I'mASpider,SoWhat?

001
Prologue
ThisisaworldwheretheHeroandtheDemonLordhavefoughtcountlessbattlessincetimeimmemorial.
Therehasalwaysbeen,andshallalwaysbe,aDemonLord,abeingofsuchpowerthatitsfoulreignisusedto
markanage.Evenifoneisstruckdown,anotherpowerfuldemonwillinvariablyrisetotakeitsplace,the
demonicrulerofanewera.Thisistheimmutableruleofthisworld:althoughthedemonsonslaughtcanbe
stoppedtemporarily,theycanneverbetrulydefeated.
TherehavebeenmanysuchDemonLords,andeachhasbeendifferentfromthelast.Onehadsuchstrength
thatitcouldsplittheearthwithitsmightyfists,leavingnewvalleysinitswake.Anotherhadcompletemastery
overthedarkestofmagics,capableweavingoverathousandspellsinconcert.Whatdoesnotdifferbetween
DemonLords,however,istheirinsurmountablestrengthandtheirunrelentingaggressiontowardsthetribesof
man.
TheHeroismankindsonlyhopeinthefightagainstthedemons.SoasthereisalwaysanotherDemonLord,a
newHeroisanointedaswellwhenthepreviousoneisslain.Assuch,thebattlebetweenhumanityandthe
demonsshiftsbackandforth,unceasing,eventothisday.Suchisthefateofthisworld.
AnespeciallypowerfulHeroandDemonLordfoughteachother,once,andweresoevenlymatchedthatthey
wereforcedtobringtheirfullabilitiestobear.TheywerebothmastersoftherareandpowerfulDimensional
Magic,whichcouldwarpspaceandtimewithgodlypower.Theirgreatspellscrashedagainsteachother,
causingtheworldtoscreamunderthestress,untiliteruptedinablastthatobliteratedboththeHeroandthe
DemonLord.
Theaftershocktoreitswaythroughspaceandtimeuntilitreachedanotherdimension.Inthisdimension,ona
planetcalledEarth,inanationnamedJapan,itwreakedhavoconaparticularhighschoolclassroom.All
twentysixstudentsandtheirteacherwerekilledinstantlybytheviolentdetonation.Themediacalleditthe
mysteryexplosion,anditwasinvestigatedthoroughly,butnoneofthedeadwouldeverfindoutwhat
happened.
Evenaftertheyhadbeenrebornintotheirnextlife,theywouldnteverfindoutwhathappened.
Afterall,theirspiritshadbeentornfromtheirownworldbythedimensionalriptideanddrawnbackintothe
worldwheretheHeroandDemonKinghadfought.Theywerescatteredacrosstheland,andrebornintothis
newworld.
Thisisthestoryofoneofthosesouls.
Aaargh!

Itrytoletoutascream,butnothingcomesout.Whatswrongwithmyvoice?DidIgethurtsobadlythatIcant
evenscream?!
Okay,okay,calmdown,getagrip,think.Whathappened?IrememberthatIwasinthemiddleofJapanese
Lit,thensuddenlyeverythingwentwhitewithagony.Sure,IfeltlikeIwasgoingtodiebackthen,butstrangely
enoughImnothurtingatallrightnow.AllIcanseeispitchblacknessthough,soIhavenoideawhereIam.
Cometothinkofit,Icantreallyfeelanythingeither.Itsalmostlikemybodyiswrappedinsomethingthats
makingitimpossibleformetomove.
Isisthiswhatitsliketobeinacoma?Ohmygod.Idontwanttobelieveit,butitseemsvery,verymuchlike
thisisthecase.Idontreallyknowwhathappened,butnowIminacoma.
Nowaaay.Icanthink,Imconscious,butIcantmovemybody,cantsee,canthear,andcantevensmell
anything.AmIstucklikethis?ImgoingtogocrazyifImstucklikethis.Noway,nowaaay.
Wait.Whatsthat?IthinkIcanhearsomethingrustling.Okay,myearswork,good,good.Thatsarelief
exceptnot,becauseIstillcantmove!IfhearingisallthatIcandothenitsalmostworse!Imstilltrappedinside
myownhead!
Whack!
Ow!What?What?!Didsomethinghitme?Wait!Pain!IfIcanfeelpain,mysenseoftouchmustbeworking!
Okay,okay,calmdown,getagrip.Breathein,breatheout,listentomybody,figureoutwhatelseIvegot.
MaybeIjumpedtothewrongconclusionwiththecomathing.
IknowIwasjustthinkingthatitfeltlikeIwaswrappedinsomething,somaybeIreallyam?Ha!Iam!Imalltied
up!Ahaha!
Thisisntreallyalaughingmatter,though.Istillhavenoideawhatishappening.HaveIbeenstuffedinasack?
AmIbeingkidnapped?
Wait,whothehellwouldwanttokidnapashutinloserlikeme?
Anyhow.Ishouldtrytoescape.IbracemyselfasbestasIcanandpushhardagainstmybonds.
Crack!
Ah!Somethingbroke!Thisdoesntreallyfeellikeasack.Whatthehellisit?Itsgotthisstrangetexture,kindof
likeitsbothsoftandbrittleatthesametime.Well,anyhow,Ibrokeit,soIcanclearlymakeitoutjustfine!
Onward,tomyescape!
Snap!
Itsopen,itsopen!Icrawlout,headfirst,intotheopenairandcomefacetofacewithaswarmofgiant
spiders.
Ah.Aaah.AAAAAH?!Whatswiththisarmyofgiantspiders?!Everysingleoneofthemisasbigasme!Theyre
crawlingoutofsomesortofegglikethings,onebyone!Thisexplainsthenoise!Thisexplainsthatrustling

noise!
Itakeastepback,involuntarily.MyfoothitssomethingandIturntolookatit.Isthisanotheregg?Isntthis
whereIjustcamefrom,though?DidIjustcrawloutofoneoftheseeggs?Itsnotmyimagination,right?Thisis
thesamekindofeggastheotheronesthatarespewingoutthatspiderarmy,right?Itcertainlylookslikeit!
Itrytolookdownatmyself,justtoseewhatIlooklike,butIcantturnmyheadforsomereason.Itrytoturnmy
wholebody,andmylegcomesintoview.
Itsaspidersleg.
AAAAAAAAAAH!CALMDOWN!CALMDOWN!CALMDOWN!IsthisreallyisthisreallywhatIthinkitis?Is
thisoneofthosereincarnatedasanRPGmonsterstoriesthatarecurrentlyinvogueontheinternet?So!Show
yourself,Ogodlikebeingwhohaswhiskedmetothisstrangeworld!BestowuponmeyourfavorsothatImay
rightwhathasbeenwronged!
Okay,nogodappeared,maybethisisntanovel.Notgood,notgood.Well,IguessIvereadnovelswhere
thereisntsomesortofgodorfairywaitingfortheherouponherawakening,butthenagaininthoseitsusually
theboythatgetstobetheheroandthegirlwindsupasahaughtyprincesstypeandthatdoesntlooklikeits
thecaseeither.Great!
Itakeanotherquicklookatmyself.Arrangedaroundme,Icanseethin,wiryspiderlegs.Itrytoliftoneup,and
itmovesexactlyasIwillit.Thesearemylegs,allright.
Umf.
Well,thiswasfun,butIguessIshouldfacereality:thisisnotadream.
Somehow,Ivebeenrebornasaspider.
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