Swamp Of Sin (R-18)

Trent opened his eyes slowly, feeling weak and almost numb all over. 'What the heck happened?' he asked himself, blinking softly.

He half-expected to be before the goddess once again, considering he had just retrieved the Orb Of Assimilation. Perhaps this was another call to her Olympus, another briefing for the next phase of his purpose in the Paradox. But on taking a clearer view of the surroundings his head was facing, Trent could see purple banana leaves and thick, dense forest branches above him. He was nowhere near her divine realm.

He felt the warm, wet ground beneath him, chilling his spine. 'I'm in a forest? How did I get here?'