the ultra deep sea was one area that he had not yet traversed, but if it was for the sake of rocket, he was willing to do anything. the seal stones that priam conrad found would be imperative in claiming an advantage.

[break][break] but of course, he was expecting there to be interference.

[break][break] the league were like rats in the sewers.

[break][break] and one had finally come up to greet him, fangs bared.

[break][break] "shoot," jayden says, from behind his yoru mask. he appears behind a shadowy veil of phantom force, the smoke leaking out of the rifts aiding his disguise.

[break][break] "i dare you."

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the mask tells her everything she needs to know. aeris hisses louder now as freya draws the arrow back. she had not come here on the behest of the league, nor to spill blood, but she will not walk away from a fight like this. 

especially when they ask so nicely. 

so she shoots and the arrow goes wide, but the beeping that follows echoes only thrice before the arrowhead's detonator goes off. 

aeris leaps into action under the cover and sprays a thunder wave towards the attackers. 

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she shoots, the same time as the arrow goes sailing towards him and his teammates in a wild berth, he whistles sharp.

[break][break] it's his croagunk that moves first, ice crackling around it's wrist as it grasps the arrow out of thin air. it stops just before it's trainer's heart, gathering the THUNDER WAVE in it's icy grip.

[break][break] a screech of HYPER VOICE blasts towards air towards freya morningstar and her dragons. jayden's own voice drowning in the mist:

[break][break] "freya morningstar," he says, because he knows who she is. who doesn't? "are you a coward?"

[break][break] because only cowards shoot from afar.

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as soon as the arrow is loosed, freya has lyune's ball in hand. aeris stands at the frontline, taking the brunt of the hyper voice as it sails towards them. thin, opaque ribbons safeguard freya from the worst of it. blood still trickles from her ears. 

her teeth flash and them calling her name is all the fuel she needs. a metallic taste fills her mouth as lyune emerges from his ball. the stone in her hair glows immediately and she laughs while lyune's bones break and reshape. 

the salamence roars, exploding past the dragonair when its transformation is complete, and it descends on trainer and croagunk with a bloodthirsty cry. 

jayden cross

+10 MP use mega evolution in your thread.

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as the mega salamance soars above them in that tiny, enclosed space, it screams vengeance and jayden has seen enough death in his lifetime to not want to see it for himself. he sprints forward just as the fangs descend on his croagunk — but it's the loudred that gets torn to pieces, it's HYPER VOICE mangled as it echoes against the walls of the cave.

[break][break] heartless and cold as most kanto rockets are, there is already the glow of another pokemon exposed to the air to replace it.

[break][break] his hydreigon appears in the cold air, a ROCK SLIDE making an earth plate jut out from a cracked fissure to both protect the paralyzed croagunk and allow jayden enough space to attack.

[break][break] a dagger flips in his hand as he aims straight for freya morningstar.

[break][break] for her heart.

200 MP for pokemon death (does not stack with KO).

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blood sprays as lyune's jaws close down around the sacrificed loudred. gore splatters the ground. a metallic smell fills the air as the acid sack in lyune's jaw drips, embers sparking when the taste of blood slakes his throat. he belches flame, but the raging fire meets only rock as their adversary protects themselves.

freya is quick to react when out from the shadow springs jayden. her weapon comes up defensively; the dagger slides against her metal bow, glancing away from her heart. still, she snarls as the dagger finds purchase in the taut muscle of her shoulder. 

"aeris," she hisses. the dragonair spurs. with the croagunk fighting paralysis and the two of them grappled, it leaves their attacker's back exposed. freya's teeth flash as the dragonair aims to sink her teeth in the back of jayden's neck.

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lyune cooks some rock
aeris attacks from behind
freya is stabbed

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fingers clutched around the dagger in his hand, jayden raced forward with the savage of a weapon borne to kill. wind whistled in the space between them, the sound of steel clashing before the pointed edge of the knife found purchase in the soft skin of the dragoness' shoulder.

[break][break] pain surges in the back of his neck as fangs suddenly break through.

[break][break] the admin pivots on his heel, reaching with his other hand to grip the slippery scales with a fist and the other aiming to puncture a wound straight into the snake's head.

[break][break] a DRAGON PULSE explodes behind him as zirnitra flies from behind the rock, swerving towards her fellow dragon. on the other, jayden's croagunk eventually breaks free of his paralysis. with a cry, he pushes forward a VACUUM WAVE that swirls towards freya morningstar.

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adrenaline surges through her; endorphins crowd the site of the new wound. she doesn't have time to register the pain, not until the dagger twists back out of her skin. fuck. blood pours, hot and heavy, from the wound, instantly soaking her shirt. what thin battle armor she had on had stopped it from plunging too deep, but a timer has started on their skirmish.

aeris chokes as his hand comes around her neck and freya, free of both blade and grapple, finds newfound resolve. the dagger arcs down in an effort to kill her oldest companion and she screeches, throwing her arms around jayden. 

her own teeth find purchase on his neck and she bites down hard. ribbons of air explode like a funnel where they'd just been standing, slicing fresh wounds on her back, fraying her shirt. 

lyune is ready when the onslaught comes. the smell of his mistress' blood makes him feral and he meets the hydreigon's dragon pulse with one of his own.

aeris twists; more ribbons of light wrap like webbing around freya's form, safeguarding her from the brunt of whatever blow may come.

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freya bites jayden
lyune uses dragon pulse on hydreigon
no sir no killing aeris today

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she reaches for him, her hands outstretched like a monster's fangs. it closes in on him in a vice grip, but rather than claws, the monster's teeth sinks into his neck.

[break][break] pain explodes violently in him and his eyes flash. an elbow shoves itself forward, between them, as to push them away. his body hits hard and fast against the ground, as he rolls back to the balls of his feet, breathing hard as he slaps a hand on his neck.

[break][break] "you're feral," he spits, glaring at her in the closed space. "are you sure," he says, breathing hard. the ghost of a smile on his lips. "you weren't meant to be a rocket?"

[break][break] explosions sound in the distance behind them like fireworks, smog clouding and mingling with the pink mist.

[break][break] as the vacuum wave hits against the safeguard barrier, his croagunk dashes forward with surprising speed. a blur in the distance, his arms flying out behind him to run faster and close the distance between them. grishka's lips purse, throwing fingers in front of it's maw, as a burst of SLUDGE BOMB explodes towards freya and her dragons.

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blood flows hot in her mouth. he jerks away, quite literally tearing himself from her. she spits a glob of thick blood and flesh; it dribbles down her chin. a hand comes up, not to wipe at it, but to press the palm into the flowing wound on her shoulder. she hisses from the pain, flashing red-stained teeth. 

her bow is discarded and out of reach. but the quiver on her hip is a weapon of its own. she spits again, but there is a noticeable flash of anger at his jab. 

before she can retort, their moment of reprieve is over. his pokemon come back in swinging. lyune is still locked in combat with the hydreigon, stopping it from gaining ground on his tamer. aeris, though, has recovered, and slithers in a circle around freya's form. 

mist billows up from underneath her, obscuring them in a wave of energy. the mega stone entwined in freya's hair flickers and lyune's roar of pain sends shockwaves over her as his mega form loses shape. 

they are meant to hit hard and heavy. if they go on for much longer, especially with the amount of blood soaking her shirt, there is a chance they don't walk away from this. 

the sludge bomb bombards the dragonair, coating her in sticky, acrid-smelling gunk. some of it sprays onto freya's side, worming its way into her open wound. still, with a shaking hand, she reaches for her quiver and taps for a flash arrow. 

it snicks into her hand and she throws it outside of the mist, ignoring the pain that sears hot blisters on her skin as she mounts the poison-covered dragonair. 

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aeris uses mist
freya uses a flash arrow to provide cover so she can get some distance
lyune de-evos

100 MP for completing a Postdormitum Mission.
50 MP for participating in a Postdormitum Mission.
10 MP use mega evolution in your thread.
50 MP for getting your Pokemon knocked out (dragonair in jayden's post).
300 MP for losing a Postdormitum Battle/Mission.
60 MP for 6 posts in a Postdormitum Battle/Mission.

570 MP

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blood continues to spill from the fleshwound on his neck, and it's only through sheer willpower that jayden is left standing. agony surges through him as he glares through the smoke at his appointment, at freya morningstar, and it's a wonder that she allowed SOOTOPOLIS to fall if she's filled with this much vengeance.

[break][break] but she is only one woman.

[break][break] and they are a family.

[break][break] as explosions continue to explode behind them, rockets continue to spill into the open space as the rift opens wider and wider. through the entirety of the fight, countless rockets slither through. if the league are rats, then rockets are the snake that slither through the vines.

[break][break] yet another DRAGON PULSE detonates in the air behind him, crashing against whatever lyune throws her way. but as the salamance's body begins to lose shape, jayden's gaze narrows.

[break][break] "zirnitra," jayden calls sharp, and the three-headed dragon's attention pivots. suddenly, in a flash of beating wings that echo in his heart, the hydreigons dives and scoops up her master. his croagunk runs after too, leaping into the air and landing atop the dragon's main head. poison bubbling from it's lips, a surge of VENOSHOCK explodes in an arrow towards freya and her dragonair, just as the flashbang from the arrow sounds off.

[break][break] jayden is blinded; but it's no-matter.

[break][break] they've already won.

[break][break] he sails through the open space, wings beating.

[break][break] "you're too late," he says, hand still over his neck. "just like you were too late for sootopolis."

[break][break] before he escapes through the portal.

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TOTAL MP: [break][break]

100 (complete mission) [break]
60 (ic post) [break]
50 (participation) [break]
10 (knock-out another pokemon) [break]
200 (pokemon death) [break]
200 (win) [break][break]

620 MP

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