Sorry about the lack of updates, been a crazy week of travel and family business. Another chap coming tonight, then one tomorrow to make up for the lack.
The walls glow with molten light as the dragon's breath fades and we rocket through the narrow space. I can hear Tiny growling behind me as his hands and fur get singed by the rocks but we don't have time to deal with it.
He thinks he has it rough I'm the one at the front, shoving the still boiling Biomass out of...
2022-05-01 06:39:29 +0000 UTC
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It's about that time! Keep in mind, I'll most likely write the two most voted for options. If you arrange a tie again, I'll pick one rather than write three, you need to learn!
2022-04-28 23:20:34 +0000 UTC
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Interesting…
[If you hear something weird, let me know. For now we need to focus on not getting killed.]
[Yes,] the great bear shakes her head, [you're right, of course.]
With the crew back together we're in a better position to resist, but the pressure quickly begins to mount. Our opponents are digging constantly, creating tunnels to reach us under the rubble and I can feel that they have us completely surrounded. Perhaps as many as a hundred thousand of the filthy, soul ...
2022-04-27 05:41:01 +0000 UTC
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It took a day of finger breaking work for Tyron to complete the musculature on all ten skeletons. He worked straight through the night under the illumination of summoned globes, despite Dove warning him it was a bad idea. In typical fashion, he refused to cut any corners in the tedious process, instead investing more time than was necessary to complete what he felt to be his finest work to date.
Ideally, he would have liked more time to prepare the remains before he raised them. He want...
2022-04-26 11:41:53 +0000 UTC
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Some people said that a good Mage was similar to a good musician. A good musician understood the structure of music, was able to manipulate harmonies to create sounds that tugged on heartstrings and dropped women's drawers. Those people claimed that a Mage, similarly, knew the sigils and words of power like the back of their hand, could weave the together as if playing an instrument to create a song of magick.
In Dove's opinion, those people were fucking stupid.
Musicians and bard...
2022-04-26 05:06:30 +0000 UTC
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Life in the fourth stratum is considered by many to be the pinnacle of existence for many. The rich mana intensive atmosphere, the wealth and prosperity available to those who are strong enough to hunt the powerful monsters, the abundance for those who can pay for it. Many empires of Pangera have shifted their capitals to this layer of the Dungeon over the thousands of years since the breaking.
This has caused a strange environment to arise in the fourth, as it is, without ...
2022-04-24 13:52:39 +0000 UTC
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I have no idea how many tons of material rained down, but it had to be a lot. Thankfully the integrity of things like soil and stone are more than a little 'iffy' here on Pangera. By all right, the planet should collapse in on itself given the fact that it's largely hollow, but when we add mana into the mix things get weird.
So the whole mountain didn't collapse on us, which is a plus, but we were still rather squished.
In fact, it was Invidia that made the save. Acting as fast as...
2022-04-23 11:30:42 +0000 UTC
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We are consistently above 1000 patrons these days and I know that a lot of those are here for BoD, but what the hey, it's been ages.
TIME FOR ANOTHER CHRYSALIS SIDE STORY POLL! WHOOOOOO!
... next week! If you have any ideas, drop it in the comments!
The Colony really only had two speeds. Fast and breakneck, as the humans referred to it. The latter didn't make much sense to the ants at first, they didn't have necks...
2022-04-21 08:34:29 +0000 UTC
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Sorry this was late. Struggled with it and ended cutting a bunch of stuff which made it shorter than normal.
The sound of air being sucked through gritted teeth filled the tent. The pain came almost constantly now and Magnin bent all of his considerable will to combating it. He had long ago risen to the point where complete mastery of his mind and body had become second nature to him, yet under the unrelenting assault of agony he could feel his spirit begin to crack. He...
2022-04-20 04:30:39 +0000 UTC
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We fall into a rhythm as the battle progresses. Sarah rushes forward, unleashes absolutely abhorrent levels of devastation on the termites before she falls back to gather herself. When that happens, I step in, take the hits, push back against the wall of invaders while Tiny punches their lights out and Crinis instils deep, deep fear in them.
Seriously, any survivors of this battle on the Ka'armodo side are going to need therapy. Even the lizards in control of these poor hapless...
2022-04-18 06:36:52 +0000 UTC
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Sarah watched as the others threw themselves into battle with wild abandon. Anthony and his pets showed no hesitation in attacking the oncoming wave of termites any way they could. It was a dizzying scene. Explosions rocked the tunnel, tentacles lashed left and right, Tiny’s fists flashed so quickly she couldn’t see his hands and Anthony stood in front absorbing all the pressure he could.
The defensive mastery on display from her fellow Earth-born was incredible. Whenever a termite ...
2022-04-15 09:11:59 +0000 UTC
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Detonation after detonation rings out in the narrow tunnel as Invidia weaves his intricate tapestry of death. With my enhanced mana sight, I can see ever more clearly just how absurdly overpowered his mental gifts are. A hundred individual strands of mana writhe through the air at any given moment, pouring into the spells at a dizzying speed as the grinning demon produces magic at an absurd speed.
This is the power of specialisation! He even has time to be weaving shields in-between exp...
2022-04-14 11:41:51 +0000 UTC
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What is given to us when a monster dies by our hand? Experience. This is the benediction of the System, this gift allow us to grow, to uplift ourselves. Every monster slain is a single brink in the Path that we tread to achieve our perfect self. Since the Divine Descent, when the System made itself known to us, this has been our manifest destiny.
Yet there are questions. How can we best apply ourselves as we walk together on this road? Is there a way that we may devote ours...
2022-04-14 11:08:34 +0000 UTC
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The noise above never ceased. As the hours passed, the piercing cry of the monsters only grew louder over time and Tyron slowly came to the realisation that it wouldn't stop any time soon. After putting the cellar back to rights, cleaning up the mess and laying down his blankets and bedroll on the stone floor, he began to prepare for sleep.
Dove had other ideas.
"Hey," he objected, "you're just going to sleep? What am I supposed to do?"
Tyron blinked owlishly at the skull wh...
2022-04-12 13:18:36 +0000 UTC
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Full of vim and vigour, we dash off to find Sarah toiling away helping to build walls. The great bear isn't much for digging, lacking the zen-like disposition that ants have towards it, or our powerful mandibles. You'd think hands would be great for shifting dirt, but nope, mandibles is where it's at. The two face-hands are excellent for both cutting into the unyielding rock, and gathering up loose soil into a clump.
[Hey Sarah!]
[Anthony? You're back already?]
[Yep! Ready t...
2022-04-11 11:09:16 +0000 UTC
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Having upgraded myself to peak condition, and my friends and allies having done the same, it's time to descend below and inflict true despair upon the termite foe!
MUAHAHAHAAA!
With my newfound abilities and near perfect mutations, they won't know what hit them. As we march down the extended root system of the Mother Tree, heading towards the village of Bruan'chii in which the Colony has established its forward headquarters, I get to playing.
My mind constructs are almost al...
2022-04-11 08:23:35 +0000 UTC
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Hit with a migraine, sorry folks. Double Chrysalis delayed until tomorrow.
Sorry! >.<
2022-04-10 11:09:06 +0000 UTC
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First full status update for a long time. I've tried to fix it and get all the errors out, but I'm sure I've forgotten something. Let me know what I missed!
Hope the week is going well for everyone! Two chaps tomorrow to make up for lack of posts, been a busy chap over here. Also, there will be an AMA on Royal Road tomorrow for those who are interested!
Gawd. Mutating is such an itch in the thorax. Once more, only once more and I'll be ...
2022-04-09 08:27:38 +0000 UTC
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Had to go back and make edits to chapter 936 since I forgot to copy changes across to the stat sheet and forgot that Anthony had already mutated certain things! -_-
So the following changes have been made to 936:
With that done, and the massive cost involved, I can take two organs from +25 to +30 with what I have remaining. I'm running low on options in this regard, my mutations are looking to be in a good place. The time has come for legs to shine! My legs right...
2022-04-06 11:45:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks. Quick heads up, I changed the title of the last chapter and used that title for this one, seemed to fit much better.
Likely only one chapter this week, as I have a ton of stuff to deal with as Chrysalis gets close to release. Not to mention the proofs for Volume two. T_T
I promise that we'll get a status update for Tyron once we get back to him... after a SIX CHAPTER SIDE STORY ALL ABOUT RUFUS. MUAHAHAHAHAAAA! (joking).
H...
2022-04-05 07:56:39 +0000 UTC
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"I'm really not sure about this," Isaac muttered under his breath.
[That makes two of us…] his new partner replied.
"I really didn't think they would go for this as enthusiastically as they did."
[It's how we are. If there's an advantage in it, we're more than happy to explore it. Even if it does prove to be… unconventional.]
Isaac felt the massive ant shift beneath him and tried to adjust his position to roll with the movement. The saddle they'd created wasn't
2022-04-03 12:38:21 +0000 UTC
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The two sides stare each other down, the tension thick in the air. Outside of myself and the elder Ka'armodo, along with his attendants, nobody is listening in on our conversation, but apparently the body language is enough to put everyone on edge. In front of me stand a hundred giant lizards and five times that many Setsulah. If that was all, perhaps it would be so bad, but I know for a fact that twice that number is lurking in the area, laying low, ready to jump in case things go south.
...
2022-04-03 10:52:05 +0000 UTC
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Is the Colony evil? The monstrous ant foe poses a conundrum, as far as enemies go. It's very easy to paint such alien creatures as 'other', distinct from the sapient people of Pangera and therefore remove sympathy. The ants do not speak, in the conventional sense, they don't even make sound. When describing them to someone with no direct experience of them or their society, depicting them as mindless, soulless and evil is almost trivially easy.
Unspeaking, unthinking killin...
2022-04-02 10:39:39 +0000 UTC
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The first day in the third stratum was the worst. Along with Crinis, Tiny and Invidia, I rushed about trying to put out fires and help the Colony in every way that I could. We took part in the siege of a city, overrunning the defenders in spectacular style, leaping from a pillar that rose ten kilometres high. I left the duel with the city lord to our resident demon overlord though, I don't want to tangle with any more tier sevens if I can help it.
Bit of a silly thought considering ther...
2022-03-30 07:53:16 +0000 UTC
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Now we are eight ahead! Whoo!
Could have done a better job with this, but I hope its alright. Enjoy!
"Did your brain turn to shit or something?" Dove coughed. "What the fuck where you thinking?"
Tyron couldn't lift his head.
"I felt like I should help in some way, since everything that's happening is my fault…"
"Your fault? Your fault my scrawny ass!" Dove spluttered as he pressed the bandage against the w...
2022-03-30 02:09:00 +0000 UTC
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First chap of the week, another one coming tomorrow I hope.
Also the following lines have been added to chapter 42 since I forgot to give Tyron a new ability choice at level 10 for his Necromancer class. Since it's an even numbered level, he should have gotten the option and I broke my own system rules by not including it. Not cool!
42 edits:
Necromancer level 10. Choose an additional Spell:
Sho...
2022-03-29 04:22:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, sorry for the shocking schedule this week, had some family issues and they always come first, sorry!
Hope you've all had a good week and I'll work hard to get a better schedule going next week!
Hello my dear readers, it is wonderful to be able to share with you the next instalment of my adventures amidst the lands of the Colony! When last we spoke, I had been assured that a meeting with THE Queen was quite simply impossib...
2022-03-27 12:34:17 +0000 UTC
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Deep within Pangera, things were stirring. Stone cracked, ice shattered, fire roared and winds howled. The monsters of this deep darkness revelled the flood of mana that poured from the centre of the Dungeon, eyeing the rivals with whom they had sparred for hundreds, if not thousands of years whilst younger beasts stepped lightly, desperate to avoid the eye of their elders as they squabbled amongst themselves for resources. This is the world where no naturally born creature had ever set foot....
2022-03-25 10:36:39 +0000 UTC
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Mother looked at me, a twinge of amusement in her eyes as her antennae continued to hover threateningly. I swear she gets far more enjoyment than she should by whacking me on the head. I'm not sure I've ever seen her hit someone else, to be honest. It's not fair!
"Mother. It's lovely to see you as always, I'm just surprised is all. I thought you were very comfortable in the main nest."
"I experienced some issues due to a lack of mana. It was tolerable and I was happy to remain, bu...
2022-03-24 08:29:40 +0000 UTC
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Author note: Going to make a few changes to 42, since Tyron should have gained a new skill or spell at level 10 and I left it off. Also a few errors in that chapter that need fixing.
For Chrysalis readers, I plan to hit you up with a double header tomorrow to make up for being late this week. Forgive me!
It took long hours of work for Tyron to prepare his minions, not nearly as long as he would have liked. He could almost imagine what it would be like for ...
2022-03-23 10:26:18 +0000 UTC
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