Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Champion: *She watched the water drain into the ground.* (Unless you place a certain mastery of Neurons into a Rostical, its evidence will disappear with the User-) *She coughed and glanced at her guild.* "We better follow."

  Nathan: *He stood up and placed the sword over his shoulder, causing it to turn invisible.* "Let's go." *He agreed with champion and marched forward, hiding his exhaustion.*

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  *Twortz listened to a running waterfall from inside a dark cave with a mysterious woman with long black hair.*

  Twortz: *She listened to the waters echo throughout the cave.* (I can't believe I chose not to stop Lance from sealing the last Unknown Territory-)

  Woman: "Are you okay?" *She tilted her head and her hair moved out of her vision on its own accord.*

  Twortz: "Yes, Madora."

  Madora: "I'm going to prepare a forbidden Rostical now."

  Twortz: "Go ahead.. Without my Neurons and Astragons, I am useless."

  Madora: ".. You always thought you were worthless?"

  Twortz: "Even you are troublesome?"

  Madora: *She pretended not to hear Twortz.* "On Earth, you could not use Neurons or Astragons. What's the difference now and then?"

  Twortz: *She looked slightly disheartened.* "I became a captain-"

  Madora: "And out of everyone, you were the first to reach that level. You've seen amazing things."

  Twortz: "Why bother trying to be positive?"

  Madora: "Don't you have anyone back there?" *She spoke with sincerity.*

  Twortz: "Hahackee." *She laughed at Madora.* "Memories from Earth are flooding back to me.. They make fun of my appear-"

  *Twortz looked down and paused, noticing her amazing body figure.*

  Madora: "You didn't seem to be the type to care what people think about your appearance."

  Twortz: (I forgot? I worked hard all these years, to finally lose my weight.)

  Madora: "Deary me-" *She sighed on her breath.* (I've nearly prepared enough Astragons for this glyph.)

  Twortz: "I obtained this body for myself, not anybody else!"

  Madora: "Then, start over?"

  Twortz: "Pardon me?"

  Madora: (Despite her situation, she still retains her managerial professionalism.) *She thought to herself with a smile.* "If you weren't happy with what you had, perhaps aim to work towards something-"

  Twortz: "Save the life-changing lectures for someone that needs it!"

  Madora: "It's hard for a giver to accept. But I highly suggest you accept my advice."

  Twortz: "I no longer give, and don't tell me what to do."

  Madora: (Her sadness has turned to anger?)

  Twortz: "I wanted to avenge my friend, was that so hard to accomplish?" *She spoke on her breath.*

  Madora: "You may not have accomplished that, but what about the other stuff?"

  Twortz: *Images of beautiful landscapes flash through her mind.* (I saw many things...)

  Madora: "And what about your family? Friends? Surely there was something you enjoyed."

  Twortz: "..."

  Madora: *She silently waited for Twortz to respond, before a certain gust of wind caught her attention.* "I'm ready.."

  Twortz: *A tear ran down her face.* "My music.. My Azure Bursts, my captain ranking.."

  Madora: "..."

  Twortz: (All of my hardships..) *She attempted to form fists, but failed as if she had no energy.* (But how long did I intend to stay in this fantasy world?)

  Madora: *She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, causing an aurora coloured glyph to shine under her feet.* "Open the forbidden gates-" *She continued to chant under her breath.*

  Twortz: "I will miss this place, but I will love to see my family again." *She closed her eyes and smiled, tilting her head back purposely leaving the tears on her face.*

  Madora: "I said open the forbidden gates!" *She shouted with opening eyes, as strong winds pushed her back.*

  Twortz: *She slightly squinted her eyes, watching Madora slide back on her toes.* (Powerful-)

  Madora: "Harh!" *She straightened her arms at Twortz, causing the winds to swirl around the cave in a concentrated-like manner.*

  *Twortz floated in the middle of the dark cave, watching her legs dangle in amazement.*

  Twortz: (Was this my fate? To be defeated by the person I wanted to destroy the most?) *She regretfully swallowed and struggled to nod her head.* "When you're ready."

  Madora: (Now!) *She violently cupped her hands, gritting her teeth in concentration.*

  Twortz: (Goodbye to all those I've met-) *She watched the air radiate aurora colours, causing her to smile in sadness.*

  *A dozen chimes echoed and the light vanished, as blasts of wind blew around the cave.*

  Twortz: *She stared at complete darkness while listening to objects whoosh past her.* (I've killed people.. I've nearly been killed.. How can I go back to living an ordinary life?)

  *Light flickered in the far distance, catching Twortz's attention.*

  Twortz: (Just when I think I've figured myself or the situation out, my way of thinking completely alters-)

  *The light grew brighter, revealing Twortz flying towards it.*

  Twortz: *She closed her eyes.* (Was I meant to be transported to the world of Rostical? What is my purpose?)

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  *Violins echoed in the warm swirl of aurora coloured lights, as Twortz stepped forward.*

  Twortz: "Concrete?" *She slowly opened her eyes with disorientation, finding herself on top of a rooftop.*

  *Twortz glanced to each side with widening eyes and fell to her knees, watching the sunrise light up the orange sky.*

  Twortz: "Dee Highs?" *She raised her hand and looked at it in shock.* "My strength? It's returned."

  *Twortz placed one hand on her forehead and closed her eyes, as if she was recomposing herself.*

  Twortz: (What am I going to do?) *She opened her eyes and slowly stood up, facing the ladder.*

  *Seagulls flew past Fast Food Enterprise and cars driving by caused Twortz to chuckle in astonishment.*

  Twortz: "Warmth?" *She placed both hands on her chest, as if she was surprised by the feeling.* (What is this warmth? Why am I not burdened with sadness..? Nostalgia?)

  ?????: "Twortz? Where are you?" *A female's voice came from inside the store.*

  Twortz: *She took several steps forward and leant forward, looking down the ladder.* "Who dare speaks to a capt-" *She paused and sighed to herself.* "Pardon me?"

  ?????: "You told me to meet you at work after Sceldrant's Comet, why was the back door left open?"

  Twortz: "Nikita." *She spoke on her breath and looked terrified, as if a wave of emotion came over her.*

  Nikita: "Twortz?"

  Twortz: (Why have I forgotten-?) *Her lips quivered and she frowned in determination, quickly and elegantly throwing herself down the ladder.*

  Nikita: *She looked down to her phone, listening to Twortz's footsteps on the ladder.* "Totally not like you, Twortz to be late."

  Twortz: *She stepped on the floor and brushed her tight clothing.* "It's been years!"

  Nikita: "Years? It was yesterday-" *She turned around and gasped with a dropping jaw, accidentally letting her phone slip from her hand.*

  Twortz: *She stepped forward and caught the phone with incredible speed.* "I know it's been a long time, but control yourself, Nikita."

  Nikita: "Y-Your.. Weight."

  Twortz: *She smiled and leant forward, hugging Nikita in a loving-like manner.* "You're the only one that never judged me, and I value you.."

  Nikita: *She looked over Twortz's shoulder and stared at her back in disbelief.* "But, but your weight? How is this possible?"

  Twortz: *She shook her head with her eyes closed and stepped back.* "Don't worry over such things."

  Nikita: "Are you bulimic? Drugs?!" *She shook her head, as if she couldn't come to terms with what she was seeing.* "I-..."

  Twortz: "Hahahackee."

  Nikita: *Twortz's lau
gh caused her to snap out of her shock.* "Yeyeyeckee. Why didn't you call me?"

  Twortz: *She shook her head.* "I'm so sorry, Nikita."

  Nikita: "Nikita? We've been friends for over fifteen years, Nikki is fine."

  Twortz: *She shook her head again.* "Nicknames are really unprofessional-"

  Nikita: *She sighed and glanced at her phone, noticing several notifications.* "What are you sorry for?"

  Twortz: "I'm not entirely sure, but I was so consumed with my own negative thoughts, I didn't even think about-"

  Madora: "And what about your family? Friends? Surely there was something you enjoyed." *Her voice echoed in Twortz's head.*

  Twortz: *She shook her head.* "Rachael..."

  Nikita: "Rachael? Rachael Taylor?"

  Twortz: "Do you mind if we check out her Dojo?"

  Nikita: "Dojo? You mean Gym?"

  Twortz: "Rachael does a martial art called Hapkido, very fascinating to say the least." *She placed her hands behind her back and started to walk through the store.*

  Nikita: *She observed Twortz and was stunned.* (She seems so much more, different-?)

  Twortz: "You coming, Nikki?"

  Nikita: (Different in a good way!) *She smiled, surprised.* "Twortz? Is that even you?"

  Twortz: "I have yet to encounter a foe with a majestic laugh, such as myself."

  Nikita: "Foe? Yeyeyeckee-" *She giggled in her hand and sighed, lowering her arm.* "What are you talking about?"

  Twortz: (Should I tell her what I went through? I thought it might have been a very long dream, but my body, the results of my hard work prove that it was no dream.) *She walked through the kitchen, ignoring how everything was switched off.*

  Nikita: "What about our plans?"

  Twortz: "Is it acceptable if we did something else?"

  Nikita: "Yeah sure. What did you have in mind?"

  Twortz: "Coffee! I have just finished reading a series and I want to tell you everything about it."

  Nikita: "What genre? I thought you didn't like reading?"

  Twortz: "Fantasy." *She walked past the front counter and made her way towards the exit.*

  Nikita: "Fantasy? Now I need to ask, where is the real Twortz?"

  Twortz: "Hahahackee."

  Nikita: "I have to hear about this fantasy book-" *She smiled and looked at Twortz while replying to a message on her phone.* "If Miss. Montana of all people was into it."

  Twortz: *She smiled.* "It all started over a comet."

  Chapter 9: The Remenistic Village

  *Ginger led the guild towards a distinctive opening, deep in a forest.*

  Luna: "Aye?" *She glanced around, raising an eyebrow in confusion.* "Umm, this ain't nowhere."

  Destiny: "Yeup." *She meowed in agreement.*

  Ginger: "Ain't.. Nowhere?" *She turned around, facing Luna in confusion.* "I do not understand your logic, please respond."

  Luna: "Wat? I said this ain't nowhere, aye."

  Ginger: "..." *She stared at Luna.* "Please respond?"

  Luna: "For fuc-"

  Rachael: "This is in the middle of nowhere."

  Ginger: *She tilted her head back, as if she knew what she meant now.* "A Scoldrant User telling me this? Illogical."

  Nathan: *He tried to hide his frown.* "Why does it matter what she is?"

  Karol: "Waichael." *He whispered in Rachael's ear, as he glanced at the guild.*

  Rachael: *She tilted her head back.* "What's wrong?"

  Karol: "Why do we fight when it becomes qwuiet?"

  Rachael: *She smiled and focused her attention back to Ginger.* "We all have big personalities-"

  Champion: "Oh my-" *She hobbled forward, observing the scenery around her.* "Why are we here?"

  *The champion's question caused the guild to stop their bickering.*

  Ginger: "This is the other continent's Astral entry point."

  Destiny: (Luna, she's explaining why we're here.)

  Luna: *She sighed at Destiny.* "Nerdy talk? Gotta step up my game." *She squinted her eyes, focusing more attention to understanding Ginger.*

  Rachael: *She smiled at Luna.* (She's much better at listening to explanations than her brother, Lance.)

  Ginger: "The Remenistic Village-" *The air rippled directly behind her, catching the guild's attention.*

  Lezard: "Ooo-" *He looked up and tilted his cone-shaped hat back.* "Those ripples were crystal clear."

  Nathan: *He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and stepped forward.* "We could see the distortion, but it didn't blur the air." *He spoke in his deep voice, sounding rather confused.*

  Luna: (And now they lost me.) *She sighed in thought.*

  Destiny: (I don't understand either!)

  Ginger: *She spun around and closed her eyes.* (Feel my Neurons.. Open the locks of the Astragons...)

  Luna: "Wat's oriental doin' now?"

  Rachael: "Luna, stop calling her that."

  Luna: "Wateva." *She grunted and looked away.*

  Ginger: "Open!" *She widened her eyes and paused.* (Ey? Nothing...)

  Champion: *She hobbled forward and stood by Ginger's side.* "You're very strong at using Rostical."

  Ginger: "Ey? You, too, have a high Neuron and Astragon ratio." *She focused back to the invisible warps.* "How did you acquire all the basic elements to your Remenistal?"

  Champion: "How I acquired?" *She smiled in confusion.* "You're born with your affinity."

  Nathan: "What are they talking about?"

  Lezard: "Hopefully fish-fingers, or something delicious. Lezard wants to eat ravishing calories."

  Luna: "..." *She gave Lezard the strangest look.*

  Rachael: *She observed the empty clearing.* "Since there's nothing here, I'm guessing we enter a Spacial Funnel."

  Karol: "Yheah." *He nodded his head in agreement and leant back, implying for Rachael to lower him off her back.*

  Lezard: *He stared at the champion and Ginger's back in curiosity, as they spoke to themselves.* "We're not lost, are we little monsters?"

  Nathan: "Let them do their thing, Lezard."

  Lezard: "Okies." *He shuffled through his robes.* "Maybe Lezard can tell another joke?"