Ginger: "Niklauseh, he's only doing it for his son, you must understand?! Please respond-?!"
Celest: "Begone." *She waved her hand across Arcadia and Ginger, causing them to scream in pain.*
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*Arcadia and Ginger suddenly woke up with a gasp, finding themselves in a small room.*
Arcadia: "As thy thought.." *She looked down, finding herself in the wooden wheelchair.*
Ginger: "Ey, Arcadia, what will they do?" *She sounded worried while keeping a calm tone.*
Arcadia: "As thou feared. They will exterminate the problem."
Ginger: *She leant up from the single mattress, glancing at Arcadia with an emotionless face.* "I no longer fear-"
Arcadia: "Thou know my powers, Ginger."
Ginger: *She paused and looked down to her lap, brushing her fingers along the silk sheets.* "I understand."
Arcadia: "Thy hope thou find Niklauseh before they do."
Ginger: "Yeoshh." *She stood up and frowned in determination, flicking her long black hair over her shoulder.*
Arcadia: "What are thou doing?"
Ginger: "I will give my body time to rest and I will store more powerful Remenistal on to my arm-" *She took several steps forward and stopped, glaring at the mat-like curtain which acted as a door.* "And stop my brother myself."
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Lezard: "The delicious guild stood in front of Dawn, completely confused at the sudden urgency-"
Nathan and Luna: "Shut up."
Lezard: "Ouchies-" *He lowered his shoulders with fake-like sadness.*
Dawn: "As you can see here-" *She stepped to the side, allowing the guild to see the whole screen behind her.* "This is the natural waves of Astragons-"
*Dawn clicked a button on a hand-held remote, causing blue waves to sway around the picture of the continent.*
Trevour: "It looks like wind, madam."
Rachael: (Astragons and Neurons flow through everything-) "So, that wind-" *She pointed at the screen in a curious-like manner.* "Is it Astragons?"
Dawn: *She pushed her glasses up with two fingers.* "Yes."
Luna: "This looks like some stupid weather forecast, aye."
Destiny: "Yeup."
Karol: "I'm so confused."
Champion: "May you please get to the point?" *She spoke with a smile, trying not to sound rude.*
Dawn: "As you can see here-" *She clicked on another button on her remote, causing an additional gold coloured wind to flow around the image.*
Rachael: "And what's that?"
Dawn: "This is what our detectors recently picked up." *She faced the screen, as if she didn't know herself.*
Nathan: "And what did you need me for?"
Dawn: "Due to your background and knowledge, I want you to tell me the Guardians that became corrupt."
Nathan: "The Guardians?"
Dawn: "I understand Scoldrant Users are very superstitious on their secrets, but research and I need to know-"
Nathan: "Luckily for you, I'm not a Scoldrant User-" *He stepped forward, causing the guild to look at him.* "To my knowledge, seven Guardians have been corrupted and defeated-"
Karol: "There was that mud monsta!" *He stamped his foot in excitement, as if he was happy he could answer.*
Dawn: "Mud monster?"
Nathan: *He nodded his head.* "The Guardian of The Swirling Marshes."
Dawn: "I see. And the others?"
Nathan: "Well-"
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Arcadia: *She sat on her wooden chair in the small secluded room by herself, staring at the many single mattresses in thought.* (Thy can't allow him to continue... Ginger may become corrupted herself-)
*Arcadia suddenly clapped her hands together and concentrated, causing a pulse of wind to blow the silk sheets away from her.*
Arcadia: (Thy am a Diareamer and an Astraseeker! Thy will finish this thyself!)
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*Klaus suddenly flew out of a swirl of aurora coloured light and slid across the ground, ignoring the vegetation around him.*
Klaus: "Why-? Where-?" *He looked confused, as if he wasn't expecting to arrive at his current location.* "What is-? Please... Respond?" *He moaned the last word and suddenly fell unconscious.*
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Klaus: *He gasped back into consciousness and observed the forest around him.* "What-?"
?????: "Welcome to my domain."
Klaus: *He quickly looked over his shoulder, noticing Arcadia, standing on top of a small bush.* "Arcadia Forrier."
Arcadia: *She tapped her foot and jumped into the air.* "Despite being in the dream state-"
*Arcadia reached over her shoulder and violently pulled forward, watching sparks spiral around a golden halberd.*
Klaus: *He looked up with a serious frown, watching Arcadia float in the air.* "Are you serious about fighting me, please respond?"
Arcadia: "Thy have no reason to respond!" *She suddenly appeared in a swirl of golden light directly in front of Klaus, slashing the halberd downwards.*
Klaus: *He stepped back in shock, as a deep cut slashed him down the face.* (Teleportation-?)
Arcadia: *She stepped back and spun the halberd around, violently slashing across Klaus' head.* "Thou must be cleansed-"
Klaus: "Yo-" *He waved his arm up, causing a pole of darkness to shoot out of the ground, suddenly blocking Arcadia's halberd.*
Arcadia: "Thy will never give up!" *She shouted with an echoing voice, as a white glyph drew itself underneath her.* "HOLY LANCE"
Klaus: *He frowned and suddenly leant back, sliding along the ground away from Arcadia.* "NIGHTSHADE"
*Klaus swayed his arm up and blasted a stream of thick black lightning into the sky, hitting a falling lance made of white light.*
Arcadia: *Her eyes shined a beautiful golden colour.* (His Shadiatons are just as strong as my Radiatons-?)
*The black lightning and the lance of white light suddenly screeched against each other, before bursting away into nothing.*
Klaus: *He opened his hand, as if he was holding onto something large.* "Dark Repulsor." *A large black scythe materialised into his hand.*
Arcadia: *She cut the pole of darkness into two and stood in a powerful battle-ready stance.* "Thou have stolen the sacred Aurorions! If thou are defeated now, your life may be spared-"
Klaus: "I will see my son again. There is nothing that will get in the way of my drive!" *He spoke with a frown and held the scythe with both hands.*
Arcadia: "Foolish!" *She leant back and straightened her arms to each side, as thin lines of white light drew themselves behind her.*
Klaus: (What are they-?)
Arcadia: "Open!" *The lights formed the silhouette of a door.* "Zodiac Gates."
Klaus: (Zodiac Gates? Is that an Ougi-?) *He watched the doors open up, filling the area with immediate white light.*
Arcadia: "Be cleansed!" *She shouted with an echoing voice, as strings of white light shot out of the door and spiralled around Klaus.*
Klaus: *He frowned and slashed the scythe made from darkness across, slicing several strings of light.* "Yeossh."
Arcadia: "Now!" *She quickly formed a fist with her free hand, causing the strings of light to lasso around Klaus.*
Klaus: *He frowned, watching the strings of light burn his skin as if they were hot.* "Let me go!-"
Arcadia: "Now! Enter!"
*Arcadia enthusiastically pulled back and threw Klaus towards her, causing the light to suddenly pull Klaus into it.*
Arcadia: "Repent!" *She swayed across, causing the doors to close, releasing a blinding light.*
Klaus: *He stumbled back and fell onto the ground, squinting his eyes in disorientation.* "You-.."
*Klaus reached towards his scythe and watched it suddenly disintegrate into the fading light.*
Arcadia: "Star Burst." *She jumped towards Klaus and jabbed the halberd in a combo-like manner, causing cuts of light to form a star sign in front of him.*
Klaus: *He squinted his eyes in pain, watching bl
ood drip out of the cuts.* "How-?!"
Arcadia: "Return the Aurorions!"
Klaus: *He hissed with each cut of light appearing on his body.* (Sasuke-)
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*Sasuke, Klaus and Asuna sat on a blanket in the middle of a field, enjoying the beautiful sunny day around them.*
Sasuke: "Mama, papa! I lhuv you bothf." *He giggled while eating a sandwich, ignoring the lettuce which fell out of it.*
Asuna: "I think you're just saying that because of the food, Sasuke."
Klaus: *He smiled at Asuna and Sasuke, as if he was happy to be around them.* "Please respond, grotty kid."
Asuna: "Niklauseh." *She spoke with a smile.*
Sasuke: "Yohoho, papa's in twouble!"
Klaus: "Yohohoho-"
Asuna: "Yohoho." *She laughed while covering her mouth.*
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Klaus: *He opened his eyes with growing rage.* "I have important things to do!-"
Arcadia: "Nothing is more important than the planet itself!" *She hopped back and raised the halberd, tightly holding it with both hands.*
Klaus: "Feel the Shadiatons in my Remenistal!-" *He shouted, as a black glyph started to draw itself underneath him.*
Arcadia: "Twelve star point, Zodiac Stream." *She sliced the halberd downwards and tapped the ground, causing twelve thick streams of spiralling white light to shoot out of the halberd's tip and into Klaus.*
Klaus: *He gagged in terror, watching the light burst through his body.* (I'm hit!-)
*Klaus stepped back and watched the light fade, revealing no physical damage.*
Klaus: "Yohoho, your attack must be half-baked. I've received no-" *He suddenly dropped to his knees and threw up darkness.*
Arcadia: "As thou are aware, Radiatons and Shadiatons are natural counterparts. That Azure Burst damages the Shadiatons or Neurons directly."
Klaus: (She's attacking my power source directly?)
Arcadia: "Thy will not asking again-, MYSTIC FALLS"
*A spiral of light flashed along the ground before suddenly slamming itself into Klaus' chest.*
Klaus: "K-Yorh?!" *He coughed in pain and leant forward.* "NIGHT SPHERE"
Arcadia: *She watched swirls of shadow envelope Klaus before solidifying into a black sphere-like shield.* "Hmph."
Klaus: *He listened to his heavy breathing from inside the sphere.* "I... I will see you once again-"
Arcadia: "Thy wanted to do this the easy way, but thou insisted. Prepare to be cleansed! Ougi."
Klaus: *His eyes glittered aurora.* (My family, my drive.. I know it's possible. I will one day see you two again! I'll make sure of it!)
Arcadia: "Open the gates to the holy dream realm, thy will force open the gates through the divine Radiatons, thy will burst open the zodiac light, thy will explode the consciousness in your sleep!-"
*Arcadia looked down and started to concentrate as dark blue crescent cuts sliced the air around her.*
Arcadia: (This Ougi is a mixture of Scoldrant User abilities and the power of Radiatons-)
*The dark blue crescent cuts suddenly warped and made saw-like screeches, as if they were slicing the air itself.*
Arcadia: (By using the negative emotions or energy from the Radiatons, thy have the ability to permanently remove the Neuron and Astragon connectors in the body!-)
*Arcadia looked up in determination and swayed both arms back, bending her knees in preparation.*
Arcadia: (Those sounds.. It's cutting the Astragons in the air-) *She smirked to herself and swayed both arms forward, causing the crescent cuts to screech towards Klaus.* "Dreaming Zodiac."
Klaus: "Sasuke! Asuna!" *The shield around him suddenly exploded with overpowering aurora light, blinding Arcadia.*
Arcadia: "That light?" *She squinted her eyes and tilted her head away while keeping focus on Klaus.* "Aurorions?!"
Klaus: "Yarhhhhhhh!" *His screams overpowered the blinding light.*
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Arcadia: "Kerh-gh?!" *She coughed into consciousness and leant back, suddenly falling off the wheelchair.*
*Arcadia glanced across the small room in disbelief, as if she wasn't expecting Klaus' attack.*
Arcadia: "Thy understood he stole the Aurorions, but thy had no idea he could use them."
*Arcadia squirmed, as she tried to reach for her wheelchair.*
Arcadia: "Knowing how much of a threat he is, thy will not use the Celestial Sleep on him again-" *She whispered to herself, as blood suddenly gushed out from her nose.*
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Klaus: *He suddenly woke up in the same forest he lost consciousness in and grunted with emotion, noticing drops of blood on the ground.* "Huh?"
*Klaus reached up and touched his face, noticing a slash-like line down his face from where Arcadia slashed him.*
Klaus: "She can damage the body while it's in a dream state? Or did I cut it in my sleep?" *He mumbled to himself and slowly leant up in a drowsy-like manner.* (That dirty lamp-) "She has the power to put me to sleep at any time she wills?"
*Klaus frowned, as his eyes glittered aurora colours, queuing swirls of aurora light to spiral around him.*
Klaus: "Let me see if your attitude is the same when I meet you in person." *He smirked and suddenly disappeared in a flash of aurora coloured light, leaving behind falling bits of dirt and grass.*
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Dawn: *She nodded her head and stared at the screen, pointing at red dots with a cross against them.* "As research and I feared-"
Nathan: "What has the Guardians got to do with anything?"
Luna: "I don't get it either, aye."
Destiny: "Yeup." *She meowed in agreement, as she comfortably sat on Luna's head.*
Dawn: "Tsskt-" *She pushed her glasses up with two fingers.* "Guardians are essentially higher up Scoldrants."
Rachael: "Nath?"
Nathan: *He nodded his head.* "Yeah, it's true."
Dawn: "Scoldrants have a special and deep connection with the environment, we have hypothesised what this yellow-eyed problem could be-"
*Dawn's announcement caused the entire guild to lean slightly forward with more interest.*
Trevour: "I'm eager to know, madam."
Karol: "Is it a Skoldraynt?"
Dawn: "Research says it isn't a Scoldrant."
Lezard: "Jinkies, a natural occurrence?"
Dawn: "Definitely no."
Champion: "Oh my, what could it be?"
Dawn: "We have established it's man-made." *Her announcement caused the guild to gasp.*
Nathan: (Man-made?) *He formed fists, as he controlled his emotions.*
Rachael: "How could someone do this?"
Trevour: "Why would someone want to do this?"
Champion: "How certain are you?"
Dawn: "Research and I are positive."
Lezard: (Someone created this disease? Someone hurt mother monster?) *He silently thought to himself.*
Trevour: "This-, this is appalling."
Nathan: "I still don't understand how this relates to the Guardians?"
Dawn: "All the Guardians have a high sense of Neurons."
Nathan: "All Guardians do-" *He nodded his head in confusion, confirming Dawn's fact.*
Dawn: "But the ones that have been affected by this phenomenon, have their Neurons heightened by the environment, correct?"
Nathan: *He looked down.* (All the Guardians so far, are elemental, which means they have the rare ability of powering up through the environment-) "Yes."
Lezard: "Could you get back to where this is man-made, please?"
Dawn: "Despite not pinpointing the direct energy source, it's corrupted."
Rachael: "So, the waves-" *She focused back to the screen behind Dawn.* "It's a corrupted energy source?"
Dawn: "Research says yes."
Trevour: "Wouldn't you mean Neurons?"
Dawn: *She slowly shook her head.* "Not many people know, but there're three energy sources."
Nathan and Trevour: "Three?!"
Rachael: "I'm con
fused, are we talking about Neurons and Astragons-?"
Karol: (I remember mummy and daddy talking about light and dark-)
Dawn: "We believe this corrupted wave is either Shadiatons or Radiatons."
Luna: "Aye?" *She grunted, raising an eyebrow in confusion.*
Rachael: "Wouldn't that mean there're four energy sources, not three?"
Dawn: "Research doesn't class Astragons as an actual energy source. More a necessary tool of manipulation."
Luna: "Dude, besides Shadiatons, wat the hell are Radiatons? Somethin' from a nuclear power plant?"
Nathan: "Shadiatons?"
Luna: "C'mon, shadows? Really, dipshit."
Nathan: "I don't know-"
Dawn: "She's right."
Rachael: "So Radiatons would be light?" *She sounded as if she wasn't sure.*
Dawn: "Yes."
Champion: (Corrupted Radiatons? It wouldn't be Shadiatons, they would have picked up on it..) *She thought to herself in concern.*
Dawn: "We believe it's one of the two."
Rachael: "Where can we find someone with Radiatons and Shadiatons?"
Dawn: "Well-"
Champion: "Oh my.." *She spoke on her breath, catching the guild's attention.*
Trevour: "Boss?"
Champion: "Since this information has been revealed, I can announce that this isn't Shadiatons."
Rachael: "How do you know?"
Luna: "Yea, wat's the deal, aye?"
Destiny: "Yeu-" (How would she know?) *Her thoughts echoed in Luna's head.*
Lezard: "I'm feeling a plot twist happening-"
Champion: "Oh my, no plot twist from my side." *She smiled and adjusted the straps to her clothing, allowing her to stand more comfortably, due to her hunchback.* "The people of Radiatons usually detect the moment when Shadiatons are used."
Karol: "..."
Dawn: *She looked down, causing her glasses to slightly slide down her nose.* (Although Grey has already confirmed that it isn't Shadiatons, research and I are curious to know how this woman knows such a thing-)
Champion: "Shadiatons were once known to cause corruption itself.. Exploring the world myself, I've learnt that Shadiatons aren't just used for evil."
Lezard: "Evil?!" *He hissed at the thought in a sarcastic-like manner.*
Luna: "Shadows, you'd think it'll be an evil thing, aye."
Champion: "Oh my, that's what I originally thought too, Luna."
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