I don’t really know how I did it, but I did. I freaking did it, I just killed a monster that was definitely stronger than myself, it wasn’t pretty but who cares, I’m alive dammit.

But what do I do now? There’s no way I can currently even hope to start butchering this giant saber ostrich, and even if I wanted to, I’m way too weak and wounded to even think about moving from my current spot where I’m just laying here. This isn’t good at all, I know sooner or later the smell of blood from the giant saber ostrich will draw more monsters here, but I'm in no condition to fight even a horned rabbit right now.

Not seeing any other options, I started dragging my body to a nearby bush inch by inch, if I can’t get away then the next best thing to do is to try and hide.

Even though I’m sure I have multiple broken bones, a multitude of cuts, bruises, and probably a lot of lost blood, I can’t really feel anything as I continue to drag my body towards a nearby bush.

Upon reaching the bush I crawled right in, now I can only hope that anything that shows up to eat the saber ostrich will focus on that and not worry about a dying goblin. Though my plan was just to lay here and hope the regenerative powers of a goblin are better than I thought, yeah I know, It's not the best of plans but I don't know what else to do.

While laying there though, a sudden wave of tiredness almost immediately climbed over me. Not having the strength to fight off this immense amount of tiredness, I succumbed to it and unwillingly fell asleep.

Upon falling asleep I instantly found myself in a deep slumber, which brought on what I assumed to be a lucid dream. There was nothing here, just darkness in every direction I looked in. I couldn’t see my body, but I could still feel it, and no matter where I looked there was nothing, I even tried walking but It seemed as if I was glued to my current spot.

Why am I having such a weird-ass dream? Is this how all goblins dream? But I haven’t dreamt like this since I’ve been here. It doesn’t make sense, It doesn’t seem like I can forcefully wake myself up either.

Oh! Wait one second…don’t tell me this is what happens when you evolve into a higher tier? Did Jaba have to experience something like this too?

While still pondering my own questions, I then heard a voice that wasn’t mine.

“Correct.”

Who the hell is that?! What was that?! Is it god?! Why can’t I talk out loud?! What the hell is going on?! I can't even see anything!

“Calm down, we’re short on time so I’ve sealed your ability to talk, for now just listen. I’m going to explain the reason why you're here in this world of ours. Then I’ll give you a chance to ask questions if time permits. First of all, you weren’t brought here to become any sort of hero or king for monsters. The sole reason for bringing you here is for stability. Every couple hundred years, someone from your world is brought here to help keep this one stable. You aren’t required to live in any specific manner, you are free to do as wish in this world, whether it be living like a normal goblin or committing mass genocide against your species, the choice is yours. Now the reason for only speaking to you now is because you needed to evolve at least once so that you can enter this slumber to give me an opportunity to speak with you. Also just so you're aware when a creature begins the evolution process your body will emit an aura of sorts that will unconsciously keep other creatures away that weren’t already nearby. Stronger creatures can ignore this aura and approach anyway though so don’t bank on this. Lastly, since you were brought here against your will, you received gifts to help your survival in this world, such as your status card and a few skills that are unique to you. You’ll be able to see those skills now that you’ve evolved. Now, quickly ask any questions you might have.”

“Who are you and will we meet like this every single time I evolve?”

“You can consider me one of the gods of this world, and no, this will be the first and last time. The only other way to speak to us gods is to receive a blessing. Now there isn’t much time left so choose your questions wisely.”

“What is the situation between monsters and humankind in this world? And is there some kind of war going on between us?”

“Monsters are regularly hunted by humans for various reasons, and yes there is something akin to a war. Some humans believe that sentient or intelligent monster races such as yourself shouldn't exist. Next.”

“Does everyone reincarnate into monsters? And what is the situation of my goblin race?”

“No, your reincarnated species is random, and your race is one of the largest in the world, but it is also one of the weakest. Your small tribes are spread everywhere but usually don’t last long due to other monsters or humans. Last question.”

“Is my tribe close to any human settlement or other sentient creatures?”

“No. That is all the time we have, you will now fade back into a normal rest, while your body finishes the evolution process. You’ll wake up soon enough.”

And so the day quickly turned into the night, with monsters seemingly staying clear of one particular area in the forest. There laid a small goblin whose body was going through a multitude of changes. Rick, who was in deep slumber, couldn't feel any of the changes that are currently visible on his body. Completely unaware of the fact his body was changing by the second, growing bigger, stronger, and faster than ever before, Rick would wake up a brand-new goblin.

A goblin with newfound knowledge, a goblin with a newfound purpose, a goblin that will eventually cause waves in this world, but for now, he’s a goblin who is sleeping.