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AS THE WEAK ARE CULLED, the unlucky pokemon and trainers fertilize the black earth with their sanguine deaths. three trainers face dilemma in the heartless thicket. Thomas Benoit, @blake, and Balder Schwartz disconnect a limb (arm, arm, leg respectively) each. even in this malebolge, there is a small mercy provided by the darkness. the darkness masks the gruesome minutiae of their self-inflicted wounds.[break][break][break]

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by AYAME FUJIWARA's vivillon, a sweet gust carries a soothing scent to the harmed and clears the path ahead. benign cotton spores dab at wounds, thanks to evan fader's remorseful retreat to the party. [break][break][break]

heroically, kyle lopez leads the charge on his manectric. each stride is accompanied with the gallant crackle of electricity, the CHARGE illuminating the way. the tentacles begin to fidget again. as if fresh blood is being pumped into their grotesque chutes, they tremble like dethawing frogs. cadis von klaussner (dawn), Emma Wolfe, FERNANDO SILPH, cait alfric, @n0ble, illeana reyes, and the remaining survivors follow kyle lopez past the treeline.[break][break][break]

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here, visibility returns to normal. as normal as it can be underneath this eternal night sky. the sloping courtyard path curves toward the front of gothic citadel and is stabbed on both sides with several gravestones. should the party attempt to shed light upon these decrepit tablets, they would find a gravestone for each and every single one of them.[break][break][break]

a personal headstone. name, date of birth, and date of death inscribed therein.[break][break][break][break]


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should they move closer to the castle, the party would find that their supposed refuge lacks a classic front door. instead, a menacing gate, chained by three locks, rests before them. one lock is GREEN. one lock is BLUE. one lock is RED. it heaves and sputters as if it were breathing.[break][break][break]

no other entrances are visible. should a window be broken, they would only be able to peer into a never-ending blackness.[break][break][break][break]


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something forms above @altmight's head. an expanding ring. some will find this loop familiar. before the handsome blond can react, an emaciated jaw lunges forth and breaks its teeth into his skull. an abrupt eruption of rotting hands extend forth and claw into his flesh as his body writhes in death's throes. his muffled screams fade as he's pulled into the loop, the last sight of his body being his fidgeting legs.[break][break][break]

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from the loop, the undead are regurgitated. the party's lights illuminate their wailing faces. they stumble after one another in a struggling stream onto the castle grounds before chasing anyone nearby. finally, the crescendo of disembodied voices swells to a deafening static. from the murky wood, a massive writhing horde of zombies blitzkriegs toward them. their decomposing limbs lack limping; the undead rush forth, teeth first, at frightening speeds.[break][break][break]

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more loops form in the air before them, but before they can disgorge the dead, purple globes collide into their shapes and contain them. manifesting from the shadows, a creature of raven-black and ghostly plume eyes the party with its single crescent eye.[break][break][break]

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a three-fingered hand, the color of drowned flesh, breaks through one of the creature's spheres. the shadowy spectre is grabbed around the waist before being pulled into the disappearing loop.[break][break][break]

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• with every post, please include a tl;dr of your character's actions. some posts may require rolls using the dice command.
• this is a "death-enabled" event where characters and pokemon may "die"; however, in this event, the character or pokemon simply wake up when "killed".

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ACROSS THE TABLE an odd mist forms... a spirit graces the table before @thermopylae can grace his stage.[break][break]

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A PUMPKABOO PHRASES THROUGH A WALL and showers the party with treats. the tagged party-goers receive the following:[break][break]

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ONE OCTOBER EVENING, sleep comes to you early. a seductive somnolence lures you underneath the sheets and plunges the heavy head into the void of a plush pillow. as your eyes drift to a close, you swear you see something. a black figure. looming at the foot of your bed with billowing black arms. then nothingness.[break][break][break]

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and as swiftly as your eyes have closed, your eyes open. you're not sure where you are aside from "outside." it's cold. your skin is prickled with goosebumps, and you discover many others beside you on the damp, loamy earth. in this all-consuming darkness of night, you can only see the slightest outlines and movements of other figures as they rise, breathe and mumble in confusion.[break][break]

ahead, in the canopy of night, a full moon stares at you quietly as the chilling wind of an unfriendly forest bites your bones. you know it's a forest because the black trees extend into the moon's silver hoop. it's odd. odd that despite the dominance of the lit eye above, that the forest remains pitch-black.[break][break]

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you will need a light source. your pokemon are with you. thankfully, you have some familiar company to stave off the anxiety of uncertainty, for after a little while, the earth begins to shift underneath you. something- no, some things course through the grimy dirt. burrowing in and out and across the entire forest floor.[break][break]

it feels like... large earthworms. clammy intestines. fleshy, muscled... and alive. too bad you can't see what they are just yet.[break][break][break]

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below are several guidelines and notes you must follow and consider for the raid. please pm shiv if you have any other questions. these guidelines will be trimmed or omitted for future mod posts in this event.[break][break][break]

• with every post, please include a tl;dr of your character's actions. some posts may require rolls using the dice command.
• ensure that you have updated your sign-up post with your 6 pokemon & their movesets.
• please try to post for every round of posting. if you miss a few rounds of posting, that is no issue. however, depending on the mod post, the mod may determine what happens to your character should you miss the round.
• missing too many rounds will result in lesser rewards or no rewards.
• this is a horror-themed raid. if there are topics you would like me to avoid, please send me a message on discord or via messages.
• this is a "death-enabled" event where characters and pokemon may "die"; however, in this event, the character or pokemon simply wakes up when "killed".

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THE SPIRIT MANIFESTS itself as a shiny rotom. it fidgets around violently as it is sucked into cadis von klaussner' pokeball. as the pokeball falls to the rustic carpet before the coordinator, it rings true and glows red with success. the television reverts back to its original showing: a news channel. nothing special.[break][break]

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STATIC INTERRUPTS THE BROADCAST on the television hanging on the living room wall. it's a loud disruption, featuring blips and screeches of static stretching across the screen. a ghost emerges from the screen- but its identity is masked by the wreath of electricity smothering its ethereal form.[break][break]

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SOMEWHERE WITHIN PETALBURG WOODS, a large cabin has been selected as the place to be to celebrate halloween. set a couple days before the holiday, people from around the region have come here to celebrate the spooky festivities, especially since the bug population has been controlled by the bug catching contest a month prior.[break][break][break]

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this thread is set in the middle of the night. the cabin has two floors and a basement, with the upper floor housing the private bedrooms. the first floor features the living room and kitchen, with a variety of beverages and snacks for the party-goers to feast upon. on the wall, above a grand fireplace, a large stantler's head is mounted. furthermore, a large campfire has been prepared out front for those wishing to brave the eerie darkness of the woods.[break][break][break]

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occasionally, a moderator will post in the event with spooky happenings.[break][break]

• a random ghost-type pokemon spawn (first to post can catch).
• a trick-or-treating pumpkaboo random event for the respective page's posters.
• flavour text based posts and more...

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