Jack started awake, slowly remembering the events of the past few.. well actually he didn't know how long as he had been unconscious for most of it.
Rubbing his head he slowly sat up groaning due to the fact his head was throbbing like a drum.
He almost refused to believe it had happened, i mean he could move now!! "... though i am definitely still in some kind of jungle"
What really drove it home that it wasn't a dream was the fact the "ding" he heard shortly afterwards followed up by some text.
[Welcome host to the system tutorial]
[Some starting information:]
[Saying or thinking "status" will allow you to see your stats, skills, titles and various other pieces of information]
[A basic help guide can be accessed by "help"]
[The system log can be accessed in the same way, this logs all text displayed by the system so it can be viewed when needed]
"..."
"Well that's alot to take in. i guess im op now? and u guess i have my bones back!?!"
[No and no. The host while twice as strong as regular humans has a 90% decrease in all physical stats due to the hosts lack of bones, meaning the host is about 45% weaker then your average human]
"..."
"..what?"
*sigh* "Okay lets see what we have got to work with then, Status"
[Name: Jack Marrow]
[Level: -10 Exp: 0/100]
[Stored Exp: 0]
[Bone Reconstruction Material: 0/3000]
[Titles: None]
[Age: Error]
[Race: Non-skeletal human]
[Strength; 10 (-9) ]
[Agility; 10 (-9)]
[intelligence; 20 {Current ratio of Int/Mana 1/5]
[Mana; 100 [Can only use mana above 100]
[Charisma; 0 (Socially inept)]
[Luck; ???]
[Traits: Disease immunity, lesser Immortality, Boneless]
[Abilities: Devour]
"System why the hell is my level -10??"
[Reconstruction of bones requires an immense amount of energy and resources. In order to compensate for Exp loss you have be given the 'devour' Ability]
[Devour: This Ability Enables The host to Consume The corpses and life blood of enemies for various Purposes Eg:]
[Stat drain: Permanently Gain Stats from Enemies]
[Skill steal: Taking Skills from the Corpse]
[Memory Theft: #Locked#]
[Other Sub Skills Unknown]
"Well Shit. I'm still pissed but still thanks for at least compensating it with something I guess"
trying to gauge his surroundings he was surrounded by ancient trees, most as wide as a car some as wide as a house. he appeared to be in a clearing with vibrant green grass teeming with wildlife he wouldn't have been able to notice so easily before, a colony of tiny ants bringing a cockroach back to an anthill beside a pile of rocks, a dragonfly he knew was behind him despite the fact he couldn't see it, a set of huge ancient scars on a tree so tall it has no comparison.
"that looks suspiciously like a claw marks? I wonder what left them and how old they are?"
With his new revelation he realised the clearing ground was rougher than it should be, half the size of a football field, riddled with pits and deep lines yet showing signs of recovery, it was clear long ago a battle happened here.
As he was lost in his own little world imagining an epic battle, a being who had waited a long time for this opportunity decided it was time to make his move and with a flash of light Jack's surroundings changed...