The hive welcomed him with the same wholesome vibes. Curious about his new cargo, they swarmed him. Well ordered, the lines swirled around, turned him into the eye of the storm, of drones.

His leaking bucket seeped emotions. Vibes tainted by trauma. Diffused to the whole. Tinned until they were gone. The wrong drop of color into an ocean of pink.

The script, apparently contagious, leapt from one AI code to the other. Choo stuck to the bucket. Animated it. Rose above the crowd. The cores caught on. Radiated all their might. Pink neon light burst out of the weakened seams. Enoch inner soundtrack switched to a trippy funk. He chose to diffuse it out loud.

The scene veered to an animated musical. Rays of light, dancing lines of goofy drones and one jolly core, orbited by a derelict shield. The chat alternated between amazement and horror.

“That’s my boy. Shake it. Shake it to the music.” Tag | Dad

“What game is this?”

“What am I watching?” Tip | 35$

A tiny Cabaret Drone brought Enoch a drink. Mead. Delicious. They continued, the beat stealing a few hip trusts from time to time.

The procession reached the cozy spot where Enoch had gotten his Omnilegs. Enoch sat. The animated bucket landed, half crumbled from the impact. Two long legged Spider Drones picked up the cores from the ground. Heavy armored bodies painted with the colors the rainbow. They rose. Took synchronized steps back. Their prizes displayed in a specialized nook, radiating Mana and soul vibes to the cavern.

Enoch was actually impressed.

The same Enchanter Drone, emerald green, showed up. A smaller blue version accompanied it. They paused. Greeted Enoch. Waited an appropriate amount of time. Diffused hints of a choice. The green option for the Outsider. And? The blue option for? The crowd awareness directed Enoch’s gaze to his dancing Golem Core.

Unaware. Choo hummed to himself in apparent bliss. The music had stopped minutes ago.

Oh. Could Enoch upgrade his Bonded Artifact? Would it be permanent? Time for a gamble. Enoch pointed at Choo with a smile. The sea of drones waited. The two Enchanters waited. The Golem Core sung to himself.

Long seconds passed. Enoch cleared his throat. Then again, louder. Tried a, “ahem,” to no avail. Shook his head, looking at the ground. Perked up with a grin and a pebble in his hand.

It hit the Golem Core hard. Finally took him out of his reverie. He came down to his master.

“Why did you do that Enoch? Totally uncalled for.”

“I thought pebble throws were fair game.”

“On the contrary, you made it clear that it was reprehensible.”

“One, occasionally, isn’t too bad. In any case, you enjoyed the run enough? Want to follow me from one world to the next?”

The Artifact froze. “That was not already a given?”

“I supposed it was, just wanted to confirm.”

“Yes Master, sounds fun enough.”

“Then hop in there, I think they have a surprise for you.

“Oh, I love surprise.”

Choo shouted in pain. Promised eternal gratitude to get out of there. The upgrade chamber of the Blue Enchanter, sealed tight, rattled from the impacts, the Artifact trying to get out.

The visual effect of a golem summons appeared. Forced Enoch to intervene and order a hard freeze.

It took a while and two worrisome explosions, but Choo made it. Slowly exited the creepy inside of the Enchanter Drone. A band of stone now orbited the two layers of orbs.

Advanced Drone Core | Bonded Artifact | Rarity 9

Natural crafter | Power up drones, golems and all kind of machineries.

Attributes | Intellect 2 | Crafts 2

Skill | Mana Well

Nice.