Chapter 1

Opening my eyes I groaned as my head was flooded with memories, of the man dressed in all white, and the feeling of both comfort and a burning sensation as my consciousness began to fade. With a cry of pain I groaned as I pushed through the memory, so I could observe my surroundings. However before I could a translucent screen popped into existence.

*Ding

[Welcome host to the Therianthropy system!

Host is in dangerous environment

Calculating…

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Solution found

Host has received gift package open

Y/N]

In confusion I pressed the Y with a slight pop and a small flash, a small silver container popped into existence with a hiss the lid popped open to reveal a card. It was silver and black and a very familiar symbol adorned its surface. It was a black shape that curled In on itself with a tail, a pair of wings spread above it. While looking at it another screen popped up.

*Ding

[Item: Beast Card: Nightfury

A card used by the Therianthropy system to grant host new forms this particular card grants the host the form of Nightfury.

Nightfury: The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this dragon. Your only hope is to hide and pray it does not find you.]

Cautiously I picked up the thing and felt a connection from as another window appeared.

*Ding

[Use Y/N]

With a scense of wonder I clicked yes. A pain lanced through my body I felt the very real sensation as my bones started to shift, then my muscles and finally my brain, it took no more than five seconds but it felt like years. I was left panting as my transformation finished. As the pain subsided, my vision cleared, and I was able to see my souroundings. A jungle like forest surrounded me vines and dead undergrowth crushed under my new form, frogs, salamanders, beetles, snakes, and ants rushed away from the newly turned Nightfury.

'Where am I?'

(It seems that you have appeared in the savage lands.)

An robotic voice sounded in my head. Me and the voice in my head were silent for a moment.

'Am I insane?'

I asked rhetorically, however mister robot answered

(from my analysis you are not insane, some lingering trauma and… other discrepancies. Otherwise no you are clinically sane)

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'So what are you?'

I asked the strange robotic voice. What I could only call an excited robotic voice responded.

(I am Jax the operator AI of the Therianthropy system, my function is to help the user in anything and everything may need!)

I nodded at Jax's answer as I processed what he was saying. So I had a system that allowed me to turn into a beast with a pre-installed AI that was programmed to assist me in everything. Nodding my head I returned to my earlier question.

'Where are we again, the primal lands or something similar?'

With another happy buzz the AI answered the question.

(Yes we are currently in the savage lands an arc often used in the comics of marvel, a prehistoric preserve created by the alien race Nuwali for the Beyonders, another alien race, situated in an active volcanic valley in the Antarctic after gathering many diverse species and populations of prehistoric earth, it was later abandoned after both alien species lost interest in the project, however the technology that ran the preserve was left running keeping the preserve intact, a group of Atlanteans later discovered the remains of the technology and used it to rule over the preserve until the native species revolted and gain control sending the Atlanteans back to their sinking city.)

I slowly pushing myself to my feet, with a stretch I started to inspect myself. I was what I would discribe as a toothless look-a-like somewhere between the first and second movies, minus the prosthetic tail. With a hum I started digesting what Jax had told me.

'So I'm in a prehistory wildlife preserve.'

I mulled it over,

(That is correct!)

came the ever chipper reply. I nodded my head thoughtfully. One of the things that Jax had said stuck out.

'What do you mean by native species?'

The Ai volunteered the information readily.

(The sapient species of the savage lands are many and diverse, they consist but are not limited to, beast men, ape-men, children of dis, children of the sun, ethereals, Golden people, Hauk'ka, humans, lizard men, and so many more. The inhabitants culture are rather primitive but strangely technologically advanced)

I started moving away from where I first arrived, as Jax continued to feed me information on the various cultures and traditions of the inhabitants of these prehistoric societies. As I progressed traversing the dark floor, or jumping from tree to tree, I struggled with what I would no could only call instinct. I saw a large lake filled with prehistoric fish, causing my instincts to scream at me about the food that was in tantalizing reach. Shaking my head reminding myself of every single aquatic predator that could be lurking beneath the surface. With a sigh I mentally marked the location, I continued looking for somewhere I could safely rest for the night.