I should have known better than to indulge in writing my 500 words in bed last night. Only took a break for a couple minutes to brainstorm and then the next thing I knew it 8 am.
Anyways, onto yesterday's now today's 500 words, the topic being splinterlands which I'll start by sharing one of yesterday's favorite battles.
There are battles of attrition, there are battles where overwhelming with force is the go to move, and then there are battles where all of the above is in play. The battle below was just that, a massacre that could have gone either way, kept me on the edge of my seat as I was rocking to Billy Joel's classic, Piano Man.
Man I love when my Earth monsters are doing Daria's bidding.
The Battle.
P.S: For some reason the link is no longer working for me. Either I didn't copy it properly, or, who cares. Use your imagination if it doesn't work. Spoiler alert, I win.
In the Words of Nickel 9,
Hi Rihanna.
Selenia.
Hi
Selenia.
Speaking of Daria, I can't believe I had forgotten just how graciously deadly and efficient his cousin Selenia is. If 1 year ago me saw me right now he would be disappointed and outraged since for the longest time Selenia was my summoner of choice when I wanted mayhem.
But now, she ironically mostly just collects dust. Her being at level 1, Daria at level 4 and Zintar at 5, I unfortunately had mostly forgotten how unforgiving she can be to her enemies despite low status.
That was until when I was browsing through my collection yesterday, realizing all the abilities my monsters/brethren in arms now posses but can't use, all because my sweet yet dreadful Selenia's arsenal isn't up the par.
Entered Champion III
Yesterday.
Right there and then I could see it all. The strategies and formations, the calmness before the storm, and the reigning chaos in enemy lines as raining arrows make the crimson field plead for a warrior's death. From there and then I knew exactly what I had do.
Break the bank need be, so long as the price of 1 selenia remains in the 20 dollars. Even then it will still take me weeks to purchase two of them unless I get extremely lucky and pull a GFL soon. Highly doubt that since in my two years playing I've only managed to pull one.
Regardless, buying two Selenias is my goal now and after that, slowly by slowly upgrade the rest of my summoners....
And that's where I was last night when slumber joined the conversation. However, now I'm not so sure anymore that's what I should be doing. Why?
Earlier today as I was browsing through the splinterlands community I saw this post by 
Legendary I pulled
Last Week.
Pros Vs Cons:
If I take too long to make my move on the skys someone will surely scoop the cheapest ones, but then again by the time I'll get enough funds it will more likely than not also be too late.
If I buy the cubes there's a slim chance I could pull a rare or epic goldie. History being the indicator, such cards tend to be a lot more expensive when their packs are still fresh out the oven. In such an event as unlikely as it is, they could help finance a Selenia.
The afromentioned law of FOMO also applies to Legendaries. There's also a much, much slimmer chance I pull a GFL. Let's not hold our breath for such an eventuality.
Not to mention there will certainly also be new useful abilities to make my deck more versatile.
Also, I wonder if the burn per card's rarity will be the same as that of reward cards or orb cards. Hopefully it's the latter and why not, it could even be more.
Still, despite all those pros in favor of the cubes Selenia still has one thing going for her. She's Selenia freakin Sky!
Plus there's no doubt that having her at level 2 would massively increase my prowess in battle since on average my ranged monsters are more stacked than the other types, and I'm already doing quite well if I do say so myself. And yet, FOMO meets hype, decisions decisions.
And for the final decision to be made one major question needs to be answered. When exactly do these cubes drop? Anyways, until that information is gotten guess I'll be bidding my time, as always accumulating crystals.
In the Words of Royce Da 5'9,
Bye Rihanna Selenia.
Bye