[Here’s your core, little guy. Sheesh, this thing is about the same size as you.]
The master rolled the mythic core up to Invidia using one foreleg, letting it rest on the chamber floor right in front of him. The demon looked down at the spherical gem, seeing the powerful flows of mana within and around it.
He wanted it.
[I know, I know, almost all of your body is stuffed into a pocket dimension, I get it. Even so, it’s going to hurt like heck when you absorb that thing, so be careful. Was it helpful? Talking to the golgari, I mean?]
Invidia considered the question seriously.
[Yessss,] he hissed after a pause. [I learned much I didsssss not knowsssss.]
The master's eyes glinted, pleased.
[Nice, I’m glad you were able to pick up a few things. They know a heck of a lot more than me, that’s for sure. Is there anything else you need? Something I can get for you, before you take the plunge?]
Again, the little demon took a moment to think, his gigantic brain turning the question over with care.
[I havessss a question.]
The master froze for a moment, then waggled his antennae nervously.
[Oh? Of course, ask away. I’ll answer as best I can.]
The master lacked confidence, and thought Invidia was going to ask an esoteric question he couldn’t answer. Invidia thought he might be right. He himself didn’t have an answer to this question, but if anyone did, it was the ant in front of him.
[What ssssort of demon isssss Invidia?] he asked.
The master slowly rubbed at the top of his head with one antenna, an air of confusion around him.
[You don’t know?] he asked, sounding puzzled.
Invidia shook his head.
[I am notssss ssssure.]
ant reached out a single leg to poke at one of
thought you were going to ask me something
[You havesss an anssswer?]
demon was
You want to know what type of demon you are? That’s just asking the wrong question. You’re one of a kind, unique.
frowned, confused. His master
to find a box to fit yourself into, that’s not how it works. Demons may share obsessions, but that doesn’t make them the same. Each of you is different from the others, and the further you evolve, the more pronounced those differences become. Don’t fret about making the right choice, and just
turned and began to
irrelevant stuff, little guy. Get to evolving
unique? He had never felt unique. How was he supposed to know if he was or not? Was there a
something else the master had said resonating with him much more strongly. Regardless of
already possessed, but
you like to use the
level for your current species. Evolution will allow you to
make securing XP and Biomass more difficult as fewer rewards are given for preying on creatures
evolution options are
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