I'm unsure of exactly how much time has passed. Could’ve been a few days, or a few weeks. During that time, I came up with a plan. That... thing, said that as long as I wanted to change, I could evolve several times.

It also said that some creatures on this planet were capable of killing mortals just by existing near them. That lead to another thought. What happens if Sar- Reina, is killed by one of those things? Or maybe something else, something even worse than that.

What would I do then? I lost her once because some little brat decided to play tag with cars. I'm not going to lose her this time to a hungry beast, or angry person.

So, my plan was simple... Consume Everything. I don't care what it is. A person, an animal, or even one of the tier ten beasts. Anything that tries to harm her, gets eaten.

Not long after my plan was decided upon, I was told what race I was to be reborn as.

Congratulations on your new life! To go along with your new body. A new name has been assigned to you, as well.

Name

Torga

Race

Non-Venomous Serpent

Classification

Tier 1

Skills

Minor Stealth, Heat detection

Although I didn't care about the new name. (Wasn't like I remembered my old one, anyway.) The rest did interest me.

*sigh* I would have preferred to be a Venomous snake than a Non-Venomous. But, I'll take what I can get. The tier one classification also made sense. I wasn't venomous. Nor did I feel as if was I very large. (Maybe seven feet long.) Thus limiting my choice of prey.

As for my skills. Minor Stealth and Heat Detection were ideal for an ambush predator, I suppose. Which left me with only one question for the moment.

"How do I get rid of this window?" As if it heard me. The window vanished and I felt a pulling sensation near my tail. I guess my time in the darkness was over...

A silver portal opened beneath me. And I was dropped to the ground. Thankfully, the portal didn't open in the sky or that fall would've hurt.

After shaking off my initial surprise of actually being alive again, (I'd thought the darkness was actually hell for a while.) I took my first cursory look around.

I was in a small clearing surrounded on three sides by trees so tall, they blocked out the sky. And casting the areas beneath them, into darkness.

Luckily, as I could detect heat, I didn't need to see that well. It would’ve been more convenient to see though.

*Splash*

"Hmm?" I looked around for the source of the sound. Turning my head around behind me, I could 'sort of' see the cause of the noise. A tiny river was flowing through the forest.

"Maybe there's fish?" I hoped. I could tell my new body was already hungry, which led into.

"What do I have to eat to unlock an evolution?" A pop-up appeared before my eyes, in response.

Consume 50lbs of meat to unlock

Water Boa

Consume 100lbs of vegetation to unlock

Tree Boa

Consume 200lbs of stone/dirt to unlock

Stone Python

"That's... convenient. Can I have a description of each path?" .... Silence this time.

*Sigh* Figures, it couldn't have been that easy.

Going back through the list again. I noticed that it didn't say what would happen if I unlocked all three paths. This time, a pop-up did answer.

Fulfilling the requirements for all three evolution paths will unlock

Titan Boa

"Titan boa, Huh?" I did like the sound of that. It would also be more beneficial to me. If I unlocked as many paths as possible.

"I guess, that's what I'll aim for. The Titan Boa evolution."

I'll start with the Stone Python evolution, as It seemed to be the easiest to unlock.

Lowering my head back to the ground. I started scooping dirt into my mouth, then I'd tilt my head back and let it fall down my throat.

Warning! You have eaten something your body is incapable of digesting.

"I should probably learn how to digest it, then. Because I'm not stopping." I continued to swallow dirt and rocks until I received another pop-up. (Even though my stomach was hurting.)

Due to excessive desire to eat that which is harmful to you. You have gained the 'Gluttonous' trait.

Your body now produces an acid capable of dissolving stone. As a side effect. You must now eat more often.

While continuing to stuff my stomach with dirt. I read through the pop-up.

"That's convenient." Already, I could feel what I'd eaten being dissolved at a rapid pace. Actually... At the rate it's being dissolved, I'll be starving again within an hour. So, I began to eat faster.

Every time, I would fill myself up. I would simply wait for a few hours for it to be dissolved. During which, I slowly got used to my new body. First, I tried moving around, though I had some difficulties at first as I couldn't quite figure out how I was supposed to move without legs.

So, I first tried moving my body back and forth, but all that got me was a stomach ache. Then, I tried pushing off the ground with my lower body, which actually worked, surprisingly.

I would continue to test out my new body until I felt my stomach was empty enough, then I would continue eating.

I ate dirt and stone until a pop-up told me it was okay to stop.( When I was done eating. I had managed to eat a four-foot hole into the ground.)

You have unlocked the following evolutionary path

Gluttonous Stone Python

Would you like to Evolve?

"No (The window disappeared)... The gluttonous part is new. Is it because of the trait I picked up?"

I wondered if the other paths also gained the trait. A pop-up answered.

Consume 50lbs of meat to unlock

Gluttonous Water Boa

Consume 100lbs of vegetation to unlock

Gluttonous Tree Boa

Fulfill the requirements of the other evolutions to unlock

Gluttonous Titan Boa

"So they did..." It made me wonder what effect this had on the evolutions. Were they stronger or weaker because of it?

They were most likely stronger, I decided. As the trait made it so I could eat more than a normal snake. Which led to another thought.

"I wonder how many creatures have this trait?"

Deciding to forget about it for now, I crawled across the ground in search of my next meal.

"Should I go for vegetation or meat next?"