Continuing my endeavor to be the best could be I set myself to task every day. Kicking with my legs, waving my arms and looking around. Trying to see anything and everything, analyzing what I saw. Progress was definitely made. I felt myself getting just a little bit stronger and smarter with my attempts at training. Looking at my status I was quite proud of myself.
Status
Username (Hidden)
Luke
Basic
Status
Baby
Exp
9/10
Name
-
Alias
-
Species
Lepjag
Seks
Male
LVL
0
Age
2 Mths
HP
5
MP
0 of 0
Attributes
All attributes are capt
Str
5
Max/lvl
Dex
4
Agi
3
End
5
Max/lvl
Int
5
Max/lvl
Wis
3
Yet, I still couldn’t understand a word of what was being said. It certainly sounded very pleasant, but what could you expect from your parents. Then disaster struck. During one of my exercises, which in truth was just kicking and waving as hard as I could, I rolled over by accident. Tying myself in my blanket. Not being able to breathe all that well, and not strong enough to lift myself up I was stuck and had no way to get out. Slowly I was getting dizzy, my senses where dulling and my surroundings were slowly fading to black. This time however not the friendly and familiar kind of black which came with falling asleep.
Trying to fend of the inevitable I was fighting as hard as I could. To stay away from the blackness, I wasn’t done jet. Then it was done I lost consciousness, and probably my life. ‘That was it, my second chance’ I thought to myself ‘and nobody gets a third. Fair is fair, I was a dumbass. Trying to hard and not thinking about it, but what could you expect I was just a baby.
No you dickhead, I was a fucking grown ass man in a baby’s body. Not some babbling idiot who didn’t know better. I should have been more careful! Although I had none myself I did hold one or two in my life and knew enough that the little fuckers were vulnerable. So was I in this stage of my life. While I didn’t know much about how to raise little urchins but that was no excuse to be this careless.
Somehow I wasted a whole life in no more than two months. That was the extend I could keep it together. I was just as reckless as back in… Nope, not again. Not gone walk down that road right now. Once was more than enough to last 10 lifetimes. Got to simmer down, as long as I am able to think my brain must be working. And if my brain is still working I might have a chance for something. Don’t know what, don’t know how, but I’m sure that as long as I’m able to use that grey goo this is not the end. Now lets get this show on the road, do what you do so good fighting a losing battle by yelling, screaming and kicking against better judgement! “STATUS”… nothing “MENU”… nothing “SYSTEM” if it was possible, even less than nothing…
What’s next egghead use that noggin, what to try… then it came the pain.. Auw! My lungs were burning. They really hurt, like a son of a b. Damn this hurt even more than the teargas training, or the time I was used by the bully’s in the orphanage to test how long you could survive under water by pressing my face in a toilet bowl for minutes at a time. Just like previous times I was bawling!
Yes I was blubbering, weeping like a baby. Yes I was alive. No matter how grievous the pain was, I wasn’t wailing for the pain itself. For me they were tears of happiness, for being alive, for not wasting this chance. From the perspective of my parents, or whomever rescuers were, it must seem like it was from the pain. But for me these painful breaths made me elated, grateful. I couldn’t find the right words for it, but who cares? Nobody understands me anyway. I couldn’t speak jet my body was far to young and underdeveloped for that. Trying to calm myself down a little I was curious if this had affected me, and in which way. So I called ”STATUS” and there it was the soothing blue status screen.
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Status
Username (Hidden)
Luke
Basic
Status
Baby
Exp
9/10
Name
-
Alias
-
Species
Lepjag
Seks
Male
LVL
0
Age
2 Mths
HP
1/5
MP
0 of 0
Attributes
All attributes are capt
Str
5
Max/lvl
Dex
4
Agi
3
End
5
Max/lvl
Int
5
Max/lvl
Wis
3
Condition
You are suffering of the after effects of oxygen deprivation. All physical attributes are reduces by 40%
Notification
You have 1 unread notification
After studying it for a while I came to the opinion that it was bad, but I could work with this. My health was in a rather precarious situation with just 1 HP left. It wouldn’t take much to kick the bucked for real. But hey, this was my second, second chance. So, no worry’s! yeah right no worries at al, ahem ahem…
I was a baby vulnerable as could be. On the other hand nothing was expected from me. All I had to do was lay quietly in my bed and don’t tip over again. I could do that I guessed. And more so I had two parents who I would guess would be overprotective from now on. Even if I had no children of myself I wouldn’t let the little troublemaker out of my sight after a stunt like this. I just hoped nobody would lift me up to abruptly, or exposed to strong gust of wind, or something shitty like that. Mabey I should even be careful whit crapping myself. Those stink and my lungs were already battered I grinned to myself. Enough distractions, I had a unread notification which begged my attention. And I was curious as hell. Not knowing exactly how to get the notification to pop-up I yelled once again in my head. This time “NOTIFICATION” and it worked. Just like that.
Notification
[You where suffocated]
4 dmg received
In spite of it being what I was suspecting, I was still al little disappointed, hoped for more. Some underlying information about the incident, how things worked. Even about the system. At least I knew this already. And no ugly surprises that was comforting in itself. Now don’t worry about it for now just get some sleep. I was really hurt and tired. Time for some sleep.
The next time I woke up I glanced at my status screen as soon as possible. In a lot of the books I read you healed while you slept. I hoped this system would do the same for me, then I would be out of the worst of trouble. And on top of that I would have found out something new. To my relief I was healed somewhat, although just one measly HP. Not the four I needed to be in full health again. Still I learned that, yes I would heal while sleeping. But if this was the system or something else I couldn’t be sure off. At least the worst risk was averted now I had a whole 2 HP in the bank.
So having learned my lesson about unbounded flailing and kicking whit arms and legs I started my routine again. But this time much calmer and with more discipline. But before I knew it my training was cut short, the big hands of my mother picked me out of my bed. Hugging me firmly, but gently against herself. Looking up to her I saw tears welling up in her beautiful bright blue eyes, which contrasted heavily whit her thick black fur. In that instance I knew she cared for me, more than life itself. And I felt the same feeling being born deep within me for her. I never knew my own mother, but if I let these feelings in myself grow I certain that one day I would love this woman unconditionally. Like a son loves his mother, yes that would be nice. So I basked in her hug and let it envelop me not only physically, but emotionally to.This is how we sat for a long time, while she was humming a beautiful soothing tune. This to me was one of the most precious moments I experienced in my life.
After a long she stood, cradling me in her arms and she moved out of my room. At long last I saw more of my home. It was a simple home, nothing compared to the modern comforts I was used to the last few years. There was no electricity or indoor plumbing. I felt like going back to the middle ages. My home was definitely not dilapidated or neglected. It was a comfortable house, which was well cared for and build with great meticulousness. I could tell, construction was one off the fields I tried my hands in. For a year, right up until I joined the marines I was a carpenters apprentice in my home town. But the ghost of my past kept hunting me so I had to get away. Nope, not again… I’m not reliving my past, I have a momma now this is going to better.
Then I heard her clearly for the verry first time. What she said shocked me and warmed my heard. It was definitely not English, but could as well be. Like I’ve heard nothing else my entire live. She said ”My beautiful, precious boy. My son, we thought you would never come. I love you Taika you are our miracle”
Out of the blue a notification and my status screen popped up.
Priority Notification
~You have been named~
With being named by someone off this world, you have been fully integrated in this world.
All system restrictions which were supplementary to this world have been lifted.
Good luck Taika
Health has been recovered
Condition has been expunged
1 experience gained
+ 1 to all attributes
As my spirit father once said “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
Status
Username (Hidden)
Luke
Basic
Status
Baby
Exp
10/10
Name
Taika
Alias
-
Species
Lepjag
Seks
Male
LVL
0
Age
2 Mths
HP
5/5
MP
0 of 0
Attributes
Max att are lvl 5 due to age restriction
Str
5
Max/lvl
Dex
5
Max/lvl
Agi
4
End
5
Max/lvl
Int
5
Max/lvl
‘so yeah that is something’ I thought to myself. Everything was a bit much. Overwhelmed by my feelings for my mother and this last revelation I stopped fighting my weariness and let sleep take me. Al the while in the warm embrace of this gentle woman, whom I could call MOM.