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Am I alive?

Is my own cells still empty? Yep.

Is my safe still safe? Yep, my collection doesnt seem to be damaged. Except for a few of them, but I already have loads of wolf cells and goblin cells so it isnt that big of a problem. Good thing that the ogre cells i managed to scoop with me are in top condition. Hehe, it doesnt matter if you can create badass flames to cover yourself with. Your mouth or your asshole, it will not matter when facing me, the allmighty Vita! Killer of cells, bacteria and other small organisms. Genetic genius with a IQ beyond what was thought to be possible without a brain! Hmph, being superior is so difficult sometimes.

Underneath a ton of dirt and rock, a tiny orb with white and red was buried. Its surface cracked and damaged.

From its surface, a small tentacle slowly moved outwards. Poking and touching the surroundings. It stopped at a puddle of something and a moment later sucked some of it in. After that, it continued its search. It managed to find some of the glowing moss and took a tiny bite out of it. The faint sound of smacking lips could be heard every now and then. After eating its fill, the tentacle went back into the orb.

With the power of stem cells and the cells of a bug, I create... Rocky and glowing beetle! My naming sense is on its peak as always.

The orb shook from side to side, before cracks started to appaer on its surface. The cracks covering the orb slowly moved apart, making weird noises. Three pairs of legs, covered with shell, spread out to the sides. One part of the shell at the 'front' moved up ever so slightly and underneath the shell, two tiny bugeyes grew out. The shell created a soft glow, lighting up the area.

The new form Vita made would look cute if it wasnt covered in dirt and blood.

Now, lets see. Muscles are in check, nicely done. Dont need guts right now because I wont be eating anything soon. Eyes and other sensory organs are weird to use, but work nicely. Now. Forward my noble steed!

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Oh yeah Im buried underground. You know, this feels somewhat nostalgic. Well I guess a somewhat easier form would be better to use.

The rocky and glowing beetle slowly started to fall apart. It shook and some parts of it fell off. In the end, only the safe and Vitas web-like body was left.

Hmm. Being a tentacle monster is fun and all, but I dont want to molest people like other tentacle monsters. Maybe something a bit scary with spikes?

The tentacles grew spikes on their tips, allowing Vita to dig through the dirt. Digging and digging, moving forward inch by inch. Some of the rocks were too hard to dig through using just bones, so Vita moved around them instead.

Squich~

Vita pulled one of the tentacles back before going in for a closer look. Or getting closer to get a better feel of whatever it was that squiched. Vita scraped some of it and examined it.

Ah yes, the animal cells here are animal cells. And looking at the DNA, it is...

Wolf cells! And they match with the DNA of the host! Nice. If I remember correctly, there was a large corpse in this cave that somewhat looked like a wolf too. With this new DNA, I could create a much larger body for myself. Wonderful!

Talking about large bodies. That large creature must be an ogre or something. Because it looks like a big goblin so it kinda makes sense. But what was that crystal thingy? Think, think. This is a fantasy world, therefore, I must think with fantasy terms. Ok so, there was that fire that didnt seem natural that occured on the ogre. The ogre, that large beetle, the hobgoblins and that silvery wolf all did something that didnt seem natural. So its safe to assume that they are doing...

Magic!

Where is the inquisition when you need them, there are witches and bitches running around naked in the forest.

Either way, that crystal must have been some kind of capsule or cocoon for magic to reside in. That would explain why it looked like that, but it doesnt make sense for it to explode. I mean, why would something grow to have a bomb inside of it that would explode when damaged? Maybe it was a defect that somehow survived? Or was that just a weird disease related to magic? I dont have the brains to think about that right now.

Vita stored some of Tyrs cell before continuing to dig. On the way, Vita made sure to create a organ to figure out where up and down was. It works quite nicely, but its poorly made and crude. As time flashed by, Vita continued to study the cells and how different types of DNA would mix and react to each other. By now, Vita knows how to properly make new bodies. The rocky and glowing beetle was just a primitive creation, but now, Vita could create something that could live on its own. In theory atleast.

The ground where the cave once stood, a tiny worm looking creature poked its head out and waved itself in the air. A nearby bird with a colorful dress saw it and flew down to eat it. Just when it managed to peck at the worm, it shot out and stabbed the bird right through its skull. With a puff of feathers, the bird disappaered from where it stood.

A moment later, a small hand poked out from the dirt. It looked similar to the hand of a goblin, but its fingers were shorter while its nails were longer. Instead of skin, it had a odd mixture of wood and chitin. The back of its palm sparsely covered with fur. A second hand burst out and together they started to push a small creature out of the ground. It had a odd head. It seemed to be a mixture of elk and wolf, but it had multiple different eyes decorating its head. On top of its head sprouted a pair of elk horns. From the back of its head and down its back, it was covered in both feathers and grass. Its shoulders had grass and fur instead, with the fur growing thinner and thinner the further down it went. Its gut was slightly sunken in aswell with no fur, feathers or grass growing. Its hips and legs looked fairly normal in goblin terms, but it had the hooves of a elk instead of the feet if a goblin.

Its elk eyes opened on the sides, then its wolfs eyes on the front and finally its goblin eyes that stood inbetween.