《Linked:Monster Evolution Story》 #1 Beginning "Wake up" says a voice beside me "In a bit" I mutter back "Wake up now or I will resort to other means" the voice responds I stay quiet as I''m still half asleep, until I feel a slap across my side that hurts a lot "What was that f..." "Ahhhhhhh" I''m awake and I find myself looking at a skeleton that peers down at me Before I can figure out what''s happening a screen appears in my vision shutting me up [Status] [Race:Horned Lizard] [1/10] [Skills:[Link:Lv1][Bite:Lv2][Tail Whip:Lv1] ] [Species description:Horned lizards are fast lizards thought to be related to dragons . They''re one of the smarter species of lizard known to use they''re speed for combat or to escape.] What is this screen it says horned lizard what is that. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "Looks like they have their status screen up"says the skeleton It was only then I noticed other things around us. Their is a weird floating orb , that glows slightly in this forest. The other a bird that has firey feathers. That reminds me , I look down expecting to see my human body but instead I see a dark grey scaly claw. "WHAT THE FUCK" I scream, my voice sounding weird. Its not my voice but still feels like my normal voice its weird. "Told you you should have waited"says the orb. "If I waited we could be waiting for ages . Waking them up is better we don''t even know if we''re on danger here" replies the skeleton. "What''s going on here " I say hoping to get answers. "We don''t know " replied the bird "What do you mean you dont know" "Were like you , we just woke up earlier than you. All we know is that this isn''t are world and that we have become monsters" "Then what about the screen" "It records you''re level and skill level when you''re reaches max you evolve. It''s called a status screen" "Like a game " I reply " Like a game" the orb responds intergecting in the conversation. "We can explain more but it take time and aren''t even sure it''s right" the orb continues "But the main thing you need to know is that if anyone of us die we all die" "How do you know that" I ask "If you focus on something on the status screen it shows you. Check the link skill" "Okay" I respond So I think of link on the status screen [Link:Lv1] [You are linked to other lives. You share the experience , level and life of link partners. Damage to you''re partners doesn''t damage you. Only when they die will it effect you] [Link Partners] [Unnamed:Skeleton Swordsman] [Unnamed:Healing Spirit] [Unnamed:Fake Fire Bird] #2 After their explanation, I finally start to get a better look at their appearance. The skeleton resembles a human,with eerily clean bones like they had the flesh ripped off. The only non-human looking part is the ghastly green flames glowing in the eye sockets. They also have what looks to be a sheated sword attached to their waist. Guess that''s where their race gets the name from. The sword appears to be made of bone aswell. The orb, which I now know is a spirit looks like wisp now that I pay attention to it. With its flowing head thing on top. They are a dull yellow colour with two spots of vivid yellow, I''m guessing the spots are eyes. The whole body is slightly translucent as I can kinda see the forest through it. As for the bird. It appears as a mix between some type of small bird and predatory raptor. The feathers are like flowing flames and their is a bright red patch on the top of their head like a red hawk. Their beak is a orangey brown same as their legs with their talons being black. As I''m checking them out I end up crossing eyes with it, with their eyes like the sunset or sunrise. However as I found out this it seems I was caught out. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. "You done now" "Sorry for staring" "No need to apologise we checked each other out earlier aswell. Speaking of want me describe what you look like" Oh thought I''d get like called off or something. But now I''m getting eager for what I look like aswell as a little scared. "Go ahead" I reply "Okay so you look like a dark grey monitor lizard with black eyes and purple pupils. Your horns and claws are darker approaching more smoke grey than the stormy grey colour of your body. Your tail is pretty long being about a third of your length " "So what should we call you" Says the spirit out of nowhere. Like where do you get name from this "What do you mean call me by my name" "*Sigh* then try remembering your name" "Of course I remember my name it''s... wait.... WHY CAN''T I REMEMBER MY NAME " "Okay calm down none of us can remember ours either so we called ourselves names related to our appearance. For example Sabre is the skeleton. " "Im supposed to name myself" "Yes" "I''m terrible at names " "Then we can help" "How about Storm" says the skeleton. No , Sabre "Oh, I like that. Figured it would be harder" is my response "Okay then Storm, let''s get going I''m eager to find out what level ups do" Sabre #3 "Shouldn''t we be making a place to live, because I don''t think we know how much daylight we have left" I say this a bit after we started exploring for anything to get exp from for it completely slipped my mind. But is probably the most important thing currently as we don''t know what night is like or if there is anything strong in the area. "I''ve been checking area''s that would be good but hopeful for a cave or some other natural shelter while we have been walking. By the way you should slow down you''re already a good bit ahead of us" it was only after Ember(False Fire Bird) said this that I was about double my length from them. As I am making my way back to them I speed up. For out of the corner of my eye I spot some sort of canine group coming towards me "Got a group of something. Looks like a wolf or a dog" after I said this I swear Sabre''s fire things in their head increases in intensity. "About time I was wondering if this place is empty" I swear that Sabre is some sort of fighting maniac because their is no way you can still be this confident in front of what I now know is five silver wolf with fangs protruding from their mouth similar to a smilodon. Wait their gaining on me do I turn around and try to fight or return to the group to fight. Ahh fuck it I''ll fight I''m still a bit faster than th wolf things so I should be able to survive at least till the others get here it will probably be in a few seconds so definitely. Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! So I turn around and jesus these things are ugly. I mean seriously ugly. Their fangs look way to big for their body and the fur is mangy covered in what I think is blood and dirt. The face looks terrible the fur is basically gone looking like a vulture. Suddenly a realisation occurred. Am I supposed to bite ..... that? I already feel sick thinking about it. Ahh I can only hope that maybe they taste good? With that thought in my mind begin my attempt. I bite at the mangy part for fear of getting stuck in the matted fur. My teeth went in easier than I thought. The blood that followed actually tasted good? The heat from it makes the slightly sweet taste really addicting. This discovery frightened me is there more than are body that was changed or was I always like or is it just my body. While I was caught up on this the wolf thing got my tail in its mouth. Now I''m being dragged side to side with the only positive being that it allows me to rip off the price of it I was biting. I subconscious swallowed it. Didn''t have time to think of the taste as the pain in my tain from being dragged seems like its being ripped off. "You okay over there" I hear Sabre saying , almost forgot about the others "No , You" is my response. Directly afterwards I hear a tearing or ripping sound as I lose feeling in my tail before I''m sent through the air. I could almost see the surprise among them , with Sabre being the only one I couldn''t but with the way their head was tilted I think they were surprised or shocked aswell. This short flight ended with me slaming into a tree and then smacking my head into the ground. As I try to fight of the sleepiness that followed and through my spinning vision I spot that neatly all the wolves are close to death with the team finishing them off. The last thing I see is a screen popping up. [Carrion Wolf slain¡Á5, EXP gained] [Level up. Congragultion you are now Lv:2/10]