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Chapter 1: From Terra to Terra.

There are worlds out there that we've heard of, that people are sent to for unknown reasons. Some find a way back, while others don't. When one is sent to one of these, there sent with little to nothing to help them just the clothes on their backs and what knowledge they have. These worlds are of nearly infinite size, no one has who has ever been to one has ever found it's end. One of these worlds is similar then the other where one needs little effort to construct tools and buildings, but the other is much harsher. This world is the world we were sent to, here we start out just like the cave men of old. With nothing but rocks and sticks to survive with. But this world has also made us stronger, forcing us to rely on each other for help and the instincts we were born with to try and survive. This world is known only as Terrafirma, just like our home world. Some say that this world is our home world, but we've been sent to the past with knowledge of history and the future. But how can this be ours? There is a system here that can't possibly be from our own. We can also advance much faster then we should, moving from the stone age to the bronze age over night. There is also the fact that there are "floating" islands, literally rock and dirt that's being supported by nothing but air. But that's just the beginning; the world seems to be made up of metric cubes of materials. This includes rock, dirt, wood, leaves, water, and even the creatures seem to be cubic in shape, even when our own is not.

This is where my story starts, "My name is Steel Northman." I've lived in this world for the past 10 years by this worlds time scale. But in truth I have no clue how long I've been here. Me and the nine others have lived together for this time, and we've all advanced our living condition to the equivalent of that of post reissuance era. We all started by smashing rocks together to make axe heads to chop our first tree. I have been the forger of our group; the one to make the tools and armor that helped us survive. We don't need to continue advancing, but I have to continue my job for even though our lives have stabilized we still need new tools to keep living. One of the younger members wishes to learn the trade of forging. I'm letting him learn through experience, all the while giving him examples and teaching him the art. I, at one point, was also the lead miner of the group. I started our first mine, and help teach the other how to safely prospect and mine the ores of the world.

Three of the others are foragers and hunters. They go into the wilds and hunt the wild life and find food sources like fruits vegetables and grains. They are also are defense against the hostile creatures that come with the darkness. There are zombies, skeletal soldiers, giant spiders, and the most terrifying the things known only as Creepers. For these make no sound besides their foot falls, if you could say they have feet, until they get right up behind you then the emit a fuse like sound before they explode. Then there are the two that are the farmers of our group. They take the animals, and the foods brought back by the foragers and raise and grow them so we will not go hungry. They have figured out how to best organize and rotate the crops to yield the best harvests year round. Last but not least are the prospector and colonists. They explore the world build encampments and finding new sources of ores and land. These people have even come across remnants of what can only be old settlements from others brought here. Due in part to no one knowing if anyone has yet returned from Terrafirma before we all have been prepared for when one of us to return and slack to be taken up.

It's been 10 years to the day, it's early spring here, and some of the prospectors have asked for a second opinion on a possible new mine site. I've prepared what supplies we would need for the 2 day trip by cart to the newest outpost. My supplies include every possible tool in steel, multiple pots of food items and miscellaneous survival items, full steel armor, a bow with quiver with 300 arrows, a steel sword and 3 steel javelins. Walking down to the cart station I'm met by my apprentice. "Are you really headed out to the new mine?"

"Yes I am. I won't be gone for no more than a week" I say.

"It's just I've heard there seems to be a lot more monsters out that way as of late."

"I understand the risks, but we need a new mine the closer mines are running dry" I state. "Why don't you complete a set of armor for me, your choice of metal. That's your assignment while I'm gone."

"Ok, but you better come back."

"I will now get back to the forge and make that armor" I laugh while playfully shoving my apprentice towards where the forge was back up the hill near the mountain.

I finally make it down to the station and meet up with the prospectors. After a recheck on our supplies for the trip we head out onto the track system.

We arrive at the first outpost by nightfall. Upon entering we close up the rail gate into the outpost just in time to see a group of zombies making their way towards us.

The prospectors, being the explores and survivalists, start up the fire pits and clean out the storage room at the outpost so we can make some meals.

After eating our meals, we bed down for the night. Morning comes fast in Terrafirma, we get up as the first light begins to creep over the walls. We clean up the outpost and put the outpost supplies to store.

I'm in my cart ready to make way when one of the prospectors comes over. "We have a problem, there seems to be some creepers hanging around the exit and we haven't killed them off yet."

"Right I'll get out and help you guys clear them out" I exclaim. But before I can even lift my self out the cart begins to roll and an odd green oval appears in it's path. Before I can react the cart seems to get sucked into the oval and I disappear.

In another world, a young female mage is preparing to summon her familiar to show that she is a mage. Her name is Louise Vallière, she's known as the Zero for having not successfully cast a single spell without causing an explosion. She is enrolled at the Tristain Academy of Magic in the kingdom of Tristain, she is a second year student, like all second years they must summon a familiar. Louise is nervous and excited, nervous due to not knowing if she'll be able to cast the summoning spell right, but excited to see what she'll summon.

Her classmates have all summoned their familiars, some as simple as mouse, and others as magnificent as a dragon. Her turn has come.

"Louise Vallière, it's time for you to summon your familiar" calls a balding Professor Colbert.

Louise reluctantly steps up even when her classmates whisper and talk about how she might fail this time and if they should run away from the inevitable explosion to come.

Louise's anger is closing to a boil, her classmate's comments tempting her on. She calms herself so that she can begin the incantation.

"To my servant that exists somewhere within the ends of the universe!" she starts, "To the holy, beautiful, and above most power familiar, I appeal to you from my heart as I chant, answer my guidance!"

An explosion, with dust and smoke covering Louise and the crowd of students. The sound of a metallic thud and grinding metal are heard from within.

Louise could swear that something came to a stop just in front of her, for she could feel the dirt hit her legs from whatever was in the cloud.

She could even hear what sounded like something or someone groaning. As the dust and smoke clear there in front of her is a metal box without a top on wheels. Inside there is an armored man laying on his back from the impact.

"A human? She summoned a human" exclaimed one of Louise's classmates.

More talk between the students about that she probably hired him so she wouldn't look bad. "Shut up!" yells Louise

"Can I please redo Professor Colbert" Louise begs the professor.

"I'm sorry Miss Vallière, this is a sacred ritual you cannot redo it. Now complete the ritual" explains Colbert.

At this time the man has come too and staggered out of the cart and basically kissing the ground. He finally notices there seems to be a lot of people standing around. More people than he's ever seen together in over ten years.

The man is looking around him with a dumbfounded expression on his face, he hasn't seen the "normal" environment in a long time. Also the fact that there's a large group of kids standing around staring at him with what look like creatures of varying types standing next to each of them. To him the most impressive is the giant blue winged lizard stand next to a bespectacled blue haired girl with a staff holding a book.

He's so captivated by the sight of his first dragon that he seems to completely miss that there is a short pinkett standing before him.

Louise glaring angrily at this man who was seemingly ignoring her every attempt to get his attention.

Colbert on the other hand was trying to figure out if the man was a knight by the armor, a soldier, or some sort of mercenary.

"HEY!" Louise attempts to get the armored man's attention and it seems to snap him out of his trance.

"What, huu? Oh, sorry there. Didn't notice you there…" Steel Northman explains. "My name is Steel Northman, what can I help you with?"

"You bloody commoner! How dare you ignore a noble." Louise angrily exclaims.

"A commoner, you think I'm a commoner. There's no lordship which rules us, you have no power over me." Steel retorts. "Now you have my attention "noble"," Steel literally air quotes, "now what do you need."

"You come from a land where there's no nobles?" Colbert asks walking up.

"Thats right sir, where I came from your power comes from what you contribute to the group." Steel states, "Every member must contribute or be thrown out to fend for themselves till they can work together with others."

"Isn't that a bit of a harsh punishment for just not working with others?" Colbert puzzles.

"No, where we are from you either work together or risk fending for oneself, the land is harsh and without help from others you won't survive. One cannot be allowed to hoard supplies or resources from those around them, for without those resources all will suffer." Steel coldly says.

"That's common way of life for those who live out near the edges of the wilds. But I've never heard of that kind of punishment until now." Colbert states.

"I'm not from anywhere remotely close to your idea the wilds. Anyway what is it that you need girl." Steel comes back to the point.

"You were summoned here by her as a familiar, and you must complete the binding ritual. By the way I'm Jean Colbert."

"Plesure to meet you Jean. Now why and what does this familiar thing do anyway" Steel asks.

"IT means you must listen to my every command and order, and serve me whenever I need!" Louise buts in.

"I will not be a serf to anyone, but there seems no other option currently. As long as you abide by some guidelines I set I'll be you familiar." Steel declares.

"Fine, and what are these guidelines" Louise rushes in trying to end this scene.

"Firstly you must treat me as an equal, but I will not treat you as such until you prove yourself. Secondly I wish to have some sort of adequate housing or property to build a home upon. And lastly this goes to all that are present, I've been hearing some sly remarks and ridicule aimed at Louise here, I will not tolerate such behaviour especially among the younger generation, the young should respect and try to lift one another up, not think themselves higher up than one of the working classes." Steel exclaims.

Steel's words hit Louise hard, the fact that even though he probably hates the way she's treating him but the fact that he is standing up for her. Her emotions seem to be taking over and she feels she about to cry.

"I… I accept your terms Steel Northman, I Louise Françoise Le Blanc de LaVallière accept," Louise says while holding back tears. She then grabs Steel's head and kisses him.

"What was that!" Steel shouts, than a searing pain engulfs his left hand. "What's this…" Steel removes his left gauntlet to see runes forming on the back of his hand. He'd heard of magic but had never really seen anything to prove it's existence.

"May I see those runes," Colbert asks as he come over.

"What are these?" Steel asks while Colbert writes down the runes on some paper.

"These mark the completion of the summoning ritual, they mark that you're a familiar. Which for a human to be a familiar is extremely unheard of." Colbert explains.

"Alright shows over students you're dismissed" Colbert addresses the students as a whole.

As the majority of the students leave, flying for that matter, Louise slowly takes hold of Steels hand causing him to pause and look down on her.

"Thank… thank you, for what you said back there…" Louise says through tears.

"It's alright Louise Valière, no matter what you've done unless proven guilty such actions should never be forced onto one, especially children." Steel comforts placing his other hand on her shoulder.

"Thank you again" Louise says as she begins to calm down, "Until we find you another place to stay or someplace you can build, you'll have to stay with me."

"Alright Miss Vallière, lead the way." Steel says.