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].

grunt in

to lure us with talk before springing the final trap? That

push it into the gap before tipping it on its side. Those with spears of long handled pitch forks stand in rows, weapons at the ready. Hopefully it'll do to hold out until they

an elaborate garden with imposing statues placed at regular intervals. The entire setup screams royal luxury. I can't help but eye the Queen with

because my colony basically lives on top one another. Even Tiny, Vibrant, Crinis and I

workers walking on her back

a densely packed group of soldiers charge out,

dressed like mercenaries, these fellows look anything but. Determined faces, coordinated movements, tightly packed

these soldiers

this kind of assault!

gone insane? Am I suicidal? Or have

Gweheheh.

put one leg through the castle 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.

to shine as they prepare to unleash their skills

Closer… Closer…

Gravity Domain!

skills my domain expands in a flash, the dark purple hemisphere expanding out to encompass the soldiers before me.

BOOM.

an almost audible impact the crushing force of gravity falls on the soldiers like a hammer from heaven, pressing them to the ground. A few blasts of sword light are released just in time, slamming into my Diamond carapace and buffeting me about but my defences hold firm

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

should never

Shattering Bite!

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