Chrysalis

I’m no longer human, I get that, but coming from my world, I understand things like the sanctity of life. Even those soldiers that were killed by Tiny, justified as I felt ordering their deaths due to the massacre of my family, my stomach still twists thinking about whether those soldiers had families themselves, children, wives, parents.

Mindless killing serves no purpose. These villagers may be misled, or just incredibly dumb, but I don’t especially feel the need to massacre them because of it. They aren’t a threat after all, I could probably fight a village full of farmers by myself.

Almost as if they could sense my thoughts, Enid and the Queen immediately turn to me to plead for the life of their associates.

[These villagers are misguided, monster, there is nothing to gain from their deaths. Won’t you spare them?]

Well, I have no intention of killing them, but that statement isn’t technically correct.

[The colony would gain Biomass and experience. Hundreds of workers have died recently, our numbers need to be replenished] I point out.

It’s not like we would gain nothing, right?

The Queen’s face falls and so does Enid’s when my words are relayed to her. Enid looks even more despondent when she questions the Queen and her ruler has to reply, I think she’s explaining just how my colony ended up losing hundreds of members. More specifically, how I lost hundreds of my siblings.

Grrrr.

her knees and pleads with me, tears beginning to fall from her eyes. The Queen looks deeply moved and

townspeople, they are ignorant but not malicious. She offers you her own flesh as payment, I too am prepared to offer my life

keen on saving

beg me for favour is something I couldn’t have dreamed of happening in my last life. What is the feeling swelling

Muahahahahaaaaaa!

the words of Dark Anthony! Down, Dark Anthony!

black path, I’ll end up being

intention off massacring these villagers but if I can extract maximum value from the Queen and protect

is no failing greater than ignorance. If you wish for me to spare these people, as well as to assist you in reclaiming your city, then you

precious gems in my mandibles

that I’m leaning towards making an agreement. Her eyes narrow as her expression turns thoughtful. To spare the townspeople she will need to turn their fervour to a less suicidal cause. These people are afire with religious zealotry, simply saying ’no’ won’t be sufficient to turn them from their cause. She also needs to somehow return to the city and

eventually we hash out a plan. I’m not

always have

complete. The true Queen has almost fully recovered from her wounds and continues to rest inside the farm, defended by her loyal workers. Myself and a small taskforce have spent the majority of our time working

finalise my plans, leaving behind Vibrant and Crinis, making sure they have clear instructions to stick with Tiny and not get into trouble, before collecting the Queen,

to the church doors is easily ten times the size it was the last time I was here. There must be hundreds of these morons! Maybe

the energetic throng, his frenzied voice rising above the buzz of the

this time, sneaking up isn’t part of the plan. Thanks to our setup the crowd shouldn’t attack me, but