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!

be perfect, the best little murder

little ball seems struck dumb, growing incredibly

did that

creating your evolution means I'm meeting you halfway on this right? I've already made a good chunk of the

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

an antenna around in a vicious arc I whack the little tennis ball right in the middle, sending

[Let's do this!]

core and whack

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

to herself, Crinis retreats to one 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 broad strokes of it of course, but exactly what she will decide to change for herself will be interesting

only thing she wants is to be as helpful

We are still in the Dungeon after all and if anything spawns in here I need it smashed ASAP. I'm going

Finally!

and three hundred and

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. I'm determined this

+15 is going to

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

I hate being reminded of this. From five to ten is only forty

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

Beyn, this typically 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

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

you like to upgrade Mandibles to

You betcha.

you may choose to combine your mutations, or emphasise