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

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

your

“The creature is clearly weak to

its vines.

the Eldest didn’t

mega-ice spell for you

use it. Go help Advant

“Maybe I will!”

to see

staring at each other

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

defended herself icily.

hear it,” the soldier cut the two

There were a number of smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh and inflicted

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

but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their task, which was

back. I only agreed to come with so few in the team because I assumed you two

other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though neither willing to admit fault in

a frustrated puff of

is out of commission for who knows how long, and we have a ton of things to do, but

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

remarked, still picking chunks of vine from gaps

do my best not to set you on fire. I can’t promise

bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as possible. For

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