I had a dream.
I was a pure white fox running through a large open plain with a smattering of tribal looking huts behind me. I kept running away from the tents and finally I looked forward and saw what awaited me on the other side of the clearing.
There was a large blue furred wolf sitting patiently with electric yellow eyes. Next to him was what looked to be a small green dragon with large wings and intricate scales. Standing on top of that dragon’s head was a fiery red bird with an inquisitive look in his eyes.
Somehow I knew that these creatures were waiting for me as I continued to bound away from the tents to their side of the clearing. I was filled with an inexplicable sense of joy as I leaped through the large field to them, and right as I was about to break through the tree line, I suddenly woke up.
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“Uggghhhh…”
I slowly raised my head and breathed in and out a few times before realizing something...
I wasn't dead!
“HAH, EAT THAT YOU SHITTY MISSILE. YOU FAILED, I'M STILL ALIVE ASSHOLE!”
I shouted joyously at the fact that I had survived what should have been a life ending event.
“Now where am I”
I said while finally opening my eyes to see what sort of situation I was in.
There was rubble and bits of concrete around me, but strangely there was also moss and plants like I had been unconscious and Coniston had been destroyed for many years.
Something felt… off though. It was like I was more sensitive to everything around me.
The Planet: Earth had regained its mana and reconnected to the System. Welcome back Planet: Earth
“WHHHHHATTT THE FUCK?!?!” I shouted as I jumped back several feet.
Unfortunately the small screen followed me as I quickly scooted backwards on my butt.
I could feel something soft pressing against my butt, but the small screen took a much larger priority.
I had read enough LitRPG novels and books to realize what this was. A system message.
...They were real….
...holy shit…
After I had processed this information, I had an idea. Mustering up my courage I weakly muttered a single word:
“....status…”
My face illuminated as I saw the glowing blue screen in front of me and had to slap myself several times to make sure that I wasn't just dreaming. Directly in front of me was my very own status screen.
StatusName: ShizukoRace: Kitsune Age: 16Class PsionSubclass(es) ———GenderFemaleTitlesLegendary Beastkin: KitsuneHP300Mana50 HP Regeneration2/secMana0.5/secBlessing(s): Blessing of the Fox Goddesslevel: 1STR40DEX60VIT30INT100END40WIS80 Skills/ Traits (tap to open)
There were so many different things I had to react to first. Firstly, Legendary Beastkin? So I'm not even human anymore? What the hell is with that!
And now it's calling me a girl! I am proud upstanding (not very)manly boy I'll have you know! True, I may have always buried my face in books, but that's besides the point! I have my man’s pride you know! And Shizuko isn't even my name!
… although I can't remember my name right now… fuck. For some reason it just felt right to be called that, but it's still too girly!
And what the hell is with that main class!?! Psion? Like the guys who can move stuff with their minds? Thats a class that should be in a sci-fi world, not here!
…
Seriously what the hell…
After a few minutes and I had calmed down enough to think rationally I checked the small drop down window that contained my skills.
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Skills TelekinesisOne of the starting skills of the Psion class. The user can interact with things by using their mind and pick up on the emotions sentient beings project mentallyLVL 1PyrokinesisOne of the starting skills of the Psion class. The user can move create combustions and small flames by accelerating molecules in the air with their mindLVL 1CryokinesisOne of the starting skills of the Psion class. The user can move create water and ice by slowing down molecules in the air with their mindLVL 1ElectrokinesisOne of the starting skills of the Psion class. The user can move create electricity by exciting molecules in the air with their mindLVL 1 AnalyzeGives detailed information about whatever the user is looking at. Be it flora, fauna, the environment, etc.LVL 6
Traits Perfect MemoryGives the user a Photographic Memory Beastkin PhysiqueRacial trait of all beastkin. Grants higher strength, dexterity, vitality, endurance, and a better senses of smell, sight, and hearing. Blessing of the Fox GoddessGrants a faster mental processing power and a better intuition/danger sense. Legendary Beastkin: KitsuneChanges the holder’s race to Kitsune and grants all the benefits it comes with.
Well then.
Didn't know what I expected.
This is kind of broken for a level one isn't it? Telekinesis sounds really overpowered in a large scale fight where people are dying and dropping their weapons. I probably even lift a gun and have a small floating armada of weaponry behind me when I go into battle.
Although, Pyrokinesis, Electrokinesis, and Cryokinesis also look really interesting. Isn't this just basically the ability to use magic without consuming mana.
Why am I focusing on the fighting potential of myself when I don't even know my situation?
Of course I am! I am in an unknown situation in an unknown environment where the entire planet could be in a similar apocalyptic scenario.
Just the introduction of the system would cause mass hysteria and rioting, not mentioning the large number of bombs that were probably dropped on the rest of the world...
I slowly sat up to assess my environment and take a look around when I noticed my chest was… larger than normal. Are these… breasts?
Then is down there?...
...it's gone...
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!?! THEY STOLE MY LITTLE KNIGHT! WE HAD SO MANY UNFULFILLED ADVENTURES TO GO ON TOGETHER! HE WAS TAKEN TOO YOUNG!
calmdowncalmdowncalmdowncalmdown
Lets think about this one step at a time.
Bombing of hometown I can accept, the world was already on it's way to WWIII.
Status screen is much harder to swallow, but sometimes you have to accept the truth that's staring you in the face.
BUT TURNING ME INTO A GIRL IS NOT LOGICAL IN THE LEAST!
I sighed and fell onto the ground in a daze before shouting out in pain and standing up. I had sat down and suddenly my butt hurt.
I behind me and there was a fluffy fox tail sticking out of the area just above my butt.
I'm really not human anymore….
I don't think I have anymore energy to react to this. Congratulations system, you've broken me.
“UGAGAGAHH….”
I know stomach, I'm hungry too. Lets just calm down and address all my changes after I get some food in me.
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All around me was the rubble of what used to be Coniston. For some reason instead of fires and a large amount of corpses like I was expecting, there were only trees and moss covering the silent concrete buildings.
If I really had been passed out for many years, than would I even be able to find food? And if I had been passed out for all that time, how was I still alive and un-aged.
Well I suppose magic does exist now, so I shouldn't worry about it.
I quickly walked myself down the overgrown road and into the nearest house with a wide open door and moss growing all over it's roof and walls.
It was a small thing with one floor and only 4 rooms, a living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom.
All the houses in Coniston were built in the same track, that so there wasn't really much surprise or confusion from the layout.
I quickly walked through the living room, ignoring the fluttering of my tails behind me as I focused on my task.
In a rush to get out of the silent and creepy house, I raided the refrigerator and cabinets for anything edible.
Surprisingly the fridge was still cold which meant that electricity hadn't fully been used up yet. So why the fuck was everything so overgrown?
I sighed as I grabbed several sodas and some water and put them on the counter. Next I opened the cabinets and found some expired corn tortilla chips, a bag of goldfish, and several types of off brand cereal that tries really hard to make itself look like big name brands so that people will accidentally buy it.
I grabbed everything besides the expired chips and put them on the counter next to the soda and water bottles.
I quickly looked around the kitchen and found several plastic bags which I put all of my loot in and walked out of the door as fast as I could so I could get out of the oppressive silent atmosphere of the house.
As I walked back down the street to where I had woken up, I saw it. My first corpse.
I was surprised when I first saw it. It was a middle aged man with greasy black hair, a tank top and cargo shorts with flipflops, not really the best dressing for washington, but that was his problem.
At first I thought that he had just passed out on the side of the street. However as I approached him I could tell that he wasn't alive. He wasn't breathing and his skin was a sickly shade of white. Quickly realizing what had happened to him, I backed up.
It was very serene. There was no blood, no gore, no signs of death.
Just a man laying down on the side of the road.
Despite not knowing this man I felt a tear roll down my cheek. This corpse just confirmed what I already knew. Most likely everyone in Coniston bar me was dead.
It also confirmed that this hadn't happened years or even days ago, the body hadn't even started to rot.
I threw up in my mouth a bit when I thought about what I could have seen if the body was rotting when I came across it.
Realizing that this was not going to help my appetite, I gave a quick apology to the corpse and continued down the road toward the outskirts of town where there wasn't an oppressive and creepy silence.
After getting out of town, I sat down on a large piece of concrete with moss all over it and opened my bag of goodies while I tried to put the image of the corpse of the man out of my mind.
I opened the box of cereal and popped open one of the water bottles and ate and drank both of them at a terrifying rate.
Within 5 minutes, not only was there 2 empty water bottles in front of me but also an empty box of off brand cereal.
With my stomach filled I decided I finally had to address the reality of my situation. Most likely the world is caught up in some kind of fantasy apocalypse. If this ‘system’ changed me with mana, it probably changed the rest of the world too. Hell I wouldn't be surprised at this point to see a monster.
I am currently in the outskirts of my destroyed and overgrown town and have been turned into both a girl and a beastkin. This is probably one of the least safe places I could be right now, and I should move to a more populated area to seek help.
But wait what if people attack me for not being human?
That's probably a worst case scenario, but if I want to survive and get food and protection I'll have to take that risk. Hell there might even be other people like me who aren't human anymore.
So here's the game plan:
Step 1) Go to the military base and procure a means of self defense
Step 2) Raid the town for a large supply of food
Step 3) Follow the highway to Coniston back to a major populated area
Step 4) Find out what happened to the rest of the world.
Alright, let's do this.