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

Is it because my spirit is lacking? Why

level 1; Acid Shot Level

bite? Acid? Aren’t these skills a little... strange?

Hatchling Ant

....

Oi.

Oiiiiii.

was that Gandalf?! Ant? Not just an ant but a hatchling worker ant?! This isn’t the glorious rebirth I had in mind Lord Gandalf! Was I lacking in virtue during my previous life? Was I too cruel to my friends? That

point and one

forth and forge your own

ant path? Forge your mother,

against me. Simultaneously it began

were not to my

large abdomen. This is definitely the

was fully formed, my body, still white and somewhat translucent had

now a fully formed

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

terrible. I appear to be somewhere quite dark but a faint blue glow can be seen coming from a wall in front of me, but the details are terribly blurry. Every time I turn my head my vision seems to swim, as if the colours are washed away with water before settling

a sinking feeling in my... abdomen? Most ants have very poor vision, some are even completely blind. At least I’m not that unlucky. I’ll have to adjust to the other senses I have

I mean my antennae! 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 I can

This is a bit

air here certainly

pheromones and their sense of smell right? My fellow colony mates

Yes. Something that smells 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 of rock walls with

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

in the tunnel ahead. It’s a little hard

my fellow ant buddy! Whatever your task may be, I am here to assist, for the glory of

approach the curve and poke my head around

ant is lying flat on its back, legs slowly waving jerkily in the air. Mandibles open

revealed within. Two powerful hands grip a weakly struggling 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

Nonononononono.

Nope.

heck

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

has its back to

at me

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