When Bartlett woke up, his consciousness was still somewhat blurred, but he remembered who he was and what had happened before. What he was unsure of, however, was the unfamiliar setting before his eyes and why he was in such a place.
This clearly wasn't a pleasant environment. The ground was full of crevices, with lava gently flowing within the splits. The sky was a shade of orange as if ablated with magma, and a smoky haze hung in the air.
Could it be that I got sucked into an exploding space portal and then teleported here? Bartlett furrowed his eyebrows in thought, only finding this as a possibility.
He looked around and saw his own sword 'Touch of Tyranny' lying nearby against a rock. Bartlett tried to stand to fetch the weapon, but his attempts proved futile.
Only then did he notice his left leg bending unnaturally, a clear evidence of a broken bone.
