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!

made sure 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 created a special evolutionary path for

struck dumb, growing

that Master?

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 look inside yourself to find the answers that best fit the kind of monster that you want

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

the little tennis ball right in the middle, sending her flying to the corner in

[Let's do this!]

core and whack her on the head with it

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

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 broad strokes of it

is to be as helpful as possible, but she has to develop some

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!

just me and three hundred and sixty six

as far as I want it to go, I get that. I need to get all of my mutations to +15 before I evolve and I still haven't completed the +10 set

+15 is going

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

reminded of this. From five to ten is only forty by comparison. I remember when that amount

nothing I can do about it

a big part of the System is focused on consolidation and reinforcement. Fusing is one part of this, where classes and skills can become combined to create a new and more powerful skill. The other side of the coin is when the System doubles down on one thing, making it a stronger and better version

Three skills combine to make a new skill, or two classes combine to create a new class. It isn't a hard and fast rule by any means, he said he knew of one class which required ten levels in five(!) separate classes before fusion occurred, but it is usually the

feeling that the +15 upgrade won't be just choosing another

to +15? This will cost sixty five

You betcha.

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