Karol: "D-Defence Up!" *He squealed with a weakened voice and danced, causing a small blue sigil-like glyph to spiral underneath Rachael.*
Trevour: "Time for us to give you a temperamental situation!" *He swayed his arm upwards, causing a string of dark brown mud to whip across the bubbles, causing them to explode.*
Rachael: *She jabbed the daggers into the bubbles and watched them violently explode, pushing her slightly back.* (Thanks to Karol's glyph, the explosions don't hurt me in any way.)
Karol: "Eek-" *He squealed in pain and continued to dance, pretending is nothing was wrong.*
Lezard: *He observed Karol.* (The Radiatons.. Our little hero is hurt more than he's letting on!)
Astragon Projection: (Their combination of attacks have stopped my Remenistal from even reaching them.) *He thought to himself with a frown, as his robes continued to flap in a divine-like manner.*
Lezard: (The tendons in our little hero's left leg!-) *He shouted in thought and watched a bright white glyph draw itself underneath him, as he intensely focused on certain parts of Karol's body.* "Quick internal light, INVOKING AURA"
Trevour: "Excuse me, sir! You shall be defeated, be it sturdy and smoothly!" *He cupped his hands upwards, causing three strings of mud to whip upwards, exploding several bubbles.*
Nathan: *He slowly exhaled with a focused frown.* "Okay, kid! Give me a boost!"
Luna: "You better know wat you're doin', dipshit!" *She shot an arrow into a bubble, causing it to explode directly in front of the Astragon Projection.*
Astragon Projection: "Rrgh-" *He squinted his eyes, as waves of water sprinkled past him.*
Nathan: (Okay-)
Karol: "Nafan! Sacred dance-" *He started to dance.* "Power Up."
Lezard: "Quick internal light, INVOKING AURA"
Nathan: *He inhaled through his nose and stared at the man with determination.* "Ougi."
Rachael: "Hey, it's that word again? Ougi.."
Lezard: "Ooo-" *He sounded surprised and placed his hands on his knees, taking deep breaths.* "Another plot twist?"
Nathan: "I haven't got a name for this yet.. I'm still learning how to use it, but-" *He started to shake his wrist, causing the sword to unnaturally vibrate.*
Lezard: "An adult rated Ougi?"
Nathan: *He suddenly jumped towards the Astragon Projection and raised his arm, causing the sword's image to move like a snake.* "Taste steel!"
Luna: "Taste steel? Really?"
Nathan: "Hah!" *He sliced downwards, causing the ground on each side of the Astragon Projection to explode.*
Astragon Projection: "Imposs-" *He staggered back, as his body started to evaporate tiny white orbs.*
Karol: *He stopped dancing due to exhaustion and plunked himself on the ground.* (I can't dance anymore.)
Nathan: *He pushed himself back from the force of the swing and raised the warped sword with both hands.* "Hmph!-"
*Nathan swayed the sword to each side and waves of air slash-like strikes sliced towards the Astragon Projection.*
Trevour: *He stared at the air slashes in curiosity.* (Are they a continuous stream of Air Slashes? No-. It's the sheer force of his swings!) *He thought to himself with widening eyes.*
Astragon Projection: "How-?" *He watched his arm slice off in shock, causing it to burst into rising white orbs.*
Trevour: (If those swings are being generated by sheer power, then his muscles will-)
Nathan: *A squish-like sound suddenly ripped, causing him to shout in pain.* (Argh!-)
Lezard: "That sound..-"
Luna: "Wat the hell was that freaky assed sound? Sounded like someone squishin' fruit or somethin'?"
Lezard: "That was the sounds of a muscle ripping."
Destiny: "Yeup?" *She meowed in a worried-like manner, as she stared at Nathan's back.*
Nathan: *He slowed down, causing his arm and sword to move at visible speeds.* (I can only keep my Ougi up for so long before my muscles begin to contract and rip-)
Rachael: "Nathan.. That was amazing."
Nathan: *He uncontrollably dropped the sword and quickly placed his hand on his right shoulder, tightening his grip.* (I was hoping to destroy the man's image completely-)
Astragon Projection: *The black tattoo-like markings suddenly widened and expanded all over his body, changing his skin tone.* "I was not selected to protect something so important if I was not powerful."
Luna: "Wat's happenin'?!"
Lezard: "The self-inflicting glyph? I think it's gone to another level.."
Trevour: "His Neurons have increased to concerning levels, everyone."
Rachael: *She shook her head in disbelief.* "Right after Nathan-"
Astragon Projection: *He watched his body completely heal itself, as a new arm formed out of gathering white orbs.* "I won't stop until all threats to the Aurorions have vanished from my sight!"
Nathan: "My Ougi.. It did nothing?"
Trevour: "How temperamental.. Everyone is tired-"
Rachael: *She punched her fists together and raised them close to her face in determination.* "We have no idea what you're talking about for the last time!"
Trevour: "Boss, aren't you tired-?"
Rachael: "Call me corny-"
Luna and Lezard: "Corny!"
Destiny: "Yeup!" *She meowed at the same time.*
Luna: "Aye?" *She glanced at Lezard in confusion.* "Did we just have a moment?"
Lezard: "Yuppers! Are we besties now?"
Luna: "Pssht."
Rachael: (Hehe-) "I won't sit back and watch my friends.. My guild be harmed."
Karol: *He pouted with watering eyes.* "Waichael..."
Rachael: "You guys remember the reason why we created this guild?"
Karol: *He sniffed like a child, unintentionally sobbing.* "Bekause it's our home!"
Rachael: "And who's usually waiting for us at home?"
Trevour: "Ahh? Boss?" *He looked at Rachael.* "I don't think this is an appropriate time for these questions-"
Karol: "F-Famwily!" *He slowly stood up, scrunching his upper nose with emotion.*
Trevour: "Little meister?"
Nathan: "..."
Rachael: "Exactly. Family!"
Karol: "You are my famwily!"
Nathan: "Stop talking like a baby, I've heard you say family normally.. Being cute doesn't fit being a man." *He spoke with gritted teeth, as his arm visibly throbbed with a painful appearing twitch.*
Karol: "I won't lose them again!" *He shouted with an echoing voice, as a sudden burst of wind blew up from the ground, causing his hair to flap upwards.* "Nafan! Waichael, Loona, Twevour, Wezard! Destanee! I won't lose you!"
*White light shrouded from Karol, catching the entire guild's attention.*
Rachael: *She looked over her shoulder, staring at Karol in confusion.* "What's happening?"
Lezard: "That light.. Is it Radiatons?"
Luna: "Radiaytons, ain't that the stuff you use to heal?"
Lezard: "Correctamotto, Loonzamotto."
Destiny: "Yeup?"
Karol: *He continued to shout with emotion, causing a sudden burst of wind to blow from underneath the entire guild.* "Pwease! Don't leave me! We're famwily!" *His tears blew up with the wind, sparkling in the sun's light.*
Nathan: *He discreetly glanced at the guild with widening eyes.* (This feeling?! It can't be! From what I've been told.. Is this similar to a Soul Link?!)
Rachael: *She placed her hand on her shoulder in confusion.* (My shoulder hurts?) *She gasped in realisation, causing her to look at Nathan in a similar posture.* (Is this Nathan's pain?)
Karol: "Neee-.." *He suddenly collapsed face-first, causing the wind to stop blowing from underneath the guild's feet.*
Lezard: "What was that, children?"
Astragon Projection: "Too late, I will-" *He looked down, noticing the grass begin to rot.* "How-?"
*The Astragon Projection quickly glanced at the guild members with growing anger.*
Astragon Projection: "Di
d you deceive me? Someone has already tampered with the Aurorions!"
Luna: (He sounds pissed-)
Astragon Projection: "I don't believe-, I failed!" *He glared at Rachael, ignoring the dying grass around him.*
Rachael: "No one has deceived you. We're all here!"
Astragon Projection: (We have no idea what you're talking about for the last time!) *Rachael's words echoed in his mind.* "Maybe.. Maybe you aren't a threat."
Trevour: "His Neurons.. They're fading-" *He watched the man's skin revert back to its normal colour, as the tattoo-like markings slowly faded away.*
Astragon Projection: "I've failed..." *He dropped to the ground, causing his ethereal-like flapping of the clothes to stop moving.*
Rachael: "What did you fail?" *She spoke with concern while keeping her guard up.*
Astragon Projection: "If the Aurorions have been tampered, it will increase the likely chances of corruption to spread-.." *He spoke in a worried-like manner.* "It will change the landscapes, it will bring nothing but death!"
Trevour: "P-Pardon..?"
Lezard: (I'm not sure if we should take his word or not-)
Nathan: "This Astral Projection has gone loopy, ignore it-"
Astragon Projection: *He looked over his shoulder and stared at The Elemental Tower with worry.* "How have I failed to notice-?"
Rachael: "Looks like he isn't keen on fighting any more-, Lezard!"
Lezard: "Yes?!"
Rachael: *She noticed Lezard's exhausted state, causing her to sigh in understanding.* "Please check on Karol, but be easy on yourself too."
Lezard: "Rogermotto!" *He giggled with a tired smile and hobbled towards Karol.*
Trevour: "I'm all so very confused with what's happening." *He stood in a casual pose and walked towards the Astragon Projection, listening to his armour rattle with every step.*
Luna: "So, did we win, or not?"
Destiny: "Yeup."
Nathan: "Well, we won the fight, but he's still here, so I think we failed the mission?"
Rachael: "Excuse me." *She tried to catch the man's attention.* "What is the problem?"
Astragon Projection: "How can an Elementalist be so foolish?" *He slowly faced Rachael with a sudden loss of hope.* "The end of the world."
Rachael: *She froze with growing shock.* (E-End of the-?)
Astragon Projection: "How exactly does the Astragons flow through everything?"
Lezard: *He kneeled over Karol with his arms spread over him.* "Astragons are space, it naturally flows through everything."
Astragon Projection: "Even a Radiaton User.. Have they lost the teachings in Valhalla? Or are you naturally half-witted?"
Luna: (Valhalla?)
Lezard: "..."
Astragon Projection: "The planet's Aurorions spins and cycles the Astragons.. Without the cycling process, all-"
Lezard: "All Astragons will fade away.." *He spoke on his breath with a dropping jaw, as if he couldn't believe what he just said.*
Luna: "Wait? This is soundin' way more important than defeatin' some ghost guy."
Rachael: "How did it happen-?" *She looked down, noticing the dead appearing grass.*
Astragon Projection: *He looked down and closed his eyes, breathing deeply through his nose.* "Shadiatons.. Shadiatons was used here last."
Lezard: (Shadiatons? This is something I need to talk to father monster about-)
Astragon Projection: "Please-" *He looked back up, glancing at each guild member.* "Find the person that has stolen the Aurorions before it's too late."
Nathan: "But.. The yellow-eyed disease-"
Astragon Projection: "The corruption?" *He looked at Nathan, as his body slowly became transparent.* "It will spread like a wildfire if balance isn't restored."
Luna: "Balance? End of the world? Back down, buddy, we ain't no fire fightin' planet captains."
Rachael: "What are Shadiatons and how do we find the person that stole these-?!"
Astragon Projection: "Everyone, is that you?" *He blindly stared out into space before bursting into tiny white orbs.*
Rachael: *She looked up, watching the orbs float high into the sky.* "..."
Luna: *She slowly placed the bow over her shoulder and walked forward.* "So, wat now?"
Nathan: *He stood up straight, keeping his hand on his shoulder.* "Head back to Silver Wind Island."
Trevour: "Sounds great, sir."
Lezard: *He intensely stared at Karol, watching light pour into his body.* (Radiatons, Shadiatons, Aurorions, the Astragon cycle..-) *He discreetly glanced at the guild.* (I may need to leave these children for a little while and discuss this with father right away.)
Rachael: *She jogged on the spot and punched her fists together.* "Looks like we completed the mission after all."
Luna: "Yea, ghost is gone!" *She sniffed her finger with a smirk.*
Destiny: "Yeup!" *She meowed in agreement and shook her body, flicking excess mud off her fur.*
Lezard: (...)
Nathan: "Aren't you tired?"
Rachael: "Me? No, just a little out of breath."
Nathan: "..." (Odd-)
Karol: "Kee-Kee, karh-" *He coughed and turned to his side, queuing Lezard to roll him onto his back.*
Lezard: "It's fine, little monster, the Radiatons have evaporated all the excess fluids in your system."
Karol: "W-What happened?" *He spoke with a squeak, causing the guild to slowly gather around him.*
Rachael: "I don't know.." *She spoke in recollection, trying to remember what happened a moment ago.*
Lezard: "From what I gathered, our happy adventures together might get a little serious now.. If we decide to go down that path."
Trevour: "Our world might be dying.. Only someone who doesn't care about life wouldn't decide to act upon this knowledge."
Rachael: "In retrospect, we have no idea what or who to look for."
Nathan: "Does anyone know what these Shadiatons and other things are?" *He spoke in a deep voice, scratching the back of his head.*
Trevour: "Negative, sir." *He rubbed his hands, brushing dry mud off his fingers.*
Rachael: "Wasn't your dad a Consultant, Lezard?"
Lezard: "Indeed. That's why I think I may need to leave for a little bit."
Karol: "Weave?!" *He squealed in realisation.* "You kan't! The Guild!"
Lezard: "Don't be a silly sausage! I'll never leave the guild-"
Luna: "Great." *She sarcastically grunted on her breath and rolled her eyes, instinctively placing a hand on Destiny.*
Lezard: "But, I need to help get us some answers."
Nathan: *He nodded his head.* "Also, Battling Oxident is coming up. Due to personal commitments, I need to be there."
Karol: "N-No.." *His eyes started to water.*
Nathan: *He folded his arms and looked away.* "Guess you aren't a man. Having a cry because things don't go your way."
Karol: "B-Bhut-"
Rachael: "How about we head back to the city, tell Grey what's happened and go from there?"
Trevour: "Sounds like an excellent plan, boss." *He looked at Karol and turned around, implying for him to jump on his back.* "Hop on, little meister."
Rachael: "You sure, Trev? You're already carrying all that armour."
Trevour: "Heh heh, I'm fine. Thank you, boss." *He chuckled and implied for Karol to hop on again.*
Karol: *He nodded his head, causing Lezard to help him up.* "For the guild, let's get some anserz."
Rachael: "Answers."
Karol: "Ancers." *He jumped on Trevour's back, placing his hands under pieces of armour to keep him from sliding off.*
Trevour: "How is everyone?" *He spoke in concern and turned around, starting to walk into the direction from where they came from.*
Nathan: *He smiled in accomplishment, placing his hands on his head.* "We did it.. Our first S-classed mission."
Luna: "Yea, drinks are on Nathan!" *She spoke with a smile.*
Destiny: "Yeup!"
Na
than: "Oh?!"
Luna: "Aha, chill out." *She looked at Nathan with blushing cheeks.*
Nathan: "I'm chill, I'm chill." *He smiled back at Luna.*
Lezard: "So-" *He hobbled in between Luna and Nathan, causing them to quickly look away in realisation.* "You two going out yet?"
Luna: "Wut?"
Nathan: "What?!"
Lezard: "Bwarharh, this story needs some romance and you two fit the criteria deliciously!"
Luna: "Ah-, no."
Lezard: "So, maybe us then, Loonzamotto?" *He smirked, sarcastically licking his lips.*
Luna: "Eww, fuck no." *She pushed herself away from Lezard and continued to walk ahead, causing Nathan to smirk.*
Trevour: "This is really temperamental, boss." *He calmly spoke to Rachael, looking at her in a serious-like manner.*
Rachael: "I know." *She sounded worried, walking by Trevour's side.*
Karol: "We haff to tell Grey!"
Trevour: "We will, little meister."
Karol: "Nee hee." *He giggled and unintentionally placed the top of his head on Trevour's neck, as if he suddenly felt heavy.*
Trevour: "Get some rest, we'll wake you up when we're near Silver Wind-"
Karol: "Zzzz." *He inhaled with a slight snore.*
Rachael: "Hehe." *She smiled at Karol and looked ahead.* "Since when were you able to use mud?"
Trevour: "Ever since I had the mind frame of only using my best assets, I figured I should work around and test my weaknesses."
Rachael: "By best assets, you mean manipulation of sand and dirt?"
Trevour: "That's most certainly correct, boss."
Rachael: *Trevour's words triggered flashbacks of her having trouble bending ground through wet dirt.* "I've found wet dirt and solid sheet rock are the hardest to control." *She looked down and stared at her hand, forming a fist.*
Trevour: "Heh heh, right you are, boss. So, I practised controlling the ground when it was damp and accidentally stumbled upon learning a new Rostical."
Rachael: "That's amazing. How does someone learn a new Rostical?"
Trevour: "Through different means. The most common is experience on the battlefield."
Rachael: (So it's like levelling up, hehe.) *She giggled to herself in thought.*
Trevour: "Another would be mastering a specific Rostical and obtaining a superior one."
Rachael: "How does that work?"
Trevour: "People call it The Voice of On."
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