Chapter 17:

Shane quickly formulated a plan on how to escape with the eggs. Of course, the pitch-black egg was out of the question.

Looking at the size and spirit undulation originating from the black eggs meant it was important and if Shane moved the egg all hell would break loose.

Do you honestly think a 100,000-year-old soul beast with a domain wont sense Shane move the egg and try to retrieve it? His best bet was using the eggs as bait to draw away the queen.

Shane quickly used his roots to make a hole under one section of the eggs far away from the larger ones. He moved the remainder of his roots under the black and was ready to start the plan.

Shane forced his spirit energy into the roots overflowing them with power as he released his concealment over them as they shot out of the ground. Firmly rapping around the larger eggs it moved to the side and began moving in the opposite direction to Shane. The two bundles of roots further split up each moving one pitch black egg in another direction.

Shane was able to conceal external objects but this required far more spirit energy and some time.

The Queen immediately reacted, turning its with it mandibles moved with anger.

"My babies, protect my babies"

The Queen released a storm of pheromones which similarly enraged the surrounding ants as they shot of behind the roots that held the eggs. Shane used this chance to quickly bind the portion of eggs he had marked into his roots and conceal them.

The queen who was moving in the opposite direction, it speed massively hampered by the terrain and smaller skittering ants noticed the commotion behind and turned towards Shane:

"Skkrkkrkrkrkrkrkkrkrkrk"

An earth-shattering roar bellowed through the chasm as it pushed the smaller Ants up and away whilst overturning dirt.

The Queen ordered a few Armoured War Ants to chase Shane as it continued behind the larger eggs. Shane took this chance to escape but his gaze locked on to the bones that had been under the piles of soul beast corpses.

A cream white bone realising hues of blues and freezing the surrounding area was in Shanes vision. Although the area frozen had been small, Shane had noticed it and decided to claim the bone.

Using his roots to propel forward Shane undid his concealment, he would never have done this had the Queen remained but she was already at the opposite end with the one of the eggs at hand. It proved had she chosen to chase him he would already be within the jaws of death.

As she turned her beady compound eyes locked onto the exposed Shane. She shrieked a shrill scream spurring her guards into action.

Shane was able to successfully reach the bone and quickly pulled it into his roots. The cold chill permeated his body sending shivers through his trunk.

Shane knew escaping would be difficult, although the War ants where slow once they picked up pace in on direction, they were unstoppable. The earth cracked under there powerful legs as they launched themselves towards Shane.

Shane quickly used one of his self-made abilities, flash stun. Shane had designed this of flash grenades back on earth. It realised a sickening high octave sound with bright flash to blind and disorientate.

It was a simple use of spirit energy and light however it could only be done in bright environments. Shane even used all the fragments of luminescent rocks he had gathered hoping for a positive effect and it worked.

The skill succeeded in disorientating the charging ants whilst blinding them. Some of their compound eyes seemed to bleed as the smaller ants directly collapsed onto the floor. The others shielded the Queen.

Shane felt the sound tear through his trunk; however, the damage was far less. Shane used the opportunity to once more activate concealment and pulled himself through the exit he created.

Whist running Shane firmly bound the eggs into his own roots disregarding the cramped space within them. Burrowing through layers of dirt's Shane quickly escalated to the surface and not bothering to cover his track.

Behind the speeding Shane the hill shook as a shrill scream tore through the sky. The soul beasts in the surrounding forest ran whilst thunderous marching was heard from the deep caves.

Streams of Ants poured out covering the Land in a dull red and attacking anything in sight. The pheromones seemed to send them into a frenzy and the wall behind burst open in response to their anger. The Queen charged out with her guards in search for the remaining eggs.

Whilst this took place Shane took the opportunity to forcefully pull the bound Lion and run as far away as possible under concealment. Whilst running Shane was assaulted by a tearing pain, the clear effect of overusing spirit energy which massively reduced his speed.

Shane continued forcing himself further and further away from the colony until finding a safe spot and standing completely still. He activated the weakest from of soul concealment although it would drain his sprit reserves it could run passively using the spirit energy in the surrounding area. It would not conceal him but would simply make him seem like a normal tree.

Once more Shane began to close his eyes or senses returning to the depths of darkness.

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