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Chapter 1 - Chapter 0 – Death Is Just the Beginning

"Life was a game… but I always broke the rules."

My name was Arav. A 21-year-old ordinary guy, tired of the world. Same routine every day — college, assignments, fake friends, and a worthless life.

But then came that day… when everything changed.

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[3:14 AM – 13th December]

I was walking down a deserted highway, staring at something on my cracked phone screen.

Suddenly, a blinding light appeared—

Screech… THUD!

A truck slammed into me head-on. I didn't even feel pain. Everything ended in a single second.

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[Darkness]

"Was that your world? That's all it had?"

A strange voice echoed in my ears.

The darkness was so deep it felt like my soul had drowned in it.

[System Booting…]

Initiating Reincarnation Protocol…

Analyzing Soul… Compatible Race Found: "Primordial Shapeshifter"

Installing Ability: [Limitless Morph]

System Core Integrated. New Identity Assigned: "Kael – The Formless One"

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My eyes opened in another world.

In the middle of a jungle.

No humans, no sounds.

I myself… was no longer human.

I had become something else.

My hands were melting, like liquid metal.

I could take the form of a small bird… or dissolve like a shadow beneath a tree.

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[System Notification]

> Welcome, Kael.

Race: Primordial Shapeshifter

Level: 1

Unlocked Abilities:

– Limitless Morph (Lv. 1): Can copy the shape, texture, and power of anything (limited by level).

– Devour (Lv. 1): Can consume any living or dead thing to gain its form and memories.

– Mimicry Sense (Passive): Your mind auto-learns the instinctive behavior of any species.

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"This is just the beginning."

I shouted… but the voice came out like a chime, in a liquid tone.

I devoured a small snake, took its form… and suddenly saw its memories — secrets of the jungle, other monsters, and a black crystal everyone called the "Core of Origins."

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[Main Mission Unlocked!]

> Objective: Evolve into the Ultimate Shapeshifter by absorbing at least 10,000 forms.

Hidden Objective: Discover your true origin – why were you chosen?

System Level Unlocks Every 100 Forms Consumed.

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Kael was no longer Arav.

He had become a being that could not be stopped.

The form may change…

But the intent remained the same — chaos, revenge, and a burning ambition to rise above everything in this new world.

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Next Chapter: "First Hunt – The Forest of Living Nightmares"

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