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!

remind you of something. When I 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

ball seems struck

that Master?

I will. Do you understand that me creating your evolution means I'm meeting you halfway

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

the little tennis ball right in the middle, sending her flying to the corner in which I keep my

[Let's do this!]

protests, I fuse together a special core and whack

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

going to be exciting to

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

dealt with I poke Tiny until he wakes and put him on guard duty. We are still in the Dungeon after all

Finally!

and three hundred and sixty six

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 yet.

+15 is going to cost me… Sixty

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

From five to ten is only forty by comparison.

I can do about it but eat,

this, where classes and skills can become combined to create a

occurs in either threes or twos. 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

but I have a feeling that the +15 upgrade won't be just choosing another mutation. I'm determined to find now before progressing

Mandibles to +15? This will

You betcha.

your mutations, or emphasise one. Which will you