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Bone chilling coldness greeted Kain as he woke up. His entire body was stiff, almost frozen, and the appendages he could still feel were violently shivering. A puff of steam left his mouth as he stood up. Below him, plain snow covered the landscape, shining softly with the light of a huge purple planet in the sky, behind an oddly bright night.
Was he still in the Medium? He couldn't tell. There was no snow back at his or any other land there, so he must be in a new, different world. Or maybe he was still in the Land of Glass and Lights, and it's been long enough for it to snow. Who knows what kind of surprises Sburb could throw at him.
Still, this wasn't a pleasant surprise – far from it. His body was screaming at him to find some warmth, and yet, he had to drag it out of the snow by force to get anywhere. The coldness made moving any joint almost painful. Could he make some fire? Maybe shaking something really fast with his powers could warm something up. But there was nothing to try it on. No trees, no houses. Only rocks and snow.
He wished he was wearing something else that wasn't a pajama shirt and some weird shorts. Although as he thought about that, his clothes shifted, the shirt turning into a long sleeved one, his gloves now covering his fingers as well, and his shorts turned into pants. He didn't know he could do that. But still, it was far from ideal clothing for this forsaken tundra, so while hugging himself, shivering, he walked through the landscape. Far in the distance, there was a huge rock formation in the shape of a peak. Being the only prominent feature, he went towards it.
When getting closer to it, Kain started to see the entrance of a cave. While the air was standing still, he would still prefer to not have his feet drag through the snow. He could also fly there, but the idea of having bone chilling wind hit him in the face felt like a terrible option.
He tried teleporting to it, but it didn't work. His power felt weaker, dormant even, not unlike before he awakened it. He couldn't discern the shape of objects and space around him either, now that he paid attention to it, which felt weird after gotten used to it. He had no idea how he would awaken them again. Would he have to die once more? That sounded awful. He cringed. Such a bad moment for having his powers disappear. He just walked to the cave.
The inside of the cave was a strong black color, with only the faint light of the outside sky to illuminate it. It was quite spacious, big enough for a truck to comfortably park here, or go forward into the deep earth. Further ahead, the darkness swallowed any chance of knowing what laid in front of him. If his powers were working correctly, he would know. Kain decided to stay not too far from the entrance, sitting on the ground as tight as he could, shivering, his teeth clicking together. He pulled his hood over his head, and waited. For what? He didn't know.
After a while of nothing happening, and fighting the idea of staying as still as he could to minimize the feeling of coldness, he took out his phone from his shorts-turned-into-pants' pockets. He had no signal. Which was ridiculous – during the game, it didn't matter if he was in outer space or close to the Furthest Ring, he had a freaking signal. Where the fuck was he?! What happened to Liah? Or to her planet? All he could remember was the acute headache of the feeling that came with sensing space tearing itself apart. Was this the end? Was he trapped in purgatory or something? Did he have to solve riddles to earn some warmth?
Kain sinked his head around his hugging arms. This sucked.
Something caught his attention. Footsteps in the snow. He looked to the entrance of the cave. Far away, there was a group of people coming here. He couldn't tell much from the distance, but they had lanterns at least. Were they coming to explore the cave?
After they finally came, Kain stood up. As soon as he did though, one of the men pointed a gun at him.
"Who are you?!" The man with the gun asked.
Kain wanted to raise his arms, like in the movies, but his shivering body prevented him.
"Where are we?" Kain asked.
"That doesn't answer his question!" A woman snapped. "Are you a miner? A hunter? … An enemy?!"
"I'm lost!" This wasn't fun like in the movies. It was actually pretty damn scary. "I don't know where I am."
The man slowly lowered his weapon.
"I don't think he's a threat," another person said from behind.
"But why would there be a kid lost on the moon?" The woman asked.
"He could've been exiled from doing something."
"A kid?"
"That doesn't matter!"
"..."
The group of people argued over what to do with Kain.
One of them came closer to him. He was wearing many layers of dark clothes, but he took one of them and shoved it to Kain. He took them in.
"Don't stay there dying from hypothermia while these jerks argue."
"T-thanks!" Was all Kain could muster.
He put on a large piece of thick fabric over him. The clothes were warm, even if they had a weird scent, but he didn't care. Better than suffering from the cold.
"So we just take him in?" one of the group said.
"Yes," the kind stranger answered. "We'll bring him to the station once we're done with the mission."
"B-but he's just a kid?! It's dangerous out there!"
"As opposed to what? Leaving him here to die?"
The others stood in silence.
"Anyway, we have an expedition to do. Let's move forward," the kind stranger said.
The group walked into the cave, while Kain stood behind. The same stranger shouted from further ahead, "What are you waiting for? Come on!"
Kain followed the group.
Was he still in the Medium? He couldn't tell. There was no snow back at his or any other land there, so he must be in a new, different world. Or maybe he was still in the Land of Glass and Lights, and it's been long enough for it to snow. Who knows what kind of surprises Sburb could throw at him.
Still, this wasn't a pleasant surprise – far from it. His body was screaming at him to find some warmth, and yet, he had to drag it out of the snow by force to get anywhere. The coldness made moving any joint almost painful. Could he make some fire? Maybe shaking something really fast with his powers could warm something up. But there was nothing to try it on. No trees, no houses. Only rocks and snow.
He wished he was wearing something else that wasn't a pajama shirt and some weird shorts. Although as he thought about that, his clothes shifted, the shirt turning into a long sleeved one, his gloves now covering his fingers as well, and his shorts turned into pants. He didn't know he could do that. But still, it was far from ideal clothing for this forsaken tundra, so while hugging himself, shivering, he walked through the landscape. Far in the distance, there was a huge rock formation in the shape of a peak. Being the only prominent feature, he went towards it.
When getting closer to it, Kain started to see the entrance of a cave. While the air was standing still, he would still prefer to not have his feet drag through the snow. He could also fly there, but the idea of having bone chilling wind hit him in the face felt like a terrible option.
He tried teleporting to it, but it didn't work. His power felt weaker, dormant even, not unlike before he awakened it. He couldn't discern the shape of objects and space around him either, now that he paid attention to it, which felt weird after gotten used to it. He had no idea how he would awaken them again. Would he have to die once more? That sounded awful. He cringed. Such a bad moment for having his powers disappear. He just walked to the cave.
The inside of the cave was a strong black color, with only the faint light of the outside sky to illuminate it. It was quite spacious, big enough for a truck to comfortably park here, or go forward into the deep earth. Further ahead, the darkness swallowed any chance of knowing what laid in front of him. If his powers were working correctly, he would know. Kain decided to stay not too far from the entrance, sitting on the ground as tight as he could, shivering, his teeth clicking together. He pulled his hood over his head, and waited. For what? He didn't know.
After a while of nothing happening, and fighting the idea of staying as still as he could to minimize the feeling of coldness, he took out his phone from his shorts-turned-into-pants' pockets. He had no signal. Which was ridiculous – during the game, it didn't matter if he was in outer space or close to the Furthest Ring, he had a freaking signal. Where the fuck was he?! What happened to Liah? Or to her planet? All he could remember was the acute headache of the feeling that came with sensing space tearing itself apart. Was this the end? Was he trapped in purgatory or something? Did he have to solve riddles to earn some warmth?
Kain sinked his head around his hugging arms. This sucked.
Something caught his attention. Footsteps in the snow. He looked to the entrance of the cave. Far away, there was a group of people coming here. He couldn't tell much from the distance, but they had lanterns at least. Were they coming to explore the cave?
After they finally came, Kain stood up. As soon as he did though, one of the men pointed a gun at him.
"Who are you?!" The man with the gun asked.
Kain wanted to raise his arms, like in the movies, but his shivering body prevented him.
"Where are we?" Kain asked.
"That doesn't answer his question!" A woman snapped. "Are you a miner? A hunter? … An enemy?!"
"I'm lost!" This wasn't fun like in the movies. It was actually pretty damn scary. "I don't know where I am."
The man slowly lowered his weapon.
"I don't think he's a threat," another person said from behind.
"But why would there be a kid lost on the moon?" The woman asked.
"He could've been exiled from doing something."
"A kid?"
"That doesn't matter!"
"..."
The group of people argued over what to do with Kain.
One of them came closer to him. He was wearing many layers of dark clothes, but he took one of them and shoved it to Kain. He took them in.
"Don't stay there dying from hypothermia while these jerks argue."
"T-thanks!" Was all Kain could muster.
He put on a large piece of thick fabric over him. The clothes were warm, even if they had a weird scent, but he didn't care. Better than suffering from the cold.
"So we just take him in?" one of the group said.
"Yes," the kind stranger answered. "We'll bring him to the station once we're done with the mission."
"B-but he's just a kid?! It's dangerous out there!"
"As opposed to what? Leaving him here to die?"
The others stood in silence.
"Anyway, we have an expedition to do. Let's move forward," the kind stranger said.
The group walked into the cave, while Kain stood behind. The same stranger shouted from further ahead, "What are you waiting for? Come on!"
Kain followed the group.