====[ Evan's POV ]====
As I came to my senses, I realized that I'm standing in the middle of a forest glade on a black stone pedestal,
⟨ Ugh, where am I? ⟩
I look at my non-existent hand to make sure I'm okay
⟨ Wait, non-existent hand!?, huh!?, where'd my hand go!? And wait, I don't feel my legs.. ⟩
I look down to make sure and lo and behold, I didn't have legs, instead when I looked down, I saw a black square-ish shape where my hips and legs was supposed to be, it seems my body is now whatever this black square is supposed to be, maybe it's what the voice in the white space meant by race << Monolith >>. Am I supposed to be a square for the rest of my life?? that's just depressing. Can I even move?
⟨ Let's try to walk ⟩
When I tried to walk, my new body trembled and started levitating a little and hovered forward
⟨ Yes! I have attained locomotion! With this, I won't be stuck on that pedestal for the rest of time! ⟩
I tried going side to side, spinning in place, and going diagonally, this body can't seem to jump, but it simply levitated a bit higher.
⟨ This is so easy! I just need to think about where and how I want to move! ⟩.
I was grateful that I didn't have to struggle just to move, although the speed at which I move is quite slow, it's at a relaxed pace,
⟨ This body is perfect for someone lazy, not that I am, yup, I'm definitely not lazy. ⟩.
⟨ But without hands, how am I supposed to grab things? Is it just like moving? Do I just have to think about grabbing stuff? Yeah, let's try that. ⟩
I saw a branch which is perfect for testing this out. But, whatever I do, it seems like I'm unable to grab that branch.
⟨ Now what do I do without hands?? Do I just ram into animals to kill them and then eat them raw? Wait, can I even eat? ⟩
Oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it, by the way, I reincarnated, right??? That usually means I can do magic right? Oh boy, that'd be awesome if I could, it's every boy's dream to do magic, especially if it's Fireballs or something
⟨ Since this situation is fantasy-like, can I do "that"? You know, the thing that all reincarnated protagonists do. ⟩
let's try "that". So, I yelled " << Status >> ! ". ooh, my voice came out, it's sadly machine-like though. Anyways, as I yelled that, a transparent screen came up in front of me.
⟨ As I thought! It's so fantasy-like! ⟩. Let's see what we have here
=====[ Status ]=====
Name : Evan Myers
Race : Monolith
Level : 01
Energy : 45%
Condition: Healthy
Aptitude : << Space Magic >>, << Earth Magic >>, << Wind Magic >>.
Skills : << Levitation >>, << Syphon >>, << Status >>, << Pocket Dimension >>, << Dark Vision >>, << Body Strengthening >>, << Detect Presence >>.
Spells : << Space Magic : Void Blade >>, << Space Magic : Void Bullet >>, << Space Magic : Void Shield >>, << Earth Magic : Earth Wall >>, << Earth Magic : Sinkhole >>, << Wind Magic : Wind Cutter >>.
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Everything was displayed in an easy to understand manner, I instinctually knew what everything meant so that was convenient, I also understood that in order to live, I don't eat or drink, I don't even need to breathe, what I need to do is simply absorb Magical Energy using my << Syphon >> skill on another living being, or a concentration of Magic Energy.
There was a puddle nearby, so I came to it in order to see what I look like now, apparently I look like a black rectangle with a height of approximately 2 meters, and a width of 1 meter, and 60 centimeters thick. But damn, not having a human body despite coming into a Fantasy world kind of sucks, I wonder if I can transform into a human figure.. Oh well, because I'm feeling hungry, is hungry appropriate? I went to search for some animals to hunt and use << Syphon >> on. As well as getting used to my body for a bit. And maybe find an exit from this Forest
After a bit of travel through the Forest, I came across a huge boar, It's so big.. I'm sure boars don't get this big, right? I mean, it's at least 3 meters long maybe weighs over 100 kilograms, as the boar realized my presence, it charged straight at me with no qualms whatsoever
⟨ They're really aggressive in this world huh ⟩
Well, whatever, I promptly dodged the boar's charge, and it crashed into a tree, suppressing my urge to laugh, I immediately activated << Syphon >> at that boar. Upon activation, a black tentacle emerged from my back and rushes over to the boar and sucked it dry of it's energy, leaving a limp, dead corpse behind. Thank you for the meal, it was delicious.
* ping! * " Energy level at 55% "
An electronic voice similar to the one I heard in the white space rang in my mind, it's convenient that I don't have to open my status every time I want to check my energy level.
So, my uneventful life continues like that for several days, it's nice that I don't even have to sleep, my days passed as I only sucked energy out of monsters and searched around the Forest trying to find an exit, until one day, I heard sounds of someone running through the Forest, seemingly panicked, so I went over to check..
====[ Author's Note ]====
Here's chapter one, how unfair of Evan to immediately get the hang of things, even though he's in another world...
Please be informed that this is a fictional work and any and all resemblance to a real Person, Place, Things, or Ideas are purely coincidental and know that this humble author means no harm