Hunger

Darkness 

All I can see is darkness the emptiness of the void of dreamless sleep. My hunger has only grown and grown over the many years of being trapped within this cold wooden coffin in this decerped old cemetery. For years I have sat trapped in this singular position unable to move even an inch or feel anything other than my hunger. How I have not gone insane is another story which I have no idea about.

System Loading....

My mind snaps away from my rambling as something new happens a blue box with two words appears in front of my eyes in this endless void.

System updated and loaded welcome user.

My confusion only grew as I stared at the glowing blue box and text that floated in front of my eyes. My mind moved as I tried to think of what this could be whether it was a figment of my imagination or if it was actually real. But as if reading my thoughts the blue text replied to my unasked question. 

To answer your question user, I am the System. I am here to aid in your growth and the creation and expansion of your empire. I will also aid in you growing stronger. 

My questions were somewhat answered with that, but it still didn't explain why it came here and how I was meant to do all this when I was trapped in a coma caused by a lack of blood. 

To allow for your journey to begin I am able to reawaken you, but you will have to find your own source of sustenance. I will also give you quests to allow for your growth as well as other features this system allows to increase your effectiveness.

As my eyes move over the text to the bottom, I begin to feel a change in my body as if electricity is flowing through it giving it the boost it needs to reawaken in this new world. I feel my muscles begin to spasm and shiver as they begin to be brought back from this endless dreamless sleep, I have been trapped in for who knows how long. As the process continues, I feel saliva begin to build up within my mouth as my hunger only grows as my nose comes alive to the smell of dust and decay and something small and alive. My ears then begin listen as I begin to hear my heartbeat and the beat of the heart of whatever is within this area however small it is. Then the electricity passes into my eyes and lungs as I reawaken and open my eyes to the sight of a wooden coffin as I realize I am in an old cemetery. 

As I reawaken, I feel my body float up as the lid of the coffin is removed as I float out and stand on the ground. I blink as I look around the dark underground area. I look down at my clothes and see I am in nothing but rags not even a belt. My long purple with a slight accent of pink hair has grown long reaching past my shoulders compared to the short version which didn't even reach my neck like it used to. My pale white skin and long pointed ears give a good contrast to the hair.

As I am examining my body movement out of the corner of my eye catches my attention. My eyes dart toward it as I see a small rat scamper past. I begin to drool as I hear it's small heartbeat inside of its chest. My fangs begin to extend as I just stare at it in the eyes with both of us stopped and just standing looking at each other. 

Would you like to active the vamp speed skill?

My confusion is evident in both my mind and on my face as I just stand there. 

Through the system there are quests, crafting, building and skills are features. this allows for different abilities you know to be turned into skills which can be activated through the system for easier use. Other features will be explained at a later time when relevant. 

My jaw drops as I realize this system as it calls itself seems to have turned this world into a game with me as the player. I just think of using my vamp speed and I can already see the change as it looks like the world slows a walk and I am running. I quickly speed over and grab the rat and pick it up while still in vamp until it ends, and the rat begins to move at normal speed. 

skills like vamp speed have a limited time of use and after use have a cool down before they can be used again. Please be aware this can vary depending on many factors and as you grow in power the time available for use will increase. 

"When will the cool down end?" My voice is tinged with a slight amount of announce.

2min

2min seems like a larger time for only a few seconds of vamp speed I consider as I open my mouth and sink my fangs into the rat and begin to drink. As I drink a new notification takes me out of the trance caused by drinking blood after years of hunger. 

New blood type acquired: Frail 

Effects: None 

My interest is peaked as I read the new box and throw away the now drained dead rat. 

"System can you please explain a bit more."

With pleasure user. Different animals and living bleeding creature's blood have different attributes. When you drink the blood of one of these creatures you gain some of their abilities depending on the type. for example, when drink blood from rats you are able to gain the blood type frail which gives no effects but does allow for your hunger to be sated for a time. Another piece of useful information is the purity of the blood. Some creatures have a lower purity meaning the effects are slightly diminished.

I consider this for a moment and wonder what the effects of each of the different blood types will be. 

vamp speed available for use.

I smile as I activate vamp speed and look down at the hallway of the cavern I am in and smile as I run forward and collect every single rat in view.