The Hive King was growing more powerful than before, despite seemingly nothing changing. It had made him let down his guard slightly, resulting in losing out in the exchange, and as the Queen was allowed to stabilize herself, things got worse.
Massive amounts of mana gathered, her body practically glowing. Brownish energy collected above her into an orb that looked almost solid, floating there like a ball of mud. Jake had no idea what it was until, suddenly, it shot a thin brown beam out toward him.
Jake felt the danger and dodged, the beam missing and streaking toward one of the small plants within the cavern. When the plant was hit, it instantly turned into stone before crumbling into dirt. He assumed it was some kind of petrification, but it felt far more powerful than whatever that m
