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

grace to be embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the

was your

my fault?” Coolant replied icily. “The creature is

within its vines. You

because you’re mad the Eldest didn’t teach you the volcano

have a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s not my fault that fire

Go help Advant without

“Maybe I will!”

love to

at each other until a bedraggled

ground out. “If the Eldest were here to

haven’t done anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant,

don’t want to hear it,” the soldier cut the two mages

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

members of the Colony to have a disagreement of any kind. Beyond unusual, exceedingly rare, but it did happen. Then again, two individuals with such diametrically

in the way of their task, which was not acceptable. Especially because Advant was the one counting

that you can both operate at your best going forward, or we turn around and go back. I only agreed to come with so

siblings looked at each other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though

a frustrated

everyone is stressed right now. The Eldest is out of commission for who knows how long, and we have a ton of things to do, but you

said. “We are not performing

remarked, still picking chunks of

said. “I’ll do my best not to set you on fire. I can’t promise you won’t get singed, though. It’s fire,

“The light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255