She's not certain

The first thing Vanessa thinks as she begins to regain consciousness is This isn't my bed. My bed is softer than this. She tries to go to sleep again, but can't seem to find the ability to through the discomfort of the hard floor. That, and the discomfort of the pain.

...The pain?

Suddenly, Vanessa notices the ever-present pain in her ribs. Slowly gaining enough presence of mind, she feels the ground on her right side, right where her ribs are hurting. Realizing that she may be laying on an injury, Vanessa gathers her strength and rolls over to her back. It isn't easy, and she lets out a yelp of pain as she makes the turn, but once she's resting on her back, she finds that she's able to breathe a little more easily.

Now fully realizing she's awake and in an unknown environment, Vanessa sorts through her memories for answers. Slowly, she begins to recall starting the day with a peaceful hike for herbs. Soon a rainstorm enters her memory, followed by a cave. As she continues to sort through her memories, she recalls running from the cave, but she isn't sure why. Focusing harder on her memory of the cave, she remembers a person...a futa...a cultivator. A CULTIVATOR!

In an instant the rest of her memories come back to her-the escape attempt, the detour from her original path, the tumble, and eventually losing consciousness while recognizing the strange materials of a wall.

Gasping, Vanessa opens her eyes. There's a passage above her, but it gets dark quickly. She can't see the top of the passage, but it's clear she's in some sort of room now. The passage had opened up into the ceiling of the room she was currently in. She wondered how she could survive such a fall...or where she was.

The second question was relatively easy to answer. After a little bit of deduction, she figured that somehow she had wound up on the inside of the Ancient Cock-Foundation Pine tree. Somehow, she must've triggered a secret entrance in her fall.

She smirked. How Lucky! Not only did she somehow escape being a broken sex **** for life, but she somehow managed to not die in the process! On top of that, she found some old ruins or secret chambers of something of the sort to explore! Excited, she tried to sit up to celebrate, but the sudden movement sent a wave of pain through her side, and she paused mid-motion to gasp and grasp at her right side with her left hand, falling back onto the floor.

Applying a little bit of pressure, she found two of her right ribs were broken. That wasn't a good sign. But she was still breathing, so she somehow managed to avoid having her organs pierced. There were no signs of internal bleeding.

Sitting up much slower this time, she eventually made her way to her feet, left hand maintaining a spot on her right side in an attempt to stop her broken ribs from moving too much.

Now conscious and standing, Vanessa took stock of the room. It seemed to be made of some sort of marble, chiseled with great skill so that the breaks between different stones were seamless, and near impossible to find. The room appeared to be a dull orange-yellow color. This was because the source of light of the room was a colored light. Several glowing crystals were spaced at about 6 feet apart on the wall, glowing a faint orange-yellow color. The room was circular in nature, and about 3 feet off the ground a string of unfamiliar characters were carved into the walls, wrapping all the way around the room. Although she was no expert, Vanessa guessed by their shape and feel that they were mystical in nature. There was one opening in the circular chamber, leading out into a hallway.

Moving slowly, Vanessa walked her way over to the hallway. Once inside, she quickly moved to lean on the right wall, giving her more stability and balance so that she wouldn't move her damaged ribs so much. Then she began to move forward.

As Vanessa moved on, the...she assumed it was a base of some sorts, at this point...grew more and more eerie. It seemed abandoned, showing no signs of life at all, but there was no dust or sign of age. Once again, Vanessa assumed it was for mystical reasons that the place was so clean. The lighting began to change colors as she moved deeper in, slowly moving to darker colors. After about 5 minutes of walking, Vanessa found herself bathed in a red light, rather than the warmer colors in the entrance.

It took a while, but eventually Vanessa started to come across a few rooms. One was some sort of medical ward. The light was almost normal inside, like sunlight. She supposed it wouldn't do to be unable to see the injuries of any patients.

Exploring the room, Vanessa found a few bottles of what appeared to be some medicinal remedies or pills, but she had no idea what they were, or whether or not they were expired. Ignoring all of that, eventually Vanessa found gauze and other, more standard medical supplies, and moved quickly to wrap up her injury. All the pain was still there, Vanessa was growing used to it at this point, and with the injury properly wrapped up, she didn't have to worry about worsening the injury by moving it around too much.

After she finished patching up her injury, Vanessa walked her way over to a mirror in the room, eager to get a better look at her condition. She didn't cut the best image. Her body was marred in scabs and cuts from the tumble. Her shorts were also torn in various places, exposing some of her inner thigh and right ass cheek. Her bandolier and weapons were gone-only her explorer's pouch that had rested on her right hip remained attached. Her shirt was a complete mess, and Vanessa quickly removed it, leaving her top covered only by the bandages now wrapped around her rib cage, and the black sports bra she had worn under her shirt. Vanessa's hair was a total mess as well, and she considered the idea of cutting it short if she found scissors so as not to have to deal with the tangled mess anywhere below upper back.

After taking stock of herself, Vanessa moved back out into the hall and continued moving forward at a faster pace. Having now gotten her ribs patched up, and a more clear image of her current state, Vanessa quickly found herself less distracted and able to think much more clearly. In this improved state of mind, she made a startling realization that she had previously ignored. That previous room had pills in it. That must mean that this base had been the home of a cultivator or a group of cultivators. Having heard rumors of how long certain powerful cultivators could live, Vanessa felt a bit of terror creep into her hearts. If the cultivator that had lived here was still alive, she might not be out of the woods yet.

After another 10 minutes of travelling, Vanessa came to the end of the Hallway. Although it had ended, it had branched off into two pathways, left or right. Neither of those pathways had caught her attention though. Instead, it was the doors at this juncture. Right in front of Vanessa stood a pair of massive doors, about 20 feet tall. They appeared to be made of solid obsidian, based on the black glow that they gave off. The door was heavily decorated in gold engravings. While they didn't really form a picture, they most certainly gave off an air of wealth.

In spite of her worries, Vanessa felt her explorer instincts tingling. She couldn't restrain herself. She wanted to know what lay behind those doors. And so, leaning herself up against the right door, Vanessa began to push with all her might. And when she felt like she couldn't strain herself anymore, the door finally gave way, eventually opening just enough for Vanessa to slip through.