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"Don't fret; the Child of God will revive you and bestow youth upon you!"

Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability

Fantasy · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

Klein replied without hesitation, "Be it a Seer or a Clown, both of them can be found at the circus."

Lord of Mysteries

Fantasy · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

MP: 300/300

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

"It's too risky!" I protest. "So many ants would perish if we did that!"

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

The four rank five Skills were melting down and blending together inside my mind, forming a new pool of knowledge that was greater than the sum of its parts. Excitement was bursting inside my heart. What would come of this powerful fusion? My only fear was that it wouldn't reach my expectations. I was forced into grinding for this due to Gravity Mana speciality not showing up in my Skill list after all this time. Before I moved onto the next tier of magic and started grinding away at it, I wanted to secure the best possible foundation I could for the first tier.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Acid launches from the rear zone as I run away into the darkness, trying to shake my pursuers. Just my luck that I decide to poke my antennae at the camp right when a patrol was coming back. How the heck was I supposed to know?! All I wanted was a little peek, just to see if I was needed, and I was being careful! They must have been using some kind of Skill or technique, because they practically tripped over me before I noticed they were there.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

[That one's out,] I say.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Bottomless Gravity Magic Gland +15, Endless Collective Will Vestibule +25;

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Further Pet Communication (III) Level 4; Core Crafting (IV) Level 13; Pet Growth Speed (I) Level 5;

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Mana Craft (V) Level 15; Condensed Mana (IV) Level 7; Finer External Mana Manipulation (IV) Level 9; Mana Hoarder (IV) Level 15; Master Mind Magic Affinity (IV) Level 17; Directed Mana Sensing (IV) Level 2; Expert Healing Magic Affinity (III) Level 11; Advanced Blue Fire Magic Affinity (V) Level 2; Expert Stone Magic Affinity (IV) Level 18; Gas Magic Affinity (IV) Level 26; Ice Magic Affinity (IV) Level 31;

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

MP: 300/300

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Ah, forget it. Do I even want to know? Not like they were eating ants. Nope, the Colony has a strange respect for the dead, at least, the same respect that a normal ant Colony has for its dead. They take them out of the nest and watch them, much like normal ants remove bodies and place them a distance away so they don't invite fungus or disease into their home. In this world, it goes a little farther. They don't eat the Biomass, nor do they harvest the cores from the deceased ants. In what might seem like a tremendous loss of efficiency, they let them return to the dungeon, dissolving into pure mana before they vanish. I've seen a few such… I hesitate to call them ceremonies, but they do feel quite impactful, in their own way, since I've arrived. I'd rather not see any more.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

As I grind away with several minds at my elemental Skills, Tiny punches at the air, Crinis practices Shadow Magic and Invidia makes barriers for Tiny to smash, I try to go back over the plan. The Colony is going to go all out for this one, a full ten thousand ants are being assembled for the assault. Soldiers, scouts, mages, core shapers, medics, generals, the whole shebang. I think every single tier four member is being called in. From what I gather, this means that aside from the necessary guard presence in the nests, along with the castes who don't operate on the field of battle, the Colony will have next to no members anywhere in the Dungeon. Naturally there will be scouts out and about, as well as a few patrols, but for the most part, we are going all in against this city.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

"We - … That's a surprisingly sensible point coming from you Leeroy. Look, we'll win them over, or if we can't, we just walk away and leave them alone. As long as they don't have those teleportation gates, we don't have any beef with them."

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

I still have mixed feelings about that fight, and the eventual death of Garralosh. If she hadn't ended the life of one of my family, Grant the brave, who sacrificed her life for me, then I'm not sure I would have found it in me to finish her off. We made use of her Biomass, though the Colony ate much of it, but her core was something I couldn't bring myself to deal with at the time.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Moving much slower now, I make my way through the nest, trying to make space for the many hatchlings and others that I share these more cramped tunnels with. Those tricky flickers in my Vestibule have returned, but I ignore them for the moment. I need to concentrate on this task, she deserves my full attention.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

As we approach the nest I find myself in a huddle with Torrina, Corun and my pet gang in the centre of our column. I'm not sure where the prisoners are being held, somewhere toward the back, I imagine. Hopefully they can adjust to their new abode. I may not like them very much, but I don't want total suffering for them. Claws crossed we use them as part of a peace negotiation or something.

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ

Bottomless Gravity Magic Gland +15, Endless Collective Will Vestibule +5;

Chrysalis

Fantasy · RinoZ