[h2][center]Rapping for Death[/center][/h2]



Music. Lights. Smoke. Excitement. Hatred. Rhyme after rhyme.

“[color=gold][i]I spit venomous lines, leaving you in dismay, 
You're out of your league, time to get the [b][i]fuck[/i][/b] out of my way.[/i][/color]” 

Cutting deeper than any sword and deeper than any bullet. 

The crowd roared. Jeers and laughter all over and then, in the moment Carmina won…it happened. Sharp, strong, all consuming. Amidst the chaotic celebration, a gunshot echoed through the parking lot turned rap arena. Carmina's body jerked as searing pain ripped through her. 

She staggered, clutching her side, her eyes widening in disbelief. Blood seeped from the wound. Gasps and screams drowned out the deafening cheers as the crowd recoiled in horror. 

Carmina collapsed to her knees, the pain threatening to consume her. Her vision blurred, and the sounds around her became muffled. The world seemed to fade away as darkness closed in. Time stood still, and it felt like an eternity had passed.

Then eternity actually passed from her point of view at least. Opening her eyes, someone talked to her. A Goddess. Words were exchanged, a new chance at life. Why not? It wasn’t as if her first one was good. Maybe the next will be and if not, she’ll make it so. No one will stop her anymore. 


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Time passes. Images, forms, orcs. Understanding slowly comes. As the other Runts ran together, Carmina left the village on her own. She had to first understand her situation before proceeding forward, after all, only fools jump in without thinking. That’s what kept her alive in her first years of life and that’s what will keep her alive in this new life. 

Carmina eventually found a small clearing in the forest and sat on the ground. She took account of her “weapons” if one could call them as such, her surroundings and her new skill. “Sing”. Her mind was still making lyrics on the spot. It wasn't hard for her to breathe deeply and start singing, even if her voice wasn’t her previous voice. 


“[color=gold]In this forest clearing, a runt I stand alone,
Young and small, in a body not my own.
But fire burns within me, an orc's heart beats strong,
I'll prove my worth, in battles yet unknown.[/color]” 

Her voice resonated around and some birds stopped and listened closely to her voice. One could say that it was enchanting even for an orc. She would’ve continued singing if not for a loud shout. 

[color=B0E0E6][b]"Eyz, anyone elz 'round 'ere?"[/b][/color]

Carmina stood up from her place she chose that was next to a tree and looked around.
 Weapon ready, she silently approached the area where the voice came from. It seems that she found another runt which she briefly remembers seeing when they were sent on the hunt. Coming out from the bushes in which she chose to hide in and waved with her stick in what she wanted to be a friendly way but seemed more threatening than anything.

“[color=gold]Heya! ‘You here for the hunt too? [/color]” 


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[u][b]Current Stats:[/b][/u]
Level: [b]1[/b] | Form: [b]Orc Runt[/b] | Tier: [b]2[/b]

[u][b]Current Skills:[/b][/u][list]
[*][b]Ingestion[/b] - [i]After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.[/i]
[*][b]Isekai Skill[/b] - Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channelling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following effects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
[*]Empty Skill Slot
[*]Empty Skill Slot[/list]

[u][b]Equipment and Inventory:[/b][/u][list]
[*][b]Swaddling Pelts[/b] - Equip, Clothes - [i]Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.[/i]
[*][b]Small Sharp Wooden Stick[/b] - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - [i]A wooden stick sharpened by how it broke. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.[/i]
[*][b]Sharp Rock[/b] - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - [i]A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.[/i][/list]

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[@Steel Legion]
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