This chapter is getting further edits in a week or two. Pacing is all over the place. Chapter after this will have new POVs
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Gender: Male
Level: 5
Class: Aquamancer
Race: Lacus Otter
Title: Dungeon-Born<...
2021-11-29 19:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post[Otters] were special creatures. Or, perhaps they were the most average being the world had ever seen. The Core wasn’t sure which was the truest in the objective spectrum, but it knew that it had personally never seen anything like them. Their fur was like nothing before, able to hold out water as the creatures swam faster than anything else. Their paws were strong and durable, able to fight ...
2021-11-28 19:06:56 +0000 UTC View Post‘It just jumped in without a comment,’ the Queen observed. She had a lack of surprise to her tone, one that was more disappointed in herself for not realising that it would happen than it happening. Not that the Core personally felt anything different. It had watched every small step made by that small creature, how it had jumped over the creeping vines in the earth, and had looked...
2021-11-26 16:15:58 +0000 UTC View Post
New chapter in a few hours. Meanwhile, enjoy this picture of the ant queen.
2021-11-26 13:24:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Core had found a reason why organic bodies shouldn't be allowed to rot. During its previous experiences with leaving dead bodies with themselves for longer periods, the Core had always been aware that they degraded more each second. It wasn’t quick at the start, barely noticeable at all, yet the speed picked up with each passing second. And at some point, it went off to the point where th...
2021-11-25 08:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe next thirty minutes were spent precariously trying to balance out a variety of Energies at the same time. Each minute spent showed the Entity another way to think of Mana, another way to harness it, and another way to be annoyed by it. It was through sheer will and mental capacity that it had been able to balance such amounts around and even more to make sure that none of the Mana reacted n...
2021-11-24 21:03:18 +0000 UTC View Post[Force Evolution]
Allows the user to force evolution in [All] creatures
Very Rare
250+MP
The Core was more than happy, more than just surprised, and more than unable to comprehend the… thing it had created. Before it, a tree, a mere seedling, had lied yet it was so much more now. It was more than it co...
2021-11-24 07:26:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe destroyed parts of the tree didn’t destroy the Mana-Walls, as the Core had feared. Not that the Panels kept them inside either, the material just… being flung right outside of its sight. Most came to rest in the water, some hit the walls of the hill, and some disappeared away from where the Core could guess their location. It was gruesome but it was also just about what had been expecte...
2021-11-22 19:06:24 +0000 UTC View Post‘The skill is instant, so we first need to account for that above all else,’ the Queen stated, the Core quick listen in. ‘This would mean that you refrain from sending out Mana through an elongated period and should instead use the bundling method that I am sure you are already aware of.’
That part was easy enough, the Entity more than capable of doing so. Taking...
2021-11-21 19:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post[Forced Evolution] was a skill that the Core had dreamt about having for quite a while now. The concept of taking a base creature and improving on it in real-time was something that it enjoyed immensely. What couldn’t be done at the current moment could be possible in the next with only a single wave of the Entity’s Mana. And while such was a gross simplification of the actual idea, the Cor...
2021-11-21 17:10:30 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Speed of extra chapters should speed up sooner rather than later. Finally have more time to write. A Poll will also be up soon. /AN
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Day and night produced different forms of Mana. The Core had not realized it before, not having been aware of much surrounding that cycle, to begin with. At some point, it had learned of the concept of the planet moving, and that it even was a p...
2021-11-21 13:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostSetting up [Electrum] was more annoying than the Core could have guessed. The process of slowly cutting it out into exact dimensions while also making sure not a single piece was left unused was… very stressful. The Entity did fully understand that any minor mistake would be impossible to fix yet it also knew that being quick would allow it to move onto other important matters. For example, t...
2021-11-20 13:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostA big chunk of stone. Or, it looked like a stone at the very least. The larger slab was just on the edge of what the Core could see, and even then it had been forced to focus its sights to an extreme degree. That had certainly required some manner of [Mana-Manipulation], to the point where it thought itself deserving of another upgrade. But, no message from the [System] came along, forcing it t...
2021-11-19 06:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post[Purify]
Allows the user to Purify [General] creatures.
Uncommon
30MP
With ten full minutes to spare, the Core had gained the skill it had sought for the last hour. It had been quite the ride to get, creatures, skill in masses. At some point, it had slightly given up, not trusting itself to finish the go...
2021-11-18 13:33:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe skill called [Purify] was, at some level, an enigma. It described an act that the Core already thought itself the master of, yet its lack of this skill told the world otherwise. It thought itself good at healing, at making sure that their physical health was at its prime. Yet time was showing such to not be the case. The Core supposed that such a thing should have been obvious from the star...
2021-11-18 07:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post‘Shouldn’t [Heal] do it all perfectly, though?’ the Core questioned, clearly not seeing an issue. ‘[Appraisal] says that you are all at full health, so I have done all there needs to be done. You aren’t missing any more health.’
‘No we aren’t but we are losing health still,’ the Queen corrected. ‘While you have taken care of the wound and...
2021-11-17 20:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Where am I? I don’t” The Core began to say, but had to stop when it heard its voice. It had a voice? Why did it have such a thing and why did it feel so familiar? It had to grasp at its own throat before likewise realizing it had such a thing as well. It had hands, arms, a head, and… a body. It could feel the rush of blood in its eyes, the swelling of its pupils as it stared i...
2021-11-17 08:30:51 +0000 UTC View PostSo... if any of you have seen the new list, you will notice that I am not on top. This is due to me willingly admitting that I had a backlog for this story, unlike a few other of the contestants. Because of this, I now have two choices. Since those with backlogs remaining will have more than me no matter what(since I don't have time to write 9k every day the next 20 days), ther...
2021-11-16 15:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostIT HAS COMMENCED
As you guys might remember, I am currently a part of the Royal Road Writathon where I need to publish as much as I can in the span of one month. I joined this with the goal of being number 1 on the list. Everything for that title had been prepared, wit...
2021-11-12 06:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Who are you?” was the first thing that came out of the ant’s mouth, it never having felt such a sensation as it did then. It had no tongue yet the words flowed easily, the Queen feeling that much of the work was done without her even needing to think. The skill required for such a thing. “You are not the rock I saw on the outside.”
“I never said that I was,” the girl respon...
2021-11-07 07:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostMother Carapace was not happy with herself. No matter how much her anger had overtaken her in recent times, with the mood swings being due to her new form, she should have known not to take the little rock lightly. Time and time again, she had refrained from attacking on a full scale, not sure how much power the newer dungeon had held. From the moment that it had shown itself as still being ali...
2021-11-07 07:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing it hobble out of the tunnel it had dug so many minutes ago was quite the experience for the Entity. There was no emotion other than the cold calculation of how it was meant to survive the next couple of minutes. Everything seemed more and more likely to cause an end for the Core, to the point where it was all… near-impossible to win against. The Queen had superior numbers, superior pow...
2021-11-07 07:35:21 +0000 UTC View Post‘I spent a lot of time and resources on that beast,’ the Queen commented, as she began to… absorb the energy that had come from behind? That wasn't seeming like a good thing, the Core starting to feel a bit uneasy. Never in its plan had it thought about the recycling of death, yet it made all the more sense to do it. This wasn't good. And the Intelligent Ant was smart en...
2021-11-07 07:32:26 +0000 UTC View PostHow could the Worm barrel through tons upon tons of rock without getting the slightest scratch? Previously, a few tons had been enough to kill it outright so what exactly had changed as of late? Well… the Core was beginning to think that nothing had changed. It was simply looking at two different scenarios and thinking of both of them as identical. But that was as far as possible fro...
2021-11-07 07:31:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe tugging of its inner Core, its Mana-Pattern only grew more powerful with time. Even when the Entity was without sight of its surroundings, it could feel that pain being caused. The energies that made the Core who it was was being torn away bit by bit. It hurt. It hurt as nothing had ever done before. The Entity couldn't help but imagine it like skin slowly being flayed off ...
2021-11-07 07:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostThirty-two minutes passed before the enemy came within sight of the Core’s pulses. Two minutes later than the Entity had expected them to come along, though it supposed that was something of a positive reminder instead. It had expected better of the enemy yet had failed to see the result. That spoke more of them than it did the Entity, making everything just dandy. At that moment, it was fine...
2021-11-07 07:26:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis wasn't good. No, it wasn't good at all, to the point where the Core wondered if it had screwed up. The rocks falling from the ceiling was meant to have destroyed everything, including the death of the [Undead] Worm. Any thoughts about it being abhorrent were promptly flushed out of its mind, the idea about being screwed due to the creation being much worse. The idea of being swallowed whol...
2021-11-07 07:25:05 +0000 UTC View Post‘I did notice you coming. I noticed from the very start. You weren’t even been that discreet with those constant pulses of Mana being sent out,’ the voice that seemed so familiar continued. The Core barely listed in on it, trying to figure out if something had broken inside. It was hearing a very particular voice, that being the voice of a creature that was meant to have been cru...
2021-11-07 07:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe [Undead] were beings fueled by Black Mana, kept alive by the energy coursing through their bodies. It allowed the great strength, great will, and the ability to survive almost anything but total annihilation. But it also allowed them one massive weakness. The White Mana, the opposite of what it was. White Mana was everything that the void wished to be, though, so the Black Mana was also the...
2021-11-07 07:22:40 +0000 UTC View PostWork was quite the task. It rarely involved anything new, being more a job around focusing on the same thing over and over again, making sure that no steps were done improperly. The Core had certainly nailed that aspect of its life down, having done work multiple times throughout its life. This usually showed itself in larger projects like the Panelling of its Domain or the improvement of its s...
2021-11-07 07:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post