Really. I mean really.
“You want me to what?!”
Solant clicks her mandibles irritably and my antennae twitch, but given our current crises, I can’t exactly go thwacking the general in charge over the head. The command post is positively crawling with acti...
2024-08-01 08:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe influence of Solant on the organisation of the Colony is difficult to understate. Perhaps of all the champions who arose within the Colony, her impact was the greatest, even when compared to Brilliant, or Merchant.
By our very nature, the ants of the Colony formed an...
2024-08-01 02:01:37 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it comes to the obsessions that form the centre of a Demon’s identity, many fail to realise just how broad the scope of what can form this obsession really is.
This is most likely due to the prevalence of certain obsessions, especially those that tend to for...
2024-07-31 22:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe Duke of the Western Province, Lion of the River Gate and hand of the Emperor, Raugrave Kenmor, strode the halls of his castle with dignity befitting his station.
As the Oracles had commanded, he had obeyed. Leveraging all the power of his station, the entirety of the province had...
2024-07-30 11:41:57 +0000 UTC View PostExternally, Crinis writhed, hundreds of limbs slipping into the shadows before they emerged outside the safe-zone, tearing apart the raging beasts who threatened to attack her Master’s family.
Internally, Crinis writhed, with anger! How dare these disgusting creatures try ...
2024-07-30 02:54:27 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s moving too fast,” one voice hissed in the darkness. “The mortal has been possessed by madness. No risk is too great for him and he puts us in danger at every turn. You need to rein him in.”
“Rein him in? You think he listens to me?” another replied, no less vexed....
2024-07-26 04:14:54 +0000 UTC View PostI’m going to be honest, it takes me a while to find out where those vibrations are coming from. Too long, if you want to be strict about the clock, which I should be. Once I start chasing down that tingle, it becomes almost impossible to ignore.
It’s tricky to get at it. The source seem...
2024-07-26 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSorry bod is so late this week. Next one tomorrow.
Brom Innson shivered. Even here, within the thick, stone walls of Skyice Keep, the cold was piercing. No matter how many layers he wrapped around himself, it seemed to stab deep into flesh, driving shards of unspeaka...
2024-07-25 09:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe eggs weren’t destroyed! Whoo! Regardless of what I might think of the Krath (it isn’t good), I didn’t want to see a bunch of eggs get roasted by the purification process.
They were definitely changed though. No longer black, they were… lighter. Not qui...
2024-07-25 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThings are happening all over the place. More and more ants pour down into the fifth through the entrance. Even now, hours into the invasion, the flow of troops has not slowed. In fact, it has only accelerated. I can sense them all through the Vestibule, feel their iron-hard resolve and se...
2024-07-24 04:23:55 +0000 UTC View PostI just can’t believe how terrible it is down here. Well, I can believe it, but just when I think the fifth can’t get any worse, it somehow manages to find a new low. We haven’t even managed to dig that deep into the stratum, maybe a kilometre, and already things are goi...
2024-07-23 04:05:09 +0000 UTC View Post“There isn’t time! We need to abandon the Slimeground!”
“Are you a traitor to the tribe? We fight!”
Zluth could hear the heated argument even before he arrived. He’d pushed himself to the limit to race back through the twisted and narrow gaps between the tunne...
2024-07-23 04:04:14 +0000 UTC View Post“MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!” Isaac roared, though he felt as though he needn’t have bothered.
The targets of what his mother had lovingly called ‘motivational yelling’ were a squad full of human couriers, carrying supplies for the ant builders. Even before he’d opened his mouth, t...
2024-07-19 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBit short so I may modify this later.
Priest Balwyn Galloway had a headache coming on.
“You can’t possibly be serious,” he groaned, “how are they running out of capacity again?”
“They’re understaffed,” his useless aide, Crillian, t...
2024-07-18 08:58:38 +0000 UTC View PostAnother chap today hopefully.
“Are you sure this fuckhead is any good, Fee?” MacRielly said doubtfully.
“You were full of confidence when we left the Birdcage,” she replied, not slowing her pace.
“I was just happy to be out,” he admitted. He cast a d...
2024-07-18 03:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostZluth had known the Krath would refuse to attack the giant ant, so he’d repositioned himself on the other side of the tunnel. He’d had to dodge several members of his own tribe on the way. The Krath’lath still had sway amongst the members of the Slee tribe, and he couldn’t be too c...
2024-07-18 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant, bat-faced gorilla turned away from the small, slightly uneven section of dirt he’d been picturing himself punching and saw the first of the attacking monsters begin to charge. Excitement sparked in his belly, along with actual sparks, but it was a mild sort of interest at firs...
2024-07-17 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe ‘yolk’ of the egg reveals itself to be even more disgusting than what I had supposed. As the ant line behind me prepares for battle, the goop sprayed into the air turns out to be an entire colony of semi-liquid grasping hands. They flutter through the air before raining down onto t...
2024-07-16 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe are back! Sorry I didn't get anything up last week. Trip was good, but very busy!
Things have been going well so far. As expected, the Krath had something waiting for us, but the Colony had trusted that I’d be able to deal with whatever they conjured up. I feel ...
2024-07-15 03:34:36 +0000 UTC View PostA truly transparent effort. Zluth could have almost praised the Krath’lath for how blatant she was, but it was difficult when the treachery was aimed at him. He controlled the frothing rage that sizzled through his veins along with the acid. Before his departure, he’d exchanged a look ...
2024-07-05 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Krath’lath couldn’t wait to see the ant melt into goop once the tide of red mucus arrived. Seeded with the incredibly potent red-rust moss, it was capable of dissolving even the Krath. The ant wouldn’t stand a chance.
“Clack all you want!” she screamed down at it. “Yo...
2024-07-04 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Isn’t this nice?” Tyron said with false joviality. “Me, a humble Necromancer, bringing my betters together at the table. You must be so pleased to have a chance to talk together at last.”
For a moment, he’d thought Yor was just going to try and rip his head off. She may ...
2024-07-04 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“What is happening?!” the Krath’lath screamed.
The acid and fury bubbled throughout her slug-flesh, causing it to sizzle and pop at the edges.
The pain only sharpened her rage. The surrounding Krath leaned back from her, unwilling to fall prey to her wrath. They too...
2024-07-03 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWell, let me say this, Solant really does know how to host a get-together. I get the best view, because, as usual, I’m the lucky chap who gets to go down the tunnel first. Which means I’m right in the middle of the staging ground as the full invasion force takes shape around me. As Sol...
2024-07-02 05:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostTyron sighed as he sat down on his bed. It had been a risk revealing himself to Cerry and Flynn, but it was a measured one. Who were they going to reveal him to? The moment Cerry popped her head above the parapet, she was going to get it taken off, and Flynn wanted to marry the girl, putti...
2024-07-02 02:01:55 +0000 UTC View PostJust a heads up that I'm travelling next week.
I will do my best to get all the posts up etc, but I may fail! Thought I'd put a warning up ahead of time.
Hope you're all doing well out there! :D
2024-07-01 10:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostAfter recovering from my mutation session, the gang and I head out to get some practice with our new abilities. We need to get accustomed to things before the invasion starts, and that time is rapidly approaching.
Every time we return to the Colony, the staging grounds are more and m...
2024-07-01 04:56:49 +0000 UTC View PostThings were in a precarious state amongst the tribe. Zluth was struggling to contain the rage that boiled away inside him, bubbling alongside his internal acid. The ants had vanished once again, enraging all of the Krath who were denied their opportunity to rend the invaders limb from limb...
2024-06-28 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJust those two mutations are going to cost me one hundred and sixty five a piece. It’s so expensive to mutate at this tier… and it’s harder than ever to get a decent amount of Biomass! Those stomach mutations are a lifesaver, seriously.
Moving on, I think it’s time to take a ...
2024-06-27 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe great wall of Kenmor loomed in the distance, so wide it was difficult to see the curve as the carriage approached. Tyron sat, tense, eyes darting from his hands folded in his lap to the open window. Rain drizzled down, spattering through the opening and onto his cloak, but he paid it n...
2024-06-27 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post