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.

creature is just so strange, I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I can almost feel that

to take a little getting used to,

start flicking my antennae around to 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

the scent of prey that lingers in this place. This is good since they'll be able to assist and call for aid if anything were to fall into the

the course of my evolution, so I won't be able to do much,

I sink my mind deep

So fast?!

as if I was already there my mind flashes into the core, the trailing wisps of magical energy floating and

in my thoughts, then directing it out of my core and into my

so strange. Compared to

was like lifting a super heavy rope, which I then had 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,

Actually that isn't even it. I feel as if the rope weighs the same but someone else is helping to carry it, so

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

It's…. Odd.

effect is everything I was hoping for! Without the sheer, mandible gritting difficulty of moving the mana I can instead devote my mind much more clearly to the task of shaping and directing the energy as

So much better!

my magic skills practice

sensing ability and once more I'm pleased to discover just how much quicker

mental senses extend, reaching out into the tunnels around me. I can quickly detect the core I had saved and stored away in the tunnel

Tiny?

consumed when he was recreated… Did

now the core is small, not containing much energy at all. I'm going to have to help him charge that thing up so he can evolve with

new sub-brain is still able to lend a hand here but shifting external mana is far more difficult than shifting internal mana. Thankfully it isn't as draining as before so

effective but the efficiency is

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