Almost alone in the forest (1)
as the sun was setting Mars finely woke up, lying on his back completely naked in the middle of a crater
[good morning host]
"yeah good morning Info"
responding to Info's greeting Mars discovered his entire body was almost completely immobile, finding nothing else to do he admired the sky turning red for some time before he asked Info
"I am still alive right?"
[yes]
"this is Alfan right?"
[yes]
feeling relief that his one-man space mission was a success, Mars remained dazed while looking at the sky until the sun completely set before he confirmed his status
"status"
Name: Mars
Age: 0 (vessel 5220)
Race: Half-dragon human
Titles: [Living god of energy] [Conquer of Salen] [Tyrant King] [5000-year prisoner] [Man that fell from the sky]
Class: [Energy]
Class level: 1
Status points:
Strength [6/1000] Constitution [3/2000] Dexterity [5/1500]
Intelligence [3/600] Wisdom [3/900] Charisma [1/10]
Active skills: [Dragon-flame magic lv 5] [Swordsmanship lv 4]
Class skills: [Energy: absorption] [Energy storage: 100/100] [Energy: discharge] [Energy: upgrade shop]
Passive skills: [Fire resist lv 15] [Commanding lv 3] [Mental reinforcement lv 5] [Pain resist lv 5]
looking over his pitiful remaining status points Mars felt some despair before he decided to remain positive he noticed his [Pain resist] had leveled up 2 times
"...well at least I am still alive"
Mars remained dazed a few minutes before Info spoke
[message from the administrator: living god number 5 chance of survival increased to 'likely' preparing reassignment of sub-administrator 13 Info...]
panicking when he herd Info would be leaving him Mars yelled out
"wait! Info please tell me one thing before you leave"
[request approved]
"...what is my purpose? why did you reincarnate me?"
[the purpose of any living god is to keep Alfan from stagnating, so host please do as you wish with the new life granted to you] feeling the presence of Info leaving his mind Mars looked at the countless stars in the sky while he mumbled while feeling lonely
"do as I wish huh..."
the night passed before he noticed it was only when the sun started to rise was Mars finely able to move his aching body, sitting up he observed the silent dense forest beyond the creator, it looked like a temperate forest where the tallest trees stood a little under 50 meters tall
"maybe the shockwave scared off all the animals?"
feeling happy something had not come to chew his face off while he was immobile Mars stood up and looked around as he decided his cause of action
"first comes water, and then food and shelter, from there I guess exploring the forest to find people?"
starting to walk he felt a breeze that made him change his priorities
"...definitely need some clothes at some point too"
walking a random direction through the dense undergrowth while keeping a lookout for some animal tracks to help him find water he remembered his [Energy storage] class skill was at full capacity and willed to activate his [Energy: upgrade shop] class skill, within a few seconds the half-transparent words appeared before him
Energy upgrade shop
[Energy] class skill level up price: 100
Class skills currently available: [Energy: restoration] price: 500, [Energy: healing] price: 500
[Energy: information] price: 500 [Energy: absorb shield] price: 800, [Energy: reactive shield] price: 1000
"level up my class"
commanding his class skill he felt the accumulated energy leave him before a warm feeling spread over his entire body
"I guess I just leveled up?"
not entirely sure what happened he was confused for a second before remembering he could cheek his status
"status"
Name: Mars
Age: 0 (vessel 5220)
Race: Half-dragon human
Titles: [Living god of energy] [Conquer of Salen] [Tyrant King] [5000-year prisoner] [Man that fell from the sky]
Class: [Energy]
Class level: 2
Status points:
Strength [6/1000] Constitution [3/2000] Dexterity [5/1500]
Intelligence [3/600] Wisdom [3/900] Charisma [1/10]
Active skills: [Dragon-flame magic lv 5] [Swordsmanship lv 4]
Class skills: [Energy: absorption] [Energy storage: 0/200] [Energy: discharge] [Energy: upgrade shop]
Passive skills: [Fire resist lv 15] [Commanding lv 3] [Mental reinforcement lv 5] [Pain resist lv 5]
"so the storage goes up by 100 units per level huh... well considering the backlash of 50 units broke all the bones in my lower body and 'killed' me once that feels like a lot"
walking further away from the crater for some time Mars stated to gradually hear birds singing in the trees as well as other signs of life from animals in the distance, he somewhat casually walk a little more before finding some animal tracks that only had one problem
"...this is some kind of wolf tracks right? but what is up with this?"
the problem was not that it was a predator, no Mars had expected this the problem was the size of the paw print
"that one heck of a wolf"
the paw print was more than half a meter long and from the amount of prints Mars estimated that there was more then 10 wolfs in this pack
"how the fuck is this fine Info"
grumbling a little at the no longer present Info that had assured he would be 'fine' anywhere, Mars held his breath and adjusted his posture by bending his knees a little lowering his center of gravity while he cautiously looked around for a few seconds before breathing out
"...looks like I am fine for the time being"
Mars decided to move along swiftly before the pack of wolfs returned to eat him and play with his bones, not long after he reached a clearing with a small lake in the middle, now on alert for big furry friends he observed the clearing and the opposite forest edge for dangers for some time
"...looks like it is clear"
only seeing some small white and blue birds moving on the edge of the lake he decided the coast was clear and moved closer to the lake, scared of the birds when he got within a few meters he keeled down to drink some water, after satisfying his thirst he looked at his own reflection in the water
"I am kind of handsome"
in the water was a refection of a youth with short black hair, deep blue eyes, pure white teeth and an overall sharply defined face, well satisfied by his own face Mars nodded with a slightly arrogant expression, before inspecting the rest of his body
"...somehow I feel like this is an upgrade from my last life"
his whole body was covered by slender but densely packed muscles giving his overall body a lean and powerful look, feeling even more satisfied by his new body he looked down to cheek his most important 'asset' before uttering in amazement
"...well this is certainly something"
admiring his 'asset' for some time Mars remembered what Info had told him about half dragon race and quickly tried to transform to his combat form for some time before he felt something
"is it like this?"
with the feeling of an invisible muscle slowly moving inside his body Mars started to notice his senses sharpen, he looked at his own reflection again
"this feels weird, weird but awesome"
his nails had grown into sharp claws, scale-like spikes had grown from his elbows and knees, less than 5 centimeters long curved horns had grown from his head and his eyes had turned to that of a reptile with yellow vertical slit pupils, his transformation had given him an overall sinister look, but he still felt joy like a childhood wish form his past life had been achieved
but his joy was short-lived as his sharpened senses picked up rapid movement towards the clearing from the forest behind him, turning around he saw twelve giant wolfs that was taller then him rushing out of the forest quickly surrounding and watching him with bold thirsty and hungry eyes
"Fuck... well I guess this could solve my food problem if I survive"
falling into a combat stance by slightly bending as knees and holding out his left hand towards the wolfs looking at the biggest wolf he shouted to boost his own courage
"COME AT ME FLUFFY, YOU DUMB LOOKING DOG LETS PLAY!"