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.

whatever. You’re being ridiculous. Get over yourselves

had the grace to be embarrassed just long enough for the vines to surge up the tunnel

your fault,”

is

water within its vines. You could

just being petulant because you’re mad the

didn’t have a mega-ice spell for you to learn. It’s not

so great, then use it. Go help Advant without setting

“Maybe I will!”

to

long moment, staring at each other until a bedraggled

both suck,” Advant ground out. “If the Eldest were here to see your incompetence, you’d be back in

Coolant defended herself icily. “Propellant, on

I don’t want to hear it,” the

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

somewhat stumped. It 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

quite well, 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 one counting on them to

forward, or we turn around and go back. I only agreed to come with

shame, though neither willing

out a frustrated puff

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

right,” Coolant said. “We are not performing

chunks of vine from gaps in

do my best not to set you on fire. I

sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you

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