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

vines to surge up the tunnel once again to snag Advant and

your fault,”

Coolant replied icily. “The creature is clearly weak to fire,

has water within its vines. You could have

you’re mad the Eldest didn’t teach

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

Go help Advant without setting her on

“Maybe I will!”

love to see

moment, staring at each other until

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

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

want to hear it,” the

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

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

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

operate at your best going forward, or we turn around and go back. I only agreed to come with so few

other askance, antennae drooping with shame, though

a frustrated

a ton of things to do,

are not performing our

still picking chunks

said. “I’ll do my best not to set you on fire.

“The light roasting was the issue. I sincerely hope that whatever is bothering the two of you is resolved as soon as possible. For now, let’s focus on the

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