1 An Explosive Entrance!

A rock floating around the empty space in the vastness of the universe. A rock spinning around with no control with a weight that is as heavy as a house. Inside that very space rock lives an organism, who was no smaller than a small mouse. Idle. Frozen.

For thousands of years, it has been floating around until this very day, when a planet has suddenly begun to attract it with its violent force. A planet filled with greens and blues. A planet in which it has a small partner— Like the one we have on Earth.

The floating rock, a meteorite, went for a violent turn. The planet seemed to have taken a liking to this space rock.

The meteorite, of course, accepted the invitation. It entered the planet's atmosphere with a fiery blaze—literally. The rock began to catch on fire; as the creatures of this planet set their eyes on a shooting star.

The rational and the irrational, they were all the same. They all thought, "Who could it be, to attract such a powerful force?"

As it grew closer to the ground, the creatures braced for the impact and with one hit from the rock of the heavens, a huge explosion occurred. The Earth shook back and forth as one big hole was created with storms of dust and debris produced like waves in all directions.

In the middle of the crater, was a rock. A huge and black-colored rock that was sent from the heavens. With holes and uneven surfaces. However, one was alive from that impact; and it came from within the space rock.

A creature whose body looked like jelly appeared out of the rocks. It has a green-colored body in which it flexibly turns to move as it gets out of the rock like a waterfall dropping to the ground.

"W-where am I?" The weird creature thought, "Right, is this heaven?"—The weird creature thought as he looked at the hallow and barren land that he appeared into. He squinted his imaginary eyes as he doubted what he thought.

"Then where am I?" He thought, "Why can't I speak?"— The weird creature moved back and forth, like a snail that has the inability to walk slow. It was not slow, yet not too fast.

[You have been chosen as a Player!]

Weird letters came out from thin air, written in a blue-transparent panel.

"A player?" He thought. He was super confused as he remembered his last days in a coma. Tubes in his nose and on his arms that were as thin as a stick. He remembered he was on the verge of death. Yet here he is; in a land he has no knowledge of.

"Wait, who are you?!" He thought as though he was listening to a weird translucent letter would be a normal thing; but really, he is just a dunce.

[I am the "Guide" and I will tell you how to survive in this world and be on top of the food chain.]

"On top of what?" The weird creature thought, "Wait, answer me. Where am I!?" Then he realized that he didn't know where he currently is. Such a dunce.

[You are on a certain unnamed planet, teeming with life. Your mission is to be an apex predator and rule this world.]

"And why should I do that?" The weird creature bounced in excitement, yet asked like he didn't care. Thinking about this, it is currently like the novels he once read in the hospital. As reading on the phone was the only thing he found entertaining.

[This world has gone array and species similar to your kind have caused heavy sins in this world. Your mission is to take their place and we will reward you kindly.]

"Similar to my kind?" The slimy creature thought when he jumped out of his imagination, "So are you saying there are humans here?" The creature asked.

[Yes, and their greed is twice as much as your species. Coincidentally, they are also called humans but they evolved differently. To survive in this world, they have evolved in a way that they can control this world's atoms— Magic.]

"M-magic!?" The slimy creature was shocked and the world that he always thought to be in has come true.

"Then can I shoot fireballs, now?" The slimy creature asked in excitement to see fire bursting in his arms, "Wait, I don't have arms!"

[You are currently unable to use heavy magic as you are a creature new to this world. An alien, to say. However, it is similar to the fantasy creatures you call on Earth — A slime.]

The little creature turned to stone, smiling bitterly as the image of fondling elf girls and using magic that can cause disaster, broke into a million pieces. He felt as though his heart has broken too.

[But not to worry, as you have been given a blessing. The image you have thought is possible in the future.]

The little creature—No... The slime gave out a bright green. Clearly symbolizing his hopes are back and strong again. "Then let's go—" The slime that turned his back and proceeded to the forest that was surrounding him, stopped.

"H-how do I survive again?" The slime stuttered, smiling bitterly.

[You do not need food, water, or shelter. However, you have a core in the center of your gelatinous body, in which you need to highly protect as it serves as your very life. A crack and your life can be a sign of mortal danger.]

The little slime turned into stone of disappointment once again, "Then how do I survive in this world of magic?" the slime asked in a depressing tone.

[You can stretch your body, in which you can put living beings twice or quadruple your size. Having successfully eaten creatures, you can acquire their abilities and the ability to mimic their appearance, however, not perfectly.]

Then the little slime turned bright green again, as his confidence went through the roof. He jumped like a frog as he climbed through the crater and onto the forest.

He knew that if he wants to survive, he has to eat a living creature, in which he does not think inhumane at all.