant of many planets navigate their way to power, whether it is crafting or fighting the path to greatness is only dependent on your, strength determination, cunningness, the willingness to explore enchanted territories and the wisdom to make the correct decisions]

[to open the status window just think “status window” or just “status” for short,

to open the inventory just think “inventory”, to open the map just think “map”,

to open the quests system just think “quests system” or just “quests” for short]

Andy starer in bewilderment at the chain of text filled blue boxed, it was a bit overwhelming if he was honest with himself, it looked like the RPG games and isekai Mangas he used to pass time with, "guess mom was right, video games did rot my brain enough that am now hallucinating blue boxes just as a coping mechanism”

“But hallucination still don’t explain that excruciating pain I went through back then, unless the hallucination is my body reaction to the experience, hmmm it does say I was losing my shit back there”

“okay, until I get more information, am going to take all of his with a grain of salt, traveling to a whole world seems a bit far fetched , maybe this Is all just a big joke”

Andy did a courtesy scan to the area around him hoping he can spot a camera, or the reflection of a Lense, but all he saw was the sapphire bird lazing on a branch, and Leafs swaying around in the wind. “I don’t see why anyone would go through all this trouble just for the satisfaction of seeing me stumbling around Butt naked”

“maybe this is a very advanced virtual reality”, he takes a step forward but the feeling of the grass tickling his toes, the wet coolness of grass that gives way to the gentle warmth of the soil, Each blade, slender and resilient, engages with his now oversensitive skin in a tactile conversation, the warm and golden embrace of the sunlight, infusing the world with a gentle evening radiance, a cascade of luminosity that dances upon the surface, the subtle touch of the sun awakens a sense of comfort and warmth that rises from within him, rejuvenating his sore muscles and infusing him with a much needed vitality, the light breeze that stroke his sun touched skin , a sensation that invade every pore on his skin ,bathing it in a cooling invigorating air ,his hair black, long and unkept swayed gently tickling the back of his neck, ears, and forehead. Inhaling carried with the scent of earthy aroma, a fragrance of nature's embrace that permeates the air, reminding him of the days he used to go camping with his grandfather.

All these sensations, along with his heightened senses, created a sensory symphony, it was to deep, he felt a connection to the woods around him, to mother nature, it was to real that no technology on earth was capable of replicating, “at least any tech that am aware of”

Andy bit his tongue in frustration, not knowing where he is, why he is here, and why in the hells he is naked, did nothing to calm him down.

“Just staying here crying over spilled milk won't help me find a way back home and untangle this mystery, plus am in the middle of nowhere with God know what is around”

He let out a deep sigh, it helped a bit to expel the wryness that was building up inside him, let his mind focus a bit, he took a few deep breaths to calm himself, years of meditating and doing yoga with his grandmother helped him center his mind and focus on the task ahead

surrounded by towering trees that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see. The simple fact that survival would hinge on meeting his basic needs filled him with a sense of danger, and strangely made him a little excited.

“Am stranded on a remote location, I have nothing on me, so I need to take matters to my hands, just remember the lessens grandpa taught us

With the sky above him darkening, Andy's mind became a battleground between fear and determination. realizing the urgency of addressing his fundamental requirements.

Water, food then shelter in this order, a human body can survive about 3 weeks without food, but barley 4 days without water, he need to find a stream, or a river clean enough to drink from, ”I can find some animals and track them to where they usually drink from if I can't find anything on my own, and hunt down those animals for substance if I have to”

Biting his lips and scratching his chin didn’t bring any answers, on the contrary it just made him sink deeper into the mental hole he was digging himself "I rather forage for food to be honest, grandpa taught me various substance found in the wilderness, and how to identify what's edible and what's not” it would be hard to hunt and butcher an animal without any tools, and being naked made the chances of him getting a scratch from an animal , an animal who might carry any kind of diseases.

“it's all for moot unless I start a fire, when the night comes, I might die of hypothermia before I even get a chance to worry about food or water, and hopefully the fire will be a deterrent to any of the predators that comes out when darkness descends on this forest”

But deep down, he accepts the challenge, despite the lingering fear, he felt better, way better than his last weeks, the college and the studies, the need to meet social criteria, to fit and not be the outcast, it all weighted down on him , seeped him of his soul and numbed him to the world around, he wasn’t the social butterfly or the rich , hell he want even smart enough to pass his exams without burying his nose deep into studying

But here, he was free of all that, an environment where it was survival the fittest, no head starts, no daddy money, no expectations,

All this made him hope that the blue boxes were real, that he was truly done with earth,

Focusing back on the blue boxes, he decided to delve deeper into this so-called system, and see where that will take him, even if he was hallucinating, this was so real it doesn't matter if it’s a creation of his mind, for him it was real enough, and that all that mattered