《The Most Powerful Ant in the Universe》Chapter Twenty-Two: King Kapoof
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My mandibles glow with two shades, one a frosty blue (I regretted it as I thought it) and the other a midnight black.
[Is it staying stable?]
There's a long silence from Joule as I try to maintain both the Frost Bite and the Void Bite at the same time.
[...Yes. I think? It's honestly kind of hard to tell for sure, but until I know for sure it isn't, yes, it's stable.]
I drop the Bites and relax slightly.
I had decided that gaining a new ability was too good of a chance to miss, and naturally I was excited about the prospect of using magic other than void.
[Are you ready to go hunting?]
I start climbing up my entrance hole. Once again, I've had to remodel.
[Actually...]
As my head broke the surface, I heard a voice.
"Hey, ant, how're you doing?"
I turned, sighing internally. [Noah, I don't-]
I froze.
[What is that?]
A massive dog of some unknown origin was sitting next to him. No - dog was the wrong word. It was the single fattest creature I had ever seen, and even while sitting (at least it looked like it was sitting) it was as wide as it was tall, and was still taller than Noah. A gold dog collar was around its neck, the leash firmly in Noah's hand.
"This? Oh, this is King Kapoof. He's Izzy's dog. She wanted me to take him on a walk, so I figured I'd just bring him here when I wanted to see how you were doing."
[King...]
[Kapoof?]
Joule and I are in complete agreement that this is the weirdest thing to happen so far.
The dog sees me, and its ears perked up.
"Woof?"
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The ground shakes as it barks curiously.
What in the world do the Cosmics feed their pets?
"Yeah, I think he likes you. Anyway, I just wanted to check up on you guys and see what was going on, you know what I mean?"
[I... suppose?]
"Of course you do, you're an ant with human-grade intelligence!"
He laughed. It wasn't an especially funny joke.
Wiping a nonexistent tear from his eyes, he continued, "But in all seriousness, I'm here to give you a name."
A name?
[What's the point of it?]
"Well, it lets people know that they're not just facing a creature that's a bit smarter than most. A name is like an identifier for anything and anyone that meets you!"
[...I've never even seen anyone except you.]
Noah's excitement crumbled a little.
"Well... that might be the case, but I have a name for you either way!"
He stood up, letting King Kapoof roll over. At least we're not on a hill.
"Ant with powers, I henceforth grant you the name..."
He paused dramatically.
"LEROY!"
There's an extremely long silence before Joule politely says, [That's... a good...]
I interrupt. [Your name is awful. I'd rather just stick with being nameless.]
Noah panics slightly. "Wait, no, hang on a sec!"
He disappears instantly, and King Kapoof bounces to its tiny, chubby feet. Its head slowly turns towards me and I see something in its eyes that I don't like at all. I instinctively activate Frost Bite.
It lunges as much as a creature the size of a boulder can and its mouth opens. Dodging, I lunge for its backside and bite down.
What the heck is this dog made of?!
It feels like I just bit down on a mountain!
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[Retreat! This thing has been in the Cosmic's house for who knows how long, it could any kind of powers!]
[You don't need to tell me twice!]
The frost slowly spreads over the dog's colossal rump, and it yowls in pain.
Noah steps back into existence holding a small black rectangle.
"Okay, I checked the comment section and they really only had one suggesti - WHAT HAPPENED?"
[Well, at least he recognizes how crazy this is.]
He rushes over to the enormous dog and hugs it tightly. "You used ice magic on it? What the heck, man?!"
[It attacked me!]
"He was just saying hi! Izzy's going to kill me..."
Distressed, he started mashing his fingers on the black rectangle, so he misses the murderous look that the dog shoots me. I feel a shiver crawl up my carapace.
[Er, Noah! Weren't you going to - ]
"Oh, yeah! Name. Anyway I checked, and there was really one option."
[What do you mean, one option? Checking what?]
"Your new name is..."
He pauses dramatically again, and I can feel Joule flinch. I didn't know she could do that.
"Null!"
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