Waking up to an intense headache, Malo opened his eyes and immediatly thought 'why do I feel so short'. All his senses felt so vivid compared to the rushed live he had lived yesterday. The stone room he was in was at least a mile both long and wide, and was dimly lit with blue stones evenly placed against the ground. That is when he noticed he was standing on four paws, not two feet.
The mechanical voice spoke again monotonously [Host has completed tranformation, running systems check]. A display then appeared.
[Identity:Malo reih ] [Type:Monster] [Race:Wolx(teir 1)] [Gender:Male] [Vitality:F+] [Strength:E-] [Senses:D-] [Grace:E] [Intellect:C+] [Instinct:D-] [Weight:F-] [Charm:D+] [Innate ability: {Monsterous appetite}]
'What the heck is happening' Malo pondered while staring forward at green humanoid figures dropping from a black portal 50 feet in front of him. 'They don't look too friendly' The beings pointing muck covered sticks at him. He almost tripped while getting used to running on four legs over the cold stone floor. Compared to when he was human, or a husk as the voice called it, he ran at least two times faster. After getting out of sight of the green things behind a few layers of trees he took a better look at himself. 'Fur the color of silver and a long, bushy tail, I became a fox/wolf hybrid considering my size'.
His self evaluation didn't last for long as he heard quite crunching of leaves on the floor against the dirt and gravel occupying the grove of trees. Suddenly a loud growl originated from his stomach. The green things,alerted, peered around the gigantic redwood.'lying on the stone floor must had made me hungry' thought Malo as, unable to supress his urges jumped at one of the short green humanoids tearing through it's neck. The blood oozing into his mouth tasting sweet as sugar.
The other three green things were suprised, holding their sticks in defensive stances. Due to the suprise, Malo was again able to retreat into the thick flora of the grove. The green beings, scared from the suprise attack slowly approached in a defensive formation, and after completely losing Malo took a few baubles and trinkets from their dead comrade left as soon as possible. Malo approached the dead being in order to satiate his ravenous hunger. Starting with the left arm ate as little organs as possible.'Now all I need to do is find a renewable source of water, I can try to figure out what is going on while searching'. Suspecting a stream or river to support the vibrant green plants around the area, Malo walked through the grove.
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The sound of running water echoed inside his oversensitive ears while meadering the gigantic trees that appeared overnight. A river almost 30 feet wide moved through the forest-once-thought-grove, it's edges reflecting the forest's green color. Over the river Malo's eyes shone yellow, finally getting a look at his new face.'For a monster I look quite good' Thinking while drinking the clear water.
The voice rang out [91 days remaining on floor one before termination] in it's eerie emotionless voice. 'looks like I have to figure out how to change floors before i get "Terminated"' He pondered.'Maybe I should explore the area and find a safe plce to sleep'. On one of the great trees he scratched an arrow in the direction he came from, in an effort not to get lost. In survival situations it's best to use a simple method to mark your surroundings.
He returned in the direction he came from, leaving arrows after every while. The Sun had a blue color as if tinted by glass, and it's beams pierced the canopy from directly above. Malo, uncomfortable with the heat radiating through his new fur walked in the shadows.
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People all over this new sectioned off world awoke with changed bodies. Those with an inclination towards good became elves. Those with an inclination towards evil sprouted horns, grew tails, and unfolded wings became demons. Those not exactly just and not exactly evil became monsters, losing the ability to improve their strength through training and gained the ability to improve their strength through eating stronge beings.
Not all monster came from humans though. As many black portals appeared around the stone labyrinth spawning monster that had been artificially generated by magical means. Chaos reigned as people who were not used to fighting fell and groups formed. Many elves became part of an elven alliance, seperating themselves from the accursed demons. Demons formed a mafia like group to control the elves. Small warbands scoured the earth looking for a way to move floors to avoid termination.
The only ways down must have been behind the giant steel doors, guarded by an army of what many called goblins. [80 days left until Termination] The voice said as malo finished his perimeter search of the forest, now knowing about the masses of goblins scouring the stone plains.