I groggily woke up, feeling the shelter of the roots above me, and feeling the dead carcass beside me. I turned my head with a creak, watching the spider I had killed just the other day. With a yawn, I tried to decide what to do today.
I should probably check my status to see my new skills, and maybe I'd ask Syndria how to do magic so I'm more formidable.
'Status.'
[Status:
[Name: None.
[Species: Common Rabbit
[Gender: Female
[Age: 2 day
[Rank: F-
[Emotion: Tired
[Health: 40/40
[Level: 2(0/40)
[Class: None.
[Strength: 10
[Intelligence: 11
[Wisdom: 11
[Agility: 20
[Dexterity: 20
[Skills: [Syndria's voice MAX level] [Calm MAX level] [Hop lvl.2] [Dash lvl.2] [Accute hearing lvl.1] [Bite lvl.1][Kick lvl.3][Examine MAX level][Stealth lvl.1][Pain resistance(low) lvl.1][Acrobatics lvl.1][Poison resistance(low) lvl.1]
[Blessings: [System master][Rabbit god]
[Titles: [Stupid][New][Delicious]
I remembered getting [Acrobatics] I wonder what that does.
As if responding to my question, a description popped up.
[|•Acrobatics is a skill that increases owner's agility, speed, and dexterity by 50%. This also allows the owner to perform tricks such as flips or summersaults and makes it hard for something to catch them•|]
'Wow. I'll need to test that out. I wonder what happens if I combine that with [Hop] and [Dash].'
'Aye voice, you here?'
{Yes.}
'Ok, can I call you Syn for short?'
{Yes.}
'Alright, Syn, can you tell me how to use magic?'
{Notice: to use magic you need a mana core first. Due to your soul being placed in a rabbit which usually does not have any mana core, use of mana before your mana vessels form from your heart to your core right now can result in death.}
'Hmm, so I can't use mana? How long until my mana core forms and the vessels connect to the core?'
{387 hours, 19 minutes, 7 seconds.}
'In days, please.'
{69 days.}
I sighed, dissapointed I couldn't throw fire around until 69 days pass. I looked at the dead carcass again, deciding to take my dissapointment out on it. I hopped towards it, then started eating it. It didn't taste so bad, though I would've preferred leaves.
I chewed through the exoskeleton and started eating the abdomen.
[Gained the skill Black Thread Creation]
{There is a chance you can gain the skills of beings that you eat.} Syn said while I chewed.
I finished the spider, gaining no other skills.
[You gained 5 exp.]
'So if I eat the dead body I gain extra exp? Nice.'
Now I really didn't know what to do. I guessed I would grind on weak stuff, though I shouldn't get cocky because I'm still pretty weak. I heard something ruffle. Activating [Stealth] under the roots, I watched as a giant centipede crawled through the trees and into the clearing.
It was black and red, with weird horns.
'Examine!'
[Status:
[Name: None.
[Species: Demon Centipede
[Gender: Male
[Age: 20 days
[Rank: F
[Emotion: Curious
[Health: 60/60
[Level: 4(130/200)
[Class: None.
[Strength: 15
[Intelligence: 8
[Wisdom: 8
[Agility: 5
[Dexterity: 5
[Skills: [Rush lvl.4][Black Thread Creation lvl.7][Climb lvl.3][Bite lvl.5][Evolve MAX level][Demon flames lvl.4]
[Blessings: [Bug queen][Demon king][Flame gaurdian]
[Titles: [Slow][Strong][Webby][Disgusting][Of world]
I was sure I could take it. Though it had the skill [Evolve] that I didn't know about, I decided to confront it.
As I decided what to do, a silky black web shot towards me. Using [Hop], I jumped out of the way and saw the centipede looking at me. With a screech, it released black flames that I used [Dash] to try and dodge.
The flames missed, and I used my skill [Dash] to close the distance and activated [Bite]. As the centipede screeched, it did its [Rush] move, and I got flung away with a barraged of slices from its mouth.
[You lost 9 health]
Without wasting any time, it used [Black Thread Creation] to try and pin me.
With [Acrobatics], I jumped out of the way with a flip. I opened my mouth, releasing my own threads that did stick to it's body. It fell to the ground, squirming and releasing flames every which way.
I used [Acrobatics] with [Hop] with [Dash] while activating [Bite]. I landed on it with immense force, then I bit it, causing it to screech.
[Black Thread Creation is now level 2]
[Acrobatics is now level 2]
[Dash is now level 3]
The centipede was still alive, although I saw its health was low.
With a desperate attempt, it released black flames that did touch me.
I jumped back, the pain too much for me to shrug off. The flames licked my skin, if I ever survived this, I was sure to be charred.
I remembered what I learned in school: stop, drop, roll.
I did just that, and the flames let up.
[You lost 16 health]
'Arghh..'
I rolled on the floor, still in pain as my pink flesh was exposed.
The centipede broke through, hobbled towards me, and opened its mandibles, about to use [Bite].
With great effort, I used [Bite] before it, finally killing the beast with a crunch.
[Bite is now level 2]
[Gained 25 exp]
Sadly, that wasn't enough to level me up.
'ARGHH! SYN, HOW TO GET MY HEALTH UP?'
{Eat or level up.}
'Easy for you to say!'
The only thing near me was the centipede, so I took a bite and kept eating it and felt the pain lessen. Even my fur was growing back and starting to look like my normal shiny white hide.
[+2 hp]
[+4 hp]
[+3 hp]
[Gained the skill Demon Flames]
[Gained the title [Bug Hater] see status for description]
[Pain resistance(low) is now level 2]
I wasn't at full though when I finished the centipede. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow, but for now, I need to nap.
Getting up, I used my body that only felt sore now to slowly hop towards my base.
••••••
[Status:
[Name: None.
[Species: Common Rabbit
[Gender: Female
[Age: 2 day
[Rank: F-
[Emotion: Tired
[Health: 32/40
[Level: 2(30/40)
[Class: None
[Strength: 10
[Intelligence: 11
[Wisdom: 11
[Agility: 20
[Dexterity: 20
[Skills: [Syndria's voice MAX level] [Calm MAX level] [Hop lvl.2] [Dash lvl.3] [Accute hearing lvl.1] [Bite lvl.2][Kick lvl.3][Examine MAX level][Stealth lvl.1][Pain resistance(low) lvl.2][Acrobatics lvl.2][Black Thread Creation lvl.2][Demon Flames lvl.1][Poison resistance(low) lvl.1]
[Blessings: [System master][Rabbit god]
[Titles: [Stupid][New][Delicious][Bug hater]