A warped chatter rung throughout the hive, ricocheting off the walls and piercing the ear of any creature in the nearby area. Dozens of bees collapsed from the noise, but the majority stood strong. As quick as she could, Kimel flew towards the entrance but she was too late. Whatever it was… it had entered the hive. *kick kick* *munch munch* What is this i'm hearing? Kimel thought to herself, trying to figure out who or what the intruder was. A gust of wind narrowly blew past Kimel, almost grounding her. Just then, the shadow grew ever closer. Hints of green flickered into view as Kimel finally saw what she was up against.

  *Status Board: Praying Mantis (Level 15)*

  Kimel stared in horror… why was this here? How? “WHY ARE YOU JUST STOOD THERE?! MOVE OR BE EATEN” many of her fellow colony members screamed out, diving into the battle head on. Dozens of green magic circles suddenly appeared in an attempt to blast the Praying Mantis out of the Hive but to no avail. Kimel checked the status board again:

  *Praying Mantis- Earth Specialist Variant (Level 15):

  -Resistant to Wind Magic.

  -Weak to Poison Magic

  The Praying Mantis summons six brown magic circles and blasts of rocks whirl through the air, striking down four bees and ending two. Every bee looked shocked.

  Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.

  Casting more than two magic circles simultaneously is a challenging task to pull off but it isn't an impossible task. This Praying Mantis just trained and mastered its magical ability for long periods of time.

  Kimel just stares in horror, watching her comrades get struck down by this overpowered monstrosity. It was hopeless. The Hive was going to fall here and now, all because everyone was so much weaker than the Praying Mantis. But then… something just clicked inside Kimel’s brain. She slowly stood back up regaining her senses and she charges straight for the Mantis as she conjures up a purple magic circle.

  *Poison Magic: Paralysing Sting (Level 1)*

  *stab* Her stinger makes contact with the Mantis, and it stops in its tracks. “NOW BLAST IT WITH YOUR POISON MAGIC!” Kimel hollers to the bee’s next to her. Dozens of Poison Magic Circles appear and a purple liquid crashes down on Kimel and the now paralysed Praying Mantis.

  The Bees in this world have a natural Resistance to most poison magic and Kimel was no exception.

  The Praying Mantis’ body turned a dark purple as the body slowly decayed. Slowly, the body fell to the floor as cheers erupted throughout the Hive, but then the cheering came to a halt. Every single bee looked towards Kimel in horror. They had all seen what Kimel had done… she had stabbed the Praying Mantis with her stinger. For all bee's, this is a one-way trip to death. This was the exact case for Kimel. “Why… my child-” the Queen swiftly flew over to Kimel, “Why do this? Even I cannot save you from your demise.” With a proud look upon her face she stated, “There was no other choice. It was either me or the Hive, and I chose to save the Hive. I would do it a thousand times over if needed”

  Everything faded to black…