Chrysalis

Chapter 81

Consciousness slowly returns by drips, a tiny thought falling on top of a little sensation until my mind pools together and I awake.

HOOGEDAH!

Whoa!

For some reason I feel like I was deep under that time! I technically don't actually sleep so fully losing my awareness is becoming more and more strange to me. The sensation of actually 'waking up' is starting to feel unnerving.

The next thing to hit me is…

Ah! Everything feels weird!

My body is larger, my brain is different, I have new organs and my carapace feels strange!

This sensation is really weird Gandalf!

I mean, it was bad the first time but this evolution has been a much larger change overall!

Especially the brain! The feeling of having more brain than before is so strange I can't even properly define it. It's like I can think…. More? I feel as if I'm constantly thinking about the flow of energy in my core (which is almost empty) even when I'm not thinking about it…

So weird.

The other thing is the sharp increase in size! Last time I spend my might on half size, half density so my change in height and length was not quite as pronounced as it is this time. It's hard to estimate clearly but I think my size has increased by about thirty percent? It's a lot!

I take a moment to stretch out my legs and wiggle each of my three body segments, just trying to become accustomed to the new me.

to it. I can almost feel that I'm

just going to take a little getting

get my bearings. Seems like I've been sleeping for a little while, but not too much has changed in here. Tiny has woken up but doesn't seem willing to actually bother himself by moving at all. I think he's just waiting for more prey to

that lingers in this place. This is good since they'll be able

It's a shame that my core has basically been emptied over the course of my evolution, so I won't be able to do much, but I just have to check it out

mind

So fast?!

there my mind flashes into the core, the trailing wisps of magical energy floating and

my thoughts, then directing

is so strange. Compared to before the strain is greatly

to drag about to put it where I wanted it to go. Mana shaping was even more difficult, not only did I have to lift this stupidly heavy rope, I also had to try and make designs and patterns on the floor with it, and

I feel as if the rope weighs the same but someone else is helping to carry it, so I can mostly focus on moving it rather than lifting

the person helping me lift the burden is also me, just a

It's…. Odd.

mandible gritting difficulty of moving the mana I can instead devote my mind much more clearly to the task of

So much better!

make my magic skills practice dozens of times

ability and once more I'm pleased to discover just how much quicker and easier it is

extend, reaching out into the tunnels around me. I can quickly detect the core I had saved and stored away in the tunnel wall, and it also appears as if there is another one

Tiny?

was consumed when he was recreated… Did it grow back?

energy at all. I'm going to have to help him charge that thing up

still very difficult. My new sub-brain is still able to lend a hand here but shifting external mana is far more difficult than shifting internal mana. Thankfully

mana detection for the moment. Forceful mana has proven to be effective but the efficiency is terrible. I can practice mana

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