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

strong. MP is zero though? Is it because my spirit is lacking?

level 1; Acid Shot Level 1; Grip Level 3;

Aren’t these skills a little... strange? What about destruction

Ant Worker

....

Oi.

Oiiiiii.

mind Lord Gandalf! Was I lacking in virtue during my previous life? Was I

have one Skill point and

forge your own

path? Forge your mother,

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

features were

a large abdomen. This is definitely the body of

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

now a fully formed

ants as pets, but that doesn’t mean I know what one is supposed to do?! Is

my vision is 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

Most ants have very poor vision, some are even completely blind. At least I’m not that

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

detecting a few smells I can’t identify. The air here

ant brethren? Ants usually communicate by pheromones and their sense of smell right? My fellow colony mates should be around here ready to welcome their new comrade shouldn’t they?! Why can’t I

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

the scent of my ally. My six legs begin to move, hesitantly at first and then with growing

approach a curve in the tunnel

may be, I am here to assist, for the glory of the

approach the curve and poke my head around the

slowly waving jerkily in the air. Mandibles open and snap at

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

Nonononononono.

Nope.

heck is

the ground, two strong looking hands are pinning down

the monster has its back

at me like that,

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