*Chop chop chop*

A cool afternoon, chopping wood for myself. Living in the mountains is kind of peaceful, no over the top situations, surrounded by nature. 

*Woof*

"Ah Rex how's my good boy doing?" 

I said as I went to pet him. Rex and I have lived in the Jackson Forests for 5 Years. I live off the land. My parents were shop owners at the nearby city. Sadly they passed away when I was 11. They had disputes with a larger company and lost all their assets leaving me to live in my grandpa's cabin. Good thing my dad and grandpa left this world giving me knowledge on how to survive. I usually go fishing by the nearby creak, though I usually catch small fish. Sometimes I do get something bigger like a Monkey Squirrel or a bird. But I mainly use my small garden of tomatoes and potatoes. Tonight is tomato-potato soup.

I gathered my wood to create my campfire at the pit in front of my cabin. I got my flint and steel to light the flames.

*Spark. Spark. Spark*

After trying three times the fire was lit. I went to go and get my soup but suddenly the fire grew and shot up to the sky in a flame pillar. I fell to the ground as Rex ran beside me to protect me. Soon the pillar became smaller and took shape....of a man!? He seemed to be a middle aged man, he was well built but only wearing a pair of pants. He also wore jewels like necklaces, bangles and a crown. He also had four arms. On his top right arm he has a bowl of fire, on his top left he held an axe, his lower arms did not hold anything. He than spoke:

"Rejoice my child you have been given the opportunity to be my Champion!!"

I sat there shocked as Rex kept on barking. 

"Hello...um hello"

He said as he waved his two lower arms.

"Ah who are you? What are you? Some kind of fire genie or something?" I replied.

" Hump how disrespectful. You should be bowing in my presence you should be lucky you are my Champion."

"God? Champion? What?" I asked in confusion. "Ah I forgot to explain, since your new'" he said.

" Gods are the living manifestations of concepts. If it exist there is a God for it. Fire, ice, clouds, love, time, birds and so on. Though contrary to popular believe our power does not come from things like believe or faith but instead how important they are to the Universe or the amount of something they are in charge of. But we Gods can not exist in this mortal plane for too long so we usually choose a Champion to which we give power and to help us exist." he explained.

" Umm Mr. Fire God but I would kindly decline your offer as I like my small and peaceful life," I tried to object.

"Nonsense it was hard work picking one name from a list of 8 billion Human Beings," he said. "How did you pick?" I asked out of curiosity. "A raffle," he answered. "A raffle?" I asked. 

"Yeah all us Gods use Gunnr's, [the God of Sleep], hat and fill it up with names and pick one, you were luckily picked by me," he said. 

" I know you have many questions like yes there is an afterlife, no life evolved not created, vegetarianism is a sin and blah, blah, blah,"

"So I can meet my parents right?"

"That is also good," I asked. He appeared to become flustered and he spoke " Well you see it is a very difficult process for the living to meet the dead, also the God of Death - Hesiodos is not that friendly."

 "But you can though, so if I become your Champion so you could help me meet my parents,"I said. "Ah fine, you have a deal, I might even throw in something for your cute Dog there as well." he said. We both shook hands marking the beginning of our adventures.