Life of an Undead Craftsman

Chapter: 1 - The start of a new life.

So I'm dead. As for how I kicked the bucket the only thing I am willing to say on the matter, for now, is "fucking people."

After that I closed my eyes never expecting to open them again only to do just that. I opened up my eyes and found myself in a stone corridor.

The aged grey stone had cracks running through them randomly, with mortar falling out from between the stones themselves. Wall sconces every five meters in either direction down the hall and disappeared into the darkness beyond my sight.

Though waking up from the dead in a corridor is weird, but at this moment what i found weirder wasn't that but the fact that even though the wall sconces weren't lit i didn't have a problem seeing.

At the bottom left hand corner of my vision I can sees a [Check Stats] message that kind of reminder me of the blinking "mail" icon on my computer. This [Check Stats] was the brightest thing in the corridor. Blinking brightly into my eye even when I tried looking away it stayed right where it was, right at the edge of my vision. It was so bright in fact that it stung my eyes a little.

Conformable... Unconformable... Conformable... Unconformable...

'FINE. JUST STOP FUCKING BLINDING ME,' he roar in his head. He looked to the left, in the direction of the blinking message but it moved again. 'How am I suppose to [Check Stats] if...' unable to even finish the thought before a page like a computer pop up appeared before his eyes.

                                   Stats
Level: 1/5
Race Skeleton
Attack H
Defense G
Endurance G
Mental I
Dexterity E
Agility I
Rank H
Unique Traits
• Vulcan's Correction                                                                    
Traits
• Slashing resistance         • Piercing resistance           • Bludgeoning Vulnerability                   • Radiant Vulnerability                • Dark Vision (50m)   • Poison Immunity          • Necrotic Immunity

Skills

Before I could really read it another pop up appeared before his eyes blocking the first. It appeared to me almost exactly like an email only out a return address.

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Aqua (Goddess)
To: [        ]
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Hello [       ], it's good that your reading this that means your not dead. I am sending this letter to you because I know you won't remember our talk or even most of your previous life. Okay now I'm going to get straight to the point. As per what we agreed upon you have been reincarnated as a monster. What kind I have no idea, that's for you to find out on your own. I have left what you reincarnate into up to the laws of the world, so if you reincarnate into something weak. Hang in there unlike humans monsters get access to an event called an [Existence Rank Up] which could give you better base stats than you already have. Another way to increase your stats is by leveling up. Though you can increase your stats over time by training but it's really, really slow.

The Stats themselves are all numerical values to reflect what you are capable of doing at that stage of your life. Traits are abilities you get as you level up one of your skills or even certain events such as a [Existence Rank Up], which could change some of your traits.  Titles can give you some traits or even skills fit gaining a title isn't that easy. Skills are things you are able to do with some level of proficiency. You can gain them as you do things but keep in mind that some skills are easier to get than others.

You level up by fighting monsters or other people. That's pretty much all there is to it.

To give you a general idea of stat levels of this world the average stat for an adult human male that is average in all areas is [G]. This would give said person a rank of [G]. Anything lower than [G] means that you are as weak as a teen or even younger, a child.

Oh, before you get I forget. About your unique skill, I will just let your find out more about it on your own 🤣. So, have a good life and good luck [      ].
                         Love, Aqua 😆
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As some as he was done reading the message it disappeared.

'Just as quickly as it came, though it was very informative.' Looking over the page that contained his stats page.

'What the FUCK. My rank is less than the that of an average man.' Sighing, 'Eh, what ever I can just get stronger.' He looked down at his hands.

What came before his eyes where a pair of fleshless and meatless hands, only bone. How the bones where held together he didn't know, let alone how he was able to move. 'The letter from the so called Goddess Aqua did say I was reincarnated as monster and on top of that the stat page said my race was skeleton, so no use bitching about it. Might as well get the move now. Don't want to get killed by random people or monster now do I.'

Getting up from he position leaning against the wall he began to wall down the corridor to the right.