Chrysalis

Right then. For the time being, my skills had been dealt with. Now for the juicy bit.

The Biomass.

But first.

[Crinis…]

When she received my mental communication the little ball shrinks in on herself, withdrawing her stalk until she's almost touching the ground.

[Um… Y… yes? Master?] she stammers.

…

[Is there something you want to tell me? Has some sort of milestone been achieved?] I enquire.

[N, no? I can't think of anything like that, Master]

So evasive!

[You wouldn't be worried about having to make choices for yourself again, would you Crinis? Panicked that you might make a selection that I didn't approve of? If that were the case, I'd be quite disappointed] my voice drops to a sinister low by the end.

[Hiiiiii!] she squeaks.

I can only sigh. Why are pets so weird? This should be a joyous occasion, the individual should be jumping for joy and as the master I would bathe in that reflected happiness, smiling deeply, feeling smug and satisfied that all things were travelling on the path that I ordained.

No.

Instead, I have to bully my own pet into evolving, or watch my pet evolve into an imbecilic lump of muscle meat. Crinis is just paranoid about having to make her own choices, not wishing to do something 'wrong'.

[Look, Crinis, I'm very happy that you are ready to evolve. It's a great thing! So as soon as we are finished speaking we will finalize your core and you will evolve. Okay?]

[…..]

[OKAY?!]

[yes… Master….]

Don't sulk!

to make adjustments so that you'd be perfect, the best little murder ball of boundless horror and death in all of Pangera. I also

seems struck dumb, growing incredibly

that Master? For

connected by bonds of friendship, not just those of Master and servant. Whatever I can do to help you, I will. Do you understand that me creating your evolution means I'm meeting you halfway on this right? I've already made a good chunk of the decisions for you. The rest you need to

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

in

[Let's do this!]

attempted excuses and protests, I fuse together a special core and whack her on

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

side of the chamber and begins the process of her evolution. This is only her second evolution but it's going to be exciting to see exactly how she changes. I know the

know I'm being harsh on her, after all, the only thing she wants is to

until he wakes and put him on guard duty. We are still in the Dungeon after all and if anything spawns in here I need it smashed ASAP. I'm going to be busy mutating and don't

Finally!

and three hundred

to get all of my mutations to +15 before I evolve and I still haven't

+10 to +15 is going to cost me…

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

to ten is only forty by comparison. I remember when

nothing I can do about it but eat, I

part of this, where classes and skills can become combined to create a new and more powerful skill. The other side of

to make a new skill, or two classes combine to create a new class. It isn't a hard

this applies to monsters he wasn't sure, but I have a feeling that the +15 upgrade won't be just choosing another mutation. I'm determined to find now before progressing any further on my other

to +15? This will cost

You betcha.

level you may choose to combine your mutations, or emphasise one. Which will