1 Rebirth
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Proud, that was what the old tree felt as it gazed down at his many children. Be it the newly spawned who took refuge beneath the shade of his leaves or sheltered below the earth amidst his roots and those who had ascended to live amongst his branches high in the sky. Perhaps this pride was the very reason why he is to receive such a blessing from the mother. A gift that had itself been bestowed to her by That One. He could feel it now through his bond with his distant parent as she shouldered the immense power which would easily turn him to ash were he foolish enough to attempt to manage it himself. Soon though his patience was rewarded as his fragment of the immense power flowed to him. It was soon put to work performing feats that would've otherwise taken the old tree decade or even centuries to complete in mere minutes some of which would indeed have been impossible otherwise. With this done he could but patiently wait as even now his new children were forming within his roots in the earth deep below slowly stirring to life. He was so immensely proud.
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[Host Reformat complete]
[System injection successful]
[A.R.P.G type system integrated into host source]
[Host consciousness implanted into suitable Embryo.]
[Advancing embryo to fetal stage, host designation "Alistair" awakening initiated.]
[functions will be limited until assimilation completion, please wait this may take some time]
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What's that sound? That's all I can think as I awake from what feels like the worst night's sleep of my life, as I groggily turn my head side to side in confusion trying to make out my surroundings only to find them strange and alien to me. I have no idea how or when I got to this strange place, actually I can't remember much at all aside from my name 'Alistair'.
It's at this moment that I look down and see myself for the first time since waking up, only to find that my whole body has been replaced. Not a single trace of my humanity remains. Instead, I find myself as a strange creature entirely covered in dull gray scales and reptilian features. As I slowly begin to process what I'm seeing my mind is suddenly and completely overwhelmed as a massive burst of foreign Information is embedded directly into my mind.
The sensation is akin to a massive migraine with each throb of pain forcing new snippets of information into my head forcing me to focus on each bit briefly only for it to be shoved aside by the next. I can feel my mind bend under the pressure and worst of all it makes no sense, strange symbols and images with no context just crammed into my head.
Eventually though the sensation begins to fade and with it the all-encompassing headache which actually leaves me much more awake now, albeit thoroughly freaked out as I frantically try to evaluate my surroundings.
What I see doesn't really help me understand my situation at all, I seem to be inside of a strange orange balloon like growth on the side of a large stone column, the thick but semi translucent amber colored membrane and whatever fluid I'm suspended in, is all but obscured my view of the outside world. The strange sound I keep hearing is just that weird white noise you hear underwater.
Naturally I come to the only logical conclusion one could possibly come to in this situation, I've been reincarnated! I 've read enough manga to guess that much but that still leaves the question of what to do now?
Hell, I can't even really be sure what I am at the moment since it's kind of hard to get a clear view of myself from inside of this… whatever this gross thing is, but I can already tell I am far from being human.
Well, I wonder what I should do now… *bleck* Suddenly I'm assaulted with a terrible burning pain in my throat. NEED AIR! I follow a sudden desperate instinct that starts clawing at the back of my mind. Reaching straight out with what I presume to be my arms toward the membrane that is my prison and frantically start trying to push through.
*GLUB* *GLUB* *GLUB*
Thankfully It doesn't take much effort at all, since I now have sharp claws that immediately pierce the thin rubbery material. Soon I am rewarded, as I tear a small opening in the boil like structure, causing it to promptly burst.
With that, I find myself unceremoniously dropping several feet down to a cold stone floor below while gasping for air. I then struggle to climb to my feet, while slipping in the pool of viscous fluid that spilled from the growth alongside me.
