Chrysalis

There is a stunned silence around after the Gravity Bomb flickers out of existence. The first thing I hear breaking the peace is a *thud*.

Twitching to one side I notice that the priest has fallen to knees, followed by the rest of the villagers. The soldiers are looking at me strangely also, their faces set in cold masks behind their helmets.

I look at the Queen.

[What?]

She too looks at me with an odd look in her eye.

[Those gates were mana warded. Your spell should not have worked]

Mana warded, is it? Doesn't look like it was too effective. Maybe they needed to put on a second coat? At any rate, is it really ok for us to stand around here with our thumbs up our commercial districts?

[Shouldn't we be going inside?] I prompt the Queen.

The elderly woman shakes herself a little and regains her dignified poise before shouting her commands aloud to her soldiers.

Roaring their battle cry the Guards' charge through the gate, some members dashing into streaks of light as they deploy their skills to close with their enemies. The ringing sound of steel clashing with steel soon fills the air as the defenders rush towards their breeched gates.

With the Queen in their midst the townsfolk also advance but at a more measure pace. Several of the braver ones run out in small groups to support the soldiers already engaged in battle but the rest remain defensive postured, watching all directions for threats.

[Stay with me monster, we will storm the throne room and Royal chambers, I'm sure we will find the masterminds there].

I grunt

won't find the villain sitting languidly on the throne, ready to lure

a cart, someone finds the royal coach and they push it into the gap before tipping it

entire setup screams royal luxury. I can't

colony basically lives on top one another. Even Tiny, Vibrant, Crinis and I packed into our own

workers walking on her back

great doors open and a densely packed group of soldiers

may be dressed like mercenaries, these fellows look anything

these soldiers

the sight of this mass charge, they are absolutely no match for this kind of assault! Not giving them time to decide to flee

insane? Am I suicidal? Or have I got

Gweheheh.

gates I knew the fighting was going to get close once we got inside the castle, much like it is inside the Dungeon tunnels. Naturally I started to reconstruct my most potent close range spell. How was I to know that the enemy

and swords raised charge towards me, blades beginning to shine as they prepare to unleash their skills I continue to pump my Gravitational Mana into the construct,

Closer… Closer…

Gravity Domain!

a flash, the dark purple hemisphere expanding out to encompass the

BOOM.

A few blasts of

are pressed downwards by an invisible, irresistible force. Their movements are slowed and some are unable to keep their

should never skip

Shattering Bite!

So long as I maintain the spell the fight is one sided. As if their arms and legs were impeded with massive weights, as if their weapons and shields were ten times as heavy, the soldiers movements become slow and painful. Mustering the stamina to activate their skills