I am what I like to call "world traveler". As I travel from one world to another world for amusement.
I have travelled through countless world be it a highly advanced civilization or some kind of back water world. I have seen all sort of things.
And I still have countless other things left to see. I know I can certainly be like other gods and use my powers to be omnipotent but I still choose to travel to these worlds since I want to see first hand. Though I try to be as less involved in the world's affair as possible. As it would probably change the world's history, culture and livelihood due to my knowledge alone.
Well, for now I am in the vastness of space until I stumbled upon a new world. It seemed pretty interesting so, I decided to pay it a visit.
When I was descending something ominous distracted me and I started falling to the ground with high velocity.
Before I could do anything I crash landed on to the ground. I landed pretty hard and it seemed the place I landed was some kind of battle field. As there were two parties fighting each other.
It seemed like the dispute had gone on for a while at this point. I then saw a scrawny boy, who seemed to have not eaten for months, approached me. His bones were showing. He looked severely malnourished and almost too sick. He had blonder hair with black dead eyes. He seemed around nine years old but he wasn't tall probably due to malnourishment.
The boy said something I was unable to understand.
Ahh yes, the language barrier. Seems like I came to a world with a language that is relatively new for me. So I have work on that too.
I can certainly use my omnipotence to learn that but this time around I decided to try a different approach. I will learn this world's language, history, culture and everything by good old trial and error method. Through my long life I have learnt countless language with just using my powers and omni potence but this time I want it to be different.
Back to the boy, it doesn't take much of a genius to figure out what he is asking for. I conjure of up some food and water and give it to the scrawny boy. He said, "propter cibum" with gratitude. I still don't understand what he is saying but we will have to work on that but I know he is thanking me for the food.
One thing I can ascertain is that all the languages I know are pretty useless here and I have to work from scratch to have a better understanding of language and culture here. For now I know that "potest habere aliquid cibi?" probably means "Please give me some food" or "propter cibum" probably means "Thanks for the food".
That is as far as I understand and I have much to learn everything from scratch.
I was thinking about my next move when the boy tugged me. And was trying to take me somewhere.
I decided to go with the boy since it would be beneficial for me as it would allow me to learn more about this world's language and I don't have a plan anyways.
The boy took me to a destroyed place. The place had broken houses and reminiscent of the destruction. Many people were injured and wounded outside. Even corpses that didn't get a proper burial because who does that in time of war. Moreover, the corpses they were being plucked away to be eaten by people who were severely hungry. The famine was worst it could possibly be.
There were many people fighting over who the corpses and food. Even the basic things needs were not given like food and water. And from what I could gather. The place lacked a proper water source and they were drinking of sewage....? And the stream was ongoing. This place had a proper sewage in this time of an ongoing conflict.
It was truly a pitiful sight, people collecting water from sewage and drinking it. Feeding their children other people corpses to clench their hunger. And some children even creating mud cookies to eat.
I had seen children who were extremely starved make mud cookies with salt. But these children were making mud cookies using that sewage water. It was just pitiful. I saw a mother cut her arm to feed her children nearby.
I wonder who are the people living in such luxury in this time of war while these people were living such pitiful and despicable lives.
Anyhow, I went to where the boy was taking me, we reached an old-ragged house which was just barely intact. It looked like it could fall over any moment.
In there, I saw bed ridden young girl, who seemed to be of my physical age around 16 years old. She also had blonde hair with black eyes. She was also in a same state as the boy extremely malnourished and sad. From her look I could be sure that she was indeed his sister, so they had some similarities.
The boy went towards his sister and said, "Soror inueni hunc hominem et etiam mihi cibum adiuro", with enthusiasm. I was unable to make out anything except the food part.
So he is probably talking about me. After that the sister glared at me before forcing a smile looking at her brother, "id est magna audire".
The sister then started to cough hardly and even some blood coming out of her mouth. I don't think her brother noticed it as she was trying to hide.
The boy came up to me with a solemn look and said, "mister potest adiuvare soror mea sis". I was unable to understand him. I can tell he is requesting me for something but I don't know what he is requesting for. Is it food? Maybe, for his sister. Help him treat his sister? Probably.
I conjured up both food and water then went to help his sister as in the long run it would prove useful for me since with their help I could learn their language. When I went to check up on her. She looked warily at me.
It was something I didn't expect and it is something that I should never personally cure as there could be further problems down the line not from me curing it by something else.
Because those being will come after her if I treat her. So it will be more problem for me. Now, how do I communicate that to the boy. But something about this is weird. Now that I think about it everything feels a little off. It will be a good idea that I don't follow this world's "law" and "concept".
The boy was eagerly looking towards my direction expecting some kind of treatment for his sister but I looked to his direction and shook. Luckily this symbolized negative even in this world. So, some gestures are similar I can work with it I suppose.
That made the boy distraught and weep but his sister consoled him.
"nolite solliciti i erit finis"
"Non potuit adiuvare vos"
The boy said weeping, he had tears flow out from his tears, but the sister continued to the console him even though it was taking a lot out of her just to sit upright. She still persisted despite the pain she was feeling.
After a while, the boy fell asleep while. The girl suddenly looked at me while I was sitting on the floor watching the action unfold with some amusement. "gratias ago tibi, quia frater meus auxilium" she said with gratitude in her voice even though it was a weak voice.
"Quaeso potes quaerere fratrem meum, cum id facere non valeo propter morbum meum. Scio contentionem esse contentionem quam ego hoc peto ab aliquo quod paulo ante feci, sed id fac quaeso. Ego post eum quaerere non potero et videris satis bene et evigilavi" she asked me in a pleading voice but there was a hint of reluctance in her voice.
She doesn't seem to trust me for whatever she is asking but in times of need people will resort anything I suppose.
But I wasn't able to understand anything this time was she asking for something. I can't understand her. I don't know what she said but she looked desperate. I have to think of a way to pass the message that I don't understand their language. How do I do that?
Then I spoke a language native to an entirely different world to get my point across. Also, I decided to go with gestures. I pointed to my head, lightly touching my temple to show that I did not speak the language. I shook my head gently, which seemed to show that I was unable to understand what they were saying. Then, after a couple of seconds, I pointed to my mouth and made speaking motions, trying to show that I did not know their words.
At first, the girl seemed surprised by my proclamation but she nodded her head.
I then gestured for her to teach me the language by pointing to my ears, then pointing to her mouth, and then mimicking talking. This was my way of asking if she could teach me their language.
The girl seemed to notice my gesture and nodded. She began to speak slowly in short, simple sentences, her voice was pretty weak. She pointed to various objects around her, such as a small bowl of water, some bread, and the bed she was lying on, and repeated the names of each of them. She also used various gestures to teach me few other words.
I followed the girls que and did what she was doing. I learnt quite a lot of words. Then she seemed to tired so we had to end session of learning but before she went back to rest she pointed towards her brother and as far as I have learnt she said, "Take care" again with reluctance.
It must be quite difficult to ask a complete stranger to look after a loved one I suppose but I agreed to her request since it was beneficial for me as I am able to learn this world's language with her help and she seems pretty knowledgeable in the languages of this world too. Though I do have to deal with hassle of taking care her brother, it will be worth it.
And after I am done learning I will learn about this world's history and observe this world more.
I also learnt the girl's name was Maris and her brother's was Darian.
Few more weeks had passed by since my arrival to this world, I learnt quite a bit about the language these people speak is pretty unique. It is based on the context one is speaking even though they might make the same sound. Also one word but with slightly different sound can have several meanings. My vocab certainly increased but I am no where good I make a lot of errors when speaking with others.
Anyways, I was inside the house of siblings as I had been staying there. I decided to repair their house, since I am tired of living in dumpster.
Her brother, Darian seems lively with me here and his seeing house being repaired so does his sister.
I guess they would be a little happy since their dumpster of a house is being repaired.
Anyways, after this I decided to headed out to investigate the energy of this world. It was quite abundant in the air. It seemed be something that is fundamental to this very world. Later I learnt it's name was Esenia. It is basic particle that builds everything in this world on surface level.
Though I am here to investigate about that thing that I had sensed in Maris. Well all that to say that it was quite a big failure.
Anyways, I learnt more about this world from Maris. Apparently this world is full of an energy source called "Esenia". So that's what I have been the energy I have sensing since I came to this world.
Though there are many other things that needs to be addressed. For now rest is required for the boy who has been clingy to me.