《Humanity's Hell》 Welcome to Hell A black abyss swallowed him whole his every sin, secret, and hidden passion exposed like an open wound. Just as he was torn open and read through, he was tossed aside. There was no gravity, but he fell, there was no air, but he gasped, and there was no hope, but he prayed. Fear took hold of him with its rusty hooks and his world shook. His first conscious thought after he the darkness let him escape was to run. He had to get away flee from this prison. Prison? Yes, he was in a prison. A vast infinite prison filled with distractions and misdirection. This prison sentence was well earned according to the owner of this institution. God had condemned Jack to hell. That¡¯s insane he shook at the thoughts but no matter how absurd they wouldn¡¯t back down. He had been judged and tossed aside for the next poor soul. Worst of all was the awareness. It didn¡¯t fade as most memories did, the knowledge remained real as steel. Where was he? He felt damp, saw nothing but blackness, and his body shivered from the cold. Instincts he couldn¡¯t understand shouted at him to rest. The time for escape from the egg wasn¡¯t now. He couldn¡¯t accept that. In life he wasn¡¯t one to play by anyone¡¯s rules. Maybe that¡¯s how he ended up here. Jack beat against the soft membrane of the shell he had developed within for weeks. As he beat against it while thoughts of this sentence whirled through his head. A sensation swept through him. That feeling was like fire running through his veins. He had received the ultimate freedom from god. That didn¡¯t mean, he was truly free from god¡¯s rules or system. Even as he beat against the membrane separating him from the beginning, he felt the system begin to boot up. 3 2 1 Welcome to eternity in hell. You are no longer worthy of my image and I¡¯ve stripped it from you. That does not leave you defenseless. The spark that I shared with you upon the creation of your soul has granted you some power. I don¡¯t presume to know how your system may operate but good luck. I wish you the best. Management SAT App Loading¡­ Name: Jack Age: 10minutes Species: Eldritch Leech Mutations: Hormone of the Gods, Fallen, Anarchist, Eldritch lv1 10xp to next xp0 Levels Until Evolution 1 of 10 Mutation descriptions Hormone of the Gods ¨C Multiply all strength gains by three, all skills increase 300% faster from repetition, and 300% xp when competing or crushing competitors. Fallen ¨C You are no longer a mere human. After being reborn in hell your soul has adopted the SAT App. (System Application Template) Anarchist ¨C Your skin has been blackened by your will to escape the system and search for true freedom. While others exist, you believe you will never be free. -50% charisma when dealing with people of authority. Eldritch ¨C The mark of one of the five sentient species in Hell. The eye of insight has appeared upon you head. A sign of your relation to the eldritch. Mutations appear 50% more often. Attributes HP 5/5 SP 5/5 MP 25/25 VIT 1 STR 1 DEX 1 END 1 INT 5 WIS 2 CHA 1 LUK 1 Skill Trees: Parasite 0/5, Predator 0/5, Survival 0/6 Skills: Parasite: Leech Life lv0 Stealth Feed lv0 Latch lv0 Suck lv0 Stealth lv0 Predator: Ambush lv0 Consume Flesh lv0 Digest Meat lv0 Swallow Whole lv0 Throat Crush lv0 Survival: Endure cold lv0 Endure heat lv0 Endure shock lv0 Endure acid lv0 Endure force lv0 Endure poison lv0 Once Jack finally tore his single great eye away from the blue screen, he put his disc like sucker against his egg shell. With the simple application of the skill he popped the egg membrane. Water rushed in and he struggled for a second stunned by the cold and harsh waters. -1HP Ping! Endure cold lv1 +0.1 cold resistance Endure force lv1 +0.1% force resistance After a few precious seconds, he moved through the water and began sucking up the remains of his egg. The tasteless membrane slipped down his gullet and his throat muscles dragged it down. Ping! Swallow whole lv1 +1% chance to drag in down food Throat crush lv1 +1% force damage from throat Consume flesh lv1 +1% xp from consuming flesh Digest meat lv1 +1% growth rate when digesting meat He turned his gaze to the other eggs within their little nursery. They were barely moving some hadn¡¯t moved at all. It would be easy. Wait weren¡¯t they his brothers and sisters. Well sure, they were and technically Jack was a he/she now. If he wasn¡¯t mistaken leeches had both sets of genitalia. But that wasn¡¯t the point. The point was he had an easy meal perhaps the only one he would ever get. He swam to the smallest egg and stuck his own sucker against it. After the egg popped the occupant slipped in his mouth and into the vice grip of his throat. One contraction later the leech started to struggle. It wiggled and thrashed, and Jack swallowed again. More of the leech feel past his sucker and down his throat. -1SP Once again, he gained ground when his sibling started to get tangled in their own egg membrane. Jack swallowed again feeling the smaller leech slide past the middle of its body. From there the rest was much faster soon his sibling was down his throat and thrashing within. Jack felt completely full and waited for his stomach to do its work. Ping! Ambush lv2 +1% chance to ambush successfully per lv Swallow whole lv2 +1% chance to drag in down food per lv Throat crush lv2 +1% force damage from throat per lv Consume flesh lv2 +1% xp from consuming flesh per lv Digest meat lv2 +1% growth rate when digesting meat per lv Rinse and repeat, Jack worked after his first meal to consume his meal¡¯s egg and then he went to the next smallest leech egg. Ping! Mutation acquired: Cannibal Cannibal ¨C You devour your own kind to gain strength. +50% damage to enemies with the same species name as you. Level up x 5 AP (Attribute Points): 25 It never crossed his mind to ask where the souls go after a human died in hell. Jack assumed they were reborn again and again forever. Now that he thought about it that made them dangerous. Though none were aware of who was eating them. Jack was certain he could keep eating with impunity. Ping! Quest Devour siblings Rewards: 25% = +1STR 50% +2END 75% +3VIT 100% New Tree: Gluttony Failure: Exposed as a cannibal Possible death Jack was well and truly on the job. His digest meat skill had continued to lv as he ate his siblings. With a bit of maneuvering he started to eat multiple eggs at the same time. His body had started to grow rapidly with each lv up. The nutrition from his siblings was helping him devour more. Whenever one of his goals were met the reward flashed green. He sped for the next and the next one until he was alone in the cocoon. There was no telling where he was in the world but at least he was now the largest leach in the cocoon. Ping! Level up Jack lv10 max AP: 50 Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Evolution inbound Apply all AP before Evolution options may be presented. Jack thought about what he might want and decided that as a leech in chaotic world it was better to be lucky than anything else. He slammed 49-point int LUK to see what would happen. Ping! LUK has reached 50 a new mutation was acquired Mutation: 1 in 1000 1 in 1000 ¨C The world bends backwards to accommodate your survival within reason. Your desires can reshape probability. +50% to positive outcomes. Quest complete Devour siblings 25% +1STR 50% +2END 75% +3VIT 100% Gluttony New Tree Gluttony 0/2 Gluttony: Fast Digestion lv0 Expanding Stomach lv0 Jack tossed a point in strength and felt his body toughen up. The muscles needed to kill things with his throat grew a bit stronger. The skills in the predatory skill tree reached lv10 after his last kill. Due to reaching lv 10 in all five skills under the predator skill tree STR +5 Just like that he felt the muscles in his body grow exponentially stronger. He swam about feeling himself glide through the water. It was much easier to swim with greater strength and his gills thanked him for it. But it was time to leave the safety of his cocoon and venture out into the unknown. He should evolve while he was relatively safe. He looked over his stats HP 20/20 SP 15/15 MP 25/25 VIT 4 STR 7 DEX 1 END 3 INT 5 WIS 2 CHA 1 LUK 50 Evolution option Spear Tongue Eldritch Leech Description ¨C A tongue akin to a bone tipped spear hides within your body ready to bleed your prey. Tentacled Eldritch Leech Description ¨C Long tentacles cover your body built to allow greater ease of movement on land and sea. Aquatic Eldritch Leech Description ¨C Fins sprout around your body and soon you may join the ranks of sea monsters. He wanted freedom and a bone tongue wouldn¡¯t help that at all. He chose tentacles because he didn¡¯t want to become a sea faring leech in fresh water. Just because his intelligence was five didn¡¯t mean he was stupid. Once his choice was selected darkness claimed him. He felt his mind shut down and enter rem sleep. While he was out his home continued to rock and twist in the water, he had no idea where he was. Hours later he came to aware of several new appendages. His body was covered in a sea of dainty tentacles. They moved in their dozens around his body twisting a contorting. Jack would have laughed if he wasn¡¯t a stupid leech. He had the makings of the perfect hentai monster. Just a few more transformations and who knew what he could do. Thoughts of grandeur aside he needed to get out of here and hopefully not die to a giant catfish or bass. That would be bad dying to a catfish after eating all his possible decoys. Still, he couldn¡¯t complain he was much stronger than before. Why did he hesitate to leave the safety of his cocoon? He was as strong as he could possibly become considering the circumstances. Why couldn¡¯t he rip away the white cocoon and free himself? Instead of remaining there like a pussy and waiting for something to eat his home, he gained some nerve and ripped open the white curtain. The world opened into a black murky lake under the moon. Realizing he had no way to detect predators he kept his body closely packed together and slowly made his way out into the unknown. His parent had placed the nest beneath a log on the bottom of the lake. Jack swam upward towards the moon. Jack heard the splash before the trout swam for him. It rammed into Jacks side before the fish opened its mouth and sucked. Jack barely managed to extend his tentacles into time to stop his body from getting sucked in. The fish turned sharply, and Jack used his grip to slide under the fish before applying his own suction. He managed to attach his sucker under the fish¡¯s lip and wrap his tentacles around the fish. Luck was his answer all along. Without it, Jack wouldn¡¯t have seen the fish coming. But all luck runs out eventually. Jack felt the fish¡¯s blood slid down his throat. The fish moved about and even leapt out of the water to shake Jack. It was futile, Jack had a death grip on the fish and soon the fish would die. Ping! Leech Life lv10 +1% feeding rate per lv Suck lv10 +1% force of suction per lv Latch lv10 +1% chance to latch per lv Due to increasing three skills in the parasite tree to 10 DEX +3 It was like his body became more elastic. His tentacles pulled tighter finding new places to grip. He flattened himself against the fish while he fed lowering his drag on the fish. Overall, he was doing better. The fish on the other hand was doing much worse. Jack continued to suck in the fish¡¯s delicious blood and quick digestion worked. The fish was slowing down and soon it would go belly up. Ping! Level up x 10 AP: 50 Luck 100 Mutation: 1 in 10,000 Description ¨C You gain more loot, win more poker games, and stay alive in the wild. +100% positive outcomes. Fate is much kinder to those born lucky. It was a weird feeling being lucky. For once Jack felt his worries slip away and that scared him more than anything. The world wasn¡¯t built on luck. This was a world of merit. The fish he was latched on to finally gave up the ghost. Jack continued to hold on even as it floated to the surface. Once there hid grasping on to the fish for dear life. Jack had never eaten a fish whole and he would keep it that way. Fish were boney creatures and the Eldritch leech didn¡¯t like the idea of passing such a large creature. Yet, he was compelled to consume. It didn¡¯t make sense, but he wanted to consume the fish. The thought of adding the large trout to his own bulk was tempting. There had to be something wrong with him. Bloating up with a fish would make him a target. The pond shook, and a feather fell beside him. Jack dove next to the fish for cover. Only the fish was the goal all along. Water, the fish, and Jack were taken into the bill of a pelican. Jack moved about thinking quickly. This was not going to work. If he tried to escape the old-fashioned way. The bird¡¯s beak would slice him in half. He looked back to see the pelican¡¯s throat open as he and the fish were about to take a ride. Jack positioned himself atop the fish as they took the plunge. The pelican¡¯s throat wasn¡¯t precise enough to squish him and he ended up atop the fish in the crop of the pelican. The crop was a food storage area for birds. Pelican¡¯s were no different. There was a lot of fish fathered around him and stomach acids splashed dousing him and the fish. Pain shot through him as he let out a silent screech. There weren¡¯t a lot of options. He placed his sucker against the side of the bird¡¯s crop and began sucking. His saliva killed the feeling and soon he tasted delicious blood. The acid was eating away at his skin but perhaps a little bit of blood would help. Jack¡¯s saliva opened the veins of the pelican. Acting quickly, he rolled in the flowing blood before latching on again. Jack kept his body small as he fed off the bird. Ping! Endure acid lv4 +0.1% acid resistance per lv Stealth lv10 +1% chance to remain hidden per lv Stealth Feed lv10 +1% chance to remain hidden while feeding per lv +2DEX Jack was a freaking genius and he knew it. No one else would think to wrap themselves in the pelican¡¯s sticky blood to protect themselves from the acid. He had lucked out and now this bird was his to kill. The acid still fell on him from time to time, but the acid damage was negligible. He managed to raise dexterity again and his health regen thanked him. Every 10 points of DEX was another point in health regen but until he reached 10, he would only have 1 point in health regen. Drinking blood healed the damage to his body. Blood Drained +50HP Acid damage -10HP Endure acid lv 10 +1END The most he could hope to gain from the skill at lv100 was 10% protection from acid. That was true for every skill. He didn¡¯t have enough information to make himself truly immune to something like a pelican¡¯s digestive acid. For all he knew these skills might go up to lv999. Still some acids may do enough damage to make 99.9% acid damage resist pointless. The only way to evolve this skill was to experience the worst acid had to offer. Jack felt when the Pelican landed and then the upheaval began. The crop upturned and only his suction kept him in place as the fish rose up and out of the pelican¡¯s throat. The pelican continued to squawk and shake but Jack was stuck in place. Eventually it settled down to leave Jack to feed in peace. The pelican must have had one hell of a HP regen because Jack wasn¡¯t holding back. He was swelling and drinking more blood than ever. The pelican was stopped wherever it was, and Jack was going to drain it dry. When the pelican¡¯s heart began to give out Jack knew he was winning. The leech had expanded like a balloon bringing both of his gluttony skills up to 20. Expanding stomach lv25 Fast Digestion lv 25 +6VIT Hours had passed as he drained away the bird¡¯s blood. It was night again and time was passing by. The pelican¡¯s heart finally stopped. Jack watched the muscles above him go slack. He crawled out of the now loose throat and came upon an interesting sight. Pelican chicks shivered beneath the mother pelican. The mate of the water foul was nowhere to be seen. Jack wiggled his tentacles in anticipation. The first chick had been easy enough. They were soft, weak, and freshly hatched. Jack had opened his mouth over the bird¡¯s beak and then used his tentacles to restrain the creature. From there it had been a simple matter to guide his prey through and crush its bones with his throat. His stomach bulged even as he levels his stealth and added the other chicks to his expanding form. Jack had become a creature of nightmares. He was a black leech with a great purple eye on his head. He was nearly a foot and a half long and as thick as a child¡¯s hand. Dozens of tentacles covered his body moving of their own accord. Some twisted and made sturdier legs while others moved about ready for action. Unfortunately, the mother wasn¡¯t on the menu, she was too large. Instead Jack slithered down the high rocks where the pelican made its nest. He stood up and walked down the mountain walking on tentacle legs. Ping! Level up x10 Evolution ready Do you wish to evolve? y/n AP: 50 From here on out, he needed speed and dexterity. Looking around with his great eye, he saw a myriad of nest situated in the cliffs over looking what he thought had been a small pound. Now high above the body of water he could tell it was a mighty lake. With a quick guess he thought he had been rather close to the cliff face. There wasn¡¯t a current. Further on the lake, he could see the algae flow steadily into the current and get swept away. Minimizing the window allowed him to hold off his decision for now. His guts were bloated and full of pelican chicks. If he had a tongue, he would rub it over his sucker right now. All around him there were pelican nests ripe for the taking. He hid near a larger rock and watched a few of the larger black feathered pelicans prowl around looking for predators. Quest Upward Ascension Devour a fully-grown Pelican Bonus Devour a 2nd evolution Pelican Bonus Devour a 3rd evolution Pelican Bonus Devour a 4th evolution Pelican Reward +10STR Bonus???? Bonus???? Bonus???? Time limit: 3 months Failure possible death/reincarnation Ok not now but maybe soon. He needed to find a safe place to sleep, evolve, and prepare. He looked around finding a few small cervices but nothing that would contain his bulk. That is until he found a larger hole. Ping! Digest Meat lv20 Quick Digestion lv30 +2STR +3VIT Every time he brought a skill up 10lvs he gained stats. He was constantly growing more powerful, but he was worried. His instincts told him to grow, feed, and hunt. Nothing else mattered to him and that made things dangerous. Jack wanted to dive head first in what could be a snake hole. He had no idea what was within the dark hole. Some force drove him against his will. It could have been his luck, it could have been his desire to grow, or it could have been external. He could only be cautious. Fall to the Deep Down in the hole he slithered. His tentacles were ready to turn him around for a hasty retreat. The hole was dark the moon¡¯s light had long since faded and only his sense of touch guided him. As he moved deeper, a light appeared in the dark. The cave opened to reveal a large spider drinking from a struggling pelican chick. Silk wrapped around the pelican keeping its struggles to a minimum. The spider stopped its feeding and looked up. It blinked eight eyes at Jack. His instincts yelled at him to communicate instead of retreat. Why what was happening? He wracked his brain for anything that could help but settled for picking up a bird bone with a tentacle. The spider continued to wait its body leaned back to throw its sticky silk on Jack at a moment¡¯s notice. Slowly Jack scratched, ¡°Hello do you understand me?¡± The spider watched him write in the sand the whole time ready to attack. When the spider looked over his work it blinked and leaned its head up and down. Do you wish to trade chat information? y/n Jack accepted at once. Clare has been added to your contacts. Do you wish to open the chat function? y/n Then Jack heard the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. Ringing. ¡°Hello, this is Clare. You are Jack, correct?¡± Clare said in a screeching voice. ¡°Yes,¡± its good to finally talk to someone. ¡°Good, yes well if you wanted a free meal, I¡¯m not on the menu nor is my prey.¡± Clare shouted. ¡°I don¡¯t need your food I¡¯ve eaten my fill and then some. A place to stay in this dangerous world would be amazing. We could form a partnership of sorts.¡± Jack said. ¡°Oh, you are homeless. Well I can¡¯t say I¡¯m surprised. Not everyone can be as resourceful as me. But do tell me why I should let you stay with me. What¡¯s to keep me from simply capturing you while you rest and add you to my web?¡± The feeling told him all he needed to know. She was starved for attention and if he could prove himself trust worthy. Clare would make an ally. ¡°I trust the pelican chicks remain more appetizing than one scrawny leech. I¡¯m hardly worth your time.¡± He had no idea if his words would work or not. Clare had home field advantage. If he had the pours he would sweat. ¡°No, I disagree you look juicy enough to me far fatter than a simple pelican but perhaps its all water weight. Still we are talking, and you haven¡¯t pissed me off yet. Conversation or a juicy leech, I suppose you would make me fat anyway. Fine, you¡¯re safe so long as you act like a guest. No touching my prey, don¡¯t lead any others in here, and keep our conversations pleasant.¡± Clare said. Jack raised a tentacle to her slowly. She raised one of her legs and they touched. The looked at one another and some of the cave¡¯s tension vanished. ¡°I haven¡¯t rested since I was born.¡± Said Jack. ¡°Really that sounds quite exciting. How did you manage to make it to Pelican rock?¡± Clare said. ¡°I hid on a fish and a pelican snapped us both up. I barely got out of the bird alive.¡± Jack muttered. She went back to her prey draining the pelican chick slowly. ¡°Lol, lol, lol, lol hahaha that is the best thing I¡¯ve ever heard.¡± She rubbed her front legs together and walked over to a smaller hole in the cave. ¡°I¡¯m going to bed don¡¯t come near my bedroom or our deal is off. Good night.¡± The spider said and went in the smaller opening. Jack thought about rising and closing the hole with his sucker. He could then pull the spider out and crush her with his throat. But he valued a place to sleep more than a quick meal. He clicked yes on his evolution and looked over the options. Feeding Tendrilled Eldritch Leech Description ¨C A leech with tentacles capable of growing tiny needles. These needles inject an acid like poison to allow the quick absorption of prey. Once piercing a target, the tendril can suck up nutrients. Rose Tentacles Leech Description ¨C A rose red leech with multiple thorn covered tentacles built for piercing. Exoskeleton Tentacled Eldritch Leech Description ¨C A leech that has devoured high amounts of calcium and gained an armored exoskeleton as a result. VIT +20 He chose feeding tendril Eldritch leech and let himself fall into rem sleep. On first awakening, he felt cramped. His eye opened and all around him silk. His many tendrils were pinned to his sides. The webbing felt sticky and strong. At the edge of his vision he saw Clare scuttle out of her hole. ¡°You betrayed me.¡± It was a statement. ¡°No, you looked cold, so I took some initiative. You don¡¯t seem angry.¡± Clare said. ¡°Will you free me?¡± That was the question would she continue being a friend or would she make her real nature known. ¡°When I saw you changed. I forgot it was you. You evolved, Jack this is a dangerous world. I thought you might attack if you woke up and found me removing my webs. One might confuse the removal with cocooning.¡± Clare said and winked three eyes. For a second, he was distracted. ¡°Could you untie me I won¡¯t attack?¡± Clare did the spider¡¯s equivalent of a nod and crawled to his side. She backed her rear to him and with four legs kicked him over on his side. From there she pulled something and began recollecting her web. Once freed, he stretched his multiple limbs feeling the tiny hair like needles surrounding his tentacles. There were hundreds of them hidden within pour like holes. All he needed to do was wrap them around a gull and it would liquify from the inside out. ¡°I¡¯m going hunting. Do you want me to bring you back a seagull chick?¡± Jack asked. Clare looked over to her slightly spasming prey. ¡°Yes, if you bring a fresh one then, I¡¯ll finish him today.¡± Jack nodded and left Clare to her feeding. Looking up at the glowing rocks all around the little cave he spotted a few males of her species. They were tiny. ¡°How many of your kind are in here?¡± Jack asked. ¡°Too many to scare off. They all want to mate and end this life cycle. None want to apply themselves, they only want the reproduction bonus.¡± Clare said. ¡°What reproduction bonus?¡± Jack asked. ¡°Oh, you must be rather new here. When we complete our life cycles and die, we are reborn as the same species. If we managed to reproduce before dying, then we start with a bonus. Sometimes a new skill tree, a class, or even AP. Classes are the rarest outcome, but it happens.¡± Clare said. ¡°Now get out of here momma needs to eat.¡± Clare said. ¡°Fine,¡± Jack said and slithered out of the cave. He looked at his stats. Name: Jack Age: 1day Evolution line: Eldritch Leech Stage: 3 Species: Feeding Tendril Eldritch Leech Mutations: Hormone of the Gods, Fallen, Anarchist, Eldritch, Cannibal, 1 in 1000, 1 in 10,000 lv1 10xp to next xp0 Levels Until Evolution 1 of 10 Mutation descriptions Hormone of the Gods ¨C Multiply all strength gains by three, all skills increase 300% faster from repetition, and 300% xp when competing or crushing competitors. Fallen ¨C You are no longer a mere human. After being reborn in hell your soul has adopted the SAT App. (System Application Template) Anarchist ¨C Your skin has been blackened by your will to escape the system and search for true freedom. While others exist, you believe you will never be free. -50% charisma when dealing with people of authority. Eldritch ¨C The mark of one of the five sentient species in Hell. The eye of insight has appeared upon you head. A sign of your relation to the eldritch. Mutations appear 50% more often. Cannibal ¨C You devour your own kind to gain strength. +50% damage to enemies with the same species name as you. 1 in 1000 ¨C The world bends backwards to accommodate your survival within reason. Your desires can reshape probability. +50% to positive outcomes. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. 1 in 10,000 ¨C You gain more loot, win more poker games, and stay alive in the wild. +100% positive outcomes. Fate is much kinder to those born lucky. Attributes: HP 80/80 SP 20/20 MP 25/25 VIT 16 STR 32 DEX 10 END 4 INT 5 WIS 2 CHA 1 LUK 100 AP:50 Skill Trees: Parasite 0/5, Predator 0/5, Survival 0/6, Gluttony 0/2 Skills: Parasite: Leech Life lv15 Stealth Feed lv15 Latch lv20 Suck lv20 Stealth lv10 Predator: Ambush lv30 Consume Flesh lv30 Digest Meat lv30 Swallow Whole lv30 Throat Crush lv30 Survival: Endure cold lv1 Endure heat lv0 Endure shock lv0 Endure acid lv10 Endure force lv4 Endure poison lv0 Gluttony: Stomach Expansion lv30 Fast Digestion lv30 Jack snuck out of the cave only to see the gaping mouth of a seagull as it lunged for him. Seeing the wide mouth of the gull as it swooped down shocked Jack into leap up in the air. This allowed the gull to swallow him in a single gulp. The second he entered the throat Jack unleashed the needles full of acid hidden within the mucus covered pours of his tentacles. The powerful throat of the seagull halted as it was filled with burning acid. He felt the seagull fall before they hit the water, they were hit from the side. Sudden force sent Jack deeper within the seagull as forces around the seagull started to crush him. He was never more thankful for being an invertebrate if he had bones they would have long since been crushed. But even he was reaching his limit, so he made a decision. New Quest Survive the depths A powerful aquatic creature has just swooped up and devoured the sea gull you hitched a ride in. Find a way to get out of your new acquaintance and make it to the surface alive. Rewards +5DEX Random: Skill Tree The body of the seagull was spasming as the powerful throat of the fish crushed them into the stomach. Jack bit the bullet and decided to invest heavily in dexterity. It might be his only way out of this mess. He put 40 points in to get the mutation. Ping! 50DEX New Mutation Latex being ¨C Your body has been infused with artificial materials granting you a greater range of flexibility. With greater flexibility come greater health regeneration. Your body seeks to keep itself together. X2 health regen. Every ten points in dexterity was another 1HP per minute before. At 6HP regained per minute at he was doing well enough now double that he he can regenerate 12 per minute. That didn¡¯t seem like much but to Jack it might as well have been the difference between life and death. At 80 health, he could recover completely in less than 7minutes. That wasn¡¯t perfect, but it was much better than 14 or the 2 he had beforehand. Why would he worry about such a thing? When he fed, he regenerated 50HP every second he drained a target. The answer to that is simple. He was in a corpse full of acid. Crushed on all sides by the stomach of whatever ate the pelican, his only hope for survival lay in his predator. What oxygen remained in his prey¡¯s blood filled him and kept him alive but soon he would have to seek out the predator of his predator to gain the oxygen he needed. Jack¡¯s gills could work but there was no water in his predator most likely. While he fed acid continued to fall all over his body damaging him at a constant rate. 20HP per minute. That was the strength of the pelican¡¯s stomach acid. Mucus mostly protected the pelican¡¯s crumpled corpse from the acid excreted by Jack¡¯s tentacles. Ping! New Skill Tree Feeding Tendrils 0/2 Acid Damage lv0 ¨C +1% acid damage x DEX x lv Absorption lv0 ¨C +1% tentacle feeding x DEX x lv He paused for a good long couple a minute even with the pressure coming in and crushing him. It was exactly what he needed. But what did the skills mean? Did his other skill trees work off stats? Or did they only work off their minor increases? He never had the chance to check that out. It seemed that every second of his new life was spent running, killing, or hiding. He also had fast digestion. How did that interact with Absorption? ¡°Damage report.¡± Jack thought to the system. 65xp/minute/tentacle -20HP/minute/ square meter covered Health regen 65/minute/tentacle Basically, every minute within the pelican being doused with acid does 20HP of damage. With his health regen and while feeding he can heal faster than he¡¯s damaged. Best of all he was gaining xp on top of that. When stretched out his body was less than 2feet long not even close to a meter. He could feel the pelican becoming soup around his tentacles. His own acids had little effect on him thanks to the mucus his body natural secrets. So, what now, what could he do to get out of here. Well the answer to that was nothing as he was. Jack closed his eyes slithered about enjoying the greater room before the fish¡¯s stomach crushed the space. He was honestly terrified. There were so many creatures down here much larger and more terrible than this fish. What if something larger at the fish? He might never escape. He slowly began to climb his way up the pelican¡¯s now lax throat. He had to time it just right. The fish¡¯s stomach wasn¡¯t kind to its occupants. Every other heart beat the stomach crashed down against him nearly crushing him under its pressure. If not for his flexibility, he would be dead. He was glad not to have been reborn as a sex toy. Being some fat bitch¡¯s dildo for the rest of eternity was worse than being a leech. He could only imagine being crushed day in and day out with no way out. Ping! A new message appeared. Jack had adjusted his system to only show increases in increments of tens. Feeding Tendrils: Acid Damage lv10 Absorption lv10 +2DEX Level up Jack lv10 AP:60 Getting crushed was an issue. He was in the bill of the pelican now. Not a friendly sight. The sides of the appendage felt flimsy. No, he had to adjust that declaration it felt like wet paper. It was going to give at any minute now and then he would have to face the fish¡¯s unfriendly acid. The way the pelican melted convinced him it was doing more than 20DPM with acid. He had no idea if there was some connection to VIT and DEX. If there was then investing in one would help another. Since there was no evidence for a connection, he had to think up a solution for his incident. The mucus covered throat behind him kept the fish¡¯s acid out for now, but it was climbing up. Soon the bill would be full. 34 points in vitality brought it up to 50. Ping! The sound of the update was getting annoying maybe he could change the alarm. 50VIT New mutation: Franchise Franchise ¨C Your cells have joined together in the franchise Jack. In doing so they are almost impossible to break up. This new conglomerate has doubled your health and increased your growth rate. Only now, he realized how horrible a decision he had made. His health went up to 500 but his size also doubled. He went from a mere two feet to four feet. He could feel his tentacles growing and they were tougher for it. His body digested the mush he managed to absorb from the pelican and no new health or xp was coming in. Only his health regeneration countered the acid his body was covered in. Not only that but the pressure from the stomach would get much worse. The second the stomach flexed to prepare to slam back on the pelican Jack launched himself swerving through the acid filled stomach and latching on the stomach wall. He cut at it with his needle covered tentacles before latching on to the wound and feeding. -99HP/min/meter cubed His body was much larger but still not quite the volume of a square meter. It was a must to keep his eye closed and feed. As he fed, he looked at the recovery. With his larger body, he could suck in more blood. Ping Endure acid lv30 +5END That¡¯s the thing, he was fighting acid much stronger than any he dealt with before. With 30 in endure acid he only took 97 damage instead of 99. Basically, he was fucked. He could only recover 60HP per minute from feeding. Health regeneration only recovered 12 a minute. It would be a slow death, but he would die. 19 minutes later his body felt like it was becoming goop. He didn¡¯t dare use his blood trick on the fish. Ping! Endure acid lv100 +49END 58END New Mutation Shonen Archetype ¨C This mutation is said to be the key to obtaining eternal power and other wishful idiocy. You refuse to surrender even when your eaten and dying in an acid bath. Stamina doubles as well as all regeneration. From this point onward Endurance will add to any regeneration stats. He didn¡¯t hesitate to slam two more points into END to bring it up to 60. There was no reason for this to happen. Form what he heard normally, he would have died and been reborn. That was how this world worked. His system was created by his own soul. His soul said fuck the rules. Jack agreed. 13 x 4 equals 52 health regen + 60 from the blood Jack was quickly burning through. Despite the acid Jack was healing within the bath. Most of the xp, he gained from the blood went into healing but there was still plenty. Let¡¯s face it the fish wasn¡¯t dying soon. Slowly, he flexed his tentacles. The acid had eaten away at them until they were only bits of muscle. Now, they were regenerating, and Jack could finally move forward. Before he did anything rash he remained in the belly of the fish for another hour. There was no since wasting a grinding opertunity. The acid had long since burned away his nerves so yea no pain until they grow back. Endure Acid lv150 MAX Survival 1/6 Unlocked Survival skill Reflect Acid lv0 ¨C +1% reflect acid +65END Ping! 128END New skill Tree Adaption Under Fire 0/10 Mutate END ¨C +1% chance to increase the endurance stat under when under attack. Mutate STR ¨C +1% chance to increase the strength stat under when under attack. Mutate DEX ¨C +1% chance to increase the dexterity stat under when under attack. Growing in power was great Jack didn¡¯t really feel the pain from the acid anymore and his body had grown large while he fed. Yea, his body was around 5ft long and about as big around as an apple. Ping! Gluttony skills lv50 0/2 +18VIT VIT68 He moved through the acid ignoring the damage now wasn¡¯t the time to remain here. There was a way out if he was willing to take a little damage. His stomach was full of blood granting him more than a few minutes of boosted health recover. Unfortunately, this would cut into the xp he should get from engorging himself with so much blood. Jack used his multitude of tentacles to feel around the fish¡¯s stomach until he found a hole leading to the fish¡¯s small intestines. Once found he used the barbs on his tentacles to gain enough traction to pull himself in. He was literally going up shit creek without a paddle. When he hit the intestines, he had to lengthen his body to his absolute limit to fit. He decided to reset the update to only inform him if his skill went up by fifty. All the updates were getting annoying. Minutes passed as he slowly made his way through the fish. Nothing updated which was good for him he didn¡¯t want to close a constant stream of pop ups. Jack was glad he couldn¡¯t smell things the same way humans did. This fish probably stunk. It was filled with blockages, balls of hair and fat, feathered pelts, and bones. Only after bypassing each obstacle was, he able to reach the end. His heal leveled out and he no longer took any damage. Ping! Reflect acid lv50 ¨C 5% acid reflected in leu of taking damage. +15END END138 He needed more power, so he added 18AP to STR. Ping! 50STR New Mutation Power Store ¨C The user can limit his strength and store it as energy for later usage. The longer this power is stored the larger the increase. Restricting 5STR for 1 minute will result in +5POW for 1minute or +25POW for 12secounds. This power though great can damage the user. POW can be used to augment any action. He opened the fish¡¯s exit port and left as fast as he could. The second he touched the ice-cold water of the deep lake he knew he had to get to the surface quickly. Jack¡¯s health began to drop as he used his tentacles as a ruder. A change swept through the water. This lake was filled with predators and his squishy body was an inviting meal. Evolution The surface was a long way off and his gills were pumping as much oxygen into his system as they could. He wasn¡¯t even close to the surface when the first wave brushed by him. It was a small fish with a multitude of sharp teeth. Its scales were white, and they looked like plate armor. It had human eyes. Jack twisted in the water to avoid its initial probing. But it didn¡¯t commit. Small bites covered his body and he was leaking health. If he wanted to live, he needed to go on the offensive. Jack lunged for the fish, but it darted around and circled. The fish was clearly better at maneuvering in the water. He moved his tentacles and lunged slower and slower. His every attack was a bit less coordinated than the last and the fish circled him. Then when it was at his back the fish lunged. Jack¡¯s tentacles moved like lightning grasping the fish after it finally committed. His needles pierced through the little grooves in the fish¡¯s scales. Jack brought the fish to his sucker and expanded it over the fish. Once it was tucked away Jack continued his journey to the surface. He had no idea how powerful the fish was, but it struggled the whole way down. Other creatures watched within the depths, but they kept their distance. It was possible, Jack was too small for the powerful monsters to care about and too strong for the weaker aquatic creatures to care about. As he neared the surface. He saw something completely out of this world. A massive blue monster dove beneath the depths. Just a glimpse at the blue monster told him that it was a predator of the highest order. Something not to fuck with. He was frozen there for a minute when the monster emerged. Massive feathered wings rose up water sliding off without issue. The blue feathers covered powerful scaly wings and hundreds of pounds of muscle. Within the monster¡¯s jaws was a catfish. The catfish¡¯s whiskers blasted the beast with lightning to no effect. The dragon tossed the fish up and blasted it with a beam of blue energy. It then snapped on the charred remains of the catfish before swallowing it down whole. The dragon flew back in the air head east towards the rising sun. Jack was frozen after seeing such a powerful creature in this random place. He eventually turned back towards the pelican cliff and swam towards it at a sedate pace. The Pelicans weren¡¯t flying so it was safe for now. Life as a leech was depressing. If he was normal, he might have settled on trying to feed off something like a pelican. Only, he something would have eaten him off the bird eventually. Jack would keep evolving it was better than remaining the same. Ping! Quest complete Survive the depths +5DEX 83DEX New Skill Tree Tool Making 0/3 Cord lv0 ¨C +1% rope making Resource Gathering lv0 ¨C +1% more resource detection Craft lv0 ¨C +1% chance to make better tools. He rose up spinning his tentacles together to form makeshift arms and legs. His growth had made his body nearly six feet long. While standing and wrapping himself in tentacles it gave him the illusion of a chest, arms, legs, and even a face. His single eye was the only thing visible. Reaching down in his makeshift form he picked up a rock. It was a simple action. His eye stung as tears he didn¡¯t know he had drifted down his tentacles. This false human form was the best he could do. The fingers and thumb were multiple tentacles wrapped together. He took his rock and started walking up the cliff. The fish had already digested, and he wanted more food. Just dipping his new knees down, he felt himself enter stealth mode. When he moved his feet, they made little noise. Right now, he looked like a 3ft tall man with weirdly flexible arms and legs. If he was going to do this for real, he needed a lot more food. No, he needed to plan. He needed Clare¡¯s silk to make cords or rope. He had a forest full of sticks and a cliff full of stones. While in stealth mode none of the Pelican¡¯s noticed him. He made it to the tiny hole where Clare lived with little difficulty. Quest Appease Clare Catch pelican chicks to tempt Clare 0/5 Reward Clare¡¯s thread +2CHA That was a great idea. If he went in there demanding something from Clare, she might string him up and eat him. He was much stronger than before but not that strong. An alliance with Clare was much more valuable than making an enemy out of her anyway. It didn¡¯t take him long to sneak up on a pelican puking in her chicks¡¯ mouths. He looked around to make sure no other pelicans were around. Taking the rock carefully in hand he chunked it at the pelican mother as hard as he could. It sailed true and smashed against the side of the pelican¡¯s head. Jack moved and picked up the foul forcing it down his throat. The bird went in smooth and slid into his crushing throat breaking its frail bones. When its webbed feet crossed his sucker, he focused back on the chicks. His hand like grouping of tentacles broke apart and wrapped around each of the chicks. He counted six and tossed the spare in his mouth. It crunched nicely as it joined its mother. Jack made his way back to the hole and eased his way in. He had to really stretch himself thin to fit. ¡°Hey Clare, I¡¯ve returned with 5 chicks are you hungry. His spider friend looked at him with an air of trepidation. ¡°Jack you¡¯ve grown larger than before.¡± Jack shrugged and held one of the chicks up to her. It peeped before Clare wrapped it up bending on her back legs and throwing her silk around it. She soon tied a string to it before attaching it to the ceiling. The male spiders above looked on at the chick hungrily. ¡°Thank you for the gift they are lovely. Though I don¡¯t think you can stay here much longer.¡± Said Clare. ¡°Yea, I¡¯m thinking about trying my luck in the forest. Clare would you mind giving me some of your silk for the chicks?¡± Jack asked. She looked at him oddly. ¡°What do you plan to do with my silk?¡± ¡°I need it to bind stone to wood to craft weapons. Your silk would be perfect for making rope.¡± Jack said. ¡°I can produce silk that lasts a bit longer than most. For the last four chicks, I will give you some.¡± Clare said. Jack handed over the baby birds and Clare put them up just like their sibling. ¡°Let me evolve after this meal and we will begin our trade. I¡¯ll need to leave this cave as well for something larger soon as well.¡± Clare said. Jack managed to pull the entirety of his body into the cave and settled down to rest while Clare snacked on the pelican chicks. When next he awoke, he yawned and checked his level. Quest complete Appease Clare +2CHA Jack lv15 AP33 His gluttony had to be the best skill tree out there. With it he had no fear of over eating and he gained more xp thanks to it. He had eaten a fully-grown Pelican and digested it. He slithered out of the cave and rose up high in the air. His main body when stretched out was now 8ft. When squeezed down he was less than 2ft long. His tentacles made up the rest of his body. They could wrap around each other to make human like legs, arms, a rib cage, and a torso. All the while his main body acted as a head. It was night time and pelicans were night blind. It was the best time to eat their strongest. Jack made his way into the series of nests that made up their little village. He found one of the guard pelican¡¯s and hit it with a solid rock. Jack¡¯s body was squishy, but he could lift a rock and use it well. From there he surrounded it with his barbed tentacles and injected it full of acid. He took it into his false torso to melt down while his tentacles absorbed the soup. A thought occurred to him. What would happen if he increased his intelligence? Jack was already confident in his own crafty nature. But if he was smarter, the world would be his. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. He slammed 33AP into INT. His eye bulged as his every action returned to the forefront of his mind. Within seconds a headache shook his world. His brain pounded as everything he did was dragged into a new context. The bold truly favors the stupid. Jack¡¯s form twisted as he tweaked the aesthetics of his humanoid tentacle form until he looked a bit more human and less like a monster. More tentacles were used to make squared shoulders and less were devoted to the ribs. He cut down on the five-finger model and resorted to four. It was easier to control. A new desire took over him. He wanted to evolve. Forget about the skill trees and crafting evolution took priority. That dragon was a testament to that. He was also horny now that he had more brain power. Emotions and feelings clouded his mind. It took a moment to calm down. He opened his sucker and belched. That¡¯s right he¡¯s basically eating his fellow man in this world. That needed to be reconciled, later. For now, he needed to get this pelican quest over with. Well the +10STR part of the quest was done but he needed to hit complete on the quest widow to collect his reward. Saying that he might as well try for the bonuses. The problem with that was the sheer number of nests between him and the center of the pelican encampment. To his dumb leech mind before they were a bunch of random nests. Now, with his increased intelligence he could tell it was something like a hierarchy. In the center were the high evolution pelicans. Farther out were the lower evolution until you reached 1st evolution pelicans. How anyone with half a mind could fail to evolve Jack didn¡¯t know. Then again Jack had eaten his siblings to evolve. Another thing he needed to reconcile, later. This was still his best chance at fighting them for now. He found another nest and snatched up the pelican mother on the spot. She let out a cry as he took her from her chicks. She scratched and bit at him only to get a backhand for her trouble. He was getting used to keeping up this semi human appearance. Sending Chat information Opening Chat with Velma the Pelican ¡°You monster, my chicks they will freeze now and die.¡± Multiple tentacles held the pelican incapacitated. ¡°I understand your situation, I really do. Please calm down.¡± Jack said. The Pelican froze as it turned its large bill to Jack. ¡°Is this what gets you off. Do you like to talk to your prey before eating them?¡± Velma snapped. Her beady black eyes were trying their best to glare. Jack was an elm tree in a storm he bent but snapped right back into place. ¡°Nah, I get off on the crunch your bones make. I wanted to know a lot of things, but I doubt you can answer a thing. How many times have you died?¡± Jack asked. ¡°How dare you ask such an intimate question. Even lovers wouldn¡¯t share such a secret.¡± Velma said. Jack found that interesting. Did he just discover some hidden taboo? His sucker did a great job at mimicking a smile and the pelican was getting scared. A giant pile of bird crap fell from her feathers. ¡°You¡¯re scared, I get that. But I understand why your scared I¡¯m a big scary leech after all. Its ok to be frightened I haven¡¯t decided to eat you or not. Now are there any of your kind at let¡¯s say 4th or greater evolution?¡± Jack asked. She struggled for bit and Jack thought about an incentive. ¡°If you answer my question¡¯s quickly, I¡¯ll return you to your nest. You might save your chicks from the cold.¡± Jack said. ¡°You are a villain. There are pelicans of the fourth evolution in camp. They will tear you to shreds and eat you.¡± Velma said. Jack nodded waved his hand in a whirling motion. ¡°I¡¯m sure their terrifying. How many are there, where do they sleep, and how well do the see at night?¡± Jack asked. Velma slumped in his grip. ¡°There are 4 at the fourth evolution. We call them the saints. They Have human faces on their bills. I don¡¯t know were the saints sleep or if they can see at night.¡± Jack nodded. ¡°Well Velma you¡¯ve been a great help, I¡¯ll return you to your nest.¡± Jack said. He walked back to her nest and placed her on top of the unmoving forms of her chicks. She quickly nudged one with her bill and it soon started moving. She moved to each one and like zombies they woke up when she warmed them. Jack went back into stealth mode and eased away. He ducked passed sentries and found a pelican with green feathers and larger webbed feet than normal. Jack snuck up on it slowly keeping his every step as quiet as possible. The pelican slept its breast moving up and down. Jack waited and unleashed his tentacles pulling the pelican in and sealing it in tight before it could make a sound. From there his tentacles cut into the bird and injected it with acid. His trick was to give it no room for movement at all. He looked down at the green feathered chicks. Picking one at a time up and tossed them down his sucker until there were no more. Once he was full, he began to make his way out of the camp. Just as he started to make his way out, he heard loud screeching sounds. Soon all around him the camp was waking up and some fires were lit. Jack ducked behind a wall and made himself flat as he could while full. His best bet was to dive down in the water below. It took most of his tentacles to keep the foul in his torso. A mad idea entered him, and it didn¡¯t want to leave. His tentacles unraveled, and his form changed from a man shaped creature to a large ball. Then he compressed. The bones of his prey snapped and crumbled as more acid filled the bird. While it died Jack absorbed the soupy mess it left behind. It would be a while before he knew how much xp this meal would give him. In the meantime, all his exits were blocked, and the pelicans searched everywhere there was light. A truly massive pelican landed with pitch black feathers and a face of a screaming man on his bill. Frost covered its body like a cloak and the stone around his webbed feet gathered frost. This was a fourth evolution. A saint according to the Velma the pelican. Its beady eyes turned to him then looked away. Jack was still in stealth mode so maybe that shielded him from view. That and he was colored black as a shadow. Jack looked around for any possible exit before finding a crack in the rocks. It was tiny but not too tiny. He slinked towards it elongated his body and began to slowly enter the hole. The small fires were torches held by other high-level pelicans and they were moving around getting closer to Jack¡¯s location. As his lower half entered the hole squeezing through cramped passages he couldn¡¯t tell if he would make it on time or now. The light was creeping through the shadows when his head finally sunk beneath the crevasse. Then he waited. The pelican¡¯s searched all night. He kept his eye closed and his body deep in the hole. The problem was, he was still growing. Level up Jack lv30 max AP: 75 Would you like to evolve? y/n Tendril Shadow Description ¨C You have become a being made of shadows and tendrils. No longer are you a simple leech you have climbed above those around you. New mutations: Shadow mass, The Shadow, and From the Dark. New skill tree: Shadow sorcery Eldritch Walker ¨C Stand tall on your own two feet. This form grants you the humanoid appearance you have searched for. You now have bones. New Mutations: Walk Tall, Gestalt Mind, and Blood World. New Skill Tree: Blood sorcery Pseudo Vampire ¨C You have gained a true body one that can conceal your delicate nature. With this new form your hunger for blood knows no end. +20CHA with dark creatures. New Mutations: Symphony of the Night, Opus of Blood, and Citadel of One. New Skill Trees: Sorcery, Blood Alchemy. Weakness to Sunlight Eldritch Proto Form ¨C You have consumed many creatures a leech shouldn¡¯t have been able to. This form amplifies that trait. Your tendrils become a solid tail connected to a cartilage spine, chitin plates cover your skin, and you now stand upright with four arms and two legs. You will have hands for working, feet for walking and a tail for absorbing. Mutations: Hormone of the Gods II, Inventive Mind, and Seeker of Answers. New skill Tree: Melee combat There was no reason to even consider another path, Jack chose Eldritch Proto Form. Unlike his other transformations this time he was overcome by pain. Only when his mind was swallowed up by darkness again did he remember he was stuck in a hole. Name: Jack Age: 3days Species: Eldritch Leech Mutations: Hormone of the Gods, Fallen, Anarchist, Eldritch, Cannibal, 1 in 1000, 1 in 10,000, Latex being, Franchise, Shonen Archetype, Power Store. Lv30 Levels Until Evolution 30 of 30 Mutation descriptions: Hormone of the Gods ¨C Multiply all strength gains by three, all skills increase 300% faster from repetition, and 300% xp when competing or crushing competitors. Fallen ¨C You are no longer a mere human. After being reborn in hell your soul has adopted the SAT App. (System Application Template) Anarchist ¨C Your skin has been blackened by your will to escape the system and search for true freedom. While others exist, you believe you will never be free. -50% charisma when dealing with people of authority. Eldritch ¨C The mark of one of the five sentient species in Hell. The eye of insight has appeared upon you head. A sign of your relation to the eldritch. Mutations appear 50% more often. Cannibal ¨C You devour your own kind to gain strength. +50% damage to enemies with the same species name as you. 1 in 1000 ¨C The world bends backwards to accommodate your survival within reason. Your desires can reshape probability. +50% to positive outcomes. 1 in 10,000 ¨C You gain more loot, win more poker games, and stay alive in the wild. +100% positive outcomes. Fate is much kinder to those born lucky. Latex being ¨C Your body has been infused with artificial materials granting you a greater range of flexibility. With greater flexibility come greater health regeneration. Your body seeks to keep itself together. X2 health regen. Franchise ¨C Your cells have joined together in the franchise Jack. In doing so they are almost impossible to break up. This new conglomerate has doubled your health and increased your growth rate. Shonen Archetype ¨C This mutation is said to be the key to obtaining eternal power and other wishful idiocy. You refuse to surrender even when your eaten and dying in an acid bath. Stamina doubles as well as all regeneration. From this point onward Endurance will add to any regeneration stats. Power Store ¨C The user can limit his strength and store it as energy for later usage. The longer this power is stored the larger the increase. Restricting 5STR for 1 minute will result in +5POW for 1minute or +25POW for 12secounds. This power though great can damage the user. POW can be used to augment any action. Attributes: HP 680/680 HR 112/min SP 1830/1830 SR 38/min MP 190/190 MR 39/min PP (Power Points) 0 VIT 68 STR 50 DEX 83 END 183 INT 38 WIS 2 CHA 3 LUK 100 Skill Trees: Parasite 0/5, Predator 0/5, Survival 1/6, Gluttony 0/2, Feeding Tendrils, Adaption Under Fire 0/10 Skills: Parasite: Leech Life lv40 Stealth Feed lv40 Latch lv30 Suck lv30 Stealth lv30 Predator: Ambush lv30 Consume Flesh lv30 Digest Meat lv30 Swallow Whole lv30 Throat Crush lv30 Survival: 1/6 Endure cold lv1 Endure heat lv0 Endure shock lv0 Endure acid lv150Max Reflect Acid lv50 Endure force lv90 Endure poison lv0 Gluttony: Stomach Expansion lv50 Fast Digestion lv50 Feeding Tendrils: Acid Damage lv40 Absorption lv40 Adaption Under Fire 0/10 Mutate END lv0 Mutate STR lv0 Mutate DEX lv0 Fourth Form There was good news and bad news. He decided to start with the good news he had first. Jack wasn¡¯t a leech anymore. No, his body was quite solid. He could even call himself a whole new species. Like the option suggested he had four arms now through they were attached to only two shoulders. It was a lot like Asura from Asura¡¯s Wrath. Only more bug like. He had a spine which was great for having things like posture. His tail was even sort of cool. It had a point to it for stabbing and that same point was formed from a bunch of rigid tentacles. He could relax them if he wanted and then the end of his tail became rather mouth like. On to the bad news. He was stuck in a hole and couldn¡¯t get out. His arms weren¡¯t the only problem. Yea they were stuck but given enough time, he could flex his way out of the hole. No problem there. The real problem was waiting. Jack was starving in ways he couldn¡¯t explain. His stomach was an empty chasm and food was just above him. Another option was to sink further in the chasm. It seemed to open wider the further down it went. The problem with that option was getting back up. If there was no exit down there then he would have to shimmy his way up the hole. That was his situation in a nut shell. So, he decided to do what he always did. He fell. Gravity was happy to claim him once more and the chasm was slick with something. It smelled horrible and the further down he went the worse it smelled. Jack had a feeling, he knew what it was but hoped he was wrong. All it took was a single misstep and he was freefalling. His head slammed against one side of the cliff and his vision went hazy. When he fell to a splat, he thought his insides might be outsides. Not so lucky it seemed, he had given it his all to do something stupid, but the world didn¡¯t want a free lunch this time. He was covered in the whitest purest form of bird shit. The acrid scent burned his nose and made him gag. He got up out of the pile of shit and made his way over to an open pool. Did it lead out of the cave? Maybe he couldn¡¯t know until he tried it. Was he going to use it to clean the bird shit off his body? Most definitely he wasn¡¯t going to stand covered in shit much longer. Jack leapt in the open pound and the cold water nearly froze him to the bone. After a few seconds he grew used to it and started swimming down. His gills still worked fine and having three eyes made focusing on things much easier. Swimming was never more fun than when he could use a familiar form. There were fish all around him swimming about eating each other some merely resting while others seemed to form gangs. His state of passive observation didn¡¯t last much longer after that. He zeroed in on the largest fish he could find and struck it with his tail. The fish opened its eyes in surprise, but Jack¡¯s stealth and ambush hadn¡¯t failed him yet. Then something amazing happened a sense of euphoria spread through his body as his tail pulled in its first load of fish soup. The fish started to fall in on itself as Jack¡¯s tail made short work of it. His high dexterity and high acid lv made for a destructive combination. When he finished the fish was nothing more than a pile of scales. Even the bones were turned to soup and absorbed. The hunger pangs in his stomach soon stopped and he felt good. Jack swam further out into the deep moving at a sedate pace. On the shore, he made his way back to the cliffs. If he wasn¡¯t mistaken, he should be strong enough to take on the seagulls now. His body was practically brimming with power. Jack was now a four-foot-tall monster with four arms, a spear like tail, and hard armor-plated skin. When he poked at his ribcage it was a solid mass of bone. In some ways it was weirder than being a leech. Ok no it wasn¡¯t. Jack looked back to see his foot prints in the sand. The fact he had foot prints in the sand at all was a pleasant feeling to have. Now that he could enjoy life a bit. He wanted to build a log cabin or something. Anything that could be called his. His eyes locked on a set of hoof prints in the sand. With nothing better to do he followed them. Piles of horse apples covered the ground as he followed the tracks. It was fun and that¡¯s why he did it. New quest Find out who the tracks belong to. Reward +5CHA Jack continued to stalk forward bent kneed. Sticks crunched under his steps irritating him and throwing off his progress. All around him, he was watched by the birds, squirrels, and rodents. His irritation made him sloppier forcing him to halt his progress. He took a breath and focused back on task. Small monkeys glowered down at him from high branches. Snakes filled to the brim with rats and squirrels lazily sunned while keeping an eye on him. His tail stabbed down plunging into a snake mid strike. Acid poured out of his tail and dissolved the snake. Euphoria slacked his jaw as he enjoyed the sensations of feeding. When he finished, he scooped up the empty sack of scales and rolled them up. The animals around him looked terrified. He chuckled as he returned to his tracking. An hour after his tracking began, he caught an acrid scent. Steam rose near one of the rare hoof prints. His tail moved this way and that the spear tip breaking up into tentacles to feel around the tracks. Balancing on his toes, he made his way forward as silently as possible. He quickly stepped passed some odd-looking trees to find a small cabin. It was like the one he wanted to build but better. There wasn¡¯t just one, there were dozens of them. They were built upon hills. The forest around here must have been cleared years ago and turned into farm and pasture land. Bails of hay were gathered and stockpiled. He saw something he hadn¡¯t thought possible. A centaur galloped about eating her fill of hay and near the house there was a water purifier. He stepped from the tree line and approached slowly. Quest complete Find out who the tracks belong to +5CHA Jack was going to need a fuck ton of CHA if he wanted this encounter to be successful. He relaxed his spear. It turned into a mass of waving tentacles. Weird as that maybe it wasn¡¯t threatening like a spear point. Feeling at his face he found no hideous teeth. His mouth didn¡¯t feel human or like it had as a leech. It was a highly elastic orifice. He had a massive tongue that stretched about two feet from his body. It was long fleshy and fully under his control. Jack wasn¡¯t even close to human anymore. He had a horizontal slit for a nose and his head rounded like a human and bald. His skin was also charcoal black and covered in plates of chitin. He had a jaw, but it wasn¡¯t human like he had no teeth. His tongue could taste the air for quite a distance around him. When his nose flared, he could feel sense the heat around him. Jack could go on and on about the strangeness of his form. To top everything off, Jack was comfortable in his skin. It felt like, he was right.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. With no real choice, he waved his hand. ¡°Hello there nice to meet you.¡± Jack called out just loud enough to be heard. The centaur snapped in his direction and her breath hitched. ¡°I know I¡¯m ugly looking, but a hello would be nice. We can¡¯t all be beautiful buxom blonde centaurs, can we?¡± Jack said. He was sure to keep all four hand up and open palmed, so they could clearly be seen. It was her move now, he was curious to see how things would turn out. She approached him slowly and he saw a short sword on her waist where her horse and human half connected. Her ears were a little horse like, but she had great tits and a beautiful face. The woman covered herself modestly or maybe not it depended on the society. Her horse half had a coat over it and she even had a pair of panties over her neither regions. Where did she get the fabric? He couldn¡¯t say but they looked hand made. Maybe centaurs are very flexible. How else could she take them off. Then again, the woman had some long arms. When he caught her scent, he felt his blood pump faster and his member bulged to get out of its sheath. She raised an eyebrow at his attempts to cover himself with a knee. ¡°My name is Milly my mother brood mare Mary controls the herds in this region. You are newly evolved. Do you wish to join the herd? Your friend there seems to.¡± If Jack could blush, he would be scarlet. ¡°Just because I¡¯m attracted to you doesn¡¯t mean I want to join or anything.¡± Jack muttered under his breath. ¡°Speak up I didn¡¯t catch that. How freshly evolved are you?¡± Milly snickered. ¡°Here is an easy question how many lifetimes did it take you to reach this stage. Come on no need to be embarrassed we all take time.¡± Milly said. The sounds of hoof beats caught his attention as two more centaurs galloped up. ¡°Milly wild carnivores are dangerous. He might be planning something.¡± A snobby voice accused. ¡°Planning to fuck my pussy maybe but I don¡¯t have to worry about much else. He doesn¡¯t want to see me dead, do you?¡± Milly asked. Jack huffed and glared at her. His dick was still fighting to free itself. It took everything he had to keep it in himself. If this wasn¡¯t embarrassing enough the other two centaurs made everything worse. ¡°Why are you so vulgar?¡± Jack mumbled. ¡°It¡¯s a centaur thing. Be wild and loud or be just another pretty face in the herd. That¡¯s how things go.¡± The other female centaur said. ¡°I¡¯m Freya by the way. Not the norse queen but my original parents saw Thor and thought why not. I¡¯m lucky my name wasn¡¯t Renesme.¡± Jack nodded. ¡°My name is Jack and I¡¯m on my fourth form. I¡¯m a combat form that focuses on endurance and dexterity nice to meet you.¡± Jack said like a shut in. ¡°He is adorable, if I wasn¡¯t used to Sam¡¯s dick, I would try his out. Unfortunately, once you go minotaur you can¡¯t feel anything smaller.¡± Freya said. The male centaur snorted. ¡°My name is Loki my parents were in love with the Thor movies as well and so I¡¯ve been cursed to be a trickster¡¯s namesake. There is an actual Loki Odinson somewhere in this world and I hope never to meet him. My dick is the only centaur dick that can satisfy Freya.¡± The red headed centaur said proudly. He was less ripped than Jack thought a centaur should be. ¡°Its nice to meet all of you. How do I become a member of your herd? I don¡¯t have to get branded, do I?¡± Jack asked. ¡°No that¡¯s more of an army type of deal. If you want to join the armed forces of Green Pastures, then you can. There are a few perks to go along with the gig. First off, we need to open up an application for citizenship. That is the first step.¡± Milly has offered you citizenship Fill out Application Y/N Jack sighed and hit yes. His information filled out a sheet and soon enough it was sent in. ¡°Wow those are some sparse skills, but they are also really strong. Your acid resistance by itself is impressive. You must have evolved from something tiny. Well its filed and in less than two weeks you will be a citizen. I don¡¯t see any reason for your application to be rejected. You¡¯re a predator but most of your victims were birds and fish. The nomad Pelican tribe might be a little sore with use but oh well.¡± Milly said. ¡°Well I guess you can around here as long as you don¡¯t bother me while I¡¯m sleeping or practicing my swordsmanship.¡± Jack felt his stomach was about to hit his spine again and his dick needed relief. ¡°Are there any who I need to make sure not to hunt?¡± Jack asked. ¡°Well don¡¯t hunt any horses, four legged fourth evolutions, or taurs in general. Deer, wolves, and any other animal is fair game here.¡± Loki said. Freya looked troubled and so did Milly. Jack shrugged and noticed a new option. He had a mini map of the area. He wouldn¡¯t have to worry about losing his way again. ¡°So alright, I¡¯m going to go hunt some deer or something. Why do you all look troubled?¡± Jack asked. ¡°We are friends with a great many of the animals. Some of the deer are my friends and we chat. Some are more than friends.¡± Milly said. Jack honestly got the message, but he didn¡¯t really care. ¡°So, avoid the males got it.¡± Jack sighed. He wasn¡¯t really that picky anyway. But he did need his dick wet. It didn¡¯t feel right to kill the one he was going to fuck, and he wasn¡¯t going to fuck a dude. The snake really didn¡¯t whet his appetite. He was more in the mood for blood. The euphoric feeling of melting something and sucking it up with his tail wasn¡¯t too thrilling right now. The fact he was taking human lives with every kill still didn¡¯t sink in. As he waited for the realization, it never occurred to him that it would never come. He rolled his shoulders and sighed before returning to the woods. His tail¡¯s spear tip snapped back when he was out of view. Away from the centaurs, his thoughts began to clear. Was that centaur a honey trap? Hunting quest #1 Hunt Deer 0/3 Reward +3STR Lust Quest #1 Satisfy by consent 0/1 Reward +3CHA He leapt upon the nearest tree and gripped it with his talon like feet. With little effort he scaled up one of the massive trees in the forest. It was strange. The trees were filled with all manner of animal and the occasional evolved monster. Squirrels sparking with electricity and birds covered in flames were some examples. They didn¡¯t peak his interest, Jack wanted deer meat. Once high in the tree, he zoomed over branches form one massive tree to the next. He looked over the creatures below as he crossed the vast distance from tree top to tree top. After a few minutes he spotted his prey. A large doe grazing near a pound. Jack saw red as he dropped down and crashed upon the doe like a ton of bricks. She crumpled to the ground and he stabbed the tip of his tail through the base of her neck. Blood gushed out and her legs kicked as she moved. Jack forced his way through her struggles and brought his mouth to her throat. He held her front hooves back snapping her legs without realizing it. His legs jammed into her knees while his top arms held her head steady as he fed. Blood sweet and copper slid down his throat in a constant flow. He stood there overpowering his prey his chest against hers. Jack could feel her heart beating. His tongue slithered around her wound bathing in the blood. Too soon she ran out and like an empty can of cola he didn¡¯t want her anymore. He looked down at the inanimate object. It no longer moved the soul was gone. He stabbed his tail and greedily sucked up the remains. Only the hide was left when he finished. He picked it up and stretched feeling stronger than ever. He quickly rolled up the fur coat and tucked it under an arm. Once again, he repeated his action each time pouncing on his victim and draining her dry. It was a ritual in blood lust. Each one was no more capable of defending itself than the last. Their bones snapped under his immense strength. Their blood filled his stomach and their flesh did as well. Jack lv2 AP:5 He spat a wad of blood and wrapped up the third roll of deer skin. Maybe he should take on a trade like a furrier. A nice deer skin cloak would be nice. He planned to learn magic eventually. Another thing his lust had kept him form asking. He needed to get his dick wet at the first opportunity. His ear twitched at the sound of slithering scales. His tail lashed out only to pause when he saw the snake in question. ¡°Hello there, I understand you want to eat me, and I don¡¯t blame you. I¡¯m full of blood and deer. I can¡¯t think of better stuffing. But perhaps, I could stuff you in another way.¡± Jack said. His eyes caught white scales and a dark-skinned complexion. Her head was more snake like than human complete with a dislocating jaw and perhaps cobra venom. She had a hood that fused from the top of her purple haired head to her shoulders. She had two arms and a very long snake half. Naga were sexy if dangerous creatures. Her snake eyes glared at him and he could she was debating things. His tail¡¯s end was still at her throat ready to pierce her and fill her full of acid. She nodded her head and his tail vanished from her throat. ¡°I admit I¡¯ve been rather hot lately, but I haven¡¯t fancied a lover with so many hands. Nor a dangerous tail.¡± Cynthia Jack wasn¡¯t an idiot, he knew the situation. A naga couldn¡¯t be trusted especially not with sex. He would trust a bear before a naga. She would inject him full of venom and swallow him whole the second he climaxed. That centaur Milly did this to him. If he survived this, he might fuck her in the ass for stress and damages. Was this Naga worth the danger. No! So why did he have the end of her tail in hand? She looked at him with a pair of bedroom eyes. All the animals around them were watching. The fucking onlookers were annoying. The monkeys were already masturbating. Others were fucking at the site. Monkeys had no shame it seemed. Jack held up his new naga friend¡¯s cloaca the hot vent carried everything. The naga¡¯s urethra, vagina, and poop shoot. He held it open eyeing the inside. Two of the three holes were clenched closed thankfully. ¡°I would prefer not for rumors to go around declaring me an uncaring lover. The other Naga¡¯s wouldn¡¯t stand for it.¡± She said. ¡°Care to tell me your name? I¡¯m Jack.¡± He asked. ¡°Cynthia, now get to work.¡± Jack edged his tongue forward. He could already taste the heat firing out of her and a hint of what her salty depths may taste like. For now, he held back from dragging her down and jamming his dick inside. He didn¡¯t want rumors about himself to spread as well. His tongue slid in feeling her wrinkled, murky, and clenching depths. There was a saltiness to her love tunnel that tickled his tongue. Her eyes started to widen when his tongue kept going. It was like surprise two-foot tongue. The thing was her eyes kept getting wider as his tongue finally bottomed out at two feet. He flexed the appendage and moved each individual part. Her long tail spasmed as he got to work. ¡°You sssaid your name wasss Jack. Itsss your lucky day. I¡¯m going to let you hunt for me. Bring me a nissse juicy deer and we can do thisss more often. Yesss a deal right.¡± Cynthia moaned. His third eye looked over to see her playing with her breasts with one hand and the other was fisting her throat. It was the weirdest thing he¡¯s ever seen. Jack sighed and withdrew his tongue. ¡°Why ssstop?¡± She said with her fist still down her own throat. How she dodged her own fangs was a mystery. ¡°Listen I need to get off too.¡± Jack said before letting his massive member push its way from his hidden sheath. He had a pointed worm of a dick weirdest of all he also had a freaking knot at the base larger than two fists. Its like whoever designed it just threw in a bunch of addons and said good enough. His stamina had only dipped by 100 after killing the deer and the tongue action. He was certain he could keep up with a snake. ¡°I¡¯m tempted to take you back to my den. I could ussse and abussse you for daysss.¡± Cynthia said. Jack grabbed ahold of the tip of his member and guided it to the snake hole. Once the tip was in the right spot, he moved slow. His worm found her hole inviting and he took advantage of that fact. He jammed every inch of his girth inside until his knot sat against her slit a shockwave swept through him. His heart started to beat rapidly and what he could only describe as pure excitement filled his veins. He had to stop himself from jamming it in as fast as he could. No, his member while hard was still delicate. Taking her thick snake tail with all two hands while he guided his member with his other two, he slowly eased himself outside and back in her. She was tight and when she flexed, she imposed pressure with individual muscles. A gleam appeared in her eyes. She lifted him off the ground and curled around him. Her massive snake tail surrounded him, and she squeezed him. It felt more like a hug than a vicious constriction. Cynthia flicked her tongue in his ear. He looked at her his eyes mad with lust. Jack slammed his tongue into her mouth, and she worked it down her throat. It was like hitting a trigger Cynthia wrapped her hands behind his ass and forced his knot inside of her. With a loud wet popping sound, he was in and her snake hole decided now was the perfect time to test its true strength. Pleasure like he had never felt before filled his mind as her throat constricted on his tongue and her titties sandwiched his face. It was amazing. He didn¡¯t use that special word often, but it described the weird monster sex they were having to a T. With a final clench he could feel his massive worm shoot into her like a water hose. He went from being pent up enough to explode to being dry as a raisin. It didn¡¯t end her snake hole kept grabbing and milking him until eventually his swelling went down. He popped out and sucked his tongue out of her throat. She kept him sandwiched between her tits while his sperm fell out of her and covered the forest floor. She took a breath and slithered to a sunny spot before laying out with him still between her tits. Jack let himself drift off relaxed between the pillows. A few weeks passed filled with relaxed feeding and the occasional romp with Cynthia. That snake was getting friskier with every encounter. She was the type that loved gifts and to eat. Speaking of food, he had a deer over his right shoulder. He convinced Clare through the chat that he had one. She didn¡¯t believe he would give her a deer all to herself. Scaling the cliff was a simple matter to anyone with his dexterity and strength. Having arms to spare helped as well. When he rose over the edge of the cliff with a doe in hand. One of the large black gulls swooped down landing next to him. Jack thought about pulling his newly made spear from his back but held off for now. Primitive spear lv1 Durability 10/10 DPS STR = Piercing damage +(1xlv) He grasped the spear with his lower right arm. Both of his left arms were holding on to the cliff face. His tail was too far away, and the spear would give him greater reach. Jack visited a furrier and managed to trade his deer pelts for a few copper coins. Those copper coins were traded for a tough leather vest and pants. There was still melee combat. That skill tree needed some xp and spear combat was in the tree. ¡°You what is an eldritch doing on gull lands. Get away and don¡¯t come back.¡± The black seagull said. It flared its wings and chilled air shot at Jack. There could be no holding back. Jack moved quickly spear raised aimed for the gull¡¯s neck. The bird hopped away with considerable speed. His mistake, Jack managed to get over the cliff and on solid land. He laid the lame deer down and twirled his spear between his three fingers and thumb. The gull opened its mouth and shot out a blast of arctic cold. Jack shot his tail through the concentrated blizzard and pierced the creature up through the bill and to the brain. Powerful acids began dissolving it on the spot and his tail started rapidly absorbing the creature. 4th level evolutions were delicious. If eating simple deer filled him with euphoria, then a fourth was heavenly. He hardly noticed when his prey ran empty. The rest of the pelicans prepared for a losing battle. He could see it in their beady eyes. They knew this was the end but wouldn¡¯t leave their chicks to die in their nests. A human part of them remained.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. He still needed a third evolution to complete his quest. ¡°Give me that blue feathered one and I¡¯ll leave your camp alone for the rest of the time you¡¯re here.¡± Jack said as, he shook off the frost from his tail. All three of the large black feathered gulls looked at the nesting female then back at him. Jack twirled his spear about. Unlike his tail the spear wasn¡¯t a guaranteed one hit kill. Though his tail did 52 piercing damage, then 120acid damage over a minute. When stuck somewhere critical that damage is multiplied by Jack¡¯s luck. 100 luck turned a critical into 3xdamage. So, his attacks turned into 156piercing DPS and 360acid DPM. The gulls were more dexterity based. They were no steel winged flying tanks. Honestly, he wasn¡¯t up for this confrontation. It was boring. He had tools and they didn¡¯t. When he was a tiny leech, they were terribly dangerous. Now, he was killing birds. No real challenge there. One of the black ones acted quickly grabbing the blue bird with its bill and tossing it to Jack¡¯s feet. Jack wasted no time plunging his tail in it and slurping the poor bird up. Less then a minute later there were only a few feathers left. Quest complete Upward Ascension Rewards +10STR Bonus Skill Leveler x10 Bonus Skill Leveler x 20 Bonus Skill Tree Arctic 0/2 63STR New Tree: Arctic 0/2 Skill: Ice Breath DPS = INT x (1%xlv) cost 20MP per second Ice aura DPM = INT x (1%xlv) Frost covered the ground where he stood as his very mana started to freeze the area around him. For the first time, he was aware of his own mana. Instead of letting it get out of hand like the seagull had, Jack focused on keeping it withdrawn. The problem was the more mana Jack had the more difficult it might be to hold the cold back. Something he would have to work on in the future. Jack walked over to Clare¡¯s cave the struggling deer in hand. The deer looked up at him in pain. The betrayed look in its eyes were clear. Did Jack have no sympathy? As a predator he really didn¡¯t. ¡°Clare, I have a gift for you.¡± Jack said. A hatch on top of the cave opened and a spider the size of a German shepherd puppy walked out on delicate legs. She looked at him and then the doe he captured. ¡°All this for my silk. I can¡¯t help but think you¡¯re using me.¡± Jack grinned and chuckled. ¡°Maybe I want good equipment and your silk has just the tensile strength for the job. Do you not want the doe?¡± Jack asked. ¡°I want the doe. I¡¯ve been expanding my cave, but you can¡¯t fit in it yet, so you¡¯ll have to stay outside. My slaves will bring you your spools of silk.¡± A couple of tiny male spiders crawled form the mouth of the cave carrying a few long spools of silk. Jack took them and packed his bag with them. He nodded to Clare who was dragging the doe back through her trapdoor and walked back towards the forest. After a great deal of cord making and sticky mishaps, he managed to make a cord with his spools of spider silk. He had to dip it in fat to keep the spools wet but once wrapped together the ropes they made were sturdy and flexible. With his special robe he needed a special bow. Discovery Quest #1 Find information on unique wood. Reward: +3CHA His mini map led him to Milly¡¯s location easy enough. Jack could smell her from fifty paces with how much musk she gives off. Would it kill her to bath once I a while? He knew it wasn¡¯t what horses did. It messed with their natural bacteria or something. It made them sick or whatever. When he made it on the scene her scent was stronger than normal. Jack let out a sigh and prepared himself to see anything. Jack made his way around the house to the barn. Noises echoed and moaning could be heard. What was happening was obvious. It made him feel uncomfortable to just stand outside while Milly was getting plowed. He walked away from the barn and found a pile of wood half chopped. Picking up the nearby axe he began demolishing the wood. He chopped as hard as he could to block out the noises going on in the barn. There was a height difference between himself and Milly, so he had to use a stool to reach the stump. Eventually, he finished off the wood and set it all in a nice pile. The problem was Milly wasn¡¯t done. She was still shouting and moaning. With a whole schedule full of shit to do he decided to barge in on whatever was happening in the barn. He approached the big red barn again and slid the door open. Milly and some giant wolf were going at it. Jack had no idea who the wolf dude was, and he didn¡¯t care. ¡°Hey Jack, did you need something?¡± Jack closed all three of his eyes and took a breath before releasing it. ¡°I need wood form a special tree. Do you know of any?¡± Said Jack. The sheer number of pheromones in the air nearly made him choke. This ruined his day and he was about ready to kill the them both. ¡°Well the only special wood I am interested is normally between a male¡¯s legs. But I remember my mother sending me a book on trees that have special properties. If you want to look the book over then by all means. Close the barn door on your way out please. Its chilly outside.¡± Milly said. Jack snorted and walked towards the exit. He slammed the door behind him, and they quickly went back to it. Discovery Quest #1 complete Reward +3CHA 14CHA Jack found the book in question. It was under the dining room table keeping it level. Jack replaced it with a copy of Men of the wilds and their dick sizes. They were about the same size and thickness. He went through the book quickly using an English to Spanish dictionary. Because the explorer liked to name these trees in Spanish. The Ulquiorra looked like a winner to him. There was the Cortez, S¨¦bastien, Diego, Diablo, and Cortana but none of their descriptions spoke to him. He wanted something that he could use for a long time. The problem with his quest was the location of the Ulquiorra. It was far to the north across the Blanca desert and upon great ash hill. Ulquiorra was a tree that had stood the test of time in hell. Its roots spread deep in the Blanca desert. Many terribly powerful evolved roams the desert maddened by the fog that covers the area. To go there was to insight the Collector. The Collector was a creature that lived a parasitic life infecting hosts and taking them over. It is warned that this creature inhabits hundreds of bodies. Blood contact was enough for it to infect a 4th stage evolved. Even the author a 6th stage wasn¡¯t safe in such an environment. Maybe Jack needed more wisdom. He wanted to go, and the collector wasn¡¯t enough to scare Jack away. New Quest Brave the desert Reward 1 branch of Ulquiorra wood Ever since reaching the fourth state his progress slowed. He was only lv5 after eating tons of deer. The 4th stage gull raised him to lv7. Still he was far away from evolving again. There was no time limit on his quest, and it was about time that he took advantage of his Hormone of the gods II mutation. Lifting weights to get stronger was nothing new to anyone in the little country ruled by centaurs. There was a gym devoted to exercise and building muscle. To the north passed the prairie there was a small town called concord. His application went through on his way to the small town. With full citizenship, he could purchase land, raise livestock, and pay taxes. Of course, any livestock he gathered would be human. They wouldn¡¯t be as docile as reel cows and pigs. No for the time being he would have to hunt and farm vegetables. Jack raised his hands high in the sky, he wanted out of this place. The sounds of slithering pricked his ears and his tail lashed out only to stop before Cynthia¡¯s throat. ¡°We have got to stop meeting like this.¡± Jack said. Cynthia¡¯s white scales looked creamier than normal. ¡°Stop looking I¡¯ve shed recently my scales are embarrassingly bright.¡± Cynthia muttered. It seemed she only emphasized her Ss when horny. He looked her over. She had a large sack on her back, and she was dressed in light leather armor with a spear strapped to her back. The light buckler attacked to her left arm completed her outfit. ¡°Are you coming with me?¡± Jack asked. ¡°Someone has to keep you from getting picked off by the predators in concord. I¡¯d hate to find you in a rape dungeon.¡± Cynthia said. He didn¡¯t know if she was serious or not but let it go. She was fast enough to keep up with his relaxed jog and that¡¯s all that mattered. He left the place he was reborn behind perhaps for good.