The body stood in front of me, and I rotated it a few times to ensure that I knew what I was going to do before I did it. It’s important to plan things like this when you get a huge warning that says “No Undo!”

  Satisfied that I had calculated everything correctly, I grabbed the arm of my previous dino body. Unfortunately, I couldn’t stretch it or modify it before attaching it to my shoulder.

  Hmm. So not trading stuff in also gives me problems… Why can’t this just be easy?

  At least the arm fit to the body quite well, since I hadn’t changed the height of the body itself that much, just the angle it sat at atop the legs. I spent another hundred DNA points on an arm, seeing the resulting plain appendage appear before me.

  This one I stretched, fattening the muscle around the bones and making sure it could pack quite the punch. I grabbed three talons off the menu, and attached them to the long hand I’d designed. They were long and sharp, similar to the toes, but I was able to shape them a bit more so that they were less scythe-like, and more like something I could actually use.

  It was certainly going to look strange when I walked around with two completely different arms. Especially since this one… now had a thumb.

  I did my best to craft the extra digit into a long finger that could handle being on the same brick of flesh as my three talons. It cost me a whole hundred DNA points, dropping me to 700 remaining. I attached my stumpy tail to the butt of the Saurian model, which would probably help with standing.

  I smiled awkwardly as I examined the headless creature so far. The left arm was definitely more capable as an appendage. It was slightly longer, thicker, and far more muscular. There was an obvious capability for me to run on all-fours… if only I had two similar arms.

  Perhaps it still might be helpful to run on… all-threes, I guess? I’d have to do some experimenting, but there were definitely animals that managed to survive with only three legs.

  Another 200 DNA points and I had a simple head. Fortunately, it came with eyes, ears, and a nose, which made my life easier. I positioned the eyes in the same place as my previous body, so that I wouldn’t have to get used to seeing differently.

  They went in the front, slightly more widespread than a human, granting me a greater peripheral vision. The nose was simple, and went on the edge of the long snout, while the ears stayed in the same spot.

  Then I grabbed my jaw, that I hadn’t yet recycled, and attached it to the face.

  I laughed at the ridiculousness of the mishmashed piece. As I went to pull it off, to recycle the piece, I ended up stretching it instead.

  Hmm. So if I attach the piece to a middleman piece, then I can modify it before attaching it to the core, eh?

  I made the jaw larger than I’d had previously. It would be a nice little surprise for anybody that I bit down towards. The teeth were savagely pointing out of the maw, and I couldn’t seem to fix it. Perhaps recycled parts only had so much variation they could withstand.

  Lucky me. I have 500 left!

  Before I proceeded any further, I slapped the scale pattern onto the whole body, excepting the hand and tail, which remained their original tan color.

  Um… Black? With like… specks of red?

  I wasn’t sure if I would be able to be so specific, but with a flash, my color-scheme appeared.

  Hey, can I change the color later on?

  Sweet.

  It did look a bit strange, having a tan tail and arm, but at least the pattern managed to sort of flow into them, saving it from at least looking… dropped on. My jaw was interesting. It blended the pattern of black with red specks into the tan, creating a weird striped pattern across my face.

  Interesting.

  I spun the dino body, checking it out and making sure it had everything I needed. After ensuring I was satisfied and hadn’t forgotten anything, I grabbed the last item I wanted from the list, spending the last of my DNA points to do so.

  I hadn’t forgotten the whole reason I was in this mess, after all.

  I attached the final organ by shoving it deep into my body, and to my surprise, that actually worked. Nice!

  Alright, magic boxes, let’s do it! I’m finished!

  The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.

  Yes!

  …

  Yes?

  …

  Yes, yes! Hurry up and finish!

  The magic boxes were getting very annoying with these confirmation messages. I just wanted to be done, and take a look at my status and other such things.

  The dino began to walk around the darkness, hacking and slashing at empty air. My stomach rolled as I watched, and it actually felt like my insides were moving. It roared, a powerful sound that was far more intimidating than my previous form, and performed several more fighting moves, swinging the tail and jumping towards an imaginary enemy, biting down on their throat, I imagined. It crawled around as though sneaking, and sniffed in the darkness. The new hand flexed and tested the thumb’s limitations.

  All in all, I was very pleased with the design. A chuckle bubbled up in my throat as I began to evil laugh.

  Um, I thought. I was never really good at naming anything. I took a good look at the new creature. A song crossed my mind. A theme song from a popular television show. It sort of applied. Hmm. Mutant... Fusion? The words were simply thoughts I was considering, but the box showed me no mercy.

  No! Wait! I didn’t want to name it that!

  The model faded into the darkness, the menu vanishing from my sight.

  Damnit…

  I blinked.

  My leg kicked out by itself, cold wetness embracing every part of my body. A squish sounded out as I rolled in a comfortable cushion, and I opened my eyes to see the light above the cave shining brightly.

  I checked my status, eager to see my new abilities.

  Oi… Where are all my skills?