Michael clawed at the rubble beneath him, his fingers bloody and bruised as the rough brick dug into his skin, his heart pounded in his ribcage; he hoped, he prayed that there was some kind of life, anything that would tell him he was no longer alone, but no. It was just him, the bomb had taken everything, his home, his family, and as he looked around he realised it had taken his village.
With unsteady legs on the uneven ground Michael climbed to his feet. His white socks now covered in soot and grime, the coarse stone beneath him digging in through the fabric, but he didn't notice the pain. Physical pain was nowhere near as painful as the emotional-dizzying pain that seared his mind.
Only moments ago he had come home from work, said a quick hello to his parents, before running up to his room pulling off his boots and stripping out of his work attire.
The eighteen year old had a toned physique from shovelling coal all day, keeping the train's engine alive for hours on end, his dark reddish hair almost glowed by the light of the flames that caused him to sweat profusely. He was always dripping with sweat by the time he came home, getting out of his hot sticky uniform and embracing a brief moment of nudity was usually his favourite part of the day. But today he had no time to relax, he was standing almost completely naked except for his socks and tattered underwear in the rubble of his home.
In many ways it was a good thing he was alone, imagine someone seeing him how he is now? It would be scandalous, people may be suffering, but there is nothing that stands between a Brit and modesty. Michael was the opposite of modest at this moment.
His soft freckled skin was covered not only in sweat, but dust and grime that stuck to him in patches. It covered him head to toe, it was in his hair, on his chest, on his legs, and even in his thick ginger pubes after slipping through the tears in his boxers.
Tears rolled down his cheek mixing with the grime and leaving dark streaks on his skin. He didn't know where to turn, what to do. He was stuck amongst the rubble, and part of him wanted to just lay down and give up, but just when he was at his lowest a light appeared beneath his feet.
As he bent down pulling away the bricks the light shifted into a bright swirling green and brown vortex that grew and grew as more of it was revealed. It was so bright Michael had to shield his eyes with his arm as he continued to reveal it, until there it was, a portal of some description laying just by his feet.
With caution Michael knelt down on all fours and peered down into the vortex, as he tried to get a closer look his foot brushed against a brick that set him off balance and he tumbled into it head first and ass up.
Michael was propelled up through the other side of the portal with such force it literally blew his socks off and the remainder of his underwear for that matter. A naked Michael fell to the earth with a thump landing on a pillow of soft mint green grass. In a panic he fell back onto his butt and scurried backwards trying to comprehend what had just happened.
He looked down to examine his naked body for any injuries, but found it completely clear of any cuts or bruises, he was now completely spotless too, the force of the portal pulling away any dirt and debris that had stuck to his skin.