The forest seemingly has enveloped in a shroud of darkness. By the time I opened my eyes, I was in a fog like forest, the grass under my shoes had some bugs, spiders, and even centipedes climbing on the trees. The only light I could make out was lights coming down through the trees. "I better get started," I stated to myself. The last time I was here, I built a shelter, found food, and a clean steady stream, but that was when I was 15 years old in my old body. My old shelter had probably been decimated by the bugs and animals from the last time I was here. I had hunting a Forager Hog, horns on its head like a deer, but with stronger charging speed that a normal hog. I still remember the pain to my stomach even though it was 10 years ago. (This life and his older 20 year old life)
I started by walking in a rememberable path of a zigzag and a short straight line to remember where I have came from. "If I remember correctly, my old shelter is right behind this rock." The surrounding area seemed to have caved in with coarse dirt, and patches of moss were keeping it altogether.
Because of my previous life, I at least still remember the smell of fecal matter of most of the animals in this forest. To the left of me were some old droppings from a Forager Hog, right of me was some Leaping Cub drops and right in from of me was a petrified arm.
...Wait an arm? I slowly look around to see any predators or even Demons around me, when I saw that there wasn't a single animal that could harm me, I cautiously went and inspected the arm. From what I could tell was that of a Demons, since it had only 3 sharp fingers but the rest of the arm was human. Demon body parts have a faint aura compared to regular humans who haven't even cultivated. After pondering on what I should do, i said "Take it" and grabbed the right arm, when I did so, all I felt around me was the aura of monsters or so animals around me.
All I felt was killing intent surrounding me from head to toe. My legs started to wobble as I couldn't handle the pressure. I collapsed before I realized that there wasn't any pressure nor any animals in my immediate area.
I slowly started to get up wondering what just happened to me. But the next thing I knew, the hand of the arm was on my arm. I started shrieking loudly and began to pull the hand off my hand. I then realized that this Demon Hand was now MY hand. I basically lost my ring finger and my pinky finger on my first day in this forest. I'm now trying to understand how this hand was 'transferred' to my arm. What I think happened was that my mind was so overloaded that maybe the Demon hand forcefully transferred, or something like that.
"Roawrrrrr, Oooooooahhh, Eccccchaaaa," a stampede of Forager Hogs, Leaping Bears, Dragon Toads, and even the bugs were running away from my direction. I turn my head to then see a Golden Hand coming to grab me. I then jump out of the way in hopes of the hand missing me before it grabs me. I fail to even jump out of the way.
Then within my mind I hear, "YOU DARE TO STEAL THE DEVILS HAND!!" It screamed at me, while putting an extraordinary amount of pressure to kill I'm am now speechless, I can't think of what to say in this situation. "WELL, WHY DO YOU HAVE THE DEVILS HAND!" It screamed at me once again. "S-sir I ha-haven't taken th-this arm, it jump onto my arm it-itself" i could barely get the words out but nonetheless I said it. "PREPOSTEROUS, A MERE HUMAN CAN NOT INVOKE THE SELECTION PROCESS WITHOUT A DEMONS BLOOD SACRIFICE." It said but with a less loud voice then last time.
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"You know that your son could die right?" Said a shadowy figure hidden inside Miss Jiayi's shadow. "Yes I know, but I want him to live a life, a life away from this clan," she murmured to her shadow. "Even if it shall cost you your life?" the figure appearing in front of her, twirling a Dreamwaker Snake in his hands. "Yes, even if it costs me my life."