The Rostical Guild - Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  Luna: "Dude, this is totally out of a game, aye."

  Nathan: "When fighting, it's definitely no game."

  Luna: "Gah, wateva." *She waved her hand, implying for Nathan to continue.*

  Nathan: "Well, I'll be able to actually defend myself once I have the weapon I've spent years training with."

  Luna: "Why not pick up a branch or somethin'?"

  Nathan: "I've actually tried that at one point."

  Luna: "And?"

  Nathan: "The Neurons I instinctively put into my weapon blew it up."

  Luna: "OK?"

  Nathan: *He tilted his head back and grabbed Luna's hand, causing her to feel small red scars on the side of his neck.* "The splinters left behind some awesome reminders not to do it again."

  Luna: "Shit.." *She whispered on her breath, withdrawing her hand back into her lap.*

  Trevour: "Hope we weren't long, heh heh." *He awkwardly chuckled, throwing the sword at Nathan.*

  Nathan: *He caught the wrapped up sword, staring at it in amazement.* "Awesome!"

  Trevour: "Courtesy of the champion here."

  Nathan: "Wow, I was a little worried getting a sword without money, so thank you!" *He spoke in respect, slowly unravelling the dirty cloth around the sword.*

  Champion: "Oh my, you're welcome." *She smiled with her eyes shut and slightly bowed in respect.*

  Trevour: *He looked up, staring at the orangey red sky in amazement.* "The sunset looks beautiful."

  Luna: "Yea, I like the purple shadowing around the red."

  Trevour: "You do? Where-?" *He looked down, noticing Luna staring at the ground in a blind-like manner.*

  Luna: "How embarrassin'."

  Trevour: "..."

  Champion: "We've got all we need."

  Nathan: "Any Acro Berries?"

  Champion: "The maximum we can hold with a poor bag."

  Nathan: "Twenty?"

  Champion: "Yes."

  Trevour: "Were you able to find rooms for us?"

  Nathan: "Two rooms."

  Champion: *She smiled and awkwardly placed her hands on her back, trying to stretch her massive hunchback.* "I think it's time to reside inside."

  Nathan: "Alright." *He stood up like a child, as if he was really happy about the sword and glanced at Luna.* "Trevour, she's all yours."

  Luna: *She frowned in response.* "Trevour, she's all yours." *She spoke like an ogre, causing Trevour to chuckle.*

  Nathan: "Say what you want. I'm in a happy mood." *He continued to smile at the sword and quickly picked up a rock which was placed near the Inn's door.*

  Champion: "Isn't that used for keeping the door open?"

  Nathan: "I'll return it tomorrow."

  Trevour: "Madam?" *He reached down and held Luna's elbow, causing her to hit it away.*

  Luna: "I'm fine." *She grunted and arrogantly stood up.* "I'm not disabled or anythin'."

  *Luna hissed under her breath and started to walk away, causing Trevour to awkwardly cough to catch her attention.*

  Trevour: "Madam, this Inn was directly in front of where you were sitting."

  Luna: "Gah! Just take me there." *She spoke in a defeated-like manner and purposely pointed her elbow out, allowing Trevour to grab it.*

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  Lezard: "So, the luxurious Lezard, ravaging Razzypoo, luscious Lucky and terrible Twortz walked up the spiral hill, eagerly awaiting to find Lucky's friend."

  Rachael: "Lucky, why were you down here?"

  Lucky: "My friend and I are Soul Linked, we become good friends, hyuck hyuck."

  Twortz: (Soul Linked?)

  Lezard: "Does that mean you're a Scoldrant User?"

  Lucky: *He giggled, touching his ears by habit.* "We went to find bird. Bird was friendly. He attacked us when he sick."

  Lezard: "Sick?"

  Lucky: "Eyes. They went scary." *He waved his fingers around his eyes, emphasising his story.*

  Rachael: "Like, bloodshot scary?"

  Twortz: "Are we talking about a bird or his friend?"

  Lucky: "Yellow. Scary."

  Lezard: "Yellow eyes?" *He spoke to himself, suddenly frowning in a serious-like manner.*

  Rachael: "Either way, we're almost up there."

  Twortz: *She looked down, noticing she was up very high.* (I'm not sure why I'm blaming Rachael's rather rash and immature views on helping people. I could've said no any time I wanted.)

  Lucky: "You use Rostical, help Lucky and friend!" *He slowly reached the top of the hill and bent down, as if he was hiding from something.*

  Rachael: "I don't exactly know what's happening, or how I did it-" *She ducked behind Lucky, forming a fist with a smile.* "But I'll do my best to help someone that needs it."

  Lezard: *He popped his head up, slowly looking to each side.* "As Lezard looked up-"

  Twortz: "Why is everyone ducking their heads? What are we hiding from?"

  Lezard: "Shh, I'm searching-"

  Twortz: "What do you see?!" *She hissed under her breath, causing Lezard to bend back down.*

  Lezard: "Nothing. But I can sense something-"

  Twortz: "If there's nothing up here-" *She stood up and glared at Lucky while walking on top of the hill.* "Right. Nothing. We've been played."

  Lucky: "Lucky wants you to be careful-"

  Twortz: "Careful of what?! The air?!"

  *Rachael and Lezard stood up and cautiously stepped on top of the hill, glancing to each side.*

  Twortz: "See, nothing."

  Lucky: "Where are you?" *He shouted and stood up, hesitantly stepping onto the hill.*

  ?????: "G-Kark!" *A loud bubbling-like roar came from the shadows.*

  Lezard: *He quickly turned around, facing the darkness.* (That was a Scoldrant for sure-)

  Lucky: "There he is! Help! He stuck on wall!"

  Rachael: "On the wall? Whereabouts, Lucky?"

  Lucky: *He skipped up to Rachael and pointed with his body towards a specific part of the darkness.* "There! Right there!"

  Rachael: (Okay, here it goes!-) *She formed fists and pushed forward.*

  Twortz: "What could you possibly hope to do-?"

  Rachael: "Harhhh!" *She shouted and enthusiastically withdrew her arms to her chest.*

  Lezard: *He listened to stone-like cracks come from the walls, causing him to step back.* "Did that do it?"

  Rachael: *She lowered her arms, shaking her head.* "That's the best I can do. I don't know how to do it yet."

  Lezard: "It's okay, little monster. It can take years to even have a visible manifestation of Remenistal."

  Lucky: "No, you crack, it good!"

  Rachael: "It is?"

  ?????: "Kark-karkikiki-"

  *The walls cracked further, causing boulders to tumble down towards the ground.*

  Twortz: (I don't like this-) *She frowned and raised her frying pan, standing in a battle-ready pose.*

  Lezard: "Lucky, is that your friend making those scary sounds? Or is Twortz being all serious again?"

  Twortz: "Seriously?" *She glared at Lezard, keeping her professional-like composure and stature.*

  *An explosion burst a pile of rocks off the wall Rachael focused towards.*

  Twortz: "Did something just-"

  *A large sea creature fell from the air and landed heavily on the hill, causing it to vibrate under the party's feet.*

  ?????: "Karki!-"

  Twortz: "W-Wharrck?!" *She stared at the creature with widening eyes, readying to attack.*

  Rachael: (A human-sized crab with octopus tentacles?!)

  Twortz: (It must've jumped off the wall from all the way over there-)

  Lezard: "And this must be your friend, Lucky." *He spoke with a smile, causing Rachael and Twortz to look at him in shock.*

  Rachael: "What are you saying?"

  Lucky: "I got help like you said. Hyuck, hyuck." *He chuckled and ran towards the creature, causing Twortz to gasp in shock.*

  Twortz: "Don't touch it! It's hideous!"

  Scoldrant: "Korkk
?" *It looked at Twortz and snapped its pincers.*

  Lucky: "You hurt Whaka-Rangi's feeling!"

  Whaka: "Korkk!"

  Lucky: "Is sick still here?"

  Whaka: "Korikikii." *It slithered its tentacles, as if it was talking to Lucky.*

  Rachael: "His friend is a creature-"

  Lezard: "Not a creature, a Scoldrant."

  Twortz: (My head! I can't handle this-)

  Lucky: "Whaka say sick is still-"

  ?????: "Skra! Who darh enterhs myh domayn?" *A voice which sounded like burning wood echoed in the area.*

  Rachael: "Who was that?" *She spun around in shock, trying to spot who spoke.*

  Twortz: "Was that the sea monster?"

  Lucky: "Whaka no monster!"

  Rachael: "I don't think it was."

  Lezard: (Those Neuron signatures!-) "Brace yourselves, little monsters!"

  Twortz: "..." *She tried to hide her confusion, purposely ignoring Whaka.*

  *A red bird with a long rainbow coloured tail flew directly up, catching the entire party's attention.*

  Lezard: "That looks like a scary Scoldrant." *He stared directly above him, watching the Scoldrant latch onto the ceiling.*

  Rachael: "Scary? It looks like a beautiful phoenix."

  Whaka: "Kikiikikok."

  Lucky: "Whaka say, it uses Rostical!"

  Lezard: "Jinkies, a Rostical Using Scoldrant?"

  Scoldrant: *It looked down at the party, staring at them with eerie yellow coloured eyes.* "You all whill dhie!"

  Rachael: "Are its eyes meant to glow like that?"

  Twortz: "How would you know?!"

  Rachael: "Reason I ask is because it looks so unnatural."

  Lezard: "I happen to agree with you, Razzypoo-"

  Scoldrant: *It spread its wings, alerting the party.* "Endurh dheath!"

  Lezard: "How strong are you, Lucky?"

  Lucky: "Me and Whaka will become Guardians soon."

  Lezard: *He hobbled back, while keeping a fixated stare on the Scoldrant.* (He may not exactly be at that level, but he's probably strong enough if they're going to become a Guardian-)

  Lucky: *He stared at the bird with widening eyes, causing a purple ring to spiral around his iris.* "Watch out!-"

  Scoldrant: "Eeeeeeerkh." *It dived down and flapped its wings, swooping directly towards the party.*

  Rachael: "Rock Pillar." *She stood in a battle-ready pose and swayed her arm to the side, blasting a small boulder into the Scoldrant's side.*

  Scoldrant: "Yhou!-" *It awkwardly flapped away from the hill and glided through the air, circling the party.*

  Rachael: *She held her arm in pain.* (I'm not exhausted, but my arm hurts.. It feels like I've been training all day-)

  Scoldrant: "FLAME BOLT" *It opened its orange beak and whistled out four fireballs directly towards the party.*

  Twortz: (We're all cluttered!-) "Sonic Rush." *She shouted with an echoing voice and swayed her frying pan like a baseball bat, blowing a scattered shock wave in front.*

  Lucky: "Whaka!"

  Whaka: "BUBBLE BLAST" *It suddenly blew out faint blue bubbles towards the fireballs.*

  *Four miniature explosions brightly lit up the cave, as the bubbles and shock wave intercepted the fireballs.*

  Lezard: "Delicious work!"

  Scoldrant: *It faced the party and leant up, revealing its yellow feathered stomach.* "FLAMING WHEEL" *It flapped its wings, blowing a tornado-like spiral of bright red flames towards Whaka.*

  Lucky: "No!-"

  Whaka: "Kork-?!"

  Rachael: "Twortz!" *She quickly ran towards Lucky and leapt forward, tackling him out of the way.*

  Twortz: (She really does move like an athlete-) *She waddled with a loss of breath.*

  Whaka: *It watched Twortz waddle in front, facing the incoming spiral of flames.* "Korki?!"

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush!" *She screamed at the flames and swayed the frying pan across, blowing out a scattered shock wave in front.*

  *The flames suddenly exploded past Twortz, instantly burning the small vegetation on the hill.*

  Rachael: "Twortz!" *She shouted out in a worried-like manner.*

  Lezard: (That was strong! I can feel the warmth from here-)

  Scoldrant: *It spiralled downwards, continuing to circle around the hill.* "I whill keep incrheasing powerh!"

  *The smoke cleared, revealing Twortz standing in front of Whaka with burns on her arms.*

  Twortz: "H-How can it talk?" *She watched steam sizzle from the slightly red frying pan.*

  Lezard: (Oh my-) "Quick healing shot, HEALING IMPLOSION"

  *Light glowed in Twortz's burns, queuing it to start rapidly healing, causing flakes of dried skin to fall off her healed wounds.*

  Twortz: (Amazing-)

  Rachael: *She quickly stood up and formed fists, standing in a battle-ready pose.* (It has the advantage.)

  Lezard: *He quickly hobbled around the hill, purposely staying on the opposite side away from the Scoldrant.* "I believe Twortz should conserve her Neurons and use her Azure Burst as a defensive-"

  Scoldrant: "Yhou whill bhurn to ashhh!" *It flew closer to the hill, as if it was readying to attack.*

  Twortz: (For defensive purposes? Sounds logical.) *She stared at the Scoldrant, while listening to Lezard.*

  Lezard: "Razzypoo and Luckymottus, focus on your attacks and try to knock him out of the air."

  Rachael: "Would that actually do any damage?"

  Lucky: "Flying Scoldrant knocked out of air, they go crash!" *He straightened his hand and dived it down, suddenly spreading his fingers for an explosion.*

  Rachael: "Well then-" *She once again straightened her arms and punched towards the Scoldrant, blasting boulders directly towards it.*

  Lezard: (If she wasn't lying, she's a natural at using Remenistal.)

  *Lucky watched the Scoldrant casually glide past the boulders, as they smashed into the wall behind it.*

  Rachael: (I keep missing!-)

  Whaka: "BUBBLE BLAST" *It blew out several bubbles towards the Scoldrant.*

  Twortz: (I can't believe I'm going to participate in this nonsense-) "Rachael, throw your projectiles in front of the bird's flying path."

  Rachael: "Ah, right!" *She nodded her head and punched away from the Scoldrant, blasting a boulder into the air.*

  Scoldrant: "I whill fhinish this!-" *A boulder hit it across the face, causing it to spiral back in a violent manner.*

  Lezard: "Jinkies! A direct hit-"

  Scoldrant: *Its eyes glowed brighter, allowing it to suddenly zigzag through the air, directly towards Rachael.* "Fire Stroke." *Its talons suddenly engulfed in flames, as it readied to scratch Rachael.*

  Rachael: "Rock Pillar." *She swayed her arms and punched upwards, shooting two boulders at the Scoldrant.*

  Lucky: "Use best attack!" *He shouted, enthusiastically pointing at the bird.*

  Whaka: *It crawled to the side like a crab and concentrated, causing a blue glyph to form under its feet.* "Korkikiki."

  Scoldrant: *It dived through the boulders, ignoring the damage caused by it.* "Dhie!"

  Rachael: (It just smashed!-) *She leant back, staring at the blazing talons with widening eyes.* "No!-"

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush." *She shouted and swayed the frying pan forward with enthusiasm, causing her to trip on her own movement.*

  Lezard: "Huh-?" *He watched Twortz fall to the ground, as she lined her attack with the incoming Scoldrant.*

  Twortz: "No!-" *The frying pan hit the ground and made a deafening sound, erupting a shock wave into the hill.*

  Lucky: "Ergh!-" *He covered his ears like a child.* "Loud-"

  *The end of the hill suddenly exploded shards of rock at the Scoldrant, causing it to screech in pain.*

  Scoldrant: "How dhare-" *It fell beak first into the hill, sliding along the grass.*

  Rachael: "Rock Pillar." *She swayed her arms and punched to the side, causing a rock pillar to throw her across to the other side of the hill.*

 
; Twortz: (My wrist!-)

  Lezard: (The sound.. The shock wave, it makes sense now-)

  Lucky: "Whaka-Rangi! Hyuck hyuck! I believe in you!"

  Whaka: *Golden strings swayed out of its body, before suddenly shooting into Lucky.* "Kiss the rain-"

  Lucky: "A-Ahgh?!" *His hair slightly changed into a honey colour.*