Morph
"Pi-pi-pi-piii"
A bird landed on my head waking me up.
Looking around I found myself at the entrance of a small but important Village.
Before entering, I remembered something.
'System'
[Hello Master! (#^-^#)]
[What can I do for you Master?]
"You tell me System, what can you do?"
[Currently Master can look at his stats by thinking or saying 'Status', Master can also look at the shop by thinking or saying 'Shop'.]
'Status'
[Name: Jacob Riser
STR: 1.52 F-
AGI: 1.67 F-
END: 2.03 F-
MANA: 0.00 F-
M-STR: 0.00 F-
SKILLS
Blessing of the Keeper *Passive*
ABILITIES
Alcohol Tolerance
TALENTS
None
Overall Assessment Rank F-]
'Alcohol Tolerance what a joke'
Curious about my skill I viewed the details.
[Blessing of the Keeper *Passive*
Your growth ceiling has been removed
You passively exude a mysterious aura. This aura can only be noticed by people S-rank or higher.]
'Shit man, anyone in this world would kill to have their growth ceiling removed'
'Guess I got lucky, anyways I should check the shop'
'Shop'
[Ah since its the first time Master is using the shop, Master is provided with one free Talent Coupon and one free Skill Coupon]
[Shop
-Skills !
-Abilities
-Talents !
Points: 0 ]
'Looking at the skills tab, I saw many familiar and unfamiliar skills. Two skills, in particular, caught my attention.
[Swap
You can swap the location of two items or two people, yourself included.
You can only swap your targets when both are in your field of vision]
'Ooh I didn't expect to see this here'
[Morph
Upon killing a person or animal, you can transform into that exact person or animal.
When transformed into a person or animal you have unrestricted access to their racial traits and personal talents.]
Once I saw this skill, I got a wicked Idea.
The main character Alex Skyward, while immensely talented, is just as immensely incompetent and stupid.
'What if I were to take his place?'
Before I start planning anything I need to confirm a few things.
'System, what is the name of this village, is it perhaps Ronia.'
[That's right Master :D]
'Thought so, this is the village where Alex lived his entire life, well he at least lived here until the start of the story.'
'System what part of the story is this'
[Master was sent one week before the start of the story, and just so Master knows I'm not permitted to answer every question you have Master :) ]
'Perfect'
'System I will use the Skill Coupon to purchase the Morph skill'
[Ding!]
[Skill Morph has been acquired]
Without even looking at the talents tab I told the system.
'System I will use the Talent Coupon to purchase the Mana Control talent'
[Ding!]
[Talent Mana Control has been acquired]
If I plan on surviving I need this talent, since I plan on taking the main character's place along with his talents with the Morph skill. I took a talent that will cover my main weakness In the long run.
Now I just need to kill Alex.
Honestly, I'm kinda surprised by thinking so lightly about killing another human being.
Never in my life have I ever thought about killing another person, but here I am now plotting an assassination.
My justification?
I believe that Alex Skyward is not capable of facing the challenges ahead. He is an underdog, an underdog brimming with potential however an underdog nonetheless.
The trait that makes him an underdog in my eyes is his lacking intelligence because every single character under the sun has outsmarted Alex at some point in the story.
In the one thousand chapters I've written, never has Alex won a battle by using his head.
'No offense to Alex, but I'm definitely smarter than him'
I am fully aware that if I were to take Alex's place I would have to step up to the same challenges as him if I plan on keeping the story somewhat intact.
***
The Novel's beginning goes like this.
Alex Skyward is an 18-year-old, from a family of farmers. He lived a humble life, never was he greedy, in fact, he was quite content with a farmer's life here in Ronia.
His schedule roughly went like this.
Wake up, bring water from the stream while his parents prepare something to eat, go home, eat, tend to the fields, eat, take a bath if he feels like it, and sleep.
One day, a person Alex had never seen before entered Ronia.
Dressed in fancy attire, she left her carriage once it arrived at the center of Ronia
Her long pitch-black hair moved with the wind as she stepped on the ground.
Many questions entered the uneducated mind of Alex.
'Whoa, she's pretty'
'What kinda clothes are those, and what is that big box that those horses are carrying.'
But before he could even ask those questions the black-haired woman opened her lips elegantly.
"My name is Marianne Rain, I come here to the west-most part of the Gameciel Empire to inform the citizens of Ronia. The Great Gameciel Empire is opening a prestigious academy by the name of Nurture, I am here to scout the hidden talents of Ronia"
Marianne then whispered to herself
"As if there are any talents here, why do I have to do this uhh."
From this point, Alex would get scouted by Marianne because of his talent, and he would enroll in Nurture in the class taught by Marianne.
That's when the story really begins.
But there Is still a week before Marianne arrives here In Ronia.
***
If I plan to kill someone I need to think about this in two stages.
Stage one, selecting a when and where.
Honestly, I believe killing him in the morning when he goes to get the water from the stream is my best bet.
I'd be able to prepare a hole beforehand and ambush him
Also, there shouldn't be any other people there, since Alex goes there at dawn.
'Yes, that will do.'
Stage two, preparing the murder weapon and executing the plan'
'That's gonna be a problem…'
'Wait, I still have my belongings on me, like my golden chain, my three rings, my phone, my headphones, and my wallet full of paper money which is useless now. If I were to sell something I'd be able to purchase the necessary tools I need.'
'That works, let's get the plan in motion'
"Gurrrrr"
'Actually, let's get something to eat first.'