“Is that all you got? Where’s that vigor you showed before?” “SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!” “Oh my…what a scream you have there. Tell me, is that a scream of agony? Fufu.” I may be enjoying this little by little. Sheesh, I’m starting to act like a battle junkie. Is this some sort of influence from my Mantle? But then again, with my Mantle merged with my Core, I’m not so sure what to call it. I’ll just dub this “Nucleus” for now. While I’m thinking of names and all when a group of thick vines captured me and started becoming tighter. But it doesn’t seem to have the capability to squish me for good. There are even smaller vines that sprouted out from one of the bigger ones and are starting to squeeze it, trying to choke me. “Sissy!” “Hmm? Oh my, you’re trying to choke me with those vines? How

