On the first planet Eraytu fell through the portal and landed on his feet. The problem, however, was not getting through the portal but the landing itself. When he came through the gateway he landed in a huge pond of quicksand. Knowing that quicksand was very deadly he frantically looked for a branch or vine to grab on to. For many minutes he slowly went deeper into the sand, constantly looking for a way to pull himself out. Finally Eraytu spotted a thick branch just barely out of his reach. Forming an idea, he quickly undid the tie around his cloak. Holding onto one end, he threw part of the cloak around the branch, and pulled himself forward as hard as he could until he was finally in reach of the branch. While making sure that his cloak wouldn’t fall into the deadly sand, he pulled himself out. Already heaving heavily he tied his cloak back on. He first looked at his surroundings and then at his formerly new clothing. “You have got to be kidding me.” He sighed, “I’m only here on this planet for five seconds and I am already covered in muck.” Then he stood up a checked out where he was. He found himself in a swamp that most likely was at one point a great rain forest. Looking up through the trees, he saw dark clouds that might have gone on for miles. Since the clouds covered the sky he could not see a sun and thusly could not tell which direction was north; maybe so he turned away from the quicksand and started to wander in hopes of finding any signs of civilization.
Nefario · Fri Jun 23, 2006 @ 12:02am · 1 Comments |