My Life As A Salamander

When I woke the next morning, Sam was gone. I searched everywhere till I found her

at the training grounds. She had a wooden dummy with pegs sticking out of it in front of her. Her arms and legs moved in a quick fashion similar to martial arts. Sweat was breaking out across her face as she moved. Seeing how she was working so hard I moved away and started exploring the mansion and grounds. I had never been in the grounds. The air was clean and the a good amount of the trees were fuit trees.

I walked about the courtyard and the back area. As I went, I smelled something in the air. It was the smell of burning wood. ( Smoke?) I followed the smell to a shack at the back of the mansion. A clanging sound rang through the air. I poked my head through the door and saw a heavily muscled bearded man with a hammer beating a piece of hot metal. ( A blacksmith?) I pushed the door a little more. It opened with a creak.

"Hmm?" The man turned and saw me.

"Geez!!!!" He jumped a good foot and a half off the ground in fright. I ignored him and continued looking around. I saw the bellows and the anvil. The walls were covered with tools. But the thing that caught my attention the most; was his forge. The thing was massive. I could fit in it comfortably if I wanted to.

/ Host has located suitable fire element filled place. Reccomend entering and beginning evolution./

(.... I forgot about that.)

I walked toward his forge and stepped inside. The flames covered me as I entered. ( I missed this warmth) I thought. The forest didn't have many places that fire wouldn't cause a disaster so I mostly avoided lighting a fire except for cooking. Now I didn't have to worry. As I settled within the forge the man looked at me and laughed a bit.

" Just came to warm yourself didja? Hahaha! No problems here." ( Thank you) I thought.

/ Neccessary elements present along with materials. Beggining Evolution./

The flames rose around me like a cocoon once more. The feeling of warmth made me almost sleepy. I started to feel an itch spread across my body. The feeling was lessened by the warm feeling, but it was still annoying.

/ System has found host to be highly comparable with Apocalyptic Sky Dragon route. Host has no other options. Does host agree?/

( What!?!?!?! Apocalyptic Sky Dragon. That's not what I want!!!)

/ Host has no other options. Failure will mean degradation and possible injury to host. Choosing best possible route for host. Beginning evolution./

( Damnit!!!!!!! Sam's gonna kill me!!!!)

As this was going on the pain was excruciating. I was no way to describe it. The system kept dinging. / Hosts pain tolerance level has increased. Pain tolerance level is still rising.... lvl 5...lvl 6...lvl 7 reached./

With each level the pain was dulled a little. It was like taking poorly made tylenol that only took the edge off. ( Better than nothing I guess) I thought through the pain. It took a while. The pain wasn't as bad, but my pain tolerance level didn't increase after level 7.

/ Host has completed Evolution. Congradulations host on becoming Superior Rare existence [ Six Legged Disaster Wyvern Chick]/

/ Host has acquired and currently holds the present skills and titles:

Reincarnated one

Glutton

Emperor of Flame [ Acquired from Blessing of Reaper]

Eater Of Ashes.

Bone Eater

Sense presence lvl 1

Pain Tolerance lvl 7

Lightning Breath lvl 1

Toxic Breath lvl 1

Fire breath lvl 7

Poison Fang lvl 2

Poison Tongue lvl 2

Sticky Saliva lvl 1 [ max]

Tongue Strike lvl 5 [ max]

Physical Reinforcement II lvl 5

Thunder Body lvl 1 [Max]

Reinforcement of Stone lvl 4

Tail Strike lvl 7

Self Ignite lvl 10 [max]

...

/ System now combining skills for improvement..... Improvement complete. Hosts skills are now as follows.

Sense Presence lvl 1

Pain Tolerance lvl 7

Bite of Destruction lvl 1

Multi Elemental Resistance lvl 7

Body of Stone lvl 4

Flaming Thunder Body lvl 1 [max]/

Destructive Tail Strike lvl 2

Sticky Tongue lvl 1[ Max]

Tongue of Ash lvl 5 [ Max]

Tongue of Paralysis lvl 5 [max]

Tongue of Poison Lvl 2

/Sense Presence allows for sensing any being within 10 meters of host. Range and Specificity increase with level./

/ Breath of Destruction: Combines all current breaths into a Poisonous, Paralytic, Flame breath. Highly effective once host gains Plague Breath skills as it spreads more infectiously this way./

/Bite of Destruction: The venomous bite has now been influenced by flame and electric attributes. Those affected by the poison now experience numbness, paralysis, then experience boils forming that burst into flame. Possibility of survival... 7%./

/ Body of Stone: created by combining physical reinforcement and reinforcement of stone. Host now can enhance defense and physical might through hard training to the point that both will be as hard as rock and hit as hard as a landslide... If you train hard enough./

/ Flaming Thunder Body: Any flame or electric element enhances the hosts senses and destructive abilities. Now when host Self Ignites electric element will be added. Allows for host to heal by absorbing fire and electricity. /

/ Destructive Tail Strike: Combines poison, electric, and flame into the common tail strike causing critical damage to be done to the victim./

( Damn.... This isn't too bad.... but I Still Prefer not to be a damn Super Rare thing! Why can't this thing let me be a down low, under cover, thing that noone sees coming!!!!!)

I huffed in the flames as my eyes came open and the cocoon withered back into the flames I originally crawled into.

( I wonder what I look like now....) I looked around a little. The blacksmith was gone and the room was darker. I pushed open the door and went out. It was night. The stars were shining as the cool breeze came through the grass and across the yard. I shivered a little and waddled to the house. (Everything seems bigger again. Did I shrink?)

(.... Why am I so small?!?!?!?!?!) I was about the size of a small poodle. I was small with 4 wings and was coated in purple with gold flecks. The horns on my head made me look much more like a dragon and less like the salamander I started out as. My six legs are thinner but feel stronger. My tail is longer with a little mace like lump at the end.( That's new. ) I thought. After looking at it closer it was covered in scales that lifted and dropped in a pulsing manner. ( Strange....)I thought as I lowered my tail and suddenly felt tired. ( Time for some sleep I guess.) I went ahead down the hallway toward that bright room Sam was inside and sound asleep in her bed. I found my old sand bed by the hearth. ( She still has this thing after all these years.)I though nostalgically as I went and laid down on its familiar sands. ( Just like I remember.) I closed my eyes and passed out.