New Body

Jack, who sat right next to the door, could feel the pulling force. A few other passangers got sucked out as well. (I should have known this would happen.) he thought.

His belt tore. The moment he felt it getting loose he knew that he was f*cked. He threw a last glace at his adoptive parents and sister and the next thing he saw was the sky.

Jack knew his death would come fast and it would be painless. He closed his eyes and waited for death to claim his soul.

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After five minutes he opend his eyes again. (Where am I?) he questioned himself, but no one answered. There was only this endless dark void. Jack started to look around, but nothing changed. It was still dark and no sound could be heared.

Then he noticed something, ( Why don't i feel the ground?) he asked himself. Soon he noticed that he was underwater, he could hear it rushing into his lungs. A strange thought appeared in his head. (What if i hold my breath?) following this he stopped breathing.

[ Host is not advised to stop breathing. ]

(The f*ck! Where did that come from?)

[ Host, I am your System. ]

( A system? What is that. No forget what i asked. Anyway, where am i? )he asked.

[ Host is in a "Lost Place". ]

Jack walked on the ground. He didn't have to ask or say anything to the system. After walking for a while, Jack heared a "Ping" sound inside his mind.

[ Host obtained the skill "Waterwalker". You will now generate Skales on your body, which will enable host to walk easier.]

( Well, sounds like a nice skill.) he thought. Jack could feel a change in the way the water moved around him. His speed increased while his bodycontroll also increased. Amazed moving throught the pathways of this "Lost Place", he discovered something.

[ Host, this is the entrence to the Lost Place...]

(Stop talking for a moment. I want to test something.)

With this he jumped up and started to swim at his hightest speed.

[ ERROR DETECTED...]

[ Scanning hosts body...]

[ ERROR FOUND ]

[Hosts body is not that of a human. Due to host and system not noticing it at first, Host obtained full consience of his body as well as full bodycontroll.]

With that line, Jack noticed something on his back, or to be more correct, beneave it.

"THE HELL! WHY DO I HAVE A TAIL!"

[ Ability "Underwater speach" obtained]

[ Host is adviced to ceep quiet or he will attract unwanted attention. ]

"Oh, then come on dear System, tell me, do i look like i care?"

[ Host doesn't look like he cares, but if host doesn't follow systems advice, host will look like a corpse.]

Silence followed. Silently Jack began to move on his feet. Then he thought of something. Shortly after he started floating and used his tail to swimm foreward. Feeling like his movements were to stiff, he began to think of ways to improve it and make it swift. Unnoticed by him his bodys instincs took over and he began to swim like a crocodile.

After a little while, the system spoke again.

[ Quest issued: Find a home.]

The System wants the Host to find a location where Host can rest, sort out his toughts and realize.

Jack started to search for a room but he couldn't find one so he deceided to take one of the corridors that had a dead end.

[ Does Host want to confirm his current location as his home? Yes/No]

( Yes )

[ Detected that one side is opened without the possibility to lock it. Please mark the exact location where the gate will be generated.]

Jack swam towards the entrance and starred at it. A few seconds later the water seemed to twist. In the blink of an eye there was a gate infront of him. One could argue with Jack but he would discribe it as an airvent.

[ Since this will be hosts new home, system will help with the design]

The water seemed to tremble for a few seconds, then there was light. Jack needed to blink a few times before he could see clearly.

( I think i should find the bedroom to sleep a bit, i'm tired) thinking this he swam only to be startlet as he suddenly hit the floor. He could barely move and soon he noticed that breathing was difficult.

[ Thanks to Hosts current situation, System discovered that host is unable to breath outside of the water. ]

[ Host developed the ability to breath outside of the water.]

[ Due to hosts body not being strong enough to walk on land Daily Quests issued.]

[ Daily Quest:

Push-ups: 0/10

Sit-ups: 0/10

Move 0/10 meters

Study your body 10 minutes 0/ 10 ]

Jack stared at the questwindow infront of him. (Am i supposed to do them now?)

[ System advices to do so as there are less then 7 hours ontill the quest rests, Host can speak now]

Jack started to do the push ups as he was already on his belly. It took him suprisingly long to finish them but to do the other two parts, they were easier than the push-ups. Jack looked around with worry written on his face. (How can i study my body. ) But this time the system didn't answer to his thoughts.

Jack walked around the waterless room only to finde a bed and a mirror. As he stood infront of said mirror happiness filled him.

( I look like a Wendigo) he thought to himself.

Jack seemed like a black mass with bones outside of his body. Though the black mass itself was actually only wet, black fur. Inside the sockets of his skull were blue dim lights. Those seemed to be his eyes. There were claws made out of bones on his hands and feet, although those didn't seem to sharp. There were also some golden scales on his body. To be correct, they were on his sides. But the bones and scales weren't everywhere. The bones were only on his head, his back, the rips, his hands and feet and their backs. His Tail which seemed to be made out of bones had not only a sharp, pointy blade at its end, it actually seemed like his tail was made like a saw including his outer spine.

(Huh?) Jack wondered, as he noticed something. Eventhough he couldn't lift his tail at the moment, he coild imagine himself rolling like a wheel in the water.

Chuckling to himself he couldn't help but think of a chainsaw. Then he stopped.

( Did i make holes in the floor? ) he asked in shock. Nervously he looked at the spot where he did his sit-ups. (None, but how. I'm pretty sure that the blades are very sharp.) he thougt to himself.

[ Maybe host should press the blades on his tail?]

suggested the System.

Sitting on the bed, Jack took his own tail in his hand. ( That feels kind of strange. ) He laid it down on his lap and slightly pressed the blade. Then suddenly, something strange happend. ( Where did they go?) he wondered. looking in the mirror, he could see that there were no baldes anymore. Then Jack had a wierd idea. Wishing to have a camera with him, he sat infront of the mirror and took his tail into his mouth. Holding it like a dog would hold a stick, he changed his bodypositon slightly and also moved his head a bit.

Now Jack sat infront of the mirror with crossed legs. His tail, which was now totally black fur ,without any outerbones, came from behind his back over his left lap, up to his mouth, entranced it on the left and hung out on the right side. His head itself was rather in a cute position. He held it slightly upwards and a little twisted to the right.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Jack couldn't help but (Awww, am i not cute?).