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.

asked incredulously, before she shook her head. “Fine, whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves and stop making mistakes, or I’ll tell the

the vines to

was your fault,” Propellant

is clearly weak to

its vines. You

being petulant because you’re mad the Eldest

petty because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s not my fault

so great, then use it. Go help Advant

“Maybe I will!”

love to

moment, staring at each other until a

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

Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on the other

to hear it,” the soldier

and 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 herself as she worked, ignoring the

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

usually got along quite well, but for whatever reason, they were letting their argument get in the way of their task,

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 neither

let out a

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

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

don’t say,” Advant remarked, still picking chunks of

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

light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as

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