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.

head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop making mistakes, or I’ll tell the Eldest how stupid you’ve been

enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once again to snag

your fault,”

replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to

has water within its vines. You

petulant because you’re mad the Eldest didn’t

didn’t have a mega-ice

great, then use it. Go help

“Maybe I will!”

love to

off for a long moment, staring at each other until a bedraggled figure trudged out

were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back in training before you

done anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant,

want to hear it,” the soldier cut

began 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 flesh and inflicted harm. The healer grumbled to

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

well, but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their

we turn around and go back. I only agreed to come with so few in the team because I

other askance, antennae drooping with shame,

out a frustrated puff

is stressed right now. The Eldest is out of commission for who knows how long, and we have a ton of

Coolant said. “We are not

remarked, still picking chunks of vine

“I’ll do my best not to set you on

issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of

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