Chapter 2
AN:
--inner thoughts--
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Story Begins
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POV Angus
After what must have been 30 minutes of running 5km, Angus stopped beside a Creek
He was absolutely exhausted
Hungry
And cold
He had no clue at to why the gods would change him into a goblin and give him no clothes.
Seeing that the sun was starting to fall, He decided to call it a day
Finding two dryish sticks, Angus went to work on making a fire
Having done so in his last life when hunting it was fairly easy to get it lit.
--wow I am in a new world, with a really weak body. It is amazing that gods and Magic exist. Though it is very dangerous with the blessing from lord Lugh; adapting body and mind, I will be able to become stronger. The Longer I live the Harder it will be for something to kill me.—
Angus decided to try somethings he read in stories, meditation
Closing his eyes, he breathed deeply and concentrated on sensing something.
What was he sensing? He could not really tell you.
After a few moments he felt a spark in his gut that flared for a moment then disappeared.
Right after that spark disappeared Angus Felt exhausted.
Pulling a bunch of leaves over him he was out like a light
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Early next morning at the ass crack o dawn
Angus, was starving but he decided to try meditation again to see what happened yesterday
Doing the same method as yesterday Angus Focused on that Spark in his gut
A few moments pass
Then he feels a spark flare up.
In his mind eye the spark was a glowing green and crimson ball.
Concentrating on it he was able to keep it alive for 30 seconds before it flickered out.
Opening his eyes, Angus felt the same fatigue that he did from yesterday.
Why was this?
Angus pondered for a while before realising that in many Fantasies on earth that Magic/ Mana loss affected one's mind and Stamina.
Thinking about this Angus decided that Magic should function like a muscle.
If he uses it constantly, it will grow bigger and stronger which will also cause less strain.
Learning this Angus made the plan to meditate whenever he takes a break, right before bed, and when he wakes up.
Angus stood up, sick of feeling hungry
Deciding the easy form of finding food was in the creek, he started looking for shellfish or mollusks.
After some time, he gathers what seem to be a dozen mussels. Along with those he gathered some lichen to munch on.
Opening the Shells were a chore, since he could not boil them, he had to break them open.
Chewing on his Crunchy mussels, he had bits of lichen here and there.
His stomach was overjoyed
Even though the food was raw, his stomach was flipping in joy, and he could slowly feel energy return to him.
Once again Angus went to Meditate
Once again, the spark formed, and this time it lasted 32 seconds.
Angus was once again exhausted.
After a few moments of recovery, He looked towards the mountain and decided that it may be too dangerous there for him right now.
Thinking this Angus start to look for things to set up a small campsite by the creek.
The reason why he chose to be by the creek was since there was lots of food, and fresh water
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For the next hour all that could be seen was a naked goblin walking through the trees, picking up branches and stones to bring to his camp.
Once this was done Angus went to look for food again
Once again, he had Mussels and Lichen.
During this time Angus started thinking about his physical experiments in the forest.
He discovered that his lifting limit was 40-50 pounds and anything heavier he could only drag with difficulty.
Angus was a bit frustrated, because in his old world he could wrestle a bull into submission.
Hopefully the blessing from Lugh would fix this problem.
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For the rest of the Day, it was a mixture of physical labour, looking for wood and stones while making a small hovel.
While during his Brief Rests in between Angus would meditate.
By the time Angus went to bed he could keep the Spark alive for 1 minute.
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The next day Angus woke up, meditated, found food, and then observed his camp.
Seeing that he had no more tasks to do, except may be to find clothes.
He decided he would use stones and Wood to exercise, and during his Breaks meditate.
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Angus found that he had more endurance than he did the day before but was not any stronger
He completed regular exercises, Squats, curls, sit ups, push ups, Bench press, and running
While he Meditated, Angus Attempted to move the Spark around instead of only keeping it alive.
Attempting this took a lot of effort, and he was only able to circulate the spark for 20 seconds.
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Working out, Meditation/ mana circulation, and Eating
This routine was kept for the rest of the week.
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By the End of the week, Angus no longer had 1 spark but 3 sparks, all He could circulate at the same time for 5 minutes, but he has not found an actual use for them.
Physically Angus could now run 5km in 20 minutes instead of 30minutes. While his lifting strength has gone from 50 to 100 pounds.
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For the Last week Angus has been nude
But today that will change. Now he has the Strength to kill an animal.
During this week Angus has seen some goats drinking from the creek a way away.
Right now angus was sharpening a 4ft spear in hopes to kill one.
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Two hrs, that's how long Angus waited for a goat to show.
Angus Stood in the Tree above, not making a sound or movement.
Then Angus leapt.
The goat had no chance to run
(picture of goat here)
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Quickly Angus went to work, taking a sharp stone and gutted the Goat, keeping all organs except for the intestinal track.
This goat was extremely heavy to him, so it took a while to drag it baack to Camp.
There he dismantled and Skinned the Goat
Quickly he went about smoking the meat above his fire.
While waiting Angus used a stone to slowly carve a bone to act as a broach or pin, for his new pelt.
By the end of this process, Angus had a crude goat pelt coat kept on him by a bone pin.
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Clothed and Fed
Strong and growing stronger
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Angus was ready.
Tomorrow, he will set out to the mountains and look for other Goblins, and who knows maybe he will meet another Earthling.