Chrysalis

Chapter 1

I had no time to think, pause or consider before I came to be enveloped in a soft, white light. A blinding flash impacting not just my eyes but seemingly my whole body.

Sensation fell gradually away as I tried to gather my thoughts. What had happened? Where was I? I think I made myself dinner, my parents hadn’t been home, again. I was eating in my room, at my desk maybe? Then there had been ... white?

I can’t tell how long I’ve been here, floating in this gentle light. Has it been ten days? Or only ten minutes? The light surrounds me, enveloping me like a warm blanket.

Sound begins to swell like a wave in the distance. It rushes toward me and just when washes over me I hear a voice.

[Welcome Anthony]

Well thank you! These are the kinds of good manners that make me feel warm inside.

[you have died]

Dammit!

What do you mean I died, disembodied voice? How on earth are you speaking anyway? Come to think of it, how on earth am I hearing you? Do I even have ears right now?!

So if I died, is this heaven? I mean, it’s comfortable enough but I’m not sure if I want to stay here forever you know?

[Be calm, you will soon awaken to experience life again in a new world]

This voice feels somewhat familiar, a deep and gruff intonation that is comforting yet full of wisdom? Is it that legendary bearded figure, dressed all it white? Worshipped with devotion all over the Earth?

Could it be you?

Gandalf?

[You will be reborn on the world of Pangera]

[Destiny and luck shall determine your fate]

Hold on a moment, Gandalf! This ... This sounds kind of cool doesn’t it? Reborn into another world? Adventure, peril and opportunity around each corner? Will there be magic? Girls?!

Whoa there ... hold on there, me. Need to be calm. Focus and listen to Lord Gandalf!

[You will be reborn with the following status:]

Here it comes!

[Level: 1]

So game like!

[Stats:]

Might: 15

Toughness: 12

Cunning: 25

Will: 18

HP: 30

MP: 0

it because my spirit is lacking? Why are you judging me like

Level 1; Grip Level 3;

is exciting! Just ... bite? Acid? Aren’t these skills a little... strange? What about

Hatchling Ant Worker

....

Oi.

Oiiiiii.

rebirth I had in mind Lord Gandalf! Was I lacking in virtue during my previous life? Was I too cruel to my friends? That can’t be so, I didn’t have

have one Skill point and one Biomass

and forge

ant path? Forge

began to condense, shrinking and squeezing against me. Simultaneously it began to take form. Slowly the features and details of my new body

those features were not to

strong mandibles and a large abdomen. This is definitely the body of an

felt like only a few minutes my shape was fully formed, my body, still white and somewhat translucent

a fully formed

hell am I supposed to do now Gandalf?! I may have kept ants as pets, but that doesn’t mean I know what

to be somewhere quite dark but a faint blue glow can be seen coming from a wall in front of

At least I’m not that unlucky. I’ll have to adjust to the other senses I

I should, if I recall right, be able to use them to smell the air and detect movement from air currents. I diligently start waving my still white feelers to see if

This is a

can’t identify. The air here certainly seems a bit stale, which makes sense if I’m

wait. Where are all my ant brethren? Ants usually communicate by pheromones and their sense of smell right? My fellow colony mates should be

much like myself is nearby. By piecing together information from my senses I can work out that I’m in a long tunnel. Across one of the walls there is a faintly pulsing blue light. The tunnel seems to be a combination

towards the scent of my ally. My six legs begin to

the tunnel ahead. It’s a little hard to make out, like a crunching

to fear my fellow ant buddy! Whatever your task may be, I am

furiously I approach the curve

legs slowly waving jerkily in the air. Mandibles open

ant, lifting it towards those jaws which close with crushing force. The ant victim writhes in silent agony and the predator snaps its jaws a few more times before lifting its head and throwing

Nonononononono.

Nope.

heck is

its body I can see a massive tail swishing across the ground, two strong looking hands are pinning down the body of its prey, my comrade is still twitching and trying to move but is clearly at

has its back to

at me like that,

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