Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Champion: *She looked at Ginger with an innocent, yet mature smile.* "I may be the latest member to the guild, but they've taught me something I had forgotten a very long time ago."

  Ginger: "Please respond?"

  Champion: ".. Let's open it together."

  Ginger: "Illogical."

  Champion: "What's illogical about it?" *She spoke with her high in tone voice and closed her eyes with a smile.* "Perhaps have some faith?"

  Ginger: *An image of Arcadia flashed into her mind, causing her to give the champion a chance.* (Faith?)

  Champion: "Oh my.. Feel my Neurons-"

  Ginger: *She glanced at the champion, before quickly closing her eyes.* "..."

  Champion: "Open the locks to the Astragons!"

  Ginger: "Open the locks of the Astragons."

  Champion and Ginger: "Open!"

  Lezard: "Ooo, I like sing-a-longs!" *He sarcastically giggled and wiggled his bottom, watching a reflective-like portal open up.*

  Rachael: *She stepped forward.* "It looks like a reflection from a pond."

  Ginger: "Please accept my appreciation." *She spoke with no emotion in her voice and relaxed her arms, before stepping forward.*

  Champion: *She watched Ginger's image fade into the portal.* "Oh my-" *She quickly hobbled around, facing the waiting guild.* "Let's go!"

  Nathan: "Hmph." *He grunted and marched forward, stepping into the portal without hesitation.*

  --

  *Ginger glanced to each side and spun around, observing the village around her.*

  Nathan: *He suddenly warped behind Ginger and took a step forward, instantly noticing the village's evenly pressed dirt ground.* "Dirt?"

  *Nathan kicked his foot into the ground and purposely spread the dirt around.*

  Nathan: "What a strange ground-" *He watched the dirt move like mud, slowly becoming even.*

  Ginger: "Ey?" *She leant forward and looked down, running her fingers through the dirt.*

  Nathan: *He watched the lines Ginger's fingers created, fill themselves back up.* "Is it alive?"

  Ginger: "Alive? It is the ground." *She leant up, speaking to Nathan like he was an idiot.*

  Nathan: "The Twilight Forest."

  Ginger: "That forest is different.." *She turned around, instantly focusing her attention to a large hut with a straw-made roof.* "There is smoke rising from there."

  Nathan: *He pointed at the ground and stared at Ginger's back.* "What about the ground-?"

  Ginger: "Someone has placed Astragons in the ground. Nothing more, nothing less." *She started to walk towards the hut.*

  Nathan: "Why would someone waste their Astragons on something like that?"

  Ginger: (The most logical question to ask, how can someone place Astragons in every single grain of dirt?)

  Nathan: *He looked up into the distance and noticed an enormous tree which grew up into the clouds.* (What is that, Nafan-? Nafan?!) *He thought to himself in confusion.*

  Karol: "Nafan!" *He skipped up to Nathan's side with the rest of the guild.*

  Lezard: "Ooo-" *He spun around like a child and coughed to clear his throat, adjusting his cone-shaped hat.*

  Luna: "Yea, here we go, aye." *She rolled her eyes at Lezard, as if she knew what he was going to do.*

  Lezard: "The village was deliciously wide-" *He spread his arms, emphasising what he was saying.* "And there were many wooden huts, with Remenistic appearing symbols on them."

  Destiny: *She flew above the guild and dived down, skilfully flying above the ground.* (I get a strange feeling here, Luna.)

  Luna: (Aye-) *She grunted in agreement and placed a hand on her chest.* (I can feel it.)

  Rachael: *She followed Ginger, causing the guild to follow, as they continued to observe the village around them.* "Where is everyone?"

  Karol: "Waichael?"

  Rachael: "It's a village, you would expect there to be people."

  Karol: "Y-Yheah." *He nodded his head in agreement and walked close to Rachael.*

  Lezard: "Everything was made of wood, including verandas and an outside ceiling."

  Rachael: "Outside ceiling?"

  Lezard: "Lezard doesn't care for the word, the readers know what I'm talking about." *He giggled, shaking his bottom to each side.*

  Ginger: *She walked up several wooden stairs and onto the veranda, listening to her hollow-sounding footsteps.*

  Lezard: "But these old bones can't get how smooth the ground looks!" *He giggled and purposely skipped up the stairs like a girl.*

  ?????: "Yeork! Yoerk!"

  Rachael: *She quickly turned around and stood in a battle-ready pose.* "Be alert-"

  Luna: *She flicked her nail and a bow made of lightning lit up the area around her arm.* "Wat is it?"

  Destiny: "Yeup!" *She flew into the air and glanced around the village with heightened vision.* (It's just Scoldrants!)

  Luna: *She saw Scoldrants in fences, moving about.* "They're happy?" *She lowered her arm, causing the lightning to flash away.*

  Rachael: "What do you see?"

  Luna: "There's tamed Scoldrants, aye."

  Nathan: "Tamed? I'll free them-" *Before he took a step forward, Luna straightened her arm.*

  Luna: "Leave 'em, aye."

  Destiny: "Yeup." *She meowed in agreement and flew down, landing on Luna's head.*

  Ginger: *She tapped on the door, causing it to swing open.* "Please respond?"

  ?????: "Who goes there?"

  Lezard: "A man's voice echoed around the cosy little house." *He listened to the voice and stepped into the hut, glancing around him.*

  ?????: "A Radiaton User?" *His voice sounded intrigued.*

  Ginger: *She glanced across the study appearing room.* (Nobody is in here.) "Ey? I can feel your Neurons, do not waste my time!"

  Rachael: (It kind of feels like we're a burden to Ginger at the moment.)

  Lezard: *He adjusted his cone-shaped hat.* "Please my hidden little sausage, we mean no harm!"

  ?????: "That hat?!" *He sounded surprised.*

  Lezard: "This hat?!" *He giggled with suspense and watched a man warp and appear on a chair, next to a large table.*

  ?????: *He adjusted a cone-shaped hat.* "Where did you get that-?"

  Karol: "He appeared?!" *He squealed in shock.*

  Ginger: (Teleportation?)

  Champion: "Oh my! How did you do that?" *She hobbled closer to the table.* "I didn't feel a spike of Neurons or Astragons."

  ?????: "I appeared here due to Remenistal-"

  Ginger: "Ykkt!" *She looked annoyed and flicked her hair to the side.* "We know how Remenistal works."

  ?????: "Oh?" *He looked slightly taken back.*

  Rachael: *She took a step forward.* "I'm Rachael."

  Karol: "I'ma Karol and I'ma man!" *He proudly puffed out his chest.*

  Luna: "We're doin' this stupid intro thing again?" *She sighed.*

  ?????: "Your Astragon imprints can tell me lots about you, Luna, Destiny."

  Destiny: "Yeup?!" *She hissed in shock.*

  Luna: "Aye?!" *She grunted in a defensive-like manner.*

  ?????: "My name is Jester-"

  Luna: *Her stomach rumbled.* "And now I want pie."

  Ginger: "Ey, Jester. We are here to see Madora."

  Jester: *He adjusted his cone-shaped hat.* "She will be here shortly."

  Rachael: *She looked down to her feet.* "There's movement outside."

  Nathan: *He nodded his head in agreement.* "It was the moment Jester revealed himself."

  Lezard: *He focused his attention back to Jester's hat.* "How did you get your hat?"

  Jester: *He looked at Ginger.* "Ginger, not often does this village see royalty-"

  Ginger: "Until Madora enters the village, it is rather illogical to stay here." *She gracefully spun around and stormed through Rachael and Karol.*

  Luna: *She watched Ginger leave the hut.* "Like I keep saying, she must be a blast at parties, aye."

  Rachael: *She smirked in response and tried
to be serious in front of Jester.* "We were here without invitation, is it acceptable if we stay-?"

  Jester: *He giggled and shook his head while adjusting his cone-shaped hat.* "We may be hidden in a near perfect Spacial Funnel, but we also enjoy outside company when they mean no harm."

  Nathan: "How do you know we aren't a threat?"

  Jester: "Your Astragon imprint."

  Nathan: *He slightly frowned.* "What's that suppose to mean?"

  Jester: "Don't think too much into it." *He giggled and glanced at each guild member.*

  Champion: "Oh my, if she isn't here yet-" *She hobbled around and readied to leave.* "I'm rather excited to see the rest of this village."

  Karol: "I whant to explore, tooh"

  Rachael: "Hehe, don't let me stop you."

  Karol: "Nee hee." *He jumped around like a child and started to skip outside.*

  Lezard: "Lezard believes this is time for the guild to split up to different parts of the village and learn something very heart-warming about their character until the storyline progresses again."

  Rachael: "What was that?"

  Lezard: "Nothing." *He strutted out of the hut, purposely leaving Rachael's sight.* "Bwarharh."

  Rachael: "Righto." *She listened to Lezard's laugh, before focusing her attention back to Jester.*

  Luna: "Wateva. We're goin' to get some fresh air, aye."

  Destiny: "Yeup!" *She guided Luna's vision to the door, finding herself out of the hut.*

  Nathan: *He stared at Luna, as if he wanted to follow.* "..."

  Rachael: "Could you please tell me more about yourselves?"

  Jester: *He nodded his head and waved towards the table.* "Only if I get to know more about The Rostical Guild, too."

  Rachael: *She nodded her head and stepped forward, sitting down in a mature-like manner.* "First, how did you know our names?"

  Nathan: "I'm interested to know about this as well." *He mumbled with his deep voice and sat down beside Rachael.*

  Jester: "Well-" *He sat down and adjusted his cone-shaped hat.*

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  *Ridley stood with his arms behind his back in the middle of a dark room, watching two captains, dressed in tight red and black leather, flashstep in front of him.*

  Ridley: "You two took your time getting here." *He watched the two captains kneel down on one knee, lowering their heads in respect.*

  Sofia: "Hahehahehahe." *Her muffled laugh came from behind the stone door, as it rolled to the side open.* "Hello again, Black Brigade."

  Ridley: *He watched Sofia walk into the room, holding a small wooden box with both hands.* "Do you have them, my love?"

  Sofia: *She squinted her cold silver eyes, as she smiled in Ridley's presence.* "Of course I have."

  Ridley: "Synthoss-"

  Synthoss: "Sir!"

  Ridley: "Tyson-"

  Tyson: "Yes, sir?!"

  Ridley: "I have a present for you both."

  Synthoss: *She slightly tilted her head up.* "What is it, sir?"

  Ridley: "First things first.. We have lost another guild member."

  Tyson: *He glanced to each side.* "Blake? Quintess?"

  Synthoss: (Another member down?) *She sighed in thought.*

  Ridley: "Tara." *His words filled Synthoss and Tyson with shock.*

  Sofia: "Hahehahe." *She silently chuckled to herself, as she felt noises move in the wooden box.*

  Synthoss: ".. Tara?" *She stared at the floor with widening eyes.* "Tara?!"

  Tyson: *He glanced at Synthoss.* (I'm not sure what her relationship with Tara was, but-) "You need to keep yourself together while we're in the presence of the Consultant."

  Synthoss: *She started to shake and her eyes suddenly cracked like glass.* "Tara?! Died?!"

  Sofia: *She licked her lips and placed her hand on her waist, as if she was ready to use her weapon.* (This isn't the first time a captain classed warrior lost their game..)

  Ridley: "Is there a reason why your Neuron output has tripled in power?"

  Synthoss: "With respect, sir.. Who did this?"

  Ridley: (Who is more annoying? Season and his little friends, or that guild? The guild indirectly causes me more grief...)

  Synthoss: "Sir?!" *She hissed, eagerly awaiting Ridley's answer.*

  Sofia: "Watch your tone, brigade member."

  Tyson: "Synthoss?"

  Synthoss: "..." *Her eyes watered.* "How are Blake and Quintess?"

  Ridley: "Quintess is currently on an S classed mission. Blake's location is currently under investigation."

  Tyson: (Under investigation?)

  Ridley: "I'm quite surprised with these recent failures.."

  Tyson: *He stared at the stone floor in understanding.* (We failed to bring Blake to the Consultant, not to mention the incident with Zazark and now Tara? It's not looking good for the brigade.)

  Synthoss: "We will bring back Blake and destroy whoever killed our guild member."

  Ridley: "Is there a problem with the guild's resolve? A problem with the team ethics? Or is there a problem with your power levels?"

  Sofia: "I think they're too weak, hahe."

  Synthoss: "I.. Don't understand, sir."

  Tyson: "..."

  Ridley: *He smirked and glanced at Sofia.* "I have three more Azmabra Beetles."

  Synthoss: "What are they?"

  Ridley: "A little experiment."

  Sofia: "Hahehahe." *She giggled under her breath.*

  Ridley: "These beetles will increase your maximum Neuron and Astragon capacity."

  Tyson: "A Rosterology artefact of that power surely has a cool down or side effect, sir?" *He coughed to clear his throat and discreetly rubbed under a roll of fat, causing the sounds of leather to be heard.*

  Sofia: "..." *She silently glanced at Ridley and smirked as if she knew the answer to Tyson's question.*

  Ridley: "There's nothing to worry about."

  Tyson: (No ramifications?) ".. Amazing."