*Chirp Chirp Chirp.* Choke*
E.M +1
'What the hell was that!' Axel thought as he swallowed the thing that had been shoved down his throat! whatever it was he need more of it! so he opened his mouth lifting his head and started chirping again.
A few moments later more food was shoved down his throat.
Resulting in an E.M +3 this time.
And whatever it was, was still moving! it wriggled around in his stomach for a minute before stopping much to his relief. Axel had the idea that it might have been a worm, but he wasn't certain. He felt drowse after eating and soon slipped into slumber. only to awaken just as hungry some hours later.
he opened his mouth to call for food and was joined by 3 more chirping brothers or sisters that must have hatched when he was out cold. Axel Rased his chirps making sure his was the loudest of his brethren. the competition of the nest was only just beginning.
Axel was quickly fed again gaining another +3 E.M but he was not full this time so he continued. only after Axel received two more worms was he content to rest again.
This cycle repeated till finally after the 6th time he was able to open his eyes. Axel guessed it had been three days since he hatched and though he could now see, everything was still blurry.
He stood up and began calling for food from his parents and was soon fed again. he was quite restless after seeing the blurred figures of his siblings and parent. his siblings were small, blind, and pink with no feathers, but with his mother? hmm yes, that was the feeling she gave off. She was large and covered with onix black feathers as dark as the midnight sky. she was a beautiful bird in Axel's developing eyes.
After getting fed a few more times Axel layed down to rest. drowsiness did not take him straight away this time which he was thankful for as he could finally get another chance to check out his status. It had been a few days now and he was still very interested in what the system could do for him.
Status
Name: Axel Harris.
Title: First Born.
Age: 3 Days
Species: Crow
Height: 4.1cm
Weight: 43gm
Mana: 18
Magic: None
Mutations: Advanced thought processing. Mana Core. (Brown)
Talent: Fire, Darkness.
Bloodline: Phoenix.
Evolutionary Path: Fire Crow, Shadow Crow, Dark Fire Crow.
Evolution Material: 67
Material required until next Evolution: 100
His status was all well and good, he could still do math so it didn't tell him anything he didn't already know, what he was looking for however was the Mutations list and no sooner than he thought about it, did it pop up.
Mutation List:
(Basic.)Enhanced Hearing. 80 E.M
(Basic.)Enhanced Smell. 60 E.
(Basic.)Enhanced Eyesight. 120 E.M.
(Basic.)Hardened Beak. 150 E.M.
(Basic.)Hardened Claws. 100 E.M.
(Basic.) Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Wings) 120 E.M.
(Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Legs) 100 E.M.
(Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Feet) 40 E.M.
(Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Back) 100 E.M.
(Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Neck) 80 E.m.
(Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Chest) 100 E.M.
(Basic.)Hardened Bone Structure. 300 E.M.
(Basic.)Hardened Feathers. 80 E.M.
(Basic.)Enhanced Metabolism. 50 E.M.
(Basic.)Enhanced Bloodflow. 100 E.M.
(Basic.)Enhanced Vocal Cords. 200 E.M.
(Basic.)Poison Immunity. 200 E.M.
(Basic.)Cold Immunity. 150 E.M.
(Basic.)Heat Immunity. 150 E.M.
(Basic.)Telepathic Communication Organ. 1800 E.M.
Third Eye. 200 E.M.
Third Leg. 350 E.M.
Second Set of Wings. 1000 E.M.
Second Head. 800 E.M.
Second Heart. 1000 E.M.
(Basic.)Second Brain. 600 E.M.
Looking down the list Axel saw all the Mutations that were there the previous time with some additions that he had no idea why anyone would want them. like a third eye... or a third leg... or a second head...
Like what the fuck that's gross. anyway all the Mutations had a Material cost next to them, and the one Mutation Axel couldn't get out of his head was the enhanced Vocal Cords Mutation. but it was expensive. 200 E.M to be precise. that was ×2 what it would take him to evolve but he was holding back on that too.
Axel was worried that if he went through an Evolution while he was young it would change his scent and he would be kickout of the nest. Or worse, killed by his own parents. His worries were not unfounded as there was a real possibility of this occurring. And without knowing if he would just magically grow feathers and able to fly directly after the Evolution he was not going to take the chance. So, he was on the hunt for a cost effective Mutation that could help him out during his fledgling days.
Only the (Basic.)Enhanced Smell, (Basic.)Strengthened Muscle Fibre. (Feet) and the (Basic.)Enhanced Metabolism. could be purchased at the moment so Axel thought it best to wait. In fact other then the (Basic.)Enhanced Vocal Cords. mutation, he had his eye on the Immunity mutations, all three of them would be very helpful and good for his survivability. he also wondered what it would be like to have a second brain but he didn't dwell too much on it as the cost was so high!
Axel decided to save his E.M. points and go for the (Basic) Poison Immunity. Mutation first. He had a feeling it would be detrimental to his survival in the future.