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WAR OF THE WORLDS RAID
SETTING: LATE SEPTEMBER
THIRD DAY OF THE WAR
ADVANCING THROUGH THE COLD
WITHIN THE HARROWING HAIL the advance blazes forth. Lasers shot from the airborne Stakataka cubes pierce through ice and snow, causing shards to melt as they’re lit by their light.[break][break][break]
On his Corviknight,
Billi Marsh soars toward the mountain summit.
STEEL WING knocks a cube away as @sanvi leaps on her own Corviknight. Her Froslass adds to the
BLIZZARD with her own as it phases in and out of the snowy weave like the ghost it is.[break][break][break]
As
evangeline scales the mountain, her poison-type Pokemon attempt to
PROTECT her. Draped in tentacles, her Tentacruel defends her before a laser pierces through a
SLUDGE BOMB to strike the frog in the chest. One strike from the laser does not kill— however, the Toxicroak immediately faints. Nearby, a
FIRE SPIN illuminates the way for
Ethel Irving. As her Lampent attempts to stave off cubes, her Emolga erects protective defenses for their party.[break][break][break]
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Within the hail,
Andrew Fisher complaints are wholly justified. Ice pierces the skin with its bone-chilling cold. As his Nidoking and Nidoqueen launch
POISON STRIKES at the fleeing cubes, they are able to slow two “pillars” from joining the main Stakataka ahead. Although Nidoqueen must rush to strike with its fangs,
Noelle Lane’s Blissey manages to
PSYCHIC a swarm of cubes together for
Andrew Fisher’s Pokemon to catch up and for
June Fair’s Dragapult to cleanly fire its
DRAGON DARTS. Together with
Andrew Fisher’s Pinsir, @iris,
June Fair,
Noelle Lane,
noah faber and their Pokemon forge a collaborative bulwark against the treacherous terrain and weather.[break][break][break]
@iris’s Swampert’s
SURF surges to the side. Within the cold, the water quickly freezes— and like Cutiefly petrified in amber, several cubes remain suspended in ice.[break][break][break]
As
Noelle Lane and
June Fair’s Pokemon strike fleeing Stakataka cubes to slow them— a cube sweeps around. Its eye glows as a laser fires at her Blissey— and it strikes the rotund healer in the chest. It immediately faints with a thud, but before the drone can fire again,
noah faber’s Falinks stack quickly. “The Brass” angles its body downward so that its spartan helmet
PROTECTS Noelle Lane from harm. Professor Creighton's Stonjourner
WIDE GUARDS too, protecting
June Fair and
Noelle Lane from harm— for their rescue has reaped karmic luck.[break][break][break]
Eventually, they reach the mountain and find
Selena Desmarais on her Copperajah mount. Her Altaria flaps its clouds as
DRACO METEORS soar overhead, striking drones and tearing into the remnants of several deactivated cubes embedded into the earth thanks to her Copperajah’s
HEAVY SLAM.[break][break][break]
WAILORDS IN THE AIR
IN THE AIR, a motherly
Alexei Ivanov is clung upon by Phione. Within the winter storm, four Phione summon the rain. As his Salamence
DRAGON CLAWS cubes away, the other four Phione summon
WHIRLPOOLS. Thee swirling vortex of water whips droplets in the sky, protecting
Sénon Game,
DAPHNE STONE, and
skyler dross who ride on Salamence. Several cubes become trapped within the swirl, and as an
AURA SPHERE is added— a powerful explosion rocks the air.[break][break][break]
Before the flying-type gym leader is taken by the explosion, a Tornadus feather grants him and his party the speed to push them to safety. On top of their Salamence,
DAPHNE STONE and
skyler dross summon their Wailord. Below, the large Stakataka has
Celeste Abbiati’s Wailord contained. A
HURRICANE from
Sénon Game’s intimidating Salamence push away any drones that manage to escape
Alexei Ivanov’s grand ode of water.[break][break][break]
The eyes that surround
Celeste Abbiati’s Wailord see that the creature is
PROTECTING itself. Swiftly, the cubes shift. They flip around in unison so that the eyes face
outward— and in a defensive reaction,
FIRE THEIR LASERS ALL AT ONCE.
DAPHNE STONE and
skyler dross’s Wailord drop on to the Stakataka, but find that lasers pierce through their bodies. Their heavy weight lands on the fortified Stakataka, and although their maneuver does not crush the immense tower, they are instrumental in forcing the beast to release
Celeste Abbiati’s Wailord.[break][break][break]
The Wailord slip off of the cubes as they detach and attempt to escape. Despite
skyler dross’s Lapras’
AURORA VEIL, they bleed, moaning loudly as whales do in sorrowful song. It seems like they
require swift healing. Before the Stakataka can reform,
mclaren mcflurry’s Steelix rushes forth. Her Alolan Golem brings five cubes to its body as the steel serpent
DIGS and DEVOURS a huge chunk of the Ultra Beast’s body. @iris’s Aegislash rushes forth to capitalize on the hindered Stakataka. As one of its legs attempts to hop away, the Aegislash
SACRED SWORDS the “limb” with a clamorous SHIIING.[break][break][break]
As the Stakataka struggles to reunite its remaining cubes, the cubes on
mclaren mcflurry’s Alolan Golem fire five lasers— aiming at
mclaren mcflurry and the Steelix to nullify the threat.[break][break][break]
SANDS AND BREAKNECK SPEEDS
ALONGSIDE THE COUNCILMAN, Kaida Adachi contributes to the fight with her mega evolving Sandaconda. The sand serpent coils up dramatically, its black diamond markings a dramatic ascension. Its nostrils flare, gun barrels igniting with the immense strength of a
G-MAX SANDBLAST. While
mclaren mcflurry’s Steelix chomps cubes despite their firing lasers, the remaining cubes can not flee.[break][break][break]
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They are continually trapped by the Mega Sandaconda’s sands, allowing everyone else to capitalize on the Ultra Beast’s further weakened and diminished state.
Kaida Adachi’s Toxtricity surges with electricity as it
SHIFTS GEARS to head to the mountain.
Orion Lykos follows her, and as the councilman’s Slowking conjures a
PSYCHIC TERRAIN, his Silvally mount hastens dramatically.
BREAKNECK BLITZ causes the canine to glow with overwhelming strength, and the chimera bolts toward the mountain.
Orion Lykos must hold close as the Silvally charges through Megalopolans and Naganadels alike.[break][break][break]
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VELMOS
AN ESPEON LEAPS OUT FROM A POKEBALL and immediately
PROTECTS priam conrad and
oscar clayton from a splash of
POISON spewed from the Poipole's mouth.[break][break][break]
On the eastern island, the remaining trammel grinds into the island once more. The seas surge as Velmos lunges for
priam conrad and
oscar clayton with teeth bared. He's agile, footwork like a trained combatant's.[break][break][break]
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oscar clayton's Beedrill mega evolves, stingers extending into deadly javelins. Its grooved abdomen shoots into a threatening pale yellow stinger— and as it lunges for Velmos' Poipole, a loud bellowing noise rocks the sea. His Poipole is struck, forcing it to release the blue orb. However, Velmos catches it despite the Braviary's
TAILWIND. As he clutches it, the orb glows with a frightening light.[break][break][break]
"TOO LATE."[break][break][break]
Vines ensnare him from
priam conrad's Venusaur as his Poipole is whipped toward him by the winds. As
priam conrad lunges for the orb, Velmos drops his jaw and
CRUNCHES the orb— shattering it with inhumane strength. From the blue stone,
an explosive energy rapidly flies out of its separating shards. The force knocks
priam conrad and
oscar clayton back— and while Velmos is whipped away by
oscar clayton's Dragapult, he disappears with a broken smile.[break][break][break]
His Poipole remains, pierced through the head by
oscar clayton's Beedrill.[break][break][break]
CLIMAX
WITHIN THE MURKY WATERS, something stirs. A large wave obscures sight of the Nihilego and as the swell subsides, they’re gone. However,
Sénon Game’s Shedinja and Gyarados manage to witness what has occurred. Underwater, the Nihilego lash at a gargantuan sea monster. Their tentacles strike at the large fish as it gobbles their gelatinous bodies up. Tearing them apart until they’re motionless, a colossal Kyogre wrestles them into the depths before ascending once again.[break][break][break]
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oscar clayton’s Kingdra would witness the legendary creature’s surfacing, and as the Kyogre leaps above the surface, the energy from Velmos’ shattered blue orb is immediately siphoned into the nearby trammel’s peak— before redirecting it toward the legendary Pokemon. The pillar of light shrieks like a
HYPER BEAM and strikes the Kyogre with a powerful bang.[break][break][break]
Kyogre plummets back into the sea with a resounding splash. It writhes, violently flailing about as its body grows to double its original size. Markings stretch across its fins as translucent veins. Heavy rain begins to beat down upon the island and the water levels begin to rise. As
ian oak narrowly avoids the lasers of the Stakataka cubes, he counts his blessings as he flees the incoming sea.[break][break][break]
Everyone flees toward the mountain for the water begins to drown the seaside town. Rapidly, the remaining Stakataka cubes drown too— and as everyone charges for high land, the Kyogre leaps from the waters, its new forme pulsing with ancient energy.[break][break][break]
On its two fins, everyone would be able to see two vulnerable organs glowing within their translucent centers. However, such an observation is swiftly replaced by the Pokemon’s rampage. Countless beams of light surround the Kyogre. They launch, tearing into the island. League troops and surviving Megalopolans are engulfed by the beams, and as
ian oak flees among several League soldiers, he too, is incinerated by an
ORIGIN PULSE.[break][break][break]
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Another pillar of energy strikes the trammel in the east. The trammel explodes— and the wormhole above it suddenly surges with energy before imploding with a bang.[break][break][break]
As the mountain is crowded by survivors,
oscar clayton’s Mega Beedrill notices that the Poipole is glowing too. Swiftly, a Naganadel stinger lunges for
oscar clayton,
for the Ultra Beast has evolved. After all, the brain is housed within its abdomen.[break][break][break]
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Everyone is on the mountain now, on various levels of elevation. The seas surge around you, threatening to steal you into its depths.[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: 10/28 11:59PM PST.
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