Corrupted Radiatons

by Michael Rogers

  Synthoss: "I don't care if there was a drawback, I want to defeat the peasants that did this to Tara!"

  Ridley: "Captain?" *He glanced at Sofia in a professional-like manner.*

  Sofia: *She placed both hands around the box and walked towards the kneeling guild members.* "It will only hurt momentarily."

  Tyson: "Hurt?"

  Ridley: "What is with all these questions? If you were any other captain, you would have been terminated from the warrior's ranks.. Be grateful we are given you both one last chance."

  Synthoss: "What about my sis-... Quintess?"

  Ridley: "She will receive the same present."

  Sofia: *She opened the box and stared at three Azmabra Beetles.* "Enjoy, pawns."

  *Sofia grabbed the shiny green and purple beetles and quickly placed them at the back of Tyson and Synthoss' necks, watching the beetles burrow into their skin.*

  Synthoss: "Kgh-" *She squinted her eyes in pain and opened her mouth to exhale.*

  Sofia: "Hopefully you will level up and be able to defeat the boss of your game."

  Tyson: "Do you feel anything, Synthoss?" *He spoke on his breath.*

  Synthoss: *Her cracked eyes suddenly broke onto her skin.* "I am ready.."

  Ridley: *He hid his smirk.* "Unfortunately, I don't know their location."

  Synthoss: "A few years ago, is this the same guild that defeated Zazark? We encountered at The Lost Ruins of Kite?"

  Ridley: *He paused, as if he couldn't remember.* "Well-"

  Tyson: *His fat warped all around his body.* (I can feel it.) *He tried to contain his composure.* "They are the same people, Synthoss."

  Synthoss: "I see.." *She spoke with a monotone voice.* (I just wanted to make sure there wasn't any other guild that I needed to destroy.)

  Ridley: "Their last location was picked up somewhere between Sakura Village and-"

  *Synthoss suddenly flashstepped, leaving behind a roar-like sound.*

  Sofia: (She can't handle her new level?) "Hahehahe-" *She bent her knees, readying to flashstep.*

  Ridley: "Leave her. Her royal abilities will serve us well."

  Sofia: *She licked her lips and stood in a casual-like manner, nodding her head in understanding.* "I'll listen-" (Since you're the one that gave me a continue.)

  Tyson: *He lowered his head, trying to show Ridley respect.* (What has got into Synthoss?)

  Ridley: "We will report to you once we find their location."

  Sofia: (What is he planning?) *She smiled admirably at Ridley, as she closed the wooden box containing one Azmabra Beetle.*

  Ridley: "Dismissed."

  Tyson: "Sir!" *He stood up and his image disappeared.*

  Sofia: "My love."

  Ridley: "Yes?" *He faced Sofia with a smile and listened to armour rattling in the distance.*

  Sofia: "Our pawns are falling one by one.. Even two of the three strongest captains.."

  Ridley: "We still have Tarlea-"

  Sofia: "Even for us, her power is out of our level-"

  Ridley: *He took several steps forward and placed his hand on Sofia's cheek, comforting her.* "Quintess is keeping me updated on Tarlea's movements."

  Sofia: "And why have two powerful captains go after the guild? What about Season's annoying party?"

  Ridley: "They foiled my plans with The Unknown Territories, but we're initiating my next set of plans."

  Sofia: "Ahh." *She nodded her head in understanding.* "Arcadia."

  Ridley: *He nodded his head.* "She will become a problem. I learnt about the Diareamer's abilities from Gabriel."

  Sofia: *She nodded her head and flicked her ponytail over her shoulder, placing her hand on Ridley's shoulder.* "Tell me more?"

  Ridley: "Shouldn't you already know?"

  Sofia: "Hahehahe.." *She giggled, as if she knew Ridley was right.*

  Ridley: "Despite The Black Brigade's continuous failures, they are very powerful captains."

  Sofia: "What are you saying?"

  Ridley: "I can't feel the Astragons to the extent of knowing what's to be, but I have a strong feeling Arcadia has already meddled in our plans."

  Sofia: *She opened her mouth in an impressed-like manner while walking around Ridley with her hand continuously on him.* "You're sticking up for those brigade members? Justifying their failures?"

  Ridley: *He smiled, as Sofia walked past his line of sight.* "The Azmabra Beetles. With the brigade's restrictions removed, I highly anticipate they will defeat one of the guild members."

  Sofia: "Haheha, the boss playing the game to his advantage." *She lined herself up with Ridley and kissed him on the lips.*

  Ridley: (It's troubling keeping tabs on the guild though. They seem to favour every single Spacial Funnel or Reality Marble in existence.. Only when they enter Silver Wind Island-)

  Sofia: "Stop thinking too much." *She leant back with a whisper, causing Ridley to look confused.*

  Ridley: "Excuse me?"

  Sofia: "Thinking ahead, planning scenarios, preparing for the possible, these are the traits of a powerful boss.. But those that think too much, plan too far ahead, or prepare for the impossible, this is when they get predictable or lose their boss-like momentum."

  Ridley: *He slightly tilted his head in understanding.* "As strange as it sounds, I understand what you mean."

  Sofia: *She licked her lips with an evil-like smile.* "Tarlea, the outer planetary Spacial Funnel, the teleportation disabler, and don't forget our Darkwings.. You have many plans up your sleeve, focus on them."

  Ridley: *He nodded his head with a smile.* (Just like Gabby, she understands when I start to over think.)

  Sofia: *She pushed herself off Ridley and spun around with her back facing him.* "I will report to you once I hear from the brigade that they've killed that guild."

  Ridley: "Sofia..." *He spoke on his breath, as if he was impressed with her personality.*

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  *Karol slowly strolled through the village, purposely not looking at the villagers dressed in nature colour robes with cone-shaped hats.*

  Karol: (This playce.. It feels.. At home?) *He looked at several huts, noticing their straw-made roofs.*

  *A villager that swayed to each side stopped and watched Karol slowly shuffle his feet away from her.*

  Karol: (Back there, that skcary man using Bubble Blast..) *His line of thought caused an image of the man's black scaly appearance.* (Loona and Destiny, they both have a strange feeling-)

  ?????: "Top to the foods to you!" *A woman's Irish-sounding voice caught Karol's attention.*

  Karol: "Eek-" *He squealed in shock and quickly faced the masked villager.*

  ?????: "Greetings, my delectable child."

  Karol: "Delackable?" *He shuffled his feet back.*

  ?????: *She waved her bottom.* "You're a Sacred Dancer."

  Karol: *He started to relax into confusion.* "H-How do you know?"

  ?????: "My name is Salsa. I'm the best lady dancer in the village."

  Karol: "Lady? You sound like a man."

  Salsa: "Youch!" *She hissed in confusion.* "Don't be fooled by people's appearances."

  Karol: "S-Sorry-"

  Salsa: *She smiled and removed parts of the robes from her face, revealing a pitch black face with white oval-shaped eyes.*

  Karol: "Your face?"

  Salsa: "Judging my appearance again?"

  Karol: "N-Nho! I'm just cure-ious."

  Salsa: "This is what we look like."

  Karol: "Whow!" *He gasped like a child in an amazed-like manner.*

  Salsa: *She skipped up the stairs and listened to her footsteps sound hollow, as she danced on a veranda.* "Come over here."

  Karol: "Nee hee." *He skipped up the stairs, following Salsa's movements.* (For some reason, I feel like I can twust her.)

  Salsa: "I feel a lot coming from your movements." *She danced with each word.*

  Karol: "What do you feel from me?"

  Salsa: "For starters, I can feel your Neurons and Astragons try
ing to connect to mine."

  Karol: "How?" *He spoke nervously, as if he thought he did something wrong.*

  Salsa: "You must be an Upper, Stranger, Selsier?"

  Karol: "H-How did you know?"

  Salsa: *She observed Karol's appearance.* "You look very young to be ten."

  Karol: *He stamped his foot.* "Who's juhdgeeing who naow?!"

  Salsa: *Her eyes squinted, as if she was smiling.* "...-"

  Karol: "Also! How did you know how old I am?!"

  Salsa: "Your ability is similar to a Scoldrant User's Soul Link."

  Karol: (Like Loona and Destiny.)

  Salsa: "That's a very strong ability."

  Karol: "W-What do yooh know about it?"

  Salsa: "I don't have the ability myself, but I've heard from history, is that, those powerful families were able to Ougi with any person, without restrictions."

  Karol: "..."

  Salsa: "But that isn't what drew my attention to you."

  Karol: "It wasn't?"

  Salsa: "You're such a curious little boy."

  Karol: "I'ma man!"

  Salsa: *She paused and started to dance, causing an orange, brown and grey sigil-like glyph to spiral from her feet.* "I'm sure you can do this?"

  Karol: *He looked down, watching the glyphs light up the surrounding wood.* "Yhes."

  Salsa: "What else?"

  Karol: *He looked puzzled and slowed down his continuous dancing to the point he just swayed to each side.* "I'm able to use tooh boosting Remenistal at once."

  Salsa: "Very interesting.. That an impressive feat for a little-.. Man."

  Karol: "Arh-hah!" *He enthusiastically nodded his head and started to tap his dancer boots on the veranda.*

  Salsa: "Well, if you would like.. May I please teach you something new?"

  Karol: "Somefing new?"

  Salsa: "How to dance into Shadiatons and Radiatons."

  Karol: (Light and dark?) *He looked confused.*

  Salsa: "You'll be able to use offensive dance induced Remenistal."

  Karol: *He took short little steps towards Salsa, as if he was eager but shy to ask.* "W-Why would yooh?"

  Salsa: "Yourself. You're the reason why."

  Karol: "H-Huh?"

  Salsa: "I read your Neurons and Astragons when you unintentionally started to connect to me." *She glanced to the side and watched Ginger leave the village, but not through the Spacial Funnel.* "I now understand the importance your guild means to you."

  Karol: "Bhut I kan help just fine."

  Salsa: *She adjusted her cone-shaped hat.* "If you don't want to know, just-"

  Karol: "I-I'm sowwy! For my guild!" *He pouted his lips with a frown and stamped his foot.* "Pwease teach me!"

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  *Ginger listened to the lively sounds of the village fade away, as she walked further away from it.*

  Ginger: "Ey, Madora will be here shortly?" *She looked down, watching wheat-like grass sway past her feet.*

  *Ginger walked up a slight hill-like bump and raised one arm, as strong gusts of wind blew across a large meadow.*

  Ginger: *She kept her arm raised to her face, preventing her pitch black hair from blowing into it.* "The most logical thing to enquire about, is the relevance between the Aurorions and my brother."

  *Ginger whispered on her breath and looked past the meadow, noticing an unimaginably huge tree.*

  Ginger: *She hugged herself, as if the meadow's breeze was cool.* "Why do I constantly think of this? Always about my brother.." *She whispered to herself again.*

  *Ginger sighed to herself and looked down, watching the wheat-like grass sway in the same motion as her robes.*

  Ginger: "If I were stronger..." *She frowned to herself with emotion, triggering a flashback.*

  --

  *A younger version of Ginger stood in a straight line with six other people.*

  Ginger: "I still remember those stone prison walls."

  *They stood on top of an enormous, training-like facility. There were three solid walls, the other was open facing another mountain in the distance.*

  ?????: *A mature Asian man with short, pitch black hair walked across the line of students.* "You all have passed the preliminaries!"

  Ginger: "That man, Sakurai-" *She hissed under her breath, as she continued to recall the flashback.* "He made us train our Remenistic abilities till we coughed out blood, or until we physically were unable to move."

  Sakurai: "You all have been chosen to be the next possible protectors of our city!" *He looked at a very large woman.* "Synthoss, you heavily rely on your ability."

  *Sakurai continued to walk past the students, glancing at each one in the face in a judgemental-like manner.*

  Sakurai: "Ginger, your will is far too weak-"

  *A man suddenly leant forward and collapsed onto the cemented flooring, catching Sakurai's attention.*

  Sakurai: "What's wrong with Fordree?" *His words caused several masked people, dressed in pale green to run towards the fallen man.*

  Masked Man A: "He's-..."

  Masked Woman A: "He's dead, your excellency."

  Sakurai: "Dehydration?"

  Masked Man B: *A small white glyph spiralled around his fingertips, allowing him to scan Fordree's body.* "Actually..." *He spoke with surprise.*

  Sakurai: "Yes?"

  Masked Man A: *He glanced at the other man's glyphs, as if he understood what each changing patterns meant.* "He used his life Neurons."

  Sakurai: "Yoh? How foolish."

  Ginger: "How foolish-?"

  Sakurai: "Do not speak without being spoken to!" *He quickly interrupted Ginger.*

  Ginger: "..."

  Sakurai: *He quickly stormed up to Ginger and leant forward, face to face.* "You're one of the few here that have a wide range of elemental affinities! Don't you dare disappoint the ruler!"

  Ginger: *She flinched with each word, keeping her eyes away from Sakurai.* "..."

  Sakurai: *He snapped his fingers, causing the dressed healers to quickly take away Fordree's body.* "What an embarrassment!-"