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In October 2022, chapters 1-78 were published as an eBook under the title ''[[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B75RBHS6?tag=royalroad02-20 Swarm]]''. Most of those chapters have been taken down from the Royal Road page, but new chapters are still posted there periodically and can be read for free.
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In October 2022, chapters 1-78 were published as an eBook under the title ''[[https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0B75RBHS6?tag=royalroad02-20 Swarm]]''. Most of those chapters have been taken down from the Royal Road Website/RoyalRoad page, but new chapters are still posted there periodically and can be read for free.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Marcus has the ability to [[spoiler:make his drones hatch much faster from the eggs, but this comes with the drawback of having them gestate inside his body, thus making the actual birth much, much more painful for him.]]
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* GenderBender: Marcus is less than thrilled to be stuck in a female body. While he does get used to it and doesn't mind being referred to as female, he still identifies as male, and both he and the narration continue to use he/him pronouns when referring to him.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Marcus has the ability to [[spoiler:make his drones hatch much faster from the eggs, but this comes with the drawback of having them gestate ''inside'' his body, thus making the actual birth much, much more painful for him]]. Thus, he only does it whenreferring to him.absolutely necessary.
* GodzillaThreshold: Marcus has the ability to [[spoiler:make his drones hatch much faster from the eggs, but this comes with the drawback of having them gestate ''inside'' his body, thus making the actual birth much, much more painful for him]]. Thus, he only does it when
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[[caption-width-right:350:A very peculiar Hive Queen]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A very peculiar Hive Queen]]
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* {{Reincarnation}}: How Marcus ended up in his current body. While reincarnation isn't uncommon in the setting, it's rare for someone to carry memories of their previous life into adulthood, and there's no precedent for someone reincarnating as a different species, much less from another world entirely.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: ReincarnateInAnotherWorld: How Marcus ended up in his current body. While reincarnation {{reincarnation}} isn't uncommon in the setting, it's rare for someone to carry memories of their previous life into adulthood, and there's no precedent for someone reincarnating as a different species, much less from another world entirely.entirely. [[spoiler:It turns out that the new leaders of the orcs, Rantul, and Piraca are ''also'' reincarnated humans from Earth]].
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''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' is a Web Novel series written by Valethehowl. It can be read for free [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22115/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hive-queen here.]]
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Luckily for him, that wasn't the end, as he somehow found his soul [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated]] in another world. Unluckily for him, his body was that of a Vex HiveQueen, and the world he ended up into is chocked full of dangerous creatures that would like nothing more than have him for dinner. Literally.
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Luckily for him, that wasn't the end, as he somehow found his soul [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated]] [[ReincarnateInAnotherWorld reincarnated in another world. world]].
Unluckily for him, his new bodywas is that of a Vex [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Vex]] HiveQueen, and the world he ended up into in is a StandardFantasySetting chocked full of dangerous creatures that would like nothing more than have him for dinner. Literally.
Unluckily for him, his new body
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* DeliberatelyCuteChild: A maid tasked with making Marcus presentable for a feast advices him to look and act like a sweet young girl, reasoning that the Vex are terrifying enough to humans but they might avoid extermination if their Queen appears as unthreatening as possible. Marcus is rather disgruntled by the prospect but nonetheless agrees it's an excellent point.
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* ArcVillain:
** The first is General Trakk of the goblins, who wages war against the Vex in the Caligare Forest before leading his armies to attack the human city of Brettholz. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a NobleDemon who wants to ally with the humans against the orcs, and feared that the goblins wouldn't be taken seriously unless they demonstrated their new military might]]. Which leads to...
** Blueskin, the DarkMessiah of the orcs, who aims to conquer Aos and devour all in their path. Unlike Trakk, there's absolutely nothing sympathetic about him, and the fact that he's [[spoiler:a reincarnated human like Marcus makes him even more reprehensible]].
** The first is General Trakk of the goblins, who wages war against the Vex in the Caligare Forest before leading his armies to attack the human city of Brettholz. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a NobleDemon who wants to ally with the humans against the orcs, and feared that the goblins wouldn't be taken seriously unless they demonstrated their new military might]]. Which leads to...
** Blueskin, the DarkMessiah of the orcs, who aims to conquer Aos and devour all in their path. Unlike Trakk, there's absolutely nothing sympathetic about him, and the fact that he's [[spoiler:a reincarnated human like Marcus makes him even more reprehensible]].
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* BigBad: Blueskin, the DarkMessiah of the orcs, who aims to conquer Aos and devour all in their path.
* BloodKnight: Alya Vilka, despite being one of the greatest Aura Masters of the Federation of Thule, isn't really a hero so much as a mercenary who enjoys testing her mettle against particularly tough enemies.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: There are quite a few non-human sapient species living in the Caligare Forest and beyond. The Vex, goblins, and orcs are the big players of the story so far, but the Rantul and Piraca are also involved, and many more have been referenced and may yet appear in the future.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: There are quite a few non-human sapient species living in the Caligare Forest and beyond. The Vex, goblins, and orcs are the big players of the story so far, far (along with the humans, of course), but the Rantul and Piraca are also involved, and many more have been referenced and may yet appear in the future.
* OffWithHisHead: Blueskin is fond of biting the heads off of his enemies.
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* ZergRush: Surprisingly, it's not the Vex who did this, but the goblins, especially when they [[spoiler:attacked Brettholz.]]
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* Hermaphrodite: Orcs have both male and female genitalia; they tend to adopt a male role when mating with an inferior, and a female role with a superior.
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* Hermaphrodite: {{Hermaphrodite}}: Orcs have both male and female genitalia; they tend to adopt a male role when mating with an inferior, and a female role with a superior.
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* Hermaphrodite: Orcs have both male and female genitalia; they tend to adopt a male role when mating with an inferior, and a female role with a superior.
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* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Orcs in this setting are brutish humanoids who devour just about any living thing they can catch, often unhinging their jaws to swallow their prey whole. They [[SoulEating absorb part of the Aura]] of whatever they eat, becoming more powerful with each meal; orcs who pass a critical limit evolve into [[OurOgresAreHungrier ogres]], which are larger and capable of limited shapeshifting, and ogres themselves can (very rarely) evolve into {{oni}}s, who have full shapeshifting abilities and can regenerate any wounds within seconds.
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* CreepyGood: Even to those who know and trust Marcus, the Vex are terrifying insectoid monsters that breed extremely fast and can fight together with perfect coordination thanks to their HiveMind. It isn't lost on anyone that they could become an apocalyptic threat if Marcus decides to stop playing nice.
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** [[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionally uses this plan when he provokes the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking a group of goblins that threatened him]].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces: There are quite a few non-human sapient species living in the Caligare Forest and beyond. The Vex, goblins, and orcs are the big players of the story so far, but the Rantul and Piraca are also involved, and many more have been referenced and may yet appear in the future.
* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to [[spoiler:take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species, some of which have been extinct for centuries]].
* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to [[spoiler:take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species, some of which have been extinct for centuries]].
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* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to [[spoiler:take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species, some of which have been extinct for centuries]].
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* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, OffTheRails: What Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to [[spoiler:take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it essentially does to the hive Vex. They're ''supposed'' to be consumed a HordeOfAlienLocusts that grow stronger by indiscriminately devouring all in safety. Later on, their path, but he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species, some instead uses them to ally with the Kingdom of which have been extinct for centuries]].Medlan against the goblins, and later the orcs, earning himself friends, allies, and a large plot of land to develop to his heart's content.
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* SummonBiggerFish:
** [[spoiler:When the goblins attack his first hive, Marcus uses two of his flying drones to provoke the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking the goblins, and flees for his life while they're distracted]].
** [[spoiler:Arag the spider-goblin uses the same trick to try to assassinate Blueskin later on, but it backfires when the oni manages to kill the dragon and assimilates part of its aura, becoming much stronger as a result]].
** [[spoiler:When the goblins attack his first hive, Marcus uses two of his flying drones to provoke the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking the goblins, and flees for his life while they're distracted]].
** [[spoiler:Arag the spider-goblin uses the same trick to try to assassinate Blueskin later on, but it backfires when the oni manages to kill the dragon and assimilates part of its aura, becoming much stronger as a result]].
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* TheWorfEffect: Blueskin manages to kill [[spoiler:the King of the Ashwood Hills, absorbing its aura in the process]]. Downplayed in that it was still an epic battle that could have gone either way.
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: Marcus ends up being saved by the nightwolves when [[spoiler:the appearance of a dragon called the King of Ashwood Hills make them run away]]
** [[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionally use this plan when he provoke the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking a group of goblins that threatened him]]
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* AlienSky: Aos has three moons -- one red, one white, and one yellow-green.
* AlwaysABiggerFish: Marcus ends up being saved by the nightwolves when [[spoiler:the appearance of a dragon called the King of Ashwood Hills make them runaway]]
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** [[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionallyuse uses this plan when he provoke provokes the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking a group of goblins that threatened him]]him]].
* AlwaysABiggerFish: Marcus ends up being saved by the nightwolves when [[spoiler:the appearance of a dragon called the King of Ashwood Hills make them run
** [[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionally
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* GenderBender: Marcus is less than thrilled to be stuck in a female body. While he does get used to it and doesn't mind being referred to as female, he still identifies as male, and both he and the narration continue to use he/him pronouns when referring to him.
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Marcus is technically one. Felix and Yasen also have Djinni heritage.
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Marcus is technically one.one, as his Vex body was created from the DNA of [[spoiler:Sarah, the woman captured in the prologue]]. Felix and Yasen also have Djinni heritage.
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* TranshumanTreachery: [[spoiler:It turns out that the new leaders of the orcs, Rantul, and Piraca are reincarnated humans from Earth who have embraced their new lives rather than cling to their human identities as Marcus has.]]
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Felix unlocks his full Fire Djinn abilities after witnessing a friend from his village get killed by goblins at Brettholz]].
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: [[spoiler:Felix unlocks his full Fire Djinn abilities after witnessing a friend from his village get killed by goblins at Brettholz]].
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* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to take [[spoiler:take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species.species, some of which have been extinct for centuries]].
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* DarkMessiah: The orcs, Rantul, and Piraca have each unified under a charismatic leader who wishes to lead their respective race to supremacy. [[spoiler:All three are reincarnated humans from Earth.]]
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* HalfHumanHybrid: Marcus is technically one. Felix and Yasen also have Djinni heritage.
* HiveMind: The Vex are one. All the drones share their Queen's will. However, [[spoiler:there is a maximum range for the Queen's telepathy.]]
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The original Vex Queen is still out there somewhere, and is presumably following an agenda of her own.
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* HiveMind: The Vex are one. All the drones share their Queen'swill. However, [[spoiler:there is a maximum range for the Queen's telepathy.]]will, although they do have some basic instincts they follow by default when no further instructions are forthcoming.
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* PlayingWithFire: Felix's speciality, due to his Fire Djinni heritage.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Because the Vex only unlock new abilities by consuming the DNA of new species, Marcus eventually starts to run into creatures too powerful for his existing drones to defeat. His solution is to take a page out of ''Film/JurassicPark'' and engineer a mosquito-like drone that can extract blood from specific targets, returning it to the hive to be consumed in safety. Later on, he befriends a taxidermist in Brettholz who offers samples from various exotic species.
* PlayingWithFire: Felix'sspeciality, specialty, due to his Fire Djinni heritage.
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* RedBaron: The leaders of the orcs, Ranul, and Piraca are known as the Blue Terror, the Pale Matriarch, and the Crimson Devil, respectively.
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* StandardFantasySetting: The northern part of Aos consists of various human kingdoms, while the south consists of the Caligare Forest and the savage non-human races that reside within. Magic and sorcery are real and accessible to both the humans and the other races, and are understood well enough to make genuine {{Magitek}} possible and reliable.
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* StandardFantasySetting: The northern part of Aos (that we've seen thus far) consists of various human kingdoms, while the south consists of the Caligare Forest and the savage non-human races that reside within. Magic and sorcery are real and accessible to both the humans and the other races, and are understood well enough to make genuine {{Magitek}} possible and reliable.enable the use of {{Magitek}}.
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* {{Telepathy}}: This is how Marcus controls his minions. [[spoiler:It's also how he communicate so well with the natives, despite having just learned their language.]]
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* {{Telepathy}}: This is how Marcus controls his minions. [[spoiler:It's It has a range of about twenty-five kilometers (although he can push that to thirty on a good day); beyond that the drones will function autonomously in pursuit of Marcus' last instructions. [[spoiler:His telepathy is also how he communicate communicates so well with the natives, despite having just learned their language.]]
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* BigBad: Blueskin, the DarkMessiah of the orcs, who aims to conquer Aos and devour all in their path.
* BigBadWannabe: The Rantul and the Piraca both aspire to conquer the humans and spread across the world, but get curb-stomped by the orcs before they can even tame the Caligare Forest. Their leaders are enslaved and forced to serve the orcs' war machine instead.
* BigBadWannabe: The Rantul and the Piraca both aspire to conquer the humans and spread across the world, but get curb-stomped by the orcs before they can even tame the Caligare Forest. Their leaders are enslaved and forced to serve the orcs' war machine instead.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Marcus is, by his own admission, an asshole with anger issues. Despite this, when push comes to shove, he'll try to protect the people around him even at great risk to himself. The whole reason he died and was reincarnated is that he tried to help a woman who was being mugged, and got shot in the stomach for his trouble.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Marcus is, by his own admission, an asshole with anger issues. Despite this, when push comes to shove, he'll try to protect the people around him even at great risk to himself. The whole reason he died and was reincarnated is that he tried to help a woman who was being mugged, and got shot in the stomach for his trouble. He grows out of the jerkassery as the story progresses.
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* MirrorCharacter: The orc leader, Blueskin, is this to Marcus. [[spoiler:Both are humans from Earth who died and were reincarnated in Aos as a different species, but while Marcus is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who clings to his human identity and values, Blueskin instead embraces his new, monstrous life and seeks to lead the orcs to dominion over Aos heedless of the human cost, all while remaining AffablyEvil.]]
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* MirrorCharacter: The orc leader, Blueskin, is this to Marcus. [[spoiler:Both are humans from Earth who died and were reincarnated in Aos as a different species, but while Marcus is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who clings to his human identity and values, Blueskin instead is a sadist who embraces his new, monstrous life and seeks to lead the orcs to dominion over Aos heedless of the human cost, all while remaining AffablyEvil.cost.]]
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Blueskin molests the Pale Matriarch during her captivity, extorts sexual favors from his NumberTwo, and intends to create a harem of {{Sex Slave}}s once he's conquered the human kingdoms. The fact that he's [[spoiler:a reincarnated human like Marcus]] makes this even more disturbing.
* RedBaron: The leaders of the orcs, Ranul, and Piraca are known as the Blue Terror, the Pale Matriarch, and the Crimson Devil, respectively.
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* PropheticFallacy: The Crimson Emperor of the Piraca can read the future, but only in the form of a likelihood (expressed as a percentage) that a specific scenario will come to pass.
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* DeathWorld: The Caligare Forest (which includes Ashwood Hills, where Marcus woke up in his new body) has a ThinDimensionalBarrier with the magical plane, resulting in lots of bizarre and hostile species, many of them sapient. The Dark Heart within the forest has virtually ''no'' barrier, and exploring it is pretty much a death sentence to all but the best-prepared.
* MirrorCharacter: The orc leader, Blueskin, is this to Marcus. [[spoiler:Both are humans from Earth who died and were reincarnated in Aos as a different species, but while Marcus is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who clings to his human identity and values, Blueskin instead embraces his new, monstrous life and seeks to lead the orcs to dominion over Aos heedless of the human cost, all while remaining AffablyEvil.]]
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* StaringDownCthulhu: During the Battle of Brettholz, Marcus faces off with a forest gargoyle -- a GiantMook that had just made mincemeat of his best drones -- to buy time for Klara and Felix to escape. Armed with nothing but a sword and a defiant SlasherSmile, he nonetheless stands his ground and manages to intimidate the gargoyle long enough for help to arrive.
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* StandardFantasySetting: The northern part of Aos consists of various human kingdoms, while the south consists of the Caligare Forest and the savage non-human races that reside within. Magic and sorcery are real and accessible to both the humans and the other races, and are understood well enough to make genuine {{Magitech}} possible and reliable.
* StaringDownCthulhu: During the Battle of Brettholz, Marcus faces off with a forest gargoyle -- a GiantMook that had just made mincemeat of his best drones -- to buy time for Klara and Felix to escape. Armed with nothing but a sword and a defiant SlasherSmile, he nonetheless stands his ground and manages to intimidate thegargoyle gargoyle, stalling its advance long enough for help to arrive.
* StaringDownCthulhu: During the Battle of Brettholz, Marcus faces off with a forest gargoyle -- a GiantMook that had just made mincemeat of his best drones -- to buy time for Klara and Felix to escape. Armed with nothing but a sword and a defiant SlasherSmile, he nonetheless stands his ground and manages to intimidate the
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* AttackofThe50FootWhatever: Both the original Vex Queen and the King of the Ashwood Hills are huge, easily 30 meters long.
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* CuteMonsterGirl: Marcus in his new body does qualify, although he's not exactly happy with it. Though he does acknowledge that it could have been [[TranshumanAbomination much worse]].
* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: The Rantul are sentient SpiderPeople who lay their eggs inside a living host so the babies will have a fresh supply of food ready for them when they hatch.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Marcus is, by his own admission, an asshole with anger issues. Despite this, when push comes to shove, he'll try to protect the people around him even at great risk to himself. The whole reason he died and was reincarnated is that he tried to help a woman who was being mugged, and got shot in the stomach for his trouble.
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* Attackofthe50FootWhatever: Both the original Vex Queen and the King of the Ashwood Hills are huge, easily 30 meters long.
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''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' is a Web Novel series written by Valethehowl. It can be read for free here: [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22115/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hive-queen]]
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''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' is a Web Novel series written by Valethehowl. It can be read for free here: [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22115/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hive-queen]]
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* ZergRush: Surprisingly, it's not the Vex who did this, but the goblins, especially when they [[spoiler:attacked Brettholz.]]
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* ZergRush: Surprisingly, it's not the Vex who did this, but the goblins, especially when they [[spoiler:attacked Brettholz.]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:A very peculiar Hive Queen]]
''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' is a Web Novel series written by Valethehowl. It can be read for free here: [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22115/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hive-queen]]
In our world, Marcus, a young man, was having a very bad day. He got in a fight at work, he got fired and to top it all off he was shot dead during a robbery.
Luckily for him, that wasn't the end, as he somehow found his soul [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated]] in another world. Unluckily for him, his body was that of a Vex HiveQueen, and the world he ended up into is chocked full of dangerous creatures that would like nothing more than have him for dinner. Literally.
So now Marcus has to use his wits, courage and the minions he create by laying eggs to survive in this dangerous new world.
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!!''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' contains example of:
*AdaptiveAbility: The goblins have a peculiar version this ability as their racial magic, as they can develop traits of the creatures they are fighting against. The Vex can also do this with their genetic manipulation, creating new drones with the right characteristics for any new situation.
*AlienKudzu: The Vex mold-wax definitely qualifies. It consumes every bit of organic matter it comes in contact with and grows exponentially fast. It is also the main source of food for the Vex.
*AlwaysABiggerFish: Marcus ends up being saved by the nightwolves when [[spoiler:the appearance of a dragon called the King of Ashwood Hills make them run away]]
**[[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionally use this plan when he provoke the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking a group of goblins that threatened him]]
*Attackofthe50FootWhatever: Both the original Vex Queen and the King of the Ashwood Hills are huge, easily 30 meters long.
*AwesomeButImpractical: Marcus has the ability to [[spoiler:make his drones hatch much faster from the eggs, but this comes with the drawback of having them gestate inside his body, thus making the actual birth much, much more painful for him.]]
*BigCreepyCrawlies: Vex Drones are definitely insectoid, although their actual shape varies wildly, with some being more similar to reptiles.
*BlowYouAway: Yasen's powers have a hint of this, due to his Air Djinni heritage.
*CuteMonsterGirl: Marcus in his new body does qualify, although he's not exactly happy with it.
*HalfHumanHybrid: Marcus is technically one. Felix and Yasen also have Djinni heritage.
*HiveMind: The Vex are one. All the drones share their Queen's will. However, [[spoiler:there is a maximum range for the Queen's telepathy.]]
*HiveQueen: The main character is one.
*HordeOfAlienLocusts: The Vex.
*ItCanThink: Goblins are usually considered savages and incapable of strategy. The Goblin General actually takes advantage from this.
*LEGOGenetics: This is the Vex's hat. Vex Queens can absorb DNA from whatever they eat and pick whatever genetic traits they want for their new drones. So far, however, this power has the limitation of [[spoiler:not being able to replicate magical powers.]]
*NonMammalMammaries: Averted. Marcus is not a mammal and he is completely flat. He doesn't really care either, so he also avoids ACupAngst.
*PlayingWithFire: Felix's speciality, due to his Fire Djinni heritage.
*[[{{Reincarnation}} Reincarnation]]: How Marcus ended up in his current body.
*[[{{Telepathy}} Telepathy]]: This is how Marcus controls his minions. [[spoiler:it's also how he communicate so well with the natives, despite having just learned their language.]]
*ZergRush: Surprisingly, it's not the Vex who did this, but the goblins, especially when they [[spoiler:attacked Brettholz.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A very peculiar Hive Queen]]
''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' is a Web Novel series written by Valethehowl. It can be read for free here: [[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/22115/i-dont-want-to-be-the-hive-queen]]
In our world, Marcus, a young man, was having a very bad day. He got in a fight at work, he got fired and to top it all off he was shot dead during a robbery.
Luckily for him, that wasn't the end, as he somehow found his soul [[{{Reincarnation}} reincarnated]] in another world. Unluckily for him, his body was that of a Vex HiveQueen, and the world he ended up into is chocked full of dangerous creatures that would like nothing more than have him for dinner. Literally.
So now Marcus has to use his wits, courage and the minions he create by laying eggs to survive in this dangerous new world.
NeedsWikiMagicLove
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!!''I don't want to be the Hive Queen'' contains example of:
*AdaptiveAbility: The goblins have a peculiar version this ability as their racial magic, as they can develop traits of the creatures they are fighting against. The Vex can also do this with their genetic manipulation, creating new drones with the right characteristics for any new situation.
*AlienKudzu: The Vex mold-wax definitely qualifies. It consumes every bit of organic matter it comes in contact with and grows exponentially fast. It is also the main source of food for the Vex.
*AlwaysABiggerFish: Marcus ends up being saved by the nightwolves when [[spoiler:the appearance of a dragon called the King of Ashwood Hills make them run away]]
**[[spoiler:Marcus himself intentionally use this plan when he provoke the King of the Ashwood Hills into attacking a group of goblins that threatened him]]
*Attackofthe50FootWhatever: Both the original Vex Queen and the King of the Ashwood Hills are huge, easily 30 meters long.
*AwesomeButImpractical: Marcus has the ability to [[spoiler:make his drones hatch much faster from the eggs, but this comes with the drawback of having them gestate inside his body, thus making the actual birth much, much more painful for him.]]
*BigCreepyCrawlies: Vex Drones are definitely insectoid, although their actual shape varies wildly, with some being more similar to reptiles.
*BlowYouAway: Yasen's powers have a hint of this, due to his Air Djinni heritage.
*CuteMonsterGirl: Marcus in his new body does qualify, although he's not exactly happy with it.
*HalfHumanHybrid: Marcus is technically one. Felix and Yasen also have Djinni heritage.
*HiveMind: The Vex are one. All the drones share their Queen's will. However, [[spoiler:there is a maximum range for the Queen's telepathy.]]
*HiveQueen: The main character is one.
*HordeOfAlienLocusts: The Vex.
*ItCanThink: Goblins are usually considered savages and incapable of strategy. The Goblin General actually takes advantage from this.
*LEGOGenetics: This is the Vex's hat. Vex Queens can absorb DNA from whatever they eat and pick whatever genetic traits they want for their new drones. So far, however, this power has the limitation of [[spoiler:not being able to replicate magical powers.]]
*NonMammalMammaries: Averted. Marcus is not a mammal and he is completely flat. He doesn't really care either, so he also avoids ACupAngst.
*PlayingWithFire: Felix's speciality, due to his Fire Djinni heritage.
*[[{{Reincarnation}} Reincarnation]]: How Marcus ended up in his current body.
*[[{{Telepathy}} Telepathy]]: This is how Marcus controls his minions. [[spoiler:it's also how he communicate so well with the natives, despite having just learned their language.]]
*ZergRush: Surprisingly, it's not the Vex who did this, but the goblins, especially when they [[spoiler:attacked Brettholz.]]
