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!

When I recreated you from your core, I made sure to make adjustments so that you'd be perfect, the best little murder

little ball seems struck

did that

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

[…. But!]

[No buts!]

THWACK.

right in the middle, sending her flying to the corner in which

[Let's do this!]

and protests, I fuse together a special core and whack her on the head with

[Now go evolve, dammit!]

[huuuuuu]

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

to be as helpful as possible, but

Tiny until he wakes and put him on guard duty. We are still in the Dungeon after all and if anything spawns in here

Finally!

and three hundred and sixty

all of my mutations to +15 before I evolve and I

go from +10 to +15 is

….

SIXTY FIVE?!

is only forty by comparison. I

about it but

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

new skill, or two classes combine to create a new class. It isn't a hard and fast rule by

+15 upgrade won't be just choosing another mutation. I'm determined to find now before

to +15? This will cost sixty five

You betcha.

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