Looking at the ashes of the once abundant forest Agma felt relief
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Level 19 xp (146684/132796)
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Agma clicked the level up button
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Level 20 xp (13888/?)
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Looking at the question mark Agma got confused
'How much do do I need to level?' Agma thought
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Requirements to become king have been met. Undergoing evolution, any being that tries to attack you becomes energy to speed up the process
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The process didn't start till Agma did so manually
But Agma just decided to start the evolution process now
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Forced coma, you cannot move while evolving
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And so Agma underwent a slumber
A cocoon made of fire wrapped around him as he fell
Days passed but the fire burned on and on
Days became weeks as he was still in the cocoon
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A group of adventurers were given a quest to investigate the weird occurrences in the elven kingdom
"How the hell did this place burn down?" One of the adventurers asked
Then a shorter man at the front spoke up
"There have been many rumors. Some say it was divine punishment, some say a curse. The most interesting one is the talk of a demon invading the forest"
"Dude if your gonna bullshit at least try and make it believable" the tallest adventurer said
Snickering they all continued forward through the ash and sut
"Hey what's that?" The shortest one asked pointing at something that was still on fire
"How is a tree still burning after weeks?" A medium height adventurer asked
"Isn't this proof that it wasn't a natural fire?" One asked
"Yea I guess so…" The tall one said
They got closer and closer
"God the heat is incredible!" A adventurer with a staff said
"Getting this close doesn't it look like a cocoon?" The short one asked
"If it's a cocoon… then it could be holding whatever did all of this" the mage said
Then before anyone could stop them the tall one pulled an axe off his back. And swung to chop the cocoon in half
Inside his mind his instincts were screaming to get rid of it or run away
His pride wouldn't let him run so he fought
The axe hit the cocoon and didn't get through the outer shell of fire
The cocoon shifted and undulated
Then as if alive the fire morphed into spider like legs and grabbed onto the tall adventurer
In brought it into the cocoon where the barbarian disappeared
"…"
The adventurers were too stunned to speak
"What the hell is that thing?!" They all shook in fear of the deadly cocoon that seemingly ate their friend
But after swallowing the barbarian the cocoon settled down and stopped moving
But only for a moment
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Agma awoke surrounded by blinding lights
He shoved his hand through the cocoon he was in
Watching a hand burst out of the cocoon the adventurers started panicking even harder
Agma crawled out of the cocoon
His body stood even taller then before and he felt something…new
Looking behind him there were bat like wings on his upper back
Then he looked at who had awoken him
"Speak!"