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.

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

grace to be embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once again to snag Advant and drag her into the

was your

replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak

water within its vines. You could

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

You’re just being petty because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell

it’s so great, then use it. Go help

“Maybe I will!”

to

each other until a bedraggled

out. “If the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back

anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on the

want to hear it,” the soldier

smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh and inflicted harm. The healer grumbled to herself as she

was unusual for any 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 opposed personalities were seldom asked to work together as often as Coolant and Propellant

their argument get in the way of their task, which was not acceptable.

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 asset, I would rather have any

antennae drooping with shame, though

out a

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 important for

are not performing our tasks

don’t say,” Advant remarked, still picking chunks of vine from gaps in her

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

light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as possible. For now,

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