Inside a cave filled with the soft glow of a strange mushroom and the sound of slowly dripping water lay an amorphous collection of glowing matter and energy. With a sudden shift in color the form seemed to twitch and inside the conciousness of this being a voice spoke,
"Awaking confirmed. Newly formed Monster in progress. Dungeon is leaderless and formless. Monster predetermined path unknown. List of choices as follows."
lacking eyes the form was startled as a seemingly endless list of monsters ran through its head. this being tried to think of what was going on and ask questions but no words where formed. in the back of his mind a name rose up, Alexander. He vaguely remember that he had been on a bus headed home from work before he had woke up here but his head was filled with a thick fog.
A sharp, seemingly impatient beep could be heard in his head and the voice said, "choose from available names or abilities."
Not knowing too much of what was going on but having a sense that this sounded like a character creation from a video game, a thought that made him remember a few games he had played before. these thoughts where soon swallowed up by the fog and he only had a distant impression of what a " video" game was.
looking at all the choices he saw things like Slime, Dragonling, Zombie, Vampire, Werewolf and so on, the list seemingly endless. feeling a rise of anxiety and fear he thought that he wish he could choose something that wouldn't constrict him to one path and would allow him to change or alter himself.
another loud beep could be heard and his focus and view altered and changed once again. this time a new message appeared and it said custom monster choice available Changeling.
after focusing on the name Changeling a new set of information poured into his mind. the monster race Changeling was able to mold its form into creatures it feed on, absorbing its characteristic and a small amount of its powers. the more it consumes the stronger the mimicked abilities and characteristics would become.
his astonishment and excitement eclipsed his previous fear as he thought that this sounded like an awesome choice allowing him to change and choose what he was able to do.
After another beep the voice said, "selection process confirmed. new monster awaking. Level 1 Changeling (unique) arrived in unclaimed dungeon. Abilities are as followed:
Absorbing level 1: Allows for the absorption of abilities, features and characteristics of materials consumed. higher levels allow for more and potentially specific things to be absorbed with less material.
Morphing level 1: Able to take features or shape of previously consumed lifeform. higher levels of each form allow for more shape or features of said life form.
Damage Shifting level 1: Due to the basic nature of being able to shift ones form damage can be shift around ones form.
Spells: None
Skills: None
Stats:
Strength: 10
Agility: 10
Intelligence: 16
Constitution: 15
Mana: 75
Health: 125
This information spiralled through his mind as he felt his form shift and before he knew it he was laying on the ground in the shape of a formless humanoid.
He tried to move his body and after a little bit of resistance he was able to sit up and although it seemed a bit stiff and foreign.
he felt his face which seemed to lack eyes, which oddly didnt seem to hinder his sight, and even seemed to lack a nose and mouth. thinking carefully he was able to form a basic form of features although he was unable to see what his formed looked like since he didnt have a mirror or any other large reflective surface.
"Hello," he said his voice sounding like a blend of several voices, his vague memories made him think of a voice disguising device which made it seem like a blend of young, old, Male and female rolled all around, "strange but maybe with practice I can shift tones and pitches."
glancing around he could see that he was surrounded by glowing mushrooms and a strange moss that was giving off glowing spores periodically. several stalagmites where being slowing formed as water dripped down, but it was very slow and wasnt even forming a pool in this current area.
After he was given form he hadnt heard the strange voice that had spoken to him but his mind still held the abilities and stats that he had been given. they just seemed to hover in the corner of his mind, and although it was new to him if he concentrated on them then he was able to view them as well as instinctively know how they affected him, at least at a basic level.
For example he knew that his intelligence was higher due to his form previously being human and his mana was higher due to his intelligence level. other than his constitution being a little higher his other stats seemed low, but without another base line to compare to he didnt know how weak or strong he was.
Seemed he would need to start absorbing if he wanted to gain any new features or skills, but he didnt see any other creatures near by or hear anything. Thinking it would be ok to explore a bit he made up his mind to begin his search cautiously.