"That will be 20," The cashier said.
After paying for my groceries, I exchanged a nod with the cashier and headed out of the store.
My name is John Smith, and I enjoy taking long nighttime walks in my city. I like narrating my life, it calms me.
Tonight feels colder than usual, I should have brought a coat. I sat down on a nearby bench to eat. I reached into to plastic bag and took out a warm microwave meal. The beef rice bowl smelled delicious, while opening the cover I nearly dropped it but didn't.
I ate my meal in silence watching the occasional car driving by.
"HEY!" someone screamed behind me but before I could turn. I heard two loud bangs, then I was on the pavement. Blood was dripping from my throat and mouth. I looked at where the voice came from, a ragged man holding a beaten gun was running away with my groceries.
This was It then? Left dying on the ground. My vision blurred, and warm blood pooled under me. While I was bleeding out, I tasted steak in my mouth. Like really good ribeye, I realized that the taste was my tongue cooked by the heat of the bullet. I pushed a gargled laugh through one last time before everything went black.
One moment I was dying then the next I was here. It was darkness, nothing, no emotion or mind just non-existent. The next moment I was aware of my existence, like suddenly gaining consciousness as a kid.
I don't know what's going on, I should be dead. Is this what death feels like? It isn't that bad, it's peaceful here.
[Biomass: 70kg]
What is this? "Biomass?"
[Bio-mass: used for construction of bio-contruction]
There was no voice just the information. 70kg was my weight, so my body was turned into biomass. Am I just a brain right now?
[Yes, 37 days until all bio-mass is exhausted]
Damn it. I need to get more bio-mass! How do I do that!?
[Use bio-mass to construct a body, data transfer initiated]
Knowledge of biology, anatomy, chemistry, and physics was being transferred directly to my mind. I now know what to do. I imagine the anatomy and biology of an eye, the retina, the lens sclera, etc.
[spend 28.4 gms? Y/N]
Yes, blinded by the sudden sensation of sight I looked around with my single lidless eye. I was in a pasture of some sort, I admired the view before I spotted something at the corner of my peripheral. It was a brown rabbit feeding on the grass but the most striking feature was its single long horn.
That's a horned rabbit! This means I've been isekai'd! it's not like I had any family or unfinished business, I'm fine with this.
But first I need more bio-mass. I could become a tree but that's boring, so predator it is then.
I started designing my new body. I take a utahraptor and scale it down. Cover the skin in chromatophores. In the jaw, I added retractable fangs and the venom gland of an inland taipan. The throat has a highly flexible avian voice box capable of vocalizing animal sounds, ranging from 11 to 52,000 Hz and as loud as 130 decibels. I can even produce two sounds at once.
[spend 67.3 kg? Y/N]
Yes, bone and flash grew from my brain, first the bone then the flesh. My old eye changed, now resting in its new socket. I stretch my new body feeling it out, after a while I felt comfortable enough to run.
I looked out into the open pasture and ran! The sensation of speed is amazing! But my run was disturbed when I spotted a herd of deer six kilometers away, I changed course and slowed my run to a quick jog.
My chromatophores changed to blend in with the tall grass. The deer were different from what I was used to, they had two sets of antlers instead of one and plants growing on their backs. But that won't stop me.
I stalked closer, waiting for one to stray from the herd. After waiting for fifteen minutes judging from the sun, a yearling started wandering away. Just a bit closer, I moved slowly until I was in position.
I lunged forward bearing my fangs and biting down into the yearling's neck. It thrashed around but that only made it easier for me to tear through its neck. I used my claws to gouge out its eyes. The rest of the herd ran away, leaving the yearling.
After a while, it stopped moving. I let go dropping from my jaws. That was tiring, I was panting from the exertion. I looked around making sure the coast was clear. I used my long claws as support while I leaned down to eat.
"Ughmmm~~" I moaned out loud, as the meat touched my tongue, the taste was delicious. I greedily ripped and tore the meat, pulling down my throat
[Bio-mass 2.8 kg]
[Bio-mass 1.3 kg]
[Bio-mass 2.1 kg]
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[bio-mass: 65.2 kg]
This is amazing! My bio-mass isn't stored in my body, that will useful. But now I'm excited, I can't spend it!
I increased my size and added a triceratops crest, the crest is used as an attachment point for more jaw muscles increasing my bite force. While I was improving my body, a metaphorical light bulb lit up.
I imagined.
[spend 13.3 kg? Y/N]
Holy shit!
Yes! I shuddered, I could feel the fibers forming throughout my body.
[Bio-mass: 51.9 kg]
Carbon nanotubes son! I couldn't help myself, I started to cackle like a mad scientist. My muscles are now nine times stronger.
Jumped but felt a sudden pain.
"SKREEE!"
My muscles broke my hip, femur, and knee. I should have made them stronger! As I fell to the ground with a "thump"
[Repair damage? 17.4 kg Y/N]
Yes, I accepted with a growl. The pain left me, I sighed in relief. I stood back up and gently flexed my legs.
I sighed and imagined.
[spend 22.8 kg? Y/N]
Because of my stupidity, I had to waste bio-mass.
[Bio-mass: 11.7 kg]
I reinforced my bones with graphene and CNT to compensate for the stronger muscles, my bones are now Seventy-six percent stronger.
I looked around for threats and found none. I shook my head, I need shelter. So I picked the direction the deer herd ran and started jogging.
Due to my increased height and stronger bones and muscles, I am capable of taking longer strides and moving at a faster speed. I went from 30 km/hr to 127km/hr. Tho I'm not moving at 127km/hr but at a comfortable 44km/hr.
It is now night time and I still haven't found a shelter, no forest, no cave, nothing just pastures and grasslands. I ate four more Florantler deer. That's what I call those weird deer from earlier
[Bio-mass: 271.5 kg].
I spent 258 kg to make myself bigger. I am now. 213 kg my height is 1.3 meters or 136 cm. I also added osteoderms plates with sharp spikes and a blade of dentin on the tip of my tail. My hands have now opposable thumbs as well.
Can I reabsorb Bio-mass?
[yes]
Is there a penalty?
[No]
Ok, I laid down in a small ditch and imagined.
[Spend 34 kg? Y/N]
Yes. The osteoderms on my back expanded to the point that the ditch was now a small hill, I changed my chromatophores to look and feel like dirt. I was now virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the environment.
What a day, I yawned and went to sleep.
