Slowly I open my eyes and pick myself up from the ground to notice that it was all dark. My head was hurting so I didn’t look at the notifications in front of me and dismissed them with a wave of my hand. I could not care about those right now because my stomach was like a washing machine that was going full speed.

I open my inventory to take out pieces of meat and then start eating them like there was no tomorrow. I ate and ate, ignoring all the stat gain pop-ups, till my stomach stopped its rampage and was at peace. I take out a Lizard scale and make a bowl to drink the blood from it. Now that I was full, sleepiness took over me. I started walking in a direction in my sleepiness and reached the tree somehow. It was like I could feel where the tree was. I go into the nest and lie on the leaves. ‘I feel like my body is weird’ this was the last tough that crossed my mind as I went to sleep.

As the sun rays fall on my face, my eyes open abruptly and I run out of the nest to see if my body had changed. The first thing I noticed when I came out was that I was naked again and a giant rod was between my legs. My “little brother” was, as you would say, average before. But now nothing average was left, this was straight up a monster. It would but all male p*rn starts to shame in my old world. Taking my eyes off the magnificent beast, I touch my body from head to toe and indeed my body had completely changed. First of all my skin was whiter compared to before, it was almost pale. My previously short black hair now reached my neck and was metal gray. At one point I only suspected that I was growing in height but in this case, I can most definitely say that I had grown because my height was probably close to 2 meters now. The recently toned body that I got, was now completely ripped. All muscles were perfectly in their place as if someone had sculptured them.

In my previous world, I would be called a person with an average face with heavy eye-bags under my eyes, but know nothing of those things could be found here. While touching my face I felt that my skin was smoother and no eye bags could be felt.

Feeling curious about my new look, I wanted to check my face but I had no mirror here. I was going to move on to other things when my eyes fell toward the metal bowel and I got an idea. I picked the bowel and using metal handling made it smoother. And just as expected, I could see some of my reflections. The most noticeable change was to my eyes, they were violet now. They looked mysterious, filled with power and wisdom. My face was, as I felt before, smoother and well structured. Let's just say if I walked in a crowded street, people would turn to take a second look.

Now that all the external changes were done, let's check what is going on the inside.

“Status,” I say having no idea what to expect.

[Status]

Name: Alaric Black

Age: 24

Title: Metal Lover, Daredevil, Assassin, God Eater ,Obsidian's Blessing

Class: Devourer

Mana: 2276

Level: 6

Stats

Vitality: 24 >> 246 Agility: 6 >> 234

Stamina: 14 >> 435 (+20) Strength: 60 >> 589 (+50%)

Intelligence: 13 >> 569(X2) Charisma: 4 >> 180

Dexterity: 7 >> 267 Luck: 0

Mental : 10 >> 20 Critical: 10

XP: 260/320

Back

[God Eater]

“Gods will fear your existence that Devourer’s theirs”

40% chance to cast fear in a God's heart when eating another God in front of them.

(Fear: Makes you confused and halves your stats for 5 minutes)

[Obsidian's Blessing]

Makes all metals being used harder and stronger

After taking a look at my status I turn my head slowly and look at the black tree with wide eyes.

“What the hell is this thing?” I say still looking at the tree, knowing the fact that no answer will come. The [God Eater] title was the most unlivable thing there. If I remember correctly, I came close to no such being.

“ Is it calling the lizard God?” I question myself and then shake my head slightly as if answering my question. There was nothing godly about that lizard. Then the class and Mana, where the hell did they come from. The class is understandable, it might have something to do with my special skill but how did I get the mana.

I turn to my status and press the menu. Next, I’ll check my skills and maybe they might explain these ridiculous stats and titles. As I reach the menu, there was extra options present.

[Menu]

Status

Inventory

Skills

Quests

Craft

As I read the [Craft] option my face brightens a little. ‘With this, I don’t have to be naked anymore as a can make a lot of clothes for myself ’ I think to myself. But I had no time for crafting now, I needed to check my skills first and clear this status mystery.

I press the skills option with the hope to get answers.

[Skills]

[Metal Scales]

Lvl 1

XP: 0%

[Metal Claw]

Lvl 1

XP: 0%

[Metal Bite]

Lvl 1

XP: 0%

[Metal Handler]

Lvl 1

XP: 75%

[Appraisal]

Lvl 1

XP: 78%

[Dismantle]

[Max level]

Camouflage:

Lvl 1

XP: 20%

[Dragon Breath]

Gather mana in your throat and release it converting the mana into some element.

Element: Dark

Mana Cost: 100

(Can use up to 1000 mana for a breath attack)

(takes 5 seconds to charge when using more than 500 mana)

Lvl 1

XP:0%

[Dragon Transformation]

Using mana, transform a part of your body into that of the dragon.

(Only one part can transform at a time)

(Some body parts may not transform completely)

Mana Cost: 500

Lvl 1

XP:0%

Passive:

[Endurance]

[Map]

[Dragon Body]

Your body reaches its current peak.

+50% to strength

The intelligence stat is doubled.

Specials:

[Devour]

Effect:

You can eat anything you wish to eat.

A random amount of stats and skills shall be taken from the things eaten.

You can heal for the amount or quality of things eaten.

Lvl 2

Skill XP: 13%

Back

“Well f*ck,” I say out loud in slight anger. I came looking for answers and what I got were more questions. ‘where the f*ck did the dragon come from’ I think in confusion. The stat part was answered but was not complete, how did my stats go from double digits to triple.

Things were getting too confusing and I needed answers. Sure, it was good that I was getting strong but I did not know what this strength might change next in my body. The tree gave me the power up but I would not eat more to see if anything else happens because it hurts too much.

I needed information but had no means except appraisal, but it was still level 1. As I look at it in the skills window, I notice that it was close to 100%. It just needed some more uses.

Thinking about where I could use it, I remembered what happened when I accidentally used appraisal on [Title]. I go to status and use it on [Class], then on [Mana]

[Class]

A system created by the World's Will. It grants you a class when a certain action has been performed enough times. The job will be decided after observing your knowledge and actions. It is a way for the will to reward hardworking.

(Special Classes can only be obtained through some special conditions)

“Again with the rewards” I grumbled.

[Mana]

It is the energy present all around the world and in every being. It cleans your body from the inside, keeping your teeth and other body parts safe from diseases. It is used to perform a lot of tasks but magic is its purpose.

(Mana amount is double the Intelligence stat)

[Skill Level Up]

Appraisal level 2

Appraisal allows you to get information about the things around you.

It will give more detailed and accurate information.

Lvl 2

XP: 0%

“It finally leveled up” I shout and turn towards the tree to use the skill on it.

[Black Obsidian Tree]

Age: 10,000 years

It is a self-healing mutant tree. Its creation is considered a miracle because of the rarity of it happening since the beginning of this world. When an older dragon's breath is absorbed by a certain tree and instead of dying it mutates into something more, then this type of tree is created. These types of trees are considered Gods and worshiped by many since ancient times because they possess the dragon's essence and mana, making other monsters stay away from them. Only three are known to exist in this world.

“This is a God,” I say while looking at the tree in astonishment.