2—A whole new world

The young man slowly opened his tired eyes his vision still blurry he rapidly blinks to wash away the fatigue.

'Must have fell asleep while playing the game... damn it.'

He thought to himself thinking back to his previous whereabouts.

His sight finally clearing up after rubbing his eyes he blinks once more before opening his eyes to see unfamiliar surroundings.

Scanning the room left and right he sees a sight straight from a medieval period in the way the room is setup; a large oak bed, thick wood table and a bookshelf.

Everything in the room was thick with dust with the exception of a single blue hardcover book that looks out of place compared to the books on the bookshelf opposite him, unlike their leather covers, this book looks like it was made with modern technology also being much thinner than the room's standard brick shaped books.

'This obviously isn't my room. Where am I?'

He thinks to himself.

Since this place looks as if nobody had lived here for a long time he easily pulls together the courage to explore his surroundings.

While attempting to sit up he noticed something... his hands were strangely small as he placed them on the floor to push himself up. When standing up to his full height he notices another thing, that he is also strangely short, everything in the room being quite tall. His mental notes all come together.

The young man realised he was more of a young boy than a young man.

'This isn't my old body... I must be younger by at least a decade.'

Doing some slight stretches in the empty room to become accustomed to the new body he discovers that wasn't necessary as he feels as if this body was the one he had since he was born.

Ignoring the strange familiarity of his new vessel he walks over to the glaring object of the room the blue book.

Picking up the book he reads the title written in plain English with an esoteric font.

"A detailed study of Runology and Runecraft"

'Author's name isn't written and no blurb just plain blue all around...' The young boy thinks to himself.

Continuing his train of thought since he can read the title in plain English he must still be on planet earth.

'I'm probably somewhere in Europe from the looks of this room. Though how did I get here did I somehow teleport in my sleep?'

Thinking such things the young boy clears his thoughts before opening the book.

Opening the first page he finds it blank along with the second page. Flicking through the pages he thinks to himself...

'Did the ink fade over time until it's no longer visible without ultraviolet light like some old manuscripts in some museums.'

While ruminating on the specifics of the tome a page cuts his finger giving him a paper cut.

Hissing at the acute pain coming from his finger he puts his finger in his mouth from habit.

A gentle light begins to glow from the tome, noticing this, he looks down at the book seeing a scarlet droplet of his blood being drawn into the centre of the page before soaking it red.

The red stain then begins to fade back to the normal white background of the page.

"What just happened? That felt like a knife cutting me..." He exclaimed aloud.

After saying that he notices something black on the page moving.

"That's... writing?... some sentence is being written on the page by itself! is this Harry Potter!?"

[Answering your first question this tome collected your blood to contract you as it's owner as for your second inquiry that is how the tome communicates with you.]

Calming down by controlling the pace of his breathing the young boy knew panicking wouldn't help him whatsoever thanks to his mature mind.

Affirming his need for answers he opens his mouth to say...

"Who are you and what is this 'tome' about?"

[This tome is the book called 'A detailed study of Runology and Runecraft' as written on the title. Refer to the title for the answer to your second question.]

Hearing that unsatisfactory answer to his question he grew slightly irritated but bit back his frustration before saying...

"So can you tell me where am I right now?"

[The tome cannot answer that question until you finish the blood contract. Insufficient blood provided. Ability to properly answer your questions... compromised. Solution... blood required.]

Acknowledging the words magically written he brings his finger back to the page allowing the blood to drip once more onto the page.

[Contract completed.]

"So... can you tell me now? where am I?"

[You can easily discover your location via the map. Say the word 'map' in your mind to activate it.]

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A/N: Before you ask this isn't a system novel no store status or quests. 800 words without Author's note.