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 down…

had to test it out against the lizard enemy when I had a chance! Such an opportunity doesn’t come around every day, after

a more graceful hovering pose. Eventually, Sarah manages to contain herself long enough to get back to

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

when she mentions 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, cancelling out the

Tha-that’s… super neat. Really.

takes a

gravity… across… across your b-body.

without busting a gut. I almost feel like clapping. Judging by the way her fur is standing on end and the expression on her face, as if she’s

dumb, alright! I just wanted to test

was just so

this conversation back to more

been active along the border recently? Probing attacks, that

they’ve been much more quiet. If you’d asked me that a week ago, I would have

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

a wave is coming, everyone is probably going to batten the hatches,] I predict. [We’ll be the same. After all, we can experience explosive growth during a wave if we manage our resources

thanks to Brilliant, we’ve gotten word of this wave faster than ever before. A huge win! There should be enough time to get our farms and defences ready for the insanity to come, though it’s likely to be

leave you be then, Sarah. Good luck with everything out here. Don’t hesitate to come and find

no one to blame for it. I’m… happier

[Sounds good to me.]

well before I head on my merry way. There’s a ton of things to do around

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

Call is just so persistent, it just

manage to push it out of my mind, it comes roaring back when I least expect it, demanding I go deeper into the Dungeon. If I’m not careful, I find