Chapter 5: Firsts
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‘Alright! … fish are fast and newborn snakes are slow… but stealthy? Hey! Look at this bright strangely long and bendy pearl! ... that description… what is that sound? Can I echolocate?!’

“Grrrrr”

‘Right, hungry, foood… crabs! They’re slow right? Let's try to find one.’

I slowly slither along the white sand, moving between the coral. I pause noticing a dark spot in the sand.

‘Ok… that’s a hole I think. Don’t know if something is in there but it’s probably safer to just avoid it. Better safe than sorry, right?’

Moving around the dark spot, I continue my journey. Shortly after, I come across a small grove of brightly colored coral. The coral kind of looked like a bunch of colorful flat bread folded into various shapes.

Within the folds of these were numerous small, cute crabs. I slowly move in to get a closer look. They are rather small, with one small claw and one large. They are waving about these two cute little claws... or mandibles?

...

*chomp*

Water Hatchling bite attack hits Tetralia Cinctipes.

Tetralia Cinctipes takes 3.85 damage.

Tetralia Cinctipes dies.

Water Hatchling gains 4 experience.

[Stealth] has leveled to 2!

[Soft Bite] has leveled to 5!

‘Oh my god! What have I done?’

*Munch munch*

‘It’s quite good actually. Wait! No distracting myself from reality! When? why…? Being hungry is kinda scary. It’s like my instincts just took over! One second, I’m gushing at how cute they are. The next, I’m killing and eating it!’

I review my memories and go over them in my head.

‘Okay, so I remember stalking, er um, observing it. Getting closer to see how cute it was… wondering how it tasted… … yup and then stomach rumbled and I struck. Still hungry though… Time to learn to control my urges!’

I move around the outer edge of the coral, looking for more crabs to observe. I quickly find another. I move closer, trying not to attack the tasty morsel.

*chomp*

Water Hatchling bite attack hits Tetralia Cinctipes.

Tetralia Cinctipes takes 4.95 damage.

Tetralia Cinctipes dies.

Water Hatchling gains 4 experience.

“Munch munch”

‘Not yet, I will not be defeated!’

I search some more and quickly find another. Moving closer and closer, I manage to get relatively close without biting it.

‘Yes! Small victo- ouch!’

Tetralia Cinctipes feeble claw attack hits Water Hatchling.

Water Hatchling takes 0.00 damage.

Water Hatchling bite attack hits Tetralia Cinctipes.

Tetralia Cinctipes takes 4.95 damage.

Tetralia Cinctipes dies.

Water Hatchling gains 4 experience.

[Stealth] has leveled to 3!

Congratulations! You have gained the skill [willpower]!

Congratulations! Water Hatchling has reached level 2

Your Health has increased by 2!

Your strength ability modifier has increased by 0.04

Your vitality ability modifier has increased by 0.02

Your dexterity ability modifier has increased by 0.05

Your agility ability modifier has increased by 0.06

Your intelligence ability modifier has increased by 0.04

Your spirit ability modifier has increased by 0.05

Your charm ability modifier has increased by 0.09

Your luck ability modifier has increased by 0.03

Congratulations! Your slightly stronger!

‘Ahh, it attacked me! Also wall of text! I think I need a break, also I’m kinda full after three of these… I need time to process this!!’

I slither my way back to copper mirror cave. I quickly find a nice indentation to coil into and began processing my level up.

‘Ok. So I don’t get ability bonuses from level ups. It just increases the modifiers!? That’s almost useless! Some of my stats are 2… 2!! 0.04 more of 2 is nothing… or maybe it’s not just every level? Even the system is making fun of me! Ugh, no use looking at that till I level up again. Anyway what’s this willpower!? Info [Willpower].’

Willpower

Type: Passive

Effect: Reduces the chance of losing control of your mental and physical facilities.

Description: Look at that, you can now look at food and not bite it. Maybe now you won’t try eating walls.

‘Alright, pretty useful. That description… Wait, How does it know I tried that!?’

I coil up some more, looking around suspiciously.

‘The skill seems pretty wide for a resistance skill though. Does that mean it’s higher grade than my [Fear Resistance] or is it just a more varied and less effective? Do they stack? I have no way, nor do I want a way, to test this. Maybe I’ll meet a friendly snake to ask? Wait… can I speak snake?’

I spend some time looking over my status, noting that I’ve finally healed.

‘Maybe I just needed food to heal? *yawn* Well, time for a nap.’


Active Title: [Hatchling]
Name:
Gender: Female
Age: 1 day
Race: [Water Hatchling]
Level: 2
Experience: 2/20
Rank: [F-]

[Abilities]

HP: 8.2/8.2
STR: [3.12] 3 (1.04)
VIT: [2.24] 2 (1.12)
DEX: [4.20] 4 (1.05)
AGI: [3.18] 3 (1.06)

MP: 0
INT: [2.08] 2 (1.04)
SPI: [2.30] 2 (1.15)
CHM: [4.36] 4 (1.09)
LCK: [4.52] 4 (1.13)

Traits: [Strong Bite] [Strong Tail]

Skills:
Soft Bite - 5 [7.22 Damage]
Feeble Tail Swipe - 4 [2.2 Damage]
Stealth - 3
Swim - 2
Petite Scales - 1
Fear Resistance - 1
Willpower - 1

Titles: [Reincarnation Survivor] [Hatchling]

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