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!

expected,” Solant remarked, her scent flat and

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

them. She almost couldn’t

Despondent?

it was to be expected; they had never lost before, that was true, but more than that, they had never been in a position where

But she did.

“Solant. What’s the plan?”

had a

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

Leonidant was confused.

a plan, or isn’t

I have,” Solant said, looking directly at her scout,

“But can we score?”

“Believe that completely. We

looked at the

a way that will disappoint yourselves. At the very end, have

it took to firm their resolve. The Endless

~~~

One final offence, one final attack, to save the unbeatable reputation of the Endless. They can no

seem all that likely. Staring them across the pitch, the Eldest is clearly done with this game. All the antics, the strategies, the tactics,

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 their powers, that I would

is the oldest, wisest and strongest in the entire Colony. We may be siblings, but there isn’t a one of us who doesn’t know of their

formation. I’m sure they have something planned, but this is about as

doubt it. It may be easy to become disheartened in the face of the overwhelming strength they’ve been fighting, but if there were one team who would rather their carapace break than lose, I’m sure it’s

the ball, very high up in the formation, right behind

to the midline, and the Eldest waits in their own half. I can feel mana churning once again, something

expected of this team! Solant has climbed onto the backs of her two charging soldiers in a classic chariot strategy, and the scouts have fallen in to