After a bit of exploration, I stumbled upon the ideal spot to set up camp for the approaching night. I readied a bundle of branches that seemed capable of catching fire easily, along with the assortment of fruits I had gathered earlier. "The sun is setting already? Or is it even the same sun here? Well, regardless, it's getting dark. I better start a fire or risk freezing to death."
I assembled the branches I'd collected, forming them into a circular arrangement. "This should work, I hope. Now, if my memory serves me right, a chant should activate any kind of magic in fantasy worlds. 'Fire!'" I said with anticipation, but as moments passed, my hopes deflated. "Fire! Come on, fire! Start already! Damn it, fire!" Frustration surged through me as I repeated the incantation, attempting to summon the power of magic. "Water! Earth! Wind! Any element, come forth! I've been duped!" I bellowed in exasperation, slamming the ground in a mixture of anger and disappointment. "The goddess mentioned that my powers would be granted by a friend of hers, but there's no sign of life around here." I let out a resigned sigh, feeling the weight of my situation settling in.
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Some time had passed, and Alexander found himself lying under the comforting shade of a tree, his spirit dampened by a sense of dejection. The grand expectations he had harbored were worlds apart from the stark reality before him—no magic, no newfound skills, just an enhancement of his physical capabilities, “This is not what I was thinking off when a goddess told me to be reincarnated in a different world, but I need to survive, I want to experience the life here, this alien world. I’ll sleep and stop worrying about my powers. Good night Goddess.”
As his words dissipated into the still air, an unexpected gust of wind swirled around him, catching him by surprise. He jolted upright, his eyes scanning the area in mild alarm. "Strange, am I imagining things?" he wondered aloud, a touch of uncertainty in his voice. Despite his scrutiny, the surroundings remained devoid of any discernible signs of life.
In a sudden burst of brilliance, lightning crackled nearby, the bright flash grazing his arm. Startled and unsure of what had just occurred, Alexander leapt to his feet. His arm, where the lightning had brushed against him, began to warm up. He cast a puzzled gaze at the affected area.