Recreation.

«Rico POV»

It has been two smooth months.

Expanding on that note.

During this time we tried staying in one area.

It didn't work too well for us.

After the first month we got a bit crowded.

The truth is that since the beginning of this hellish endeavor!

We as a whole have been strengthened by mana which has made humans much more fit.

we all can travel a mile in a minute or being exact the slowest of us is Theo who can still run a mile in Three minutes.

it is closer to saying we have almost evolved as a species with the benefits of mana but that has yet to truly happen.

Evolution I mean, I'm probably the closest person to it though I have begun to see changes in not just my appearance.

I have actual claws!

Anyway We can travel light and fast since we all know about the inventory, It seems theo has an even better Inventory functionality!

We had a few ideas of ways to live our best.

The first choice was to claim land separately.

so we separated a mile apiece then made underground bases...

We made tunnels to each person's house like ants almost, Ah speaking of ants!

The Ant queen that was with us has completed her birthing period as of today.

she has birthed twenty workers, Ten scouts, Twenty foraging ants, Five Royals, Ten Drones, One fertility and fifteen guardian ants.

Thirteen separate ants called Sentinel Pharoa were birthed mounts one for each of us, she said that since these guardians are a bit special.

They have been given different abilities and are able to live a lot longer in terms of life.

Among other things, Which is good since we also found out a few things regarding companions.

There is no limit to friendship, Or loyalty not that there is a difference between pets and companions.

Someone by your side is someone you can count on.

Even Dogs make great listeners.

They should always be treated as someone, not like something.

Also as an added bonus the Queen who we have taken to calling Libra.

Has become her own part of the group like our fourteenth person.

Actually fifteenth person, Mint is Different now But has taken The role of vice leader for some reason...

Another neat thing about libra and her Sentinels they were mounts!

Obviously they were not a godly steed, But it does its job.

While we only had to wait a few days for them to get strong enough to ride!

As for the scouts I have not seen the since they burrowed into the ground.

Libra takes us out to hunt things that are within our capabilities.

The largest problem is the wild life has finished evolving along with the surge of energies.

There was a portal that was in the sky In the beginning it was just a large dot not anything to worry about.

Eventually it was so noticeable that when the sun raised the portal blocked a small portion of the sun.

There was a moment that the atmosphere became still it was so heavy that gravity would crush us if we tried to resist.

Out of the giant fate came a Roar that shook the newly reborn earth we now live on.

This Monster was so large that its wings blocked the sun entirely!

Unable to make it out myself like every other being alive.

We watched it grab the sun soaking in its heat eventually the creatures glow washed the sun away.

The creatures absorbed the sun entirely that was initially a Great thing to fear hut nothing changed as the creature curled into a ball.

Burning as if it was the sun itself, I mean I just cannot question this anymore...

Over On the Moon Issue I swear during the nights I see The moon Move and Roll, Like the entire moon Moves.

We have figured out there is no established Normality..

Libra has become the best of friends with the little girl Kerry so much so that she has made her room next to the ant brood.

I have not taken her as a companion but I am happy to see she has taken to someone as a plus she is always protected with Libra and Svetlana.

At this point Two months and five days in it has gotten to dangerous, leon will not allow us to go out by ourselves.

As a group we have two teams of six, only excluding Kerry on Outings or hunts.

I haven't gone too far personally but a few of us have been rabbit hunting and such...

Bugs are rather plentiful sadly they seem to be palette Ready and edible.

what used to be a small compact city is no longer compact in any way shape or form we have learned from our cohorts called the scouts.

There is still some small game like rabbits and insects that slip through the cracks again it's mainly insects.

from the time spent together, we learned that before all this Anthony lived here as a middle man.

After he told us that, leon and Him became closer.

Leon was slowly opening up to us but even then he has things to hide.

But who doesn't...

Much like the fact that he likes to make alcohol.

Why do I mention That?

Well, We were all talking and at the mention of alcohol his eyes got glossy with memories, or visions of his past.

when Anthony spoke about his drinking life he missed so much, Leon always responds with a forlorn look.

He began to glow talking about his brewing skills, or his scientific approach of distilled liquor.

It seems our ragtag group has become quite lively, over these few months.

I have learned things about each person some is a bit personal...

We have all been together closer to two months as of this morning.

I am not counting the week or so we spent collecting ourselves for this trip.

I mean only in total since we have left it has been two month and six days.

Thinking about our progress we have learned to live cohesively through nothing but hard work.

Everyone just accepts without question, For that disagreement issues.

We always put it to a vote, But eventually we didn't need a vote!

We were all on the same page...

I mean who are we to question Leon, Or one another, When we all started this endeavor together.

so we all agreed that secrets will fall but no one is forced to push them from the cliffs.

We as a group have begun to grow which is nice.

I have learned a bit about my class and the ability to tame, it is a very broad term it means a lot to different people.

I have always been a loner so getting everyone's opinion has been helpful.

When it comes to classes and how to make things work giving a hand to Anthony and to Kerry.

Just the few talks from those two Was a big help.

They honestly deserve praise over it since they seem like a prodigy of their classes.

Kerry is a puppet master she can control anything... and I mean that any! thing!

Even people...

She is very insightful, has a great understanding of things in general like the fact that she can use any type of energy it seems.

She explains her grasp on it rather well allowing us all to grow.

We are not proficient, nor are we masters of this but we are very keen on the use and the fact that mana is not the only energy there is a plethora of energies.

There is other energies that is like mana but is not as hard to control it can strengthen us but only to a certain extent.

There is much to say about that as Anthony has turned the balance, he is able to manipulate said energies which has given us another formula to begin understanding.

Of course Kerry and her teachings were useful but the feeling, the sensation, or maybe even the exileration of it was what gave us some sort of breakthrough.

I was able to connect to my companions.

Through the mental connections present I was able to discover that my companions chose me as a leader.

I began to understand them and things about them.

Although I have discovered that I am no where near close to understanding everything.

At first it was just a word or two, maybe an unintelligible scream now and again.

After so long though I have found out that I am learning the process of speech, I can talk to the creatures in my care.

Even without the use of my mental realm, I have learned to speak with mint in her native tongue called Gobslag.

I have been told by the others that sometimes I grunt like an animal even though I swear I was speaking...

I have yet to figure it out fully but in total those companions in my care currently.

They would be Mint the hobgoblin, void the Bunny, anton the Sentinel ant, and bo the pill bug commander.

anthony found out that we can change the element of mana, instead of injecting mana into it.

We were essentially making it even stronger or forcing the mana particles in the area to alter the natured state around us.

On that note, we have begun to see the ground shift, especially since, We choose to live under it you see.

Sam said to us when we went out once that she had known the store in front of us.

To explain last night in the area we had two building standing they were destroyed and had no distinct marks.

Waking up this morning and leaving our cozy bunker we found an area that had now been littered with buildings and land marks.

This Was that moment we realized that miles no longer mattered these building were once in the higher alps.

she said that from the store to her uncles house had to be five or six hundred miles away.

Inevitably this was how her and a bunch of others ended up spread across the continent.

that store is right now here in front of us in this area,

We have migrated closer to a hundred and forty plus miles away from the presidio.

Just since our leave our team has traveled far enough to make ourselves comfortable, We have not tried to find the exact distance simply because we don't care.

Thanks to theo and myself for the inventory we got some supplies that will last us.

Although we didn't need it, I wanted it so I gave all my funds to theo and we all let him handle the bills.

We have only run into one person in which case leon made us hide from him, Even then the man realized we were there...

Our meeting with him went rather blandly instead of a currency, we got a trade bargain it seemed that the government guild has yet to establish a currency trade.

That or this man hasn't found the civilization and has bonded with this world by himself.

The info from him has been dubbed in the medium quality.

About his info, it was about the game like levels and the using of owned stats.

Unfortunately it helped me none, I don't have a level bar, exp bar, nor can I allocate stats...

This ensures that 'they' are establishing a hierarchy.

They being the deity people or the inhabitants that have helped to alter our world.

Even though the creatures on the planet have taken up residence and are prosperous in their own endeavors.

We are barely able to get comfortable, Last night we were sleeping and a centipedes broke through our walls.

The battle wasn't the problem it was the poison that centipedes contain out of fear of that we all stayed back using hit and run tactics.

Not like it mattered beings as the centipedes size was closer to three meters.

On the same page of that, we have all slowly become used to each other as people, in general, walking around in comfortable clothes that Doug and I are making using the rollie shells.

The rollie pollies have become a useful additions.

The shell can be used for certain things like armor while the under hide of the shell can be used as leather.

I mean they have a very keen sense of fear, While being able to take the damage.

Once damaged though that shell and under hide releases and reseals with a new set of armored hide.

So much so that it has developed into a defensive mechanism allowing them to have a great tanking ability.

Doug has made a really comfortable set of clothing it is a tank top tunic for men and for women he made sport tanks.

We have been able to make them armored and practical which in the end saved our hides from the piercing strength of the centipede.

It aim was for our hearts as if knowing that was a humans weakness.

It took us about ten minutes of attacking its legs before it began to retreat.

We cut off a greater portion of its legs, yet it was still able to make a fast getaway.

We had all thought we were safe that is until nightfall came.

We had all settled in after making a few extra layers of rock between us and the rest of the earth around.

almost like bunker walls, Sadly enough for us we chose to live like doomsday preppers...

We have started the development of course but even then we have no real goals and as we sit the beasts are not showing signs of normalization.

They continue to evolve at an alarming rate, and they even grow more ferocious in their pursuit of dominance.

The reason I am pointing this out is because right now I face a problem.

It is currently my guard shift.

Everyone is sleeping right now except Leon and me, He spoke all to quickly before shoving me to the ground

I have obviously just been going through the motions since reality hit me hard.*

Leon: Nemo, It is too soon to allow us to take this on everyone knows the escape plan.

Seal the tunnel and run!

Now Nemo!!

* I froze hearing his scream made me slip, I shuffled to my feet and screamed!*

Rico: I am sorry!

Please make it out safe!

Leon: haha There is no way in hell it ends here!

landmarks are established the team is ramrodded this forces them to split.

What have I trained you idiots for!!!

Raaaahahahaga Now go Boy!!!

* Without questioning why I turned, then sealed off both tunnels hardened the rock and ran!

I broke our door first, busting in I grabbed the Rory who was asleep.

I alerted mint using our mental connections.

By the time I had made it to the first of the groups rooms I heard the walls begin to break.

I had no idea what I was going to do things had happened so fast their is no time to warn everyone!

By now Rory's eyes had opened and she was fully awake.

Just in time for the walls behind us to break, She using her mana sealed the wall.

I continued to run barley making it into Doug and lens quarters, Thanks to mint they had already been awakened.

We past their doors and they sealed them, without a doubt they sprang into action.

I screamed forcing mana into my throat.

I felt it leave my throat and tingle my tongue as it seemed to beat and reverberate through the air.*

RICO: SPLIT UP THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!

RENDEZVOUS AT LOCATION ONE!!

* Rory jumped from my arms and at no hesitation we all split in four different direction I ran to the closest door making a makeshift wall.

Just as the door Len and Doug sealed broke,The ants saw me and nothing else.

I began to run!

This was it for us...

We had all talked about this and knew it would happen eventually.

The New hierarchy has been established.

We humans are on the bottom the wildlife is no longer afraid of us and has now become the aggressor.

It was now time for us to begin our operations.

Battles ensue between the rogue creatures as dominant ones take control of areas

Our scout Ants leaving the group to figure out that the Groups are taking over even more than the high amount of orcs, goblins, kin, kobolds, and the windigos.

Which haven't evolved since the have arrived, The have begun to migrate to a more populated area.

Due to the birds being able to fly and the bugs having the underground advantage the land dwellers have suffered bad.

Goblins and Orcs took to small caves and fissures this has made them safe allowing them to find growing lands.

Which as they are spread wider thanks to mana and oceans vaster thanks to the generated mana.

Today is special to all ends!*

Rico: hey mint...

What happened to your world?

Mint: Cataclysm strike moon.

Replacing planet of black.

Home split, Gurgaon leave.

We follow her here.

You killed her mate...

We become Gurgaon!

* This was the turn of events happening to us although all this time I have been motioning through.

Dragging on not really changing my perspective.

But now we have no choice.

Its time to recreate the world after its rebirth.

It start with these monsters living now!

Maybe we become like them or maybe we should exploit them? *