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.”

and

there is one. As far as I can tell, as long as they’re ants who believe in me, they will provide me with Will. As long as the energy is flowing, they’ll be lit up like a christmas tree, regardless

of interesting, actually. The organ that causes me 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 my eyes, or even feel it when

they’ve achieved is absurd. They’re

so fun to prod at them. Poke.

stop it,”

Heheheheheh.

push to tier six,” I tell the invisible squad of babysitters. “If I’m going to be rumbling

able to

around and poke her again, with both

need to seriously bump up your stats and combat prowess. That concealment organ has soaked up way too

alright! Just stop

just to drive home the point, then I turn to Crinis and the others for

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 the

It’s

to get my mutations ticking along, but we should make sure to contribute to the Colony

species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we don’t even make our way out of the tunnels before someone finds us

her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down on the shoreline. It’s about something

let them get a foothold. I rumble down to the

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

around me like this. Weaker

together a mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary, then I

I greet them. [Excellent,

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

in their boat, depositing a

found them pretty quickly, all things considered,] the leader grunted warily. [The Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two mountains west

love of centipedes. They’re probably being spammed everywhere on this level