4 Chapter 4: A Little Bloodsucker

I feel weird.

Kinda like... Like I'm bursting with energy or something.

Clippy, can I use the [ANALYSIS] on myself again, please?

Name:〴°‶

Race: Kindling

Age: 7 days

Special condition: Vampyric intoxication

HP: 110/10

MP: 456/480

EXP: 0/68

LVL: 1/10

SP: 0

EP: 0

Strength: 1(+10)

Resistance: 1(-10)

Dexterity: 1 (+10)

Intelligence: 48 (0)

Wisdom: 1(-10)

Charisma: 3(-30)

Luck: 10 (0)

Active skills: Scratch (lvl 1)

Passive skills: Reincarnation (lvl MAX), New beginning (lvl MAX)

Special skills: Voice of the World (lvl MAX), Analysis (lvl 1), Vulture (lvl 1)

What the...? Since when do I have a name?

Regardless, that's not the important thing here... Clippy, what's happened to me? What does 'vampyric intoxication' mean?

[VAMPyRIC INTOXICATION IS A SPECIAL CONDITION CAUSED BY KINDLING COMING IN CONTACT WITH BLOOD WITH HIGH CONCENTRATION OF MAGIC. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?]

Yes, tell me more please.

[A KINDLING CAN LIVE OF BLOOD ALONE; A SINGLE DROP CAN MAKE UP FOR A WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER. VAMPYRIC INTOXICATION WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOSE YOUR SENSES FOR A WHILE BUT WILL INCREASE YOUR STATS TREMENDOUSLY. HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF THE BLOOD YOU DEVOUR.]

My body was suddenly flooded with cold sweat.

That almost sounded like I was some kind of a vampire.

Clippy, what exactly am I?

[SEE FOR YOURSELF.]

See?

Wait, what do you mean, 'see'? I can't... I... I can see?

Wow! Everything's blurry, but I can see again!

I haven't even noticed with all the crazy things happening here.

Looks like I'm in an attic or one of those places where you store hay bales.

It's nice and warm and I can see the sun shining through small cracks in the wooden roof.

There's nothing around, just hay and a little bowl filled with water.

I have no idea whether the vampyric intoxication caused this, but I just managed to stand up too.

One paw after the other...

Wait a minute... paws?

O god! I can feel a furry bristle on my back.

...

I hurried to the bowl of water.

No. No. No!

What the hell is that?

I look like a cat!

[ACKNOWLEDGED, A KINDLING'S APPEARANCE IS INDEED SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A CAT.]

Well, thank you very much.

And here I was starting to think that I'm some cool vampire, preferably with an ability to throw fireballs on my enemies.

Instead I am this small ball of fur.

Look at me! I look like I wouldn't hurt a fly.

And still... I managed to hurt my mom.

I have to go and tell her I'm sorry.

...

...

...

One paw after another...

I'm getting better at this!

This looks like fun.

But than,

*Huf*

Ouch!

I was so zealous I didn't watch my paws and I've fallen down from the attic.

My vision is starting to fade... away.

I think... I think I'm gonna...