The hammer of anvils and the searing heat of metal surrounded Smithant on all sides and she couldn't be happier.
"How do I manage this part?" Another carver scuttled up to her and asked.
"Ah, the folding? It's like this… " she explained the process with care and demonstrated some of the techniques on her own workbench as the other ant watched with laser-like focus.
"I understand," the carver nodded, "I'll make an attempt and return to see what you think."
So saying t...
2020-11-01 09:54:08 +0000 UTC
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Tiny's, fists are a sight to behold. Tireless and dauntless, his hands flash out faster than the ant eye can see, each strike accompanied by a flash of light as fists of pure energy materialise and crash into his targets like trucks. As I watch he winds up and unleashes a devastating uppercut that starts at his feet and finishes above his head. An arc of light materialises from the fist and rises underneath a legionary soldier and lifts them with tremendous force to crash into the ceiling.
2020-10-31 10:54:39 +0000 UTC
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I don't know what shocked me more, the fact that Tiny managed to land without getting himself killed, or that he actually managed to break through the layered shields and barriers of the Legion. Since he actually managed the impossible, I'm not about to let the chance slip by.
"GOGOGOGOGGOGOGO!" I flood the tunnel with a wave of commanding pheromones that batter into the antennae of the ants behind me, driving them forward in a frenzied wave of insects.
[Crinis, I need you to go b...
2020-10-30 11:20:58 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for being late.
The Storm rages in the sky
The Madness lurks in the dark
The Eye watches all
Whilst
Their Master sleeps
Until The Day
When All Become One in Him.
- Prayer of the Faithful
With reluctance I let the construct dissolve away and give my brains a chance to rest as the battle draws nearer. I'm still not proficient enough with...
2020-10-28 22:49:41 +0000 UTC
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Nearly… there… just a bit more… I need to just… get this bit.. No! Stupid sub-brain, hold that bit steady! GAH! Other sub-brain! What the hell are you doing over there?! Just hold it steady, dammit! Cursing at my own minds whilst my other minds grumble back at me is confusing enough, but the four separate brains manage to steady the ship once more and I worked frantically to slot the final pieces of the construct into place.
Once the last frame was put in place I nearly winced, ...
2020-10-27 10:15:48 +0000 UTC
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Titus stifled his grimace as he walked from the battlefield. To others who looked at him, he was as stone faced and unshakable as ever, but inside, he was tired. High stats and the superhuman abilities of a powerfully levelled Legionary were able to sustain him for a long time, longer than almost any other type of soldier on Pangera, but not forever.
A few days ago, by the Legion, only a few days? A few days ago the ants had escalated the conflict, no longer content to delay and cede gr...
2020-10-25 10:51:12 +0000 UTC
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Enid was tired, yet energised. She found herself constantly in this state as of late. There were never enough hours in the day for all the things that needed to be done, which meant she was constantly on the run, difficult for a woman of her age. At the same time, she was enthused every day to rise to the challenges of her new home.
From the tragedy that Garralosh had inflicted on the people living on the frontier, they had brought about a miracle of rebirth with the help of the Colony....
2020-10-24 07:19:23 +0000 UTC
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Apologies for the late and short updates. Been unwell this week and it's caught up with me. Should be back to normal tomorrow. Have a good day! :)
Emotions ran high amongst the congregation for some time and it was difficult for any of them articulate their thoughts as they waited for the emotional high to leave them. Every time they came close to being able to hold a conversation, an ant would appear, tell them to get to work and the mere fact of being able ...
2020-10-22 13:54:00 +0000 UTC
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How could a person describe their connection to the System that governed Pangera? It moved through them, existed within them and all around them. It had been part of their lives from the moment they were born. Only those sapients who existed at the moment of descent could have told you the difference between the before and the now. It was an inescapable, unchosen overseer that applied its rules to all creatures it chose to invest itself in. Yet there were times when the System responded to th...
2020-10-20 10:44:25 +0000 UTC
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This was harder than I though it would be...
Beyn was troubled in spirit, something he had rarely been during his life. He remembered his time in the seminary, training to serve The Path. Even at that young age, his spirit had burned with certainty and divine purpose. He had risen long before the sun and slept long after it had set, devoting his every waking moment to the scripture, his meditations and the development of his oratory skills. It had been a simp...
2020-10-19 10:45:17 +0000 UTC
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The following day proves that the Legion is being more careful with their approach. I received two experience notifications from the first gravity bomb, giving me another level, but the next assault isn't as bountiful. More mages, tighter shield walls with more layers. It means they can't spread themselves out as thinly as they did before, and their overall forward progress is slower, as they have to sit and wait whilst the magical barrage is underway.
The extra time means a lot to the ...
2020-10-17 10:16:17 +0000 UTC
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My minds are pushed to the breaking point once more. Containing this level of energy isn't easy, and it doesn't get easier. One might think that my increasing stats and levels would make this process more manageable, but in fact, all it does is allow me to push further and make a more destructive gravity bomb! What sort of moron would keep the power of the spell the same? That would be madness. Madness!
As I continue to squeeze and crush the mana together, squeezing my minds to the brea...
2020-10-15 10:55:55 +0000 UTC
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POLL IS CLOSED FOLKS. Armour + Antmancer is the way forward, (I actually already started the antmancer.... as I'm sure you know.
500... Holy moly. Never thought the story would grow like this, I really didn't. It's a very special feeling knowing that people enjoy the weird stuff you come up with in your head.
I've tried to think of cool options for the poll as well as looked at the suggestions people have given. I'll probably<...
2020-10-15 01:51:19 +0000 UTC
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Obviously, my new Skill would be totally useless to me if I weren't able to make effective use of it, so all four of my brains were made to practice forming it. Early signs… weren't good. It was a nightmare frankly. The entire thing fell to ribbons in my hands, falling apart and vanishing into dust as I watch.
This construct is a nightmare of complexity, it's like a construct within a construct within a construct. Which.. I suppose… is exactly what it is. It's capable of creating tw...
2020-10-14 02:18:36 +0000 UTC
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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 wa...
2020-10-12 11:18:39 +0000 UTC
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You people are incredible. 500 patrons? I can't even... I'm still considering the poll, but expect in the next few days.
Wind blade! Tornado! Wind speed! Wind blast! GAH! I'm exhausted. Every inch of my mind is devoted towards creating gas mana and whipping it into spells. The target for the spells is naturally the stupid armoured forces, the Legionaries, I suppose.
The experience notifications finally unveiled just who this enemy is. I can only assume ...
2020-10-10 09:30:10 +0000 UTC
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So Close to 500?!?! O_O_O_O
Any suggestions for the side story poll need to hit the comments! It might not be long! :S
Hironus Balta bared his blade and executed the 'blooming flower' technique, six consecutive slashes that unleashed a barrage of light so quickly that they each flew out like the petals of single rose. The ants before him were unable to withstand the power of his sword and were driven back or cut through direc...
2020-10-09 02:32:25 +0000 UTC
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Sorry it's late. It's a long one at least.
"What will we do with them?" Morrelia's voice was subdued.
Titus stared unblinking at the five bodies arranged before him.
"They will be returned to their families for burial. If their families do not claim them, or if they requested it themselves, they will be taken to the surface and buried in the Legion memorial in Tanna."
Morrelia turned her head to gaze up a...
2020-10-07 22:42:31 +0000 UTC
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As we flee from the scene of the battle with all haste, I take a moment to let the System messages from the battle roll over me.
[You have slain Level 54 Legionem Shieldbearer (Human)]
[You have slain Level 44 Legionem Armoured Scout (Human)]
[You have slain Level 45 Legionem Shieldbearer (Human)]
[You have slain Level 58 Legionem Swordsman (Human)]
[You have slain level 42 Legionem Armoured Scout (Human)]
[You have gain...
2020-10-06 09:43:48 +0000 UTC
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With Crinis' announcement, my entire carapace tenses (metaphorically). It's time, I'm ready for action, y entire spirit is primed and filled with ire. These tin-people have hurt my family and now I'm going to give the pain back to them.
[Steady, Master. Control the mana.]
My ever faithful Crinis provides a timely warning and I check myself. My emotions had begun to get the better of me and my mana disguise was fluctuating. Cursing myself for my...
2020-10-04 10:55:30 +0000 UTC
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By the by, if we make to 500 patrons this month I'll do another reward poll. If you have good ideas, let me know in the comments!
It was already personal. Now it's… more personal. When the armoured death machines had started to advance, the scouts had alerted me and I'd gathered the troops and headed to the first defensive position. The carvers had been working overtime, throwing up walls, forts and all sorts of little traps throughout the entiret...
2020-10-02 11:56:40 +0000 UTC
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The Old Races against the New is a troubling rivalry that has arisen in the centuries since the Cataclysm. Perhaps it is understandable that those who existed on Pangera in a time before the Dungeon would view those that came after with suspicion. They know for a fact, after all, that they are free of the corruption that the Dungeon brought to the world, whereas the same cannot be said for those who came later.
The New Races, on the othe...
2020-10-01 00:08:35 +0000 UTC
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The Empire of Stone endures forever. That is their claim, at least. It's no secret that the rock-people are a proud and stubborn people, proud of their history as one of the 'Old Races' of Pangera. They are survivors, hardy and tough, their natural advantages and the Classes that tie to their race have proven to be enough to bring them through the Cataclysm, as well as the chaos that followed.
Golgari youth are born much as human childre...
2020-09-29 12:20:55 +0000 UTC
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She's really gonna kill me this time. I mean, Crinis was clingry to an absurd degree before based on my last dissapearance, what's going to happen this time. I'm afraid, afraid GANDALF! The image of Crinis burrowing her tentacles through my carapace and taking residence within my skeleton rises in my mind, causing me to shudder.
She would do that! She would totally do that!
Nononono. Having her stuck to my carapace all the time was bad en...
2020-09-27 10:29:36 +0000 UTC
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Sorry this one was late.
"LEEEEEEROOOOOOOOOOOOY!"
What a day! WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY! The Immortals unleashed their war cry, the name of their great leader as they charge toward what would surely be their own useful deaths! The golgari formed a fortress before them, their combined shields creating a wall of golden light that the ants just couldn't wait to run into.
"No!" roared Leeroy as she battered a...
2020-09-26 08:47:02 +0000 UTC
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He sensed them before they came. The Shapers had been ordered to keep their senses tuned for just such an ambush, but the ants were getting clever. They must have placed dampeners or some other form of mana suppression in the tunnels, which meant he didn't have a whole lot of time once he detected the tell-tale signs through the ground.
"Contact!" Granin hollered, "beneath! Above! And in the damn walls!"
His voice didn't carry far above the din...
2020-09-23 11:30:12 +0000 UTC
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It took a long time before we actually began to fight as the sapient do. The gift the Eldest bestowed on us seemed natural, once we had it. Our old forms fell away and were replaced by the new in such a seamless way, we never considered what that transition really meant for an embarrassingly long time. Although the Colony learned at a tremendously fast pace, and developed in many different directions at once, in battle, too often we defaulted to the be...
2020-09-22 11:49:23 +0000 UTC
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2020-09-20 23:48:49 +0000 UTC
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"Hold the line!" Advant flooded the surrounding space with her pheromones.
"FOR THE COLONY!" The ants roared back.
BOOM!
Another explosion rocked the tunnel, sending Colony members sprawling in the dust. Healers rushed forward, antennae darting over the fallen, checking for pheromones indicating injury or distress. The medics had to be careful, too many soldiers were hiding their injuries, or at least refusing to acknowledge them.
2020-09-20 11:51:23 +0000 UTC
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Abyssal Legion Armour is known by many names, Runic Armour, Legion Plate, Abyssal Armour. As far as I can determine, no 'official' nomenclature exists. At least, if one did in the past, it has since been lost. Instead, the terms used tend to vary from region to region, or Legion to Legion.
For the purposes of this text, I shall use the term Abyssal Amour, as that is the most commonly used in my own deployment.
Legion records from The Rending...
2020-09-19 10:32:18 +0000 UTC
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