Chrysalis

Chapter 552

"Oh! Hello there Mother… I, uh, didn't expect to see you here!"

"In the brood chambers, child? Where else would I be?"

I can almost sense another thwack coming… The first one really hurt! She's had a serious increase to her physical stats since her evolution. I rub the top of my head with an antenna as I quickly ponder my response.

"Wherever you want to be, Mother?"

THWACK!

Ouch!

"You wouldn't be suggesting I would skip out on my duty to the Colony, would you?"

"Of course not! Who would ever think of such a thing?!"

Dangit, Mother! My poor head! What did I even do? Turning around to face my overbearing parent, I take a chance to see how she's been faring. She looks fine, no wounds or scarring to mar her carapace. That ever-present twinkle in her eye is still apparent, as is the unusual level of force she's able to generate with her antennae. There must be a 'mother' perk buried in the system somewhere that grants bonus damage when disciplining children, otherwise it just doesn't make sense.

"If you're mad at me, Mother, then please just tell me what I've done," I capitulate.

the heart to try and get out of my well-earned 'thwacks'. I've once again evaded my responsibilities and brought danger down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of what I deserve. Instead, the Queen just looks

not mad at you, child. I am

of

didn't quite catch the

you in such good health! Managing

hunt in order to secure my own Biomass. The prey in the nearby tunnels is becoming rather

seen the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going to leave their fortress of a nest and run

to assume you have

The Queen sighs.

I don't really want to say no, even if I do think it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be

She shouldn't.

I think if you were to ask, you'd find that every member of your escort is more than

in the Colony would be delighted to have the chance. I've no doubt that every member of her guards was carefully chosen to be the

cleaned, ready to take on the next step in their lifecycle and become a pupa. Pretty

like the rate of growth has exploded," I tip an antenna at the young, "are

emerge they are taken through the training program before they enter service. I try to keep up with what is being done with the new children, just so I know they're being

they'd get slack once the population started to explode. Must be hard for them to rustle up enough Biomass and XP

I don't even know how many eggs are being laid each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand

Queen informs me, "I believe that the creation of two new nests is being planned in

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