Choice Reward

[Subordinates Of Rul Didactic 083 Is Detected As Royal Shadow Guards]

[Do You Accept These Changes]

"Yes." She said as the white dots turned green, indication of allies.

[Phoenix Up]

Falling hard to the ground right next to Rul Didactic startled him as he was barely lifted off of the ground as the healing shock wave occurred and healed the Royal Shadow Guards, which startled them.

As the dust settles and once Rul Didactic saw Razimaru in her glowing warlock armor, he became a different person which made the wraith cloaked people baffled at their Leader who has never smiled or laughed.

"Guild Leader?" He asked.

(?∆?)

"Possibly? Do I know you?" She replied as she looked at his muscular gray body close up and realized he was huge compared to her.

He knelt down on one knee with a hand on his chest to become eye level with her, "It's me, 'Arsnic 447', I co oped with you on '

'Nelphime Origin', ran from the beginning of 'Halo Reach' to the end of 'Halo Guardian' and 'Destined Zero to Two' Series!" He said with a smile, "Cayed - 6 Was a badass! Until he died... But even then he was still a badass! We duo'ed the Campaign of those games and you carried us while I was your shield and sniper!"

Snapping her fingers, "Ah! You're my Ride Or Die partner!" Razimaru said excitedly, "Though... I don't remember this type of charter?"

With a tilt of her head as she looks him up and down and walks around him like anyone would do when their friend don's on a new outfit or 'skin'. He stayed still and laughed a hearty laugh.

"Of Course Not! Hahahaha!" He stops her inspection of his backside while smiling, holding his arms out, "This is a [Combination] of two or more characters!"

He does a quick joyous pivot ballerina spin which confuses the Wraith Cloaked beings who followed him to the max.

"Pfft!" Razimaru started to shake in laughter, "I thought I'd never see another person I could relate to!"

Bringing her up into a bear hug, "Welp! Now you got your Shield and Sniper back with reinforcements!"

"Glad to have you back, you loaf!"

Rul Didactic kinda but not really whispers, "Do you by chance have any weapons I could have?"

Placing her down he gave puppy dog eyes and baffled his team into shock except for one who never moved except when Razimaru replied when he turned to look.

Facepalming her helmet so hard it echoed, "Did you already run out of ammunition?"

(*-.-*)

"Yes." He sounded sad while poking each forefinger together in defense, "On the bright side I have a lot of meat and stuff and stuff I crafted that are useful!" He replied pitifully like a puppy.

"Sigh!" Bringing her arm chest level, did her screen pop up, which caught everyone's attention, "I may or may not even have some armor that may fit you... They're Titan Armor from 'Destined'."

His head perked up, "That works cuz my Day setting is mixed with a Titan!"

"You should follow me," Razimaru said as she looked towards the way she came, "Looks like my group is done gathering and heading back and none of them know I left!"

Nodding did he follow her with his team in a semicircle beside and behind them.

He finally found another person! One who he knows very well! He's not going to lose her again!

"So... Anyone suspicious I should keep an eye on?" He asked as he kept close behind her.

"The Sanguan 'Darien'!" She said as she started to climb in the air with [Hover Step], "He has a 'King System' and already has a name while the others don't!"

"Nice Skill!"

"It's a mix! Up here around the other end of this Tree!" She said as she [Dash] higher and around a larger Tree.

Rul Didactic didn't let her get too far even though he was beneath her as they picked up speed and started to climb very nimbly and silently.

Making it to the entrance, she saw that the two Leaders were already back and looking for her.

"See! I Told You She Was Fine!" The Hooded Leader said as he pointed in her direction.

"Where Were You?!" Darien asked in a harsh tone.

In a deep pissed off veteran soldier tone Rul Didactic replied as he came down from above without hiding his bloodlust, "She was meeting me!"

Landing just behind Razimaru and standing up towering taller than the two, as 15 equally tall unknown figures crawled in from every possible angle of the entrance at once.

Fear stuck Darien hard as many things flashed through his mind.

'Shit that ruins my plans!'

The Hooded Leader knelt on one knee with one hand over his chest and asked, "Light! Have you thought of a name for me and my men?" Ignoring the piercing gaze he kept his composer as multiple heads poked down from above to look.

"You have some interesting pets! Little one, Where would you like us to rest?" Rul Didactic asked as he moved to her side.

Darien flinched, hoping that this new group wouldn't go downward.

"Straight to the back!" She replied pointing, "That's where I sleep."

Scoffing, he moved with heavy footsteps that made Darien move out of his way. The Hooded Leader just kept his eyes lowered as he was reading a notification that popped up.

[Royal Guard General 'Rul Didactic' Approval Detected]

[Generating Possibilities]

[Pick Two Skills From Below]

[Assassin's Strike: One Hit One Kill! As Long As You're Out Of Their Sight! Does Not Work On Your Master!]

[Master's Shadow: Teleportation To & From Or Travel Inside Your Master's Shadow Without Detection! No Matter Where They're At!]

[Truthful Sight: See The True Forms Of Others Or Items & Their Status!]

[Healing Aura: Constantly Released Aura That Heals Allies. Does Damage To Enemies!]

[Resources Radar: Locate Any Useful Resources With Ease In Any Environment Within A 30 Mile Radius!]

[Ground Dome: Any Ground Beneath Your Feet Will Rise Up As a Protective Impenetrable Dome]

[Healing Shield: Sumon An Unbreakable Shield Over A Single Target Or Group As It Heals & Regenerates! Must Touch Target Or Targets Touching Each Other To Initiate Shield! Will Burn Enemies!]

[Animal Tamer: If It Mates It Is As Animal! Any Animal Is Tameable By Any & All Forms Of Submission!]

[Item Creation: Use Anything Of Similar Mass To Make Anything! Knowledge Of Items Increases Durability & Usages!]

Unknown of which to choose, the Hooded Leader's hood kept flexing in distress as he tried to figure a way to bring it up without the others to know.

Noticing the tension as soon as she landed, Razimaru just stayed still and assessed the situation as she trusted Rul Didactic.

Something seemed to be on that one's mind...

"Solomon! Follow me, I need to check something!" Razimaru said as she stepped on the air upwards.

Briefly baffled, did Solomon's Hood fully extend as he easily followed her quickly and excitedly.

No one saw someone missing from the new group that arrived as Darien was trying to think of something before this new person got access to his system as multiple [Warning]s kept popping up.

"So!" Rul Didactic asked in an accusing tone, "You're Darien?"

Sitting cross legged and one hand propping up his chin while the other was on his knee, he stared at this being who was too perfectly halved between the two species he knew the most.

It was too Odd to be possible!

"Y-yes... Who Are you?" He replied as he tried to inch his way to one of the holes in the floor as slowly as possible.

"I'm her Bodyguard from 'Before' this place!" He said with emphasis which apparently caught his attention.

"Before? How did you two end up here?" Darien asked to stall for time as he tried to see the title above the taller person.

Seeing his eyes frantically look atop his head did Rul Didactic realize that she did have a reason to suspect this person.

"What are you hoping to find?"

"A [Hint] on how to... N-none of your business!" Darien was taken aback that he almost freely told a secret.

"Mhmm... If you're so worried about your people then I suggest you go check on them." Rul Didactic said with a teasing threatening tone as he waved his hand downwards and laid down on his side with a smirk.

Not wanting to stay near this guy any longer Darien bolted down the hole as fast as he could.

"He's up to something! ... What's that?" He asked out loud to no one as he saw a dragon creep stealthy down the same hole Darien left in, "Interesting!"

Meanwhile Razimaru kept going higher and higher with Solomon on her heels confused about where they were going.

Nine floors later she stopped and sat down.

"What did you want to ask?" She said behind her as she had a bad feeling start to creep up on her that something would happen from below.

"There is a reward that requires me to pick two... what should I pick?"

Solomon asked as he got close but not too close to her back.

"How many are useful?"

"Seven out of Nine are useful, the others are useful for later events though."

"Why did you need my help to pick?"

"So I may be able to better serve you!" He bowed with a hand over his chest and the other behind his back.

Having to think of something while distracted by what Shadurel had detected earlier made her head hurt.

"Pick something that benefits you and is useful! Since you are the Leader to your kind there may be an option... if you pick wisely... that the same options will be given to your men."

He nodded then went through the options again as he thought what would be the correct choices.

Since she got him busy, her focus went into the distorted feeling from the Tree as it kept making ripples from top to bottom.

A red screen flashed and sounded in everyone's faces and woke up the sleeping Croatoans.

{Subordinates Species, Sanguans, Not Detected}

{Warning! Unknown Hostility Detected In The Base}

Rul Didactic opened his eyes slightly as he watched the floor, with a wave of his hand 14 beings spread out along both sides of the walls to the entrance and became almost invisible.

Solomon saw the warning and quickly picked [Master's Shadow] & [Healing Shield] & like she had said it said an option to give the others a chance to pick as well.

As the options appeared before the groups, the appointed leaders made a quick plan on who should pick what within their group.

A Wraith Cloaked being lurked behind Razimaru and Solomon when the warning sounded.

Once it saw the Hostile in the Base did it move closer to her to where it was right beside her without either of them noticing.

Razimaru was in trance with the ripples that she started to walk without hearing Solomon's voice.

The Wraith Cloaked being, noticed that something was off and contacted his boss below.

Not even a minute later did he come crashing through the floor with the Croatoans and wraith cloaked others just in time to see Razimaru open an arched passageway in the middle of a protruding leafed thick branch that was just an indicator that it was the top of the Tree.

Solomon had grabbed a hold of Razimaru's arm and was trying to keep her from going in by the time Rul Didactic came up to see the situation.

"GUILD MASTER!" Rul Didactic shouted at the top of his lungs which caused multiple shockwaves, like it was used with a skill.

Razimaru was visibly shaken, but still had no response.

He grabbed her waist and lifted her up against himself as his hand had forcefully crushed where her Warlock visor met the helmet.

Excessive damage caused the helmet to be retracted back into her inventory as it regenerated.

Her face was pale white with rosy red lips and her eyes were blue, like gems, but extremely unfocused as her black hair fell roughly to the middle of her back.

Placing a giant hand on one side of her face did it encompass the whole side of her head.

Feeling a faint erratic pulse from below her chin, he deduced she was still alive,

"Not again! Guild Master!" He spoke softly and angrily as if he had lost her once before as he cradled her protectively.

[Sight Transmission Activated]

He blinked as he could now see what she saw or is currently seeing, and what he saw had made him even madder.

[Return To The Light! Lost Little Light You Must Rebuke Your Past And Become An Admin Of This Dimensional Prison! Return Home]

["DENIED ACCESS!"] Rul Didactic shouted in a deep mechanical tone of voice that was not his yet it was angry.

[Accessing…]

[Override Detected]

[Overriding Override In Progress…]

[Passphrase Wanted]

["I. Am. Here!"] Rul Didactic replied mechanically through grunted teeth as he gripped Razimarus limp body with both hands closer to his.

[Password Processing…]

[Overriding The Overriding Override In Progress]

[DENIED ACCESS Granted]

[Now Backtracking Access Attempt Of The Brainwashing Override Code]

[Channel Detected! Other Party Wishes To Converse!?]

[Accept System Chat Channel?]

["Yes! Backhack Them And Destroy Their Access While They Are Chatting!"]

[Acknowledge! Linking Chatroom…]

A young male voice, in its teen's, came through and echoed through the entire floor.

["Who dares to intervene with the Gods?"]

[The High Admin Proxy! Who Dares To Mess With My Mate?!"] Rul Didactic growled mechanically pissed off.

["Don't bullshitaky me! There Are No Admin Proxies In This Sector Of The Prisons!"]

["SCAN AGAIN YOUNIN!"] Rul Didactic ordered which caused the other side system to register his voice and automatically rescan without manual input.

["What did you do!"] The young boy seemed scared as he tried to override the scanning process.

[ADMIN PROXY DETECTED WITHIN RANGE. ACCESS IS GIVEN TO PROXY.]

["What!? No!"]

[Access Restrictions Placed. User 'Guard Monitor 562' Access Denied. Supervisor Is Notified Of Offense. Lock Down Implied Until Supervisor Arrives.]

["What Did I Do?!"] The young boy seemed panicked.

[Attempt To Interrupt An Admin Proxies Mission And Attempt To Steal A Lost Light]

[Offense: High Danger. All Access Restricted And All Oversights Are Given To other Guard Users Until Otherwise Noticed]

Thud

It sounded as if someone had dropped to the floor in disbelief.

["I'm sorry!"] The young boy cried as he found a corner away from the locked door.

["Disconnect Chat! Open A Portal To Elsewhere!"] Rul Didactic mechanically replied as the unfocused light in her eyes slowly returned.

"Welcome back Guild Master!" His voice returned to his normal deep soothing voice as he softly spoke, while nuzzling her head with his as he breathed a sigh of relief into her thick black hair.

The bright portal in front of them turned dark as purple swirls began to spin.

"W-wh-t h-ned?" Razimaru asked but her voice and body didn't want to work.

Rul Didactic stroked her head softly with tears threatening to drop from his eyes,

"Nothing your Shield couldn't handle!"

He smirked down at her as he stood up and started to walk through the darkened portal with the others quickly following behind him.

As the last Croatoans was followed by the last Wraith like being did Darien burst through the floor with new reversed tattered wings, irregular elongated claws, a muzzle with sharpened teeth, and crawled on all fours like an animal.

[Prisoner 9,382 Detected]

[Shutting Portal]

Darien rushed the portal… but hit the wall of the Tree instead as the portal no longer existed.