Chrysalis

[Run, run, run!] I holler at the others as we continue to sprint through the mould covered forest.

It really is obnoxious to run through this mess. There's mould beneath us, beside us and crawling up the trees to cover the canopy above us. It's like being in a suffocating winter wonderland except far more horrifying. Especially now that some of it is on fire.

[I don't think more fire will be a good idea, Master!] Crinis suggests as we race through the terrain.

[We might need another distraction soon. Starting a small fire will get the termites off our trail.]

[Won't it just bring more of them?] Sarah demands.

[I mean, yes. But also, yes…]

They be distracted though…

Perhaps that's still not good enough.

[No more fires,] Sarah tells me firmly, [we can think of something else.]

[Hmph. You're just worried about the fungus spores getting inside you,] I mutter.

[I hadn't even thought of that! Anthony!]

[Breathe it in deep. That's the sweet smell of fungus country.]

never have come here. I hate this

defeated we can remove the mould from this area and

the

wouldn't let it run wild and out of control like this. It just

sounding a little panicked as we continue to blast through the termite’s feeding

have it,] I confirm, [it's getting stronger even. Wherever they are, we're catching

but externally she is all beef. Her legs are thicker than a person and positively bulging with muscle underneath all of that fur, much like her shoulders. In fact,

somehow,] I tell her,

she snaps, [that usually

Oh, right.

assure her. My antennae waggle furiously as I

my weight and drive myself to the right, taking a chance to look behind as I do. There are definitely termites on our trail, but I can't really tell how many. Tiny bounds along in my wake, suffering much like Sarah is in this long distance sprint, Invidia perched on his back like a nightmarish bat, green eye blazing

in all directions. Like a passageway into the pit of doom, the wide tunnel is completely black on the inside, with no light source

is the termite nest. The whole

just ridiculous! You could fit the main nest of

Not only are they swarmed by a host of termites, which is bad enough, but watching from above are five kaarmodo with their attendants in tow.

lock Vibrant and her

Not. Acceptable.

roar to Tiny who is only

ape rears back onto his legs and thumps his chest with his enormous palms, bellowing his rage in an ear shattering roar that shakes the trees around us. Then he's off, bounding across the mould covered stone, his fists cracking the ground with every step, gathering momentum

keep him alive and blow

[Even the lizardsssss?]

[Especially them.]