A Fungal Dream

Chapter 10. Gifts

For more chapters, check my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51077809&fan_landing=true

Discord: https://www.discord.gg/FsuuhNg8

+

+

+

Again.

In the dead of the night in another empty building, I channeled some energy while reading the incantation from the book.

Oh, pure flames which burn by the love of God, answer my prayers by descending your holy powers onto me, so that your servant may purge your enemies from your realm. Fire Magic: Flame Bolt!

I could feel something forming from my hand but once it exited from my palm, nothing happened.

Damn it, what the hell am I doing wrong? I recited the spell perfectly and I should have an affinity for fire magic so what am I doing wrong? Bah, maybe I should try another type of magic.

I flipped through the book looking for the spell I was looking for.

Once I found it, I placed my hand on my chest as I was concentrating.

Lord, give me strength so that I may be able to fight for your name and protect those close to my heart. Light Magic: Lesser Light Heal.

This time it seemed to work. I could feel a warmth coursing through my body, making me feel warm and energized.

So, this is how it works, nice then I should...ugh. I feel funny.

It was like something...was growing in me.

I quickly took off my clothes, noticing something quite frightening.

On my bones, something appeared.

Tentacles.

They were the same tentacles that made up my new pet in the flowerpot.

As I observed them, I noticed that I could move them albeit awkwardly. Once I let them do as they like, they somehow shrank and took the shape of –

Muscle fibers? Di-Did I create mold-based muscle fibers by accident?! This-This is incredible! This could help so many people! muscle transplants, possibly organ transplants! This deserves a Nobel prize... But in a fantasy world where magical drugs exist this might not be so incredible. Still, for me this is perfect! I can quit being a skeleton and get a human body! Maybe I can even grow my skin back!

Excited, I continued applying the magic onto my chest, neck, and jaws. I hoped that if I could grow them back, I could regain the ability to talk! no more of this silent guy act, I will finally be able to talk again!

As I felt my lungs grow in my ribcage, and the big part of my throat grow, I felt dizziness overrun me.

What now?!

[You ran out of MP]

[Time to remaining to fully replenish your energy: 1 Day; 12 hours; 30 minutes; 47 seconds]

Too long! No way in hell I will wait this out! I want to do this now! Wait... what about that thing?

I searched my bag, finding the big bottle containing some healing potion.

If this stuff worked on a severed part of my body, then it must work on me too! Let's test it out!

Lifting my tight left arm I poured the whole bottle on it, making it soak in the stuff.

Sure enough, the tentacles quickly formed on it taking on the shape of the muscle fibers I saw on the body blueprints.

As I flexed the arm, the sensation of touch started to spread from my bones to my muscle, feeling it like a true part of me.