GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD

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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 29, 2023 3:54:41 GMT
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GOODBYE GALAR


EVENT




NO WORDS NEED TO BE SAID. a life time together has bonded them in ways unconceivable. what he lacks in human interaction is made up for with his pokemon. creatures that have long transcended the caste of owner and pet.



a twist of his SPY GLASS looks to the armies ahead. a bastion of toxic masses prevent their advance. after a bit of scouring, fernando finds a loose route deeper into the territory.

click!

a swivel of the SPY GLASS’s lens is enough to launch a FUTURE SIGHT at the point. when? he’s not sure. but it always seems to strike when needed.

loose energy courses from his DYNAMAX BAND as his ZYGARDE DYNAMAXS. they charge forward in pace with the surging army. a MAX QUAKE rumbles under their feet, zigzagging its way toward the INTELEON.


note(s):
- arrives with everyone else for the final battle.
- uses FUTURE SIGHT to blast away open pockets among the enemy.
- ZYGARDE DYNAMAXES and uses MAX QUAKE on INTELEON.

- used 2 SALAC BERRIES



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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 29, 2023 7:27:08 GMT
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RUSTED SWORD



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ICLY SET EARLY JUNE
DEATH-ENABLED RAID EVENT



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🎼 Final Fantasy XVI OST - Battle Theme
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THE ARMY



THE ARMIES OF BALLONLEA, CIRCHESTER, HAMMERLOCKE AND MOTOSTOKE collide with the baneful brethren of their enemies.[break][break]

At the command of each kingdom's royalty, the ILLUSORY ZACIAN & THEIR TOWNSPEOPLE rush toward the armies that bulge and swell like festering festoons. It is a deafening crescendo of Pokemon and trainers alike.[break][break]

This march of fate is met with the thunderous drums of war, clashing swords and anguished cries. All around our heroes, battles erupt into furious storms. Though our heroes have faced peril before, a war of this scale has never been experienced before.[break][break]

And with new experiences, comes new heartaches.

RECOMMENDED PROMPT:[break]
In your next post, please REFERENCE AN NPC (PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED OR NEW) that your character is familiar with FALLING IN BATTLE.


A G-MAX RESONANCE descends upon the battlefield: an icy explosion that freezes a swathe of sludge soldiers in place. 's GIGANTAMAXED LAPRAS continues to battle, as its trainer cleaves through troops with her sword.[break][break]

Similarly, 's HYDREIGON DYNAMAXES TOO. A MAX-DARKNESS ensnares an area with its malevolent energy before erupting, scattering the troops about to be caught by 's LUXRAY'S SPRINGTIDE STORM. The flung Poison Pokemon are easy pickings for his METAGROSS' FLASH CANNON.[break][break]

's SCREAM TAIL leaps, mauling several sludge monsters under the gleam of its trainer's amulet. Above, 's DYNAMAXED GALARIAN MEOWTH utters the deepest meow when its MAX STEELSPIKE skewers a column of troops.[break][break]

, , and wield their trident, sword and bow. With their FIRE, WATER AND GRASS PLEDGES combined, RAINBOWS and SWAMPS coalesce throughout the battlefield, devastating the enemy's ranks. The swamps catch several waves of enemies in their difficult terrain.[break][break]

As darts in with his FLORAL BRACELET OF TELEPORTING, his DYNAMAX VESPIQUEN hovers overhead. The Queen Bee's thick abdomen unleashes gigantic grubs as an ATTACK ORDER. They drop, blowing apart or outright crushing whole groups of Poison Pokemon.[break][break]

's DYNAMAXED NAGANADEL contributes to the weather too. A MAX FLARE incinerates a crowd of poison, summoning a HARSH SUNLIGHT above the battlefield. Empowered by the sun, 's ARCANINE uses BURN UP; flames burn away from its body, but incinerate enemies who dare come close.[break][break]

makes use of his patronage. A TAILWIND is summoned around him, and the gales he provides allow and to blitzkrieg into the frontlines. Searing flames mark the devastating arcs of 's TWIN AXE OF INFERNO. Fire burns in fraying edges of bisected sludge, while 's GAUNTLETS OF DRAIN PUNCH obliterate bodies with single punches.[break][break]

Inevitably, being this close, the two warrior women will face injury; however, 's BRACERS OF HEAL PULSE continually glow from use as he keeps them alive and well alongside 's INTEL FROM HER CIRCLET OF FUTURE SIGHT.[break][break]



's SKELEDIRGE SNARLS to weaken the horde before its trainer. The trainer's ego allows him to launch into a frenzy. His AXE OF LAST RESPECTS sunders opponents in half while takes an eerily serene approach instead. His SWORDS OF SWORDS DANCE allows him to weave through the armies mercilessly, each swing of his blade ending the lives of monsters with stunning precision.


THE GENERALS


OTHERS FOCUS ON THE TOXTRICITY GENERALS. Below and between the lethal explosions and artillery of the GIGANTAMAX POKEMON AHEAD, our heroes manage to break through to the TOXTRICITY GENERALS. They croak, strumming their fleshy chest-strings in retaliation.[break][break]

As POISON shoots out from their forms, is quick to dart to with her DAGGERS OF EXTREME SPEED. After ripping apart a poisonous foe with her ACCELEROCK GAUNTLETS, the wild trainer is saved from an unseen MUK'S GRASP thanks to . While 's LUCARIO batters the CINDERACE'S TOXTRICITY with an AURA SPHERE, fires her arrows. The arrows split apart into three, striking the TRIO OF TOXTRICITY with loud pangs.[break][break]



They tear the arrows out of their chests, spilling poisons that fester and bubble. Snarling, they spray acid on the townspeople that near them who fall and writhe on the poisoned earth.[break][break]

's SPEAR OF SWIFT does the same. Stars of energy strike the generals, while an EARTH POWER erupts beneath them from 's HYDREIGON.[break][break]

One is tossed close to . Wielding his SWORD OF FREEZE-DRY, the air around the blade wafts frigid white. He attempts to strike, but is deterred by an incoming MUK. However, before the General can land a decisive strike on him, 's fires an arrow from her BOW OF MISTY EXPLOSION. An eruption of Fairy-type energy prevents an untimely end.[break][break]



and her Pokemon's MOONBLAST strike another general too in a bloom of pink, while 's DRILBUR knocks the enemy off balance. Between her bone breaking punches, charges with his SHIELD OF KING'S SHIELD. As his HAWLUCHA FLYING PRESSES a General, he pins its down further with his shield. Its head and neck is exposed, tongue lashing out and gurgling with sludge. However, 's MEGA GALLADE blasts it with a SHARPNESS EMPOWERED PSYCHO CUT to cut its head clean off.[break][break]



The Generals continue to slaughter townspeople nearby with crackling energy and surges of sludge; however, 's MEGA EVOLVED GARCHOMP forces the other generals to their knees with an EARTHQUAKE. 's GALARIAN ZAPDOS pins one further with its ANCIENT POWER, allowing and to further ability to capitalize on their disadvantaged states. Chained down by an GUN'S ANCHOR SHOT, 's SPECTRIER'S SHADOW BALL hits its mark, decapitating it in a spectral swirl. Nearby, plunges his SPEAR OF SWIFT into the remaining general with a fatal flurry of stars.


GIGANTAMAX POKEMON


AFTER THE GENERALS FALL, GALAR'S KINGDOMS ADVANCE FURTHER. Ahead, the NECROZMA AND ETERNATUS continue to engage in their duel. Their monstrous forms entwine, each movement desperate and primal. Claws run down plating and rib, unleashing crackling energies forged eons ago.[break][break]

The GIGANTAMAX CINDERACE unleashes a barrage of G-MAX FIREBALLS. They immediately incinerate unlucky peasantry. Thankfully, 's DYNAMAXED ALOLAN NINETALES' MAX GUARD provides brief protection for their allies to destroy the rabbit's shield.[break][break]

Having identified the shield's properties thanks to , , and 's DYNAMAX GOLURK, DYNAMAX OCTILLERY and DYNAMAX GUZZLORD unleash their MAX MOVES. A MAX DARKNESS, MAX GEYSER AND MAX QUAKE collide against the CINDERACE'S SHIELD before it shatters in a stunning shower of DYNAMAX PARTICLES. The GIGANTAMAX CINDERACE recoils.

Below, and continue to protect their peers. With precise aim, KNIVES OF PURIFY instantly assassinate Poison Pokemon, while a SWORD OF KING'S SHIELD funnels enemies away. This allows and to take on the EXPOSED CINDERACE.[break][break]



While and dart around with their blades, 's DYNAMAXED SYLVEON summons a MAX STARFALL. Stars of energy collide with the rabbit with stunning explosions, before 's DITTO TRANSFORMS. It assumes the shape of the CINDERACE before DYNAMAXING in turn. As the MISTY TERRAIN floods the field, the GIGANTAMAX CINDERACE kicks a ball of flame toward them; however, 's DITTO-CINDERACE FIRES A G-MAX FIREBALL in response. The orbs collide with each other, resisting each other's movement before 's DITTO prevails. The G-MAX FIREBALL smashes into the GIGANTAMX CINDERACE, killing it.[break][break]

THE GIGANTAMAX INTELON IS RELENTLESS WITH ITS SNIPE SHOTS. Pokemon and trainer alike fall to the earth with every successful fire. However, the army approaches its tail tower. 's DYNAMAX MARSHADOW, 's GIGANTAMAX PIKACHU, and 's DYNAMAX CLAYDOL smash the barrier of the INTELEON with their moves. Ghostly energies thread themselves with a crash of lightning before uniting with a powerful beam from above to break the barrier apart.[break][break]

As DYNAMAX PARTICLES scatter about from its shield, 's GIGANTAMAX VENUSAUR whips the INTELEON with a G-MAX VINE LASH, forcing its tower to teeter. After clearing their area with his SPY GLASS OF FUTURE SIGHT, quickly follows up with his DYNAMAX ZYGARDE. The MAX QUAKE forces the INTELEON to the ground. While it descends, the INTELEON CONTINUES TO SNIPE SHOT, sharp projectiles of water stabbing the earth, should they miss.[break][break]



Another G-MAX VINE LASH from 's GIGANTAMAX VENUSAUR pummels it brutally, before 's GIGANTAMAX TOXTRICITY lands the killing blow. A G-MAX STUN SHOCK descends like divine judgement upon the INTELEON to smite it once and for all.[break][break]

and ride on the latter's MEGA PIDGEOT. Their bow and trident strike the GIGANTAMAX RILLABOOM'S SHIELD, while a LAVA PLUME from 's DYNAMAX CHI-YU carves off a segment of its protection. As fires ICE SHARD ARROWS, her DYNAMAX YANMEGA shatters another portion with a MAX FLUTTERBY. Magenta particulate begins to shower upon the field before 's DYNAMAX HOUNDOOM lands the finisher on the shield: a MAX FLARE that incinerates the bulwark whole.[break][break]



After assisting with the TOXTRICITY, commands her CHARIZARD to INFERNO the GIGANTAMAX RILLABOOM. A BURN is inflicted, allowing 's GIGANTAMAX HATTERENE to G-MAX SITE the roaring monkey. Behind his, the DRACO METEORS from his sword continue to descend as 's GIGANTAMAX URSHIFU lands a powerful blow with its G-MAX ONE STRIKE. The fist lands and cracks upon the ape's broad chest, forcing the creature to skid backwards.[break][break]

The RILLABOOM RETALIATES with its drums. As it beats its wooden barrels, vines erupt from the earth. They whip out, crushing spines and ensnaring bodies. A MAX HAILSTORM from 's DYNAMAX GIRATINA slows the RILLABOOM, while 's DYNAMAX CERULEDGE lands a devastating MAX FLARE. As the ape screeches to swing its burning drum set toward its assaulters, 's DYNAMAX TORNADUS quells its aggression, finally slaying it with a MAX AIRSTREAM.

By the end of the battle, the following trainers will have their listed Pokemon fainted or withdrawn for the remainder of the raid:[break][break]

- Arcanine[break]
- Vespiquen[break]
- Galarian Meowth[break]
- Scream Tail[break]
- Perrserker[break]
- Lapras (upon request)[break]
- Skeledirge[break]
- Guzzlord[break]
- Pikachu[break]
- Yanmega[break]
- Pidgeot[break]
- Chi-yu[break]
- Glaceon[break]
- Gardevoir[break]
- Galarian Zapdos[break]
- one of their Pokemon[break]
- one of their Pokemon



INTO THE FRAY



THE ILLUSORY ZACIAN continue to run. Their paws leave an ethereal light in their wake like firefly spirits. They run toward the NECROZMA & ETERNATUS—but continue past them. They rush through POSTWICK and disappear into the SLUMBERING WEALD behind the ravaged town.[break][break]

This close, 's GIRATINA will impart information to its Avatar:

The denizen of the Distortion World explains that ETERNATUS IS A SIBLING OF ENTROPY; that its presence on a planet could spell lasting disaster for the universe as a whole. There is good reason why DIALGA, PALKIA, ITSELF & ETERNATUS often inhabit their own realms or space, for they are all involved in a cosmological balance... The cosmological balance was already broken, providing more reason as to why Giratina has chosen an Avatar, and why it is pursuing its own devices against Arceus.


Although believes her shot to be an exercise in futility, her arrow flies true. Fatefully, it strikes the ETERNATUS somewhere in its core, forcing the skeletal creature to reel and seethe above the decimated remains of POSTWICK. The opening provided allows the BLACK KNIGHT, NECROZMA to impinge upon the ETERNATUS with a violent strike of its claws before grappling the dragon to the ground.[break][break]



They collide into POSTWICK's homes, crushing their abandoned structures as they resume their mindless bout. The two creatures fight without taking notice of your presence. As they court each other violently against the stained earth, our heroes must make a choice:

MULTIPLE ENDINGS


IN THIS PENULTIMATE ROUND, your characters must decide whether to AID THE NECROZMA or AID THE ETERNATUS. Characters can also choose to ABSTAIN.[break][break]

Depending on which of the two Pokemon receives the most aid, the characters will be provided with a vision of WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED should the NECROZMA WON or the ETERNATUS WON. In other words, they get to decide the true ending of this story.[break][break]

This battle has occurred in this site's setting before, but has never been seen or written. The "canon" outcome will be revealed in the next post; however, the "non-canon" outcome may provide equally interesting information as well.[break][break]

Please include your character's choice in your TL;DR. You DO NOT NEED TO ROLL this post.


Far off in the distance, the sound of a faint howl can be heard.


KINGDOM TALES


BELOW ARE THE DEVELOPING STORIES OF EACH CITY. Please click on the SPOILER tag to reveal them.[break][break]

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BALLONLEA[break][break]
From another w'rld, heroes arriveth,[break]
cleansing sludge and claw by earth, pool and mind,[break]
walls art hath raised to protect us i'm told.[break]
as speeches forge our hearts so bold[break]
what more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Did clothe in the black knight's armeth'r didst a bird[break]
arriveth, with thund'rous forks and its poisonous fyrd.[break]
from the depths, a geant venusaur didst appeareth,[break]
bringing vine and pollen to our ballonlea.[break]
our h'roes combated backeth, and did protect our town[break]
and so we didst bestow our crowns.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

With hearts of compassion, they tended the Pokemon Center with grace,[break]
Binding wounds and offering solace in every embrace.[break]
In the wilderness, heroes ventured, hunting for sustenance in every place.[break]
And when the night unveiled its glittering tapestry of stars,[break]
They turned their gaze upwards, seeking guidance from afar.[break]
Our heroes delved into prophecies they sought to unfold,[break]
Words of mystic power, their meanings to behold.[break]
With hammer and anvil, one forged weapons strong and true,[break]
Armors that gleamed, imbued with powers old and new.[break]
In their selflessness, a path home is uncovered true,[break]
for the heroes who shaped a realm, with sorrow and joy in all they do.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Through the passage of ten years, time's relentless flow,[break]
Our heroes evolved, their knowledge and strength did grow.[break]
They unlocked the secret, the power to dynamax,[break]
Harnessing cosmic energy, one birthed from the primordial past.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?

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CIRCHESTER[break][break]
From another w'rld, heroes arriveth,[break]
to maketh walls of ice and eyes in the sky,[break]
the eye below strikes the poison palms.[break]
wat'r floweth to act as balms.[break]
the poison well now sees the sunne.[break]
what more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Clad in the black knight's armor did a bird[break]
arrive, with thunderous legs and its poisonous fyrd.[break]
From the depths, a geant kingler did appear,[break]
bringing brine and froth to Circhester.[break]
Our heroes fought back, and protected our town[break]
And so we did bestow our crowns.[break]
What more shall beest remembered?[break][break]

A city watch emerges, sentinels with vigilant eyes,[break]
Protectors of the streets, where safety never dies.[break]
Glowing ore, a captivating sight, studied with utmost care,[break]
Weapons honed to perfection, craftsmanship beyond compare.[break]
Healers of the realm, their touch mends both body and soul,[break]
Devices charged with energy, pulsating with electric coil,[break]
Voices connected, bridging distances across the fields where poison spills:[break]
What more shall beest remembered?[break][break]

Through the passage of ten years, time's relentless flow,[break]
Our heroes evolved, their knowledge and strength did grow.[break]
They unlocked the secret, the power to dynamax,[break]
Harnessing cosmic energy, one birthed from the primordial past.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?

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HAMMERLOCKE[break][break]
From another w'rld, heroes arriveth,[break]
to repaireth our walls and scout our skies.[break]
Dragons inspireth nay feareth, nay ire.[break]
On full stomachs, our people parry palms[break]
the castle mure well clear'd with nay qualms,[break]
the vault reveals tapestries two.[break]
what more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Clad in the black knight's armor did a bird[break]
arrive, with thunderous legs and its poisonous fyrd.[break]
From the depths, a geant Charizard did appear,[break]
bringing hellish flame to old Hammerlocke.[break]
Our heroes fought back, and protected our town[break]
And so we did bestow our crowns.[break]
What more shall beest remembered?[break][break]

Spies cloak in shadows, whispers carried on castle wind,[break]
A clandestine network, secrets they've sinned.[break]
The Emerald Knights rise, armor gleaming bright,[break]
Protectors of Hammerlocke: defenders of our last lights.[break]
Skills are honed in battle, each sword, axe, or arrow precise and true,[break]
Defenses are fortified, a fortress continually made anew.[break]
What more shall beest remembered?[break][break]

Through the passage of ten years, time's relentless flow,[break]
Our heroes evolved, their knowledge and strength did grow.[break]
They unlocked the secret, the power to dynamax,[break]
Harnessing cosmic energy, one birthed from the primordial past.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?

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MOTOSTOKE[break][break]
From another w'rld, heroes arriveth,[break]
to maketh bulwarks f'r threats uninvit'd.[break]
Two young nobles greeteth each home[break]
while one young sir unearths the well's tomb.[break]
Some expl're the caves east to findeth heavenly scales,[break]
as the bleeding train is clott'd and did push off its rails[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Did clothe in the black knight's armeth'r didst a bird[break]
arriveth, with thund'rous forks and its poisonous fyrd.[break]
From the depths, a geant Garbod'r didst appeareth,[break]
bringing stench and sludge to Motostoke's sph're.[break]
Our h'roes combated backeth, and did protect our town[break]
and so we didst bestow our crowns.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

The glowing ore's allure, a subject of tireless study,[break]
As poison seeps in depths, waters murky and muddy.[break]
A lady conceals, with the forsaken son by her side,[break]
In shadows they dwell, secrets within them reside.[break]

From sorrow's embrace, an orphanage blooms,[break]
A sanctuary of hope, dispelling life's gloom.[break]
Peasantry entrusted, tasks with purpose assigned,[break]
Shouldering burdens, a community aligned.[break]
Amidst grieving tears, the fallen find solace's embrace,[break]
In sacred flames they rest, their spirits finding grace.[break]
With hammer and Sobble spout, weapons and armor are wrought,[break]
Crafted with love, their power cannot be bought.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?[break][break]

Through the passage of ten years, time's relentless flow,[break]
Our heroes evolved, their knowledge and strength did grow.[break]
They unlocked the secret, the power to dynamax,[break]
Harnessing cosmic energy, one birthed from the primordial past.[break]
What more shalt beest remembered?



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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 29, 2023 7:54:23 GMT
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Amidst this hell, he takes a moment to stroke Spectrier’s mane. This may be their last ride together. Leaning down, he gives the creature a hug.[break][break]
Valkyrie, you’ve offered me good service.” His voice is sad, like he knows something is coming to an end. Valkyrie says nothing. She simply starts walking forward. Amidst the giants, rider and Pokemon are but specks.[break]
He watches ’s arrow fly. He hears the siren song of his wife . Just a little further and they’re done. They’ll wake up in another life, down by a tomb.[break][break]
Come on, Melody.” He calls out to the woman a younger man was too afraid to admit he loved. “Let’s finish this!” And so, the Pale Rider rides. He rides to the end of the world.[break][break]
Soldiers salute him as he passes. Some don’t notice they’re being attacked until it’s too late. Lord Navidson can’t save them all. Forward, he rushes. He rides past the corpse of giant monsters. He rides with the wind as armies come to his back.[break][break]
He doesn’t know what or ’s orders would be. For the first time since he set out from Motostoke’s gates twenty years ago, he feels independent once more. Whatever happens next, his actions now are his own. The skeletal dragon high in the sky above has haunted Tsubaki’s dreams. He has heard its infernal heartbeat in his waking moments. This is a monster to be slain – something he must fight to protect that girl.[break][break]
It's an easy decision.[break][break]
A pokeball is plucked from his belt. Valkyrie jumps up to the roof of a tall building, still standing. The knight and the dragon are still far above. Their hero is nowhere to be seen.[break][break]
Show me what you’ve got, Shuwen!” Navy commands. His Urshifu flies free of his ball. Affixed atop a broken watch is a band surging with dynamax energy. Pulsing with power, it augments Shuwen to what might well be his true form. The bear towers above the city, wreathed in mist and pulsating blue power.[break][break]
Show ‘em your heart! Knock that dragon out of the sky.”[break][break]
ORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” Urshifu’s cry can be heard across the battlefield. He leaps up, seeming to fly. His fists raised, he aims them at Eternatus. Whatever storied history this creature has, to Lord Navidson and his faithful Urshifu, it is nothing but another foe to be vanquished. That’s what it means to be a warrior.[break][break]
Shuwen’s fists rain down upon the Eternatus, trying to force him down low so that others might join in the fray. The rider fires his guns, that their chains might bring it down to writhe upon the ground.

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+ tl;dr
Navy has a quiet moment with his Spectrier
Charges off to battle the two legendaries
Decides to help Necrozma
Gigantamaxes Urshifu-R
Urshifu uses G-Max Rapid Flow on Eternatus
Navy uses Anchor Shot to try and chain Eternatus down.


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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 29, 2023 15:49:12 GMT
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The last body falls, and for a moment, the fighting slows.

As the violence wanes, I take a deep, heaving breath. No matter how decent I am, my body is not fond of this kind of fighting. My bones are sixty years old. They do not appreciate lugging about armour and swinging around a massive axe. Still, I am afforded no choice. The pain of my burning muscles will pass. All that matters is returning home. I'll be fine.

“Gurh... Lights out...”
“Chiiiiiirp...”

Skeledirge, beaten and battered and exhausted from the conflict, slumps down to the ground unconscious. Solemnly, I return him to his Pokeball. You fought hard, brother, and your glory burns brightly. Now, rest, and let us handle the rest.

With that settled, I turn my attention across the battlefield. It's a veritable wasteland, stained by hundreds of corpses of people and Pokemon alike, painted in shades of scarlet and violet as far as the eye could see. A graveyard of those that never were, where phantoms and illusions have come to rest. Odd - After all this fighting, they almost seem real. How fortunate, that they aren't. This mirage is tragic enough without such a quantity of senseless death. Even victory is just a poisoned chalice of--

"HYRHGK!"

--I vomit. Inside my helmet. It's about as pleasant an experience as you might think. I discard my helmet as quickly as I am able, tossing it aside to reveal the pale, gaunt face underneath. It truly cannot be exaggerated how unkind these twenty years have been. They feel like one year and fifty years all at once. My head feels like it might implode at any moment.

There is little time to lament in this place. The conflict is brewing anew further along the way. The Black Knight and the Skeleton are gripped in conflict, and my so-called peers are taking sides, trying to sway the fight. This is the finale. Yet, as I stagger forth to join them, it all feels so hollow, doesn't it? Like after twenty years of promising myself that I would fulfill the prophecy, I've found the conclusion of my self-written tale to be lacking. No matter what, this fantasy remains a fantasy. After everything that has happened, I cannot bring myself to care.

For a moment, I simply stand there...

“Woe! How tragic! The knight has reached the end of his arc, and found only misery! Woe, woe and despair!”
“This, uh... This wasn't unexpected, was it?”
“Very. Expected. Complete. Madness.”
“Yeah, like, I didn't really want to say it, but... Does he actually think we're speaking to him? None of us are even Psychic type. How does he think this is working?”
“Oh, come now. That fractured mental state is a charming character trait! All the maidens doth love a hero with sinister and misleading voices in their head!”
“Not. Charming. Very. Unhinged. Very. Not. Good.”
“Very, very, VERY not good.”
“Look, we're not therapists, right? We're trained to fight, not give counselling. Just let him ride this psychosis out, and we'll pick up the pieces once we're out of shit creek.”

...Fuck it. I don't need this. I'd sooner have answers than watch this sordid fable play out.

Discarding my axe, I pass the legendary battle by. Instead, I move through the ruins of Postwick and into the Slumbering Weald, following the ghosts of wolves. What awaits there, I do not know, but it must be more substantial than the final act of this sordid masquerade.




TL;DR - The Nameless Knight hits Defcon 2 on his psychotic break and abstains from the battle between Necrozma and Eternatus, instead choosing to follow the illusory Zacian into the Slumbering Weald.
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illie, sap sipper
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with what's to transpire.
5’8” height
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 3:29:06 GMT
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goodbye galar: sword



the celestial queen & a primordial beast


she breathes out a soft sigh of relief as, through combined efforts, the inteleon finally falls.

and with its body crashing back into the earth, so too does the remaining resistance.

her eyes sweep across the battlefield, then, and for a moment... she wishes they hadn't.

bodies of the fallen lay scattered every few meters, most unrecognizable. one face, however, sticks out among the rest and she feels all of the air in her lungs shrivel up into nothingness.

the first man she had ever healed in ballonlea, the one who placed her crown atop her head... he who crowned her queen of ballonlea had fallen. only lifeless eyes stare up at her now.

she feels tears well up in her own eyes as she approaches his body, as her body bends forward and a hand drifts down to gently close his eyes.

when she rises, she does not look down at him. she turns and never looks back.

her venusaur is recalled in the aftermath. and in its place, the familiar form of mew begins to float up and around her body. the pink mythical has not changed much in the last twenty years. if anything, it's only gotten more curious in the span of the decades.

and as titans clash in the sky, she follows their dance with interested eyes.

which one will win? which one will fall?

she's not a betting woman - her last gambles had ended in demotion and failure... but she is about to place all of her eggs in one basket for a single side.

the only side she sees, actually.

her limbs move in what feels like slow motion, carrying her closer and closer to the sources of all calamity. she steps over debris and keeps enough of a distance to allow for safety.

here, she stares up at the clashing behemoths.

and a single hand raises at first, pointing at the serpentine body of eternatus.

"life dew."

faintly, the ghost of a smile rises.

"give some strength back to it, please."

mew follows the command with a chirping mewl, life dew beginning to gather around them before spreading toward eternatus. and in the process, illeana begins to make her own move.

the giant twin spiked spear rises, gripped tightly in her hand. she stares, eyes focused, and takes aim...

before hurling the giant spear right at necrozma.































the target is simple: its eyes. she waits, hoping and praying to the cosmos that it finds purchase, that her aim holds true, and gives eternatus a leg up in this ceaseless fighting.

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- swaps venusaur for mew
- chooses to side with eternatus
- mew uses life dew on eternatus
- hurls her spear at necrozma, aiming for it's eyes!




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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 4:01:57 GMT
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The fight is chaos - pure chaos, in fact. Ettie, however, finds herself falling into a trancelike rhythm of tearing down foe after foe with her claws. Her clothes and hair are a mess - or at the very least, more a mess than usual.

But, she isn't alone in this. 's appearance - paired with the older woman striking down a poison-mon that had nearly snuck up on Ettie - would be met with a feral grin from the wild-woman. "They think they're predators, and we're prey." She spoke, a low growl of excitement and battlefury alike in her voice. "Let's prove them wrong."

Though, in the ensuing flurry of attacks traded amongst the dynamaxed beasts, Delle is struck by the Intelleon - a blow that sends the Marshadow collapsing back to her normal size. But all the same, she managed to serve her purpose - contributing to bringing down the shield that had protected the chameleon.

Ettie takes this in stride - even if she lets out a growl at the towering water-type for such a transgression. The hurricane she embodies in this moment pauses only briefly enough for her to recall Delle - keeping the Marshadow close and safe - before she is prepared to return to the madness.

But, a voice cuts through the cacophony - a familiar one, breaking out into a pained shout. Immediately, Ettie's gaze snaps in the direction of the sound - and with a growl, she darts that way... In the time, to see a guard - one that had always greeted Ettie, each time she returned from her regular outings - fall to one of the poison horde.

When the shock that hits her passes though, a righteous anger fills Ettie from the sight. That one of her pack has fallen - that she wasn't able to protect him - and even though she'd seen many a villager die in Ballonlea from the attacks that it weathered... It still stokes a fire in her heart, that makes her snarl.

Her gaze shifts to Eternatus - the path between her and the poisonous dragon clear as the army is thinned out and its generals fall. Though she does not turn her head to look, she can hear Miya's approach behind her - the Galarian Zapdos' talons coated in sludge from their fallen foes. The bird lets out a low croon, her head nuzzling against her mother's side...

... And Ettie, in turn, gently pets Miya with the back of her hand. "We hunt, Miya." Without hesitation, she leaps onto the Zapdos' back - Miya breaking out into a high-speed charge in the dragon's direction.

Miya weaves between the chaos with ease, almost as if the combatants were but the trees of Glimwood Tangle. And once she is close enough to engage, she leaps upon her mighty legs - wings flapping for that extra bit of height - as she propels herself into a Drill Peck in Eternatus' direction!

Ettie is not one to be idle, either. She leaps from Miya's back to engage the dragon as well, claws outstretched as she follows up with an Accelrock aimed at Eternatus - howling as a beast all the whilst.

Prey was prey - no matter how large.
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- 's appearance is met with a feral but pleased Ettie. Packmates gud : )
- Delle is KO'd and gets recalled.
- A guard that greeted Ettie each time she returned from her outings falls in battle, Ettie is pissed.
- Ettie and Galarian Zapdos target Eternatus with Accelerock + Drill Peck

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Mika, Mick
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 4:37:38 GMT
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His eyes focused on the general that had appeared in front of him and he swung his sword at the Toxtricity. However a Muk took the blow for the general. He realized his mistake. Due to Muk getting in the way the Toxtricity was still in front of him. And his attack had left him wide open. He knew he wouldn’t be quick enough with his sword to block the attack. Before he could wonder too much if this would be how he met his end arrows pierced the General courtesy of .
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He moved his way back to the female knight around looking apologetic. ”Sorry that was careless. I shouldn’t have been so focused on the general. If it wasn’t for you I could’ve died,” he said frowning. If she reprimanded him for his carelessness he wouldn’t blame her. After all she had just got done telling him to be careful.
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Of course if it wasn’t for this poison army so many people wouldn’t have died. And he wouldn’t have almost joined them. He had noticed a few of the memory people bite the bullet. Like the woman Amy she had always been nice to him. Though he had always thought that it was because she had had a crush on him. She had even asked him out once but he had turned her down gently claiming he was too committed to his duties for a relationship.
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Turning away from Adelaide he noticed his Crystal had been knocked out. Sighing he returned the Glaceon to her pokeball before releasing Selene. After that he took the chance to look around. And noticed a lot of the Pokémon between them and Eternatus and Necrozma had been felled. Upon looking around he noticed something else.
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”Did you see where Zacian went?” he asked the female knight looking around confused. ”I suppose it doesn’t matter right now,” he said focusing his attention on the Necrozma and Eternatus. ”I’m going to help Necrozma, Eternatus has been the one behind the poison this whole time. I feel like he’s the bigger threat,” he explained without looking away from the two Pokémon.
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Hopefully he wasn’t about to make a huge mistake. ”Will you promise to continue to fight with me? I promise to be more careful,” he promised staring into his friends eyes. Once he had received a response he would begin to make his way towards the two fighting Pokémon with Selene following behind him.
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Upon reaching the fighting Pokémon he saw they first there. He noticed attacking the Eternatus and gave the other male a curt nod in greeting. Hearing his eyes narrowed. ”Selene use copy cat on the life dew but use it on Necrozma,” he said resisting the urge to give a pointed look to the woman.
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Selene nodded before doing as her trainer ordered her to do. For a minute it seemed like he would actually attack the woman but instead he swung his sword at Eternatus.


[attr="class","oocnotes"] + TL;DR: Mikael almost gets killed by a general but the attempt is thwarted by [break] Glaceon is knocked out [break] Returns Glaceon and send out Umbreon [break] Decides to help Necrozma [break] Has umbreon using helping hand on life dew and directs it to be used on Necrozma [break] Contemplates attacking to prevent her attack on Necrozma but using his sword against the Eternatus instead



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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 8:06:05 GMT
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War indeed was a horrifying and traumatic experience. This, Serena only came to understand as she witnessed absolute chaos unfold on the battlefield before her. Serena's attacks found purchase against the Toxtricity generals but in exchange it caused more damage as toxic sludge and ooze spilled from where her arrows pierced them damaging those nearby. [break][break]

"S-Sorry!" she shouted before crimson hues caught sight of a familiar figure. She recognized him as 'Old-Man Jenkins' who frequented her tavern, especially on rainy days, which was often. She would always tease him for his stories that he would grumble when drunk. He wasn't much older than her but he talked like he had an ancient soul. [break][break]

At some point he joined in her training sessions saying he needed something to do to occupy the time and they saw each other more that way. She knew he'd be here on the field with her but what she didn't expect was to watch someone she personally knew and spent time with die like that. In such a tragic way. [break][break]

Serena felt her heart lurch before emotions surged within her. She didn't have time to mourn him but she felt sorry for him nonetheless. He had spoken about not having any family members or people who would miss him when he's gone. But that just wasn't true, she'd miss his stories and his dad jokes. So would everyone else that he befriended him. [break][break]

Serena inhaled sharply as she reached for Horus' pokeball. Her Gardevoir had fainted but she'd done her job for now. Her Pidgeot exited his pokeball with a flash of light and a piercing cry. After being together for twenty-plus years they didn't need many words between them, he already knew Serena wanted. With a twist of her mega ring she placed her lips on it as she let her fiery rage boil. Horus began to get enveloped with energy before swiftly Mega Evolving.[break][break]

"If this keeps up that beast will kill us all!" Serena shouted as she pointed at Eternatus. She was furious. It was it's fault in the first place innocent people had to die. "I say we focus our energies on the bigger threat!" she said and with that mounted her Pidgeot and they took to the skies. While Horus channeled rolling gusts in the form of a HURRICANE Serena took aim at Eternatus and fired arrows from her bow.[break][break]





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xtra note[break]
Serena's fitted in custom battle clothes[break]
LOCATION: Circhester[break]
Serena's attacks against the general worked, but civilians suffer consequences[break]
Watches as attacks from their enemy take their toll on the forces, witnesses old man Jenkins fall in battle[break]
Gardevoir faints. Mega Evolves her Pidgeot uses HURRICANE[break]
Voices that Eternatus has done more harm to the people here and that the Circhester peeps prioritize attacking it.[break]
Has a bow made from Necrozma's dark fragments, 'TRIPLE ARROW'[break]
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POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 10:26:56 GMT
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The battlefield becomes a mash of bodies drowned in sludge. Callan watches as friends, people, Pokemon, family he once knew, get mowed down by sniper fire from the the Inteleon.

He watches as the Sludge hands spread through the ranks, devoiuring and consuuming bodies, he watches as his men and women give everything they have to repel a force, acting as a physical barrier to the units he had truly assigned to deal the heavy damage.

He watches as part of line line doubts, then realizes they were locked into the front line, thanks to his NO RETREAT.

Callan had sent them to their deaths, knowingly and willingly, as Bowie acted as his shock troop, breaking through the siege to shatter the sniper, joining , , , and .

Overhead, carpet bombs from both their own field and the opponent alike. Dynamax moves fly, as trebuchets of war, raining fire and death across both sides of the field.

They are illusions. He thinks to himself, weakly.

But it doesn't stop him from feeling. It doesn't stop the violent churn of his stomach as he looks at the bodies of the people he'd ate, spoke, and played with, strewn across the battlefield caked in poison sludge.

It had been too long since his last battle, and he had gotten soft. The click in his spine had long since left him, the desire for adversity and warfare.

He had made a city. He had watched a city grow from two decades into a thriving community. He had seen kids who had once looked up to him now push back against this threat to all civilization, only to be melted in a shield wall that he had ordered.

Their futures stolen, not just by this threat, but by him.

Ruby eyes stared into the lifeless bodies as the remnants of the battle, the sludge beasts defeated, the generals felled, the titans of Cinderace, Rillaboom and Inteleon, falling and shrinking.

Did victory always feel like this? How did he ever relish in its spotlight?

The remainder of the battle is between two world ending threats.

On one side, Necrozma. Bowie still bore the scars from the Darkest Day, as did Callan. On the other, the fiend which had terrorized all of this illusion for the last twenty years.

He sees an opportunity to take them both out, and capitalises on it.

Converting BOOMBURST into MAX STRIKE, Callan's Toxtricity spills into the air, just as RAPID FLOW from 's URSHIFU lands and @serena's HURRICANE rips through the air, Bowie releases a discordant riff, transforming into a sonic fist that plunges towards the two beasts, aiming primarily at ETERNATUS.




+ Battle is too spicy for Callan's rickety bones
+ Callan 'AIDS' NECROZMA.
+ TOXTRICITY uses MAX STRIKE, focusing it power on ETERNATUS, but aiming to deliver collateral damage to NECROZMA as well.


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JoJo
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Ever Grande City
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 14:16:29 GMT
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War was never without cost. And this one was no different. As the armies clashed Johanna watched brave men and women fall to the ground, lifeless. No amount of HEALing PULSE would save them. These were men and women she had helped, nurtured as a healer. These were faces she would never get to see smile or cry once again, nor would the wind carry their laughter any longer.

Death was never easy. She had learned to carry that burden long ago, yet it was no less heavy. Still the battle raged on. With each death, she fought harder, pushed herself harder to keep those around her alive.

Claydol followed suit, managing to hit the giant Inteleon barrier. But after that, it soon found its dynamax energy spent. It shrunk back to its original size and the war continued from there.

Eternatus and Necrozma’s battle was brought lower, closer to the ground where they might reach them.

Johanna pressed on through the battlefield, the sound of clashing soldiers against poisonous monsters became naught but distant thuds compared to the fierce blows of the monsters that clashed in what was left of Postwick.

As she reached the sight of the battle. It was evident that they were evenly matched, at least from her perspective. She reached a conclusion that taking on both at the same time seemed unwise, impossible even. Their best bet was aiding one and then stabbing the other in the back when it was tired from the battle.

But which devil should she put her lot with?

While the army of poisonous monsters had been a constant threat, whenever Necrozma deigned to visit it had been a grim reminder of their mortality. Besides, faint memories of a life long ago told her that Necrozma was a danger that should not be underestimated.

Poison could be dealt with. She was not as certain with Necrozma. And so the choice was easy. Help Eternatus.

“Clay, can you manage a Z-move?” She turned to her Claydol. Weary from the dynamax’ing it had to think for a moment. But nodded.

“Aim for Necrozma. Annihilate it, if possible.” Johanna spoke, a hint of anger in each word.



Claydol nodded. The psychic energies began to gather in an orb, which Claydol condensed as much as it possibly could before letting the Z-MOVE: ANNIHILATION fly toward the Necrozma.



Meanwhile Johanna took a moment to place Eternatus on a list of temporary allies before letting another HEAL PULSE fly aimed directly at the massive monster. Hopefully what little healing it could offer would help them and should all else fail, it might offer her some goodwill with Eternatus.



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TLDR:
- Johanna feels the burden of the deaths she sees all around her.
- Once they reach the skirmish between Eternatus and Necrozma Johanna decides to side with Eternatus
- Johanna uses her weapon to fire a HEAL PULSE at Eternatus
- Claydol uses its Z-Move: Annihilation to try and deal with Necrozma.




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Thomas Benoit
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 17:39:32 GMT
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In the middle of the chaos, Thomas spots a familiar-looking man. A man that bears a strong resemblance to Andre Sullivan, the man who made him what he was. And he could only watch in horror as the man was obliterated right before his eyes.

Kalameet's training would allow the dark dragon to weave through the pandemonium that took the field, preventing both himself, and his master, from falling victim to the barrage of attacks.

Despite the heavy losses incurred, they would eventually reach the two titans, as they fought. Thomas and Kalameet managed to reach the two in one piece, more than could be said for some of the others.

Now the survivors stood at a crossroads. Both avenues weren't too appealing to the Kalosian. Whoever wins, they lose, that was the thought going through his head.

But then, he remembered his promise to this world's Andraste. That he would avenge the loss of her family. That he would take down Necrozma.

"Kalameet, aim for Necrozma.", Thomas ordered, as he focused Z-Power into his faithful dragon.

The Hydreigon's three heads would simultaneously open their maws, each charging and combining a Dark Pulse. The three Dark Pulses would form into the shape of the center head, expanding in size, before firing off at the Prism Pokemon.

Thomas could only hope he made the right call.




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notes: Thomas watches in horror as he watches "Andre Sullivan" die
Thomas makes it through the chaos, his Pokemon relatively unscathed
Thomas chooses to "aid" Eternatus
Hydreigon used Z-Move - Draconian Wrath on Necrozma

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Gunner Graves
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 19:11:13 GMT
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The army of poisoned Pokémon, the Toxtricity leading them, and the three Dynamaxed Pokémon fell, brought low by a volley of attacks. The battle was not without its casualties, however. As Gunner's Ditto lost reverted from Cinderace's Gigantamax form to its normal one, it cried out, alarmed.[break][break]

"What is it, Dagonet?" the old man asked, trudging over.[break][break]

With a rabbit's hand, the Ditto pointed at a body tangled up among others on the field. Gunner rushed over, recognizing the armor and colors of Circhester. He turned the person onto their back, only to find a member of the city watch who'd marched with them into the fray.[break][break]

"Laurene!" Gunner exclaimed, recognizing her as a woman who'd fought and trained by his side over the last twenty years. She'd been one of the peasants on the sidelines as they fought the Dynamaxed Kingler on their first day in Circhester. She'd joined in declaring and as the city's king and queen.[break][break]

In an instant, Gunner tried to help her up. However, she was dead weight in his arms.[break][break]

"It's okay," she said. Blood spilled down chin as she coughed. "I lived a long life. I got to strike a blow to the enemy." She smiled, revealing a red mouth, then grasped his shoulder. "Win this one for us, Gunner."[break][break]

Her grip loosened and her hand fell as the life faded from her. Gunner had witnessed the deaths of his friends and companions many times by then, yet his heart still ached at the loss. Gently, he laid Laurene on the ground and closed her eyes.[break][break]

Then he stood and looked south toward Postwick, fists clenched, eyes blazing fury.[break][break]

When the army of Hoenn reached the sleepy town, he recalled his Ditto and summoned his Hisuian Typyhlosion. "Let's end this once and for all, Guinevere," Gunner said to her. His gaze locked upon the monstrous form of Eternatus.[break][break]

The Ghost Flame Pokémon bellowed in agreement, the fire of her mane flaring with sickly light. Multiple fireballs formed in an arch above her, then shot as an INFERNAL PARADE toward the skeletal giant.



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Gunner is wearing League tactical gear + mask medieval clothes[break]
A member of Circhester's city watch, Laurene, dies in his arms[break]
Hisuian Typhlosion uses INFERNAL PARADE on Eternatus (Gunner is aiding Necrozma)



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Kazimir Wynter
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jun 30, 2023 21:48:22 GMT
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"Knight Captain!" Kazimri whirled around as he heard the sound of anguish from behind him and saw one of his knights with an Escavalier's lance driven into his chest. The knightly bug found its head caved in by Kazimir's sword as he swung down onto its head freeing his brother in arm from its grip. As the knight fell Kaz caught him and slowly laid him on the ground removing his helmet, the look in his eyes telling me that he had already been dead the moment his chest was pierced. He'd weep for many fallen comrades over the years but the look on this one struck a stronger chord with him, not only had he figured he jumped in front of attack for him but he bore the face of . A long time friend he had missed dearly in his youth before even coming here.

Seeing him here now sent a flood of emotions and memories through his head of the man that was a kindred spirit with him and taught him a few things he wouldn't forget. Now to see him like this almost felt like a role reversal between the two. "Your sacrifice won't be in vain my brother, i'll...i'll...keep everyone safe."

As he let them rest he went back into the fray with a renewed vigor channeling the rage and sorrow he was feeling into each swing of his sword. Meanwhile his Urshifu managed to break through the defenses of the Rillaboom and allowed its own comrades land their blows onto the large beast. With their combined might they made short work of it leaving everyone to view the battle above them in the sky between two titans. As they clashed with one another they soon found themselves falling to the earth and Kaz was quick to follow Necrozma's trail seeing as how the beast did gift them with the power to craft magical weapons, plus the dragon could rot for spreading the poison that was the reason they all dedicated decades of their lives to their cities. Its injuries would be considered payback for that.

As he ran towards the Black Knight he noticed people aiming to do harm to it. First was attacking Necromza with her spear, followed by and her claydol following it, and finally but also shocking was joining in on them. "Protect Necrozma! We're ending this war but how we want it!" He called to his titan of an Urshifu as he took one squat to leap in front of where the Necrozma lay and put its arms up as a Max Guard was slowly erecting a barrier in front of it to try and take the brunt of the attacks thrown at it.

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Shalin Nariya
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 1, 2023 5:47:13 GMT
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Even from the distance Shalin was standing at, she could feel the maddening vibration left in the wake of the MAX FLUTTERBY. She could not imagine the sheer power needed to churn wings that enormous fast enough to make the deafening noise the Max Move emitted. Her skin rippled in the move's wake, her hip flaring in pain like it did the last time she had to hop on her Flygon's wing to produce a Boomburst powerful enough to repel a Dynamax Pokémon.

After reverting back to normal size, the stress of Dynamaxing had taken its toll on Flit, as well; the joints around his wings were swollen unlike anything Shalin had ever seen before. Unable to attack or defend, she withdrew her prized bug-type into his Poké Ball.

It was not without human loss, though; in the wake of the MAX FLUTTERBY's destructive shockwave was a familiar face, one that, without his help, would have made what she did impossible. "CECIL! NO!!" Sending out Lathiel, Shalin fought through her pain, took a seat on the now-tamed Type: Null's back, and ordered the Pokémon to dash as fast as she could toward her fallen ally.

It was too late; the unimaginable amplitude of the buzzing, on top of the middle-aged man's body being lithe, made it impossible for him to survive being within the clashing shockwaves of the Dynamax Yanmega's wings. Parts of his body were unrecognizable from how much they had been torn apart from the inside out. It was with Cecil's help that her Sygna Suit had been optimized to be able to withstand the most powerful vibration her Flygon had to offer. His final heroic act would not be in vain.

She hoped and prayed it would be over soon as the Black Skeleton and the Black Knight looked like they were about to square off in a violent clash. While few memories of Hoenn remained, one remained burned in her head: the Dawn of the Darkest Day. As much as Eternatus was a great evil, it was the lesser of two evils. Shaking her head, she called on her Beedrill's assistance once again. She wished she could fight alongside Queen Zing directly, in the saddle like she always had. Sadly, she could not, and the Necrozma was well outside of her bow's range.



Both trainer and Pokémon glowed in the purple-pink light of MEGA EVOLUTION, the Beedrill's predatory instincts taking over. Her wings roaring louder than ever, Queen Zing zoomed toward the Necrozma, brandishing all five of her FELL STINGERS.





- ARMAGEDDON
- Shalin's Yanmega is KNOCKED OUT.
- The vibration from the MAX FLUTTERBY causes Shalin's pain to flare up again.
- Shalin sends out her Type: Null and rides toward Cecil, a villager who helped make wing-riding her Flygon at full speed possible. The wake of the MAX FLUTTERBY had caused him to suffer a horrible death.
- Shalin withdraws her Null and sends out her Beedrill, MEGA EVOLVING it and ordering a use of FELL STINGER on the Necrozma.
- SIDING WITH ETERNATUS


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Shalin          Human             ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Flit            Yanmega           KO
Sandy           Flygon            Good
Queen Zing      Beedrill**        Good
Treble          Kommo-o           Good
Lathiel         Type: Null        Good
Levy            Milotic           Good
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Remiel Calcifet
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 1, 2023 11:06:33 GMT
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"King Calcifet! There are too many! We are being overrun!"

His commanding knight, a woman from POSTWICK named TEYULA SPIGOT, cries out as she fends off a POISONED DRUDDIGON with a lance from atop her bellowing RHYHORN. As the last of his DRACO METEORS descend upon the GIGANTAMAX RILLABOOM, however, Remiel and ZEKROM are attacked by a POISONED TOEDSCRUEL with POWER WHIPS. The black dragon roars before it tears off a tentacle with its teeth.

"Argh! Hold on!"

Unfortunately, once they've dealt with this immediate threat, they turn to find that it is too late to help TEYULA and the IRON BATTALION that they'd formed for years...



"HELP ME!"

Cobalt hues widen with horror at the sight of this massacre. The gnashing of teeth and tearing of claws produce bloodied chunks of armor and flesh so effortlessly as Pokémon, once unspoiled, drown in poison that possesses them, too. Those that don't succumb to their injuries turn against their noble trainers with monstrous and mindless intents...

He's too late. He'd failed them. Again.

Teyula and the rest of them had put their faith in their king. They'd devoted their entire lives to training under him. And, when they'd needed him most, he'd failed them.

His GIGANTAMAX HATTERENE releases a mournful moan that reverberates throughout the chaos of the war-torn land. Her TELEPATHIC link to is overwhelming. It's full of unfathomable guilt and shame and sadness.

But, when the tearful king turns to see the NECROZMA sending ETERNATUS down upon the ruins of POSTWICK, something shifts within him. It was a DARKNESS he hadn't felt since his time in TEAM ROCKET... a resentful GRUDGE that had never truly gone away. Pure and utter HATRED for the BLACK KNIGHT and what he'd done to GALAR.

It had started all of this.



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The aura surrounding his GIGANTMAX HATTERENE slowly shifts into a violent red as a result. They acknowledge the ILLUSORY ZACIAN as it zips past them into the SLUMBERING WEALD. When NECROZMA and ETERNATUS finally crash, however, their glaring attention returns to the Titans.

Even the sight of MEW beside does not quell the rage of the anointed king with surprise or curiosity. When he sees her aiding ETERNATUS, however, and summoning a large spear, Remiel is quick to hone that rage to their advantage. And the TELEPATHIC link between himself and his GIGANTAMAX HATTERENE means he does not have to utter a single word before a MAX OVERGROWTH erupts from the ground to seize NECROZMA, pull it off the celestial dragon, and hold it still for and her SPEAR.


Pointing LIFE'S LIMIT to the sky, a dark blue aura infests the blade as another shower of DRACO METEORS descends from the heavens above to strike the BLACK KNIGHT.



"Die."





NOTES 📝

witnesses his battalion of royal knights, TEYULA SPIGOT and the IRON BANNER, swarmed and decimated by the poisoned army...
♔ Despite this, an old GRUDGE with NECROZMA compels to side with ETERNATUS for the time being...

G-MAX HATTERENE uses MAX OVERGROWTH to try and SEPARATE NECROZMA from ETERNATUS and SUBDUE IT into a DEFENSELESS state for and her SPEAR!
summons another DRACO METEOR with his BLADE to descend upon NECROZMA and, through collateral, ETERNATUS!

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