Chrysalis

The trail has been detected!

It looks the members of my colony have been to this lake after all! This is incredible news, I could possibly just wait here next to the lake for them to show up and follow them back to the nest!

Staying close to the lake I tip tap my antennae on the ground and follow the trail away from the water. It absolutely seems like a solid trail has been lain down here. The more often ants use a particular path the more they will reinforce the trail with pheromones, making the trail more and more solid.

I don’t think this path this path has been in particularly heavy use but members of the colony have certainly been here a few times.

I retreat back to the safety of the lake and can’t resist a small dance of happiness.

Nearby monsters are looking at me funny out of the corner of their eyes. It probably isn’t very often they are treated to some amateur ant freestyle tap.

My new family is with reach!

After being on my own in this Dungeon for days on end it’ll feel so nice just to see another entity that doesn’t want to eat me!

I’ll get to see my Mother in another world, the Queen. I wonder how big she is?

I really didn’t get to see my mother much back on earth, most of the time I’d been on my own. Hopefully this time I’ll be able to help out a bit more and we can work together!

Gah! I’m too excited!

Need to chill, need to calm down.

It’s important I don’t forget where I am, this environment is incredibly dangerous. If I run about whilst this distracted I’ll just get myself killed.

I scout around for a few minutes until I find a nice nest site and dig myself my now patented L chamber and close over the top.

Ensconced in total darkness I once again begin the exhausting process of training my Mana Manipulation.

*puff*

The chamber is briefly illuminated every time the small cloud of mana is released from my mouth.

*puff*

again failing at my last

ahead is still

sleep equivalent of the insect. I’m getting more and more accustomed to this rest.

up feeling much

Phew.

development have happened here. I need to continue to take it slow for a little

added benefit now is that if I keep track of the lake there is a chance I’ll be able to

nest on my own but I’m reluctant to take that

continue to train

want to increase is Dig. It may not be the flashiest skill,

But I like it!

ask me what the fundamental skill of the ant is, it would be their incredible capacity to construct their nests and

narrow tunnels in a few directions just a meter under the surface, diverting around, under or stopping a tunnel completely when I run into rock. For some reason the work is soothing, I’m almost humming to myself as I ship loads of dirt back and

is particularly wet as well, I have to extend away from the lake and it isn’t long

now and again I dig up to the surface to create a little ventilation and also just to scope out what is happening around the place. This mini exits also provide a nice place to

digging that I didn’t even notice when the notification for the skill reaching level came through. When I

Level five Dig!

skill point, I’d be super curious to see what this skill

hungry, it may be time to think about

should also check to see if my colony

back to the lake hoping to see my own kind there getting some refreshments but unfortunately it isn’t

of creatures drinking here but I can’t see any

Ah well.

Hopefully next time!

only things left for me to do is to either try and go hunting or wait and continue to train my

Wait a sec...

hell is

crest of a small hill overlooking the lake. At that distance I can’t see perfectly but I can

And they aren’t monsters!

a second thought I dive into my tunnel and start scurrying away from the

heck are these humans

were definitely some human shapes over that

route, who knows