Chrysalis

Chapter 1043

“SHIELDS!” Advant shouted, her pheromones washing over the entire area in a mighty burst.

The two mages, thankfully, were quick to respond and a shield sprang into being around the large soldier, mere moments before the mess of vines engulfed her completely.

She lunged forward, mandibles snapping as she sheared through hundreds of the tough, living ropes, not noticeably making a dent in them.

“Need some fire?” Propellant asked, eager.

“Of course I want some damn fire! Why are you asking? Just cast it already!” Advant hollered.

An immediate burst of flame washed over her, igniting the vines and driving them back temporarily. Of course, it also set the fine hairs on her antennae on fire at the same time….

“Not me, you idiot!”

“Sorry.”

Unsurprisingly, Propellant didn’t sound all that apologetic as she watched the plant monster retreat, smothering the flames with its innumerable vines. Coolant sighed and conjured a jet of water to douse the singed soldier.

“Really now, you should be able to aim better than that, sister.”

Now dripping wet, Advant fumed silently for a moment before deciding she could no longer hold it in.

“You two have been useless since we got down here,” she sniped at the bickering mages. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you’d had a falling out of some sort.”

Propellant and Coolant stood awkwardly for a moment.

whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves

embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once

was your fault,” Propellant

replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to fire, you should have fended

water within its vines. You could have frozen

just being petulant because you’re mad the Eldest didn’t teach

because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s not my fault that fire is

help Advant without setting her on fire,

“Maybe I will!”

to

off for a long moment, staring at each other

both suck,” Advant ground out. “If the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back in

Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on the

hear it,” the soldier cut

go to work, repairing the extensive damage done to Advant’s carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well,

of the Colony to have a disagreement of any kind. Beyond unusual, exceedingly rare, but it

the way of their task, which was

to come with so few in the team because I assumed you two would be such an asset that it didn’t matter. Not only are you not an asset, I would

looked at each other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though neither willing to admit fault

out a frustrated puff of

now. The Eldest is out of commission for who knows how long, and we have a ton of things to do, but you two can’t let something petty get

are quite right,” Coolant said. “We are not performing our tasks with

remarked, still picking chunks of vine

not to set you on fire. I can’t promise you won’t get singed, though. It’s

“The light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as possible. For now, let’s focus on

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