Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Champion: "I'm tired of your guild. We have given you many chances." *She frowned at Quintess.* "I will crush you."

  Lezard: "You will make apple crush? Yummies-"

  Quintess: "Excellent." *She jumped forward, diving directly towards the champion and Lezard.*

  Champion: *A red glyph flashed underneath her and she cupped her hands, scorching three fireballs at Quintess.* "FLAME BOLT"

  Quintess: *She gasped to herself and suddenly dived vertically to the ground, avoiding the fireballs.* "Fufufu-"

  Champion: *A green glyph flashed underneath her.* "AIR SWIRL" *Strings of flames swirled off the passing fireballs and flared towards Quintess.*

  Quintess: "Combinations do not work with me-"

  Champion: "POLAR SNAP" *A lighter shade of blue flashed underneath her and swirled of snow clustered around Quintess, freezing her legs.*

  Lezard: (It's amazing how fast the glyphs materialise underneath the champion. She's truly mastered these Remenistal.)

  Quintess: *She snapped the whip above her head, slapping the streams of fire away from her.* "Fuh?" *She looked down, watching the snow cluster into ice on her legs.*

  Champion: "MYSTIC SHIELD" *A white glyph flashed underneath her, as a silver shield rose around Quintess.*

  Lezard: *He noticed the shield around Quintess.* "What are you doing?"

  Champion: "Icy swirls call down upon me, frigid skies grant me power-" *A blue glyph spiralled underneath her and she raised one arm.*

  Quintess: *She looked at the shield around her and flicked her whip towards it, causing it to crack and change into a yellow colour.* "Fufufu."

  Champion: "ICICLE EDGE" *She swayed her risen arm down to the ground, shooting three large ice spears directly on top of Quintess.*

  Quintess: "It doesn't matter what you-" *She looked up and watched the ice spears shatter through the shield and into her face, causing her to drop the whip.*

  Lezard: *He stared at Quintess who stood with an awkward slant.* (Why isn't she falling-? Oh! Her legs are frozen due to Polar Snap-)

  Champion: *She turned around and faced Lezard, causing the rest of the shield around Quintess to shatter away.* "Let's go to the others."

  Lezard: *He looked slightly startled.* "Yuppers."

  Champion: "If we do not act quickly, I'm not sure what could happen to our fallen guild members." *She jogged with a slight hobble away from Quintess.*

  Lezard: (Dangerous.) *He thought to himself and started to jog after the champion.*

  Quintess: (It doesn't matter what you use, it will be useless.) *She thought to herself, as an ice spear was pierced through her head.*

  *Quintess suddenly shook her body and the ice spears slid right through her body, shattering onto the ground near her feet.*

  Quintess: *She took several steps forward and looked behind her, staring at two leg sculptures made of ice where she stood.* "Those brats-" *She took deep breaths and felt her forehead with shivering fingers.*

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  Synthoss: *She looked at Karol's lifeless body and smirked, as she observed his sleeping appearing face.* "Was that so hard-?"

  *Karol's body suddenly burst into blood and swirled past Synthoss, causing her to jump in fright.*

  Synthoss: "What?" *She followed the streams of blood and watched it swirl around Nathan's sword.*

  Nathan: "Blood Bath." *He struggled to breathe, as he placed one hand on a rock for support.* "You dirty lamp."

  Synthoss: "Fufufu, running out of hope so you start swearing?"

  Nathan: "Double Blood Slash." *He sliced the sword in a half conscious-like state and streaks of blood cut Synthoss across the waist and hip.*

  Synthoss: "Fuh?" *She staggered back and noticed two cuts through her leather garments, watching blood seep out of them.*

  Nathan: "Karol? Karol?" *He shouted at the swirling blood around his sword.*

  Synthoss: *She watched Nathan shout at his sword with emotion.* "Fufufufu, besides actually cutting me, this is too funny-"

  Nathan: "You're disgusting if you have a need to laugh about it-" *He shouted with his manly deep voice and squinted one eye, as he stared at Synthoss with double vision.* (Shit.. My Neurons are just about to-)

  Synthoss: *Her smile slowly faded away.* "My sister and I were brought up in the heart of Sorrowprax. What you find is disgusting, is quite normal for us. Fufufufu."

  Nathan: "Dis-" *He took short deep breaths, gasping for air.* (I can't-.. I can't-)

  Synthoss: "Compared to Sakurai's training, nothing will ever harm me."

  Nathan: "Who?" *He ignored Synthoss and focused all his fading attention to the sword.*

  Karol: (Nafan?) *His voice echoed in Nathan's head.*

  Nathan: (K-Karol?!) *He gasped in thought without showing any surprise in emotion, due to his exhausted state.*

  Karol: (I can't feel anyfing-)

  Nathan: "It's okay, it'll be okay."

  Synthoss: *She noticed the blood around the sword slow the speed of its swirl, causing her to coil the whip back into its sheathed position.* "Looks like you're using your life Neurons to keep the Azure Burst going? What is the point?"

  Nathan: "N-None of your business!"

  Synthoss: "Hmm?" *She recalled Karol exploding into blood, as she observed the blood around Nathan's sword.* (Was it a form of Hi-Ougi? He's too weak to even use it, so why is he doing something as reckless as using his life Neurons?) "Let me ask you something."

  Nathan: "What?" *He hunched forward, causing sweat to drip off his chin.*

  Synthoss: "How did you learn to use your life Neurons?"

  Nathan: "Training and self-control." *He looked at Synthoss as if she couldn't by the way he spoke to her.*

  Synthoss: *She looked unimpressed and sighed in a carefree-like manner.* "No use getting annoyed, you will soon die-"

  ?????: "Oh yeah?" *A woman's voice came from behind Synthoss.* "Rotten Slab."

  Synthoss: "Who is it now?" *She turned around and watched a thick stream of dark brown mud slap her across the face.* "My eyes!-"

  ?????: *She punched the ground, causing a visible change in the ground around Synthoss to soften.* "Swirling Sandpit."

  Synthoss: *Her feet started to sink, causing her to laugh as she wiped the thick mud off her face.* "Trying to trap me? Not going to happen." *She lifted her feet out of the softening sand and casually walked off of it.*

  *Synthoss chuckled and blinked several times, facing the woman.*

  Synthoss: "You." *She glared at Rachael, as she continued to flick the mud away from her eyes.*

  Rachael: *She glanced at the sandpit on the ground, before scrunching her nails.* "Dirtcloud Talons."

  Synthoss: "Don't look so surprised, when you've obtained enough Astragon control to walk on water, stepping out of quicksand is just as easy, fufufufu-"

  Rachael: (Too busy gloating, she's not even noticing-) *Her fingernails turned brown and streams of sand spiralled out of them, wrapping themselves around Synthoss.*

  Synthoss: "Fuh?" *She gasped in shock.*

  Rachael: "Harh!" *She pulled Synthoss towards her.* "Now!" *She shouted in determination and raised her fists, as her body glowed a shade of blue.*

  Synthoss: *Her eyes cracked like glass.* "I won't-"

  Rachael: "Hah!" *She kicked to the side and a rock pillar suddenly shot up, smashing Synthoss across the head.*

  Synthoss: "What-?"

  Rachael: *She hopped forward and kicked upwards, causing a thin rock pillar to erupt directly underneath Synthoss, stabbing her in the chin.*

  Synthoss: "AYON RAPTURE" *She screamed in desperation and staggered back, as the air around the pillar cracked like glass, shattering it to rubble.*

  Rachael: *She smirked and spun around, kicking towards Synthoss, shooting different sized rock pillars which corresponded to the enthusiasm of her kicks.* "I learnt this Azure Burst by merely practising my Hapkido."

  Synthoss: "Hapkid-?" *She coughed out blood, causing her to place a hand under her chin.* (If I
hadn't used Ayon Rapture, that pillar before would have pierced through my bone-)

  Rachael: "Infinite strikes and sequenced kicks, Avalanche Fury." *She continuously roundhouse kicked the air, causing waves of rock pillars to curve and cut towards Synthoss.*

  Synthoss: "An Azure Burst with this many set of attacks-?" *She stepped back and her feet started to sink in quicksand.* "Fuh?"

  Rachael: *Her eyes widened, as if she saw an opening.* "Rock Pillar." *She violently kicked the ground and a rock pillar shot up, stabbing Synthoss straight through the stomach.*

  Synthoss: "K-furh?" *She gagged in pain and coughed out more blood.*

  Rachael: *She half smirked and stared at Synthoss who became motionless while retaining her battle-ready pose.* "Nath?"

  Nathan: "I'm.. I'm here-"

  Rachael: *She looked to the side and jogged up to Nathan, taking a step back as she noticed the swirling blood around his sword.* "What-?"

  Nathan: "It's Karol.. He's alive, but I think-" *He paused to take a breath.* "If I stop this Hi-Ougi without letting Karol heal, then-"

  ?????: "Then we don't have to give him any of those deliciously succulent tender muffins?"

  Rachael: *She looked over her shoulder, watching Lezard and the champion hobble towards them with urgency.* "Right on time, guys."

  Champion: *She hobbled past Synthoss, glancing at the rock pillar in her stomach.* (I can still sense Neurons coming from her-) *She stopped in front of Synthoss and faced her, as a red glyph materialised underneath her.*

  Rachael: *She watched a white glyph form underneath Lezard, before focusing her attention to the champion.* "We need your help, champion."

  Champion: (This brigade, we must stop them once and for good.)

  Rachael: "Champion?"

  Champion: *She faced Rachael, causing the glyph to fade away.* "Of course."

  Lezard: *He spread his arms, causing swirls of light to spiral around Nathan's visible wounds.* "How odd?"

  Rachael: *She watched the champion hobble towards her, before focusing back to Lezard.* "What is it? Is something wrong?"

  Nathan: "No.. It's healing."

  Lezard: (It feels like there's two-?)

  Karol: (Wezard-?)

  Lezard: "Holy jinkies, plot twisties!" *He squealed in fright and hobbled back, knocking into Rachael.*

  Rachael: "What's wrong?"

  Lezard: "I heard-?"

  Champion: *She looked at Nathan, surprised.* "Oh my, could you two always Hi-Ougi?"

  Rachael: "Who?"

  Champion: "Can't you feel it? Karol's Neurons are heavily embedded in that swirl of blood."

  Rachael: "The blood? It's Karol?" *She spoke in disbelief and slight disgust.*

  Champion: "But I feel his life Neurons have been used?" *She tilted her head.* "Or is that you?"

  Lezard: "Life Neurons? Ooo, that's a no-no, children."

  Champion: "Lezard, please heal Nathan with the mind frame of healing Karol."

  Lezard: "Okies." *He nodded his head in determination.* "Lezard has no choice then."

  *Lezard raised his arms and he looked up, as a white brightening glyph materialised underneath him.*

  Lezard: "Sacred light of Radiatons cluster and form-"

  Champion: "I understand the situation is dire, but that Rostical uses a lot of Radiatons. Are you sure?"

  Lezard: *He nodded his head and closed his eyes, as a ball of warm white light swirled in the air above the guild.* "Aid and replenish what has been lost, SOOTHING LIGHT"

  Rachael: (I'm a little confused.) *She looked worried and unsure what to do.*

  *Lezard opened his eyes and dropped his arms, causing an enormous stream of white light to fall out of the white ball, bursting directly on top of Nathan.*

  Lezard: "Holy fish-cakes-" *He stepped forward in a sudden drained-like manner.*

  Rachael: "I gotcha." *She held Lezard's arm, keeping him from falling down.*

  Lezard: *He looked at Rachael with a smile of appreciation.* "Thankies, Razzypoo."

  Champion: *She watched the stream of light slowly thin, as if it was finishing.* "You recently learnt how to use this Rostical and it's already powerful."

  Lezard: "Thankies, little hunchbacked monster."

  Champion: "Oh my." *She looked at the fading light, noticing Nathan and Karol lying on the ground.* "Nathan? Karol?!"

  Nathan: *He moaned and slowly leant up, staring at Karol in shock.* "Is he?"

  Rachael: *She looked down to the ground in shock.* "I don't feel him breathing?!"

  Nathan: "She snapped-" *He paused with watering eyes.* "His neck."

  Champion: "No."

  Rachael: *She frowned and ran up to Karol, tilting her ear towards his mouth.* (He isn't breathing-) *She placed her hand on Karol's neck and around his wrist.*

  Lezard: *He struggled to stand up straight.* (But I heard his voice?)

  Rachael: "It's okay, I know CPR."

  Champion, Nathan and Lezard: "C-P-R?"

  Rachael: *She shook her head and started to do compressions on Karol's chest.* "One, two, three-" *She whispered the numbers on her breath with every push.*

  Lezard: *He waved his hand over Rachael and Karol.* "Hmm."

  Rachael: "What are you doing anyway, Lezard?"

  Lezard: "Astragons can sense a person's location. Neurons can detect their energy signature. Radiatons can scan internal organs and pathogens."

  Rachael: "Oh-"

  Lezard: "He's not breathing-"

  Rachael: "I know-"

  Lezard: "And his heart has stopped."

  Rachael: "But I felt-" *She spoke in shock and continued to do compressions with lowering morale.*

  Lezard: (When you reach a certain mastery of Radiatons, one could even jump start or heal their organs without even using Remenistal.. I'm far from being able to do that.)

  Rachael: (I need a hospital!) *She started to frown at herself.*

  Champion: (If I use my Rostical to the weakest I can make it, it'll still over charge his frail body, but if I-) *She hobbled up to Karol and awkwardly bent down due to her hunchback, kneeling next to Rachael.*

  Rachael: "Can you do anything?" *She spoke in desperation.*

  Nathan: *He started to cry, as he stared at Karol's motionless body.* "Why are you trying? His neck was snapped-"

  Rachael: "Despite his heart and not breathing, Nath. His neck doesn't seem to be broken."