Desert Dragon

by Michael Rogers

  Luna: "Windstream Shot." *She fired off a wind made arrow towards the swirling dirt tornado.*

  Astragon Projection: "I can't be stopped here... The Aurorions..-" *An arrow suddenly burst through the swirling dirt in front of him, quickly exploding his upper shoulder off.*

  Nathan: (If her wind-based Azure Bursts work, then-) "Air Slash." *He jumped to the side and slashed across, slicing a visible air slash towards the closing hole.*

  Astragon Projection: "FIRE BLAST" *He pushed both hands forward, burning a wave of bright red flames towards Luna.*

  Nathan: *He watched the air slash slice through the hole and hit the flames, causing it to violently bounce back.* "Ha ha, gotcha."

  Astragon Projection: *The flames waved past him, burning his robes into ash.* "Geragh-"

  Rachael: "We did it?"

  Trevour: "Negative, boss. I can still feel his power-"

  Astragon Projection: "MOONLIGHT REFLECTION" *A reflective-like ripple pulsed away the surrounding flames.*

  Rachael: "Karol, give me a boost please!"

  Karol: *He started to dance, causing an orange glyph to expand from his feet.* "Sacred dance, Power Up."

  Rachael: "Yarh!" *She threw the daggers with heightened strength, allowing them to penetrate through the swirling dirt.*

  Astragon Projection: *He watched the two stone daggers jab into his chest in shock.* "No!-"

  Lezard: "Good gravy, we're doing it! Ooo." *He giggled, shaking his bottom to each side in excitement.*

  Trevour: "It's not over, but-" *He stood up, causing the swirling dirt tornado to slow down.*

  Astragon Projection: *He slowly hovered towards the ground, noticing Trevour's armour shimmer in the sun's light.* "A warrior?"

  Trevour: "Negative, sir-"

  Astragon Projection: "Confusing winds, burning fury, five powerstarter, FIRE BLAST" *He kicked the ground ignoring his damaged body and watched a miniature tsunami-sized wave of flames tower over the guild.*

  Luna: *She felt hot gusts of wind blow against her face.* "Oh, shit-"

  Nathan: *He held the sword with both hands and raised it over his head.* "I learnt this from watching you, Ordin..."

  Rachael: "Get back!"

  Luna: "No! Run to the sides, aye! We ain't stupid and runnin' back while the boulder's chasin' us!"

  Lezard: "There're no boulders-"

  Luna: "Shut up!"

  Nathan: *His body glowed a shade of blue.* (This Azure Burst is nowhere near your level, but I was able to grasp the mechanics behind it-)

  Trevour: "Nathan! Sir!" *He backed away, watching Nathan face the bright flames in confusion.*

  Rachael: "Hey, Nathan!" *She sounded worried.*

  Luna: "Oi, don't be a loser, man!" *She grunted in a worried-like manner.*

  Destiny: "Yeup!"

  Karol: "N-Nafan!" *He squealed, trying to grab his attention.*

  Lezard: "None of us are allowed to die! We're the heroes!"

  Nathan: *He closed his eyes and placed his right hand on the sword's tip.* (If I focus all my Astragons into the lining of the sword's edge, and by gathering all my Neurons into my arms-)

  Astragon Projection: "Perish before the fire's storm!" *His words caused the wave of flames to lean forward.*

  Nathan: "Seventeen-" *He opened his eyes, as the flames crashed directly in front of him.*

  Rachael: "No!-" *She watched the flames push Nathan back, as if the sword was repelling the flames from touching him.* "How-?"

  Nathan: "Great Divide." *He shouted with an echoing voice and quickly readjusted his hands on the sword, slashing to the side.*

  Lezard: *He watched the flames flow to the side of Nathan's swing in fright.* "Wowza!"

  Nathan: *He took deep breaths and glared at the Astragon Projection, ignoring the fresh burns on his hands.* "There-"

  Luna: "Oi, dipshit." *She grunted at Lezard and nudged her head towards Nathan.*

  Lezard: "That's me!" *He giggled and spread his arms, focusing on Nathan.* "Quick healing shot, HEALING IMPLOSION"

  Nathan: *He watched light glow in the burns, queuing it to start rapidly healing.* "Thanks again, Lezard."

  Rachael: "There was no need to do something so reckless, Nath."

  Nathan: "Hmph-" *He raised the sword, focusing back on the Astragon Projection.*

  Luna: "Pssht, dickwad." *She frowned at Nathan and flicked the string to the bow, shooting off another wind arrow.*

  Astragon Projection: "MOONLIGHT REFLECTION"

  Rachael: *She gasped in realisation and quickly kicked the ground, causing a rock pillar to erupt in front of Trevour.* "Rock Pillar-"

  Trevour: "Boss-?" *He watched the rock pillar in front of him explode.*

  Rachael: "Grr-" *She punched forward arms forward, shooting flying shards of rock towards the Astragon Projection.*

  Astragon Projection: "Foolish!" *He squinted his eyes, as the shards of rock slashed past his face.*

  Rachael: "I see-"

  Trevour: "Much appreciated, boss!" *He staggered back, as if he was shocked the rock pillar exploded.*

  Luna: "My bad, Rusty! I wasn't expectin' him to reflect my arrow back towards you, aye!"

  Trevour: "It's okay, madam!"

  Astragon Projection: "I can't allow the Aurorions to be tampered with! There are things in this world that are meant to be left alone!"

  Rachael: "We don't understand what you're talking about!"

  Luna: *She watched the man's image slowly restore and recover the damage he received in shock.* (So, this is what one of them ess-classed mission thingos are-)

  Astragon Projection: "You all need to die! The holy being's device cannot be activated!"

  Trevour: "Holy beings?"

  Lezard: "What device is he talking about?" *He mumbled to himself in curiosity.*

  Astragon Projection: "Moisture's density, burst-" *He cupped his hands and raised them above his head, causing a massive blue glyph to spiral above him.*

  Trevour: "Everyone, please be careful! His Neurons just increased again!-"

  Astragon Projection: "BUBBLE BLAST" *He pushed towards the glyph, causing thirty water filled bubbles to blast into the air.*

  Rachael: "What's he-?" *She looked up, squinting her eyes in confusion.*

  Luna: "Shit!" *She quickly raised the bow and pulled the string back, aiming at the sky.* "Windstream Shot."

  *An explosion of water rained down around the guild, causing the sounds of waves crashing to echo around them.*

  Karol: "Eeee-" *He squealed and started to run in a circle, causing him to trip on his own feet.* "Oof-"

  Nathan: "Air Slash." *He sliced the air above him, causing an air slash to burst five bubbles in the air.* "Hmph." *He watched the bubbles explode massive amounts of water.*

  Rachael: "Rock Pillar." *She kicked the ground, watching a small awkwardly shaped rock pillar poke out of the ground.* "Wha-?"

  Luna: "Wat is that failure?" *She grunted at Rachael and flicked the string to the bow, shooting another wind arrow into the air.*

  Trevour: "It's the water from the Rostical, boss."

  Rachael: "Grrr." *She cartwheeled to the side, avoiding a falling explosion of water.*

  Trevour: "Luckily, I've been practising with my weakness." *He bent his elbows and placed his arms against each other.*

  Rachael: "Good grief-" *She flipped forward and purposely punched the ground, causing five dagger-shaped rocks to erupt into the air.* "Harh!" *She spun on her feet and caught two daggers, instantly throwing them up towards the air, exploding several bubbles.*

  Karol: "I kan do this! Sacred dance, Speed Up." *He shouted and waved his arms in a dancer-like manner, causing Rachael's movements to increase in speed.*

  Rachael: *She spiralled at amazing speeds, quickly throwing the other daggers at more bubbles.* "Grrr-"

  Luna: "Are we dumbasses? Why are we all focusin' on the damn bubbles of doom, aye?!" *She grunted in annoyance and quickly lowered the bow, aiming for the Astragon Projection.*

 
Nathan: (She's right!) *He frowned, firmly holding onto his sword with both hands.*

  Luna: "Windstream Shot."

  Destiny: "Yeup, yeup!" *She hissed in determination, looking at the Astragon Projection with magnified vision.*

  Luna: "Hah!" *She released the string and shot another wind arrow into the man's leg, causing the blue glyph above him to distort.*

  Nathan: *He watched an aura envelop his sword.* "Azure Burst! The destructive arts number seventy four, Hard Blade." *He jabbed the sword towards the Astragon Projection, watching the sword's extending aura piece into his chest.*

  Astragon Projection: "Kargh-" *He coughed in shock and lowered his arms, causing the bubbles to stop blasting into the air.* "MOONLIGHT REFLECTION"

  *An oval shaped reflection suddenly broke Nathan's aura sword, causing it to bend back towards him.*

  Nathan: "Hmph." *He lowered the sword, causing the aura to vanish before it touched him.*

  Astragon Projection: "Feel my Remenistic wrath! Ougi."

  Karol: "Holy Neurons-?!"

  Luna: "Ougee?"

  Nathan: "An Ougi!"

  Rachael: "Crud!"

  Trevour: "How temperamental! Everyone, be careful!"

  Lezard: "Jinkies!"

  Astragon Projection: "Self-Inflicting Glyph." *He shouted with an echoing voice, queuing black tattoo-like markings to draw themselves all over his body.*

  Nathan: *He stepped back in a muddy puddle.* "A self-inflicting glyph.."

  Luna: "Wat's that?"

  Destiny: "Yeup?"

  Trevour: "All of his attributes will be risen at a cost of being self-damaging."

  Luna: "Makes sense-"

  Astragon Projection: "Now, feel it! Smear upon the skies, blue waves crashing down-" *He raised his arms, causing thick streams of white lightning to swirl up his hands.*

  Rachael: "What is he going to-?"

  Astragon Projection: "LIGHTNING BLAST" *He lowered both arms and watched the lightning spark into the wet ground, instantly electrocuting the entire guild.*

  Luna: "G-G-Grah-" *She frowned with gritted teeth, as if she was enduring the pain.*

  Lezard: "Ouchies!-" *He awkwardly twitched to each side.*

  Karol: "Whaaa!-" *He squealed in pain.*

  Nathan: "T-Tssk." *He grunted in pain, trying his best to not drop the sword in his hand.*

  Astragon Projection: *He staggered forward and smirked before slowly looking up to the guild.* "Hmpfpfpfpf." *He chuckled and watched Karol, Lezard and Nathan collapse to the ground.*

  Luna: *She stepped back and swayed her hand, causing the fading lightning to string to her command.* "Huh?"

  Rachael: *She touched herself in exhaustion.* "What happened-?"

  Trevour: "Our affinity, boss."

  Astragon Projection: "Three of you remain?"

  Rachael: "Three-?" *She looked over her shoulder, watching Luna aim a lightning made arrow at the Astragon Projection.*

  Trevour: "Madam?"

  Luna: "I don't know why, but this lightnin' doesn't hurt, aye-"

  Astragon Projection: "Two Elementalists? Why are you fighting against me? We should protect the Aurorions to ensure our Remenistal is safe-"

  Luna: "Shut up." *She spoke on her breath and pulled the bow's string as far back as it could.* "The words, I hear it!"

  Destiny: "Yeup!-"

  Luna: "Seraphic Volt." *She released the string, shooting the arrow made of lightning into the Astragon Projection's neck.*

  Rachael: "Woah.." *She whispered under her breath, watching lightning string around the man's body.*

  Trevour: "I-Impressive, madam!" (She not only was able to resist the gentleman's Rostical, but she was able to manipulate it to her will and use it as an Azure Burst-)

  Luna: "And that, dipshits, is how you completely fuck someone over." *She smirked and sniffed her finger, ignoring the fading strings of lightning around her bow.*

  Destiny: "Yeup-"

  Astragon Projection: "I can't allow this to continue any further!" *He stepped forward and a pulse of wind blew the grass around him back.*

  Trevour: (His Neurons increased even after receiving an attack in the neck-...) "I can try and use my new Rostical, but, he'll just focus on me-"

  Rachael: *She frowned and kicked the ground, erupting two dagger-shaped rocks in front of her.* "I'll keep this guy busy, Trevour, do what you can."

  Trevour: *He nodded his head with a fatigued smile.* "Yes, boss."

  Rachael: *She raised her arms towards her face, standing in a battle-ready pose.* "I'm your opponent!"

  Luna: *She pulled the string back, watching a visible swirl of air take shape of an arrow.* "Come at me! Windstream Shot."

  *Luna released the string, shooting the arrow of wind towards the man at incredible speeds.*

  Astragon Projection: "MOONLIGHT REFLECTION" *He watched an oval shaped reflective shield bounce back the arrow, causing Trevour to gasp.*

  Luna: "Shi!-" *She suddenly and violently spiralled to the side, causing Destiny to roll onto the ground.*

  Destiny: "Yeu-... P.." *She meowed in pain, listening to the fading whooshes of wind around her.*

  Luna: "Oof-" *She landed on her stomach, causing her to exhale with a wheeze.*

  Rachael: (Dammit!-) *She frowned in thought and quickly faced the Astragon Projection.* (All my years of Hapkido.. It won't be for nothing!)

  *Rachael suddenly sprinted towards the Astragon Projection, easily running over the puddles of mud.*

  Astragon Projection: "LIGHTNING BLAST" *He pushed forward, blasting a thick stream of yellow lightning towards Rachael.*

  Rachael: *She elegantly hopped to the side closely avoiding the lightning and ran into striking distance.* "Earth Shattering." *She spread her arms and suddenly smashed the daggers over the Astragon Projection's head.*

  Trevour: "A direct hit, boss!-"

  Astragon Projection: *He swayed back and watched a falling dirt cloud fade around Rachael's feet, acting as if he felt no pain.* "BUBBLE BLAST"

  Rachael: "Grrr-" *She cartwheeled to the side and watched water filled bubbles shoot between her arms and legs.*

  Astragon Projection: "FIRE BLAST" *He kicked the ground, causing a wave of bright red flames to arch over Rachael.*

  Rachael: "Any time now, Trev!"

  Trevour: (Okay!) *He cupped his hand and tightened his fingers, as if he was holding a handful of wet slop.* "Damp corrosion of sand-"

  *Trevour shouted with an echoing voice, watching Rachael avoid the crashing flames around her.*

  Trevour: "ROTTEN SLAB" *He swayed his arm upwards, causing a string of dark brown mud to whip across the man's face.*

  Rachael: "Mud?!" *She spoke with a smile, watching white orbs float off the man's body.*

  Astragon Projection: "How dare you-"

  Trevour: "I can keep this up all day, sir!" *He bent at the knees and cupped his hand with tightened fingers again, watching a brown glyph zigzag underneath him.* "Damp corrosion of sand, ROTTEN SLAB"

  Astragon Projection: "You won't fool me again! MOONLIGHT REFLECTION" *He watched a reflective oval shaped shield suddenly push a string of mud away and towards Rachael.*

  Trevour: "Boss!"

  Rachael: "Don't worry! I got this!" *She started to jog back and mentally prepared herself, before punching the stream of mud, causing it to unnaturally harden into rock.*

  Trevour: "Wow! Boss?"

  Rachael: "Hehe, I've been practising." *She spoke in accomplishment and kicked the ground, causing another two dagger-shaped boulders to erupt out of the ground.* "Piercing Land."

  *Rachael quickly caught the daggers and pointed them at the Astragon Projection.*

  Trevour: "It's no use.. We might be able to get a hit in, but once he knows what to expect, he'll just repel it away with that forbidden Rostical!"

  Rachael: ".. True." *She tightened her grip in the daggers with growing frustration.*

  Astragon Projection: "It's time for me to end this-"

  Nathan: "Ha ha, I co
uldn't have said it any better." *He moaned on his breath and slowly stood up, ignoring the burnt, vein-like markings on his skin from the lightning.*

  Trevour: "Sir?"

  Nathan: "We'd just have to hit it-" *He wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.* "With something that it won't expect-"

  Rachael: "That's the plan, Nathan." *She spoke as if it was obvious.*

  Nathan: *He gritted his teeth and readjusted his grip on the sword.* "But you'd have to be sure it'll be enough to take it down."

  Rachael: "Like what?"

  Nathan: *He shook his head, as if it didn't matter.* "See if Karol is awake-"

  Lezard: "I-I'm already on to it, child." *He struggled to stand back up onto his feet, glancing at Karol who was lying on his face, unconscious.*

  Rachael: "Lezard, you're awake too."

  Lezard: "Indeedly do-" *He coughed in pain and held his chest with one arm, while straightening the other towards Karol.*

  Luna: *She looked at her arm in surprise and shock.* (That lightning in my hand.. It felt cooked pasta, aha.. But, I could somehow control it-)

  Destiny: "Yeup?" *She meowed in curiosity, as if she could feel what Luna was experiencing.*

  Luna: *She suddenly pulled the string back with a confident-filled smirk.* "Seraphic Shot." *She released the string, watching nothing happen.* ".. Oh..."

  Trevour: "Boss! Let's do our fair share to help our friends out!" *He staggered forward, causing his armour to rattle.*

  Luna: "Fuck, Rusty! Can you get any more corny, man?"

  Trevour: "M-Madam?"

  Astragon Projection: *He cupped his hands, causing a blue glyph to spiral in front.* "Moisture's density, burst, BUBBLE BLAST"

  Rachael: "Trev!" *She kicked the ground, causing two melted appearing, dagger-shaped rocks to burst out of the ground.* "Piercing Land." *She shouted with confidence and caught the daggers in mid-air, watching mud drip from them.*

  Lezard: "Quick internal light, INVOKING AURA" *He shouted with an echoing voice, focusing on white light which flashed around Karol's lower back and legs.*

  Trevour: *He cupped his hand and tightened his fingers, as if he was holding a handful of wet slop.* "Damp corrosion of sand, ROTTEN SLAB"

  Rachael: *She watched bubbles blast towards the guild, causing her to run towards them.* "Take this!-"