Desert Dragon
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Champion: "..." *She looked hesitant and leant forward, whispering her name to Trevour.*
Trevour: *He looked surprised, as more tears ran down his face.* "It's an honour-"
Champion: "No.." *She enthusiastically shook her head.* "The honour is mine."
Trevour: "When the little meister wakes up-" *He covered his mouth with his fading hand in sadness.* "I won't get to see his face when he finally meets his parents."
Rachael: "..."
Trevour: "Tell him to never waiver that drive of his... And to actually start his own song he's been wanting to do for months.. Also, not to be afraid of the dark any longer!"
*Trevour's legs started to disintegrate into tiny white orbs, causing them to float past his face.*
Trevour: "Alan, Rosemary, Felipe.. If I see our parent's in The Astral Plains, I'll tell them how much you're doing for them-"
Felipe: *He intensely stared at Trevour with quivering lips, trying to hold back his sadness.* "...-"
Trevour: "And how much you love them.."
Rosemary: "We love you, Trevour!"
Trevour: "I love you, too." *He smiled at Rosemary, Alan and Felipe individually.*
Alan: "Dammit, Trevour." *He wrapped his arms around Felipe and Rosemary, tightly holding them close to him.*
Rosemary: *She wrapped her arms around Alan's hand and looked to the side, noticing Felipe's face.* "Are you-?"
Felipe: "I-I'm fine." *He intensely stared at his feet, as if he couldn't look at Trevour any more.*
Trevour: "Rachael... You're my rock."
Rachael: "..." *She faced Trevour with an emotionless face, as if she was ready for what he had to say.*
Trevour: "I regret not being able to speak to you fully."
Rachael: "What are you talking about?" *She spoke with a soft croak, causing her to cough with her mouth closed.* "We always talk?"
Trevour: "I never got to tell you, how much I'm completely in love with you."
Rachael: "H-H...?" *She stared at Trevour with a dropping jaw.*
Trevour: "I'm not sure if this makes me a good or a bad person, but I chose not to say anything because of your involvement with Ashton.. I apologise to him.. But that's how I feel.. And I regret not being able to gather the courage to kiss you, or hold you in my arms..."
Rachael: *She continued to stare at Trevour with an emotionless face, ignoring the fact her hands constantly shook with emotion.* "..."
Trevour: "I regret not being able to see how far our guild-" *He paused in confusion.* "How far we will make it... I love you all."
*Trevour's body suddenly burst into white orbs and floated up towards the clouds, leaving behind the emotionally distraught guild.*
Rachael: "..."
Felipe: "Brother..."
Lezard: "SOOTHING-"
Nathan: *He grabbed Lezard's arm.* "Stop..."
Lezard: "SOOTHING-, bwarharh-..." *He cried and dropped to Nathan's feet.*
Nathan: *He sniffed and waved towards the ship, queuing a horn to blow.* "Let's get off this shore, everyone."
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*The white orbs floated past the clouds and sparkled in the sunlight, as they left a glittering trail behind them.*
Trevour: "Thank you.. For all the memories.."
*The white orbs started to pulse into the atmosphere, as if they were vaporising into nothing.*
Trevour: "For all the experience.. All the love... I will miss you all deeply.." *His word-like thoughts echoed into nothing, as the last remaining orbs vaporised into nothing.*
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Rachael: "..." *She watched Nathan pick up Lezard's cone-shaped hat, placing it on Lezard's head.*
Nathan: *He looked at Felipe, Rosemary and Alan with his red puffy eyes.* "You guys are welcome to board if you need a ride to the other continent."
Destiny: "Yeup..." *She purred next to Luna's head, as if she was trying to comfort her.*
Luna: (.. Is this a dream?)
Destiny: (I don't...)
Luna: (Fuck it all.. Rusty?) *She dug her nails into the sand.*
Rachael: "..." *She silently picked up the sleeping Karol and started to walk towards the water, watching the ship sail towards them.*
Champion: "Everyone." *She spoke to the guild, catching their attention.* "..." *She focused on the ship and hobbled behind Nathan, causing the guild to slowly follow.*
Nathan: *He sniffed, trying to put on a brave face.* "We're ready!" *He shouted to Whitehead, causing a wooden plank to shoot from the ship and into the sand by his feet.* "Let's go back home."
Chapter 13: The Blazing Trio
*Blake gasped into consciousness and coughed out dirt, as he pushed a large branch off his body.*
Blake: "Wat just happened?" *He looked at his hand, noticing a large crack in the small blue pearl.* "Skuxx..-"
*Blake suddenly coughed out blood and wheezed, as if he was trying to cough something up.*
Blake: *He wiped his mouth in a girl-like manner, glancing back to the broken pearl.* "I'll have to find you in person and redraw a summoning contract.."
*Blake looked down in sadness, as if he wasn't happy that Zazark confronted the guild.*
Blake: "Why am I feeling like this? Zazark defeated one of their stupid members.. Is it because he did the attack without my permission? Or..?"
*Blake looked down in regret and started to walk over the debris and sand left by Trevour's dragon.*
Blake: "Babe.. I want someone to talk to.. I'm so confused.."
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*Nathan, Luna, Lezard, Rosemary, Felipe and Alan stood on the lower deck, watching the ocean glisten as if nothing happened that day.*
Champion: *She leant over Karol, gently placing him on the deck.* "I think the fresh air and sun will do him good."
Rachael: "Excellent. I'm quite tired myself." *She spoke abruptly and walked towards the cabin.*
Karol: "A-Ah.. Where?" *He started to regain consciousness.*
Champion: "Welcome back, Karol-"
Karol: "W-What happened? Where's Twevour?" *His questions caused the guild to remain silent.*
Whitehead: *He silently steered the ship, as if he knew something bad happened.* "..."
Rachael: *She closed the door behind her, resting her back against it.* "..."
Karol: "Where's the evil member?" *He glanced to each side for Zazark in a half awaken state.* "Twevour-?"
Luna: "He's dead." *She abruptly shouted out and quickly turned around to face the ocean.*
Nathan: "Luna!"
Rosemary: "..."
Lezard: "Well.. You see.." *He looked at Karol with clear signs he had been crying.*
Karol: "T-Twev.. H-He died?" *He spoke with understanding and disbelief.*
Champion: *She looked out into the ocean, as a tear silently ran down her face.* (A child at that age should not grow accustomed to death.)
Karol: "Trevour..? You're gone?" *His eyes started to water.*
Destiny: (Why did you blurt that out?)
Luna: (I can't..) "Just shut up, please."
Destiny: *She floated in Luna's arms and started to purr.* "Yuerr."
Nathan: "He wanted us to tell you something-"
Karol: "Na uh." *He shook his head and started to cry, as he screamed at the clouds.* "Why did you weave me?!"
Lezard: "Little meister-"
Karol: "He called me that! Stahp!" *He screamed at Lezard.*
Nathan: "That's enough!" *He shouted in a very deep and angry tone.* "You aren't the only one that's upset about this!"
Karol: "N-Nafan?" *He looked surprised and glanced at each member on the deck, noticing their depressed faces.*
Nathan: "He wants you to sing your song and to never give up on the guild! Got it?!"
Karol: *He started to sob.* "No! Why?!" *He started to hit the deck in a girly-like manner.*
Champion: "Karol.." *She sniffed and wiped away the tears, hobbling up to Karol.* "Is this what Trevour would want?"
Karol: "I dhon't know! He's dead!"
Luna: *She sighed with a blocked nose.* "This sure beats watchin' a drama show."
Destiny: (Yeup.)
Karol: "He looked after me." *He cried on his own little fists, as he rocked back and forth for self-comfort.*
Champion: "..."
Lezard: "..."
Alan: (I didn't realise these people valued Trevour so much.. They're just as upset as us.. His real family-)
Nathan: "When a Scoldrant User loses a member of their pack, we usually farewell them with one last message."
Lezard: *He adjusted his cone-shaped hat and looked at Nathan.* "..."
Karol: "Nafan?"
Nathan: "And there's only one message I want to tell him." *He walked to the middle of the deck and stared up to the clouds.* "Trevour, we love you!"
Karol: "..."
Nathan: "Trevour, we love you!"
Champion: "Trevour-"
Nathan and Champion: "We love you."
Rosemary: "Trevour-"
Alan: "Trev-"
Felipe: "Brother-"
Rosemary, Alan and Felipe: "We love you."
Lezard: "Trevour, we love you."
Luna and Lezard: "Trevour, we love you."
Destiny: (Trevour, we love you.)
Karol: *He watched the entire guild scream at the top of their lungs towards the clouds.* "Twevour, we love yooh!"
The Rostical Guild: "Trevour, we love you!"
Meister Siblings: "Trevour, we love you!"
The Rostical Guild: "Trevour, we love you!"
Meister Siblings: "Trevour, we love you!"
The Rostical Guild: "Trevour, we love you!"
Meister Siblings: "Trevour, we love you!"
The Rostical Guild: "Trevour, we love you!"
Meister Siblings: "Trevour, we love you!"
*Rachael slowly dragged her back down the door and sat behind it, trying to shut out the sad cries.*
Rachael: "Trevour... We love you.." *She spoke with quivering lips and wiped away a tear before it fell down her cheek.*
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*A black demonic-like figure slept deep inside a cave, trapped in different coloured glyphs which glowed across the room.*
?????: "Tsssss?!" *It suddenly opened its eyes, revealing a bright eerie yellow light which glowed from its eyes.*
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*Ridley sat in a small dusty library and adjusted glasses which he wore for an unusual reason.*
Ridley: "Interesting-" *He mumbled while he read and suddenly gasped in disbelief.* "This energy signature?!"
*Ridley lowered the glasses and started to shake in shock, as if something bad has happened.*
Ridley, I understand the activation of the four Unknown Territories' glyphs has disturbed nature's Astragons... Your seal, Gabby, it's weakened, hasn't it?"
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*The black demonic-like creature screeched, causing several of the glyphs keeping it inside to shatter and weaken.*
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Ridley: *He closed the book and stood up, slowly walking out of the room.* "I'll finish off our dream before I visit you..."
*Ridley walked out of a room with glowing door frames and stepped into another room, finding himself in a research facility.*
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*Twortz stood on the spot with a growing smile and listened to the sounds of the wind blowing the trees in the very far distance.*
Twortz: *She took a step forward, watching a multi-layered warp in the air show her reflection.* "I have found it.. The last Unknown Territory."
*Twortz giggled to herself in accomplishment and pressed her hand on her warped reflection, causing an enormous image of a castle to appear in front of her.*
Twortz: "I will tell the Consultant about my findings immediately."
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Michael: "Good flaming gravy, you made it! Thank you very much for reading! Without you, our heroes wouldn't have the incentive to continue on with their adventure! I hope you continue on and join us on the next part of The Rostical Guild!"
*Michael giggled and continued to type with a widening smile.*
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*Michael stopped typing and glanced at the screen, picturing looking at you, yes you! The reader.*
Michael: "That was a sad ending huh? The moment Karol cried on his little fists, I admit, my eyes watered.. Ahem! Any questions, feel free to send me an email. I'm also on Facebook and Twitter! I find any feedback scrumptious and I will always reply back.
Hope to hear from you, little silly sausage! And I-, no! We hope to see you on the next adventure!"
- Michael. R.
Chapter 01: Character BIO
Name: Rachael Taylor.
Age: 21.
Hair: Long, travels further down past her shoulders. Shines in the light. Hair streams down either side of her ears.
Hair Colour: Dark brown.
Face: Front teeth slightly larger, slight freckles on face. Her voice has a pitch but it's not high.
Eye Colour: Light brown.
Body Build: Slender, not skinny nor large. Has slender arms and a toned stomach.
Body Attributes: Pale and gloomy skin.
Height: 155cm.
Garment: She likes to wear sports clothing. A short skirt with sport tights underneath. Short sleeves.
Favourite Weapon: Hapkido.
Battle Type: Offensive.
Favourite Food: Cheeseburgers, fruit salad.
Habits: Incredibly friendly, which may appear flirtatious. Picks favourites.
Personality: Heart warming, loyal to her friends. Sneaky.
Attributes: She goes out of her way to plan things for her friends. She respects her father and has a huge crush on Ashton. She runs her father's paint ball business when he's not available.
Be warned as the following may contain spoilers.
Background:
Rachael, with the help of Trevour, learnt the Rostical DUST STORM! Since she's an Elementalist, she uses it as an Azure Burst.
Class: Retail Sales Assistant, Elementalist.
Rostical: Affinity: Ground.
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Grand Rostical:
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Azure:
"Rock Pillar."
"Piercing Land."
"Dust Storm."
"Ground Fissure."
"Earth Shattering."
Ougi:
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Hi-Ougi:
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All character statistics are shown from their last appearance in the book.
Attack - The character's physical strength. Rostical assisted attacks greatly increases strength.
Defence - Natural defensive capabilities, determines how many critical hits character can receive.
Neurons - Determines the raw power of character's Rostical.
Astragons - Determines the character's manipulation of space/width their Rostical consumes.
Rostical - Character's natural ability at using Rostical.
Speed - Character's running speed, also determines the speed of a flashstep.
Agility - Character's manoeuvrability, ability to avoid projectiles and strikes.
Technique - Character's strengths at using special skills, Azures, Ougi, etc.
Intelligence - High intelligence may prevent stupidity.
Ability - Character's given ability, self explanatory.
Statistics:
Attack: B
Defence: C+
Neurons: C+
Astragons: C-
Rostical: E
Speed: D-
Agility: D-
Technique: E
Intelligence: D
Ability: A
Name: Twortz Montana.
Age: 25.
Hair: Unknown. Her hair is always tied up into a ball.
Hair Colour: Brown.
Face: Face rounded. Her voice is ver
y soft in tone, but easily understandable. Her laugh is dreaded and lightens up everyone’s mood.
Eye Colour: Hazel.
Body Build: Big boned.
Body Attributes: Clean shiny skin. Stubby arms and legs.
Height: 166cm.
Garment: Wears professional clothes, similar to Ashton. Very well presented. Wears bracelets and small earrings. No facial piercings.
Favourite Weapon: Violin.
Battle Type: Offensive.
Favourite Food: Candy, sugar.
Habits: Once she has a certain mindset, it will take nothing to change her mind. Easily offended.
Personality: Intimidating, kind, loyal, warm hearted, caring, intelligent.
Attributes: Has high management skills. Loyal to whatever she works under. Like Ashton, she strives for a happy environment.
Be warned as the following may contain spoilers.
Background:
Twortz has been doing a lot of off-screen tasks in this book. We don't really see any excitement from her, except for right at the end where she finds the last Unknown Territory (holy shit, I know!).
Class: Retail Manager, Score User, Rostical Dancer.
Rostical: Affinity: --
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Grand Rostical:
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Azure:
"Sonic Rush."
"Sonic Roar."
"Sacred scores, Sonic Pulsar."
"Sacred dance, Lymph's Wave."
"Sacred dance, Sphere of Might."
"Sacred dance, Power Up."
"Sacred dance, Defence Up."
"Everybody makes these mistakes! Sealed scores, Silencing Blast."
Ougi:
"Words don't silence me, allow my power to be expressed through these movements you can't even comprehend, scores and dances, come forth and show the opponent your power, AURORA BLOSSOM"
Hi-Ougi:
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Statistics:
Attack: B-
Defence: B-
Neurons: A+
Astragons: A+
Rostical: C+
Speed: A-
Agility: A+
Technique: A++
Intelligence: A+
Ability: A++
Name: Nathan Brails.
Age: 24.
Hair: Mid-Short, spikes out.
Hair Colour: Light brown.
Face: Dominant cheekbones, large ears, to some girls, he looks a little monkey-like. Slight facial hair.
Eye Colour: Brown.
Body Build: Muscular, stocky. More build on his arms than anywhere else.