Chapter Sixteen
“Oh!” Chloe complained. “Why is it never easy?”
The insects scuttled forward, their beady eyes shining in the light of the purple orbs Chloe had summoned into each hand.
It would have been fine if they were actually bug-sized—tiny creatures she could stomp out. If there had been a swarm of tiny bugs, it might have been an issue, of course. But as they slowly advanced, Chloe felt her heart drop. The smallest of the strange-looking insectoid creatures was roughly the size of a small car.
“I don’t suppose you brought your insect repellent?” Chloe asked KieraFreya.
“I find you repellant enough. Now quit bugging me.”
“Oh, so you’re funny now as well as mean? Those greaves gave you back your funny bone?”
KieraFreya remained silent.
“Oh, screw you,” Chloe said, building th
