"What issue is with the report, anyways?" Jade inquired, seeking clarity on the confusion that seemed to surround their upcoming mission.
Rosa, seizing the opportunity to elucidate, grabbed Jade by the arm and guided her to the table. There, she presented a folder, its contents printed on grey paper that seemed to absorb the light around it. The papers listed the details of the event they were to investigate, laid out in a manner that suggested both order and mystery.
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Code: Green
Expand Zone: 32 feet
Threat level: Low
Recommended team: Red
Portal Size: 500ft
Success Rate: 8%
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As Jade struggled to come to terms with her recent experience, she witnessed Oscar and Rosa materialize, seemingly floating a couple of inches above the ground before landing effortlessly. Rosa's cheerful demeanor contrasted sharply with Jade's disorientation, her smile bright as she exclaimed, "See, I told you it was teleportation."
Jade, still reeling from the ordeal, could only shake her head in disbelief. "Every second since I woke up, things just make less and less sense," she muttered, trying to anchor herself in the rapidly unfolding reality.
Oscar, ever pragmatic, steered the conversation towards their immediate objective. "Well, regardless, let's go ahead and set up to make this quick," he stated, cutting through the confusion with a focus on the task at hand.
Jade, still a step behind, sought clarification. "What do you mean? Oh, the barrier to stop outside interference, right?"
With a nod, Oscar confirmed her guess, his demeanor betraying little emotion. He then drew his sword, which ignited into an orange flame, a sight that was both mesmerizing and intimidating. With a decisive motion, he plunged the flaming sword into the ground.
Jade's curiosity about the operational mechanics of the barrier system, given her previous experience with Master Ash, highlighted a gap in her understanding. "So how does this whole barrier thing even work? The last time I went out with Master Ash, the barrier was set up from people from the outside, I thought."
Oscar's response, though grumbled, shed light on the critical aspects of their defense mechanisms. "So many questions," he remarked, a hint of frustration in his tone, suggesting that the intricacies of their operations were expected knowledge. "Honestly, they should have taught you all of this before throwing you to the wolves."
He then explained, "The barrier is constructed by an outside force, the same one that redirects the portals as they get detected. We simply enhance the barriers with a bit of our energy to be strengthened, and they can only fall if something happens to us."
As Oscar finished his explanation, the theoretical became tangible. Clear walls began to materialize around the perimeter of the taped-off area, effectively sealing them inside. The sky above, once open, was now covered, completing their isolation from the outside world. At the center of the construction zone, sparks of lightning started to converge
Oscar pulling a pocket watch out as he stated "About five minutes until it should start, I will start off with the usual blitz if that's okay with you Rosa?"
Fine by me to be honest, it's always fun watching you swing that sword around like you're some Samurai" Giving a light chuckle as he stated "Well, I will be the best swordsmen one day as he removed his sword from the ground as it trailed with bits of fire on it's steel edge.