Birth

My first thought was “Where am I?”.

There is only darkness around, but the sensations are pleasant, warm, humid, as if in the womb, a sense of security and serenity. "I can't remember the last time I felt so calm."

Trying to move, the realization came that it was hard, something was squeezing me, limiting my movements, in addition, I did not feel the usual limbs, because of which I panicked and began to wriggle in unusual movements, after them something cracked, a gap appeared, along with who came to peace. It took a while for my eyes to adjust to the brightness flooding in, but when it became easier for me to navigate, I finally broke the barrier that was holding me back, it turned out to be the shell of an egg lying in algae at the bottom of a shallow river.

My head was spinning - "Why do I look like this and how the hell did I get here?"

A cold voice sounded in my head - "You died"

- "Who are you?"

"I'll help you get comfortable in the new world." - for my perception, his voice was strange, too without emotional. “Think about status.”

- “What nonsense are you talking about, what other status?!” - as soon as the last word was said, a menu appeared in front of me, in a translucent white color.

[Race]: River Lizard.

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[Level]: 1

[Class]: Tadpole

[Skills]: Eye of Appraisal, Thief, Omnivorous, Limitless Oxygen:

[Titles]: Reborn:

- "What it is?" - I said in a hurry.

- "These are your characteristics and skills, to learn more about the skill, think about it"

- "Lizard, tadpole, fuck what am I!?" - the shock did not make it possible to think clearly, but overpowering himself, he focused on skills.

Eye of Evaluation - Allows you to see the level and skills of another.

Thief - allows you to steal skills from other creatures.

Omnivorous - You can eat absolutely anything.

The limitless oxygen-air in your body will never end.

It felt like several hours had passed, during which time it became clear how to manage the body, but the absence of arms and legs was very upsetting, because they had been with me for many years, besides this, hunger was making itself felt more and more.

- "We need to find food" - I thought, as the answer was immediately given.

"You are omnivorous" - the assistant's voice sounded.

Without answering, I swam to the nearest ones and took a bite. - "I can eat" - I thought while chewing.

You have leveled up!

“So the more you eat, the faster you level up.”

- "Exactly"

After an hour of “hunting” for the most dangerous of plants, I decided to look into the status.

[Race]: River Lizard.

[Level]: 8

[Class]: Tadpole

[Skills]: Eye of Appreciation, Thief, Omnivorous, Limitless Oxygen, Bottomless Stomach:

[Titles]: Reborn, Glutton:

Bottomless stomach - all food eaten is immediately processed into energy.

The thought of hunger simply haunted me. I pulled myself together and swam to look for food. I saw algae and started eating them.

Swimming past the abandoned shell of some kind of mollusk, I remembered that it was getting dark, and it was already getting to sleep, I don’t know if there are my natural enemies here, but to protect myself at night is a paramount task. It was quite convenient to climb into it, I was not visible from the outside and there was enough space, with these thoughts I fell asleep.