She/Her
24
March 18
Ecruteak City
Straight
Expeditionary
Rustboro Captain
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Shalin Nariya
LEVEL-6 | Shark's Maw [M]
POSTED ON Nov 17, 2022 6:29:11 GMT
It was unsurprising Shalin had few people to turn to, and this place was not somewhere she would expect even a friend to aid her. Even the exterior was dangerous; the terrain was nasty, and there were highly territorial dragon-type Pokémon in the area. That, of course, wouldn't stop one of the first friends she had made in Hoenn, Isaac Merlo . He was a resourceful little one, as demonstrated by his ability to survive on his own for a week, completely isolated from the rest of the world. Sure, he had Shalin and ollie morales to aid him, but conditions were still rough.
The clanging of a Dhelmise's ANCHOR SHOT heralded the young lad's entrance. It was just as dramatic as the girl's typical buzzing fare. Queen Zing bobbed toward the cave's dragon's-head shaped entrance, giving Isaac plenty of room to climb to the peak said entrance loomed near. Once he was safely up, she had her giant bee land and removed her earplugs. "You're a brave one to answer my call, Isaac," Shalin greeted him with a smile. "A... a lot's happened since we last saw each other. That was...what, basically the entire time the barrier's been up?"
"Just that there was one of those Space-Time Distortions up here," she replied. "It's where my Stantler evolved, though she's not here today. Had to bring much of my A-Team for this one." The girl dismounted and withdrew her Beedrill, replacing her with a majestic-looking Alolan Ninetales that, while it didn't exactly tower over her, was quite a bit taller than her trainer. Her saddle and reins were a cotton candy pink to augment the Fairy-type's ice blue. Seconds after she mounted up, "That was Queen Zing, and this is--" Her introduction was interrupted by her mount suddenly rearing after hearing a loud but distant dragon roar. "Letheia, easy girl!" The rider took a couple of deep breaths after the ice-type was on all fours again. "Anyway, this is Letheia."
With that taken care of, Shalin and her Ninetales led the way. The dimly lit, winding tunnel gave way to a buried, obviously manmade structure with a royal purple color scheme: the same as the Blackthorn Dragon Clan and many other dragon clans throughout the country. The entrance chamber was surprisingly well-lit and imposing, a line of nearly life-sized statues of fierce Dragon-type Pokémon, including Salamence, Garchomp, Druddigon, and Hydreigon giving more timid adventurers a reason to leave. "Wow, these are...something else," Shalin gasped, taking photos of all of them on her phone before continuing on.
The nest chamber, light gray in color scheme, reminded her of the entrance to the Halls of Origin, where she got a lot of her information about her current quest from. When she stood atop a dais taking up much of the center of the room, an image of the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza engraved beneath its surface, ancient script hung in front of her in an effulgent glow:
"You who reach, but cannot grasp, In failure ever to wander. Be well prepared for what is to come, The writings heed. To your skills and partners be true, Ere among the Three you choose."
Shalin read the text aloud. "What in the world does this mean?" She stepped off the platform and scanned the rest of the room. On its west, north, and east sides were three sealed doors with altars next to them, each with the relief of a different dragon's head carved into them. To the west, that of a Garchomp; to the north, that of a Hydreigon; to the east, that of a Dragapult. As she approached each, similar-looking words, also in the ancient script, floated in front of each door.
To the west: "Here, make of your STEEL an offering. Honed SHARP in days before Man's dawn, surrender it. Only then the path to tread."
To the north: "Here, make of your WISDOM an offering. ACCORDED Man by His betters, surrender it. Only then the path to tread."
To the east: "Here, make of your KNOWLEDGE an offering. GLEANED for gleaning's sake, surrender it. Only then the path to tread."
The green-haired girl dismounted to get a closer look at the altars. Without thinking about it, she rest both her hands on the northmost one. A large crystal at rest in a hollow on the top of the door frame glowed a pink color and began floating toward the center of the dais. The grey color scheme gave way to a bright purple one, Letheia letting out an unearthly screech as the latent Ice and Fairy mist surrounding her ceased.
"You okay, Letheia?" Shalin asked as the sealed door receded into the wall, the dragon symbols on the other two doors glowing chrome and yellow, respectively. The ancient script near the north door rearranged itself into a short message:
"WISDOM avails you not."
Shalin creeped back into a hesitant Letheia's saddle. "Isaac, I'm...not feeling the greatest right now," she slowly admitted. "What does any of this mean?"
A field of oppressive Dragon Energy envelops the party! Pokémon cannot use Special Attacks! Isaac Merlo {WC: 859} {PC: 2} NAME SPECIES STATUS ♥♥♥ Shalin Human ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Letheia Ninetales Good Starr Espeon Good Treble Kommo-o Good Kiara Pyroar-F Good Queen Zing Beedrill Good Tari Scolipede Good
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