Nathan: "Tssk." *He gritted his teeth with a growing frown.*
Tyson: "Fufufu, I agree." *A green glyph filled with circles expanded in the spaces to Tara's red pentagram shaped glyph, as all their colours merged into each other.*
Karol: *He observed the growing glyph.* "Nafan, champiyon."
Tara: "Nah-" *She watched the red, blue and green pentagram shaped glyph connect into Synthoss' purple glyph, causing it to brighten with its four colours.* "Let's kill the child."
Blake: "Bitches, I'm the leader!" *He hissed at Tara.*
Tara: "FLAMING STORM"
Synthoss: "AYON RAPTURE"
Quintess: "AQUA LIQUID"
Tyson: "FLURRY STYX"
Tara, Synthoss, Quintess and Tyson: "The four points of elemental distress! QUATTRO DESPAIR"
Champion: (Their Hi-Ougi allows them to combine all four basic Rostical to create a Grand Rostical uniquely to them!)
*The four brigade members suddenly focused all their attention to Karol, causing the air to crack like glass around him.*
Nathan: "Karol!"
Champion: "Oh my! MYSTIC SHIELD"
Nathan: "Ougi!" *He shouted and faced the brigade members, as his arm and sword lost its image.*
Karol: *He watched fire manipulated by a wind's current swirl around water of equal size inside the glass-like cuts.* "W-What's that!" *He squealed with growing fear, stopping his dance.*
*A golden bubble-like shield swirled around Karol, causing his gasps of panic to muffle from outside the shield.*
Tara, Synthoss, Quintess and Tyson: "Die!" *The glass-like cracks touched the shield around Karol, causing it to instantly burst.*
Champion: "Oh my?!" *She staggered forward, as if she received recoil damage.*
Tara, Synthoss, Quintess and Tyson: "Time for the finishing strike! Quattro, wrap your despair around the boy!"
Blake: "Aye?"
Nathan: "Huh?" *They both looked into the same direction and listened to trees snapping, followed by several vibrations along the ground.*
Synthoss: *She felt the ground vibrate.* "What's that-?"
Tara: "Who cares!"
Karol: "Halp!"
Champion: "MYSTIC SHIELD"
Synthoss: "But-"
Tara: "All of us need to pour the same level of Neurons to ensure none of our elements pressures the others!" *She spoke with a lack of concentration, as the glass-like cracks in the air intensified, breaking the champion's shield once again.*
Karol: "Wah!-" *He watched glass-like shards of the champion's shield, slice past his face, cutting his cheek.* "Owch!"
Champion: "Oh my-" *She staggered back in shock, as if she wasn't expecting her shield to break again.* "So be it!"
*The champion spoke louder than normal and spread her legs with growing concentration.*
Champion: "Neurons draw, Astragons repel, MYSTIC SHIELD" *A glass-like shield violently raised around Karol, causing it to hum with a slight golden glow.*
Tara: "Fufufu, that won't be enough."
Karol: *He watched Blake just stare into the distance.* "You're a bully!" *His squeals echoed through the shield, catching Blake's attention.*
Blake: *He slowly drifted his focus back to the brigade members and the cracked air around Karol.* "Aye?"
Karol: "You are nothing but bullies!"
Blake: "Bullies?" *He hissed under his breath, triggering a flashback.*
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*Three boys suddenly ran into the forest and continued to throw and pick up rocks on their way.*
?????: *A younger version of Blake ran through the forest, trying to mask the sounds of his cries.* "L-Leave me alone!"
Boy B: "You're so stupid, fag!" *He pointed towards the sounds of the boy's voice, as it revealed which direction he was running towards.*
Blake: "I-I'm not a fag! My name's Blake-"
Boy A: "Oorh!" *He blindly threw the stone towards the sounds of Blake's voice.* "We don't care what your name is!"
Blake: "I-" *The rock suddenly hit him in the back of the head, causing him to tumble forward.*
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Blake: "Bully? Me?" *He hissed to himself.*
Champion: *The swirl of cracked glass nudged her shield around Karol, causing it to crack.* (It already cracked?!)
Karol: *He trembled in fear, knowing the champion's shield would not be able to hold up.* "Pwease."
Nathan: *He stared out into the far distance.* (I just felt something extraordinary.. What was it?)
Champion: *She looked at Blake while cupping her hands together.* "Why are you doing this?"
Blake: *He hid his emotions and smirked.* "Fufufu. The three of you will die shortly, why would I care to answer your questions?"
Champion: *She discreetly glanced at Nathan.* (What is he doing?) "It makes no sense to go so far for the Consultants!"
Blake: *He frowned.* "If we do wat we're told, we, like, get to do wat we want."
Champion: "You get to do what you want if you listen to the Consultant's instructions? What kind of freedom is that?"
Blake: "Aye? Wat are you talking about, you dumb unsexy hunchbacked dog?"
Champion: *She sighed with a mixture of emotions, as she tried to keep the shield up around Karol.* "That's not freedom at all. You are a bully, the lot of you are."
Tara, Synthoss and Tyson: "Fufufufu."
Quintess: "We don't take orders from anyone!"
Champion: "But, a bully is created by other bullies." *She glanced at Blake and the brigade members.* "You all are just bullied by another."
Tara: "Who cares-?"
Blake: "Who?" *He sounded interested.*
Champion: "The Consultant."
Blake: *He frowned.* "The Consultant has looked after us."
Champion: "He has bullied you of your freedom! A feeling I know all too well."
Blake: "I'm not bullied!-"
*A deep, dragon-like roar, followed by vibrations and a strong gust-like shock wave sent shivers down Nathan and Blake's back.*
Nathan: *He lowered his sword with growing fear and suddenly flashstepped directly in front of Tyson.* (We have to get out of here!) "Air Slash.*
*Nathan sliced the warped sword downwards, causing Tyson to flashstep several feet back.*
Tara: *She looked down in urgency and noticed the green part of her pentagram glyph fade away.* "You stupid fat fool! Get back in formation!-"
Karol: *He watched the fire in the cracked air suddenly spray in an uncontrolled-like manner.* "H-Huh?"
Tara: *She stared at the cracked air in shock.* (It's going to explode! Not that it'll be a problem, but the Rasticsplash!-) "Stop the Hi-Ougi!" *She screamed and stepped back, causing the multi-coloured pentagram to disintegrate into nothing.*
Nathan: "We need to get out of here!-"
*Trees suddenly snapped and several fell down in the guild's sight, causing them to pause in confusion.*
Synthoss: "What is happening-?!"
?????: "The connection?!" *A snarly, deep voice groaned from the growing dirt cloud caused by the fallen trees.*
Quintess: (Something is wrong?) *She stepped back in shock.*
Champion: "What?" *She whispered on her breath in confusion.*
Nathan: "This Neuron signature!" *He shouted in a terrified-like manner and lowered his arm, causing it to revert back to normal with a noticeable throb.*
Karol: *He watched the shield around him shatter to the ground, allowing him to run towards Nathan.* "Nafan!"
Tara: "What is that?" *She hissed and looked over her shoulder to Blake.* "It has to be a Scoldrant. This a game to you, Blake? We were about to kill the boy."
Quintess: "It can talk, you could control Guardians?"
Nathan: "I-It's not a Guardian." *He spoke with an out of character fear, watching a dragon's head, larger than the size of a tree, eerily extend out of the dirt cloud.*
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p; Champion: "Oh my." *She looked up in shock.*
Blake: "Like, oh my gosh." *He hissed to himself.* "It's-"
Champion, Blake and Nathan: "An Ancioldrant!"
Karol: "Ansy what?" *He squealed in fright.*
Ancioldrant: "All of you! How dare you wake me!" *It swept its hand towards the guild, easily crushing trees from their stumps.*
Tyson: "Jump!" *He shouted and watched the large dragon arm sweep towards him, as thick branches tumbled in front of it.*
Champion: "MYSTIC SHIELD" *A silver wall rose in front of her and the dragon swept the shield, easily pushing her back away with it.*
Nathan: "Dammit-" *He quickly grabbed Karol and jumped high into the air, looking down at the dragon's arm.* (A mere sweep of its body and it destroyed sapphire trees?!)
Karol: *His arms and legs dangled.* (That hurt my shouldarh.)
Blake: *He jumped in between two trees, giving him the manoeuvres to flip in the air above the dragon's arm.* (An Ancioldrant! Like, no way!)
Ancioldrant: "You can't control me!"
Blake: "Everyone, retreat!"
Tara: *She stood on top of a tree, looking down to Karol with an evil frown.* "No! It's just an obstacle! Let's kill the brats!"
Champion: *She slid back, as if she was thrown.* "Such power-"
Nathan: *He looked at the champion, as he fell back towards the ground.* "Go, champion! Go get Lezard and Rachael!"
Champion: "What about you?"
Nathan: "Karol and I are too tired from our previous fight! You'll get to the city faster. I know my way around and I'll avoid these idiots easily."
Quintess: "Idiots?" *She glared at Nathan and flicked her blue whip, readying to hit Nathan.*
Ancioldrant: "This connection! I don't want it!" *It raised its arm, causing shadow to engulf the surrounding area.*
Synthoss: "Sister!"
Quintess: *She looked up and withdrew her whip, allowing her to jump far away from the arm.* "Dirty lamp of a Scoldrant! Blake, control it!"
Blake: (I can't!)
Nathan: "Champion, go and get Rachael and Lezard!" *He shouted again, trying to emphasise what he wants.*
Champion: "You need me-"
Nathan: "Karol and I aren't strong enough to run back to the city in time!"
Karol: "Gohw!" *He waved the champion off.*
Champion: *She nodded her head in understanding.* "I'll be back with Rachael!"
Tyson: "I won't let you! FLURRY-"
Ancioldrant: "Remenistal!" *It opened its jaw and flames danced at the back of its throat, causing the brigade to gasp.*
Tyson: "Oh no!"
*An enormous burst of bright red flames erupted high above the treetops, as green smoke wafted from the burnt sapphire trees.*
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*Rachael rested against the castle with her arms folded, looking up to the clear blue sky.*
Rachael: "All your Rostical, Trev.. It was hard to use them as Azure Bursts, but after years of seeing them, training by your side-."
*Rachael listened to the lively sounds of the city with a sad-filled smile, forming a fist.*
Rachael: "There's nothing wrong with grieving over a lost loved one, but I shouldn't let it consume me, right Ash?"
*Rachael sighed to herself and looked down to the grass outside the castle, listening to flags flap from above it.*
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*Lezard hobbled over an aura-made path and took a deep breath, as if he was enjoying the air outside.*
Lezard: "Lezard is confused, it's not like the air is not fresh, but it's always succulently scrumptious to enjoy the air outside-"
?????: "Oh my, Lezard!"
Lezard: "A woman's high-pitched voice caught Lezard's attention-" *He looked towards the forest, watching the champion hobble out in distress.* "Good evening-"
Champion: "Blake and the entire Black Brigade are in there! We need your and Rachael's help!"
Lezard: "Jinkies! Razzypoo is in the castle last time I checked."
Champion: (She's still in there? Perhaps taking care of Luna.)
Lezard: "What happened?"
Champion: "Nathan and Karol are still in there fighting Tara and Blake."
Lezard: "By themselves?"
Champion: (And the whole brigade.) *She thought to herself in a worried-like manner.* "We need you to come as soon as possible."
Lezard: (I don't want to leave them by themselves, but-) "I still need to forewarn the rest of the people, but Lezard will come as soon as you can say, jinky winkies."
Champion: "Jinky-?" *She watched Lezard suddenly disappear in a flash of purple light, causing her to look confused.*
*The champion hobbled forward in disbelief, watching the purple light fade away.*
Champion: "Lezard?!" *She shouted up into the air.* "Will you leave your guild members in danger?!"
Lezard: "Poor old Lezard is sorry!" *His fading voice caught the champion's attention.*
Champion: (Still an Astral connection.. Usually the result of a poorly made Rosterology device-) *She paused in thought.* "Where did he get a teleportation stone from?"
*Champion stood on the spot puzzled and a cool sea breeze blew past her, snapping out of her line of thought.*
Champion: "I must get Rachael. Her fighting abilities will help out immensely!" *She spoke in exhaustion and hobbled towards the cliff, causing an aura-made path to appear.* "I'm too exhausted from our battle with Blake, Tyson and Tara. But I have to keep going."
Chapter 3: The Twilight Forest
*Lezard stood still and held his hat, watching the environment swirl around him.*
Lezard: *He stepped out of a flash of purple light, finding himself on the coast of a farmer's market.* "Ooo, where am I?"
*Several fisherman holding wooden fishing rods walked down towards Lezard, readying to pass him.*
Lezard: "Delightful fish lords, where am I?"
Fisherman A: "The Skyler's Isle?" *He looked at Lezard like he was an idiot.*
Lezard: "Okies." *He smiled to himself in accomplishment.* "Where is the tavern?"