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!

from your core, I made sure to make adjustments so that you'd be perfect, the best little murder ball of boundless horror and death

seems struck dumb, growing

that Master?

We are 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 look inside yourself to find the answers that best fit the kind of monster

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

in a vicious arc I whack the little tennis ball right in

[Let's do this!]

special core and whack her on the

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

is only her second evolution but it's going to be exciting to see exactly how she changes. I know

I'm being harsh on her, after all, the only thing she wants is to be as helpful as possible, but she

dealt with I poke Tiny 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.

Finally!

three hundred and sixty six

get that. I need to get all of my mutations to +15 before I evolve and I still haven't completed the +10

+15 is going

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

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

about it but eat,

I want to test something that Beyn mentioned during our discussions. Apparently 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 of

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

this applies to monsters he wasn't sure, but I have a feeling that the +15 upgrade won't be just choosing another

upgrade Mandibles to +15? This will cost sixty

You betcha.

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