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!

recreated you 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 in

little ball seems struck dumb,

that Master?

means I'm meeting you halfway on this right? I've already made a good chunk

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

around in a vicious arc I whack the little tennis ball right in the middle, sending her flying to the

[Let's do this!]

her attempted excuses and protests, I fuse together a special core and whack her on the head with it until she finally absorbs

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

evolution but it's going to be exciting to see exactly how she changes. I know the broad strokes of it of course, but exactly what she will decide to

thing she wants is to

We are still in the Dungeon after all and if anything spawns in

Finally!

just me and three hundred

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

from +10 to +15 is going to cost

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

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

about it but eat,

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

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

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

to upgrade Mandibles to +15? This will cost sixty

You betcha.

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