Hermes
I suppose this can help take my mind off the topic. I am pretty hungry. What fantasy food do we have today? Wow, there were six large blue egg cells, each containing a sunny-side-up egg. "Hey, what are those eggs?"
"They are Bolg eggs."
Oh, it's the eggs of those weird animals. Well, it does look really good. What's next? It looks like there is a ton of meat as well. Some looked to be steak, bacon, and sausage. It also looks like there are blue pancakes… Wait, what is that? It looks like golden dust. "What is this?"
"That's pixie dust!"
"Pixie dust!"
"Yes."
"How do you get the pixie dust?"
"Oh, well, we ground up pixies to get the dust."
Why would they do that to pixies?! They're monsters! This world is fucked up!
"You add it to any food, and it makes it taste ten times better."
I don't care if the dust tastes so good it sends you to God! You killed pixies and ground them up to eat them! This is so fucked up!
"Well, someone doesn't look happy."
"Oh, no, Hermes, what's wrong?"
"I don't think she likes that to get pixie dust you need to kill pixies."
"I too am horrified by this as well, Hermes. Learning that people kill such a beautiful creature to use as glorified salt. But it does taste good."
"Here, hold out your hand."
"No!"
"Please, Hermes. It's really good. I promise."
"I will not do it!"
"Please, for my sake."
"... Fine!"
"Thank you."
Oh god, I don't want to do this! Well, bon appétit… Goddammit! It's really good! I don't know how to describe the flavor of it other than it tastes like whimsical fantasy. I am not joking, and I will not explain what I mean. I still don't like that you need to kill pixies to get the dust!
"Well, let's eat! What do you want to eat first?"
"Can I try the blue pancakes, please? Oh, also some of the bacon and the Bolg egg."
"But of course. Here you go."
"Thank you."
"Do you want some of the pixie dust?"
"No!"
"Okay, sorry."
"Poor John."
Alright, let's try the pancakes first… It tastes like the jade milk I had earlier. Okay, let's try the other food… All of it tastes excellent. The giant egg tastes like an ostrich egg. Everything else also tastes fantastic.
"How's the food?"
"It's really good!"
"Ha, good to know."
"Are you sure you don't want some of the pixie dust?"
"mhcjoʃ çʔɪd rækmhɔsn! Take this!!!"
"Aaahh!!! What was that for?!"
"Hahaha! Well, it looks like everyone is done eating. I think we should start leaving."
"I agree."
"Fine."
We're off again, back on the road. I was surprised that I was able to perform that spell a second time. And it was a lot easier now. We walked for hours, taking no breaks. And the weird sun was about to set. Then I saw a building not too far away. The building was thin and tall. It looked like a Japanese temple.
"It looks like we made it just in time."
"Just in time for what?"
"Well, I was hoping we would make it to this temple by today. It means that we will be able to make it to the town by tomorrow. And we will be sleeping inside the temple. Using it as shelter."
"Isn't that sacrilegious?"
"Well, it is an abandoned temple. And it's not like we're going to ruin the temple. We're just staying the night."
"I guess." I don't like the idea of staying the night in a creepy abandoned temple, but I guess I can't complain too much. Well, it looks like we're here! There isn't a lot of space in the temple. There is a staircase, but it doesn't look very safe to use. There was an altar with a stone statue on it. The statue was of a person with three arms. It wasn't very detailed. "Hey, sister, what is this statue of?"
"That is a religious idol. Some people worship that particular idol. There are many different idols. I don't know much about this idol or the religion this idol belongs to. I wish I could tell you more."
"No, it's fine." I don't really care; I'm just tired.
"I think that idol is called the nameless idol."
"Oh, I didn't expect you would know anything about this, David."
"Well, I am amazing, so it's only natural."
"Sure."
"Anyways, can you tell me more? Like, why is it called the nameless idol?"
"Sure. At one point it had a name, but over time the idol lost popularity and then was forgotten. It was rediscovered and became even more popular, but no one remembered its name. There were no records or documents of it. So, it began to be called the nameless idol. People believe that it went through a sort of rebirth."
"A rebirth?"
"Yes, they believe that since it lost popularity, the idol went on a spiritual journey, gave up its name, and achieved enlightenment. It became something new. Something beautiful. The idol represents giving up worldly attachments and rebirth. And many follow its way to attain enlightenment."
"Wow, I'm impressed, David."
"Ah, it's nothing."
"Well, I think we should get some rest."
"Okay." Well, I think I got my fill of fantasy for today. I tried new food and drinks that never existed in my old world. I learned how to cast a single spell and learned a lot of lore. I learned about some of the religions in this world. Aaahhh, this is the life. Well, I guess I should get some rest…