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WAR OF THE WORLDS RAID
SETTING: LATE SEPTEMBER
THIRD DAY OF THE WAR
VINES
THE VINES WHIP OUT, THE BUDS PEELING AWAY AT THEIR ENDS. From
maverick noah ryder's Mega Houndoom, the fires of hell rush toward the incoming vines. Several explode in spectacular balls of flame before they can come any closer. Similarly,
Ophelia Reyes's Houndoom does the same, while her Absol shouts, its crescent horn glowing before firing a
PSYCHO CUT to sever several vines in one sweep.[break][break][break]
The
PSYCHO CUT boomerangs back, its
SUPER LUCK cleaving a vine that has attempted to curl around and behind
Ophelia Reyes. Her Meowstic's
FUTURE SIGHT discerns little. Just blinding light.[break][break][break]
While
Ruby Walker and
Laurence Anderson' Hatterene, Gardevoir and Metagross protect their trainers and other League forces from vines. Their lavender energies pulse like radar as the plants ricochet back and explode.[break][break][break]
While
FERNANDO SILPH's Clefairy charges up a
METEOR BEAM, the councilman's Tapu Fini obliterates a sprawl of vines heading toward him. As his Smeargle's
SNIPE SHOT attempts to strike the general, his Zygarde leaps around the circular chamber. With
SUPERPOWER, troops are tossed to the side and cleared due to the Pokemon's unique strengths.[break][break][break]
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A
WISH descends warmly upon his party and the briefest sense of relief disarms them all. The slightest comfort blinds them to a vine that snaps for the councilma— its bud flaring like a spotlight about to detonate, but
LILLIAN GLASS's Cloyster
ICICLE SPEARS it down as her Machamp throttles a flank with
STRENGTH as vines erupt around them. Her action saves
FERNANDO SILPH from certain injury— if not death.[break][break][break]
SILVALLY
WEAVING IN BETWEEN THE VINES AT FRIGHTENING SPEEDS, the Silvally charges toward their owners. Their gait is heavy with bloodlust, claws tearing stone and dirt every time they make footfall.[break][break][break]
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Stormy Silph's cry for action summons ice. Articuno spreads its wings and with a dramatic pound of its wings,
SHEER COLD bats back against the Silvally. Still, the chimeras push on. Ice forms on their faces, their limbs, and as they struggle against the blizzard, all three come close until...[break][break][break]
THE METEOROID
AS EXPLOSIONS RATTLE AROUND THEM, Stormy Silph wields her unconscious Aegislash. Despite its weight, the adrenaline inside of her burns like flame. Fire courses toward the Celesteela as her Charizard and Moltres beat
HEAT WAVES alongside their trainer. Nearby, her Blissey provides follow-up relief with
LIFE DEW with
Laurence Anderson' Gardevoir.[break][break][break]
General Smohke witnesses what they are doing to the meteoroid, and she hisses. Her Celesteela digs its central blasters into the meteoroid as
Kazimir Wynter's Zeraora
AURA SPHERES where
mateo martinez's Sceptile has once struck. The dusty, dull outer coating sprays off, revealing more glistening crystal underneath.[break][break][break]
Saved by his Charizard and Torterra,
Kazimir Wynter watches as
Valerio Dachev also retaliates. His Shadow Togepi and Dragapult bat vines back toward the Celesteela. As they erupt, the Ultra Beast frowns, the explosions rocking annoyingly against its sturdy body.[break][break][break]
As it extends an arm,
Valerio Dachev's Mega Kangaskhan manages to
COMET PUNCH with its little one, to concave one of its blasters. It sputters with flame.[break][break][break]
Ruby Walker's Urshifu
SURGING STRIKES the Celesteela instead. For the General has snuck "inside" the creature, her small stature allowing her to tuck herself into the collar. The bear strikes against the Ultra Beast's tough armors, creating a dent in its verdant side.[break][break][break]
Smohke grunts and knocks on the Celesteela's collar as if to give it a sign.[break][break][break]
However, before the Ultra Beast can respond,
mateo martinez's Sceptile leaps back. Invigorated by an ancient vigor,
mateo martinez's Pokemon channels
Z-MOVE: BLOOM DOOM's power. As
Stormy Silph darts in, swinging her Aegislash's sword, it exposes an integral piece of the meteoroid, the structural integrity made fragile by
Kazimir Wynter's Zeraora moments before. As debris scatters past
Stormy Silph's body, she leaps back as she senses
mateo martinez's Sceptile's attack charging behind and above her. The Sceptile's gathered energy is tough to control, causing the Sceptile to seemingly float backwards as it expands— and as it unleashes in a dazzling verdant pillar of light, it strikes the meteoroid with a resounding explosion.[break][break][break]
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Light fills the chamber and shoots upward, directly into the sky. It continues to fly, neverending, a tower of energy that pierces into space. As the meteoroid crumbles underneath the Celesteela, the Ultra Beast stumbles— but lands safely, the previously fired vines (the ones that have survived) having embedded themselves into the cavern's earth.[break][break][break]
As the light fades, those near the Silvally would find their eyes clear of frenzy. Their shake like wet dogs, seemingly cured of their ailment. Rejuvenated by whatever energy the meteoroid has held, the Silvally seem empowered. Finally, they seem to respond to their owners as they have done so before.[break][break][break]
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The meteoroid rests in several crumbled pieces. One larger piece, the top most crown, remains stuck to the Celesteela's central blasters.[break][break][break]
PHEROMOSA AND THE WORMHOLE
THE COUNCILMAN HEALS THE WOUNDED MEN AROUND HIM, and as he pockets the crystalline shard from the fallen Ultra Beast, the Ultra Wormhole begins to close behind him. The Pheromosa has a crushed mid-section, its body sprawled out on the grass.[break][break][break]
The troops seem momentarily enamored by
kim cole-essam's charisma, his kindness— and the authority that raises from his chest. However,
Rufio McGillis disturbs the peace. His rambunctious, unpredictable persona interrupts the impromptu conference. As his Feraligatr cleaves into a Megalopolan, the enemy troops retaliate.[break][break][break]
In the struggle,
Rufio McGillis is taken down. Megalopolans and their remaining Naganadel devour the man and his Pokemon as then turn on him. With the taste of flesh fresh on their bloodied tongues, the Megalopolans look to
kim cole-essam and
beckett carlson as the wormhole begins to show signs of collapse behind them. A spray of
SCORCHING SANDS protects the two from attack thanks to
beckett carlson's Krookodile.[break][break][break]
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Within the wormhole,
Tsubasa Yamamoto struggles to stop his spiraling. He recalls his Porygons, the red light that siphons them into their pokeballs dangerously glitching within the radioactive swirl of Ultra Space. As he peers into the portals, he attempts to discern where they lead.[break][break][break]
In the one below him, he sees a rough sea, splashing below against a rocky island. In the other above, he seems a steel roof with rubble piled up on one side. Exposed wires spark from the concrete. Lastly, the one to his right opens coincidentally... high above the exposed cave of Meteor Falls. However, should
Tsubasa Yamamoto desire it,
beckett carlson's Skarmory offers him a safer route. Possible escape back out from whence he came is possible should he take
beckett carlson's Skarmory's assistance; however, he needs to make a decision
fast.[break][break][break]
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However, before
Tsubasa Yamamoto can make his choice, his Dewgong alerts him to the Ultra Wormhole's constitution. The tunnel seems to be collapsing, and as the walls cave in, he would be able to see an odd creature slamming against the invasive tunnel of space with a thulian tear of energy. This Pokemon is not within the portal; however, it can be witnessed in vague form, much like the people in the other collapsing tunnel.[break][break][break]
CELESTEELA'S ESCAPE
AS GENERAL SMOHKE POKES OUT FROM THE CELESTEELA'S COLLAR, she clears her throat, sensing the loss of her forces. She beckons for the Ultra Beast to leave, and as she does, the Ultra Beast retracts all of its surviving vines.
With a violent crack, the vines snap back, threatening to strike and gouge everyone as they withdraw.[break][break][break]
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The Celesteela's blasters begin to expel gas and fire; however, the one on its right seems to struggle a bit thanks to
Valerio Dachev's meddling. As flames burst out from its arms, it attempts to flee with the meteoroid piece. Above, an Ultra Wormhole begins to open.[break][break][break]
While the Celesteela begins to take-off,
FIERY PILLARS erupt and spiral around the chamber to char anyone within it as the vines detach from the earth.[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]
UPDATE! 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: 10/22 11:59PM PST.
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