The Rostical Guild - Sceldrant's Comet

by Michael Rogers

  *Rachael's fist grazed past Synthoss' cheek, followed by a rock pillar which erupted up from behind.*

  Rachael: "Ha!" *She spun around and kicked Synthoss on the knee she hurt.*

  Synthoss: "Tah!" *She raised her sore leg off the ground and punched towards Rachael.*

  Rachael: *She quickly ducked under Synthoss' fist and kicked her in the stomach, knocking her into the rock pillar.* "Hah!"

  Synthoss: *She elbowed the pillar behind her and cracked it.* "Fool-"

  Rachael: "Hah!" *She swayed to the side and kicked Synthoss further back, smashing the rock pillar behind her.*

  Synthoss: *She backflipped and landed on one knee, taking advantage of the dirt cloud.* "I'll show her-"

  Boy: *He started to dance and kicked the ground, causing an expanding orange glyph to form around his foot.* "Power Up."

  Rachael: *She watched the glyph spiral underneath her, filling her with a sudden drive.* (This feeling!)

  Synthoss: (I'll charge a little but of Neurons into this Azure Burst-) *Her body glowed a shade of blue.*

  Rachael: *She swayed her arm, causing the dirt to suddenly blow back.* "Wow, I could feel the Earth in the dirt?"

  Boy: "Urf?"

  Synthoss: "No matter-" *She watched an orange aura sway around her purple whip, causing her to flick it towards Rachael.* "Neuronic Sap."

  Rachael: *She punched up, causing a massive wall of sheetrock to erupt in front of her, cracking the entire balcony around her.* "Rock Pillar."

  Synthoss: *She watched the whip hit the sheet rock and bounce back as if nothing happened.* "Hard-?"

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  *Lezard and Twortz looked up, listening to the sound of cracking stone in a worried-like manner.*

  Twortz: "What's happening up there?!"

  Lezard: "Either, Razzypoo has found an enemy, or that boy is some crazy prodigy-"

  Twortz: "We should help them-"

  ?????: "I don't think so, fufufu."

  Lezard: "A woman dressed in tight red and black leather which compliments her sex appeal, stealthily crept up behind the party-" *He quickly wiped a stream of blood which randomly dripped out from his nose.*

  ?????: "The party?" *She glanced at Twortz and Lezard in confusion.* "There's just two of you."

  Lezard: "I can feel your power-"

  ?????: "Good for you, I'm not even trying to hide it."

  Twortz: "Explain yourself."

  ?????: "Fufufufu, that's no way to talk to a member of The Black Brigade."

  Lezard: "Jinkies! Mount your battle stations!" *He whimpered and hobbled behind Twortz, shaking his bottom in a sarcastic-like manner.*

  ?????: "Trying to confuse me with such plain idiocy won't work."

  Twortz: "You might second guess that when you realise he always acts like this."

  Lezard: "Ouchies, snappy aren't we... Hungry?"

  Twortz: *She raised the frying pan, standing in a battle-ready pose.* "Tssk..."

  ?????: "The irony? Hungry and a cooking utensil? Are you going to eat me?"

  Lezard: "Bwarharh, for an enemy, you're hilarious!"

  Twortz: "Who's side are you on?!"

  Lezard: "Sorries! I'll help out if need be!"

  ?????: (With the recent power struggle with Blake and Tara, I'd never hear the end of it if I failed. Quintess this, Quintess that..) *She suddenly appeared directly in front of Twortz, smirking in a confident manner.*

  Lezard: "A flashstep!-"

  Quintess: (What's this chunky woman going to do-?) *She raised a fist, focusing on Twortz's throat.*

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush." *She shouted with an echoing voice and slammed the frying pan on Quintess' face, blasting her back with a scattered shock wave.*

  Quintess: *She slid back on her face, as she awkwardly rolled back in a tumble.* "Argh?!"

  Twortz: "Stop making fun of my weight.." *She shouted, as all sounds around her amplified.*

  Quintess: *She slowly stood up, touching her face in shock.* "I don't-... Believe it-"

  Twortz: "Back away.. I feel very filthy and I'm not in a good mood-"

  Quintess: *She suddenly appeared behind Twortz, punching towards the back of her neck.* "Not in a bad mood? I better leave then-"

  *Lezard violently rolled across the ground, as if he was kicked.*

  Twortz: "Yarh!-" *She awkwardly tilted her head back, inhaling in pain.* (That hurt! She punched? From behind-?)

  Quintess: "Fufufu." *She pushed Twortz forward, forcing her across the ground.* "Can't say I've seen someone as fat as you go airborne before."

  Twortz: *She tightened her grip around the frying pan before her shoulder violently tapped on the ground.* "-Ckee!"

  *Twortz groaned in pain and tumbled across the ground, ripping the material around her elbows and knees.*

  Twortz: "Ouch.."

  Quintess: "You two are so weak, it was almost funny listening to you talk back to me."

  Lezard: (She kicked me in mid flashstep? Ouchies! This hurts.) *His body uncontrollably twitched.*

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  Rachael: *She stared at the rock pillar in shock, causing her to glance at the boy in confusion.* "Did you-?"

  Boy: "She's a syngle digit! She'll come for us!" *He squealed in fear, alerting Rachael.*

  Rachael: (She'll come for us?) *She touched the pillar and knocked on it, listening to the sound.* (It almost feels and sounds like limestone?)

  Synthoss: *She smirked and her eyes suddenly cracked like glass.* "We may have the same weapons and Azure Bursts, but we possess completely different abilities and Ougis-"

  Rachael: "I don't know what you're talking about, but how about leave us alone?!"

  Synthoss: "AYON RAPTURE" *She placed her hand on the rock pillar and watched the air suddenly crack like glass, causing it to burst away from her.*

  Rachael: "Ah!-" *She quickly swayed to the side, watching rocks blast past her face.* "How-?!"

  Synthoss: *She jumped out of an expanding dirt cloud and flipped over Rachael, landing on the balcony.* "Fufufu!" *She suddenly leapt off the balcony, kicking Rachael across the face in mid-air.*

  Rachael: "Ah-" *She leant in the direction Synthoss kicked her and frowned.*

  *Rachael quickly regained her posture and punched up, upper cutting Synthoss as she was descending.*

  Rachael: "Hah!" *She spun around and kicked Synthoss in the chest, knocking her over the balcony.*

  Synthoss: "Time freeze, three inverted stars gather, AYON RAPTURE" *She swayed to the side and the area around Rachael cracked like glass, smashing the wall behind her.*

  Boy: (N-No!-) *He quickly cowered back down, trembling in fear.*

  Rachael: *She suddenly leant forward and sighed, struggling to stay on her feet.* (It felt like someone shattered a glass bottle across my chest..)

  Synthoss: *She stood up straight and snapped the whip, causing it to wrap itself around Rachael's neck.*

  Rachael: "Kah-?!"

  Synthoss: "Making me use my ability.. Haven't used the royal blood in a while now."

  Rachael: "Royal blood?" *She spoke with a struggle, trying to loosen the whip.*

  Synthoss: "Fufufu, it's a rare bloodline ability which allows access to several abilities. My ability, once activated, multiplies my Rostical output by three times. So, my incantation boosted Rostical is almost tripled by six times! Fufufu."

  Rachael: (I know I'm still learning, but that would explain how she was able to break through that rock pillar-)

  Synthoss: "Despite how strong we are, I've learned to never underestimate an opponent."

  Rachael: *She held the whip around her neck with both hands and awkwardly shuffled forward, attempting to kick Synthoss.* "Tssk-kst-"

  Synthoss: "You really are persistent-" *Her eyes reverted back to normal.*

  Rachael: "Tsssk-" *She continued to kick one foot in the air in a combo-like manner, as she slowly shuffled forward on one foot.*

  Synthoss: "Fufu, you think I'd let you get close with my weapon?" *She flicked her wrist,
causing the whip to extend, pushing Rachael against the wall behind her.*

  Rachael: "Tsssk-"

  Synthoss: "Now-.." *Her body glowed a shade of blue.*

  Rachael: *She suddenly opened her eyes, as if she had an idea.* (What is this feeling?! Those words-?!) "Piercing Land."

  *Rachael kicked the ground, causing a dagger sized shard of rock to shoot up by her side.*

  Rachael: *She grabbed the dagger in mid-air, looking at it in confusion.* (What am I meant to do with this?!)

  Synthoss: (Rostical?)

  Boy: (Sh-She uses Remenistal... But it didn't feel like Remenistal?)

  Synthoss: "Impressive." *She smirked at Rachael.*

  Rachael: "Hah-ghk-" *She threw the rock, watching it slash past Synthoss' ear.*

  Synthoss: *She suddenly glared at Rachael with killing intent.* "Neuronic Sap."

  *An orange aura enveloped the whip and swirled downwards towards Rachael's neck.*

  Rachael: "What is this cloudy stuff-?"

  Synthoss: "You won't keep consciousness for long-" *She watched the aura suddenly turn red around Rachael's neck, before flowing back up towards Synthoss.*

  Rachael: "I'm feeling.. Weak-" *She spoke on her breath and slowly lowered her arms, as if she couldn't hold them up anymore.*

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  Quintess: "Now, we're here to collect a remaining dancer. Apparently, they hold more use to the Consultants than they originally thought."

  Lezard: (So the Consultants were here-...) *He slowly stood up, glancing at Twortz lying on her side.* "Twortz!"

  Twortz: *She opened her eyes and held onto the frying pan, slowly standing up.* "How did you move so fast?"

  Lezard: "I've been hit by someone via flashstep before, but yours felt internal?" *He felt around his chest.*

  Quintess: "Do you honestly believe I'll tell you my abilities and weaknesses?"

  Lezard: "Abilities and weaknesses?"

  Twortz: "I see. So, you have some sort of flashstepping ability."

  Quintess: *She glared at Twortz, as if she was right.* "So I guess eating wasn't the only thing you excel in."

  Twortz: *She firmly held onto the frying pan, as if she was building confidence.* "Take that back."

  Quintess: "Watch your tongue!"

  Twortz: "No."

  Quintess: "So be it."

  Lezard: "Quick internal light, INVOKING AURA"

  *A swirl of warm light flashed around Twortz's chest, allowing her to breathe normally.*

  Quintess: "Radiatons?!" *She quickly glared over her shoulder, staring at Lezard.*

  Twortz: (Radiatons?)

  Lezard: "J-Jinkies.." *He slowly shuffled back, as if he didn't like his sudden attention.*

  Quintess: "Prepare to be purified." *She held onto a blue whip which hung off the side of her thigh.*

  Twortz: "Excuse me?"

  Quintess: "What do you-?" *She sighed and looked back in front, noticing Twortz waddling into striking distance.*

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush." *She swayed the frying pan, blowing a scattered shock wave into Quintess' face.*

  Quintess: *She smirked and watched the shock wave slip right through her, causing it to hit Lezard.* "Fufufu-"

  Lezard: "Ah-?!" *He wailed in pain, dropping to his knees.*

  Twortz: "How-?"

  Lezard: (Her attack felt internal.. Twortz's attack somehow moved right through her..) "She has some sort of transparency ability!"

  Twortz: "All my life I've been insulted.." *She frowned, as the air around her started to warp.*

  Quintess: "I don't care about your life.. Mine wasn't easy too-"

  Twortz: "I try to let it slide, I pretend like it doesn't hurt! I really try!" *She shouted, causing her screams to echo like thunder.*

  Quintess: "Wow, does the food blow off your plate or what?"

  Twortz: "It hurts!"

  *The air started to visibly swirl around the frying pan.*

  Quintess: "Then stop eating! It's so simple."

  Twortz: *She glared at Quintess with watering eyes.* "Sonic Rush."

  Lezard: (I thought she was just a meanie, but she holds so much pain..)

  Twortz: "Hah!" *She ran around Quintess and swayed the frying pan, blowing a scattered shock wave towards her.*

  Quintess: "Daathic Shattering." *She suddenly flicked the whip high above her and slammed it down, causing the ground to explode at the whip's tip.*

  Twortz: *Shards of rock cut into her stomach.* "Ah-"

  Quintess: "Does it hurt?" *She flicked the whip back into the air, smirking at Twortz's pain filled face.*

  Twortz: "Not as much as it hurts inside."

  Quintess: "Fufufufufufu!"

  Lezard: "Quick healing shot, HEALING IMPLOSION"

  *Light glowed in Twortz's wound, queuing it to start rapidly healing.*

  Quintess: "You can't heal what isn't breathing!" *She sprinted towards Twortz and swayed her hand behind her, flicking the whip into the air.*

  Twortz: *She frowned and slowly inhaled, holding her breath.* "Sonic Roar."

  *Twortz screamed out a swirling shock wave at Quintess.*

  Quintess: (Having two access points of attacking..) *She smirked and ran straight towards the shock wave, watching it swirl through her.*

  Lezard: "It doesn't work!-"

  Quintess: (By adding Astragons into a simple flashstep over the years-) *She jumped into striking distance and swayed her arm downwards, causing the whip to violently slash Twortz down the face.*

  Twortz: "Tsk-" *She looked down, spitting out blood.*

  Quintess: (I've managed to create and master what I call-)

  Twortz: "Sonic Rush." *She swayed her frying pan through Quintess' face, watching the shock wave scatter behind her.*

  Lezard: (Straight through her head!-)

  Quintess: (The Astral Slip.) *She kicked Twortz in the stomach and listened to something crack.*

  Twortz: *She held Quintess' foot with both hands and smiled.* "I got you."

  Quintess: *She focused her attention back to Twortz, noticing her smirk.* "What warrants such a smile?"

  Twortz: "I've got you now! Sonic Roar." *She screamed out a swirling shock wave in Quintess' face.*

  Quintess: *Her leg suddenly slipped through Twortz's hands, allowing her to suddenly punch her in the face with the whip's handle.* "Fufufu."

  Twortz: "How-?" *She stumbled back, holding her nose in pain.* "You attacked, so how can you still avoid my technique?!"

  Quintess: "My ability isn't restricted to defence or offence, I'm able to do both-"

  Synthoss: "My, sister." *She spoke with a smile and stood behind Lezard, holding the boy under one arm and Rachael by the hair on the ground.*

  Lezard: (Razzypoo and.. Kid!..)

  Twortz: *She looked at Synthoss, causing her to glance at Quintess.* (They're twins?)

  Synthoss: *She glanced at Twortz, chuckling at her large size.* "Why is she still up? Fufufu."

  Quintess: "Looking at this thing at a glance. You wouldn't expect her to be a Score User."

  Twortz: (A Score User?)

  Boy: *He looked up, staring at Twortz in confusion.* (If she's a Score User, why doesn't she ask this city for help? It'll respond to her-)

  Synthoss: "Has she materialised her weapon?"

  Quintess: "I'm not sure.. That cooking utensil doesn't utilise music well."

  Lezard: (How foolish of me, she's a Score User!-)

  Quintess: "And over there-" *She pointed her finger at Lezard without taking her eyes off Twortz.* "Uses the Radiatons."

  Synthoss: "Wow, the Consultants will be pleased."

  Quintess: "Maybe they'll send us on more missions together?"

  Boy: (Speak up, Karol! Sp-Speak up!-) "I-If you're a Score User, you can disrupt any kind of Astragons based teckneek!-"

  Quintess: "Silence him!"

  Synthoss: *She casually raised her knee, kicking the boy in the face.* "Fufufu."

  Lezard: (He's right.. The very few Score Users can obtain the abili
ty to disrupt the Astragons in the air, even negating the ability to flashstep... But Twortz, she's too inexperienced-)

  Twortz: (I have to try-) "Sonic Roar."

  Synthoss: "Finish her off already."

  Quintess: *She sprinted towards Twortz.* "AQUA LIQUID"

  *Just as Twortz was about to scream out a shock wave, a wave of water suddenly slapped her across the side, causing her to stagger to one side.*