Daathic Darkwings

By Michael Rogers

#Second Edition#

In the sixth overwhelming installment, our heroes defend Silver Wind Island from the invasion of Darkwings! They combine all their powers and show them what it takes to be heroes!

The party ship across the dangerous seas in order to confront the Consultant himself and to have their final battle!

From fire based shurikens to Rostical using tanks, our heroes pull out all their trump cards to defeat the skeletal creatures from causing any more havoc!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Rogers
• Release date: Dec 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301945542

Michael Rogers

With high morals, imagination and a delicious craze for fantasy, The Rostical Guild and The Rostical Users were born.Written like it's a script from a video game in an originally styled format, we hope to play our adventures in a game one day!Michael Rogers, an author that absolutely hates reading (even his own series) and has never read a full adult sized book in his life, is a prime example that you can do anything once you've set yourself a goal or dream.He has poured his life, sweat, tears and blood (yes, paper cuts hurt!) into his work. It may not be the literature you're used to, but he guarantees, if you give it a go, you'll fall in love with the characters like he has.Any questions or enquiries, you may contact me here; [e-mail]

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THE ROSTICAL USERS

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DAATHIC DARKWINGS

by

Michael Rogers

SMASHWORDS EDITION

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PUBLISHED BY:

Michael Rogers on Smashwords

The Rostical Users

Book One - Sceldrant's Comet

Book Two - Celestrial Lancer

Book Three - Madora's Prophecy

Book Four - Sacred Knights

Book Five - Number One

Book Six - Daathic Darkwings

Book Seven - Seraphic Gate

The Rostical Guild

Book One - Sceldrant's Comet

Book Two - Desert Dragon

Book Three - Corrupted Radiatons

Book Four - Bakana Flare

Book Five - Healing Monarchs

Book Six - Elemental Rage

Book Seven - Tales Of

The Rostical Quest

The Dontalia Facility

Check out hand drawn maps for the Rostical series

Maps for The Rostical Saga

Copyright (c) 2009-2018 by Michael Rogers

Special thanks to Butters, Todd and the many others who proofread this story.

Be sure to check the back for the character BIO and appendix.

The names and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history is entirely coincidental and unintentional.

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Chapter 1: Valkyrie

*One side of the sky was orange and the other blue, due to the setting sun.*

Ridley: *He smirked and looked down, staring at the white pebbles under his feet.* I feel that these type of actions are inexcusable, but, Surpreon has given me a lot of grief.

*Ridley sighed and paused, listening to the lively sounds of people coming from inside the city.*

Ridley: This certain memory stays strong with me. *He looked up and admired the grey sphere-like structure in front of him, triggering a flashback.*

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*Riddle and Tyler worked independently by themselves in Surpreon's research facility.*

Tyler: *He thoroughly typed on a keyboard-like console, as multiple red dots came on the screen.* (I need to pinpoint the random attacks warriors have-)

*A small barrier in front of Ridley started to glow, causing Tyler to pause momentarily.*

Riddle: Hmm? *He closely observed the small barrier, causing him to quickly write down details on a notepad.* Tyler?

Tyler: *He sighed and stopped typing, looking over his shoulder to Riddle.* Yes?

Riddle: I'm a little confused with these barriers. *He lowered the notepad, frowning in a curious manner.*

Tyler: A barrier-? *He stood up and slowly walked towards him.* What are you confused about? The formula of one?

Riddle: Oh, certainly not- *He rolled his eyes and waved his hand, disregarding Tyler's question.*

Tyler: So.. What is it?

Riddle: Well, I'm trying to create a powerful barrier, but I can't seem to base the level of power.

Tyler: (Base the level of power?) *He quivered his lips in confusion.*

Riddle: "And I admit, I'm having a lot of difficulty with this." *He continued to observe the small circular barrier in a fascinated manner.*

Tyler: *He shook his head, avoiding several computer-like consoles.* I'm sorry, I don't understand? *He stopped next to Riddle and stared at the barrier, noticing several glyphic symbols rotate around it.*

Riddle: *He slightly bent forward, further inspecting his experiment.* I want to create a miniature shield, but with the power of a large shield.

Tyler: Ah- *He nodded his head in understanding.* (That's a smart idea-)

Riddle: "But the problem is, I can't find a barrier strong enough to revise the formula into the experiment."

Tyler: I understand now- (I see what he means, it's much easier to edit formulas than to create something from scratch-)

Riddle: *He shook his head in a defeated manner and turned around, facing Tyler for ideas.* Do you have or know anything that could help me out?

Tyler: Umm- *He slowly looked up to the roof, scratching the pimples on his face in thought.*

Riddle: *He looked away, pouting in a bored manner.* (I knew I shouldn't have wasted my time asking him-)

Tyler: Wait- *He snapped his fingers, as his face lit up with thought.*

Riddle: Y-Yes? *He stuttered, hiding his slight excitement.*

Tyler: Why not Surpreon itself?

Riddle: Excuse me? *He shook his head in confusion.*

Tyler: Oh.. *He sounded regretful, quickly looking away in a guilty manner.*

Riddle: Tyler?

Tyler: "I thought you would've known about.. It, because you're Season's loyal researcher-"

Riddle: "About what?" *He spoke in an annoyed manner, pushing up his glasses with two fingers.*

Tyler: Well- *He paused as if he didn't want to say.*

Riddle: As you said, I'm one of Season's close researchers.

Tyler: Yeah. *He whined under his breath, sounding unsure.*

Riddle: "Also, if I don't know about something, I may not be able to react to it in time if something were to occur."

Tyler: (He has a point...) *He sighed, nodding his head in understanding.* Surpreon's barrier.

Riddle: The outer shell... What about it?

Tyler: No, the one in the sky.

Riddle: Pardon? *He tilted his head in a curious manner, adjusting his glasses.*

Tyler: Haven't you ever wondered why Surpreon never experiences aerial attacks?

Riddle: "Now, come to think of it, yes, I have wondered that?"

Tyler: "Surpreon's barrier is kept secret, as it's the strongest yet only weakness to the city."

Riddle: Oh, this is getting interesting- *He leant on the bench behind him, focusing all his attention to Tyler.*

Tyler: Well, the outer shell is impenetrable.

Riddle: (If it's impenetrable, then why is it a weakness?)

Tyler: "While the multi-layered barrier above Surpreon is said to be the strongest known barrier to ever have existed."

Riddle: How do you know this?

Tyler: The glyphic formulas have a precision of Astragons which are adjusted at different frequencies.

Riddle: Different frequencies? I haven't heard of Astragons being used for a barrier in such a manner.

Tyler: The idea was based off Score Users and how they draw the Astragons through different toned hymns or singing.

Riddle: Please continue.

Tyler: (He can keep up so easily-) Well, due to these frequencies, the shield is able to detect the opposite frequency used and bounce it back.

Riddle: Similar to the properties of magnetism?

Tyler: *He looked shocked, slowly nodding his head.* Yes, that's a good example.

Riddle: (Fascinating, I'd never expected Surpreon to have such a highly advanced shield-)

Tyler: And that's how the shield works.

Riddle: How exactly do you know this? *He sounded unconvinced as if Tyler was making it up.*

Tyler: Season granted me access to his personal documents.

Riddle: Hmm. *He sounded slightly jealous.* "So, if this is the strongest barrier, how is it a weakness?"

Tyler: The chances are so small it's not even worth mentioning, but if the barrier were to somehow break- *He paused, losing attention in thought.*

Riddle: (If something very powerful like an impenetrable shield were to collapse.. The recoil force would act as an explosion..-) *He thought in realisation, observing Tyler's facial expressions.*

Tyler: The destruction... *He struggled to speak as the thought caused him to become emotional.*

Riddle: *He raised his hand and shook his head.* Say no more. Having the strongest known barrier will help this experiment tenfold.

Tyler: G-Great.

Riddle: Yes. *He nodded his head as if he ended the conversation.*

Tyler: *He faced the console he was using and started to walk towards it.* Oh- *He paused, looking over his shoulder to Riddle.* I might actually need your help.

Riddle: Oh yes?

Tyler: I need help calculating the possible areas of future attacks and detailing them in percentages.

Riddle: *His confused grin was filled with curiosity as he walked towards Tyler.* Explain furthermore.

Tyler: Well-

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Ridley: *He smirked as cicadas started to buzz in the background.* Well then. *He slowly and deeply inhaled through his nose, mentally preparing himself.*

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Lance: *He rested his back against a large sakura tree, listening to its pink leaves rustle in the warm wind.* (She left...)

*Lance twirled a pink leaf in between his fingers, staring at it in thought.*

Lance: (Why...?)

Holland: *He looked across the large beautiful garden, staring at Lance in a worried manner.* (Poor guy, he's been sitting there for hours-)

PKMY: *She walked through a door in flames and stepped onto a veranda, listening to wood creak under her feet.* OK.

Holland: *He smirked and looked at PKMY, watching her walk towards him.* So what's the go?

PKMY: *She looked up to the evening sky and sighed, before looking at Holland.* Arcadia is currently in the realm of Valhalla, but when she's awake, she'll transport us out of here.

Holland: Great, where?

PKMY: (Huh-?) *Her attention drifted to the side and she stared at Lance, noticing his sad face.* ...

Holland: Amy?

PKMY: (That shithead-)

Holland: "Amy?"

PKMY: Tssk- *She grunted, looking at Holland in an annoyed manner.* Wat?

Holland: Where are we going?

PKMY: Oh, to Silver Wind Island. Then we can get to Surpreon.

Holland: Cool. *He mumbled in satisfaction and looked back to Lance, raising an eyebrow in a curious manner.* What was with the strange stare?

PKMY: I felt his emotions for a moment.

Holland: "Can't you block your abilities so you don't randomly feel negative emotions?" *He mumbled and looked at PKMY, scratching under his chin with curiosity.*

PKMY: I'm not used to sealing and sending my empathic powers just yet.

Holland: Okay. So, what did you feel?

PKMY: Eh? The try-hard is upset.

Holland: Yeah, he didn't take the whole Alicia going away too well, did he?

PKMY: Obviously- *She grunted and quickly inhaled, cupping her hands over her mouth.* Oi, asswipe!

Lance: ... *He slowly looked over to PKMY, frowning with a mixture of sadness.*

PKMY: Stop sulking and get up.

Lance: Sulkin'? She left-

PKMY: And so did you! You left to find that stupid sword.

Lance: *He looked shocked, causing him to pay attention to the leaf in his hand.* Yea, but-

PKMY: We're going to Silver Wind Island, and I'm not leaving you here by yourself.

Lance: Leave me.

PKMY: *She frowned with a twitching eye.* "Wat did you say?"

Holland: *He kept quiet and placed his hands on the back of his head, pretending not to listen.* (Things might get ugly, those two have dominant attitudes-)

Lance: I said-

PKMY: *She took a step forward, flashstepping in front of Lance.* "And I said, we're not leaving you here."

Lance: Wat if she comes back, and-?

PKMY: *She bent forward, slapping the leaf out of Lance's hand.* "The amount of times I've seen or heard you go through this stupid sad stage is absolutely pathetic-"

Lance: Pathetic? *He grunted in realisation and leant off the tree, stamping his foot at PKMY.* Pathetic? Wateva, I'll show you who's pathetic!

Holland: *He took several steps towards Lance and PKMY.* Alicia said she knew what to do- *He paused and walked up to them.* She also used a teleportation type Rostical.

Lance: (Teleportation? Alicia?) *He thought in surprise.*

PKMY: *She looked up to Holland, nodding her head.* Her quality of power was different.

Lance: Different?

PKMY: It was hidden, but when I rethink it over, the quality was similar to yours when you woke up from Arcadia's dream state.

Lance: Oh.. *He looked down, grunting in recollection.* (Then, she must've got a big power-up too.)

PKMY: *She closed her eyes and slowly inhaled.* (I sense his restlessness has passed...)

Lance: So... How are we goin' to Silver Wind Island?

Holland: (That's better.) *He smirked in thought, looking at the darkening sky.*

PKMY: As I said, Arcadia will-

Ginger: *She wheeled Arcadia out of the house and faced the party.* Ey? Arcadia will what? Please respond.

Arcadia: *She stared at the party with her hazel and red eyes.* Send them to Silver Wind Island.

PKMY: *She quickly faced Arcadia, nodding her head in respect.* Yes.

Holland: Thank you, for your hospitality.

Arcadia: *She noticed Holland walking towards her, causing her to nudge Ginger.* You will be needing this. *She smiled, presenting a stone to Ginger.*

Ginger: A teleportation stone? Please respond.

Arcadia: Yes. Pour your Neurons into it, you should know what to do.

Ginger: Naturally. *She grabbed the stone and tightly held it with one hand, causing it to instantly glow purple.*

Holland: *He walked up to Ginger and stared at the glowing stone.* Do we need to do anything to it?

Ginger: Ey, it's already activated.

Holland: Thank you again.

Ginger: *She looked past Holland, staring at Lance.* Pardon your insolent friend- *She quietly hissed at Holland, causing Arcadia to raise her hand.*

Arcadia: Enough.

Ginger: *She gritted her teeth and presented the glowing stone to Holland.* Ykkt.

Holland: *He glanced at the stone and looked at Ginger, staring at the bandages around her arms.* (Ginger is powerful, she was able to withstand her own against Amy and myself-)

Ginger: Are you going to take it, or just stare at it? Please respond. *She sounded impatient, flicking her long black hair over her shoulder.*

Holland: I was thinking- *He gently but quickly grabbed the stone from Ginger's hand.* Is there anything we can do to repay your kind generosity?

Arcadia: *She closed her eyes and looked to each side, causing her body to shine a shade of white.* All you can do- *She opened her eyes, sighing in exhaustion.* -Is stop the Consultant's plan.

Holland: Alright, I think we could give that a go. *He smirked as if he was happy to fulfil Arcadia's desire.*

Lance: *He folded his arms like a child and tapped his feet, trying to listen to Holland's mumbles.* Oi, come on.

PKMY: *She looked up the red sky, noticing several stars.* (Now that my training has finished, I think I can hold my own against the Consultant now-)

*PKMY grunted in thought, triggering flashbacks of Ridley fighting the entire party at Surpreon.*

Holland: *He firmly held onto the stone and turned around, jogging up to PKMY.* Here, I can't activate it.

PKMY: *She smirked at Holland and lowered her head, grabbing the stone out of his hand.* OK-

Arcadia: "Before you go." *She wheeled forward, instantly drawing the party's attention towards her.*

Lance: *He sighed and rolled his eyes.* (I just wanna leave, I want to see what's everyone up to...)

*Lance spun around without a care and watched pink leaves float in the garden's river-like pond.*

Lance: (And see what the effing shit Alicia is doin'.)

Arcadia: I had a few visions as of late.

PKMY: Yes?

Lance: Aye? *He focused his attention back to Arcadia as if he was interested in what she had to say.*

Arcadia: There were a lot of war-like battles.

Holland: War?

Lance: (War? That doesn't sound good.)

PKMY: Against what? Warriors?

Holland: Scoldrants? *He nervously mumbled as if he didn't want Arcadia to confirm his question.*

Arcadia: They were neither, they were something I've never seen before.

PKMY: Tssk. *She formed fists and looked worried, speculating what it could be.*

Holland: (A war... I remember stories about my ancestors going into war with the Sacred Dancers... There was a lot of deaths-)

Arcadia: I bid you all farewell-

Lance: Whoa, slow down.

Arcadia: What is the matter?

Lance: What do they look like?

Arcadia: They were like the walking dead-

PKMY: Eh? *She tried to hide her shock, catching Lance and Holland's attention.*

Holland: *He intensely stared at Arcadia.* Really?

Lance: Pssht, who cares.

Holland: Lance?

Lance: We've been in that ghost ship, there's nothin' me 'n' my friends ain't scared of, aye.

PKMY: Heh. *She smirked with growing morale, looking at Lance like he was an idiot.*

Lance: "So, where were we when we fought them-?"

Arcadia: I-I don't know- *She mumbled in fatigue, causing Ginger to step in front of her.*

Ginger: "As illogical as it is for her not to deliver detailed facts, she has been under a lot of strain-"

Lance: But, she didn't give us shit! Besides forewarn us about somethin' that's gonna get us paranoid-

Ginger: *She frowned and stepped forward, reaching towards her bandages.* You know of events that have yet to pass, your response is almost contemptuous of her assistance.

PKMY: Tssk, Lance, enough.

Lance: *He looked at PKMY annoyed and grunted in respect, turning around as if he didn't care.* Wateva.

PKMY: *She leant to one side, looking at Arcadia.* I hope to see you again.

Arcadia: ... *She nodded her head in response.* (I'm sure you all will do your best-) *She watched the party face each other in a triangular pattern.*

PKMY: (Since Neurons have already activated the stone, time to start adjusting the Astragons to-) *She closed her eyes, causing a purple glyph to form itself on the ground around the party.*

Lance: *He looked down, watching the glyph form its intricate patterns.* (It's not like I was bein' ungrateful, but seriously, we're goin' to be in a war and that's it? Such bullshit, aye.)

Holland: (This was a good village that served fantastic foods-) *He smirked in thought, ignoring the purple light which glowed underneath him.* (I'll definitely be coming back here sometime.)

Lance: *He sighed, focusing on the glyph's glow.* (I remember how sick I felt when I first went on these glyphys-) *He smirked at himself, recalling the first time he teleported.*

PKMY: (Holly, I'm not sure what foes Arcadia was talking about, but I'm getting this weird vibe.)

Holland: (Well, I'm a little nervous, but I'll make sure, I'll be by your side no matter whatever happens-)

PKMY: D-Don't give me that romantic crap. *She faced away from Holland and smiled, covering her blushing cheeks.*

Holland: (Amy..) *He stared at PKMY's back, smiling at her reaction.*

Lance: *He opened his mouth in shock, giving PKMY a feral look.* "Wut?! I didn't do anythin' this time!"

Holland: *He sighed and looked up, staring at the stars in thought.* (Even with what Amy and Arcadia said, I can tell something is wrong with the way the wind blows-)

*Holland closed his eyes, feeling the warm wind brush past him.*

Holland: (I can't understand how to describe it, Freya?)

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Freya: *She lay on the ground in darkness and looked up.* (I sense something from the continent too, it feels like there's going to be a lot of blood spilt.) *Her voice echoed in Holland's inner-self.*

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Holland: *He opened his eyes and stared at the glyph in a worried manner, watching the lines connect to each other.* (I was hoping the time for spilling blood would end soon-)

PKMY: Pfft! *She looked at Lance and frowned with a twitching eye.* "Not you-"

Lance: Wateva.

PKMY: *She formed a fist in a threatening manner.* Tssk, wateva your wateva.

Lance: "Wateva your watevs of ultimate watevs! So, wateva."

*Arcadia and Ginger gave the party a strange look, watching them disappear in a flash of purple light.*

Ginger: Ey, Arcadia.. That was, illogical? Please respond.

Arcadia: It was..

Ginger: Yohoho, then why did you put so much effort into those fools?

Arcadia: Because those fools are the ones to defeat the Consultant...

Ginger: E-Ey? *She looked shocked, staring at Arcadia with widening eyes.*

Arcadia: I foresaw it.

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*Alicia and Celest appeared on a large floating island, enveloped in a swirl of bright white light.*

Celest: *She quickly walked out of the fading light and looked down, watching a flock of doves fly above the clouds.* Thy-.. I wasn't expecting you.

Alicia: *She waved light out of her face, staring at Celest's back.* ...

Celest: What brings you here so early? *She spoke in a happy, chirpy tone, trying to hide her awkwardness.*

Alicia: *She had a vivid flashback of Celest revealing her relation to her.* I'm here for other reasons, but I want to talk about what you said to me last-

Celest: About- *She paused as a cold howl-like breeze blew past her.* -Me being your mother?

Alicia: Why did you say something like that? *She spoke with an emotionless face, as if she didn't have time to play games.*

Celest: *She sighed and awkwardly folded her arms as if she was cold.* I do not lie.

Alicia: *She looked down to the swaying grass and formed fists.* Then, explain yourself!

Celest: ... *She remained quiet, as she stood motionlessly.*

Alicia: Answer me!

Celest: I'm sorry- *She whispered, causing Alicia to shake her head in confusion.*

Alicia: What?

Celest: *She dropped to her knees, causing Alicia to step forward in shock.* I am sorry!

Alicia: If what you say is true-

Celest: "Aliciana, explain your healing abilities, explain your purpose, explain your pendant, explain that unshakable feeling of adventure."

Alicia: *She gasped and stepped back.* (No one knows about that horrible feeling. How I get restless, my urge to always wanting to explore the land-)

Celest: "I hated that it had to be our daughter." *She sighed, shaking her head in recollection.*

Alicia: Our?

Celest: ... *She paused and sighed again.* Your father.

Alicia: D- *Her eyes widened and she shook her head.* Dad?

Celest: He grew ill, but at least you got to meet him once.

Alicia: Ill? Ill of what? Where is he now?

Celest: He grew ill, as he lost his power of Radiatons.

Alicia: Where are they?

Celest: He gave them to The Philosopher's Heart.

Alicia: ... *She was unable to speak, slightly moving her mouth in confusion.*

Celest: There was growing doubt, filling the minds of people in Valhalla.

Alicia: What about?

Celest: The inability of the awakening.

Alicia: Awakening of what?

Celest: The Valkyrie.. So, my partner, your father, thought, if he gave his powers to the Valkyrie, it might manifest itself- *She whimpered, causing her to stop in mid-sentence.*

Alicia: (Father..) *She took a step forward.* W-Why did you give me away?

Celest: "Give you away?" *She turned around with a disgusted face, causing Alicia to nervously look away.*

Alicia: *She avoided eye contact, feeling uncomfortable.* Y-Yes.

Celest: "I did not give you away, you were essentially taken from me."

Alicia: What are you talking about?

Celest: You were chosen, you were one- *She paused and looked down to the grass, watching it sway with a frown.* The chosen one, selected for an upcoming major prophecy.

Alicia: Which one?

Celest: Sealing of the final glyph, to prevent the Consultant's plans.

Alicia: *She looked down, biting her bottom lip in failure.* The Consultant-

Celest: Is alive.

Alicia: *She looked up in shock.* How do you know?

Celest: *She paused in silence and felt another cool breeze brush past her, gently swaying her hair to one side.* The Wise will deal with it.

Alicia: *She paused, subconsciously running her finger along the pendant's chain.* Why did you say I was taken away?

Celest: My selfishness nearly cost me the respect of the entire city.

Alicia: W-Why?

Celest: Because I wanted to keep you, even knowing the destiny that was bestowed upon you.

Alicia: U-Umm-

Celest: "But, if I had to give you up, I wanted to protect you at the same time."

Alicia: I.. I don't know what to say. *She spoke under her breath in disbelief, as if she didn't believe what she was hearing.*

Celest: "The pendant, it was a special Rosterology item with the powers of myself and Fabion."

Alicia: Fabion?

Celest: Your father.

Alicia: *She looked down, holding the sun-shaped pendant in her hand.* ...

Celest: "I've watched you grow up, and I am really proud of you."

Alicia: *She grasped the pendant with both hands, slowly exhaling.* ...

Celest: Watching you from such a young age, made me miss you even more.. It was immeasurable.. *She grabbed a handful of grass in each hand, gritting her teeth with watering eyes.* I wished to hold you in my arms-

Alicia: C-Celest- *She stepped forward, staring at Celest with glazing eyes.*

Celest: "You may think anything of me- *She shuffled her body and faced Alicia, letting go of the grass in her hands.* But do not ever say, I gave you away willingly."

Alicia: *She squinted her eyes and formed fists.* I-

Celest: Fabion loved you too...

Alicia: I-... *She shook her head and ran up to Celest, suddenly bear tackling her.*

Celest: *She lay on her back with surprise, watching Alicia tightly wrap her arms around her.* Aliciana?

Alicia: Celest...

Celest: *She paused and smiled, embracing Alicia.* (Calling me mother now would seem uncomfortable, but this is-) *She closed her eyes and gently held the back of Alicia's head.*

Alicia: *She closed her eyes and silently embraced Celest, smiling in a safe-like manner.* (Celest...)

*A gust of wind filled with flower petals blew past Alicia and Celest, blowing their hair to one side.*

Alicia: *She opened her eyes and slowly stood up, helping Celest back onto her feet.* I-I would like to spend more time with you.

Celest: Ahem. *She sniffed and coughed, regaining her professional-like composure.*

Alicia: (Despite it feeling right, this is a lot to take in.) *She wiped under her eyes and looked at Celest, unsure what to say.*

Celest: Your original intentions? *She effectively changed the subject, brushing grass off her clothes.*

Alicia: *She nodded her head as if she forgot why she was there.* I-I need to give The Voice of On an answer.

Celest: *She nodded her head in understanding, as if she knew what Alicia had to do.* Let us go to The Imperial Glacial Castle and you may speak with the divine entity.

Alicia: It was the hardest choice I've ever had to make... *She whispered to herself, distracted in thought.*

Celest: Aliciana? *She looked interested and reached out, holding onto Alicia's hand.*

Alicia: Divine entity, what exactly is The Voice of On?

Celest: Some experts believe it's the Valkyrie's subconscious waiting for its next awakening.

Alicia: W-Wow.

Celest: While others believe, it's the scraps of power left behind by the Valkyrie.

Alicia: "Why scraps?"

Celest: "The Valkyrie's power is so vast, that the resonance of its power, is, The Voice of On."

Alicia: (The Valkyrie must be incredibly powerful-)

Celest: As we go, would you mind me asking what your decision was?

Alicia: *She wiped the dry tears off her face and thought of Pickles, causing her to smile.* "My decision, I chose to-"

*A piercing glass-like screech echoed throughout the air, causing Alicia and Celest to cup their ears in pain.*

Alicia: (What is this?!) *Visible sound waves blasted against her, violently blowing her hair and pendant back.*

Celest: (Something is wrong!-) MYSTIC SHIELD *A solid square-shaped shield built itself around them, causing the outside sounds to mute.*

Alicia: *She rubbed her ears in disorientation and sighed, lowering her arms in relief.* S-Sorry...?

Celest: *She clicked her fingers next to her ears and looked into the distance in shock.* "I have no idea what that was."

Alicia: *She spun around, scanning the sky for any enemies in the air.* "I don't see anything that could've made that sound."

Celest: *She closed her eyes and concentrated on the Radiatons outside the shield.* Whatever that sound was, it's gone now- *She clicked her fingers, causing the shield to shatter.*

Alicia: (Just in case-) *She raised her hands, bracing herself for the sound.* (The sound.. She's right, it's gone-)

Celest: That sound- *She glanced into the distance with interest and confusion.*

Alicia: *She lowered her arms, looking at Celest.* What about it? Do you know what it was?

Celest: No, but it's in the direction of The Imperial Glacial Castle-

Alicia: (Where I need to go to talk to PKMY-, I mean, The Voice of On-)

Celest: Come- *She touched Alicia's hand and held her fingertips.*

Alicia: Let's go. *She nodded her head once as if she was giving confirmation she was ready to go.*

Celest: *She looked to her side and smiled in a motherly manner.* Hmph-

*Alicia and Celest disappeared in a flash of bright white light, causing the grass to swirl in a circular motion.*

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*Lorilei and members of The Wise stared into the distance with terrified facial expressions.*

Locki: *He sat on his knees hunched forward, shaking his head in disbelief.* Thy have not felt such humiliation, despair-

*Alicia and Celest appeared in a swirl of bright white light, causing Locki to pause.*

Celest: *She stepped forward in an urgent manner, failing to notice the surrounding devastation.* Locki, something happened-

Cassidy: *He dived up above the floating island and swirled down, landing on the grass next to Locki.* (The destruction was worse than I thought-)

The Wise: *He impatiently stared at Cassidy and stepped forward.* Report!

Cassidy: *He bowed to one knee, placing his right hand on the ground.* "The structure was completely destroyed-"

*Cassidy's words caused several gasps of disbelief and sadness, catching Celest's attention.*

Celest: *She looked at Cassidy, shaking her head in confusion.* What was destroyed-?

Cassidy: There were two casualties, and.. *He paused, trying to talk with a clear throat.*

Celest: "What is going on?"

Alicia: ... *She stood closer to Celest, noticing the party's depressed faces.* (We weren't gone for long, what happened?)

Locki: *He sniffed and continued to shake his head.* (A failure-)

Cassidy: There were also two fatalities.

Lorilei: Oh my!- *She looked at Cassidy, covering her mouth in shock.*

The Wise: *A tall hooded man looked down, whispering under his breath.* Pray to the Radiatons on a safe journey to The Astral Plains.

Celest: "Fatalities? What has happened?!"

Cassidy: There was also another thing.

The Wise: *A man stamped his foot in frustration as if he didn't want to hear more bad news.* Explain!

Cassidy: Thy glided throughout the entire castle to search for casualties and-

The Wise: Get to it.

Cassidy: A glass cabinet holding a powerful item was missing.

The Wise: "Missing?"

Celest: "Thy demand to know what has hap-" *She looked around in frustration and suddenly noticed the missing island.* (Huh?)

*Celest's awkward pause caught Alicia's attention.*

Alicia: (Celest-?) *She looked confused, watching Celest twitch in a shocked manner.*

Celest: W-W-W-? *She stuttered, facing the vacant space with widening eyes.*

Locki: The sound thou might have heard, was the destruction of The Imperial Glacial Castle.

Alicia: (Destruction?) *She had flashbacks of its integral structure, causing her to shake her head in disbelief.* From what I gathered, the castle was near impenetrable-

The Wise: *A small woman figure in robes stepped forward.* "To those who are not of Sacred Knight status, please leave." *Her voice caused several men with radiant wings to fly off the island.*

Locki: (Celest?)

Celest: *She looked at Locki, before focusing her attention on the woman in robes.* (I understand-) Aliciana.

Alicia: Yes? *She nervously whispered to Celest, as if she didn't want to draw unwanted attention.*

Celest: *She ignored Alicia, giving the woman in robes all her attention.* Thy will be back shortly.

The Wise: *She nodded her head, watching Alicia and Celest disappear in a flash of white light.* Do not be too long!

Celest: Of course. *She spoke with an echoing voice.*

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Ridley: *He reached behind his back and pulled his arm forward, causing sparks to scatter around his hand.* With this-

*Several villagers walked past Ridley and towards the entrance of Surpreon, listening to white pebbles crunch under their feet.*

Villager: Battling Oxident isn't due for another- *Their voices muffled, as they entered Surpreon, causing the walls to ripple like water around them.*

Ridley: *He smiled and rubbed a small stone with hieroglyphs on it.* My last Fiftydeduction.

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*Alicia and Celest appeared on The Divine Path, as bundles of light disappeared around them.*

Alicia: Huh? *She noticed the glow of the path.* What are we doing? I haven't given my answer-

Celest: *She sighed, hiding her sadness.* Where exactly do you need to be to give The Voice of On your answer?

Alicia: The ice castle- *She stopped in mid-sentence, realising what the problem was.*

Celest: "Something like this has never happened in my lifetime. Thy need to go back and assist whatever is needed of me."

Alicia: *She sighed in disappointment and understanding.* Yes.

Celest: (She holds a lot of weight on her shoulders-) For now, go back and help your friends.

Alicia: