Champion: "If you'd like to try." *She spoke with a smile and walked towards the guild.* "My, Karol, you've grown quite a lot."
Karol: "F-Fanks.." *He looked at the champion with uncertainty, as if he couldn't really remember her.*
Champion: "Here are some Acro Berries, everyone." *She smiled and reached into her robes, throwing out small brown sacks at the guild.*
Trevour: "Acro Berries, nutritious berries that not only taste fantastic-" *He mumbled with a smile, as he eagerly unwrapped the loose rope around the top of the sack.* "But also revitalise lost stamina."
Lezard: "Ooo, these old bones are being refilled with delicious, mouth-watering berry goodness as we speak!" *He giggled and wiggled his bottom, as he chewed on the berries.*
Champion: *She watched the guild slowly gather their strength with a smile.* (It may have been brief, I forgot that kind of happy feeling I get from them.)
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*Dawn sat at her table in her research facility and stamped sheets of paperwork, ignoring the sounds of constant typing in the background.*
Dawn: *She pushed her glasses up with one finger and stamped the last sheet, piling it onto another stack.* "That's all the contestants' Neuron bio-work for the last Agoura Marbles-"
*A nearby Rosterology console started to beep, catching Dawn's attention.*
Dawn: "Research?" *She slowly stood up and swayed her white researcher-like coat away from her feet, allowing her to walk around her desk.* "What are you trying to tell me?"
*A screen flashed several times, showing a small red dot located on a large continent.*
Dawn: "The other continent?" *She stared at the screen in a puzzled-like manner, as if she forgot what it was scanning.*
*Dawn reached over the keyboard-like console and placed her hand on an orb, rolling it in a different position, causing the screen to magnify.*
Dawn: "This was authorised by me?" *She suddenly gasped in realisation.* "Lezard's father.. Research has found him!"
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Lezard: "So, the guild including their delightful addition to the team, step into the city of wonders."
Champion: "Oh my-" *She looked up and spun around, admiring the different levels of the city.* "The city of wonders?"
Luna: "The dipshit means, Silver Wind Island, aye."
Destiny: "Yeup." *She meowed from Luna's shoulder in agreement.*
Champion: "It hasn't changed at all." *She spoke with her high, innocent-like tone of voice.*
Karol: "Have yooh been here befour?"
Champion: "Hmhm." *She nodded her head.* "A long time ago."
Nathan: "So, you're using the special free teleportation glyph Silver Wind Island offers for Battling Oxident?"
Champion: "Why, yes. Yes, I am."
Nathan: *He looked ahead, walking in the middle of the road-like path towards the castle.* (Isabella.. I'll keep my promise to you-) "I'll defeat you, champion."
Rachael: (He looks serious-)
Trevour: "If I may, sir?" *He looked at Nathan as if he wanted to ask a question.*
Nathan: "What is it, Trevour?"
Trevour: "I've come to understanding about your feelings with titles, but what is the almost obsessed-like behaviour when trying to defeat a Rostical User?"
Champion: "..."
Lezard: "Ooo, an excellent character developing question-"
Nathan: "It doesn't really matter." *He mumbled in a deep voice and continued to stare ahead.*
Lezard: "Well, that's bad writing." *He sighed, sarcastically dropping his shoulders in disappointment.*
Karol: "Nafan?"
Nathan: *He sighed, as if he was getting annoyed.* "I made a promise, and I intend to keep it."
Luna: "..." *She glanced at Nathan and looked away with a frown.*
Destiny: "Yeup?"
Luna: "I'm gonna go ahead and get some rest, aye."
Rachael: "Luna?"
Luna: "Just tired."
Nathan: "..." *He watched Luna jog ahead.*
Champion: "Will anyone else be participating in Battling Oxident?"
Rachael: "I'd like to." *She smirked, forming a fist.*
Trevour: "I'd like to give it a try, but I'd prefer to observe the games first and participate in the next."
Karol: "I-I whant tooh!"
Trevour: "Sorry, little meister. I don't think that's a good idea."
Nathan: "Battling Oxident will make a man out of you."
Karol: "I'ma man, I kan do this!" *He stamped his foot and pouted.*
Rachael: "From what I've heard, I'd like it if you didn't."
Karol: "Bhut-" *He looked up and noticed Rachael's serious face, causing him to look away in a child-like manner.*
Trevour: "What's the process with getting to Surpreon from here? Our guild, besides Nathan, used to take requests every time Battling Oxident was on, so we were out of the city."
Nathan and Champion: "Well-" *They paused and looked at each other.*
Champion: "Some contestants travel by boat and others are lucky enough to use Grey's teleportation glyph."
Nathan: "It teleports directly to the city."
Rachael: "Wouldn't everyone want to use the teleportation glyph? It's instant, right?"
Champion: "The ships usually sets sail several days before Battling Oxident commences, this is great to explore the city or visit loved ones, while the glyph is hours before Battling Oxident."
Rachael: "Oh, I get you now." *She spoke with satisfaction.*
Trevour: "Do we know anyone in Surpreon? I wouldn't mind observing the scenery around it."
Karol: "The guild?!" *He implied a guild related activity.*
Rachael: "Hehe, we can stop by the tavern and see if there're any requests near Surpreon?"
Karol: "Ohkay!" *He smiled with a growing childish frown of determination.*
Champion: "I wonder how much has changed on the inside?" *She stared at the castle in concern.*
Trevour: "Well, I'd be happy to escort you to Grey, miss?"
Champion: "Oh, that sounds wonderful."
Nathan: *He stretched his arms.* "I've already prearranged the glyph for Battling Oxident, so I'm set. I'll probably head off to get some sleep."
Champion: (He's already made plans to use the teleportation glyph? He's as eager as ever-)
Lezard: "Sleep? It's in the afternoon?"
Trevour: "We did just get out of a massive confrontation with Tara and Blake, sir."
Lezard: "Yuppers, how could I forget?"
Nathan: (Luna..) *He silently thought to himself.*
Champion: "That would be wise. Regain all your Neurons if you want to even be a match for me."
Nathan: "Hmph." *He smiled in a competitive-like manner.* "You're on."
Rachael: "Karol and I will see you inside."
Lezard: "Sounds splendid, Razzypoo."
Trevour: "See you two soon." *He smiled at Rachael and Karol, watching them turn back around.*
Lezard: "Ooo, champion, I have another joke somewhere-" *His voice mumbled, as he stepped through the solid castle doors, causing it to ripple around him.*
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*Luna silently sat on a single bed, filled with other single beds with white sheets.*
Luna: *She slowly raised an arm, placing it on her chest.* "...-"
Destiny: "Yeup.." *She purred in a comforting-like manner.*
Luna: (I-...-) *Several knocks on the door stopped Luna in her slow, silent-like thinking.* "This room is taken, aye."
*Knocks came from the door again, causing Luna to frown.*
Luna: "Fuck off-" *She looked up with a frown, noticing Nathan standing just outside the room.*
Nathan: "Hi."
Luna: ".. 'Sup?"
Nathan: "About before-"
Luna: "I'm fine." *She looked at Nathan with a smile.*
Nathan: "My bad about kissing you."
Luna: *She shook her head with the smile.* "Nah, it's all good. Pretty sure I was the one that kissed you."
/> Nathan: *He looked to the side, unsure what to say.* "It's best we just stay-"
Luna: "Friends?"
Nathan: *He looked back.* "Yeah."
Luna: "It's kool."
Nathan: "Awesome.." *He put on a fake smile.*
Luna: *She hopped off the bed and started to walk out of the room.* "I'm gonna get some fresh air, aye."
Nathan: "Your voice-" *He grabbed Luna's arm before she walked past him.* "You're angry at me?"
Luna: "Nah-"
Nathan: "We're part of a guild, I don't want there to be any tension between us."
Luna: "Pssht, no tension aye." *She pulled herself away from Nathan and started to walk down the hallway.*
Nathan: "Okay.. I'll see you tomorrow." *He spoke with his deep voice, staring at Luna's back.*
Luna: "Yea." *She started to jog down the stairs.*
Destiny: "Yeup." *Her voice echoed from around the stairs.*
Nathan: "..." *He silently stood outside the room, listening to Luna's fading footsteps.*
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Lezard: "Lezard, the terrifying Trevour and the chesty champion enter the research facility, to see our main lady, deviant Dawn."
Trevour: "Deviant Dawn?"
Champion: "Chesty?" *She looked down.* "Oh my, that's not appropriate, Lezard-"
Lezard: "Dawn, we are here to ask you and your research if it's possibly possible to get our delicious friend an audience with Grey-?"
Dawn: "You!" *She pointed at Lezard.*
Lezard: "Me?" *He pointed at himself in confusion and suddenly giggled.* "I accept your proposal! We shall wed next Thursday?"
Trevour: "A wedding? I don't think that's what she meant, sir."
Champion: "Oh my, congratulations!" *She clapped her hands in excitement.*
Trevour: *He noticed Dawn's growing anger.* "This could get temperamental."
Lezard: "I want five babies, all with matching hats-"
Dawn: "I found your father."
Lezard: *He instantly stopped his sarcastic-like behaviour.* "F-Father monster?"
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*Karol and Rachael pushed open swinging, wooden doors and stepped into the tavern, listening to the many conversations of different guilds around the bar looking tables.*
Rachael: "We have to be quick, I don't want to miss out on another Battling Oxident."
Karol: "R-Rhight! We'll pick the bestest reqwest near Surpweon!"
Rachael: "Hehe, it can't be too extravagant!"
Karol: "Naww, why?"
Rachael: "We don't want a request that could last several days. I have no idea how long the others would want to stay over there."
Karol: *He nodded his head with an approving frown.* "Finking about the other guild members."
Rachael: *She looked at a guild of people, wearing green and white clothing.* "The Financial Guild."
Karol: "I'll go and check the reqwest board!"
Rachael: "Hehe, okay." *She smiled and walked towards the guild.* "Hey."
Woman: *She looked at Rachael, adjusting green and white paper made glasses.* "Oiw, Rachael."
Rachael: "Are you currently off duty?" *She noticed the feast on the guild's table.*
Woman: "Oiw." *She nodded her head in agreement.* "But you and Luna helped me out before, we owe you."
Man: *He adjusted a green and white paper made hat.* "Oiw, we owe a debt to The Rostical Guild."
Rachael: "Hehe. I was just wondering if I could have access to our guild's funds."
Woman: "Oiw, for the Battling Oxident?"
Rachael: "Yeah." *She smiled and helped herself to a spare seat on the table.*
Man: "Oiw, that's so lame. The Agoura Marbles are much more entertaining, oiw."
Rachael: "Hehe, you think so?"
Man: "Oiw."
Woman: "Guilds aren't usually allowed to access the funds they get after completing a request for twenty-four hours, but, what we don't know, oiw, won't hurt us."
Rachael: "Oh, wicked! Thank you."
Man: *He ate lettuce looking paper.* "Oiw, how much would you like?"
Rachael: "About fifty percent of the funds received from our last request, please."
Woman: "Oiw, Transdim Chequesim." *She clapped her hands, causing a small, patent green coloured glyph to spiral above the table.*
*Stacks of money rained out of the glyph, forming neat piles in front of Rachael.*
Rachael: (That's so awesome-)
Karol: "Fanks!" *He shouted in appreciation at Keeper, who cleaned several cups behind the counter.*
Keeper: "Go." *She nodded her head and watched Karol skip towards Rachael in excitement.*
Karol: "Waichael, Waichael, I got the purfect mission!" *He giggled and waved a piece of paper in his hand.*
Rachael: "Thank you very much."
Woman: "Oiw. Our debt has been fulfilled." *She smiled and lowered her arms, causing the glyph to fade away.*
Rachael: "I'll let you all get back to your-.." *She observed the food shaped papers on their dishes.* "Dinner?"
The Financial Guild: "Oiw!"
Rachael: *She focused her attention to Karol.* "What mission?"
Karol: "A reqwest in Garsher Hills."
Rachael: "Garsher Hills?" *She looked at the sheet of paper in Karol's hand.* "Gasher Hills."
Karol: "It's wight outside the citee!"
Rachael: "Wicked." *She placed her hand on Karol's head with an approving smile.* "Awesome work, Karol."
Karol: "Nee hee." *He giggled with blushing cheeks.*
Rachael: "Let's check up on the others. It's time for our dinner soon."
Karol: "Yheah!"
Rachael: "But hopefully not made of paper." *She whispered with a smile, walking out of the tavern.*
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*Ridley walked down a stone corridor and placed his hand on a stone door, causing it to slide open.*
Ridley: "Hello, ladies." *He smiled and walked into the stone room, staring at twin sisters sitting on the end of a stone made bed.*
Trinity: "Ridley?" *She looked up, staring at Ridley with an emotionless face.*
Infinity: "Ridley it is."
Ridley: "How are my two favourite dancers?"
Trinity: *She looked down and stared at her kicking legs.* "How can we help you?"
Infinity: "And help you, we can."
Ridley: "I want you to participate in Battling Oxident."
Trinity: "Battling Oxident?" *She looked up and flicked her pink hair out of her face.* "Why there?"
Infinity: *She twirled her blue hair with one finger, looking curious at the conversation.* (He thinks we don't know..)
Ridley: "I want you to try and gather information from Season."
Trinity: "You do? Aren't you doing that yourself?" *She pointed at Ridley's gelled back hair and glasses, implying he doesn't usually have that appearance.*
Ridley: "His childish, jealous assistant is a possible problem of me obtaining the information I want."
Trinity: "And how could we do it? We don't know any Remenistic dances that could help us in obtaining information."
Infinity: (We pretend not to remember, but there hasn't been a day where we forgot about our parents and friends..) *She formed little fists, hiding them under her dancer-like robes.*
Ridley: "If you succeed in completing Battling Oxident, the winners get to have an official feast with the ruler."
Trinity: "Season."
Ridley: "Exactly. Just like Grey with The Agoura Marbles, you will have a feast in Season's special manor."
Infinity: (We comply to your requests, we will listen and do all the dirty work needed.. To help free the dancers from your wrath!-)
Ridley: "This will be the first mission away from Sorrowprax, so I'm placing my trust in you."
Trinity: "Trust us, you will-" *She looked at Infinity and nudged her, causing her to gasp.*
Infinity: "And trust you will get."
Ridley: *He smiled.* "Perfect. You are to leave by ship immediatel
y. Battling Oxident is tomorrow."
Trinity: "Of course." *She looked up and faked a convincing smile.*
Ridley: "Don't let me down." *He turned around and suddenly puffed into a cloud of smoke, purposely leaving the door open for the twin sisters.*
Trinity: *She waited for the smoke to fade away, before focusing all her attention to Infinity.* "What is it, sister?"
Infinity: ".. The reason why we're doing this."
Trinity: *She shook her head.* "Stop thinking about it."
Infinity: "We've been here, in Sorrowprax for a very long time. Why haven't we found them? He's obviously keeping the whole city inside this fortress."
Trinity: *She hopped up and faced Infinity.* "He said he'll let them go once he completes his dream."
Infinity: "A dream.. To escape this world to do justice? I just don't get it.."
Trinity: "Neither do I, but we have to."
Infinity: "I hope they're okay."
Trinity: "Of course they are. Now, let's dance with the competitors tomorrow and show them how to move." *She smirked evil-like, causing Infinity to giggle.*
Infinity: "Harh harh." *She laughed loudly and stood up.* "And dance they shall do."
Infinity and Trinity: "Harh harh!"
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*Ridley puffed into a large bunker-like room and watched people hanging on the walls inside bright glowing rings.*
Ridley: *He walked forward and leant on a stone railing, observing the thousands of people with a smile.* "Using their Remenistal powers inside of them to power the entire Sorrowprax institution, genius."
*A cold gust of wind blew throughout the bunker, flapping several of the hanging people's dancer-like robes to one side.*
Ridley: "It's a shame, despite how powerful you all are combined, I couldn't use your Remenistal power to manually open a Spacial Funnel to..." *He smirked evil-like.*
*Ridley paused and turned around with his back facing the bunker filled with thousands of people.*
Ridley: "Soon.. One more, just one more Unknown Territory."
Chapter 5: Soul Link
*Luna sat on a large rock next to a glistening lake, watching the sun set across a bright beautiful orange and yellow sky.*
Luna: *The water from the glistening lake danced on one side of her face.* "Why?"
Destiny: "Yeu.." *She meowed quietly, as if she understood Luna's pain.*
Luna: "Alright, you wanna hear some sad shit about me, Destiny?" *She spoke in a sarcastic happy like manner, looking at Destiny with sad-filled eyes.*
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