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He couldn't recognize it but then again he didn't study dead languages so there was no way he would recognize it but he knew what it meant.

That was the weirdest part about the floating arrow, he understood the carvings on it… to an even greater degree than he was comfortable with.

Just looking at the carvings sent the image of one word into his kind and that "Earth".

However, following it were several other images, all of which described the Earth in almost every possible way. It's size, age down to the second, the number of humans on it and every other creature. A minor history lesson.

"Did you experience that too?" Richard asked his new floating companion

[Yes, this should be what you call 'Magic' at work] Taaia replied

"Naturally but I'm definitely learning this language" Richard said as a new seed was sown in his heart.

He didn't care anymore what was taking place here, he just wanted to learn whatever It was this language or carvings were.

[These things seem to point us towards somewhere]

"Yeah, I could get that but look at their size, I don't think these were made to guide people our size, I'm not too sure we would be able to keep up"

[That is true] Taaia replied in agreement

"Like… Shouldn't we be able to ride this thing, I mean we can touch it and it's just a giants surfboard" Richard said as he rubbed the surface of the floating arrow

He pushed down hard with all his weight and with as much strength as he could muster but the arrow didn't budge

[By your hypothesis, we wouldn't be able to keep up which means they will be flying at speeds, you wouldn't be able to handle at all, the speed will kill you]

"That makes sense but it beats being lost in this white zone"Richard replied

[If you say so] Taaia said before landing on the arrow itself.

Using its tentacles, Taaia wrapped itself tightly to the arrow and almost immediately the board sped off at speeds Richard couldn't see.

He could swear that he had heard at least four sonic booms before the board vanished.

"Shit! It really flies at speeds beyond the speed of sound, can I survive this?" Richard questioned his idea.

He would definitely be torn to pieces by such speeds, the gravitational forces on his body would probably squish him to paste.

"Richard, no pain no glory"

As he said so, he too immediately clung to the board, lying down flat on it as the board sped off as well. The winds blew harshly against his skin and loudly but thankfully it seemed that the board itself came with some protective effects.

While he could feel the harsh winds, they were doing him no harm. It was as though he was inside a car, he could hear and feel the winds but they weren't as harsh as they should

The board was protecting him. This was good to find out but Richard still didn't want to test his luck as he continued lying as he was.

Putting his head down, he closed his eyes and let fate take control. The board continued to speed through the air at speeds unknown. At a certain point, everything just went dark.

So he couldn't say he actually understood what was happening here. He remained in said position as the Board flew through the air, hours passed and he was still like that.

He fell asleep and when he awoke, he was still in transit

Seeing all this, Richard couldn't help but look up around him a bit. They said curiosity killed the cat but thankfully, by some magical means, the board continued its protection even when he was sitting up.

[But Curiosity brought it back to life… That is the second part of the statement, right?]

"Taaia?!!" Richard called out in surprise

[Yes, it's me]

"Where are you, I can't see a thing, everywhere is just dark"

[At the temple, you would be stopping soon so be prepared, the board doesn't have any breaking protection mechanism] Taaia replied

"I see" Richard said before lying back down and hugging the board for dear life.

Literally a second later, he saw the world become bright again, reassuring him that he wasn't blind and just as quickly, the board came to stop… A near complete halt that sent him flying.

Thankfully, his hold was strong enough to only send him flying just a Meter or two away. He skid across the ground until he felt himself hit something hard which caught him.

"F**k… " Richard whispered in pain as he sat on the floor reevaluating all his choices.

[Well, That was entertaining] Taaia said as it hovered over the half conscious Richard.

"I think I broke my arm" Richard said as he mustered enough strength to stand.

His entire body was aching, his legs could barely carry his weight. He could swear that his head had cracked open even if he couldn't feel any blood on it.

[Your injuries are minor, however I have no equipment on me to attend to them] Taaia explained

"I know, just help me straighten the hand" Richard said as he braced for the pain.

[As you wish] Taaia responded as its tentacles began to wrap around his broken arm.

[Fair Warning though, I am not an expert on this, however I would try to restore your hand to how it was when I scanned it] Taaia said as it carefully set its tentacles around Richard

"I understand just straighten it already"

[If you say so] Taaia replied then immediately began to pull.

Immediately Richard felt his mind go blank, there were no thought, no worries just overwhelming pain but at the same time too, he also heard a Pop

Muffling his screams the best he could until the bone was back in place, Richard felt as though he was about to run mad but thankfully it was done.

"Thank you" Richard said as he wiped the tears away from his eyes.

No matter how manly he tried to make himself be, biology was a bitch… It respected no man or woman. Pain was exactly that pain.

After that there was a weird moment of silence as Richard spent his time massaging the affected area while Taaia just floated around examining their new location.

[You know this would end even quicker if you join me to find a way up this temple] Taaia said after a while

"Coming" Richard replied as he finally stood up from where he was.

Now ready to explore this new environment, he stood up only to be faced with a giant wall.

The wall stood at least 20 meters tall or possibly more. He couldn't exactly tell, he was bad at these kinds of offrip measurements.

All he knew though was that the wall was as tall as a small mountain. Taaia had called this a temple

"Did these so-called Gods not expect to invite people as small as us or is this just some test of some kind" Richard complained