As I woke up, I remembered the crab, the feeling of cold helplessness and the feeling of dying.

Dying.

Didn’t I die?

As I thought about it, I noticed something. I wasn’t at the beach anymore, but in a forest.

It looked a bit like the one near my home, but there were no buildings or roads nearby, only trees and a fresh breeze. And my head didn't hurt.

Is this my afterlife?

No. You have been transported by [Crab Deity].

What?

I recalled the screen I saw right before my death, this one looking much like it.

You have been chosen as the defender of the lands.

Due to your affinity with minerals, you have been given a [Personal Perk]!

You have earned a Personal Perk!

[Earth Child]

Tier I

You can now take [Earth] oriented classes.

+5 Health, +5 Endurance

Again, what?

What is happening?

New [Name] assigned, your [Name] is now [Sanjo].

New name?! But my name already is-

My name…

How did I forget my name?

Your name is [Sanjo].

“No it's not!” I finally spoke up, the stress getting to me.

…

The screen didn’t show up again, I sighed as I calmed down a little.

I didn’t feel like myself anymore, having forgotten my name.

“Screen?”

…

“What are you?”

…

“What am I?”

[Sanjo, Defender of the Lands] Age: 15 Classes Health: 100 (+5) Endurance: 50 (+5) [Empty] Agility: 50 [Empty] Intelligence: 50 [Empty] Magic: 50 [Empty] Charisma: 50 [Empty] Perks Personal Perks Class Perks [Chosen by Crab] V

[Earth Child] I (HP+5, EN+5) Available Classes

[Geologist] I [Mason] I [Geomancer] I

Are these my stats? Am I in a game or what?

And what are available classes? Can I use them?

What are they for?

“Classes?”

…

“Available Classes.”

Choose from Available Classes

[Geologist] Scholar Class

Tier I

Allows an innate understanding of minerals, you can identify minerals and their properties.

[Mason] Crafting Class

Tier I

Allows you to work faster and easier with minerals.

[Geomancer] Magic Class

Tier I

Allows basic control over mineral bodies.

Oh.

Can I pick all of them? Geomancer sounds cool, but I wonder how basic the control over minerals is.

“[Geologist], [Mason], [Geomancer]!”

Congratulations! You have chosen the classes [Geologist], [Mason] and [Geomancer]!

Use their powers to level them up respectively.

All Stats+15

Cool, but how do I do that? Scrap that, I have bigger problems. Where the hell am I?

You are in a [Forest].

“That doesn’t tell me anything, you know?”

You are in a [Tropical Dry Forest].

“Fine, but at least answer my most important question”

…

“Why am I naked?”

…

Your [Soul] was transported along with your [Body], but your items were not, since they aren’t connected to your [Soul].

“I guess that makes sense, but couldn’t you at least give me something to put on?”

The breeze is pretty chilly in my defense.

…

“I’ll take that as a no. What should I do now? How do I get back?”

You have been chosen, you cannot go back.

I kind of expected that.

You have to level up, danger may be close.

Danger?! What danger? And why is it close?

As I pondered on it, I heard some rustling behind some fallen leaves.

A reptilian head the size of my fist came out of the leaves, the rustling turned into hissing.

It's a snake! Hate those guys!

And so, I ran as fast as I could.

I looked back only to see the snake catching up to me.

And it wasn’t just any snake, it was a big one.

Current Stats:

[Sanjo, Defender of the Lands] Age: 15 Classes Health: 115 (+5) Endurance: 65 (+5) [Geologist] I lvl1 Agility: 65 [Mason] I lvl1 Intelligence: 65 [Geomancer] I lvl1 Magic: 65 [Empty] Charisma: 65 [Empty] Perks Personal Perks Class Perks [Chosen by Crab] V

[Earth Child] I (HP+5, EN+5)