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.

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

just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel once

your fault,” Propellant

creature is clearly weak to

its vines. You could have

just being petulant because you’re mad the

because they didn’t have a mega-ice spell for

Go help Advant without setting her on fire, for

“Maybe I will!”

to see

each other until a bedraggled figure

to

haven’t done anything wrong,” Coolant defended herself icily.

want to hear it,” the

done to Advant’s carapace. There were a number of smaller wounds as well, places where the vines had pierced flesh and

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

in the way of their task, which was not acceptable. Especially because

two options on the table,” she told the two mages. “Either you assure me right now that you can both operate at your best going forward, or we turn around and go back. I only agreed to come with so

shame, though neither willing to admit fault

out a frustrated

is stressed right 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

are not performing our tasks

picking chunks of vine from gaps in her

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

replied. “The light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as possible.

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