“I’m not sure what to call it,” Allistor admitted.  “It has struck me that a lot of the games and movies from the last couple decades have born a strong resemblance to what we’re experiencing now.  I’m starting to suspect there was some kind of seeding of information on Earth to sort of prep us for all of this.  Though I don’t know why our evil overlords bothered if they were just going to wipe us out anyway.”

“Not all of us.” Ramon held up a finger to emphasize his point.  “They’re keeping ten percent of us.  Which is roughly a billion humans.  They must see some value in us.  Even if it’s only for entertainment.”  His eyes unfocused for a second.  “Whoa.  I just got fifty Fame Points.”

Amanda said, “I’m going to study this.  Learn as much as I can.  Maybe there’s some kind of book or something on the market that will answer our questions.  I mean, we can’t be the first world to be assimilated, right?  Others must have asked and answered these questions before us.”

A few more minutes of speculation and the group dispersed again.  Chloe leapt off of her chair and called to Max as she dashed off behind the crafting house.  “Let’s go find some whos!” The dog barked happily and bounded after the little girl.

Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine

Fluffy Bunnies

Another week passed as the group did their best to level up skills.  The scrolls Allistor purchased had given everyone a boost - the knowledge they gained helping them to better understand what materials they needed and how to use them.

Lilly was making cloth and leather items that had better stats than before – some with as much as +3 in one attribute, or bonuses in two or three attributes at once.    Michael was making uncommon quality chain mail shirts for everyone with Stamina and Constitution bumps.

Ramon had learned all of the spells from the scrolls he was given, and he was having reasonable success in duplicating them.  Everyone had learned the Light and Night Vision spells.  Most had also learned the healing spell Nature’s Boon from copies that Ramon had made.  Sam and Chloe didn’t have the necessary attributes to learn the spell – Sam because his Intelligence and Will Power were both at two, and Chloe because she was too young.  Or so they assumed, since her attributes weren’t showing up yet.   Or she didn’t understand what Nancy asked her.  She was just learning to read.