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not long after their last expedition, they follow through on their promise and return to ultra desert with renewed energy and enthusiasm, or at least from cian's end.[break][break]

"do you guys smell that?"[break][break]

he takes a good, long, and hard sniff of the warm ultra desert air.[break][break]

"smells ultra."[break][break]

giving them a thumbs-up, he points north.[break][break]

"let's keep exploring!"[break][break]

33 encounter glyphic instructions that pertain to a ritual (method up to your discretion) that reverses a curse/summons the violent spirit of an INCARNATE FORME LANDORUS that has been displaced here.[break][break]

36 discover an GROUNDIUM Z-CRYSTAL in the wake of a particularly powerful sandstorm. the crystal will become that becomes permanently defunct after some time.[break][break]

37 encounter swirling winds of sand that you can ride as if swimming in a current to get to destinations.[break][break]

38 encounter invisible walls, labyrinths, ruins, paths or bridges that require careful navigation lest you fall, end up in a trap, or in a dead end.[break][break]

39 discover a large desert gate. by it, a large monument that looks similar to that of a SHINX. it is seemingly sentient. it will ask you riddle to allow you safe passage through it. an example of one of the riddles it may ask is "THE MORE THERE IS OF ME, THE LESS YOU SEE. WHAT AM I?". should you answer a riddle correctly, it will allow your party safe passage. should you answer the riddle incorrectly, it will attempt to kill and/or eat you.

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"Smells like sand."

It was one part blunt honesty, another part a joke. Something did smell different compared to the desert they had in Hoenn, but it was subtle - and Hideo didn't want to sniff long enough to get sand up his nose.

Uxie mimicked CIAN MAHER 's motion, also pointing north. As if on cue, sand began to swirl in that direction. It wasn't a sandstorm - if anything, it'd appeared like a stream of sand, following the wind.

"...is Uxie right about there being a stream of sand ahead of us?"

37 encounter swirling winds of sand that you can ride as if swimming in a current to get to destinations.

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Eva can’t help but giggle at Cian’s silly joke. She’s not sure what Ultra smells like or sand so she can’t agree with either of them, “Just smells hot to me,” she sighs, mentally preparing herself for another adventure through the arid terrain.

She follows them North, and eventually they run into their first strange encounter. Eva’s head tilts ever so slightly as she tries to make sense of it, “Yeah it looks kind like… a current? Like in that movie with the little Luvdisc and Feebas that go on an adventure to find the Feebas’s son and they ride the current with all the Tirtouga,” she looks between Cian and Hideo to gauge their reaction, “No? No one?”

Anyway, she rushes forward and dives right in, disappearing for a moment before surfacing and spitting sand out of her mouth as it whisks her way to their next destination.

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as Eva Morales tries to make sense of it, she further confuses him, leaving him stranded (literally) in the desert.[break][break]

"think that might have been before our time."[break][break]

he has the nerve to make that joke despite them being only a few years apart.[break][break]

before he can bring up all the reasons not to jump right into the sand, she goes and does it anyway, and he can do no more than put his hands on his waist and sigh.[break][break]

"she's kinda crazy, can't lie. but let's go, hideo! can't fall behind."[break][break]

sticking by Hideo Kino's side, cian makes sure they both jump into the stream as well before being carried away.]

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Hideo shrugged. "Nah, don't get it either. I don't really watch that many movies."

Still, the analogy was easy enough to get - that it really was a current of sand flowing through the air. And he could feel Uxie physically pushing him to go ride it.

An urging that only got stronger when Eva Morales was the first one on it. "Alright, alright," Hideo said, CIAN MAHER 's urgings joining in Uxie's, "We'll take a ride. Just hope this ain't like actual swimming."

One jump in the swirling sand, and off they went, carried across the wind - like a Feebas and a Luvdisc looking for the Feebas's son. Hideo futilely tried to keep some semblance of balance, while Uxie clung to his sweater.

Eventually, the stream would weaken, and the group would descend onto what seemed like a random patch of sand - until they landed on something decidedly solid, like some kind of stone structure.

One that was completely invisible.

Though Hideo didn't know that.

"We just land on another tomb like before?" he asked, trying to shake loose sand out of every nook and cranny it found its way into on his body.

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Eva seems quite comfortable lounging in the sand current as it carries them to parts unknown. She’s the first to arrive, finding sure footing on a seemingly invisible solid surface. She pounds her boots against the platform to ensure its stability and to knock off the excess sand from her laces. The sound echoed off something which she found odd because there was nothing. Cian and Hideo would find her dusting off the sand clinging to her top and scarf.

“That was kinda fun, huh?” she spat out some sand that clung to her lips, “Except for the sand part…” it got everywhere.

The professor looked around and began walking in no particular direction, “I don’t know, it doesn’t seem like a to-”

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“Ah!”

She runs right into . . . something. She blinks wildly, clearing her eyes of the budding tears of surprise. The stunned professor takes a wobbly step back. Her hands find her face and gently rub her tender nose before reaching out like she was in a dark room looking for a light switch, “Careful guys there’s, uh,” her hand finds the invisible wall and she smacks it a couple times to hear the echo resonate across the chamber, “You can’t see these walls.”

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as the group find themselves interrupted by invisible walls and barriers, cian knocks into one, too, but his gaze travels down, caught by something in particular.[break][break]

"hey! i see something down below, i'll check it out real quick."[break][break]

without waiting for them, he descends, swimming in the air before finding ground. his feet sink into the sand as he runs his hands over stone, feeling familiar carvings before voicing the incantations.[break][break]

as it had done so previously, an INCARNATE FORME LANDORUS materializes, but cian is ready this time.[break][break]

"now, hopps!"[break][break]

the fire-type's FLAME CHARGE crashes into the spirit.[break][break]

"landorus! we're trying to help you! we'll bring your spirit back with us!"

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Arceus, there was so much sand everywhere. As much as he enjoyed the free ride, he did not plan on riding one of those again.

"Wait, it's really invisible?" Hideo asked. "Well dang, guess that gives me the advantage." Which, granted, wasn't much; he was still just as unaware of this place's layout as everyone else.

But he was better at traversing unknown spaces, so points for him!

He reached out, looking for a wall to work off of. What his hand found was something oddly-shaped, oddly smooth - almost like it was some kind of chiseled foot…

"This some kind of stat-"

"IF YOU WISH TO PASS, ANSWER THIS RIDDLE, LITTLE ONE!"

Hideo jumped back from the voice suddenly booming above him. "Holy shit!" he shouted. The giant Shinx statue revealed itself, visible to all, its head staring straight at the boy.

"THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER, BUT I DID NOT ASK THE QUESTION YET. AND BECAUSE YOU ARE LITTLE, I WILL GIVE YOU A FREEBIE, BUT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES SHOULD YOU ANSWER INCORRECTLY AGAIN. NOW, ANSWER THIS RIDDLE, LITTLE ONE!"

Hideo wanted to complain about it calling him "Little One", but he'd stay quiet for now.

"THE MORE THERE IS OF ME, THE LESS YOU SEE. WHAT AM I?"

"Darkness." Hideo didn't hesitate a second with his answer, speaking it the moment the statue was done.

"WOW YOU GOT THAT ONE FAST...I MEAN, YOU ARE CORRECT, LITTLE ONE. YOU AND YOUR LITTLER COMPANION ARE FREE TO PASS."

"Yeah, in a second. Gotta help my friend there deal with Landorus."

39 discover a large desert gate. by it, a large monument that looks similar to that of a SHINX. it is seemingly sentient. it will ask you riddle to allow you safe passage through it. an example of one of the riddles it may ask is "THE MORE THERE IS OF ME, THE LESS YOU SEE. WHAT AM I?". should you answer a riddle correctly, it will allow your party safe passage. should you answer the riddle incorrectly, it will attempt to kill and/or eat you.

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While others wander around the confines of the invisible structure, Eva scrunches her nose and rubs if vigorously, trying to wish away the dull throb that resonate through her head and to her temples. She really took a good smack to the face. Luckily, she didn’t feel any blood pool on her hand.

While Hideo solved riddles, Cian woke another Landrous.

Really, they never learned. Which is fine. Where’s the fun in that?!

“Help him out, buddy!” She tossed a pokeball in the air down towards Cian. A black smoke crept across the sand until it materialized into a MEGA GENGAR. It’s SHADOW TAG snaked across the field, invisible tendrils trying to tie the Landrous to their plane of existence.

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"wait a minute…"[break][break]

he raises an eyebrow at the suddenn appearance of the MEGA GENGAR and its SHADOW TAG. is eva trying to sabotage the champion-ranked vct champion from bringing landorus back with them?[break][break]

his confusion is pushed aside as he has to focus on containing the landorus. it grows more agitated, violent as it lashes out in retaliation.[break][break]

"we'll beat you. just watch."[break][break]

he's nothing if not determined.

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POSTED ON May 4, 2024 14:57:05 GMT

Hideo rushed over to CIAN MAHER and Eva Morales , Uxie Levitating right next to him. That Landorus already proved a tough fight last time they were here - they had to get on it as soon as possible.

So while Eva had her Mega Gengar focus on tying down the Landorus, Uxie would focus more on doing some damage: it fired forth a beam of Mystical Power at the Landorus, striking the Pokemon square-on.

Though a single attack was far from enough to take it down - locked down it may be, it was still more than capable of fighting back.

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Double cross the champion-ranked VCT champ and friend?! Never in a million years! Eva just wanted to make sure the Landorus’ spirit couldn’t run away before CIAN MAHER had the chance to talk it down and accomplish whatever it was he was trying to do. Was that the wrong move? Oh well, there’s a reason she’s not a champion-ranked VCT champion and got last place.

Eva eventually joins Cian and stands just behind him, peering around his shoulder at the angry Landorus. She flashes Hideo Kino and Uxie a smile when they float up next to them. The MYSTICAL POWER slams into the spirit with more punch than Eva expected from the little lake guardian. She smiles in approval, but doesn’t command the Mega Gengar to do anything quite yet. She’d let the boys handle this.

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eventually, the spirit of landorus fades away, leaving them all on their own in this lonesome desert.[break][break]

"well, was worth a shot."[break][break]

he breathes out a sigh before giving his raboot a pat on its head. its ears flop to the side in acceptance.[break][break]

"thanks for the help, my friends. i'm sure we'll get them next time."[break][break]

turning to look at the two, he asks,[break][break]

"are we all ready?"

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