- Learning

'OH HELL YEAH!' I thought to myself. 'I have a system!' I instantly started saying lots of system-related words in my head from the unrelenting excitement that was building up inside me. Window after window popped up side to side up and down trying to replace the one before in front of me but just couldn't keep up.

After calming down, 'Menu'

[MENU]

-Skill Tree

-Stats

-Shop

-Evolution\Class

-Quests

-Inventory

The blue window popped up replacing all the others I had called out before with a very simple list of four options. After freaking out for a couple more seconds I selected Stats.

[STATS]

Name: Sphar

Species: Nyre (1st evolution)

Level: 1 (0/100)

Hp: 75/75

Stamina: 6/6

Mana: 15/15

Strength- 3[+]

Agility- 8[+]

Dexterity- 5[+]

Intelligence- 10[+]

Vitality- 3[+]

Attribute points: 0

Condition: Healthy/Fully energized

'I don't know much about the power balance in this world but if I had to guess I would say I'm pretty weak and I severely lack strength and vitality but at least my intelligence and agility make up for it. It also looks like I have a decent amount of mana, can I use magic?'

'Skills'

[SKILLS]

Trait skills:

[Morph] (Active) 1[+] - With the usage of mana, temporarily change your form to the limits of your imagination. Time limit: 2 minutes, Cooldown: 5 hours. Costs 25 Mana.

[Poison Claws] (Passive) 1[+] - With every scratch, pierce, and slash that breaks the skin with the usage of your claws, a light poison will be spread within your victim.

Class Skills: None

Equipment Skills: None

'I'm guessing that the way we hunt is transforming into our enemies and deceiving them before quickly ending their lives. It would make sense since we lack the vitality and strength for a head-on confrontation.' I thought. And just in case something goes wrong we also have our [Poison Claws] trait skill.

'Speaking of skills I wonder what classes are available for me. Can all monsters in this world use classes or is it just me? It would probably be safer not to ask and just assume the latter. My mom already thinks I'm strange enough.'

'Evolution/Class'

[EVOLUTION AND CLASS]

Class: None.

Class options:

[Warrior] - A class made for those who like up close and personal combat. Excel in strength, vitality, and stamina while also giving the ability to wield basic weapons. Requirements: Level 10 and 15 strength (not met)

[Mage] - A class made for those who like to fight from a distance with a wide variety of fighting styles and element types. Excels in intelligence and mana while also giving the ability to wield magic enhancing weapons. Requirements: Level 10 and the ability to use mana (not met)

[Rogue] - A class made for those who like going against the norm and choosing a unique form of combat. Excels in dexterity and agility while giving the ability to wield many types of weapons and tools. Requirements: Level 10 and 15 dexterity (not met)

Evolution: Nyre (1st evolution)

Evolution options:

[Black spiked Nyre] - A Nyre that prefers physical combat despite its lack of talent. Their vitality is quite low but their agility and strength are improved greatly. They can inject more lethal poison from their spikes and claws than before. Requirements: Level 15, obtain the skill poison resistance

[Crescent Nyre] - A Nyre that develops lots of skills for deceiving their victims but ultimately lack the power for a fair fight. Their skills are built for survival, not combat. These Nyre are typically known for their hunting prowess. They look very pretty as well. Requirements: Level 15 and the dark mana element.

[Demi Nyre] - A very rare evolution that drastically changes the appearance and combat style. Nyres are known for long-distance flying but this evolution sacrifices that flying power for a physical appearance similar to humans. They still maintain their wings but they are much smaller. They only keep their pointy ears, claws, fangs, and a pointy tail. They gain a moderate amount of all-around stats and abilities. Requirements: Level 15 and have human equipment equipped.

'It seems I need to level up and allocate my stats before I can select a class. Based on my base stats I would say my species is more suited towards mage than anything else. Especially with our hunting style. I need to learn more about this world but I'm pretty sure no one here knows much if anything at all. I need to first focus on the basics and level up a bit before adventuring out. I also need to level Up my transformation skill so it will be easier to blend in with whatever awaits me outside of this cave.'

'On that note, I think it's about time I try to get my mom's attention to get me down. I'll check out the shop later, I'm more interested in learning my way around this cave. My quests and inventory were empty as well so I have nothing else to do.' I thought as I walked over to the edge of the den and sat down on the ledge looking for my mom. After a couple of minutes of searching, I heard the familiar voice not too far from where I was, just far below. "MOOOOOM!" 'That should get her attention!'

She then stopped her conversation with what I assumed to be another mother and flew up to see what's wrong. "You sure didn't sleep for long" She said mockingly. "Yeah, I was just wanting to get down and explore around the cave" I asked. 'I should probably try to learn how to fly soon as well'. "Sure thing sweetie, grab on." I quickly grabbed her legs and she took off. slowly gliding down to the bottom of the cavern, the small forms of nyre slowly became bigger and more detailed, with one especially catching my eye. He was much bigger than the rest of us, his hair was longer, claws bigger and sharper, his eyes looked quite intimidating, and I could feel his presence, he was quite strong. He also had extra claws now coming from his elbows connected to his wings and his knees.

'He must be an evolved form of one of us, he's the only one I see so we must not evolve often. Hopefully, with help from the system, I can change that' I thought with a cocky grin on my face, revealing my fangs. "Why are you making that weird face sweetie?" my mom asked confused. "oh ah hahaha whoops." 'That's awkward'...

Finally landing on the ground, I pondered which way I should go. The cavern is kind of narrow with one way going deeper into the ground while the other going further up. I figured going up would be the safer bet but would they really let me, a newborn, just walk out? 'Surely not... Deeper it is then' As I slowly made my way over I kept examining the others and trying to get used to this strange new environment. As I got further away from the main area where most everyone hung out, I saw the cave get smaller until it was no bigger than your average classroom, then an unexpected message popped up.

[Enterering Mole Grounds Dungeon (F-) Recommended level: 5]

"Hey, you! Who said you could just waltz into the training ground without supervision? It's dangerous for you young ones ya' know? Wait a minute... You're the same brat I had to smack the other day. Say what's your name?"

'So I can't leave the cave since I'm not part of the hunting party and I can't go further in because that's the so-called "training grounds". Now I just feel trapped.' "My name's Sphar, sorry about yesterday." 'Hopefully he'll let me in if I get on his good side.'

"Don't apologize to me boy cause I'm not interested. I know you're only being nice to me because you want to go further in the cave but I can't allow it." He said with a stern look on his old wrinkled face. 'HOW DID HE KNOW?!?'

"Look kid I have been around for several hundred years, there's no way a kid like you can pull a fast one on me like that. Now run along and play with the others. You'll enter the training grounds when it's time."

...'Damn.'