The Tri-pointed Spinosaurus rushed to atak his foe, I couldn't see what he did, but soon one spike from his back was in position to stab the carapace of whatever gigantic insect was fighting the furry thing. The stab wasn't that much really, all it did was a small wound with the tip. Weird however was that the thing rolled on itself and showed its head to us, a big and nasty centipede. Boy if that thing wasn't happy at all, it didn't try to attack back though, i just fled.
The centipede’s foe, something like a furry dog, was quite wrecked, behind it laid a few other destroyed centipedes, as I could understand it was a mob attack against it, but did not end well even with larger numbers.
After its prey ran away the little, yet quite brave dino, got in an attack position once again, this time targeting the dog. I have to say all of this was really weird, it's like watching a video camera from a drone, except you can't do anything and resolution here is quite bad. It got my attention how the dog was hesitant as well, it didn't want to flee, looking quite possessive to the monster's carcasses.
Man the spinosaurus fighting style was quite awkward since all it did was rushing straight ahead and pierce his enemy with its thorns. The furry thing was exhausted by previous fights, it didn't mean it just waited for incoming the death, a big clawed pawn swiping from left to right right in front of our face, I couldn't feel anything but I lost the vision window of one of the eyes and the other was painted in red. Still the attack linked, the spike thrusted and penetrated inside the enemy, still not much more than the tip, the furry dog however wailed, I activated hearing back to have the fullest experience I could.
The dog trashed against the thorn, it's obvious that thing has more than it looks, probably poisonous. The beast breathing got more and more ragged and collapsed.
[ Because of the link with the host experience has been provided. ]
Oh my, I got experience! But why though? I didn't do anything at all, except watching the ruckus, does the audience gain xp in fights as well? Unlikely… is it something with my skills? Forced Homeostasis dont look like it can affect it, Oral Sucker didn't suck xp as well.
[ Equilibrium level 1
The user can determine the amount of experience and biomass that is diverted from the host. The amount is being set at:
* Experience: 50%
* Biomass: 50% ]
Hmmm, I get it, interesting, that's handy.
Wait a minute… Host? Forced Homeostasis? What does that mean… I can see… it's coming to me… the truth is shining upon me!
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OH NO, GOD!!! YOU DIDN'T DO THAT?!
Now it makes sense! The ORAL SUCKER, the lack of senses, the dark hot and damp place I am in, the constant reference to a host and so on… I am a parasite, a verm, a disgusting worm thriving in this dino’s entrails. Oh god, I don't feel well, I’m hyperventilating, I think I’ll pass out, the truth is too much to me, ignorance is bliss.
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Actually I don't even breath, I don't think I got much of a body even to be able to pass out, I doubt I even sleep at all. But damn, it hurts, I became a freaking parasite, no wonder the "anathema" in my racial description, who would love something that exists only to take from others, to steal the labour and rewards from someone? God I hate myself right now!
I need a while to digest this realization, and on top of that it's now so obvious how screwed I am, a parasite is totally and absolutely dependent on my host. If this Rambo wannabe I'm riding dies, I go along with him.
There must be something I can do to improve my chances, that can't be it, right?
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Eh… System, open the store!
(Nothing happens)
Huh. Open inventory? Actually, what kind of thing would parasite store? Better not, I dont want to think about it.
Open Options?
In my mind two large blue windows shows themselves.
[ Please select the organs which biomass shall be spent in order to improve its functionality.
* Proboscis (+1)
* Membrane (+1)
* Stomach Storage (+1)
Remaining biomass: 5 ]
[ Please select a skill to learn.
Remaining skill points: 1 ]
The first window lets me improve my organs, weird. I can get things to +5 if I focus on one alone since its ratio is 1:1, but should I? I dont know what would change, is it qualitative or quantitative? I should experiment and take a look.
[ Proboscis has been improved to +5, at this level you can chose an upgrade to it:
* Longer
* Wide
* Vampiric
* Prehensile
* Sonar
* Fanged
* Barbed
* … ]
Wow, it stretches to heavens and beyond. So… what should I pick, it doesnt let me do anything else if the question is not resolved.
[ Prehensile Proboscis has been pick, the changes cannot be unmade, proceed? ]
Yes?
[ Proboscis has become +5 Prehensile Proboscis ].
Yes, now I have a PP and an Oral Sucker skill, such lovely innuendos yaaay!
And about the skills, they are a lot more than the previous, like, A LOT MORE. I really don't know what to get here so I take my time scrolling down until I pick something useful to my predicament.
[ Would you like to purchase Host Analysis for 1 skill point? ]
Yup. Aaaaand I activate it right away:
[Tri-pointed Spinosaurus lvl. 4]
[Stats:]
Might: 10
Toughness: 20
Cunning: 10
Will: 10
HP: 29/40
MP: 0/0
Skills:
* Anti-armor strike level 2
Mutations:
* Spike Horns +1
* Poison gland +3
* Scale skin +1 ]
Oh so we have some poisonous backstabbing boi right here, no wonder the others avoided him, except the ants, they probably are way worse than poison lizards, huh.
So far so good with my skill purchase, since it has a level 1 it should mean I can level it up, however it is done. I just shove the status windows to the left and let it work full time for me.
I do test the prehensile proboscis, it works more like a tongue, since I am so small and weightless can move around quite a bit to who knows where, I don't know in which part of the body I am right now.
Back to the dino, its having a feast, it ate the dog and bits of the centipedes, quite a glutinous lizard we got. Such amount of leftovers was bound to attract other creatures, it quickly became a battle orgy with mew contestants every minute.
I think I should be worried about my life since I am chained to this battle crazy dinosaur, but his methods does give him an easy time, all it gotta do is wait for a fight to start and kill steal with his backstabs and poison.
[ Because of the link with the host experience has been provided. ]
[ Because of the link with the host experience has been provided. ]
[ Congratulations, you have reached level 2! ]
And notifications kept popping up!
[ Equilibrium has changed the experience distribution for user and host to: 100% : 0%. ]
What, can't I be a little greedy? I am a parasite, and goddammit if "anathema" makes sense now, I'm doing nothing and getting all the spoils, who wouldn't hate me?
For real, what's the use for a high level tapeworm, right?