Alexander opened his eyes and looked around to see where he was. It seemed to be some kind of a desert with lots of ruins of various buildings. There was sand all around with little to no vegetation.
"Damn, I guess people here did some voodoo stuff." Alexander wondered while looking around at a circular pattern on a wall. It looked beautiful but meaningful too.
He quickly took out his mobile phone and instantly memory started flowing in. It was like a monologue with some pictures.
"A long time ago, this too was like earth. But, thirst for immortality brought doom to this city and created something that wasn't supposed to exist, something that changed humans by introducing the forbidden knowledge.
"As a True God, you reign supreme, but will you still be bound by the laws of equivalent exchange? Things may not always be as simple as they seem to be.
"Many plots happen under the shade of ignorance. You are an employee of Amestris's Army. You work in the archaeological department and are responsible for securing relics. You came to the lost city of Xerxes for research. But there is a surprise here, waiting for you.
World Purity - 50%"
Alexander was a bit shocked seeing the world's purity. "Ah, this world is full of sinners, Dobby."
Dobby had arrived outside and he looked around. "Hmm, it does seem to be full of sin. Well, I also feel the presence of Dark Magic here for some reason."
As an elf, Dobby had a higher sensitivity when it came to reading the air around them.
"Oh, wait. Let me check my clothes. I don't remember putting them on." Alexander said. He was wearing simple grey pants and a white shirt with grey robes over it. He had a bag tied to his back.
He searched it and found his identification card. "Hah, I look handsome in this. Let's see. Amestris Army, Major General, Head of Archaeological department. Well, it seems I am kind of a successful person. From my memories, I at least know that the level of technology in this world is that of the early 90s from the real world.
"But I was never interested in Archaeology. Why am I head of this department?"
"Maybe because in this department you will have the freedom to travel wherever you want," Dobby suggested.
"Hmm, a good possibility. But let's not fret about it and let's explore." Alexander cheered and flew up in the air to look around.
He started looking around at the area and the ruins. It seemed like Persian architecture. "Hmm, whatever happened here must have been sudden."
"Oh, what do we have here? Is this some kind of a canal?" Alexander wondered when he came to the perfectly dugout canal-like area. For some reason, the sand inside it was hard, as if it was burned.
"Hmm, let's get a bit higher to have a better look," Dobby suggested.
They flew higher and saw the whole structure. "Dobby, I am having a bad feeling about this. This does not look like a canal. This looks like the same voodoo pattern we saw in the ruins. Except, here, it was dug to surround the city."
"Were they trying to protect themselves with some magic?" Dobby wondered.
"Well, we will find out soon. That's how things go on. All I know is that this place must be important if we want to solve all the mysteries in this world." Alexander commented.
"I know, Dobby. I know."
*Sigh*
He landed in the middle of an empty area. The people quickly came to him running and kneeled.
"Please help us, god Ishvala."
"My son is sick, god. Please save him."
"Please enlighten us, Great Ishvala."
Alexander looked at their ragtag clothes and shrunken bodies. It was clear as day that they had not eaten anything in a long time. But Alexander didn't know anything about their culture.
So, he looked at the memory of the oldest one of them and saw the world history through his eyes. Quickly, he found out everything. About them, the civil war, their extermination, and the main bad element in all this was called Amestris, for whose army he seemed to work.
~Well, I guess I'll be a secret god now.~
"SILENCE!"
"I know you're in great pain, that is why I will build your homes here. I will build wells for you and make some land fertile. I can only show you the way, you will have to help yourself after that. That is the right way." Alexander told them.
All of them cheered and started chanting something that made Alexander chuckle internally.
"THIS IS THE WAY!"
"THIS IS THE WAY!"
Alexander just shook his head and got to work. ~Did I make Mandalorians here?~
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