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.”

You’d just try and find a way around

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

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 I poke her with my leg, or detect the scent when the

they’ve achieved is absurd. They’re like

fun to

Please stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

invisible squad of babysitters. “If I’m going to be rumbling

if we evolve, we’ll be able to hide from you

around and poke her

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

Just stop

then I turn to Crinis and the others for a quick

the same time, we need to be on standby in case they need us in the third.

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, since you three are all maxed

species from the Dungeon!

to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you down on the

rumble down to the shoreline, my friends in tow, only to find the mercenaries from earlier

stand awkwardly, surrounded by a host of ants that watch their every move with preternatural stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari,

have my strength radiate out around me like this. Weaker enemies can’t even stand

onto the mercenary, then I

them. [Excellent, excellent.

own, and I make a conscious effort to tone it down. I can’t be scaring away our potential

their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively

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

centipedes. They’re probably being spammed everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points will be popping up all