Twilight you did a decent job. The issue was always not killing the trio when you had the chance

The dragon’s enraged roars gradually began to sound more frustrated and desperate as the changeling queen sensed her power ebbing even further. She’d lost so much already as a result of the earlier bombardment, and now she could feel what little power she’d managed to cling onto being stolen from her as her former servants maligned her. Her own attacks and attempts to repulse her assailants became ever more uncoordinated and ineffectual as her mind became beset by panic that only continued to grow in intensity. It became something of a self-perpetuating cycle as her mounting terror caused her to mistep and create additional openings for the swarm to attack her, inflicting more dmaage which further drained her reserves and caused Chrysalis to feel even more terror as she sensed her ultimate defeat growing near.

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“ Apologies, My Lady ,” responded a rather frantic voice over her headset, “ but the Thirty-Fifth is down to just two understength lances. They can’t hold their position. I’ve ordered the Twenty-Seventh Regulars to reinforce them, but they’re still pinned down by a lance of ComSpark assault ‘Steeds. They’ve lost two pilots trying to break free already, ” came the exasperated explanation. It was clear from the colonel’s voice that he was no happier with the situation than his archon, but there wasn’t much more he could reasonably do about it. Victoria found herself torn between relief that she was not in fact surrounded by incompetent commanders, and feeling frustrated that nearly a full third of her forces were on the verge of being outflanked and surrounded.

understrength

Game over... Chrysalis is dead, yet it will only get harder for them before it get better...

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Indeed, sometimes the only good way to end evil is to end it.

This chapter? A masterpiece...

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I'm glad it met expectations!

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You keep excheeding changing expectations.
That story was one hell of a ride and damn... I will print it out for myself and add it to my Battletech Collection ♡

The only thing that comes to mind reading this chapter is: "Slipshot, you son of a bitch, you did it. You are finaly a reformed Changeling. The first after 500+ years".

Emotion Level: critical!
Feels Imminent

What Chrysalis got was too good for her. I'd have loved to have seen her imprisoned in a stasis capsule and then have the clanners do a rite of possession to see who got her a a new hood ornament for their WarShip or BattleSteed.

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This story has been a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end! Well done. I wait with baited breath for the epilogue.

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