Chrysalis

"Look, it might not have turned out how you expected, but you've still done a lot for the Colony. You can't let this keep you down forever."

"…"

"I mean, is it really that painful? Being alive? You've given yourself a whole new opportunity to fight for the Colony and help your family. Think about all the difficult struggles and hard work that we have in front of us, you'll be able to be there and shoulder your part of the burden. You might even have the chance to face down an opponent stronger than yourself once more and… you know… die… again… over and over."

"Are you making fun of me Eldest?"

"Would I do that?!"

"Yes. The healers have been laughing at us for a week straight."

"Hey, I'm not like them, alright? I want you to be happy, I just don't want you to get killed trying to achieve that."

"What if that's the only way that I can achieve happiness?"

"Then too bad. You think we worked so hard to bring you up to tier six so you could go ahead and die after one battle? You must be outside of your head, Leeroy!"

THWACK!

you trying to cheer me up?" she protests

Oh, right.

working their butts off and you're

family in their own way. We

made it clear to you soon after you were hatched exactly what I thought of that. Well, I suppose in the end you've got your wish, you'll be able to die for the Colony as

when they evolved. I can finally understand the waves of hilarity that the healers have been experiencing since the news spread. The idea that these particular ants, more desperate to sacrifice themselves than any others, have instead made themselves almost impossible to

it as part of the evolution they chose. As a consequence

the energy necessary to 'resurrect' them from near

are in Might and Toughness, making them extremely durable. On top of that, the armour produced by Smithant only gets better as time passes, making it even more difficult

even more hilarious that

thought it, but the Immortals have actually turned into a powerful and useful force for the Colony. I expect them to see a

motivational speech. I want you off your backside and back to work along with the rest of your group. There's a ton of work to do and soon enough there'll be more fighting to do. If you keep wallowing in your own self-pity then I'm going to pick you up and drag you around the third stratum myself. If I even hear from someone that you've been slacking off then I'll return from the edges of explored territory to

on the ground,

as she starts to

her stand with a critical eye, one