Chapter 424
Although cold and dark in extreme ways, it'll be nice when the colony expands down to conquer this place . A new terrain, a new frontier that shall submit to the superior power of the ant . I feel a little guilty leaving the family behind, but things were a little weird there after my evolution . The whispers I was hearing, the reverence I was starting to get, it didn't quite sit right with me . It seemed like a good time for a little separation . Perhaps after some time apart the strange atmosphere that was taking over up there will dissipate . And maybe I'll be able to figure out what exactly being a colony paragon entails . I'm a 'juvenile' after all . I can suppose that when I next evolve, I'll be given the option for 'mature' colony paragon . That may be the rare evolution, or perhaps even a normal one . What'll that entail? I already have the communal will gland, weird flesh crystal that it is . Do I get another? Or something else? And the strange whispers that I heard . What the heck was that about? I don't want to think about it too much, I shy away from the implications . I'll have to face up to it at some point I suppose .
But not now! Right now, we have a new world to explore! And what a strange place it is!
It's been curiously quiet, activity-wise, as we continue to descend quite sharply into the second strata, With every second that passes my mana sense grows a little more accustomed to navigating this swirling mass of dark mana . It's almost like navigating through a storm . Instead of hail and sleet pelting down from above, it's the ebb and flow of Shadows that twirl like mist caught in a breeze . Except there's no wind down here . Spooky . I start to feel like I'm underwater, plunged into a Shadow Sea .
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And the landscape begins to change as we progress . The rocks become strange, for one . They twist and curve in strange directions . Instead of normal stalagmites and stalactites they create an eerie geometry . Sharp angles and unexpected curves create shapes that cannot be found in any nature I subscribe to . The beginnings of an ecosystem are popping up amongst the rocks .
As we skitter along, Tiny trundling next to me, the great ape's shoulders shrug uncomfortably as he eyes the tunnel with unease . On my back, Crinis still appears to be having the time of her life . Her newer 'arm' tentacles wave happily in the air, almost as if they were trailing through the thickening shadow magic, or as if she were waggling her 'fingers' in it .
At our tread, small shifts of movement amongst the rocks are the first thing that clues me into a new form of monstrous life here . I skitter a little closer and I'm stunned by what I see . It almost looks like a coral . From the stone floor, at first it appears like a small rock formation, maybe basketball size, but tiny fronds emerge from holes in the rock to trail gently in the air . It would almost be adorable, if not for the staring eyes that tip half of the stalks, and the mouths full of razor fangs that top the others . When I draw near, the gently waving fronds retract into the stone in an instant, all that remains is a seemingly innocent junk of stone with indistinct holes .
Well, provided they don't get any larger than that, I don't anticipate this thing being a problem . Wait, did I just curse myself?
As I ponder just how horrifying a massive version of this creature would be, a sudden shift in the twisting shadows around me snags my attention . To my mana sense, it looks as if small whirlpools appear spinning in mid-air . To my eyes, I don't see a thing . What a curious thing…
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