Chrysalis

My first nap as a tier seven, a deep and satisfying torpor that I luxuriate in. Indeed, life is only complete when one gets their eight hours! I’ve been flat out for way too long, to the point I’ve started to worry that the Torpor Police might disappear me.

That would have caused quite a stir, I’ve no doubt.

They do an incredible job of hiding, those little ninjants, but ever since I picked up the Vestibule, it’s been impossible for them to conceal themselves from me.

Unlike my bodyguards. Whatever it is that they use to create the strange forgetful effect was powerful enough to give me trouble for a little while. Ever since my evolution, though….

I reach out with one leg and poke at the air.

….

I poke again.

….

Another poke, harder this time.

“... Is that really necessary, Eldest?” Protectant complains.

Gweheheheh.

“I just find it fun, how easily I can spot you now.”

The guard smells decidedly unhappy about it.

“We would like to know how you do it,” she grumbles, “out of professional courtesy.”

try and find a

as they’re ants who believe in me, they will provide me with Will. As long

to ‘forget’ or ‘ignore’ their presence still works on my other senses when they actively try to conceal themselves. I can’t see Protectant with

stealth they’ve achieved is absurd.

why it’s so fun to

Please stop it,”

Heheheheheh.

of babysitters. “If I’m going to be rumbling with tier eight enemies, you’ll be flattened just

evolve, we’ll be able to hide from you again…” Protectant

around and poke her

your stats and combat prowess. That concealment organ has soaked up way too much evolutionary energy, don’t waste the next evolution on something

alright! Just stop

home the point, then I turn

pronto. Hunting in the fourth stratum is likely to be our best bet, but at the same time, we need to be on standby in case they need us in

in unison. It’s rewarding

I need a fair bit to get my mutations ticking along, but we should make sure to contribute to the Colony stockpile, since you three are all maxed out. Let’s go see what we

abate until I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we don’t even make our way out of the

the scout calls to me and I stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down on the shoreline. It’s about something

priority on this stratum, I won’t let them get a foothold. I rumble down to the shoreline, my friends in

of ants that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices my approach, even as

It’s nice to have my strength radiate out around me

onto the mercenary, then I bring his two

again so soon,] I greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose

as the force of my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to tone it down. I can’t be

in their boat, depositing

found them pretty quickly, all things considered,] the leader grunted warily. [The Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a

this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points will be popping up all over