The Rostical Guild - Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  Lezard: "She's making herself useful!"

  Twortz: *She swayed the frying pan like a large fan, causing more noise to slightly push the platform away.* "I-It's working!"

  Rachael: "Awesome work, Twortz! How are you doing that?!"

  Lezard: "She excels in Astragons! It's magnificent, even for her!"

  Lucky: "Weee!" *He clapped his hands, noticing the path become more rigid up ahead.* "More fun!"

  Rachael: "What was that, Lucky-?"

  *A natural slope in the path suddenly knocked the platform, causing it to spin back towards the ledge.*

  Lezard: "Jinkies! We're riding it faster than before!"

  Twortz: (I have to-) *She swayed the frying pan, causing a whoosh-like sound to echo.*

  Rachael: "I heard it, but nothing happened!" *She was pinned down under the party, effectively disabling her from looking over her shoulder.*

  Lezard: "What a fun way to die?"

  Twortz: "I don't give up!" *She continued to sway the frying pan, ignoring the fact it did nothing.*

  Lucky: "Weee! Hyuck hyuck!" *He wiggled his bottom on top of Twortz, oblivious of it hurting her.*

  Twortz: (I can't!-) *She gritted her teeth in desperation, noticing the green mist as the platform slid closer to the ledge.*

  Lezard: "Goodbye cruel world!-"

  Twortz: (I feel sick!-) *Her body glowed a shade of blue, catching Lezard's attention.*

  Lezard: "An Azure Burst!-"

  Twortz: "Words?" *She looked up in confusion.* "Who said that-?"

  Lezard: "In name of The Astral Plains, say them!"

  Twortz: *She frowned and tightly held the frying pan, readying herself to sway it.* "Sonic Rush."

  *Twortz swayed the frying pan, blowing a scattered shock wave into the air, pushing the platform all the way to the side of the wall.*

  Rachael: "You did it!" *She shouted in a victorious-like manner, watching the platform chip away at the wall.*

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush?"

  Lezard: "Jinkies! What a spin-chilling attack-"

  Lucky: "Hyuck!" *He chuckled with his mouth open, listening to the air swirl in his mouth.*

  Twortz: (That felt, extraordinary!)

  Rachael: "What's happening? I can't see in front of us!"

  Lezard: "Umm-" *He shuffled onto his backside and stared ahead, causing him to squeal in fear.*

  Twortz: "What appears to be the problem?"

  Lezard: "The cave's wall suddenly takes a sharp corner! It's like a wall in front of us."

  Rachael: "What does that mean?"

  Lucky: "We got splat, hyuck hyuck!"

  Twortz: "I'll blow us away from the wall?" *She readjusted the frying pan, readying to sway it.*

  Lezard: "No! With your lack of Astragon control, we'll be blasted back and fall down."

  Twortz: "Then, what is the correct procedures for us to take?!"

  Rachael: (Even in a situation like this-) *Her head bobbed up and down every time the platform hit a bump.* (She sounds so professional.)

  Lezard: "I.. Don't know.."

  Rachael: *She ignored the pain in her shins and slowly leant up, staring in front in shock.* "Whoa."

  Twortz: *She noticed Twortz's stance on the moving platform in confusion.* (Wasn't Rachael light headed? How is she riding this platform so easily-?)

  Rachael: "M-Maybe we should lean to the left before we hit the wall?"

  Lezard: "Not sure if you've noticed, but we're kind of moving at quite a fast pace, little monster."

  Rachael: "But-"

  Lucky: "Splat, splat, splat." *He leant to each side, as if he was singing a song.*

  Twortz: "What should we do?!"

  Rachael: "..."

  Lezard: "Brace yourselves?"

  Rachael: *She watched the pebbles on the path vibrate, before the platform ran them over.* (I don't know if my memory was hazy because I was filled with adrenalin.. Was I really the one that saved Lezard?)

  *Rachael thought to herself in curiosity, triggering a flashback of when the rock pillar shot up, hitting her in mid-air.*

  Rachael: (I felt a connection I've never experienced before, but-) "No, what am I thinking? It's not possible."

  Lezard: "Okies! Brace yourselves, everyone!"

  Lucky: "This will make booboo." *He spoke in worry and closed his naturally squinted eye, preparing himself for a crash.*

  Rachael: (That feeling.. It's natural, like feeling fear or excitement..) *She formed fists, staring at the cave wall they were about to smash into.*

  *Rachael's body started to glow a shade blue, instantly catching Lezard and Twortz's attention.*

  Lezard: "Holy fish-cakes! You know Azure Bursts too-?"

  Rachael: (This feeling.. I've got weight on my arms.. It's like, they're moving through sand or dirt-)

  *Rachael slowly moved her arms, as if they were buried or in water.*

  Rachael: "Kah-?" *She suddenly coughed, as if something was caught in her throat.* "What-?"

  Lezard: *He noticed Rachael's discomfort.* "Don't fight that feeling. The throat is where the Neurons and Astragons mix when a new technique is learnt-"

  Rachael: "I don't-" *She twitched to the side, causing her to gasp at the wall next to her.* (It felt like it responded to my movement!-)

  Lezard: *He focused back in front, tightly crossing his arms over his face.* "This is it-"

  Rachael: "Rock Pillar." *She punched to the side, causing a sheet of rock to erupt up, forming a smooth arch around the wall.*

  Lucky: "Yay! Fun again, hyuck!" *He smiled in relief, watching the platform slide on the newly formed wall, causing him to lean on one side.*

  Twortz: (Smooth?)

  Rachael: "Hehe?!" *She smirked at her fist in amazement, as if she was suddenly enjoying the ride.* (It's like a slippery dip at an amusement park, or at Adventure Land in Dee Highs-)

  Lezard: "The party rode on an unnaturally flat rock, down a singular path which reached the bottom-" *He spoke with a smile, as he fell into the green mist.*

  Lucky: "Yay! We cut heaps of time." *He smiled, clapping his hands.*

  Rachael: *She spread her arms and focused, causing the platform to slide down the path in a smooth-like manner.* (I absolutely don't believe this-)

  Lezard: (She's even controlling the rock under us from vibrating-)

  Lucky: "Lucky can't see, hyuck!"

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush." *She shouted with an echoing voice and swayed the frying pan, blowing away the mist.*

  Rachael: *She watched the mist in front suddenly sway to the side, revealing the ground.* "We're about to slide across the ground! Brace for a bumpy ride!"

  Lezard: "Whaaaa." *He whined in shock.*

  Rachael: "Ahhh!"

  Lucky: "Weeee."

  Twortz: "Hooeee!" *She whined in a sing-like manner, bracing herself.*

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  Trevour: *He watched the Scoldrant slam its fin into the shield, causing it to crack like glass.* (This Mystic Shield won't be able to last long-)

  Champion: *She hobbled up to Trevour, taking a deep breath with urgency.* "I have a plan. Right now, we're too weak to fight a powerful Scoldrant-"

  Luna: "W-Wat's them glassy cracky sounds?!" *She twitched in fear, causing Nathan's annoyed frown to turn into an understanding pout.*

  Nathan: *He watched Trevour and the champion talk behind the cracked silver shield.* (What's happening over there?)

  Trevour: "D-Do you think it will work?"

  Champion: "I may not look it, but I've experienced many battles."

  Trevour: "Got it-" *He stood up and punched his fists together, causing a brown glyph to form under his feet.*

  Scoldrant: "Noel!" *It jabbed its fin-like arm into the cracked shield, causing it to suddenly shatter.*

  Champion: "Now! Icy swirls call down upon me, frigid skies grant me power-" *She spoke with an echoing voice, as a blue glyph formed underneath her.*

  Trevour: (Okay-) "DUST STORM" *He punched one fist into the air, causing a swirling eruption
of sand to blast into the Scoldrant's face.*

  Scoldrant: "Noel!-" *It leant back, sneezing out the sand.*

  Champion: *She raised her arm and looked up, watching ice explode into materialisation.* "ICICLE EDGE" *She swayed her arm down, blasting thick ice spears down towards the Scoldrant.*

  Luna: "Everything is echoin'?" *She continuously tilted her head to each side, trying to decipher the unnatural sounds of the Rostical.*

  Trevour: *He intensely stared at the ice spears, watching them plummet directly on top of the Scoldrant.* (That Rostical was incantation boosted-)

  *The spears suddenly exploded into miniature glaciers on the Scoldrant's back.*

  Scoldrant: "Noell!-" *It wailed in pain.*

  Champion: "Oh my, now!"

  Trevour: "The aurora lights bend and swirl the gravel into liquid, turn to dust and sand, watch it vacuum your sins-" *He shouted and dropped to the ground, placing both hands on the dirt.*

  Nathan: (An incantation!-)

  Trevour: "SWIRLING SANDPIT"

  *Rings of sand swirled around all four of the Scoldrant's legs, effectively sinking it.*

  Nathan: (He's able to sink something that large into the ground!-)

  Champion: (I had a feeling he knew an incantation to a Rostical-) *She smiled to herself in thought.*

  Trevour: (Excellent. Everything is going to plan-)

  Champion: "AQUA LIQUID" *She swayed her arms in a fluid-like manner, causing waves of water to crash around the Scoldrant's feet.*

  Nathan: *He watched the Scoldrant continue to sink into the ground.* (I see. The ice on the Scoldrant's back is adding weight-)

  Trevour: *He quickly stood up and punched the air above him.* "DUST STORM"

  *An erupted of swirling mud-like sand spiralled up the Scoldrant's legs.*

  Scoldrant: "Noeeel?!"

  Champion: *She cupped her hands and a blue glyph shined underneath her.* "POLAR SNAP"

  Trevour: (They're like muddy pillars-)

  *Snow swirled and floated around the muddy pillars, instantly freezing them.*

  Scoldrant: "Noelll!" *It tried to pull its legs out of the frozen muddy clump.*

  Nathan: (It's stuck!) *He thought in shock, watching the Scoldrant struggle to move.*

  Champion: *She quickly hobbled around, facing Nathan and Luna.* "Let's go!"

  Trevour: *He stared at the Scoldrant in amazement.* (Everything went just as she planned! What a combo!-)

  Nathan: "Trevour!"

  Trevour: "Oh?" *He faced the party and noticed them running away.* "Coming, sir!"

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  *Rachael, Twortz, Lezard and Lucky slowly came to a stop, ignoring the swirls of dirt left behind them.*

  Lucky: *He hopped off the platform and smiled, clapping his hands in excitement.* "That was fun, hyuck!"

  Twortz: "Yeek-" *She quickly rolled off the platform and sighed in relief, brushing dirt off her clothes.*

  Rachael: *She smirked and sat on the platform comfortably, taking a satisfying breath of relief.* "Wow."

  Lezard: *He awkwardly stood up and brushed his garments, giggling to himself in excitement.* "Wowza indeed, Raz."

  Rachael: "Raz? I like it."

  Lezard: "Bwarharh, thankies."

  Lucky: "Let's do that again!"

  Twortz: "..." *She sniffed and placed her hands behind her back, standing in a professional-like manner.*

  Lezard: "Not me! I was lucky I didn't poop!"

  Twortz: "Excuse me?"

  Lucky: "Lucky didn't do?" *He looked over to his backside in confusion.* "Lucky confused?"

  Lezard: "Bwarharharh, nothing to worry about, my dear Lucky."

  Rachael: "Hehe." *She smiled at Lezard and Lucky's conversation.*

  Lucky: "Come, this way!" *He pointed to a cave entrance, before walking towards it.*

  Rachael: *She pushed herself up and smirked, staring at Lucky's back.* "Let's go."

  Lezard: "Roger!"

  Twortz: "Isn't it suspicious that we're following this autistic man deep underground?"

  Lezard: "Does it matter what his mental condition is?"

  Twortz: "Yes?" *She spoke as if it was an obvious answer.*

  Lezard: "How do you trust people?"

  Twortz: "..."

  Lezard: *He quickly hobbled after Rachael, glancing at her in a curious-like manner.* "Tell me, Razzypoo. How long could you use Remenistal for?"

  Rachael: "I'm speechless, really? I could never do that before."

  Twortz: (Am I the only one thinking clearly? I don't care how special he is, it's the fact we're following him, deep in an unimaginable place.. We have no idea what his intentions are-)

  Rachael: *She started to walk forward, chuckling in disbelief.* "How did I-?"

  Lezard: *He hobbled by Rachael's side.* "The technique Rock Pillar, that's a ground-based Remenistal."

  Rachael: "And that means Rostical?"

  Lezard: "Bravo." *He giggled, enthusiastically shaking his bottom.*

  Lucky: "Lucky here." *His voice echoed from within the cave, catching the party's attention.*

  Rachael: *She shook her arms and stepped into the cave, listening to their footsteps echo.* "My arms feel really weird."

  Lezard: "They're probably not used to the Neurons."

  Twortz: *She looked up and sighed, shaking her head.* (As bad as it sounds, I can't leave them.. The walk back up is too great-)

  *Twortz sighed again and silently followed the party through the cave, listening to their conversation.*

  Rachael: "Could you please explain what Neurons are?"

  Lezard: "Neurons, they're like an energy source. Depending on the person's Neuron level, it can determine how strong one's Remenistal, or Rostical is."

  Twortz: (So, these Neurons are similar to a battery?)

  Rachael: "Does that mean everyone has different levels of Neurons?"

  Lezard: "Of course. It's the same reason why we don't all have the same coloured hair and eyes."

  Rachael: "So if you got a lot of Neurons, your Rostical becomes much stronger?"

  Lezard: "Yes. It's also not Remenistal, everything incorporates Neurons. Neurons can also boost physical attributes."

  Rachael: "I don't quite get what it does-"

  Lezard: *He shook his head.* "It's easier to understand when I explain both."

  Lucky: "Astra-Astragons! Hyuck hyuck." *He giggled and rubbed his ears, leading the party through the tight dark cave.*

  Twortz: (Even this autistic man knows what these Neuron things are...)

  Lezard: "Exactly right, little monster-"

  Lucky: "Rawrr." *He pretended to be a Scoldrant.*

  Lezard: "Bwarharh."

  Rachael: "Hehe. So, these Astra-Astragons?"

  Lezard: "Astragons. These guys are responsible for the manipulation of space."

  Rachael: "Wow?"

  Lezard: "Neurons may determine the quality of one's power, but Astragons determine the size of one's attack."

  Rachael: "Is that all Astragons do?"

  Lezard: "It also determines the Rasticsplash of an attack."

  Rachael: "What's a Rasticsplash?"

  Lezard: "Well.. An example would be-..." *He looked up to the cave walls, staring at bright glowing crystals in thought.* "Ah! Like a fire based Remenistal, the Rasticsplash can determine how burnt you get from the attack."

  Rachael: "The flame's heat.. Wouldn't that have something to do with Neurons?"

  Lezard: "Jinkies! You catch on fast."

  Rachael: "Hehe."

  Lezard: "Although that's true, the Rasticsplash is like the aftermath or additional bonuses one can do."

  Rachael: "If I had a lot of Neurons, that would mean I could erupt an entire building sized rock?" *She punched her fist up, implying a piece of rock erupted out of the ground.*

  Lezard: "Nope. The size of the rock would be determined by your level of Astragons. The Neurons determine how hard the rock would be."

  Rachael: "How would that work with water?"
/>   Lezard: *He chuckled in an impressed-like manner.* "Not many people would ask about the other elements. Neurons and Astragons play their respective roles, but are different with each element."

  Rachael: "So, water?"

  Lezard: "Regarding the water elemental affinity, the Neurons determine how strong the water is, for example, its current."

  Rachael: "And the Astragons?"

  Lezard: "They determine your ability at controlling the water, and how much you're able to manipulate."