Gin POV-
After bombing the area with spores we fled and built a temporary underground shelter. In a forest not too dissimilar to the one that houses our nest. Why are we building a shelter? Lurking in the dark is our specialty so, why wait around until dawn and be more exposed? Tons of experience notifications come in and eventually a series of notifications about accepting a ranking up all of my broodmothers and guardians appears.
*Rank up all Broodmothers? Y/N?
*Rank up all Arachnid Guardians? Y/N?
Both summoning skills reached tier 3. The highest levels of those summoned seems to be what determines it. Otherwise, 'Summon Arachnid Guardian' shouldn't have stayed the same tier as 'Summon Broodmother'. It also seems that I can't rank the broodmothers up separately. I do want a higher combat potential but, I'm not sure if the process is immediate or not. The evolution process is relatively quick. However, this is different from evolution. It is an unknown. It could very well be an immediate process..... Enough of that though.
Since Kess isn't here, work on expanding this crowded hole is taking a bit. Nemesis is not good at directing spiderlings outside of battles and lashes out when things don't go well. I've scolded her a couple times for that and she seems to be.... Depressed? She'll be fine. Just a small bit of scolding. However, she won't return to command duty for now..... Even Xelu is better at ordering them.....
I joined in with Xelu and we got a lot of dirt moved. It's too bad that we had to dispose of it outside. Again, another time Kess would come in handy. We eventually ran into another problem. The air is not too breathable here so shafts had to be built to bring some in. What was left was defense. So for that I had Xelu puts down a lot of sentries on the walls and ceilings to prevent intruders. I've been up for a while so I guess I'll need a little rest. Lack of rest can lead to bad judgements and I can't let that happen.....
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Aein POV-
"Why? How? Why is? No. Aein we have to have artifacts in storage to counter something like that right?" Sillith
"I'm afraid not ma-... Mrs. Cinders..... You usually devour them right away for a chance to aquire their abilities." Aein
"I always kept the more useful ones though. What about them?" Sillith
"Although some will help with farsight abilities, none have an effect specific enough to help here...."Aein
*Sigh
I was taught about what true love is from ma-.... Mrs. Cinders. Love is a exhilarating feeling that you get from any neutral or positive interaction with Gin. I just never had the ability to experience this feeling before but, Mrs. Cinders opened this up for me. Now, we can't interact with him by watching anymore. All due to that drow.... Drow....
*Sigh
Well. Nothing to be done with them. Gin has taken their species into his hands. Otherwise the different worlds in this universe would have one less type of lifeform..... Mrs. Cinders.... How about Mistress? Gin will become sir then? Good, I could be sir's maid.... Then we could sneak around together as if we were committing something taboo behind mistresses back. Of course she wouldn't care though, as I am technically a part of her.
However, that would require sir to come here. As long as he is out in the universe he is in danger. Once he has met certain requirements he can leave that hellhole. A god will then be able to 'employ' him. I doubt he would ever be unemployed. Someone who has eaten an egg of happenings.... If we can't keep an eye on his progress..... If he is taken in before we can.... IF..... An unknown god does.... He will be gone..... Gone.... Gone....
"There has to be a way to go around the ability of that artifact, mistress. The effect is 'blocks all types of unaccepted observations right'? So as long as he accepts we can continue viewing. The ring he wears can still communicate with him even though other functions have been cut off so-." Aein
"No! Do you understand the reprecussions!?!?" Sillith
"We shouldn't get in trouble. Gods contact people through mediums all the time." Aein
"....Not that type of trouble. The feelings of bliss would overwhelm me. It's to a frightening level. Just 'watching' Gin makes me....." Sillith
Hmmmm?.... Mistress..... She never confided in me this much before. I guess a sense of unbreakable trust has formed since we are....? Partners in crime? Something along those lines.
"Mistress.... If we can't record his progress. We may miss the chance to 'employ' him. An unknown god could even take him....." Aein
"That's..... Another problem..... I can't 'employ' him. You know what happens to those I employ...." Sillith
Ahhhh.... I had forgotten. Those that are employed under 'Sillith' no longer are individuals. Instead they become part of her, due to 'Gluttony'.... How then?....
"You don't need to worry about that. I have a trustworthy servant who is willing to help on that front. Do you remember Grant?" Sillith
"That bastard who wouldn't leave you alone? Yeah, I just remember he disappeared randomly. Caused a lot of unrest....." Aein
I guessed that Mistress took care of him since she never allowed a male to express themself to her. Now that I think of it, not just Grant, there has been several disappearances.... Grant was the most disgusting of them all but, the others may have....
"Yep, I know what you're thinking. They are sharing space with Sloth. Minds have been taken care of. That's the thing about 'gods'. Immortal for the most part, but their minds can easily be shattered and replaced with ones that will serve me and Gin in the future." Sillith
Lots of things are starting to make sense. Although I was Sillith's most trusted employee, my memory was regulary cleared and lots of things were mysteries. Mistress. seems to love talking about these things. I must have heard too many things in the past. However, things are different now.
"Still the issue of stal-.... viewing him still remains. Gather up your courage mistress. You can do it." Aein
"Alright.... However if I disappear for a week.... You'll know why. Don't you dare come near my room either." Sillith
I have never actually seen Mistress' room. After being taught about love though.... Pictures of him pasted everywhere? How bad could it really be?