CH: 1
"Get back here you little shit!" No way in hell am I listening to you. I run down the street, exhausted, knowing what is likely to happen if I'm caught.
I turn into an alley way without looking and immediately regret it, "Fuck! It's a dead end!" I turn around and face my pursuers.
"Finally, got'cha cornered ya little rat!" I hide a stolen wallet behind me, "Leave me alone!" The thug that I stole this wallet from grins maliciously, "Give me my wallet back, and I'll let ya off with a light beating."
I grit my teeth, 'I need this money!' I run at the thugs and try to push past them. Sadly, my plan fails, and I am grabbed by the head thug, "You just had to make things difficult, didn't'cha?"
I am then thrown to the ground, causing me to drop the wallet I stole, "I tried to give ya an out, I really did." The thug then kicks me, hard.
"But ya just had to make things difficult." Another kick. The thug then steps on my stomach before bending down to pick up the wallet, "I'll be taking this."
With one last kick to the face, the head thug walks back to his goons, "Teach 'er a lesson." The remaining thugs then walk over towards me with evil grins on their faces.
The last thing I am able to think of, before being repeatedly beaten, is of how much I failed as an older sister, 'Ryoko... I'm sorry.'
---
After an unknown amount of time spent staring into complete darkness, I felt a sensation on my back similar to that of grass.
I open my eyes and sit up, 'A field?' I stand up and look around, eventually spotting a gazebo with chairs and a table in the center. I walk towards it.
Upon reaching it, a circle of fire suddenly springs up by one of the chairs. I jump back and prepare myself to run. The fire grows higher, before shaping itself into a humanoid form.
The fire soon dissipates and reveals a woman with fiery red hair, Emerald eyes, and fair skin. She's wearing a white dress with runic embroidery.
The woman looks at me and gestures to the chair opposite to her. I carefully walk over to the chair, with my eyes on the mysterious woman the whole time and sit down.
The woman then sits down herself and snaps her fingers, causing a tea set to appear in a burst of smoke. She's been smiling the whole time since she got here.
The woman then speaks, "My name is Zira, I'm the goddess of fire, Reincarnation, and transmigration."
I narrow my eyes, "A goddess?" Zira nods while drinking out of a teacup, before putting it down to talk, "Oh, my apologies. Would you like some?" I shake my head, "Of course." Zira then takes another sip of her tea.
Zira puts her teacup down again "I regret to inform you that you died." I close my eyes, "I figured." I reopen my eyes and stare at Zira, "So why did you bring me here?"
Zira's smile deepens, "I brought you here so that I could reincarnate you." I sit there while Zira continues, "I heard from a friend that you like dragons?"
I suddenly feel my mood brighten at the word, "You could say that, yeah." Zira closes her eyes and cups her chin in thought.
Eventually she gets an idea, "How about this: I'll reincarnate you as a dragon!" I almost shout out in joy but manage to reel myself in.
"I guess... If I have no choice." Zira nods her head, happy with this outcome, "Now, what do you want your element to be?"
I think for a moment before chuckling to myself, "I've always thought that a dragon with all the elements would be cool."
Zira sighs, "You'll have to earn your elements, but, sure I will allow it." I smile a little before remembering about my little sister, "What will happen to Ryoko?" I wonder out loud.
Zira frowns, "The poor girl..." Zira then gets a small smile, "Don't worry. I'll make sure she's taken well care of."
I let out a breath of relief, "Thank you." Zira smiles even more, "Of course." Zira then snaps her fingers, causing another fire to appear.
The fire soon dissipates, revealing a horned reptile a little smaller than a Labrador with black scales, red eyes, and wings, "This will be you when you get to the new world." I look at the reptile (Which I'm going to assume is a dragon.) with shining eyes.
"Don't worry, this won't be your final form. You'll be able to grow through the process of leveling up." Zira says.
I look back at Zira, "Sounds good to me." Zira then smiles warmly, "Before I send you off, do you have any questions?"
I shake my head, "Well alright then." Zira snaps her fingers, causing a circle of fire to form around my feet.
The fire isn't burning me or hurting me in anyway, "I'll be sending you off now. Good luck!" I wave with a big smile on my face, "Bye!"
Soon after, the fire engulfs me, sending me to a new world.
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I wake up to the feeling of being trapped. I panic for a second, before realizing that I am probably just inside an egg.
I attempt to get out by bashing my head against the shell. After a few minutes of bashing my head, I see a crack form, allowing some light in.
I repeat my actions until my head pokes out of the egg. I continue thrashing about until I escape the egg completely.
I look around and see that I am in a forest. Just as I am about to try and walk, a black panel appears.
[
Name: Kaida Fujiryu
Race: Elemental Dragon
Titles: Reincarnated, First Elemental Dragon
New: Reincarnated:
A title granted by the goddess Zira. Allows the owner to understand any written or spoken language. Also gives the owner access to the system created by the goddess Zira. System features include: Inventory, Appraisal, LVL and EXP, Status Panel, and Allocatable stats.
New: First Elemental Dragon:
A title unique to Kaida Fujiryu. Identifies Kaida Fujiryu as the first elemental dragon.
Age: Hatchling
LTE (LVLs To Next Element): 1/10
LVL: 1/25
EXP: 0/100
HP: 140/140
MP: 150/150
STR: 4
VIT: 4
DEF: 3
AGI: 3
DEX: 1
INT: 5
Stat Points: 0
Active: N/A
Passive: N/A
Racial: Lesser Dragon's Breath
New: Lesser Dragon's Breath
Allows the user to breath a small amount of fire from their mouth. Usually only available at the child stage.
Elements: Fire
]
I stare at the panel for a moment after reading it. Suddenly, another panel pops up saying that I can open the panel or parts of the panel by saying or thinking of which part I want to open.
For example, if I wanted to view only my skills and spells, I would think or say, 'Open skills and spells.'
The second panel also told me how to get rid of the panels to which I did. I then went on to walk around the area, slowly getting used to having four legs.
I look behind me and see a swaying tail and a pair of wings. I smile internally at the sight of them. I then start to walk a little faster, seeing as I'm getting the hang of being a dragon.
I take a deep breath, 'The airs so clear here.' I then catch the scent of something, 'Iron? No... Blood?' I decide to investigate the smell.
When I arrive at my destination, I find a dying deer. The deer looks at me before slumping down, succumbing to its injuries.
I sniff the air and smell a disgusting scent, 'Is it getting closer?' I look at the dead deer and see a trail of blood leading to a nearby bush.
Before I could do anything, A short, pointy eared green man emerges from the bush. The green man sees me and immediately aims at me with a bow.
I then realize that I should fight, 'Alright motherfucker, you wanna go?' The man fires an arrow at me. I charge right at the man, sidestepping the arrow.
The green man then nocks another arrow, but before he could launch it, I jump on him and use my [Lesser Dragon's Breath], leaving a large burn on his face.
I then stab into his head through his eyes with my claws, killing him.
[Goblin Slain!]
[+10 EXP]
I step off the now dead green man, which according to my panel thingy, was a goblin. I then start to walk away, when I hear a growl coming from my stomach, 'Right. Guess even dragons gotta eat.'
I look over at the dead deer and think, 'Foods food. You learned this already Kaida.' I walk over to the deer and sniff it, 'Why does it smell so good?' I then gulp, before taking a bite out of it.
I had prepared myself for it to taste bad, but it actually tastes ok. I continue eating until only bones remain.
A loud burp emerges from my mouth, 'That was one of the better meals I've had.' I think to myself. I then start walking in a random direction.
After a few minutes, I come across another goblin. I quickly kill it by sneaking up on it and pinning it down and doing what I did with the other one.
[Goblin Slain!]
[+10 EXP]
I then continue roaming around, killing any monster I come across. Eventually, I get a notification saying this:
[Level Up!]
[+3 SP!]
I immediately open my status panel to check what I got.
[
Name: Kaida Fujiryu
Race: Elemental Dragon
Titles: Reincarnated, First Elemental Dragon
Age: Hatchling
EG: 2/10
LVL: 2/25
EXP: 0/200
HP: 140/140
MP: 150/150
STR: 4
VIT: 4
DEF: 3
AGI: 3
DEX: 1
INT: 5
Stat Points: 0 -> 3
Active: N/A
Passive: N/A
Racial: Lesser Dragon's Breath
Elements: Fire
]
I have very limited knowledge on video games and anime and pop culture in general.
'Let's just go with my gut.' I distribute my points according to my gut feeling.
[
HP: 140/140
MP: 150/150
STR: 4 -> 5
VIT: 4
DEF: 3 -> 4
AGI: 3 -> 4
DEX: 1
INT: 5
Stat Points: 3 -> 0
]
'That looks good.' I sniff around again, soon finding a new scent. I go and follow the scent to a clearing.
"Let's kill this thing boys!" I hear a man say. I hide behind a tree and watch.
A man in leather armor runs at what looks to be a normal, although larger than normal, bear. He stabs at the bears eye with a dagger, though ends up hitting its snout due to the bear moving at the last second.
The bears eyes then start to glow red, "It's using its berserk skill!"
Deciding that the bear definitely isn't normal, I creep around behind it to try and kill it. I jump on the bears back and breath fire on it.
The bear thrashes around, trying to get me off of its back. I dig my front claws into its hide, trying to keep my grip. Eventually, the bear lands a hit on me, causing me to fly off its back and into a tree.
'GAH!!!' [-40 HP]
I quickly get up and dodge to the right, just in time to avoid a swipe from the bear. I breath a small flame at the bears face, hitting one of its eyes.
The bear roars and charges me. Meanwhile the people that were originally hunting this bear, are just standing there, wearing very concerning grins, doing nothing.
I run at the bear and jump over another attack, before landing on its back. I then begin to claw at the beast's head, planning on hitting its brain.
The bear tries to knock me off again. but before it can, I thrust my claws into its skull, piercing it and hitting the brain.
The bear then slowly slumps over, dead.
[Great Bear Slain!]
[+100 EXP]
I jump off the bear and realize just how exhausted I am from all that. I look over at the people and see them talking amongst themselves.
Deciding that I should leave before they turn on me, I run away. I hear footsteps running behind me.
I run faster, before seeing a crossbow bolt fly past me, embedding itself into a nearby tree.
I keep running until I reach a canyon. I turn around and see the humans from earlier with their weapons out.
I look behind me and then in front of me, 'Not very good options.' Just as one of the humans gets close, I turn around and do something I would have never done in my previous life.
I jumped into the canyon.