When I woke up, all I could see were trees, towering trees. The air felt very different, and roars and sounds I had never heard before echoed through the forest.
I was a bit worried about ending up as some creature's meal, so I decided to take a moment to think about the situation I found myself in and figure out the best course of action to take.
I was in the DC universe during the era of dinosaurs. I didn't have much knowledge about DC history, but I guess humanity must have emerged around the same time as my old world, right?
After some thinking, I decided that I should look for shelter. Luckily, it wasn't a dense jungle, so I could still see the sun and use it to navigate. I chose to head north, which coincidentally or not, was the area with the fewest sounds.
As I walked, I remained cautious of my surroundings. After walking for a while, I didn't come across much apart from a few small and strange animals, which I kept my distance from. Over time, I started to worry. It seemed like the sun was about to set, and I was still far from getting out of this forest.
Nighttime is when the deadliest and most dangerous animals come out to hunt, and I was already hungry and thirsty after so much walking. So, I decided I needed to find some food. I wouldn't be able to kill anything here to eat, so I had to find some fruit or something similar to eat.
However, the main problem wasn't even finding the fruits—they were quite abundant. The issue was that I didn't recognize any of them, and I had no idea if they were edible, so I had to try my luck.
I picked a yellow, round one and took a bite. Just when I thought everything was fine, my heart stopped—not from surprise, but literally stopped. In that moment, my lifeless body fell to the ground. However, after a few seconds, my heart started beating again, pumping blood through my body.
My back arched, and I rose, taking a deep breath. After that brush with death, I looked at my body, which appeared normal. It seemed like my wish had come true, and it actually worked—I gained an immortal body, and not only that, my body can also adapt to everything and become stronger. Surviving poisoning is just the tip of the iceberg. I remember the protagonist of that fanfic surviving an atomic explosion and becoming even stronger afterward.
He even demonstrated the ability to time travel when someone tried to kill him in the past. So, farewell to assassin speedsters and psychopaths. Yes, I'm talking about you, Reverse-Flash. I just hope this isn't the world of TV shows that I stopped watching after the third season of The Flash.
Anyway, after that incident, the food problem was solved. Since I was immune to the poison of that fruit, I could eat it without any worries. Now, I just needed to find shelter before it got completely dark. Even though my eyes would adjust to the darkness, it was still a problem to walk at night.
As I continued walking, I got lucky and found a hollow tree. I decided to spend the night there and explore more tomorrow. As I lay on the ground, I pondered what awaited me until I fell asleep.