One World Apart

I am suddenly staring at a massive landscape, from 7,000 miles in the air. As I am falling, I see a world split into nine different sectors, each with unique terrain and design. Upon looking closer, only one of the sectors is visible, while the other sectors are all covered by some sort of black mist. As I passed through what I assumed to be the atmosphere, runic words appeared on the top of my screen. As I did not know what these said or meant, I ignored them, but soon enough, adrenaline kicked in. 

"HOLY I'M FALLING, I'm dead aren't I...?"

I suddenly scream, my heart beating quickly. I curl up into a ball and close my eyes, bracing for impact, but don't feel any pain whatsoever. I slowly open my eyes and see a beautiful and bright sun. Covering my eyes from the immense amount of light, it takes a second or two for my eyes to adjust to this scenery. I look around and see myself standing in the middle of a flowery meadow.

The meadow stretches out miles and miles without end, its rolling hills blanketed with patches of wildflowers. Each hill boasts a palette of golden daisies, soft lavender blooms, and fiery orange poppies swaying gently in the breeze. The trees, tall and graceful, fill the landscape with their lush green canopies, their leaves rustling softly as a cool wind blows. Some type of birds I've never seen before glide effortlessly across the sky, their wings bright with a rich yellow glare, as they circle and dive, filling the air with soft chirps. The scene feels alive yet tranquil, bringing me to exhale a calming breath of serenity. 

"Wow...."

I am breathless at the sight. This is the most beautiful and placid place I have ever been to in my whole life. I look down at myself, and see the same body and clothes I wore back on Earth, a simple white t-shirt with a belt-buckled pair of dress pants. I see a button on my left chest, and try pressing on it, but nothing happens, so I instead focus on trying to find some living beings. Perhaps, there will be humans in this world? Who knows? I start walking towards the top of a hill, after reaching the top, I can see a small village about two miles away from where I am, and I decide to walk towards the village. 

As I arrived at the front gate, two guards came up to me, stopped me, and started speaking in a language that I could not understand. I stare at them blankly, slightly scared but also unnaturally excited to see what this place is. But as soon as they got a good look at me, they suddenly freeze, I cock my head and wonder what they are looking at. One of the guards points at my hair, I look up and realize that my hair is probably very rare, as I had a head full of glistening silver hair. But aren't you guys taking hair color too seriously...?

One guard starts speaking

"**** ** *** *** **"

but all I hear is static. 

The other guard immediately runs inside the village, and a couple minutes later, I am greeted by a somewhat elderly man. The man had a somewhat short stature, with a hunched back. He held a wooden cane in his right hand, with a white beard almost reaching his knees. He holds his hand out, 

"*** ***** *** **"

I take his hand, but as I still don't understand the language, I just shake my head. The elderly man says a few words to the guards, and I am let inside the village. The village consisted of cozy wooden homes, with smoke spiraling from their chimneys. Many of the houses are surrounded by small, well-tended gardens, with farms extending beyond the village, alive with the sounds of workers, livestock, and rustling crops. Children can be seen all across the village, sometimes laughing at each other, sometimes talking to elders. Animals roam freely, with creatures I've never seen before jumping around and following specific children, almost like a pet.

Suddenly, my head vibrates, and a fog-like line appears, almost as if it was leading me towards a certain direction. Without any thought, I instinctively follow the white line, and eventually reach a small wooden house in the corner of the village. Knocking on the door, I hear:

"Come in"

I go towards the door knob because I couldn't unders---

WAIT WHAT!

Did I just hear English?

I knock on the door once more, and was greeted by.....a small rat it seemed, but upon closer inspection, I discovered that it had webbed feet, big eyes, and a body resembling a flying squirrel. The squirrel was quite small, with brown fur and white highlights. It had a short tail, a small bag slung across it's shoulders, and an oversized hat on top of its head.

"Finally you have arrived!"

Somebody-or rather something-that I can finally understand!!

I bend down to take a closer look,

"Were you waiting for me?"

"Not particularly, no, but I was told that a young boy with unique hair would arrive soon."

"I guess that must be me? But what could you be waiting for me for?"

"I was tasked with helping you while you were on this adventure. Here, try to register me as your companion."

"And how do I do that?"

"Tap on the button on my shoulder--- here"

The squirrel moves towards me offering his left shoulder.

I tap on it, and a menu appears

I note that the species name was actually the scientific name of a flying squirrel. 

 1. Guide (Unique)

 2. Support

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 "Now lets see....click this, this, then that, and...boom!"

Shortly after,

Hmmm, what should I name it?

Since this world uses scientific names for species, I shouldn't use something similar...

Maybe a different language? 

French for a flying squirrel is 'écureuil volant', but it seems to formal...

In Japanese its momonga...

Mmmmmm

I'll just name it Momo!

I look at Momo and smile, he seems happy enough with the new name...right?

...

Whatever.

Momo clears her throat,

"Now that that's settled, you have probably unlocked some new functions in your menu. One of them is an auto-translator! But you may still be unable to read some special words."

I excitedly proceed to try the button on my shirt, a menu pops up with many sections, but many of these sections were unavailable. I started looking through some basic information, until suddenly a notification popped-up:

<**** is calling>