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POSTED ON Oct 21, 2018 8:14:13 GMT
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he knows her answer before she says it and yet it still garners a smile as a response.

"just one." 

he repeats it for her sake as an attempt to rid of her her concerns, though it's unlikely, given how guilty she is. even though he dropped his brief interrogation, his trust is still not given. she doesn't earn it that easily.

the bar's simple. it looks exactly like any other bar and it doesn't take them long to find themselves sat by the counter and not long after that, with liquor in their hands.

shot.

refill.

he leads.

"i apologize about earlier. can never be too safe as gym leader." the taste of whisky burns in his mouth, numbs it, but it's a feeling he relishes. "i didn't catch your name." 

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POSTED ON Oct 20, 2018 20:42:40 GMT
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"guess you gotta play catch-up."

his fingers are redirected into a hold on the ground, fingers interlocking as a compromise. he doesn't mind it; the physical touch is nice. he finds himself upright with the bottle of liquor even before she slides her glass over. clumsy movements aside, their empty glasses are soon refilled. 

shot.

the liquor rejuvenates him; he shakes his head slightly as if to wake himself. he wants to be in the moment, with her, in the gym under the beautiful, vast stars, but his body is failing him. the sleepiness continues to be combated as he pours himself another drink, and also hers.

"i remember you now." 

his words cut through the air, interjecting whatever she might have to say. he looks at her and lets silence fill the air as his eyes undress her. after what feels like forever, he breaks into a smile. "gym leader, right? we were supposed to go on that mission tonight." 

he nods to himself as if he should be proud of remembering. he raises his glass. "you know we're going to get fucked tomorrow, yeah?" not like he cares.

shot.


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POSTED ON Oct 20, 2018 18:21:53 GMT
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there's nothing to disturb the tranquility of the soot-filled air; specks continue to fall as time passes, floating ever so gracefully down before landing atop the earth, coating it layer upon layer where it rests, undisturbed until someone decides otherwise.

soot from the volcano falls slowly. the polar opposite comes from a CRUSH CLAW, swift and precise in nature, that slashes away at the rocky sides of the mountain. armaldo shakes with exhaustion and yet he doesn't give in. a voice compels him not to.

"again." 

CRUSH CLAW. again. CRUSH CLAW. and again.

armaldo is the weakest of the bunch but the fossil has potential, all he needs is a little guidance. and trust.

the final CRUSH CLAW comes crashing down, causing parts of the wall to crumble. the volcano's too thick that worry doesn't even need to be cast. armaldo slumps over, breathing heavily as he attempts to catch his breath.

"good job, but there's room for improvement." he steps forward and approaches the fossil. "drop your shoulder and push the other one forward when you swing. it helps with the momentum." before much else can be said, the grass ruffles and calls for his attention.

how cliche.

turning, his eyes slightly narrow at the woman. "have you been watching long, darling?" taking a step back, he turns to face her but doesn't approach. "do you like what you see?"



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POSTED ON Oct 20, 2018 13:08:41 GMT
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the touch of her arm does not go unnoticed: for moments he wonders if he had been too rough, too brash in his actions. he knows he wasn't because despite the drunkard he so often portrays, control is something he has a tight hold over. he rarely lets it loose. but even if he was, guilt won't fill him because he knows he has to be. the alternative could prove to be fatal.

make no mistakes.

her confusion is justified but he doesn't address it, doing so would acknowledge that there's something to be confused about. instead, he plays it coy—"hmm?" he dismisses it with a smile and a gesture with his hand.

"come on, darling—just one drink. it's around the corner."

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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2018 12:01:10 GMT
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the scale fucking freezes.

there's no point describing the battle because it doesn't matter, not when the whole vicinity is encapsulated by a sudden SHEER COLD. the sole survivors that narrowly avoid being frozen in ice are the abomasnow and its trainer, though as the temperature continues to drop it's unclear how long either of them will last.

thawing free is one thing. surviving the cold is another.

the feeling is indescribable. numb doesn't do it enough justice because in truth, he feels nothing. it's as if time stopped for him in that moment and while he's on the edge of the ice sculpture, it does little in the grand scheme of things because he can't react. he can't thaw himself free. there's nothing he can do but to be at the mercy of his opponent's reckoning.

the bell tolls for his past crimes and finally, after all these years, someone has come to collect.

for moments, everything is silent.

the battle looks to be over.

but, complacency is a bitch.

there's no sound, no sight or any indication of what's to come. the bell might toll but it's not only for nikolai. there are more than one evil in the cavern below, and the law of the universe states that light cannot exist without darkness. the same can be said about darkness: it cannot exist without light. there needs to be a balance.

balance comes in the form of a silent ROCK SLIDE.

rocks fall simultaneously, raining down from the heavens with no indication, no signal of what's to come. at least not until it's too late. the first barrage of ROCK SLIDE falls atop the unfrozen abomasnow, crushing it like a bug. the second set falls a mere second later, looking to topple over and crush the trainer that stands there so confident, so cocky.

but it's not enough. darkness has yet to be fully challenged.

the ROCK SLIDES, while intending to kill, also serve as a distraction, a cover for what's truly behind it, hidden from sight:

an aerodactyl.

the dinosaur's IRON HEAD ignores the outcome of the ROCK SLIDES and targets only one man, regardless of what he might do. AGILITY and HEAT WAVE counteract the slowness the cold inflicts. ROCK HEAD further aids his IRON HEAD. nothing can stop him. his wings are tucked into his body and they only spread again at the very last second, mere feet away from the ground. his IRON HEAD will finish off what the ROCK SLIDE can't:

maiming the enemy.

wings spread in an instant and a loud roar shrieks across the battlefield, echoing with violent ring as aerodactyl soars across the low ground. the outcome of his onslaught doesn't matter, not now, so he doesn't even spare a glance back to look. instead, he allows the entirety of his body to heat up: molecules shift and bounce, faster and stronger, until steam starts to rise off his bare skin.

by the time aerodactyl lands, his body's counteracted the cold that's present in the cavern. he shakes his body, flaps his wings, as if preparing himself for a task that requires too much of him but he knows it's something he has to do. standing close to nikolai, he allows his body to ignite in flames.

HEAT WAVE spawns.

sizzling in nature, the piercing hot heat travels across the cold and slowly melts away at the ice that cocoons his trainer. with nothing to stop aerodactyl, the heat starts melting away, bit by bit, ever so slowly but it's reaching nikolai, and freeing him is the only thing that matters, even if aerodactyl has to give his life for it.

the bell tolls but nikolai has nothing left to give. the same can't be said about fernando.




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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2018 7:21:16 GMT
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"i'm not sure, why would you be following me?" he repeats her words verbatim, not once faltering in his steely resolve to uncover the truth. his eyes undress her as they venture down, not once stopping until her words cry out to him in the form of an order; or maybe, a plea.

in that moment, time pauses as he dives down the deep, dark rabbit hole that is his mind. he might physically be able to run but his mind is what's anchoring him back. he recollects and tries to put a name to a face; rocket, kanto, vermillion, none of it brings back anything.

so, he lets her go.

"i must have been mistaken, then." he takes a single step back but lingers in her zone, refusing to leave. "let me buy you a drink—as an apology for my actions." his words are sincere but his intentions are not. his trust is fickle as it is and though he has nothing to pin against her, his walls remain guarded.

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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2018 5:42:15 GMT
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strength in numbers. escavalier's rage grows exponentially when his REVERSAL is parried by an invisible shield, a PROTECT that emerges when bronzong does. he finds himself BLOCKED off, unable to flee like it was ever an option. the PROTECT might keep slowking safe but it leaves bronzong in a precarious spot, prone to the unforgiving REVERSAL. the tip of his lance drives into the red of its eye; quick with his movements, escavalier swivels and shifts so their positions are reversed which allows him to stab his lance into slowking for a REVERSAL. no more PROTECTS can save the fat pig.

blastoise is a nuisance but it is easy to counter. its short arms latch on to armaldo's back but that's where their height differences come into play. the thick of blastoise's cannons can't reach and extend far enough when armaldo's CRUSH CLAW digs into the ground only to lunge him backwards into blastoise's body, avoiding the full force of the HYDRO CANNON that blasts into the ground. nikolai has to sidestep to avoid it. blastoise's attack is taxing and costly as it allows armaldo to slash his CRUSH CLAWS repeatedly into the flesh that is blastoise's neck, looking to behead the water-type turtle.

sceptile escapes; there's no helping that. what also can't be helped is the SNOW WARNING that foreshadows a greater threat. or threats. nikolai knows what's coming and there's nothing he can do to stop it.

a BLIZZARD encapsulates the battlefield. 

the small amount of water still clinging on to escavalier freezes and cracks away at his shell. bisharp's left stranded on his own and has to take the ungodly assault of ICE BEAM and ICE SHARD. he's more than quick enough to dodge the first but the ICE SHARDS are trickier. thankfully, his IRON DEFENSE holds up and every shard shatters upon impact, barely doing any damage even with glaceon's HELPING HAND. he doesn't move back, instead, he moves towards the trio.

bisharp won't back down, not even against three.

his IRON HEAD strengthens his defenses, bracing him against the thick of the cold as he rams it into aurorus' giant leg. a swift NIGHT SLASH is sent to the glaceon before he rams his IRON HEAD into abmasnow's gut, rendering it immobile even if only for a few seconds.

no more.

the battle must end.

pushed to the very brink, he won't be victim to this onslaught any longer. nidoking and nidoqueen enter the fray.

"target." 

both their RIVALRIES are in effect. nidoking's FOCUS ENERGY and nidoqueen's SUPERPOWER makes their attacks that much more deadly. if they can't change the weather then they'll embrace it.

they will overpower it.

their combined EARTH POWERS shakes the foundation they stand on, sending tremors echoing across. the ground snaps open, ripping into various pieces as it crushes the trio ice-types. what isn't crushed is only impaled by the sharp edges of stone the EARTH POWER creates.

their strength is unmatched.

their ferocity is unrivaled.

the scale further tilts.



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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2018 5:03:35 GMT
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someone's following him.

they aren't as subtle as they think they are: their movements are predictable, expected, and one glance back tells him as much. he doesn't recognize her but he doesn't have to. he simply has to treat her as the enemy, as someone who's out to cause him harm.

the pulsing in his head carries, knocks against his temples with every step he takes. it's the curse of the alcoholic that drinks to forget: the things he drowns the night before always comes back the next day. and it comes back with a vengeance.

when the time is right, he snaps away from the crowd and positions himself around the corner of the avenue, where the people are few. his breathing slows as he catches his breath; he hasn't noticed how fast his heart has been pumping. but that's what rocket does: they drive fear into everyone, including the acclaimed fearless gym leader.

a few moments later, the same figure from earlier bumps into him. she goes to turn, but he doesn't let her. his hand snaps around her arm only to tug her back. their bodies switch position and suddenly he stands over her with her back against the wall.

"why are you following me, darling?" his eyes are unforgiving. "answer carefully."

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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2018 3:04:31 GMT
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the scale starts to tilt.

escavalier's successful attack is short-lived as blastoise's RAPID SPIN pushes him away before he can deliver the final blow to slowking. the damage is minimal; he catches himself in the air, barely impacting against the ground when he lands. the mistake comes from the RAPID SPIN that, while successful in creating distance, leaves a wide gap in their defenses, one that's susceptible to being exploited.

armaldo sees it: the small opening of a window. ROCK BLAST looks to slow the spinning blastoise down just enough for him to prepare multiple HARDENS, and when the water-type nears, armaldo turns his back to it and takes the brunt of the impact, meeting it head-on and holding it in place. his feet digs into the ground under the high pressure, but for now, he holds. he paves the way and creates a bigger opening for escavalier to strike.

and strike he does. blastoise's mistake leaves slowking vulnerable. while distracted by the HYDRO PUMP, escavalier charges with immense speed, leading with his IRON HEAD that cuts through the air and any obstacles in the way. the impact collides against the body of the slowking, slamming it into the ground only for escavalier to ram his lance into slowking's chest, right into its heart for a REVERSAL. the rage in his eyes never fades.

slowking is as useless as the HYDRO PUMP it attempts. bisharp is more than aware of his surroundings and gives up control over the sceptile in order to dodge the heavy stream of water. he anticipates the red beam of light that comes from the cuck's pokeball and moves to intercept it. the red light bounces off his steely ass, leaving sceptile defenseless against bisharp's GUILLOTINE.

ASSURANCE makes sure of it.



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POSTED ON Oct 18, 2018 12:17:07 GMT
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react: it's all he can do, it's all he has been doing since the start of the ambush. control is fought for but the scale never tilts in his favor because his arrogance won't allow it. like roots in the ground that stretch on for far too long, his arrogance refuses to let him gain the edge. as long as he remains planted in his spot, the battle will never be in favor.

which is why he finally moves. armaldo follows.

riolu's ripped hand is the consequence that befalls for daring to oppose sootopolis' gym leader. for daring to oppose a once-rocket beast. that side of him remains dormant but with each attack, each near-death calls, it slowly rises, bubbling towards the surface ready to explode.

like nikolai, escavalier is familiar with pain. each attack is a cry for him to surrender, to succumb to the excruciating pain. but like his trainer, he's just as stubborn. FORCE PALM, HYDRO PUMP, FUTURE SIGHT; all the attacks are taken at full force but he remains standing, unwilling and unsatisfied. there's rage in escavalier's eyes when he shoots forward to stab slowking right in its exposed head with a well-timed REVERSAL. blastoise might have a shell as thick as fernando's head but it can't stop a boosted X-SCISSOR that's aimed at the fleshy fat that is blastoise's legs. in the face of two opponents, escavalier refuses to back down.

GUILLOTINE misses, but bisharp had expected it to. the steel-type can't fight a long-rage battle and the sceptile is helping him in that regard: closing the distance for its X-SCISSOR and LEAF BLADE. a preemptive IRON DEFENSE renders the attacks useless: leaves simply bounce off the thick surface of bisharp's skin. sceptile might have been able to slice shiftry, but bisharp is no twig. his IRON HEAD slams into the body of the sceptile, taking it to the ground and with one foot over it, bisharp looks to end it with a precise GUILLOTINE.

nikolai won't fall for the bait.

click.

armaldo's CRUSH CLAW slashes at the ground, causing large chunk of rocks to fly towards blastoise and the man hiding behind it for multiple ROCK BLASTS. but this is a cover, a distraction for a well-timed X-SCISSOR to blastoise's other leg.

nikolai starts moving backwards, slowly.



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POSTED ON Oct 17, 2018 17:01:37 GMT
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it's the head injury that almost loses him the battle but nikolai is a fighter; or at least, was a fighter, and that part of him still lives on even if he tries to suppress it daily. blood has been spilled and it's unlike of him: red simply isn't his color. he remains slumped on the ground for now, trying his best to regain what little control he has left of the situation.

his pokemon aren't fairing well without proper leadership. shiftry is the first to fall victim to a precise X-SCISSOR. the damage is overwhelming in nature and the LEAF BLADES are sharp enough to slice him into parts. shiftry's arms slide off of him as easy as it sounds, only to have his body fall lifeless onto the ground moments after.

one death.

escavalier's attacks simply bounce off the thick shell of the blastoise, not doing much damage against the RAPID SPIN that forces him away. the impact sends him colliding against riolu's FORCE PALM, but the attack doesn't paralyze. an intuitive IRON DEFENSE keeps him safe enough to retaliate with X-SCISSOR, using the boost gained form an earlier SWORDS DANCE to attempt to ram his lance into the small body of the riolu.

bisharp enters the battlefield. his voice is strained and pained when he speaks.

"target."

an immediate SWORDS DANCE readies him for his charge forward. a NIGHT SLASH flies out but only to distract his true intentions. bisharp leaps into the air and comes slicing downwards to GUILLOTINE sceptile's head clean off its body.

armaldo stays by his trainer's side because he must remain loyal. but that doesn't mean he can't use a BRINE that shoots salty ass water straight at the man.

meanwhile, nikolai struggles to his feet but soon comes to a stand. he eyes his opponent down. "using your pokemon to do your dirty work?" he spits blood. "how cowardly."



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POSTED ON Oct 17, 2018 13:53:31 GMT
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he doesn't see it coming. again.

the PROTECT fails. the invisible barrier dissipates around him and the precious seconds he had to recover escapes him. there's nothing to stop him from being flung around like a ragdoll; all he can do is wait for it to subside.

he smacks into the ground, injuring his left arm. he slams into the ground, injuring his right leg. he's been careful not to let his head slam against the solid dirt but this isn't something he can control: the side of his head collides against the rocky surface, resulting in a cut near his temple. the impact almost makes him faint. his arrogance has led him to be unprepared against an opponent who's ready to kill, and for that:

nikolai pays for it in blood.



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POSTED ON Oct 17, 2018 9:43:38 GMT
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he doesn't see it coming.

the air's knocked out of him, leaving him gasping for his life as a FUTURE SIGHT strikes him. he swings to and fro but his hand's already in his pocket before the attack struck. all he needs is one simple movement: a push calls out armaldo, whose PROTECT frees nikolai from the psychic attack.

it leaves him on ground, slumped over trying to regain his breath. he coughs once, twice, until the dust from the impact settles. the PROTECT shields him from the HYDRO PUMPS and WATER PULSE, breaking at the very end. but he's safe, and that's what matters.

"you fucking coward." 

the unspoken rule of the universe that was broken by rocket: he laughs because of the irony. his past truly has come back to haunt him. what's being done to him pales in comparison to what he did. 

armaldo remains by his side, eyes searching for the source of the psychic attack. his exoskeleton HARDENS.

riolu's fast, but shiftry's faster. his FEINT ATTACK proves useful in dodging riolu's assault; his body dissipates, fading only to reappear right behind the slowking to deliver a powerful blow. his RAZOR LEAVES are sharp as ever as he strikes.

escavalier stays on the blastoise and remains unrelenting with his multiple X-SCISSORS, slicing away at the shell of the blastoise until it cracks. it will.

the cuck's mistake is making the first attack on him. it gives him probable cause.

"target."

armaldo's CRUSH CLAW slashes away at the ground, sending ROCK BLASTS towards lil cucky.
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