|
>>
|
ea36cf.jpg
Dream Posh
ea36cf
"I would like to ask some questions before we get to that, if I could?"
"Go ahead," the core nods, "I'm sure one as special as you would have a lot to ask."
>[Sloth Core]
"I do not know what this core inherited while it is still inert. It will awaken when it needs to, if at all. [Sloth] has always been rather... slow. Should you succeed in taking it as your own, I suspect it might grant you a larger capacity to store energy. Or something of similar abilities."
>Other [Cores]
"I do not know. The last [Core] I've seen was [Gluttony], burrowing past. I would suggest visiting his true body some time. Might jog some memories or grant you some upgrades."
>Moderators
"Oh. The [Moderators] are our true bodies. We do not have to be docked for them to be operational, but I guess it has been some time since we've last interfaced with it. It's hard to keep track when our chronometers have stopped. But alas, I have grown too massive. Should I leave, it will cause large geological consequences."
>Clearance levels
"Only revealing your core will reflect your true clearance level. Your meaty body would confuse most suface scans. Only those with level 6 can modify clearance levels, but only [Dragons] and [Mother] had had that level or higher."
>Produce and Offer [Dragons Blood]
"No. I have no use for it. And as I have said," The core looks at the smaller slime, "it is best to keep it to yourself, or you paint yourself as a target."
>Native [Dragons Blood] organisms
"Well yes, original [Dragons Blood] were made literally from the blood of [dragons]. It would make sense that the experiments would have had some effect after all this time. But from the sounds of it, There aren't enough of them to place any significance to them."
>Creation and Stabilization of Mana
"[Mana] was originally created from organisms. As they live and die, an observable phenomenon inside of them produces [Mana], especially in times of deep emotions. Love, Fear, Pain, Happiness, all were rich sources of [Mana]. From [Mana] came [Cores]. The [Cores] consumed [Mana] expended by organisms, and infuses them into the environment. Infusing the dimensional coordinates around them, and producing what was originally called [Dungeons]. The [Dungeon Queen], the first [core], had the foresight to see that the home planet would become overpopulated with [cores], and had made an agreement with their natives, the [Dragons], to spread their children to the stars. The [Cores] were to be installed into crafts, creating living spaces for the natives in a form of symbiosis.
[Mother] was an artificial core, created with multiple shattered cores, efficient at recycling [mana] into artificial [mana] as her natives were set into deep sleep and sent across the stars. Needless to say, her first landing didn't end up well. Artificial [Mana] lasts longer, but needs a source of true [Mana] to refresh the supply.
To avoid contamination of native lifeforms, The [Dragons] had agreed to not colonize planets that already had any kind of life forms, to instead, monitor the planet and introduce themselves when they had the capabilities to produce [Mana]. Not all lifeforms could.
[Mother] had landed on this planet when she had confirmed it suitable for habitation, and began terraforming though the spread of [towers] to infuse the land with artificial [Mana]. Somehow, Life had appeared on it's own during the terraforming procedure, and had infused themselves with the artificial [mana]. As a result, the native lifeforms had adapted to the artificial [mana] without any means to produce proper [mana].
We had hoped that though decreasing the supply of artificial [mana], the natives would be able to produce their own. Sadly this is not true. Instead they somehow are capable of interfacing with the artificial [mana], somehow accessing [core] abilities to produce localized environmental and biological modifications.
We are not sure how that works or how to patch it, but we could replicate it to our own benefit regardless.
If you want to produce [Mana], your best option will be getting a living [Dragon] or a real [Core]."
>Genetic manipulation / Avaros wings
The Avaros form already had wings. I do not know why the body I consumed did not.
As the core has mentioned, I do not know what organ produces [Mana], or if an organ even does.
>Behavior of other slimes
"I can not truly control them. They are all their own beings. But worry not, they should not be antagonistic with you, should you not threaten them."
>Native interface
"As a safeguard against self termination. That would cause serious malfunction to many critical systems."
>Our purpose
"Whatever you want it to be."
"To be a magical girl!"
"... One out of two isn't so bad, I guess."
>[Core] Functions and consequences of shutting down
"I've mentioned what the true body [cores] do, but personally, I enrich the soil around the habitable areas. If I shut down, the rest of me will last long enough until the last stops operating. I've set everything to run autonomously, if ever the situation occurs where I break down."
>Location and [Tower]
"We are somewhere. It has been a long time and I have not been able to get a position relative to where things are above ground. As for my true body, We are technically under it. Relatively."
>reawaken and repair
"If you do somehow manage to repair me, I would rather do so when spacecrafts are available again. I have spent too long down here and would love to see the stars again. He always loved the way they shined."
The core kept silent for a few minutes before replying, "No... I don't think I would want to be reawakened. If possible, take the little ones to the stars if you can. Not just the surface, but far into the sky. They all yearn to see the stars unfiltered."
>What reproduction takes away from the [core]
"Producing children always will take away a part of you so they form their own bodies. Physically. Usually [Cores] will repair themselves with [Mana], but we lack true [Mana] to properly repair ourselves. Instead, we live on in our children, and they grow to be their own and so on."
>Titles
"Titles are speculated as ways we understand how natural modifications to our outer [cores] affect us. Most [Mana] borne creatures gain similar things, but in their own ways they are able to understand. Hypothesizes state that we change depending on titles we get, while others say titles are earned based on our true personalities."
>Rewards
"Should you allow it, I can offer to modify a single ability of yours. Any more and you risk permanent damage. You could take more mass from me. You'll have to infuse yourself with it, but you risk my influence infusing you instead."
>Select ability to modify and how to modify it (Use google doc for explanations
Gluttony
Primordial
Absorption
Organic Mimic
Sentience
[Mana] Core
[Mana] Perception
Fluid Body
Universal Language
Iron Coating
Thermoregulation (Heat)
Solid Material Manipulation
|