Chrysalis

Hmmmmm.

The battle against the ka’armodo is over. Well, I say battle, more of a skirmish, really. They probably scried me acting all weird and thought they might as well see if they can knock me off. Capitalise on my apparent weakness.

I was able to quickly persuade them that I’m just fine and dandy, so they left without committing much. If I’d been a bit smarter, I could have flopped around some more and really baited them in.

My new mutations got a nice road test at least, can’t complain about that. The resonant properties of my carapace and inner plating were on full display, reacting to my gravity magic and empowering me further, creating a harmonious cycle that made that sweet purple mana so efficient to use.

I can create a well to lift myself into the air, and some of the energy feeds straight back into the mana gland, some of it hardens my carapace, some of it helps regenerate the carapace, and to top it all off, it gets slightly condensed for free on the way out.

I’ll take it!

My dream of becoming an all powerful gravity ant is well on the way to being realised, which is extremely exciting.

I still have a few issues that need to be tackled, some kinks that need ironing. Careful thought will need to be put in befo-

[Look, will you stop laughing?! I’m trying to think!]

Nearby, Sarah, the Asura Rage Bear of legend, is collapsed on the ground wheezing and huffing her massive bear heart out.

[Ha-hah! I mean… the legs… I can’t!]

Her stubby legs rise up and kick helplessly.

[It’s not that funny! Look, none of my siblings are laughing!]

They are, however, continuing to not look at me directly.

the way you drooped

nearby fuming. I knew it didn’t look great, but I had to

way to achieve a more graceful hovering pose. Eventually, Sarah manages to

like that in… goodness, I can’t remember how long. When did you even figure

the floating, but manages to contain herself,

to purchase the gravity magic Skill after I evolved. I can create localised gravity wells with it that I use to pick myself up,

Tha-that’s… super neat. Really. I-I’d

takes a big

on… the dis-distribution of… of the gravity… across… across your b-body. That way you’ll be…

standing on end and the expression on her face, as if she’s got a fat salmon wedged in her throat, she’s working hard

I just wanted to test

It was

steer this conversation back to more serious topics. The sooner we

along the border recently? Probing

If you’d asked me that a week ago, I would have had a different answer for you. Clashes between patrols, little forays into Colony territory, there

here when I left for the fourth and nothing had really happened to cool them down. If anything, me getting the Colony involved in the little proxy war they had

batten the hatches,] I predict. [We’ll be the same. After all, we can experience explosive growth during a wave

win! There should be enough

with everything out here. Don’t hesitate to come and find me if you need

it. I’m… happier now than I have been for a long time.

[Sounds good to me.]

a friendly wave, and a wave to the rest of the patrol as well before I head on my merry way. There’s a ton of things

is the Call. You’d think the pain would be getting better over time, or I’d be getting used to it, but that is just not the case.

so persistent, it just never

the Dungeon. If I’m not careful, I find my feet are already moving before I can think about it, running to throw myself