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.

Advant asked incredulously, before she shook her head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves

enough for the vines to

was your fault,”

fault?” Coolant replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to fire, you should

within its vines. You could have

because you’re mad the

not! You’re just being petty because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s not

Go help Advant

“Maybe I will!”

to see

each other until a bedraggled figure trudged out of the

Eldest were here to see

Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant,

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

damage done to Advant’s carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well, places

Beyond unusual, exceedingly rare, but it did happen. Then again, two individuals with such diametrically opposed personalities were seldom

but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their task, which was not acceptable. Especially because Advant was the

I only agreed 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

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

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 in the way of your work. You’re too

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

remarked, still picking chunks

about that,” Propellant 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, after

whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved

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