Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Kayliana: *She crossed her arms, causing swirls of electricity to string around her arms.* "Eye of the storm I hear your silence, raise my arms and allow me to become your conductor, channel the power, channel the terror-"

  *Kayliana waved her arms, watching a ball of electricity spark in front of her, catching Johnasire's attention.*

  Johnasire: *He kept half of his attention on shooting the re-materialising balls of white flames.* (Kay, she's one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen-)

  Kayliana: *Lightning freely sparked up her arm and the bottle she held suddenly exploded, causing her to giggle.* "Oopsies."

  Johnasire: *He chuckled and shook his head.* (She's still an idiot though.)

  Kayliana: "Channel the foe's impending doom! SPARK CANNON" *She pushed forward, blasting the ball of electricity directly towards the closest Scoldrant.*

  *The Scoldrant attempted to hit away the ball of lightning and suddenly twitched in pain, before streams of lightning shot into the surrounding Scoldrants from out of its body.*

  Kayliana: *She smiled and stood in a relaxed manner.* (My Grand Remenistal hits only once, but all of my Neurons are focused in the Rasticsplash of the attack. It could hit up to fifty enemies before losing its force.)

  Ordin: *He ignored the flashes of lightning and the flickers of light from the balls of flames around him.* "I will do anything for the city that sheltered me!"

  *Ordin leant back and jabbed the sword towards the ground, causing a red, wave-like eruption to burst out of the sword's tip.*

  Ordin: *He raised the sword and pointed it forward, watching the red, aura-made eruption take the shape of several dragon's head.* "Dragon's Gate."

  *Ordin's echoing words caused the dragons to spread out, chomping on nearby Scoldrants.*

  Johnasire: *He watched the dragon heads consume the Scoldrants, as their bodies tore and tumbled through the barely transparent aura.* (It's attacking a wide range of Scoldrant's, like Kayliana's Grand Remenistal!)

  Fordree: "Time to rock this battle.." *He shyly spoke to himself and flicked hair out of his face.*

  *Fordree widened his arms, extending the guitar's size and brightness, catching Carrie and Ginger's attention.*

  Ginger: (Ey, Fordree? I have yet to see his Ougi.)

  Fordree: *He waved his arms, causing an orchestra sounding wave of different sounding tones to echo into the air.* "Seether's Aura Blade."

  *Fordree clapped on his guitar and a star-like burst of blue light shot from the sounds, changing the wind's current.*

  Ginger: *Her hair and robes blew back, as visible sound waves suddenly exploded a nearby Scoldrant's eyes and eardrums.* (Illogical?!)

  Carrie: "Won't it hurt us, too?!" *She screeched in terror, as she covered her ears with anticipation.*

  Kayliana: "Fordree is in control of every soundwave."

  Carrie: "That's impossible."

  Johnasire: "I can verify that his soundwaves are filled with highly condensed Astragons. He should freely alter their tone, pitch, and harmonic frequency." *He stared at the soundwaves with his shining eyes.*

  Kayliana: *She smiled at Johnasire.* "With that alone, he should easily be able to leave his allies free of harm's way." *She giggled and reached up to take a sip from her bottle, realising she no longer had it.* "Oopsie.."

  Johnasire: *He squinted his eyes with disorientation.* (Fordree isn't holding back, it's really loud, even for us.) *He watched the blue soundwaves, red dragon head's and bright yellow lightning burn, zap and fry the surroundings Scoldrants.*

  Ginger: *She suddenly covered her ears and the rock-made panther suddenly lost its life-like movement and collapsed into a pile of stones.* (It's too loud!)

  Fordree: *His fingers moved at blinding speeds, as he played his guitar with his eyes closed.* (I can see the entire battlefield the very moment my Astragon filled soundwaves comes to a stop. Similar to how nocturnal Scoldrants see.. And this should be the last of them.)

  *Fordree stopped playing the guitar, cueing the party to slowly stop bracing themselves.*

  Fordree: *He smirked and waved his arms downwards, causing the guitar to shine into nothing, leaving behind a sheen-like noise.* "Phew."

  Ginger: *She lowered her hands and watched a fading wave of blue and red aura whoosh in the fading winds.* "Ey, Ordin? Fordree?"

  Ordin: *He swayed his sword to the side, leaving a streak of red from the tip.* "Done and dusted."

  Kayliana: "Yay team!" *She jumped on one leg and kicked the other one behind her, as she stood in a victorious-like manner.*

  Johnasire: "Sometimes I worry about you, Kay."

  Carrie: *She sniffed several times and glanced around.* "Done?"

  Ginger: *She rubbed her eyes and observed her surroundings.* "Ey? Where is Synthoss?"

  Johnasire: "Synthoss?" *He mumbled under his breath.*

  Kayliana: "Yeah, I haven't seen her in, like, years."

  Carrie: "P-Penny..." *She screeched under her breath.*

  Ordin: "As selfish as it sounds, we are here to be the very best.. We are here to try and be the best we can."

  Carrie: "The best we can? Not showing sadness for a friend? I guess our visions of being the best are quite different."

  Kayliana: "What sass-"

  Carrie: "Shut it, you dirty lamp!"

  Kayliana: "Huh?" *She looked surprised.*

  Ordin: "We are here for the entire city!" *He shouted with a frown.* "We are here to be the very best as the next Guardian of the city!"

  Johnasire: "He's right." *He shrugged his shoulders.* "Over seventy people have joined The Astral Plain.. We will mourn over their attempts later."

  Carrie: "You sicken me." *She screeched with growing anger.*

  Ginger: "Has Synthoss given up?"

  Fordree: "Unlikely-" *He buckled at the knees, as he struggled to breathe.* "She wants this more than anyone."

  Ordin: "..."

  Ginger: "Ey? If this is the logical explanation, then, where is she-?"

  Synthoss: *She suddenly appeared with her cracked eyes, catching Ginger's attention.* "This way!"

  Ordin: "Where-?" *He mumbled on his breath.*

  Ginger: "Ey?! Synthoss?!" *She looked startled.*

  Carrie: *She shook her head with sadness.* (Penny..)

  Johnasire: "Knew we were talking about ya?" *He spoke with an opened smile.*

  Synthoss: "I found it."

  Ginger: "Found it?"

  Ordin: (Instead of fighting, she did exactly what I wanted to do?) *He thought to himself with a smile.*

  Kayliana: "Umm, I don't sense any Astragon fluctuations." *She looked at Synthoss like she was an idiot.*

  Synthoss: "Nope. Found it, fufufu." *She giggled and reached out to the air, watching her arm warp into nothing.*

  Ginger: "Illogical." *She spoke on her breath in shock.*

  Kayliana: "John?"

  Johnasire: *His eyes flashed as if he was observing the area around Synthoss.* "I can't see it, but.. She's in a Spacial Funnel!"

  Kayliana: "Quit the sass and let's go!" *She smiled and leapt past Johnasire, running towards Synthoss.*

  Ordin: "Well done, Éduquer." *He walked towards Synthoss and reached over his shoulder, causing his sword to fade into nothing.*

  Synthoss: "Fufufu." *She giggled to herself, watching the party warp into nothing.* "Carrie?"

  Carrie: "Ykt-" *She reached up and watched strings of blood seep back into her skin.* "Solidifying the blood back into my arm's original composition takes its time."

  Synthoss: "When you're done. Check it out."

  Carrie: "What is it?"

  Synthoss: "Look for yourself." *She smirked and stepped to the side, causing her being to fade from Carrie's vision.*

  Carrie: "Wait!"

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  *Synthoss stepped forward behind the party and ignored wheat-like grass which swayed against her ankles.*

  Ordin: "This is it?"

  *Sakurai suddenly appeared in a flash of purple light, catching the party
's attention.*

  Sakurai: "Well done-"

  Carrie: *She suddenly staggered forward and dropped to her knees in disorientation.* "Where-?" *She looked up and gasped in disbelief, as she intensely stared at an enormous tree.*

  Sakurai: "This is-"

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  *An older appearing Synthoss dressed in tight black and red leather stepped into the meadow, watching Tyson stand beside her.*

  Tyson: *He instantly noticed the enormous tree which reached the clouds.* "What's-?"

  Sakurai: "The Crescent Tree."

  Synthoss: "The Crescent Tree." *His voice echoed in her mind.*

  Tyson: "How did you find this place?"

  Synthoss: *She shook her head with growing anger.* "If those dirty lamps are anywhere, they have to be in the tree!"

  Tyson: *He glanced across the beautiful meadow and noticed a village in the far distance.* "And what if they're there?" *He pointed towards the village, causing his leather to stretch around his fat.*

  Synthoss: "Let's split up." *She grunted and her face and eyes reverted back to their normal appearance.*

  Tyson: "Are you sure?"

  Synthoss: "With the Consultant's presents.." *She tapped her finger to the side and the air cracked like glass, followed by a zigzagged burst in the ground, blowing the surrounding grass back.*

  Tyson: *He hid his surprise and nodded his head.* "Alright. Where do you want to go? To the tree?"

  Synthoss: *She suddenly felt a heartbeat-like pulse, drawing her attention to the village.* (Is that Ginger Susanoo?!) *She screamed in thought, causing her head to slightly shake to each side.*

  Tyson: "Synthoss?"

  Synthoss: "I'll meet you at the tree. Go now!"

  Tyson: "But-"

  Synthoss: *She quickly faced Tyson and suddenly grabbed him by the neck.* "What didn't you understand?"

  Tyson: *He hit Synthoss' hand away and stepped away.* "I'll see you there."

  *Synthoss turned around and her image disappeared, leaving behind a wasp-like buzz and breaking several strands of grass where she stood.*

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  Lezard: "And as Razzypoo, champy-wampy and the devilshly handsome Lezard embark on their next adventure out of the village."

  Rachael: "Despite the cold attitude, it felt better with Ginger here." *She walked across the evenly levelled dirt ground and glanced at the champion and Lezard, as they took a step into the meadow.*

  Champion: "It would be foolish to say her Rostical wasn't something special."

  Lezard: "I'm pretty sure she had a thing for poor old Lezard." *He stretched in a cocky-like manner and glanced at Rachael with a smile.* "Don't you think, Razzypoo?"

  Rachael: "Hehe."

  Champion: "How far do you think the others are?" *She struggled to hobble up a slight mount and stared into the distance, admiring the enormous tree.*

  Lezard: "Well, we would have left much sooner if we weren't so awkwardly trapped."

  Rachael: "Her brother, I wonder what happened?"

  Champion: "I heard many good things about her family."

  Lezard: "Jinkies? Story time!" *He wiggled his bottom and clapped his hands.*

  Rachael: "What do you know-?"

  *A buzz-like whoosh blew past the guild, causing Lezard's hat to suddenly fall off his head.*

  Lezard: "Holy fish-cakes! Father monster's hat!-"

  ?????: "Where is that, dirty lamp?!" *A woman screamed behind the guild.*

  Champion: "Oh my-" *She hobbled around and gasped.*

  Rachael: "Who's that-?" *She looked over her shoulder and froze with widening eyes.*

  Lezard: *He reached down to pick up his hat and paused.* "No.."

  Champion: "Synthoss."

  Rachael: "It's The Black Brigade."

  Lezard: "It's Synthoss!"

  Synthoss: "Where is Ginger?!"

  Champion: "Oh my. She decided to return back to her village."

  Synthoss: "Don't lie to me!"

  Rachael: *She touched Lezard's shoulder and slowly pulled him up, leaving his hat on the grass.* "Be careful. There's usually more than one associated with them."

  Lezard: "Roger."

  Champion: "We aren't lying. She is no longer here."

  Synthoss: "You're friends with her?" *She tilted her head to one side.*

  Rachael: *She observed Synthoss' body language.* "Be careful with what we answer. I've seen that body language back in Fast Food Enterprise with the drunks-"

  Lezard: "We're besties!"

  Champion and Rachael: "..."

  Synthoss: "Then I will kill you three, too!"

  Lezard: "Three? Two?" *He counted on his fingers.*

  Rachael: "Lezard! This isn't a game!" *She shouted and suddenly stood in a battle-ready pose.*

  Champion: "Lezardestel." *She whispered to Lezard and hobbled away from Rachael and Lezard.*

  Lezard: "Wha-.. What did you call me?"

  Champion: "Rachael is the only one that will fight her in close quarters. We will need you to focus all you can." *She spoke quietly, yet retaining her high-pitch in tone voice.*

  Lezard: *He looked at champion and noticed her worried face, causing him to look forward with a serious frown.* "What's wrong? I didn't think we had anything to worry about. We've fought the BB many of times."

  Champion: "Something about her is different."

  Lezard: "I don't feel anything different from her?"

  Champion: "You learn what to look for when people are hiding their Neurons."

  Lezard: (She's hiding her power?) *He looked back to Synthoss, as if he was trying to find something hidden about her.*

  Rachael: *She kicked the ground and a boulder shot up and hovered by her side.* "I don't want to fight! We are doing our own thing!"

  Synthoss: "You're protecting her whereabouts!" *Her face cracked and reverted back to normal, as if she was having trouble containing her power.* "She's... She's the reason I lost all my friends!"

  Rachael: "P-Pardon?" *She spoke, as if she lost the will to fight.*

  Synthoss: "She ruined my dreams!"

  Rachael: (Ginger.. She's cold, but I don't think she would do that.)

  Champion: "Rach!"

  Rachael: *She looked over her shoulder and nodded her head, as she tightened her fists.* "We've grown stronger-"