Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Quintess: (Damn this mist!) *She stared at the mist and frowned, looking to her side.* "Tyson!"

  Tyson: "Ahem." *He unsheathed his whip and spun around, slicing the air.* "Wind!-"

  *The blinding mist suddenly pulsed to the side with Tyson's whip, revealing the glyph's location.*

  Synthoss: "Stupid-" *She touched her waist and flicked her wrist, causing Blake's glyph to shatter away.*

  Tara: (Synthoss has the fastest reaction time in the guild, with her quick flicker ability. The naked eye can't see her movements-)

  Synthoss: *Her hair was fluffy due to the wind.* "H-He got away by one of the weakest Summonce-"

  Tara: "It doesn't matter, we can all go after him after we complete our separate missions."

  Synthoss: "He won't know what will kill him, fufufu."

  Tyson: "Fufufu, ahem."

  Tara: "Fufufu, alright!" *She chuckled and stepped forward, brushing dirt off her pants.*

  Tyson: "Does this mean we carry out the missions we were doing before all of us being sent?"

  Tara: (Although it was a direct order from the Consultant, I'm now in charge.. From experience, delaying the inevitable death of my victim will induce fear into them. It'll make their Neurons taste so much better!)

  Synthoss: "Tara?"

  Tara: *She nodded her head.* "Like I said, focus on your missions and we'll continue the one Blake lost ownership to."

  Synthoss: "Understood!"

  Quintess: "Affirmative."

  Tyson: "Yes, ma'am!"

  Tara: "Move out!"

  Tyson: (The Rostical Guild.) *He nodded his head and turned around, looking into the distance.* (Their guild is weak, but their individual fighting skills compensate for their weakness-)

  Synthoss: "Later-" *She started to walk away, placing a hand on her waist.*

  Tara: *She watched the guild flashstep into different directions, listening to their echoing buzzing sounds.* (This Season guy, he's going to die! Fufufu.)

  *Tara chuckled again and flashstepped out of the area with an echoing buzz.*

  --

  *Blake looked at his fingers, noticing the scratched nail polish and soil under his nails.*

  Blake: "And just like that, I'm, like, no longer part of the warriors?"

  *Blake shook his head and curled up into a ball, as if he was lost and confused.*

  Blake: (I'm so weak, I can't even feel your Neurons, babe.. I'm so alone.. Cold..) *He shivered and slowly fell unconscious.*

  Chapter 7: Pee-Kay-Me

  *Objects blurred past Tara, as a continuous wave-like explosion of water blew upwards several feet behind her.*

  Tara: *Her ponytail rapidly flapped behind her.* (By keeping one speed, topped off with the ocean's strong tailwind-)

  *Tara smirked evil-like and tapped her foot, jumping over a massive wave.*

  Tara: (I should get to Surpreon in no time.) *She appeared out of her flashstep and landed on the water, before flashstepping across the water once again.* (Due to Blake's failure, the Consultant seems to have placed majority of the blame on me.. I'm not sure if he expects better of me, but this is actually my last chance to impress him. And I've finally become the leader!)

  *Tara tilted her head to each side, as if she was cracking her neck.*

  Tara: (Season is a Rostical User, and due to his pride for Surpreon, he'll most likely fight me one on one, fufufufu. This is my chance to redeem myself! This is my chance to show I'm the leader!)

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  *Twortz followed by Trinity and Infinity walked towards an enormous castle.*

  Twortz: *She stopped and noticed symbols engraved on its massive stone doors.* "Intriguing." *She shook her head.* "I can't read any of this."

  Trinity: "Look sister-" *She stopped beside Twortz and looked up, staring at the symbols.*

  Infinity: "The words of our people."

  Twortz: "What does it say?"

  Trinity: "You can't open this door physically."

  Infinity: "The door won't open." *She nodded her head in agreement.*

  Trinity: "Use Remenistal on the door."

  Infinity: "Remenistal you must, or the door won't budge."

  Twortz: "Child's play." *She placed her hand on the stone doors and closed her eyes, humming a certain tune.*

  *The stone doors made a releasing sound before they slowly opened backwards.*

  Twortz: *She looked inside with a professional-like smirk.* (It's quite dark in there-)

  *Twortz walked in and torches reacted to her presence, lighting up the massive castle.*

  Twortz: "Fascinating."

  Trinity: "There could be traps, you should be careful."

  Infinity: *She stepped inside the castle, nodding her head.* "And careful you must be."

  Twortz: *She ignored Trinity and Infinity and looked up, noticing how high the roof was.* (This castle has a very nostalgic feel to it.)

  *Twortz focused her attention in front, noticing a stone pathway which led straight down to another room."

  Infinity: *She noticed darkness along the sides of the walls, causing her to walk towards it in curiosity.* "This leads to another floor below?" *She kicked a rock towards the darkness, listening to the rock break into different tiny bits a few seconds later.*

  Trinity: *She noticed detailed drawings on the walls.* "We have drawings like this back at home."

  Twortz: *She led the sisters deeper into the castle.* "We are walking on a bridge-like floor and there are pretty paintings on the walls. Now, stop getting distracted and follow me."

  Trinity: *She stared at the different drawings and noticed people standing on five different glyphs.* "The Unknown Territories-"

  Twortz: "Infinity! Trinity!" *She shouted, instantly catching their attention.*

  Trinity: "Coming!"

  Infinity: "Coming we are!" *She held Trinity's hand and started to skip towards Twortz who entered the other room.*

  Twortz: *She looked up, instantly noticing four glyphs glowing different colours.* "It seems every room reacts to one's Neurons."

  *Trinity and Infinity skipped into the room and noticed orbs of light floating along the walls.*

  Trinity: "Wow!"

  Infinity: "This is just like The Purafetic Ceremony."

  Twortz: "The orbs of light are merely physical Neurons, Roharnia. Nothing special."

  Trinity: "Where ever we are, people have sacrificed themselves in order to create this place."

  Infinity: *She waved her arms and bowed, as if she was paying her respect.* "Unless you have been taught or studied, there are actually different types of Roharnia."

  Twortz: *She focused her attention to another door.* "Different types of Roharnia? It is Neurons, there aren't different type of Neurons."

  Infinity: "It's like affinities."

  Trinity: "We all use one Neuron, all use the same Astragon, but we have different affinities."

  Infinity: "Our ancestors would sacrifice or use their life Neurons in order to create these type of structures."

  Trinity: "When you see Roharnia that leaves a slight warp like it's on fire, it usually is the trait of some person's life Neurons."

  Twortz: "Don't people go to The Astral Plains?" *She pretended not to care.*

  Trinity: "Like Astragon Projections, they cannot leave here if they have a strong attachment to something."

  Twortz: *She noticed the light from outside fade away, causing her to look at the entrance.* (The entrance has sealed behind us?)

  Infinity: "No greater attachment, if you crafted a castle out of your being."

  Twortz: *She faced the other stone door which blended in with the walls.* (That would explain how some cities are crafted more advanced than some back at Earth.)

  *Twortz silently walked up to the door and pushed on it, causing her to step back.*

  Twortz: "Do I need to use Rostical again-?" *Before she could finish off her sentence, red lines appeared on the walls and ground, making their way towards the door.*

  Trinity
and Infinity: "Unlock!" *They spoke at the same time, as if they were the ones to activate the red lines.*

  Trinity: "There, this should be enough."

  Infinity: "Enough it should be." *She held hands with Trinity and watched the lines touch the door, causing a red glyph to spiral in front of it.*

  Twortz: *The door suddenly opened.* (I can see why the Consultant wanted me to bring these children.) *She looked impressed, watching the red glyph fade away.* "Move onwards."

  Trinity: "Not even a thank you?"

  Infinity: "And thanked we have not."

  Twortz: "I hear music." *Her words echoed from the other room, cueing Trinity and Infinity to skip after her.*

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  *Tara continued to run past blurred objects, quickly tapping to each side to avoid obstacles such as trees.*

  Tara: (I hate the water, so as soon as I touched land, my flashstep inadvertently fastens without me using more Neurons to power it up.)

  *Tara suddenly appeared outside Surpreon, causing a pulse of dirt to spiral around her.*

  Tara: "Phew-" *She wiped her forehead and giggled, as if she was impressed with her speed.* "Amazing what you can do when you're motivated, fufufufu."

  Tara: *She looked down, smirking to herself in thought.* (Now, to fish him out with a taste of my Neurons-)

  *Tara squinted her eyes and spread her legs, as if she was concentrating.*

  Tara: (I may not be a Consultant or the top three captains, but my Neurons should definitely snag some attention, fufu!)

  --

  *Season, Joy, Chrisma and Lupton sat on chairs inside Surpreon's research facility, deep in conversation.*

  Chrisma: "I know! Get in!" *She nodded her head, groaning in excitement.*

  Season: "So, by mixing elemental affinities I'm able to use nature-" *He awkwardly stopped his conversation, looking down with widening eyes.* (Hmm?)

  Joy: "What is it?"

  Season: *He stood up and looked concerned, taking several steps back.* "I have to go, I will be back shortly." *He waved his hand, causing a purple glyph to instantly teleport him out of the room.*

  Joy: (Sudden-?)

  Chrisma: "Oh, what was that all about?"

  ?????: *A man stood up, looking around in shock.* "Something is not right."

  Chrisma: "Lupton?" *She groaned on her breath, looking up in a curious-like manner.*

  --

  Tara: *She continued to focus and a pulse of dirt and grass blew around her.* (How much more do I need to release?!)

  *Tara sighed and shook her head, focusing her attention on Surpreon.*

  Tara: (I guess he's too stupid to not feel my Neuron presence?) "Fufufu." *She chuckled to herself, taking a couple of steps towards Surpreon.* (It's going to be hard to get in though. There's only one entrance and its smart enough to repel people like me, away.)

  *An abnormal swirl of wind caught Tara's attention, causing her to stop in mid-step.*

  ?????: *A man appeared behind Tara, staring at her with flapping robes.* "Hello."

  Tara: *She smirked, gently placing a hand on her whip.* "Season?" *She looked up, smiling with an open mouth.*

  ?????: "Yes."

  Tara: *She slowly turned around, facing him with evil intent.* "I've been sent under the Consultant's direct orders."

  Season: "The Consultants had a deal with me, they can't get currency from Battling Oxident if-"

  Tara: "They must've revoked the deal?" *She shrugged her shoulders, as if she didn't care.*

  Season: *He raised his arms and looked serious.* "Stand down and leave this place!"

  Tara: "Fufu!" *She smirked, licking her lips with a frown.* "Now your attitude changes."

  Season: "Why would they suddenly revoke this deal for all these years?"

  Tara: "Beats me, fufufu."

  Season: "The Consultants had an unchangeable deal regarding the currency made from Battling Oxident and the unwavering protection of Surpreon."

  Tara: "Well, that's to the city, not you."

  Season: "Don't be foolish, woman."

  Tara: "You can call me Tara, or deathbringer, up to you?"

  Season: "Deathbringer?" *He spoke to himself in confusion.*

  Tara: "Time's up for you!" *She loosened a strap on the whip and flicked her hand, causing it to unfold and whip the air.*

  Season: "I want to warn you, I'm very powerful-"

  Tara: "I read your history, you don't know any Azure-" *She tilted her wrist and the whip flicked in the air above her, staring at Season with confidence.* "Or not even an Ougi."

  Season: "I'm not denying that I don't know any Ougi or Azure Bursts-"

  Tara: "I don't want to hear it, the faster I incapacitate you, the faster I can aid the others."

  Season: "The others?"

  Tara: "Tired of our old leader's orders, the Consultants have given us tasks directly."

  Season: "You don't wear any captain's armour, but your Neurons.." (She's definitely captain level.)

  Tara: "You probably wouldn't know what division I'm in-"

  Season: "You're part of The Black Brigade, aren't you?"

  Tara: "Hmm?" *Her face reflected her great surprise.*

  Season: "Your face says it all."

  Tara: *She looked down, whispering in thought.* "Unfortunately word of our presence has got around? We're meant to be on stealth."

  Season: "Guilds aren't well known on this side of the continent, but The Black Brigade, being one of the top three guilds-, hohoho!" *He chuckled.* "How are you meant to be on stealth?"

  Tara: *She looked down and licked her lips in a disgusted, annoyed-like manner.* "Have people told you their dislike for you?" *She implied she didn't like him.*

  Season: "Well-"

  Tara: "Enough!" *She looked up, taking several steps forward.*

  Season: (Her Neurons just increased-)

  Tara: (This fat dirty lamp! How dare he!) *She enthusiastically moved her wrist, causing the whip to swirl more violently above her.*

  Season: "..."

  Tara: *She jumped forward and spun her body, twirling the whip above her.* "I wonder what your Neurons taste like?"

  Season: *He looked confused, staring at the whip.* (She needs to get much closer if she intends to-)