Everything was wet, slimy, and dark. Hatchi could feel other worms wriggling around with him but couldn't actually see any of his surroundings. He wriggled and tried to get his bearings as all his siblings simply wriggled away and left him in their dust! He shook his head in disappointment, you'd think out of so many siblings one would be kind enough to check up on him but no, in his cruel worm life even his own siblings would not care for him!
Hatchi was very disoriented but eventually he began to feel where things were, he learned to use his sense of smell and touch to guide himself through the pathways carved into the ground. However as he traveled his stomach began to rumble, and a system prompt appeared!
[Hunger levels low, please eat]
That was all it said, offering no further help to the little worm and leaving him to his own thoughts. Hatchi thought as he crawled through the dirt before eventually realising, if his siblings had made these paths how did they do it? If he was a worm.. then they must've eaten their way through! He didn't quite like the idea of consuming dirt, but hatchi also thought it'd be awhile before he consumed a grilled cheese again so he might as well try.
It was difficult, after all hatchi was not in possesion of teeth but, after a minute he managed to chew through some of the dirt! He hated to admit it but, the taste wasn't actually all that bad. It was very similar to eating fresh carrots and the earthy taste they'd have, he could taste all of the ground up roots, rocks and leaves mixed into the soil.. and it was good! He chowed down seeming to endlessly eat until another screen appeared inside of his head to alert him.
[You have leveled up. You are now level: 1.
Please choose one of the following evolutions
1: Fangs
2: Armored skin (1/10)
3: Acid spit (1/10)
WARNING! Evolution will cause sleep! Get to a safe area before proceeding!]
Hatchi sucked in a gasp full of dirt and chewed thoughtfully as he looked over the options, he wasn't quite sure what the numbers were for but figured they were probably levels. Would he be able to upgrade then over time? He thought over all of his options, acid spit would help him eat dirt better which helped gain experience.. but he had no clue how strong it would be. Armored skin sounded very useful but he needed flexibility to dig.. finally there was the fangs. They'd probably also help eat the dirt, and would help with defending himself if he had to! So he ate a little room into the dirt for himself before using his tail to block the entrance. Hatchi then curled up and imagined selecting the Fang option in his brain.. he had expected to become a little sleepy but almost immediately he felt his consciousness fading. Hatchi slipped into the deep abyss of sleep and prayed that no massive monsters would devour him!