A gentle blue light reflected off the wet rocks of the cavernous underground lake. a small black lizard with blue crystals growing off of it perched on a rock, glancing back and forth for any predators. the screech of an unknown winged creature echoed through a tunnel in the distance.
Ellie hid under a stone outcropping at the base of the cave's wall and mourned her comfortable life from earth. she had a hard time finding a hiding spot, because the species of lizard she turned into glowed too brightly from the blue crystals, and in this dark cave, it was especially apparent to predators.
'I have to find my way out of this cave, if I stay down here any longer one of those bat things is going to swoop down and eat me.'
Ellie scrambled from rock to rock, hiding under outcroppings, and behind stalagmites, making her way deeper into the cave, to try and find a way out. The walls of the cave glistened with a gentle blue glow, from the occasional crystal lizard, and the scattered blue crystals lining the ceiling of the cave. She went further into the cave, the cold air getting heavier and mistier. the blue crystals on the ceiling began appearing on the walls, and then the floor, and as she went deeper, they began to grow in size.
'I must be getting closer to the center of the crystal's vein.' She looked around, and noticed that the amount of lizards in her area also increased the closer she got. 'Why do these creatures like to stay near the crystals?'
She looked out at the field of crystals in her vision, and tried to make sense of the situation, and after about 30 seconds of looking, a crystal in the distance began to glow brighter. the moment the crystal began to glow, hundreds of lizards began racing to be the first to get to the crystal. when the lizard the closest originally saw this, it immediately jumped on the crystal and ate it, causing his body to grow in size slightly, he then, with a smug look on his face, began casually walking deeper into the cave, presumably to fight for the bigger crystals deeper inwards.
'Oh! I see, the crystals aren't fully ripe yet, all I have to do is sit here and wait for one near me to start glowing.' Ellie sat by the cave wall, far enough from any other lizards that she could be the first to grab a crystal, should one start glowing around her.
About an hour later, Ellie started to notice the pattern, on average, a crystal would light up every 25-45 seconds, and each time it did, it would be at least 5 feet from the last crystal, but no further than 10. She began to follow the crystals as they lit up, trying to guess where the next one would be. It took a good 30 more minutes of trying her luck, but eventually she got lucky, and the crystal she was nearest to started glowing.
'here goes!'
Ellie jumped at the crystal as fast as her lizard body could move, afraid some stronger lizard would be able to run up faster, even though she was the closest. The moment her teeth got a good bite of the crystal, she felt a warm stream of energy enter through her head, and spread out all over her body, strengthening and invigorating her muscles. she grew about 10% bigger.
{Level Up}
{New Talent Acquired}