Okay…there is definitely something weird. I took that one portal that the nihility dragon opened for me. It was supposed to bring me straight to the Earth realm.

Instead, I've been drifting in nothingness for a while. I think it has already been a few days already…*Sigh*

Everything is dark and lifeless. The death domain was livelier than this! Then again…it was opened by a moth calling itself a dragon in the first place.

[Such a shame! Who knows how many people are missing me back home?! They are awaiting my glorious return! I can already picture Wolfie jumping into my arms, the villagers throwing me a feast, the dwarf making a magnificent monument in my honor! ...The old acid dude would be doing acid party tricks! (That's all he's good for really)]

No matter how much I talk or shout nothing happens. The sound doesn't seem to propagate either because of the lack of air. I tried disabling a bit of my divine energy, suffocating is not nice! This means that this part of my life will never be adapted into a movie *sigh*, you know since silence is boring for the spectators.

Could you imagine if that movie where they fight amongst the stars was soundless? Yes, that one where a young man learns to use his hard glowing stick under the directives of his shady uncle. Yes, that one with the daddy issues.

Anyway, I can only bid my time and…. Never mind! I can see light! I see something! This may sound dumb but that is a huge improvement for me!

[Earth Realm! This daddy is back!]

[….]

Where are the cheers?! Where is the excitement?! Actually, where the fuck is this?!

I can see…not much really. Tons of white stuff covers my face instantly. I can feel it sticking to my hair, to my brows, covering my eyes, I even get some in my mouth!

The last time I've seen so much white stuff at once was in that one educational video! Yes, the one about Antarctica. So, yeah there is snow everywhere. An over-the-top snowstorm!

Time to analyze the surroundings!

Now, visuals…. none!

Any relevant sounds? None!

Sense of touch? White cold stuff everywhere.

There remains my glorious sixth sense! I am ….lost!

Okay, real talk. What do I do now? Divine energy protects me from the cold, but I could easily wander around without ever finding the exit to this place. For now, let's try and find some sort of shelter.

I keep wandering around until finally I …give up! How are heroes always managing to find a cave?! Name a single story where the MC dies from frostbite like a dumbass! They don't even have magical cave-finding abilities either!

Where is my plot armor?! Okay, I'm not some overpowered protagonist, also one could arguably say I used all of it on divine energy comprehension.

Fear not! This hero shall overcome this new challenge! It is time to put to good use the skills acquired in the Cockroach Realm! Time to dig!

Of course, I feel a slight pinch to my heart with how lonely it is. I mean I used to accomplish this task with countless cute roaches cheering me on the side. Ah, soon I'm done. I dive in my emergency shelter and….

It gets instantly filled with snow…Right. Ok, I can't just leave it like that. Ah! I know. It is time to use my architectural talents. I get to work! Soon...Look at that glorious igloo! Okay, it did take me a few dozen tries but I made it!

I feel giddy about it, this is the part where I'd take pictures and send them to all my friends. You know with the caption, building an igloo Like a Boss!

Now, I create a temporary wall with packed snow, this way I'll easily be able to move it to check outside. The good thing is that I am a very patient man. I can simply wait until the storm is over. One hour…two hours…. three hours…Whatever, nap time!

*Scratch, scratch *

"Huuunngry, soooo huuunngry!"

What's that?! I instantly spring up.

"Huuungry, sooo huunnngry!"

That's a woman's voice! Outside?! What is she doing in such horrible weather?! Quick! I make an entrance, then enters a goddess. Very pretty, but almost dead too! Oh god!

[Lady are you alright?!]

That's when she dives straight at me gluing herself to my chest. I can't help but tremble as I feel her skin on mine. It is unbelievably cold! So damn cold! How is she even alive!

I wrap my hands around her trying to share my body heat. Hugging an icicle would arguably be warmer! This is no time to be shy. I am embracing her slender waist only in order to save her life!

I can feel her modest mounds pressing against me. She is burying her face in my neck, wrapping her legs around me. She is so very cold that she has lost all rationality.

I just need to make a fire and…. ah, I can't. Screw that useless Forgar! He just had to teach me a useless spell that consumes divine energy! I could start a fire but as soon as it runs out it would be death.

I know! For now, I'll simply share my energy with her. The healing effect it has should be enough, It won't instantly relieve her of the freezing but it will allow her to live through it. In my arms, she slowly drifts into a peaceful slumber.

I can finally observe her a bit. Her eyes are a mesmerizing blue, her features are extremely graceful, her skin is white-bluish, her ears are pointy. Is that…is she some sort of elf? That seems likely.

I wonder what she is doing here. Most likely she has been caught off guard by the storm. She is completely naked and void of anything that could identify her origin. What horrible event did she go through to end up here?

I guess she truly got lucky. She somehow managed to stumble upon my dwelling by chance. She doesn't seem to have any sign of injuries. A wild beast wouldn't have let her leave like that. My guess is this was the work of a human.

I can already sense some dark story here. Did some evil group try to take advantage of her? Did she choose death rather than humiliation… and possibly death afterward.

*Sigh* I'll have to be careful not to say anything insensitive once she wakes up. Guess I'll close my eyes too.

Still, I gotta admit, this body pillow is awesome!