Copycat (Shapeshifter male reader x that time I got reincarnated as a slime)

Chapter One: New World New Me

I held my chest my breathing struggled. God damn... Really? I got stabbed trying to be a hero.

I pushed a woman out of the way of some random murderer. After getting stabbed I hoped he fled but he slashed at her once she tried to help me.

Damn... So even when I tried to do a good thing I died. That was just great wasn't it?

I wonder what most people would think about right now... Some would ask for forgiveness. Some beg to live.

But me... I just thought about what I could have been. I didn't do anything interesting during my life. I could have been anyone...

I wish I could be anyone. I felt envy for most of the people I met. They were allowed to become as special as they wanted.

I could have too... I wish I could try to be someone else for once. It might be a bit fun.

[Understood. Has gained the ability universal copy.]

Huh...? What was that?

But... I didn't want to just copy just one person at a time. Or one only... I wanted to copy anyone. And then take parts from each one.

That would let me become anyone I could imagine. No matter what.

That would be fun.

[Understood. The skill Universal copy has evolved into the skill copy cat. Skill Mix N Match has been created.]

Haha... This voice was weird now. But still I should at least try to live.

I tried my best to at least sit up. But when I did I felt a burning pain where I had been stabbed before. And I couldn't even move no matter how much I wanted too...

[Pierce resistance has been gained. Paralysis resistance had been gained.]

[New body is being created. Please wait...]

New body...? What did that mean? I thought as tried my best to even blink. But now everything was starting to foggy and I couldn't see a thing.

Huh... I wonder what'll happen when I die... I've gone through the whole crisis of did my life mean anything... I guess this'll tell me if I do.

The last thing I remember before slipping into the darkness was a small smile on my lips.

Why?

Because having a smile on your face can do wonders for your mood of course!

But after that... I felt... Light? Both like little weight and the illuminating kind.

I tried to open my eyes but immediately hissed a bit raising my hands to my face. But when I did I felt... Leathery skin? I turned away from the sun and looked at my hands in front of me.

They were gnarled and the skin was a unsettling shade of white... What happened to me?

But then I noticed the claws. These definitely weren't the hands of a human being.

But when I looked at them I couldn't help but feel one thing. One thing only.

Disgust.

Disgust at my ugly form. Or at least the form I was forced to take. It was the ugliest thing I had ever seen.

But still... It said I had skills. And one would let me shift to different forms right? But how would I do that.

But then when I began to wish that I had my old form back instead of this one. And again I felt envy... So much more then a human should be able to feel.

But then I felt my bones crack and change shape. My skin shift and change color. It sounded like this would hurt a lot but... It didn't actually.

I didn't feel a thing as this happened. But then looking back down I saw my hands. The same ones I had back in my previous world.

So I just had to want to transform and it would work. But still... This form...

Wasn't much better. It was boring. The same one I had in my previous world. I wonder... I had one called mix N match. Would that let me make something new?

(Time skil brought to you by chibi Y/n turning into anime protagonists and copying their famous lines.)

Luckily I found a small pond to use as a makeshift mirror. And it looks like it worked well. It took probably nearly two hours of shifting and changing my form but I finally found one that I liked.

I took different parts from shows, People, And anime's that I'd seen. And finally I did it.

I looked at myself one last time and ran a hand through my hair. Luckily I wouldn't be walking through the forest naked either.

I made a odd suit of sorts. The weirdest part was actually making it. It felt like a part of my skin as it detached itself. But after it was detached I couldn't feel it anymore.

But a bit of testing and I learned I could absorb or alter it a tiny bit. After finally satisfied with how I looked I finally payed attention to my surroundings.

To be honest I probably should have done that before. Since I could have been in danger depending on where I was.

From a glance I saw a forest around me. Huh... It looked lush and I could barely see anything around.

Interesting... But still that didn't help either. Either I was still on earth. Unlikely given how I revived with off powers.

Or I was in a new world... That idea made me laugh. I guess I took the new day new me motto a bit further then usual.

New world new me... That fit better. Much better.