88 Ravel

Gin POV-

I am alone with Ravel in my nest. After converting all the drow in the capital, we made a trip back. Inival, Set, Kess and Vulki are listening to Nemesis talk about Tessa. They all seem to have a slight dislike for her. Well, Xelu doesn't have any input though. The only thing that has Xelu's attention at the moment is making her spiderlings grind against each other... It's a bit weird..... Especially since they have humanoid figures now..... When Broodmothers evolve, their spiderlings change as well. Now they look like little versions of her with some variance in their faces.

Kess' spiderlings are simply more beefy and silver colored. Vulki's little jesters now have angel wings.... Their personality is still as bad as before though. Nemesis' spiderlings haven't changed at all appearance-wise. The only difference is that they won't die after exploding spores, however, they will be weakened afterwards.

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Ravel is looking at me with heavy expectations. I open up the screen on converting her.....

*Subordinate is Perfectly compatible for assimilation into a Broodmother. Doing so will have no unforeseen consequences. Y/N?

Yes.

Ravel dissapears as several options come up. There are three different things to choose from this time. I guess it's like this since the level 15 evolution is included? I forgot to ask her what she would want from her aspects...

*Choose aspect

1. Wrath(Sathanas)

2. Luck

3. Devoured

*Choose aspect- Error Code 1ns3ct01dΩ

1. Moth(Unique Insectoid Aspect)

2. Mantis(Unique Insectoid Aspect)

3. Centipede(Unique Insectoid Aspect)

*Choose aspect

1. Law

2. Perception

3. Emotion

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Sathanas? That's something new. I still wont pick it. So that leaves Luck and Devoured. Devoured is probably there from the conversion..... Luck seems very interesting. Apparently Luck can be a aspect on top of being an attribute. It will probably be my choice here.

Thr second aspect will have to be some insectoid one apparently. I see that there is an error code which has happened before with Nemesis.....

So moth, mantis, or centipede..... Centipede is out..... Some spider centipede creature? Yeah, I'll pass on that..... I debate over moth and centipede..... Mantis does seem like it would be more combat oriented but, something about it bothers me... Moth would allow for another flying force. I see a combination that I could do with a third aspect as well.

The one I'm looking at is perception. If I combine that with Luck and Moth for it's flying ablility, I may be able to gather useful information much easier. Law seems to be very powerful as well so it's a hard choice. Emotion seems like it would either debuff enemies or buff allies...

There is the problem of finding enemies that are significantly stronger..... I have never seen anyone with a level higher than 29 other than the Zephyr Lord who I can't use as a reference..... So, I can't tell how effective our current strength would be against someone of a high level.....

This is all assumptions though. I can't be sure what an aspect will actually be. Perception could be better for combat, Law could actually be more of a support aspect. It's hard to say....

Eventually, I decide to go with my first choice. After confirming my choices a large figure 'hums' into existence before me. Ravel seems to have gone through a major change.

She has a humanoid figure despite none of her aspects being something like 'jester' or 'human/fungal'. She still has the same ridiculously busty figure as before..... However, her body is very different. It is covered in a black and white fuzzy fur. On her back are a set of fuzzy moth wings that have a golden powder constantly radiating off of them. She has a look of bliss on her face as I start examining her head. She no longer has red skin. Instead it is a very pale white. Her hair is very white as well but, with black stripes in it. Then there is her eyes.

They are still golden but, her pupils are black crosses with white interiors. I'm guessing it has something to do with her perception aspect. Very odd.....

Wait, no spider legs, one set of eyes..... Where.....

She brushes the fur on her arms out of curiosity and I see a soft chitin underneath. I've been wondering about that. If my broodmothers and guardians keep on evolving, will they eventually lose all of their spider characteristics? If so..... Will they somehow detach from me since my summoning skills are for spiders and arachnids?...

I put that line of thought off for later as I realize that I need to rename Ravel.

"Would you like to keep your old name?" Gin

"Hmmmm~! I would~. I don't want 'Umbra' attached to it anymore though....." Ravel

Alright then.

-Subordinate

Name: Ravel

Race: Lucky All-seeing Arachnimoth(unique)

level: 15

Required exp: 12,000

Health (410/410)

Resource- Lucksight Powder(-/-)

Shared perk- Closed System

Loyalty: Max

Condition: Normal

Vulki and Nemesis come in before I can ask about her new abilities and what-not.

"Welcome to our group Ravel~!" Vulki

I haven't heard Vulki use that tone in a while. It is a tone that gives off a similar feeling to Lust now that I think of it. However, It doesn't make me feel like I'm in danger and, its a bit comforting in a way.

"Master Gin? Do you mind if we all have a talk with her? Some things that broodmothers should know~." Vulki

? Ravel gives me a confused look. I don't know what she's on about either. I guess they have made a sort of introductory thing for new members to our group.

"Alright, I'll see you again in a little bit Ravel." Gin

I have a guess that it may include strictly female things so I'll stay out of it. Things are most likely significantly different since they all have altered biologies.... I have made a mistake with my niece before. She seemed a bit off one day and I figured that she had trouble in school or something. Nope, it was just her time of the month, I didn't get the hint until she explicitly told me. I don't want that to happen again so, I'll stay out of this.....

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I later learned that I was wrong. That 'talk' was more along the lines of indoctrination. Of course me becoming aware of that was far down the line from this point....