With Crinis' announcement, my entire carapace tenses (metaphorically). It's time, I'm ready for action, my entire spirit is primed and filled with ire. These tin-people have hurt my family and now I'm going to give the pain back to them.
[Steady, Master. Control the mana.]
My ever faithful Crinis provides a timely warning and I check myself. My emotions had begun to get the better of me and my mana disguise was fluctuating. Cursing myself for my carelessness, I sink deep into the meditation Skill, pushing my distractions away and sharpening my minds to their limit. No mistakes, no emotions.
My main mind runs a quick check of preparations. Gas mana construct is ready to go, my first spell already constructed and held in waiting. My legs are flexed, like coiled springs, ready to leap from the hiding place in half a second. All I need is the word.
[How long, Crinis?]
[They're coming. I don't think they sense me, or if they have they're pretending. I am ready to strike at any time, Master.]
[Wait for the rest of us.]
[Yes, Master.]
A tense silence.
I feel another mind intrude on my own.
[Fight?] Tiny asks.
[Almost.]
[Fight…] he responds, despondent.
seconds you thick ape! Just how badly do you want
seriously, a thoughtful expression on his face as he considers my question. After a
ten. Is that
He nods again.
you reaaaaaally want
Another nod.
one. If I were to ask you the same question
pause, then a slow
This idiot.
down. I think they
as my
armoured figures, their weapons up having sensed something was off
toward the soldiers. The sharp winds cut
[Tiny! Move it!]
riding on his back. The soldiers respond quickly, barriers forming as they raise their shields and activate their defensive Skills to fend off my spell. It's all the time we need to close the
POW! POW! POW!
attention down on us swiftly, but I've decided that we will hold nothing back in order to achieve a swift victory. We close the distance in a flash, my mandibles wide
CRUNCH!
the role Tiny is playing to perfection as the enraged ape lashes
CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!
wind blades, firing them every moment I can find a target. The only thing I really have to be careful of is hitting Tiny. Not that he'd notice, he's way too pumped up. In the frenzy of battle,
now at least. The Doom Chomp isn't to be underestimated!
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