Mianite: The Third Dimension

4: Goro

Sonja's POV

Tucker carried me towards the back of the ravine. I'm still not quite sure what happened, but he wasn't letting me walk on my own. "Tucker, I'm fine."

"No your not." We entered a cave and he se me down near the entrance. "Don't move. I'm finding some coal, maybe some dirt the seal up the back and front, start a fire,"

"Tucker what the hell? Stop babying me! Let me help! Why aren't you letting me help?!"

"Because you were dead, Sonj! Like, actually dead! Just, the blood and me rushing to find you; you weren't coming back and I watched you die and it's not happening again!"

I didn't know what to say. I'm here aren't I? What did he mean I wasn't coming back? I'm here! But, he looked so stressed.

"Fine." I shrugged. "We'll talk about how 'I died' later. I won't try to help. Happy?"

A man emerged from the shadows with a beard and a plaid shirt. "Maybe I can help instead."

Tucker spun around. "Oh look, if it isn't The fat, cynical hipster. Welcome back, buddy. Any more useful information for me that isn't useful in the slightest?"

The guy put his hands up. "Look, I tried to help more but I'm being watched. Let me introduce myself, I'm Goro, God of survival."

Tucker just glared. "Yeah that's great nice to meet you now what does that have to do with answers!?"

Goro rolled his eyes. "Just trying to be friendly, geez. Anyway, I get that you don't know what's going on in this particular realm, but neither do I one hundred percent. My brother has taken over the realm and forced my sister and I into hiding, her more so than me. But your bro Dianite explained where you were coming from before, erm, actually I don't really know."

I was so confused. "Do you know Dianite? What about Mianite?" I asked.

He turned to me and smiled. "Oh, hey, it's Foxx! Glad you're alright, girly. Yes, I know them to an extent. They didn't exist here before you came, so I talked to them before they... again, I'm not quite sure. It's quite confusing, really, but I hope that I can assist you even in my current handicapped state. Did I mention my terrible brother?"

"Yes you mentioned." Tucker sighed. "How does that affect us? Just in case you forgot my girlfriend almost died in my arms!"

"Right." He nodded. "Well my brother's name is Kova, God of death. He's kind of a hardcore dude. Anyway, He took control of how death works in this realm. I used to be in charge before he took over, back when things operated in a way you are more used to. But my grip on my powers weakens by the day. Now, Your Gods and I did some thinking. We think as you fell into this realm, you fell under my brother's rule at the same point. While Tucker, his name is Tucker, right? Ok. While Tucker fell in the forest, he hit the ground very soon after entering the world, and he had less injuries from falling. You, dear Foxx, entered over a ravine, tripling or even quadrupling the damage you took in your fall."

I was almost dead. Tucker was right I had died and some derpy god brought me back. "So any of our friends could be dead right now." I muttered.

I heard Tucker cuss under his breath. Goro nodded solemnly. "I haven't sensed any death, but I couldn't be sure.  You see, with his powers conflicting with mine, the one chance he gave everyone at life has been split into pieces, allowing me to bring people back, but it can only happen so many times. I have to be aware of their death, and also, the more I save someone, the harder it is to do it again."

Our Gods are gone and replaced. Any of our friends could be dead. "Can you please find our friends? Please."

Goro looked at me and smiled. "Well, that's the plan isn't it! Ha ha! But first, dear Foxx, Can you please agree to be my champion in this realm. Your old god said that the whole champion thing is great, and I've never appeared to humans before, well there's never been a need; and I don't think that Tucker likes me very much, and I do want to help you, and everybody else, but I need a champion."

I glanced over at Tucker. He shook his head and discreetly gave Goro the finger. I looked back and the big doofus was smiling so wide I could see his teeth through his beard. He really was trying, and Mianite talked with him, probably about me if they really were talking about champions.

"Yeah ok," I shrugged. "As long as you really are helping people."

"THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!" Goro laughed. This guy, I swear. I watched Tucker facepalm. "Ok, ok, ok." Goro rambled. He pulled a chest out of his beard, HIS BEARD, and placed it on the ground. "Ok, based off of what Mianite told me, physics work a little different here, so I put some tools in the chest, along with food and blankets. Oh, and don't worry, I'll seal up the cave and get some coal for light, you don't need beds for sleeping, so you should have everything you need. Alright, heroes! Get some sleep, tomorrow we are going to Verge, city of greatness!"