The Rostical Guild - Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  Luna: *She stared into space with a dropping jaw, as if she was imagining what was happening.* "Bull. Shit."

  Trevour: "Let's do this, madam!" *He shouted with an echoing voice and dropped to one knee.*

  Champion: "Right after you! AQUA LIQUID" *She swayed her arm up, causing a sudden wave of water to splash the Scoldrant across the face.*

  Scoldrant: "Noel!-" *It lifted its foot and hopped back, preparing to charge towards Trevour.*

  Nathan: (It freed itself!) *He formed fists, as if he wanted to participate in the fight.*

  Trevour: "Oh, no you don't! DUST STORM"

  *A ring of sand splashed like water and grew in speed, suddenly erupting up underneath the Scoldrant's chin.*

  Scoldrant: "Neeeooo!-" *It roared in pain, as a high pressured stream of moving sand violently grazed its scales.*

  Trevour: "Fantastic!-"

  Scoldrant: "Sonic Rush." *It swayed its leg to the side, blowing a scattered shock wave past Trevour.*

  Trevour: "Ah-?" *He slid across the ground and stumbled back, falling onto his back, causing his armour to rattle.* "St-Sturdy!"

  Champion: (The ability to use sand is very rare!-) "Use a rock based attack and we'll try and crack its legs, allowing us to flee!"

  Luna: (Th-They're using m-magic?!)

  Trevour: "I can't."

  Champion: "Oh my? You can use sand? You have to use rock."

  Trevour: "I'm afraid not-"

  Luna: "K-Kill it!" *She screamed with growing fear.* "With fire! With fire!"

  Nathan: "It's resistant to fire!-"

  Luna: "Burn it! Fire!-" *She twitched in sheer terror, causing Nathan to grab her.*

  Nathan: "Shut up-"

  Luna: "D-Don't tell me wat to-, th-this is fucked!-"

  Nathan: "I'm holding you because I'm here. I know its weaknesses, okay? I'll make sure you're fine."

  Luna: *She uncontrollably twitched in fear.* "Fucking magic, man!"

  Nathan: "I promise." *He tightened his hold around Luna, emphasising his words.*

  Luna: *She slowly nod her head in understanding.* "W-Wateva..."

  Champion: (This isn't good. Despite regaining the ability to use Rostical again. I'm still weak from running away from them-)

  Trevour: *He leant up and awkwardly stood on his feet, straightening his body.* "It's got a strong Rasticplash behind its attacks-"

  Scoldrant: "Sonic Roar." *It leant back and opened its toothless mouth, roaring out a shock wave.*

  Trevour: *He quickly clapped his hands and focused, causing a brown zigzagged glyph to draw itself under his feet.* "DUST-"

  *The vortex-like shock wave hit Trevour and blasted him off his feet, knocking him across the ground.*

  Luna: "W-What's happenin'?" *She looked to each side, trying to hide her obvious fear.*

  Nathan: "If I had my sword-"

  Trevour: "Ooof!-" *He heavily hit the ground and coughed, frowning with gritted teeth.* "That was a critical-"

  Champion: "I have an idea!"

  Scoldrant: "Noel!" *It suddenly crawled towards Trevour and raised one fin-like arm, readying to hit him.*

  Nathan: (It's fast!) *He shuffled further away from the Scoldrant, ensuring Luna was at a safe distance.*

  Trevour: *He raised his arm over his face, bracing himself for an attack.* "No!-"

  Champion: "MYSTIC SHIELD"

  Scoldrant: "Noelll!" *It swept its arm across, only to be blocked by a silver glass-like shield.*

  Trevour: *He watched the Scoldrant lean back and suddenly jab towards him, hitting the shield.* (She knows Mystic Shield? She's a defensive and offensive Rostical User-)

  Nathan: "What's the plan?!"

  Champion: "Do you know your incantations?"

  Trevour: *He shook his head.* "Negative!"

  Champion: *She quickly hobbled towards Trevour, keeping a fixated stare on the Scoldrant.* (I don't like fighting in striking distance, but I need to tell him my plan!)

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  Lucky: "This way, hyuck hyuck." *He suddenly stopped in the middle of the shore, causing Rachael to look to each side in confusion.*

  Rachael: "Where-?"

  Lucky: "My best friend downstairs."

  Rachael: "Downstairs?"

  Lezard: *He hobbled up to Rachael and Lucky, taking deep, exhausted breaths.* "Where has the delightful Lucky taken us?"

  Lucky: "Need wait, hyuck." *He rubbed his eyes and rocked back and forth.*

  Rachael: "He says his best friend was downstairs?"

  Lezard: "Down-?" *He tilted his head towards his feet, causing him to notice a sand coloured platform.* "Ooo."

  Twortz: *She noticed the party clutter together, queuing her to walk onto the sand.* "What did you find?"

  Lezard: "These glyphic markings-"

  Rachael: "The patterns on the hard sand?"

  Lezard: "Bwarharh, these aren't just any patterns."

  Lucky: "Glyph is charging, we go when flash."

  Lezard: *He nodded his head, taking a closer look at the glyphs.* "You don't often see these kind of markings, but I'm sure they're similar to transportation."

  Twortz: "Transportation? Have we found accommodation?" *She bent forward and exhaled, causing the sand to blow away.*

  Rachael: "Wow, you must be puffed, Twortz."

  Twortz: "...?"

  Lezard: (Hmm? Her breath. Was that Astragon induced?)

  Lucky: *He noticed the glyph underneath the party glow, causing him to applaud in excitement.* "It ready!"

  Twortz: "I don't see any sort of accommodation-?" *She noticed the area around her started to blur and swirl, causing her to drop the frying pan in shock.*

  *The frying pan hit the platform, causing a loud echoing sound to vibrate the air.*

  Lezard: "I see."

  Rachael: "W-What's happening?!"

  Lezard: "We're being teleported."

  Twortz: "T-Teleported-?!"

  Lezard: *He coughed to clear his throat.* "The area blurred with Astragons and swirled, as the glyph began to generate enough Neurons to teleport the amazing party to its destination."

  Lucky: "Hyuck hyuck!" *He jumped up, clapping his hands in excitement.*

  Lezard: "Our delicious man, Lucky, jumped in happiness, ignoring the girls-" *He looked at Rachael and Twortz, causing him to look awkward.* "With faces of despair and terror-"

  Rachael: "I'm getting l-light headed?" *She started to buckle at the knees, catching Lezard's attention.*

  Lezard: (We haven't teleported yet, why is she displaying such symptoms-?)

  *The glyph glowed and suddenly flashed a bright purple light, blinding the party.*

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  *Rachael, Twortz, Lezard and Lucky slowly opened their eyes, noticing it was much colder than before.*

  Rachael: "Where-?"

  Lezard: *He looked up, noticing he was underground.* "Delicious! The underground catacombs underneath The Seaside Village?"

  Twortz: "Underground, excuse me?"

  Lucky: "We under water, hyuck hyuck." *He giggled, jumping on the spot.*

  Rachael: "Urgh.." *She moaned in a sickly manner, placing a hand on her head.*

  Twortz: *She picked up the frying pan and slowly stood up, almost losing balance.* "I vaguely hear the beach outside?"

  Lezard: "Ooo! You're playing too?!" *He giggled and shook his bottom, observing the area around him.* "The majestic scenery was lit up by a natural green colour. It was distinctively underground and had several crystals-"

  Rachael: "They look like solar lights?"

  Twortz: "Are they really-?" *She waddled towards the closest glowing crystal, causing her to gasp in amazement.* "Rachael, these are crystal."

  Rachael: *She sat on the ground, taking deep breaths of exhaustion.* "Cool-"

  Lezard: "Are you okay, little monster?"

  Rachael: "Yeah-"

  Lucky: "This way, this way, hyuck hyuck!"

  Lezard: *He looked at Lucky's back and bent down, helping Rachael onto her feet.* "I think i
t's time you tell us what's happening, Lucky?"

  Lucky: "Friend, he need help!"

  Twortz: *She twirled the frying pan in her hand and swayed it to the side, noticing a loud whoosh-like noise.* "Hmm?"

  Lezard: "Scary wind noises?" *He glanced over Twortz and looked into the distance, trying to spot where the noise came from.*

  Rachael: *She sniffed and wiped her forehead, as if she wanted to continue.* "I don't know why I suddenly feel like crap-"

  Twortz: "Are we going to make a move on?"

  Rachael: *She breathed through her mouth and stared at the ground.* "Lead the way to your best friend, Lucky."

  Lucky: "Oh 'kay! Hyuck, hyuck." *He smiled in an oblivious-like manner and started to jog down a rocky path.*

  Lezard: "Let's go-"

  Twortz: *She suddenly power walked with a slight waddle past Lezard, trying to keep up with Lucky.* (Wherever we are.. When have I given up? I need to keep telling myself this-)

  *Twortz firmly held onto the frying pan and smiled in determination.*

  Twortz: (I'm a survivor.. I had to deal with unimaginable stuff back in Dee Highs. The same applies here!)

  Lezard: *He wrapped Rachael's arm over the back of his head and started to follow Lucky and Twortz.* (I like to think of myself as a carefree person, but-)

  Twortz: "You should not bounce around like that. You could become a hazard to not only yourself, but others."

  Lucky: "Bouncy Lucky is a happy Lucky."

  Twortz: "Tsst." *She rolled her eyes, as if she disapproved of Lucky's behaviour.*

  Lezard: (She is too serious in my honest opinion-)

  Rachael: *She looked to her side, staring at Lezard with a smile.* "Thanks, Lezard."

  Lezard: "Oh? For what, missy?"

  Rachael: "We don't know each other and you're willing to help out to such extremes."

  Lezard: "If I don't try, how else could we become besties?"

  Rachael: "Hehe-"

  Twortz: *She placed her hands behind her back, keeping a straight face.* "Rachael, don't get left behind." *She spoke without looking away from Lucky.*

  Rachael: "Sure!"

  Lezard: "..."

  Lucky: *He suddenly felt his chest and squealed in fright, catching the party's attention.* "He hurt, it can't control!"

  Rachael: "He's hurt?"

  Twortz: (More like, who can't control themselves?)

  Lucky: "At bottom of spiral path." *He started to run, causing Twortz to frown in determination.*

  Lezard: "Our friends, and Twortz-" *He mumbled the last two words.* "Started to run down a spiral path along the cave's magnificent wall, which slowly led downwards-"

  *Lezard leant away from the wall and looked down to the side, noticing eerie green mist-like light on the bottom.*

  Rachael: "That looks like a long drop, doesn't it?"

  Lezard: "Yuppers! It looks deliciously scary."

  Rachael: "You talk funny." *She spoke with a smile, as if she wasn't being mean.*

  Lezard: "Well, I could talk like my mother. All strict and stuff." *He spoke in boredom, glancing at Twortz's back.*

  Rachael: "What are your parents like?"

  Lezard: "Sorry, I only reveal that on the third date."

  Rachael: "Hehe."

  Lezard: "Bwarharharh."

  Lucky: "Hyuck hyuck!" *He laughed out loud.*

  Twortz: "What appears to be funny?"

  Lucky: "They giggle, I do too, hyuck hyuck." *He chuckled and started to rub his ears by habit.*

  Twortz: "How much longer until we reach our designated target?"

  Lucky: "Another twenty spirals." *He smiled and continued to jog down the path.*

  Twortz: *She looked up covered in sweat, noticing she was only one spiral down from where they started.* "Another twenty?!"

  Rachael: "Could you run a little faster while still supporting me?"

  Lezard: "Ooo, let's try?" *He giggled and started to hobble slightly faster down the path.*

  Rachael: *She swayed to each side, as if it was more awkward to run.* "No use-"

  Lezard: "Oh dear-" *He stopped and accidentally tripped on Rachael's foot, causing their legs to lock in a scissor-like manner.*

  Rachael: "Good grief!-"

  Lezard: *He suddenly stumbled to the side, causing them to gasp at the same time.* "We're going to fall off!-"

  Twortz: *She looked up, frowning in an annoyed-like manner.* (Rachael forces us to save this autistic child's friend, and she's the one lagging behind-)

  Rachael: *She leant over the path and watched one of Lezard's feet slip off the path.* (No!-)

  Lezard: (I-I'm about to fall?!)

  Rachael: (I can't see the bottom, but it's a huge drop! Maybe the same size of a small building in the city!-) *She rocked her body back, trying to use the motion to pull Lezard away from the ledge.*

  Lezard: "If you reach The Ruins of Estel and meet my father, tell him I love him-" *He spoke on his breath in a serious-like manner and purposely let go of Rachael's arm, so that he wouldn't take her with him.*

  Rachael: *She watched Lezard fall backwards in slow motion.* "No!" *She swayed her arms in a grabbing-like motion, causing a curved platform of rock to shoot out from the ground underneath.*

  *The platform caught Lezard and swirled back on to the path like a boomerang, knocking Rachael off her feet.*

  Lezard: "I-? You saved-?" *He spoke in shock, as if he wasn't expecting to be saved.*

  Rachael: "Argh!" *She screamed in pain, as her shins started to bruise from where the platform knocked her off her feet.*

  Lezard: "Oh noes!" *He noticed the platform of rock suddenly spiral down the path at an increasing speed.*

  Rachael: *She scrunched her eyes shut in pain.* (It hurts too much-)

  Twortz: *She stopped with a frown and turned around, readying to yell at Lezard.* "What are you doing up-?"

  *Twortz paused in mid-sentence, watching Rachael and Lezard ride the rocky platform directly towards her.*

  Twortz: "What-?"

  Lezard: "Brace for impact!" *He hissed at Twortz and covered his face, readying to collide into her.*

  Twortz: "This will ruin my day-"

  *The platform hit Twortz and swept her off her feet, continuing to spiral down the path.*

  Twortz: *She collapsed on top of Rachael and started to yell in shock.* "Where did this come from?!"

  Rachael: "Ahhh." *She started to scream louder, corresponding to the increasing speed of the rock platform.*

  Lucky: "Hyuck-?" *He looked behind him, noticing the party in striking distance.* "Wha-?"

  *The platform swept Lucky off his feet, causing him to sit on Twortz's back.*

  Twortz: *Her face was forced closer to Lezard.* "Your odour is very distinctive."

  Lezard: "Well, excuse me." *He sarcastically spoke in a girl-like manner.* "I've been trying to find someone very important. It's not my fault I've neglected bath time."

  Twortz: "And-" *She growled at Lucky.* "G-Get off me!"

  Lezard: "Could be worse."

  Twortz: "How?"

  Lezard: "You could be the one on top."

  Twortz: "Excuse me-?!"

  Lezard: "And you're certainly excused." *He smiled, ignoring Twortz's hair which flapped in his face.*

  Lucky: "Wee!" *He chuckled and clapped his hands, as if he was on a theme park ride.*

  Rachael: *She opened her eyes, noticing the platform slowly spin at an angle, causing her to gasp in shock.* "We're going to fall off the edge!"

  Lezard: "Jinkies! Everyone lean away from the ledge!" *He started to lean away from the ledge, causing the party besides Lucky to do the same.*

  Rachael: "It's not working!"

  Lucky: "Lucky picking up on speed! Hyuck hyuck." *He chuckled with growing excitement, as if he was really enjoying the ride, oblivious to the danger.*

  Twortz: (We need something else to push-) *She thought with urgency, triggering a flashback of the frying pan creating a whoosh-like noise.*

  Lezar
d: "Rachael, please stop this!"

  Rachael: "Stop? Me? How can I stop this?!"

  Lezard: "It was you that did this, wasn't it?!"

  Rachael: "No!-"

  Twortz: *She struggled and awkwardly freed her hand, allowing her to move the frying pan to each side.* (I'm not sure how this works, but-)

  *Twortz swayed the frying pan, causing a loud whoosh-like sound to slightly push the platform away.*

  Rachael: "What was that?"