Language of Beasts

I groggily awake from my death like sleep. The night illuminates the forest eerily as I readily open up my status screen.

<The Evolution System>

Name: Alex

Level: 1 (0/300)

Species : Adult Bloodline Snake (Tier 3)

HP 150/150

MP 20/20

SP 70/70

Bloodline:Name: Unknown/Rarity: Legendary/Species: Unknown Dragon 50% Unknown 50%

<Stats>

Strength: 7

Agility: 11

Endurance: 11

Intelligence: 24 ( +10% casting speed)

Wisdom: 17

Willpower: 16

AP: 4

<Evolution>

Infrared Vision: LV 4

Stealth: LV 3

Dash: LV 2

Climbing: LV 1

Venom Strike: LV 2

Improved Venom: LV 1

Iron Jaw: LV 1

Sharpened Teeth: LV 1

Recurved Teeth: LV 1

Tough Scales: LV 1

Energy Manipulation: LV 2

Meditation: LV 1

Mental Boost: LV 2

Mental Strength: LV 1

Mental Speed: LV 1

Lightning Magic: LV 1

Water Magic: LV 1

Wind Magic: LV 1

Forest Guardians Candidate: LV MAX

The Great Turtles Disciple: LV MAX

Evolution Points: 4

<Quests>

*Exploration* Completion Rate (28%/100%) 4 days remaining before time expires

'...' The gains are just incredible but still, It took me a week of sleeping to evolve. What the heck is this time consumption. After looking through the list of skills once more I look at the descriptions of the new magic skills.

Lightning Magic: LV 1

This skill allows the user to manipulate the lightning element allowing access to lightning mana. This skill will increase the cost of any mana form by 1000%, but increase the speed and damage dealt by this attack by a large margin. By leveling up this skill, the increase in cost will be lowered as well as speed and damage boost will be strengthened.

Water Magic: LV 1

This skill allows the user to manipulate the water element allowing access to water mana. This skill will increase the cost of any mana form by 1000%, but increase the defensive capabilities and adaptability of the spell to be increased by a large margin. By leveling up this skill the increase in cost will be lowered as well as the Defensive and adaptability bonuses will be increased.

Wind Magic: LV 1

This skill allows the user to manipulate the wind element allowing access to wind mana. This skill will increase the cost of any mana form by 1000%, but increase the speed and stealth of the attack by a large margin. By leveling up this skill the increase in cost will be lowered as well as the speed and stealth bonuses will be increased.

... what the heck is this. The increase in mana cost is absolutely ludicrous, I can't even attempt to use the magic now, maybe in a couple evolution but still, this is insane. I look a the massive bonus of AP and Evolution points and smile broadly. I look through my stats and decide putting them into wisdom and strength would be best, three in wisdom and one in strength. After I allocate my AP I am surprised by a notification from the system.

<User has upgraded the Wisdom Stat to 20, because of this you will gain the following bonus. The effect of any magic used is increased by 10%>

Wait, I thought that would only be a thing for one of the Stats... Does that mean I can get bonuses if I upgrade each stat to twenty?? After hyperventilating for a few seconds I calm down after I look at one of the backlogged messages from the system.

<User has reached Tier 3 Evolution, and as of such new evolution will be available to be purchased.>

I quickly open up the store after hearing that.

<Evolution Menu>

Combat skills:

Vicious Bite LV: 1 / cost 3

Steel Bite LV:1 / cost 5

Steel Fangs LV: 1 / cost 10

Movement Skills:

Evasive Movement LV:1 / cost 2'

Tunneling LV: 1 / cost 5

Gliding LV: 1 / cost 10

Magic Skills:

Mana Efficiency LV:1 / cost 5

Mana Absorption LV:1 / cost 5

Mana Formation LV:1 / cost 5

ETC skills:

Skin Shed LV:1 / cost 3

Beast Speak LV:1 / cost 3

Improved hearing LV:1 / cost 5

Improved Vision LV: 1 / cost 10

The store seemed to changed form after I look at the newly organized list. I then am instantly attracted to the new skills at the bottom of the store. Beast Speak, an ability that allows communication between animals. Something I have wished I had from day one. I instantly buy it and leave one point in my vault to save up for something better in the future.

Beast Speak LV: 1

This ability allows the user to communicate with beasts. Upgrading this ability increases clarity of communication.

I look at the night sky as I slowly leave my humble abode. Though I have never really gone outside in the dark before it shouldn't be to dangerous. After a little looking around I hear a sound that sends fear signals all through out my body.

<Host is in immense danger emergency quest activated: Save Your Self>

<Save Your Self>

Mission description: At night the forest of Vyin gets much more rowdier than during the day. Monsters come out that don't dare show themselves in the suns light. Especially on nights like these, when the moon is full.

Mission Requirements: Survive the night.

Mission Rewards: 10 AP and Your Life

Mission Failure Punishments: Death

What the heck. I look around for any life forms with infrared vision and see not a single heat signature. Why is the system telling me that I am in danger. I run into the hole that I came from and wait there worried about what could go wrong. About halfway through my thoughts a feeling moves through me. The tree starts to move. I watch on in horror as the tree is slowly uprooted from where it was. I look around in fear as my vision slowly lands upon one of the most scariest things I have ever seen.

A human like figure about ten feet tall standing there with it's arms outstretched looking at me with a horrible grin. It's pale skin seems to light up in the moon light. It's arms seem to almost be made out of bones as It dug them deeper into the tree. The creature slowly starts to purr in as I slowly understand it's body language through the new skill Beast Speak. "ha ha ha ha ha HA HA HA HA HA, MORE FOOD MORE FOOD FOR ME"

The beast starts screeching maniacally as the tree is thrown to the side as I start dashing away with all my might. The beast just stands there completely still except from the occasional twitch from laughing. "RUN RUN RUN, HAHAHAHA THE GAME HAS BEGUN HAHAHA." A hoarse voice almost screams through the air.

I dash through the forest towards the outskirts trying to get as far away as possible as I see for the first time ever a wolf. The creatures who starting stats where all based around combat. A large creature with white streaks through it's body. The beast locks it's eyes on me but before it can pounce a tall creature materializes behind the wolf behind a tree. The creature reaches down quickly as the wolf is impaled and yelps loudly. The Tall demon like creature raises the wolf to it's mouth as the somewhat human face seems to open up in a huge terrifying maw with rows of teeth that look ready to kill anything.

The wolf never saw the light of day again, that's for sure. I start running with renewed vigor as the creature seems to be everywhere. Almost behind every tree. I dodge the trees as much as possible as I make it through the nightmare filled forest. Then it happened. I didn't move quick enough at the right time. the creature stood there before me and impaled my hide. Easily puncturing through the skin. The system beeped with notifications but I couldn't look at it right now. This was life or death.

The menacing creature seemed to be looking at me though it didn't have any eyes that I could see. The husk looks at me once more and says a few words " HAHAHAHA I GOT LUCKY THIS TIME YOUR THAT TURTLES DISCIPLE YUMMY YUMMY THEY TASTE THE BEST" The beings mouth starts to unhinge and open to a ridiculous proportion. The rows of teeth look terrible as the beast slowly moves me into it's maw. Then I activate a skill I have never activated before. The Great Turtles Disciple ability turns my skin into steel as the creature puts me into it's blood stained maw. The creature starts munching but I feel like it's teeth can't even scratch my skin. The teeth start to be crushed as my body starts to glow.

A strange feeling comes across my mind and body, like I am a walking fortress. The creature howls in pain as blood starts to spurt from it's mouth. The creature spits me out of it's maw and looks at me in a menacing glare. Blood dribbles from his bloody mouth dripping on to his form making him look even more terrifying. The creature speaks in a low voice much scarier than before, almost serious "you... hurt.... me..." the creature starts to shake almost as if in anger and shouts "I WILL KILL YOU" the creature moves forward striking the ground without a care for precision as the ground becomes littered with foot deep holes from it's attacks.

but then a familiar voice sounds out in my head. "WHO DARES TOUCH MY SACRED DISCIPLE" as a menacing shadow fills the surrounding area.