the benefits of a companion.

*it's a good morning or at least we all thought it was...

Soon after waking up, We were yelled at by Leon and corralled into a group work out that was a planned regime for us to practice Under.

he wouldn't allow us to eat, And made us all continue until everyone finished minimum!

Which I don't think anyone could have argued with him, It only got harder the longer we went.

We all just accepted it, He allowed us to eat then made us get back to work. *

*We began our workouts Except for Rory, Len, Doug and Me.

Our Goal was to spar with mint six times each while we explained our attacking patterns.

He also made Rory and I explain Everything we knew bringing everyone up to speed!

The one thing len was given afterwards A task only he could do, It was to face off against the ant Queen... it seems he had a bit of PTSD from the ant which I couldn't blame him. *

*Doug got training from hell with weights made of rocks... he was also made to eat as Much as Theo had to cook.

It was Kind of a sad training the was forced to do the same with the weight but was not allow to eat his food.

Just cook, They Only had The meat I collected to cook.

Anne was left alone along with Kerry.

They both practiced magic Mainly Anne, It seems Kerry is actually adept at using mana. *

*It seems her puppets really do live, She can summon or manifest mana into a doll making it live...

A certain murder doll comes to mind! *

*Niko and Svetlana both sparred each other it seems they already had a work out planned.

They are actually able to fight and have some training.

We took advantage of this over the past few weeks, As all we did was train, Travel, Rinse and repeat.

Anthony was not bothered as he practiced the magical Art, An area he learned Rather well it seems he was even more adept than Kerry at mana. *

*He can do all sorts of things To a point he may become The teacher before long!

zain and Samantha had a few schedules from Leon, who enforced it and also said that they Are to help cook and clean.

I didn't understand the cleaning part...

But I didn't Question Leon. *

*Zain didn't take to much care for it and was rather Loud when she voiced it, despite her usually calm demeanor.

Samantha, on the other hand, enjoyed it as if it was second nature...

All in all, We spent most of the time testing our skills until Leon felt comforted By his teachings.*

*We stopped seeing creatures and in return began to see All types of ant variations.

We would fight with the ants until we had no choice but to escape.

it took us Months before we could actually defeat one, I was focused on surviving like every other person present!

We learned better ways to run than fight it seems.

I was unable to tame anything as a companion.

The ant queen, Mint, Or even something random we have seen in our travels.

After a few months we had finally traveled outside the Ant Pains in my rear!*

*The ant Queen has spawned more subjects, She grows stronger as time goes on she could use magic rather well, her ant subjects are Great for everything.

She can also make variations of younglings.

Only after three months did Leon say he was happy with our progress but warned us not to let it go to our heads.

We all got moving again it was slower than last time and we made use of our carriage.

We all Found out the hard way that going towards the mountains was a bad idea... *

* We had tried to avoid it to some extent, Since the first time we tried we ran into a portal.

It was spewing out a miasma that didn't match the thought of safe smoke.

But it was Not like we didn't have time to go Around That is what it was like now though the creatures have grown stronger.

As the land has grown so has the territory wars.

Only problems with that is that about two months ago, The gates began to grow releasing apocalypse level creatures!

Relevant to us how?*

*I had heard once from a few people that goblins and orcs had claimed some of the downtown areas.

Well we found the mess immediately after the land went through its second evolution and we found the things that ate them!

it seems that something strong was at the center of the city but we would only know the full details if we searched for ourselves.

We were not doing that for others Or for our own satisfaction.

We hadn't much Hope and it seems that the scary new population of one Was stingy!*

*It took All of the small fry from the area.

*The ant Queen was able to provide recon after some time, Making it easier to move about without getting murdered.

with what info we could gather was about what species of creatures she investigated.

which was mainly only a two bird species that produced fire or ice!

She said these new terrifying creature were originally just birds.

Western Sandpiper was what it was originally called its scientific name was Calidris mauri

A small waterside bird that has evolved into a terrifying ice Calidris it has taken a liking to a bird opposite of its type.*

* Small Red-winged Blackbird scientifically known as Agelaius phoeniceus Which has Varied In size for Small to medium sized bird.

Well, not anymore it has taken a dire turn to nature extent wise it has the ability of fire Like its icy counterpart.

when both birds mixed during The first breed.

they created a new species called Calidris Phoenix which can be both a firebird and an ice bird.

One to six meter tall Phoenix type birds...*

*This was the leaders of the forest, With all three types of them big and small soaring the sky's and claiming the tree tops.

There is another bird species that is grounded which is there nemesis it was called a thrush bird scientifically it was called the Ixoreus naevius.

*Now it is called the sonar thrush bird as it uses a very high powered sound to incapacitate its prey, they are seen very few and spread out but are very fast.

Extremely dangerous to everything around, They do not discriminate friend or foe they just attack.

They have no set choice with food and will eat anything moving.

The sonar bird which is about three meters tall, Like an ostrich Except I think the sonar birds may be faster?*

*There are very vicious poisonous newts a species it used to be called California newt or scientifically called Taricha Torosa.

it is now known as the orange poison newt as it lives in most of the rivers it makes it unsafe to drink from them.

Not like it was much safer without them with the germs and such which we have no clue if that has evolved also.*

*Like most plants that have evolved and taken in mana, there is a higher chance of us not knowing what they do.

I saw a mushroom Grow eyes and walk away.

I saw snails leave acid trails, I have seen several types of butterfly that look like they are pretty but everything they touch melts...

Thus we have to rediscover what is safe to eat or drink. *

*There are some rather docile creatures also like the tule elk which have changed very little besides physical enhancements there is no real change.

The phantom foxes you see used to be a rather cute docile fox species called white or grey fox.

Now they are crafty since then they have become more pale white, And can make you see things.

They have taken to growing triple in size two to five meters and have a very hypnotic power which I believe is a mental attack ability.

They don't actually attack they let you do that without realizing it.

There was a species of a coyote that was super vicious and rather vile by normal standards since the apocalypse.

They have grown in size three to four meters but are now rather docile.*

*Thus the remaining orcs have taken a liking to them both useful and edible it seems was their goal for hunting them...

last but not the least insects there are millions of different types some are just simply stupid some are vicious, but the most part they are docile.

Most are under ground and don't even reach out the ground.

They seem to hate the surface

Those that do are like our ant queen, they team up or tend to die off quickly it. *

*There is a species of amphibian called red-legged frog or scientifically called Rana Draytonii.

they are weak but not to underestimated.

Like rabbits or squirrels.

Various mammals have taken to a migration pattern or left the region entirely or are just leaving the biome completely.

There is no longer a need for them to stay as the world grows I guess...*

*The world is expanding So Before these New beast creatures take it all, they want to get a means to an end.

A palace of their own now that they no longer need these special habitats to survive!*

*Which is a scary thought in its self as most creature species that we had documented were dependent on their habitats and ecosystems.

Although what changes were good and which were bad.

If entire species no longer need or depend on such things and situations to the point they can travel elsewhere to any area?

What does it mean for us if the present creatures become more abundant, And then the newly introduced creature that have sentience only fight for hierarchy instead of food sources? *

*Doesn't that mean they are sure of their ability, What of the foreign beast creatures that grow and evolve from our own creatures.

As generations go on creatures are bound to mix and mingle causing much worse.

Thinking about mint who can probably eat anything,

We resemble them albeit we are human.

They are shorter and skin is varied in colors, But They are Sapient.*

*Sentience is not developed beyond caveman standards, But mint is a very good example of what they can become!*

The orcs who eat us and anything else they see!

Whatever they find, Even fecies... *

*Humans are beings who tend fear what they don't understand and to fight back no matter how insignificant.

We use Discrimination against our foes, It is our biggest weapon.

We Create a society When we should be worrying of inpending attacks.

We Whom were once only half sentient ourselves much like the ant queen who seems to have become whole and gaining full sentience like a human.*

*Does that mean We are no longer a society of just one Species.

Can Humans as we are accept other species with sentience like goblins or any other thing for that matter?

I have a plethora of eggs and all from other creatures during the first breed.*

*They are all a mystery in its self.

As a tamer, I don't know how this creature or any other work for that matter.

Would they be As evolved as the second wave of original fauna that has since evolved?

Maybe that is a wise goal to work towards I mean we are in a forest, Which seems to have no end at this point.

How long will it take us to travel it.

what if instead of rebuilding it we instead worked around it...

I have this bunny also, That is actually tamed?

Nothing ventured...

It seems I have something to bring up with the squad. *

* Currently We are split into two teams taking advantage of our new scout ants, That make it possible for us to m canvas and map the area.

Team one is wagon duty with Rory as a leader with Kerry, Len, Theo, Anne, Anthony, and Samantha.

The ant queen pulls the carriage for Rory, And had taken a Real liking to Len.

She has birthed eight Enhanced Guardians, Ten Drones, Twelve Workers, And something she called a Pharo.

They should prove useful, Again I was unable to tame the queen so much like Mint, she is just a companion.

I am Glad they are on our side though. *

*Team two, Is the scout team with Leon as lead, Doug, Niko, Me, Svetlana, and Zain.

Along with the Drone Ants, as our groups help.

It is great to have e companions, and this may sound Terrible but these Drones are super weak, They make for a great shield.

I am not the one who suggested that was A.Q, She said that it's not a bad thing as they only live for a short time.

There function is just that, Scout or die for the queen.

How We came up with the grouping is simple!*

Leon and his assessment of everyone's ability put the groups together based on roles.

He has taken The time to assign a Few tactics to lessen the amount of stress one will receive, As an individual.*

*This way when we switch We can't encounter difficulties in our Battles.

Eventually we will be in touch with fighting to a point that anyone us will be able to switch in or out.

So far it has been smooth sailing for the first time.

We stopped to kill anything we saw which besides the horn rabbits, squirrels, Or bugs.

They have been challenging tasks But we prevail in the long run.

It seems that the last evolution of our original creatures have become more warped.

We have been ambushed but with thirteen plus our three tagalongs, we have no problems in just scaring them off.*

*It seems that we thought little of the bugs and their courage, but we really underestimated their numbers...

Roly-poly bugs or pill bugs they are a massive cowards singularly...

it's scientific name Armadillidiidae, is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda.

Members of this family can roll into a ball scared, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other mammal animals such as an armadillo.

but let's be clear never underestimate a bug or its family... *

*We attacked thinking this one was only one and a weak guy at that but We were wrong.

These pill bug about the size of a basketball when it rolled up it screeched Lightly.

The first attack was from Doug He put into it a flashy yell that was not flashy at all...*

*It was a scream and a punch followed by a thunk!

With a metallic ring and a solid thunk, Doug's hand bounced back which made the bug stop rustling in the ground.

It roll into its ball form, Looked weak.

We all thought nothing of it as it cowardly hid but then it let off a sound of pure terror, a long screech!

After it stopped screeching the ground began to shake.*

*Revealing one by one a herd of pill bugs, some had dull shells.

While others had shiny metal looking shells but most of all they dug themselves out of the ground.

They seemed to be docile for the most part.*

*We thought this was going to be an attack so we didn't call the others at first, We just corralled them Into a square.

Making a small Rock wall about two feet tall, this alone was able to stop them from moving.*

Assessing the situation in front of us here was not hard...

This spawning went on until there were more than a hundred just piled on each other.

They looked like a giant ball pin, We weren't surrounded by these bugs.*

*Although curled up and they just sat still none moved in any way.

If they aren't touched they tend to release and scuttle about But, there was sense of panic at first.

Doug came up with a rather note worthy idea.

Running it by Leon it seemed like we both agreed to Doug plan, So He began to follow through.

It took a bit of teamwork because these little guys were heavy but Doug's plan was to use one of them to hurt the others. *

*With just us, we were unable to lift them, Even with the benefits of a squad these bastards were heavy.

We gave up after a few Hours of trying, They were just way to heavy.

After all that we had no other choice But to ignore them.

Making a place for the carriage and also a hut for the ant queen was all rather easy as the bugs rolled out of the way avoiding things...

We used the ants for moving them when they acted stubborn, Or when we were just to lazy...

Eventually I came to the idea that would allow us to be able to put them to use.

Doug's plan wasn't as smart as I had thought originally.*

*He figured the bugs would damage each other.

but as soon as they began to roll towards each other they would pop open and avoid almost like they had built-in sonar or they could mentally sense one another's position.

I decided to make camp here and take the challenge on after we get settled in, My plan was genius!*

*The reason to stay here was that the ant Queen gave sound advice.

She said that this species is a docile one and only eat Dead creatures and plants.

She was positive about them being the only creatures in the area, Even then though one can never know Every outcome.

Without explanation I said we put it to a vote to stay the night.

We put it to a vote and everyone agreed on this place as a safe one.*

*Making a makeshift bunker out of once again the earth around us, We put four people on of a rotation of eight hour for keeping watch.

We haven't done much and our development seems slow...

but you should see the world as we are seeing It now, buildings that used to be close to each other are now spread apart.

Once crowded areas are separated, streets are no longer around as Vines, Moss, grass, bushes, and trees.

Have all become thick enough to be completely smothered.*

*Buildings that are strengthened are no match for the vegetation, Since they are only standing Because they are held up by excessive vegetation that have grown through them.

The world and it's commonplace are being deteriorated like much of the things that did survive have become like relics of our original society.

The one thing I wish for is a nice book, Or a telescope.

Things are hard to get used to, all of the little luxuries are gone.

Wildlife that once showed its self in only a single ecosystems has been warped making it seem infinitesimal.

The air is much thicker than it used to be.

The presence of mana make a creepy feeling inside ones veins.

The most important thing is evolution...

We it seems can go through evolution just like these creatures.

Where do we go from here?

I have one answer, make the wild tame!