《Decapod》just your average all-encompassing portal of death
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Reagan didn't think he was a boring guy, but sometimes he questioned himself. He was just a marine biologist's intern, he had no defineable traits, and currently didn't have any friends. Sadly nothing he did ever seemed to catch anyone's attention; and it was about this time that his musings were interrupted by a giant sphere of what looked like pure energy enveloping his couch. His first reaction was to sit and stare at the curious orb in front of him, believing something was wrong or that someone had slipped something into his breakfast. The orb then decided it had enough and swallowed Reagan whole, not allowing him to regain his bearrings.
When he woke up, everything felt weird, everything was oddly blue, and... was this sand? Reagan stood up feeling overwhelmingly confused, it had to be a dream, right? there was no way he was at the bottom of the ocean and still able to see perfectly fine, it was simply impossible. Reagan went to pinch his cheek and make sure but then noticed something, he couldn't reach his head. He looked down to find that instead of hands he had colorful claws that reminded him of a praying mantis, he also noticed that his eyes were now moving independently from eachother, he quickly used this to look at his back and realized what was going on. His entire body was multi-colored with the color scheme of an acid trip, and there was only one creature he knew that looked like this.
This HAS to be a dream, there is absolutely no WAY that I am a peacock mantis shrimp. He quickly checked his surroundings more and noticed an overly-buff mermaid hovering near him, he quickly turned towards the mermaid and sat there on guard, but still very confused. The mermaid looked in his eyes, then Reagan could feel a power gathering around the mermaid before he felt a connection to his very mind.
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"Why hello There reagan" the mermaid said, but, at the same time had not moved his mouth or caused any noise, it was as if he were talking directly into Reagan's soul
UHHHHH whats going on, who said that? Is this a dream, is this some kind of dream demon who came here to terrorize me? Is he here to wake me up? That would be very nice right about now.
"Sadly I am not here to 'wake you up' although I do have to say bringing you here went rather well."
Wait, what, Can you hear me? and, what's this about bringing me here? im so confused.
"Well you see, I am Poseidon, some humans from where you come from had many stories about me. The reason you're here is because I needed someone who no one would miss for my plan because I made a bet with Zeus for the ownership of the Great Barrier Reef in your world."
What do you need me for? And I mean, I'm not really surprised no one would miss me, but still you could've broken it on me easier!
"Oh well you see, crustaceans are the weakest creatures in the ocean, while I was drunk Zeus convinced me to make a bet with him, Zeus bet that there would never be a strong crustacean, I bet that there would, but Crustaceans are incredibly stupid, so I brought you here to give me a chance."
This is incredibly abrupt, and, why am I believing you, and why am I so calm about all of this!
"Well, I expected you to freak out so I just modified you soul to make you more comfortable in your new body"
That is not only violating my rights, but also just a very insensitive thing to do
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"This is why you had no friends you know"
... Anyways, whats the deal? how do I get stronger?
"Everything will be explained once i leave, just be happy that i made you one of the strongest existing crustaceans, I could've just made you a normal shrimp, be happy about it." With this Poseidon disappeared while looking like a reverse whirlpool.
Not only was he incredibly not understanding, but he said everything so quickly! how was I supposed to prepare myself for this? And why am I so not fazed about it ARGHH.
Then something appeared that he had not been expecting, a status table that looked like something out of an rpg
Reagan lvl1
Species: Odontodactylus Scyllarus
attributes:
Passive
Abilities
Health:
100/100
Titles: NA Strength: 22
Calamity of Nature:
skill points are converted into size and strength
Dexterity: 13
Springloaded muscles:
The user's arms are constantly springloaded, allowing them to launch their limbs at high speeds
Toughness:
7 Intelligence: 40 Wisdom: 10
This, this was going to be quite a weird expierience.
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Crazy Leveling System
Your meridians cannot be cultivated? It’s ok! There is the Crazy Leveling System: Do missions, kill monsters, swallow other people’s spiritual power, make pills or forge weapons and participate in big battles. You can gain experience! EXP is too low? No worries! I have double EXP card, ten times EXP card! EXP bursts and level rises! What genius, big family young master, empire emperor, and talent? In the face of this Crazy Leveling System, they are far behind! “Huh, did I level up again?” Yi Tianyun woke up and found himself level up again…
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Until You Do It Right
The world ended on December thirty-first of the year two thousand and twenty, precisely at the stroke of midnight. The human race began to be systematically exterminated by the spawn of the System. We were given a chance to defeat them, to take back our place at the top of the food chain. We failed. The first to perish were those who bravely rebelled. The soldiers. The defenders. One by one, they fell. In their final moments, they begged for aid. Nobody replied. The next to succumb were those who feebly cowered. The deniers. The leeches. Together, they fell. In their final moments, they cried out into the darkness. Countless voices replied in kind. The last to decline were those who shamelessly ran. The deserters. The cowardly. Alone, they fell. In their final moments, they whimpered quietly. There was nobody left to answer. The final human to die was a survivor. A runner. As he died, he begged for salvation. His prayers were answered. He was offered a chance to save himself, along with all of humanity, and he took it. This is his story. “I sat in the dark and thought: There’s no big apocalypse. Just an endless procession of little ones.”― Neil Gaiman, Signal to Noise. I am absolutely new to writing and will take any and all constructive criticism. Please give feedback, it is greatly appreciated. I will update the tags as they change, and I hope that you enjoy this little story I'm writing! Quick warning: Seamus is intentionally a flawed character, and this story is going to explore those flaws and perhaps even change a few of them. I do not agree with all of his actions, but it is what it is.
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I am the system
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That Night √
ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴄɪᴜs.ʟᴜᴄɪᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ.Two inseparable best friends.A bond so beautiful that nothing could've broken them apart.But it all changed 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 night. A drunk girl and a boy overwhelmed with feelings. Things take a turn, and they turn even nastier when Grace mysteriously leaves her hometown the very next day with her family. With no explanations. No reasons. No goodbyes.Just a boy with broken hopes left behind.Until Grace returns after 2 years, to the hometown she grew up in. To the hometown that's all she's left with. But things have changed, and so have the feelings...." ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ғɪʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ʀᴏsᴇ."#3 in Teen Fiction Text copyright © Crystal7016 ™ 2020Cover credits: @youtumblrgeek <3
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