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 find a

me, they will provide me with Will. As long as the energy is flowing, they’ll be lit up like a christmas tree, regardless

conceal themselves. I can’t see Protectant with my eyes, or even feel it when I poke her

level of stealth they’ve achieved

it’s 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 with tier eight enemies, you’ll be flattened just by

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

her again,

everything you need to hide from already. You need to seriously bump up your stats and combat prowess. That concealment organ has soaked up way too much evolutionary energy, don’t waste the next evolution on something you don’t

alright! Just stop poking

then I turn to Crinis and the

for action and we need to get some Levels into you, 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 the third. There’s some funky business going down up there, and we may need to elevate up in order to

three of them nod in unison. It’s rewarding having an audience of active

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

rage won’t abate until I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we

me and I stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see

this stratum, I won’t let them get a foothold. I rumble down to the shoreline, my friends in tow, only to find the mercenaries from earlier have

with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices my approach, even as he winces under the effect of my

radiate out around me like this. Weaker enemies

together a mind bridge and latch onto the mercenary, then I bring his two followers into

I greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose your hunt

of them grimace as the force of my mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to tone

them begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively glittering and

be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two mountains west and tried our

his love of centipedes. They’re probably being spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points