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.
ten seconds you thick ape! Just
thoughtful expression on his face as he considers my question. After a
ten. Is that
He nods again.
you reaaaaaally want to
Another nod.
a quick one. If I were to ask you the same question another time, do you think you'd
pause, then
This idiot.
slowing down. I think they
at my pets as my legs fire and I rocket
up having sensed something was off about this stretch of tunnel. Too
spell I had prepared, blasting out a fierce tornado toward the soldiers. The sharp winds cut into the rocks, sending stone shards into the air and destroying
[Tiny! Move it!]
forward, hands outstretched, Invidia riding on his back. The soldiers respond quickly, barriers forming as they raise their shields and activate
POW! POW!
down on us swiftly, but I've decided that we will hold nothing back in order to achieve a swift victory. We
CRUNCH!
are far more powerful when they work effectively together, which means disrupting their teamwork is our top priority. This is the role Tiny is playing to perfection as the
CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!
can find a target. The only thing I really have to be careful of is hitting Tiny. Not that he'd
least. The Doom Chomp isn't to be underestimated!
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