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.”

way. You’d just try and find

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 what

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

stealth they’ve achieved is

to prod at them. Poke.

Please stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

babysitters. “If I’m going to be rumbling with tier eight enemies, you’ll be flattened just by being near me if you

we’ll be able to hide from

poke her again,

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

alright! Just stop poking

to drive home the point, then I turn to Crinis

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

It’s

should make sure to contribute to the Colony stockpile, since you three are all maxed out. Let’s go see what we can

a few of those diamond centipede nests. My rage won’t abate until I wipe that species from the Dungeon! As it turns out, we don’t even make our way out of the tunnels before someone finds us with

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

I rumble down to the

three of them stand awkwardly, surrounded by a host of ants that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices

have my strength radiate out around me like this. Weaker

the mercenary,

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

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

my question, the three of them begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a

to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two

spammed everywhere on this level of