Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Season: (Blast-)

  Tara: "Now, die!" *She spun around, violently slamming Season into the surrounding rocks.*

  Season: *He gritted his teeth, as he lay on his back in a growing sand cloud.* (I now understand and respect how strength-)

  Tara: "Fufufu." *She casually stepped back and watched a large sand cloud form, whipping the whip to her side.*

  Season: (No matter what, I must finish this incantation!) *He slowly hobbled out of the sand cloud, as streams of sand fell out of his hair.* "Water droplet change and transform this place-"

  *A ball of water fell from the sky and rippled across the ground, causing the area to become dark as night.*

  Tara: "What happened?" *She looked up, observing the area around her.* (An eclipse-?)

  Season: "Particles be one and let my power swirl throughout your spirit, open the gate to the lost Astragons taken by your serenity-"

  Tara: (He shouldn't have enough Neurons stored to be able to use Grand-)

  *The ground became water, as Tara and Season stood on its surface.*

  Tara: *She squinted her eyes at the water-like ground.* "You changed the environment? An illusion?" *She cautiously raised the whip in the air.*

  Season: "Fill and crush anything that stands in its way, TSUNAMI'S IMPLOSION"

  *The water's surface around Tara rippled and became choppy.*

  Tara: *She stepped back and a blast of high-pressured water struck her in the stomach.* "Gah-" *She took another step back and another blast of water hit her on the back.* (Every time I step on the water?)

  Season: *He took deep breaths, focusing on the water around Tara.* (If I didn't decide to recently train, she probably would've completed her mission.)

  Tara: *She flicked the whip in the air and pushed herself up, using it to swing towards Season.* "If it's the water, then I won't touch it!"

  Season: *He looked up with a gasp.* (She's grabbing the air again-?!)

  Tara: "Harh!" *She fell and quickly swayed her arm, flicking the whip towards Season.*

  *A whipping sound echoed off the water, as another blood-filled cut appeared on Season's face.*

  Season: *He held his cheek and looked down, watching his blood drip into the water.* (This girl!)

  Tara: (Right across the face.) *She smirked and threw the whip into the air, swinging closer towards Season.*

  Season: (She's swinging off the whip like a vine to avoid touching the water. That's a very good technique to use.)

  Tara: *She looked down to the water, preparing to strike Season.* (As I expected, as long as I don't touch-)

  Season: (But that technique won't work here-) "Defensive winds, swirl and soar, offensive gusts, grand winds blow throughout my spirit, tunnel its power through the almighty clouds and pierce anything that stands in its way, DIVINE TORNADO"

  *Season shouted, causing green glyphs to form under and all around his body.*

  Tara: "Wha-?" *She gasped and stared at the several layers of glyphs, spiralling around Season.*

  Season: *He looked down, watching green light dance on the ripples around his feet.* "Do you know why the area turns dark when people use Grand Rostical or certain Ougis?"

  Tara: *She readjusted her hands and stopped, hanging off the whip.* "So, the area doesn't get damaged in battle."

  Season: "Actually, the level of Neurons or Astragons causes a Reality Marble."

  Tara: (A Reality Marble?) "Why are you telling me this?"

  Season: "To break the silence while I charged up this Grand Rostical-"

  Tara: "Another Grand Rostical?!" *She shook her head while she hung off the whip.* (It's usually limited to one-) "It's very rare to-"

  Season: "Have more than one? I'm a full-fledged Rostical User!" *He shouted, causing a tornado of wind to quickly and suddenly swirl around Tara.*

  Tara: *She gritted her teeth and squinted her eyes, listening to the howling wind.* (He's got me surrounded, what do I do?)

  Season: (Focus, Season!) *He watched the wind swirl downwards towards the water, causing him to smile with anticipation and nervousness.*

  Tara: (How did I put myself in such a pitiful position?!) *She angrily thought to herself.*

  *The tornado hit the water, causing a violent swirl of water to erupt into the air.*

  Season: (I can't see her anymore.) *He stared at white crushing water swirl with gaining power in front of him.*

  Tara: *She looked around her, as a tunnel of water trapped her.* (It's everywhere-)

  *A wave of water crashed on top of Tara, causing her to let go of the whip.*

  Tara: "No!" *Her scream was drowned out by the sounds of the swirling water.*

  Season: (I'll use one last Grand Rostical to finish her off-)

  Tara: (I'm falling!-) *She struggled to breathe, as continuous streams of water hit her from every angle.* "I can't-"

  *The tornado started to tighten and close in on itself.*

  Tara: *She landed on the water-like ground and quickly flashstepped, avoiding an explosion of water.* (This is worse than I thought-)

  *The tornado suddenly collided into itself, exploding at unimaginable pressure and power.*

  Season: *He fell to his knees, watching the area revert back to Gasher Hills.* "Rays, shine!" *He raised his left hand and pointed it at the sun, causing an expanding white glyph to glow.*

  Tara: *She awkwardly stumbled to one side, coughing out water.* "K-Kerh?"

  Season: *He pointed his right hand at Tara, watching a spiralling white glyph form in front of him.* "You fought well."

  Tara: "I-" *She awkwardly grunted, throwing up water.* (I need to relax and focus on my inner Astragons, allowing them to cycle and filter water out of my lungs.)

  Season: *He focused on the glyphs in each hand.* (I need to absorb more Neurons!)

  Tara: *She glanced across the sand, trying to find her whip in a disorientated-like manner.* "I won't be defeated by a Rostical User-"

  Season: *He noticed the glyph in his left hand shine, causing him to merge it with the one in front of him.* "Good bye!"

  Tara: "Wha-?" *She looked at Season in shock, as if she wasn't paying him any attention.*

  Season: "SOLAR FLARE" *He shouted, releasing a white beam with fluoro blue shading at Tara.*

  Tara: *She tried to frown, but it looked strange, as if she hadn't regained her composure and energy.* (I'm the leader of The Black Brigade.. Finally got rid of Blake.. Finally gained Quintess' approval.. Finally I'd be able to tell you Synthoss-)

  *Tara angrily thought to herself and readied to flashstep, listening to a pulse-like blast echo towards her.*

  Tara: "No!-" *She screamed at the beam and watched it hit her, instantly incinerating her body.*

  Season: "Argh-" *He grunted and dropped to the wet sand, falling unconscious.*

  Tara: *She watched the silhouette of her arm burn off like charcoal in the ray of light.* (This can't be over! I finally became the leader!)

  *Tara's sad sounding thoughts echoed in her head, as Season's Solar Flare sparkled into glittering light, revealing a black charcoaled body.*

  Tara: *She fell to the ground, failing to notice her whip which burst into tiny white orbs.* (No.. No... No.... N-..)

  *The warped air caused by the Neurons of Season's Grand Rostical, triggered Lupton to twitch into consciousness.*

  Lupton: *He mumbled and looked in front of him with double vision, noticing white orbs float away from Tara's body.* "H-He did it-?" *He whispered and sighed, falling back unconscious.*

  Tara: (All I wanted.. Was to become the leader-) *She suddenly burst tiny white orbs, as they slowly floated high into the air.*

  ?????: (And to be with you, Synthoss.) *Tara's distorted thoughts echoed away into nothing.*

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  PKMY: *She took deep breaths and kept the blurred eye squinted.* (I have a plan..)

  Twortz: *She admired the aurora coloured petals, noticing PKMY standing on one foot.* (I've been gifted with this.)

  PKMY: (Everything
is sound based? I hope this works.) *She hopped on the one foot in pain and jumped forward, raising both fists.*

  Twortz: (Is she seriously trying to attack me in that condition?)

  Tyler: *He uncontrollably shook with fear.* (How is PKMY even moving with her wounds?)

  PKMY: (I'm in striking distance!-) *She thought to herself with widening eyes and readied to attack Twortz.*

  Twortz: "You must be counselled for your poor behaviour!" *She shouted in PKMY's face, as if she didn't care she was preparing to attack.*

  PKMY: (My strongest Azure!) "Mountain's might and power, ninety three flash strike, Emperor's Fury."

  Twortz: *She moved out of striking range and smirked, watching PKMY's arms become invisible.* "You used your last resort and missed me."

  Tyler: (Twortz seems to be the stronger one.. That means PKMY will-.. After going through The Twilight Forest with her, and Holland-) *He looked down to Holland.* (She-.. You can't put a value on friendship.)

  PKMY: (My shoulder muscles are already stretching past critical.) *She frowned in desperation and punched her invisible arms at Twortz, causing the movement to make strange, whoosh-like noises.*

  Twortz: *She readied to play the violin.* "It's over-" *A loud sound caused her to stop in mid-sentence.*

  Tyler: "Huh?" *He looked shocked and covered his ears, as the sounds intensified.* (It's getting louder-)

  Twortz: "Arh!-" *She staggered back, dropping the violin.* "What?" *She covered her ears, as the sounds became almost deafening.*

  PKMY: *She scrunched her eyes in pain, as tears ran down her cheeks.* (I have to keep it up a little longer.) *The air around her vibrated, as it moved back and forth.*

  Twortz: "I won't!-. Sonic-" *She gasped in pain, as blood started to run from her ears.* (Impossible?! Is this a Rasticsplash from my own ability?!)

  Tyler: *He noticed the aurora petals around Twortz lose their colour and vividness.* (What's actually happening? It sounds like we're in the airport!)

  Twortz: *She sighed with buckling knees, watching several petals around her disintegrate away.* (No-)

  PKMY: (Her Ougi s-stopped.) *She slowed her arms down, causing them to become visible, gasping in relief.*

  Twortz: (Why was there such recoil to the sounds? Her Azure Burst missed?!) *Her vision blurred as a result of the sounds.*

  PKMY: "My limit." *She dropped to her knees, as her arms swayed to her sides like jelly.*

  Twortz: *She covered her ears, looking at PKMY shocked.* "H-How did you do that?"

  PKMY: "Oof-" *She dropped to the ground, rolling onto her back.*

  Twortz: (With one last motion of desperation, she was not only able to stop me from using my Ougi, but damage me in return?)

  Tyler: *He cautiously lowered his arms, noticing blood run down his nose.* (If those sounds got any louder, I wouldn't have been surprised if our eardrums burst.)

  PKMY: *She took a deep breath, as if it was going be a chore to speak.* "As soon as you mentioned every sound was boosted, I assumed not only your sounds were."

  Twortz: "How did you know?" *She wiped the blood around her ears, smearing it across the side of her face.*

  PKMY: "When you blocked my attacks earlier, the sounds were very high."

  Twortz: *She thought to herself in realisation, recalling the time PKMY attacked her with a combo.* (The sounds made off my armour.)

  PKMY: "I also noticed your weapon's attacks weren't aiming for me, but the sounds I was making."

  Twortz: "You knew that?" *She fell to her knees, covering one of her ears.* "How?"

  PKMY: "When I no longer had the stamina to flashstep-" *She paused, as if she needed to take a breath.*

  Twortz: *She looked at her hand, noticing the blood.* (Was I too busy focused on killing her, I unintentionally forgot her deductive skills as a captain?)

  PKMY: *She gargled blood, before spitting it to the side.* "When I started to run, I noticed the strings missed me without me needing to dodge them, that's because the sounds were bouncing off the walls."

  Tyler: *He looked disorientated, as blood continued to slowly run out of his ears.* (The sounds... It feels like it's affected by other senses, too.)

  PKMY: "I also wondered why your ears weren't affected by your own sounds. Not even you could be immune to them, so I predicted you had some sort of anti-sound or resistance bubble."

  Twortz: *She smiled, placing her hands on the ground to hold herself up.* "You found out all that in the short amount of time we fought?"

  PKMY: "Yea." *She awkwardly moaned, coughing out saliva and blood.*

  Tyler: (Whatever PKMY did, it drained them both to exhaustion.)

  Twortz: "I've challenged many opponents for the Consultants, and not one of them discovered how my power or ability worked."

  PKMY: *Her body twitched, as she tried to move.* (My leg is broken and my arms are numb, shit.)

  Twortz: *She whimpered, trying to stand back up.* "Using tactics like that. Maybe that's why you were promoted into that division?" *She grunted, causing the remaining petals to shine aurora colours.*

  PKMY: *She looked at Twortz in the corner of her eye.* (Shit, she can still get up?!)

  Twortz: "Unfortunately for you, my Ougi is still in effect and I'm sure you've inhaled some."

  Tyler: (I-Inhaled?)

  Twortz: "Time to have you explode from the inside out!"

  Tyler: *He stared at the petals, shaking in fear.* (They're both my friend, but I can't sit here and watch this either!) *He frowned like a child and stood up.*

  Twortz: "It's unprofessional to go back on your word, so, it's time for you to die now-"

  Tyler: "Wait!" *He spoke in a deep, alarming voice.*

  Twortz: "Huh?" *She stopped and faced Tyler.*

  Tyler: "You can't do this! Would Rachael want this?!"

  Twortz: *She paused, looking at Tyler, startled.* "How do you know what she wants?!"

  Tyler: "Do you know why you were the best manager of Fast Food Enterprise?"

  Twortz: "Not now, Ty-"

  Tyler: "Because you have a big heart and everyone could approach you."

  PKMY: *She closed one of her eyes, looking at Tyler with blurred vision.* (I'll be losing consciousness soon.)

  Tyler: "You were professional and a people's person. You even put up with Lance just to please Ashton."

  Twortz: "So?"

  Tyler: "You ignored the negative traits of Lance by seeing the good in him!"

  Twortz: "Okay, tell me, what good am I meant to see in this?!"

  Tyler: "A-Ah..."