Master approached, an enormous core held firmly in his mandibles.
[Hey there, Crinis! Hope the consultation went well. Did the rock-heads have some good suggestions for you?]
Crinis writhed her tentacles happily as the giant ant approached and placed the core down in front of her.
[They did. Though I don’t think you should talk about them that way. I get the feeling they wouldn’t like it.]
[Bah. Granin gets mad no matter what I say to him. Ignoring them, I’m glad you were actually willing to correct me on my poor behaviour! That’s a step forward in your quest for independence!]
Held in a small ball with only a dozen or so limbs out, Crinis’ body froze in shock.
[Oh my goodness! I’m sorry!]
[And you addressed me without saying ‘Master’! Smashing out the milestones one after another now, Crinis!]
[AHHHHHH!]
Her master folded his legs with a sigh and poked the quivering lump of immaterial flesh that was her with one antenna.
[You know you don’t have to call me ‘master’, I’ve never once asked you to, right? I have a name, just call me Anthony. Well, when you’re ready, I suppose. I don’t expect you to completely change your attitude overnight.]
[W-w-w-what are you saying, Master? Why would I want to change? You deserve my respect!]
[Look, if you don’t want to change, you don’t have to, I don’t really mind. Call me whatever you want. You’ve been a good and loyal friend to me for a long time now, you’ve earned at least that much.]
Her Master gave her a final poke with one leg.
Now hurry up and absorb this core, you need to evolve! I’m kind of excited to see the result, I’ve not seen this far in your core’s evolutionary path, so
truly, she didn’t understand it. What she wanted? She wanted to serve her master, the one who had brought her into this life by using a core. It wasn’t any mystery, there wasn’t any doubt, not for Crinis, of how or why she’d come into this world. She was a pet, and she felt that bond to her Master
I not allowed to stay the way I
exit, Anthony turned
you can do whatever the heck you want to do, and
Then he was gone.
like to use the
level for your current species. Evolution will allow you to change your form and
as fewer rewards are given for preying on creatures less evolved
options are
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Mind Shredder
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Immaterial Grasper
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Mind Sculptor (special)
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Void Render (special)
Thing Between (rare)
Dweller In Darkness (rare)
Cerebral Infector (rare)
a Mythic option, as her Master had, but it appeared it wasn’t to be. Perhaps her species simply didn’t merit such an option at the seventh
a mythic monster at the seventh tier, she definitely would at the eighth. She would
Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon,
perhaps he would already have evolved into
achieve a mythic evolution, she would once
to examine,
Might. Already, the physical word has but a tenuous grasp on you. To the Thing Between, even those flimsy chains are broken. Go where you will, and bring
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