Chrysalis

Hmph.

I have crushed their will. I can see it in their eyes, I can sense it through the Vestibule and I can smell it in the air. The hope has been drained out of the Endless and I take no joy in it.

A little pride, perhaps, but certainly no joy.

It would be a thing of Dark Anthony to enjoy the demolition of this team and their talented, skillful leader, humbling them in front of this enormous audience…..

Yesssssss. It feeelssss good!

NO! Down, dark one! I reject you utterly!

Next tiiiiiiiime. I’m alwaysssssssss waiiiiiiiting…….

Phew, that was close.

Can never be too careful in these situations. Dark Anthony never truly sleeps, but keeps one eye open, watching for a moment of weakness. I will not subject my siblings to that evil!

Still, it’s plain as day that the match is over. I have one more offence, which I will skip, thank you very much. I don’t enjoy the sensation of unbearable pain any more than the next person.

After that, I can stuff the Endless into their little box and drag them down to the fourth, where I can finally relax.

~~~

CRUNCH!

ROAAAAAARRR!

remarked, her scent flat and

has proven their point,” Leonidant said, “they only need to score against us once, since we can’t get

of the team and noted the unusual air around them. She

Despondent?

before, that was true, but more than that, they had never been in a position where they didn’t think they could

But she did.

“Solant. What’s the plan?”

always had

said carefully. “There is no plan. Play naturally,

Leonidant was confused.

there a plan, or

Solant said, looking directly at her scout,

“But can we score?”

emphatically. “Believe that

looked at

in a way that will disappoint yourselves. At the very end, have pride in your own standards, and your ability to

firm their resolve. The Endless took their positions for the final

~~~

one final attack, to save the unbeatable reputation of the Endless. They can no longer win the game, but by forcing a draw, they can avoid losing

but that doesn’t seem all that likely. Staring them across the pitch, the Eldest is clearly done with this

to agree. This seems like the end of an era. No one will ever be able to say that the Endless didn’t lose to a worthy opponent. There isn’t a single team I’ve ever seen, not the Pink Blitz at the height of

Colony. We may be siblings, but there isn’t a one of us who doesn’t know of

taking a… surprisingly generic formation. I’m sure they have something planned, but this is about as plain an attacking look as I’ve ever

they’ve been fighting, but if

up in the formation, right behind the two soldiers. Bold, risky play,

waits in their own half. I can feel mana churning

has climbed onto the backs of her two charging soldiers in a classic chariot strategy, and the scouts have fallen