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

on the throne, ready to lure us with talk before springing the final trap? That would be

team of townsfolk rush to block the entrance behind us with whatever they can find, loose stone, a cart, someone finds the royal coach and they 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

passing through the gate there is a wide road that runs towards the main doors and loops back through an elaborate garden with imposing statues placed at regular intervals. The entire setup screams royal luxury. I can't

waste… Perhaps I'm becoming biased because my colony basically lives on top one another. Even Tiny, Vibrant, Crinis and I packed into our

workers walking

grumble internally the great doors open and a densely packed

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

soldiers

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

I gone insane? Am I suicidal? Or have

Gweheheh.

the Dungeon tunnels. Naturally I started to reconstruct my most potent

unleash their skills I continue to pump my Gravitational Mana

Closer… Closer…

Gravity Domain!

hemisphere expanding out to encompass the soldiers before me. Some of them cancel their attack skills and

BOOM.

the ground. A few blasts of sword light are released just

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

never skip leg

Shattering Bite!

these foes as they labour under the effects of my domain magic. So long as I maintain the spell the fight is one sided. As if their arms and