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WAR OF THE WORLDS RAID
SETTING: LATE SEPTEMBER
THIRD DAY OF THE WAR
GUZZLORD & NAGANADEL SWARM
AS THE ENTIRETY OF THE ROUTE is rocked with the tremors of battle, the next couple of minutes devolves into the conflict's most chaotic sequence thus far.[break][break][break]
While
Rex Drago narrowly evades lasers and smoldering meteors, he sweeps through with his Aerodactyl's
HYPER BEAM before landing by the last Guzzlord. As
Lulu Flint tends to
Rex Drago in her unique way, her Blaziken darts forth with
FLAME BURST to strike the remaining glutton. Her Golisopod uses
LIQUIDATION on several low-swinging Stakataka cubes; however, one manages to shoot a powerful laser at its hide. Her Golisopod screams,
writhing in pain as it pleads for help.[break][break][break]
She is joined swiftly by
Thomas Benoit who drops
gigi bae off. As his Hydreigon weaves through artillery his Clawitzer pulses
AURA SPHERE from its claws as Stakataka cubes whip around the air.[break][break][break]
Likewise,
gigi bae lands alongside her expelled Venusaur. As a swarm of Naganadel soars across the skies, her electric-type Pokemon and Venusaur combat their onslaught with an illuminated blizzard of petals. As
DRACO METEORS upheave the earth around
Andy Blackadder, he manages to fly away on his Yanmega. Despite its injured form, a
HYPNOSIS buys enough time for
Moana Reyes's Pokemon to fling the sleepy Naganadel against one another.[break][break][break]
Lasers cut into the earth, boring holes into unsuspecting trainers and Pokemon alike. As Stakataka swerve in the skies like migratory birds,
Adrian Malcolm's Mega Gyarados launches a powerful
THUNDER in the middle of the Naganadel swarm. A
REFLECT pitter-patters violently as the poisons strike its screen. In the water, the red serpent would be able to swim quickly over to the Guzzlord and grassy path should it desire.[break][break][break]
The ninja,
Kaine Ikari, arrives in a gale of
LEAVES and VENOMOTH SCALES. Poison splashes away from the plants
Kaine Ikari summons his Ditto. As the pink imposter begins to
TRANSFORM, the foreign make of the Ultra Beast causes the Pokemon to struggle. In the end, the Ditto
TRANSFORMS into a WADDLING GUZZLORD CLAW.[break][break][break]
cait alfric wisely decides to pull back, avoiding an onslaught of lasers. The residual scent is bitter, as if the air itself has burned black. As her Braviary disorients the Naganadel swarm with a
WHIRLWIND, she would be able to witness the explosive appearance of a large, black dragon. Sparking with electricity,
Remiel Calcifet's mount soars through the skies as his Pokemon offer further help with
SIGNAL BEAMS and LIGHT SCREENS before his Shadow Druddigon smashes a Stakataka cube to the earth.[break][break][break]
THE CYCLING ROAD
THE CYCLING ROAD IS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. Naganadel swoop down to toss soldiers off the elevated road. Poisons splatter across Pokemon, causing even the most battle-hardened Shiftry to succumb to the onslaught.[break][break][break]
While
Raziel Beckett's Zeraora provides him and his party with cover, his Metagross hurls chunks of bridge concrete at the Guzzlord. He's raised to the upper level by the steel arachnid's
MAGNET RISE and witnesses the group of trainers in the middle of their Silvally struggle.[break][break][break]
Atop
dominic sinclair's Steelix,
circe crowley commands her Pokemon. Poison and laser fire batter the Steelix's mighty hide, but the Pokemon holds steadfast. Her Dragapult retaliates with deft
DRAGON DARTS as several cubes become
PARALYZED BY SPORES. As she surrounds herself in protective barriers, she watches as
marcel maeda's corrupted Type: Null leaps.
dominic sinclair is swift to act. His Pokemon advance like shadows, and as they strike, a
MOONBLAST from
marcel maeda's Gardevoir causes it to raise its front legs whike shrieking.
dominic sinclair's Darkrai rematerializes to
FOCUS PUNCH the Silvally off of its paws to save
marcel maeda from its bite. The chimera skids against the littered bridge, sliding closer to
Samuel Boothe.[break][break][break]
Samuel Boothe's Alakazam saves its owner from the edge. A laser chips the bridge where he once was, and as he rematerializes on the road, he sees
Raziel Beckett and the rest of his Rocket partners engaged in their conflicts. As Stakataka cubes swing forth,
dominic sinclair's Steelix lurches to
SMACK DOWN several to a lower height.
circe crowley holds tight as
marcel maeda's Golduck and Clefable fire
MUD BOMBS while
Samuel Boothe, not to be outdone, provides his own attacks in the form of
SCALDS and THUNDERBOLTS.[break][break][break]
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As
marcel maeda's Silvally comes to, it swings toward
Samuel Boothe. Cloaking itself with an immense energy, the chimera rushes toward Samuel with a
MULTI-ATTACK (a move never before seen)— and the distraction allows a Stakataka cube enough time to reposition. A laser fires and bores a hole through
Samuel Boothe's Manectric's chest. The
electric-type dog wails and crumples, panting for breath as its lungs fail to inflate.[break][break][break]
BLACEPHALON BOMB
AS SABLEYE MEGA EVOLVES, its pure gem is wielded like a tower shield. As lasers deflect off its beautiful sheen,
Katherine Fairburne and
Cillian Quinn fly on Corviknight toward the Power Plant. Tossing out Blacephalon, she would notice several Megalopolans reeling in fear or confusion.[break][break][break]
Lasers ricochet off of
Cillian Quinn's Mega Corviknight as the Underboss' Metagross tears into several Megalopolan soldiers. His Lycanroc is barely recalled as the bird is slowed, and he would watch as an incredibly unstable Ultra Wormhole is opened.[break][break][break]
She leaps into the Ultra Wormhole, the energy of the portal swirling all around her. As her Blacephalon disconnects its head to prepare for detonation upon terminating the portal— several things happen.
Lucas Lane, on his Ditto-Corviknight fly into the portal before
Cillian Quinn's eyes.[break][break][break]
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Like
Katherine Fairburne, he becomes briefly suspended in the terrible vexing swirling and spinning of Utra Space. Unaccustomed to such travel,
Lucas Lane would find that his Ditto immediately reverts back to its original form. However, more alarmingly, the other opening of the Ultra Wormhole seems to have difficulty maintaining its shape. An unknown source from Hoenn's realm is impeding its opening— for
kyle lopez's Cosmoem begins to close the wormhole up with
Lucas Lane and
Katherine Fairburne inside.[break][break][break]
As Head Scientist
Lucas Lane summons
STEALTH ROCKS in front of the Blacephalon to attempt to block the bomb's trajectory,
Katherine Fairburne would shout. The Blacephalon hurls its head— and as the bomb strikes invisible rocks, the powerful force of its
Z-MOVE causes it to hit its mark. Relatively. Delayed by
Lucas Lane and Cosmoem, the bomb is flung out of the portal moments before detonation.[break][break][break]
The Ultra Wormhole closes with
Lucas Lane and
Katherine Fairburne inside.[break][break][break]
THE EXPLOSION
SURROUNDED BY FORCES, kyle lopez consumes his
SACRED ASH. The ash glows as howls ring around the area. The three legendary dogs rush into the obscured, misty area with powerful attacks. Megalopolan troops scatter in confusion, and as his Sivally attempts to bite at
kyle lopez's neck, his Manectric mega evolves with a deafening roar of
THUNDER. Megalopolan troops scream as they're electrified, finding escape impossible as they collide with the barriers of
STONE caused by
kyle lopez's Entei. Lights flicker dramatically across the grisly visages of Philomera and Jules— and cast
kyle lopez's in an intimidating hue.[break][break][break]
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Philomera and Jules withdraw— hastily taking cover as
STONE EDGE and DARK VOID burns through several forces; however, it is the rapidly expanding ball of flame that forces their retreat.[break][break][break]
As
Katherine Fairburne's Blacephalon's
Z-MOVE makes its appearance as a fiery sun through the mist, the bomb does not make it directly to the Power Plant. Instead, it explodes immediately outside of the opening. The resulting explosion, still rocks the entire route. Raikou peels away from the generator, the machine dented and torn apart from its attacks— but also from the resulting shockwave of the explosion.[break][break][break]
Silvally is tossed off of
kyle lopez and as he and his Pokemon are catapulted away, the earth peels away from the sheer force.
kyle lopez and his Pokemon are thrown into the sea as the explosion threatens to char him alive. Raikou, Suicune and Entei leap away, retreating from the site to reconvene after the bomb settles.[break][break][break]
Remiel Calcifet is forced to pull back, the bomb's detonation large enough for everyone to see.
dominic sinclair,
marcel maeda,
Raziel Beckett,
Samuel Boothe and
circe crowley watch as the final segment attaching the Cycling Road to the earth on the side of the Power Plant is obliterated. The resulting shockwave knocks them and the Silvally to their feet. Slabs of concrete batter their bodies.[break][break][break]
As
Balder Schwartz attempts to rush toward the Power Plant, he would find the distance is much too far for what he wants to accomplish. Despite Mega Camerupt's strength,
EARTH POWER can not erect bridges. Instead, the earth is uprooted and upheaved, causing some of the sea to part as mini-islands of sand and sediment are spiked above sea level. Still, he rides a ramp of earth to leap with his Galarian Rapidash— but the bomb's expanding force catches him in his mad dash. He and his
DAZZLING GLEAMING Rapidash are hurled back by the explosion, and he crashes into the burning grass path below the Cycling Road. His
Rapidash lays almost motionless, pleading for life, for its legs are broken.[break][break][break]
Similarly,
Bailey Cooper attempts to shield herself from the attacks. However, she's close to the airborne detonation. As her Pokemon protect her, the earth tears up around her. The force of the bomb upheaves her tunnel and as her Pokemon are flung out, she lands on a fiery stretch of grass. Her
Togekiss' chest seems to be caved in from the impact or the bomb itself, wings fluttering weakly as it begs for breath.[break][break][break]
THE AFTERMATH
AN EERIE SILENCE SETTLES UPON THE WARFRONT. In the aftermath of detonation, the bomb's damage can be seen. The entire earth above where the Power Plant is has been blown away, exposing the underground facility. However, more striking, is the odd cables that sprawl within its hallways. Philomera and Jules are no where to be seen— until a balled knot of black cables bulges out. The Generals leave through a gap in the cordage unscathed.[break][break][break]
In the distance, Philomera sees Zekrom. Its presence is unmistakable. And with a smile, she calls upon the Xurkitree to unearth itself entirely. The whole route quakes as thick, tree-trunk cables uproot from the ground. Like a giant, the Xurkitree hauls itself to its feet, shaking chunks of earth from its limbs. It is easily, the largest and tallest thing any of you have seen, for each sparking limb as thick as several fields. Sky high, Philomera and Jules are ants on the shoulders of the tall Xurkitree.[break][break][break]
It glows, beginning to charge more electricity when it raises its two arms, claws of exposed copper sparking like lightning.[break][break][break]
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The Guzzlord near the Cycling Road finally succumbs to its wounds. Everyone's collective efforts made it weak enough for it be finished off by
Katherine Fairburne's Blacephalon. Despite one threat leaving, there are still Megalopolan troops that have survived. However, the literal mountain of electric cables causes any celebration to be cut short.[break][break][break]
marcel maeda and
kyle lopez's Silvally recover quickly. As they attempt to locate their "owners" they snarl, their bodies engulfed in the energy of a
MULTI-ATTACK as they aggressively approach their injured frames.[break][break][break]
WITHIN THE WORMHOLE
AS THE WORMHOLE CLOSES, Cillian Quinn has a chance to slip in should he wish. However, to do so would mean being trapped within the pandemonium of Ultra Space.[break][break][break]
Within this world, where one can not discern up from down and west from east,
Lucas Lane and
Katherine Fairburne would find themselves spinning around the crackling, web-like space. With Blacephalon fainted from the sheer power of its move, they find themselves stranded.[break][break][break]
However, Ultra Space is different now. Not that
Lucas Lane and
Katherine Fairburne would know. The
FUTURE SIGHT from earlier becomes more clear. Here, within the wormhole, space and time seem to be torn apart. Scenes from different worlds flicker around the tunnel like television screens struggling to find the right frequency. The tunnel sinks in places and expands in others, like a bloated stomach or punctured lung.[break][break][break]
They see a Hoenn with a Mauville City that is outdoors, a man with Articuno in a Littleroot Beauty Contest— but this man is no
Laurence Anderson, and a colony in what appears to be space. However, the stranded trainers see
two separate rifts. They reveal a dark dimension. Water flows from all directions, and like the poetic void, darkness seems to consume everything within. Should they stare in, they find that
two pairs of red eyes stare back.[break][break][break]
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Touching any of these rifts feels like glass. You can not slip into them— however, within this ever gyrating portal, you can see
three Wormhole openings: one directly above you, one directly below, and one directly to your left.[break][break][break]
[attr="class","reward2"]WHAT WILL YOU DO?
OBJECTIVES & MAP
THIS RAID WILL FEATURE several objectives or goals for your characters to accomplish. You do not need to fulfill each objective for full rewards. Instead, they have been designed to offer you all guidance. You will notice there are overall objectives and round objectives. Overall objectives are goals to accomplish over the course of the entire raid. Round objectives are specific to the posting round they are for. Occasionally, the objectives will be updated with new objectives and the round's objectives will change with each moderator post.[break][break][break]
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:[break]
ROUND OBJECTIVES:[break][break][break]
WAR MAP:[break][break]
THE PROVIDED MAP is to aid you in visualizing the battlefield.
This map is not 1-to-1 in representation, and is simply a guide. Each cluster of Megalopolans represents a large group of them, and they will possess a variety of Pokemon, including the Ultra Beast, Naganadel.[break][break]
Click
HERE to view the map. Please note, this will not be updated every round.
INSTRUCTIONS
ENSURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RULES which are posted below. Remember to refer to the
sign up page for more details.[break][break][break]
- Please ROLL with your post using the roll command (dice button).
- Each Pokemon of yours can perform 1 move per round.
- There is a soft cap/word limit of 350 words per post.
- Please include a tl;dr note of your important actions.
- You are allowed to roleplay your character taking down miscellaneous Megalopolan NPCs alongside League NPCs; however, significant actions will have their outcomes resolved in the subsequent moderator post.
- If you miss too many rounds by failing to post by the deadline, you will either be kicked and/or receive minimal rewards.
- The Ultra Beasts in these raids will not be exactly the same as their previous iterations on the site.
DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND'S POST: 10/12 11:59PM PST.
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