GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD

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Dyfalu

Scotti
He/Him
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January 23
Wyndon
Bisexual
Cake Decorator
Cadet
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Biscotti Kingsley
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 13:23:03 GMT
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[attr="class","bisc"]In its element, the Tyranitar forgot entirely about its trainer. It wanted to smash all these ants to smithereens. These biting gnats that had peppered the dragon’s green hide with dozens of scars. Again and again, its feet stomped the earth beneath it into spires. When poison struck it, the ground type responded with even greater ferocity. By battle’s end, its mouth streamed blood and corrosive smoke.

Before he could call her back, Rawr vanished into a sea of toxins. Her sandstorm veiled even her bulky silhouette from the jester king’s eyesight. But it wasn’t like he had time to worry about that. A thousand things were going on around him, but his whole world boiled down to the six feet of his spear and its blade. “Nnngh.” With a grunt, Biscotti fought to pull his spear from his last casualty—victim.Biscotti. The Toxtricity flopped to the ground, its eyes staring over a battlefield of nothing. “Sorry about that, bud.” Even years later, the feeling of life being snuffed out—by his hands, no less—made tears spring to his eyes. Even if these creatures were tortured.

Blood dripped from a deep gash in his arm. One that he didn’t notice.


“Scotti! Move!” A woman’s voice called to him—banishing the ringing in his ears. Not your highness. Not a king. Just Scotti.

He turned to see a poisoned Scyther lifting its blades above its head. She body-checked him to the side, her small form somehow enough to make him stumble. His savior was a familiar face. The woman who came by every Tuesday for two bran muffins. She munched away at them like a bird. With a wink, she always asked him how his love life was. Even though their obligations had ended with Stella’s death, her sister was a welcome bit of routine.

“Susan!” He didn’t look very kingly. Sitting ass-deep in a pile of fetid sludge and boot-worn mud. “Look—”

And, then, she was gone. The Scyther’s blades struck true, somehow managing to find chinks in her chest armor. As the best hissed and fought to pull free, Biscotti stumbled to his knees. His spear—now dyed purple—sank into its eyes with his throw. “I—I—” Tears pricked at his face as he crawled toward her. His hand shook as he rolled her over. Not caring about the battle, he did his best to close her eyes. A bitter laugh escaped as his hand crushed the bran muffin in her bag.

With shaking hands, he placed it in her hands. "Thanks for visiting Kingsley's Confections. This one's on me."

Poisoned blood struck his face as a bellowing Ursaring was cut down. The Gigantamax Pokemon fell next. Huffing and puffing, Biscotti rose to his feet.

In the distance, the earth shook as one of the Titans crashed into the earth. As he stared upon the poison dragon’s cold, star-like eyes, Biscotti felt himself fill with an unfamiliar feeling. It rose in him like an all-consuming wildfire. He remembered the nights spent scrubbing poison from his home. The number of half-eaten faces he’d seen in the streets.

The last touch of his wife’s hand as her lifeblood bled into the sickened earth.

The jester’s laughter was a twisted roar. It was a broken, wounded noise. With a snarl, he raised his spear toward the red dragon. All two-dozen stars streamed toward its empty, hateful eyes. Rawr was currently splashing in the remnants of her enemies. But there was a hint of exhaustion in her rampage. With a surprising level of decisiveness, Biscotti recalled the Tyranitar.


In her place, he sent out the Pokemon that started it all—Jangle the Incineroar. She’d been the one there when Stella fell. It’d been her that pulled him away from his wife’s corpse, ignoring the clawing and screeching. Amber eyes met those of the cat. “Let’s KILL that son of a bitch.” The normally placid cat growled in assent as her trainer swiped a hand over his Dynamax Band.

The Incineroar swelled in size. The flame on her belt grew into a beacon as she raced toward the toxic bastard that caused this mess—Eternatus. The beast that had plunged their original homeland into darkness.

Once she drew within striking distance, the feline unleashed her Max Knuckle. Every nearby combatant would then feel power rushing through their veins—an attack-boosting after-effect.


NOTES

  • His Tyranitar runs off to continue its destructive spree
  • Watches his former sister-in-law fall to a Scyther's blades
  • Aims a full range of Swift at Eternatus's hateful eyes
  • DMAX Incineroar uses MAX KNUCKLE on Eternatus



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Kep
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Alamos, Sinnoh
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 16:06:12 GMT
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[attr="class","body"]Everything was chaos. The smell of churned mud and poison ichor thickened the air and made it heavy in his lungs, like he was breathing in everyone’s blood, sweat, and tears. A thousand thorns pricked at his attentions, the lightning bolt of his brain fractured and splintered in infinite avenues: friends and acquaintances and people he knew, crumpling, pulled down, erased underfoot. A footman who had helped him don his armor; the midwife he’d helped craft medicines with; a guardsman who’d helped him every time he got lost, even when he had umpteen more important things to do than guide a socially-awkward boy posing as a royal.
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The dread sank deep into his gut, heavy against even the burgeoning courage that had driven him first into battle.
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At his back, Kepler can feel the shift and press of the gigantic Pokemon; the way their mass hefts and warps the air, the space. The ground beneath him shifts, muddy and run through with roots and then burned and baked and cracking dry. The temperature fluctuates rapidly, enough to make him dizzy. Chocobo has his work cut out for him to avoid slipping and falling in the dirt.
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The Toxtricity they target is knocked prone and pinned down with shards of earth, making it an easy target to finish off.
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Above, a barrage of attacks strike out at the gigantic Galarian starters, some breaking and shattering against an invisible shield. Huge iridescent fragments fracture and fall, hitting the ground and bursting like dropped glass. Kepler digs his heels into Chocobo’s sides, pushing him on, blades split apart to lash out with psycho cut at any toxic infantry that gets close. The dread beings to fade--
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--until his noble steed makes a pained noise and drops, head striking the ground. Kepler cries out, the shock of pain lancing up his right leg as it is stuck beneath the Zapdos’ unconscious body; his own frame reverbing as he lands awkwardly on his right side. Stars burst behind his eyes and the wind is knocked from his body, fingers clawing in the dirt as he struggles to get his lungs working again.
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He can’t feel his right leg; his right arm screams with pain every time he tries to move; he can do little more than flop on the ground, trying to force air into his screaming chest. Darkness clouds at the edges of his vision as the human army and the noxious hordes encroach in on him. Only the bulk of Chocobo’s prone form protects him from behind crushed beneath them. Panic sets in, mixed with that eternal fear of uselessness, and he tries to sit up and screams as his hip makes a horrible tearing noise in its socket. Fingers claw at soft, gore-stained feathers; he can’t move. He can’t get up.
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He’s going to die here.
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“Merc--,” his voice breaks behind bloody lips, less a word and more a harsh grating of air, “Mercury, help!”
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And though Kepler’s tried to grow past this useless cry for help, though his team has grown and he’s grown and changed and strengthened… there’s something to be said about a lifelong partner that’s always in your corner.
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His Cinderace appears in a burst of light, even though his Pokeball is currently digging into the mud under Kepler’s trapped hip. Mercury easily lifts Chocobo up for Kepler to struggle to crawl backward. He rolls in the mud onto his good knee, pivoting to clamber back to Chocobo and hover over the downed Zapdos.
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With Kepler stabilized, for the moment, Mercury turns his attention to the fight. Across the battlefield, he sees ’s Raboot-- a little sister to him-- and follows Sunny’s lead, firing off an ELECTRO-BALL towards ETERNATUS.


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NOTES

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- Sees NPCS he knows die ; ' ( [break]
- Riding the fear - hope - fear parabola [break]
- Galarian Zapdos is KO'd and Kepler gets trapped underneath him. Very badly hurt. Thinks he's gonna die and then his Cinderace appears and saves him. [break]
- Kepler hunches over Chocobo because he doesn't want to leave him. [break]
- Cinderace follows 's Raboot's lead and uses ELECTRO-BALL on ETERNATUS, unwittingly aiding Necrozma.






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Penny, the coveted
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30
September 25
Petalburg
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PENELOPE LIVY
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 16:11:13 GMT
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War surges with a ferocity never quite seen before. Blood glimmers beneath the scornful skies, staining the ground with the fervent fight for survival.
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Once before they fought the world for a place they called home. Now, years later, they do the same. So much and so little has changed.
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"Let's do it," she agreed with her husband.
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Chi-yu had already fallen back, pushed to the brink of his energy, but that didn't stop him from looming around her shoulders, enthralled by the chaos still shredding the surrounding fields. Screams choke the air as Penelope issued her own orders, sending forth her ace to the black knight himself.
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Blaziken, mega-evolved, and empowered by his own will to survive, kicked forward. A empowered FLARE BLITZ is aimed for NECROZMA's side.

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tldr: mega blaziken uses flare blitz on necrozma and chi-yu watches happily



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Alex / Lexy
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Mistralton, Unova
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 17:29:53 GMT
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Turning the djinni into a giant threat actually worked—the way they’d done the job against the gigantic monkey…

“Sorry if that was last-minute!” he exclaimed once their feet were down on the ground once more. However, the hordes were not relenting—even if the two big baddies seemed much closer than ever and were doing battle not too far away…

“I’m tempted to go chase after… after the canine with the sword,” he hummed quietly as he strung up an arrow and released the power of Dragon Hammer with his shots on the ground, making sure to aim as close to the horde’s ‘heads’ as possible.

“But they’re far too many.”

The Tornadus had already shrunk back down into his normal size, arms crossed and observing what was erupting all around them.

“Can—can you help?” he asked the one-man cloud army, who nodded quietly and began unleashing Extrasensory bursts against any further incoming hordes that wanted their respective heads.

More and more of the remaining hordes were charging up against them, and more and more arrows of Dragon Hammer flew. The frenetic pace was reaching fever-pitch he didn’t realize he’d left his back side wide open, and only realized that there was something coming the moment a loud scream of pain rocked him out of his reverie.

The next arrow dropped the moment he saw just who had taken the hit for him—wait. Wait, wait, hold up a second why did the face of whoever had saved him looked so fucking familiar?!

It was the sight of long hair that made him stop and take a second look, before he felt the pit of his stomach drop out from under him. He never realized…

…that there was also someone who greatly resembled out there among the people who came to fight alongside them. The fear made him stop firing arrows as it dawned on him just what he had forgotten…


“Miss !” he yelled out of instinct, feeling his hands go numb as the shock made him come to a standstill.



apologizing like a true gentleman once they’re back down on the ground
but oh no this shit ain’t over yet!
• arrows of Dragon Hammer start firing off from his direction
• Tornadus provided extra covering fire with Extrasensory against the noxious hordes
• little does he realize that someone who looks like a certain amphibian covered him from being sniped from behind
and then he froze the moment he realized who had saved him
• in the end, he ends up ABSTAINING from attacking either Necrozma or Eternatus and wants to watch the two baddies rip themselves apart to shreds
• weapon is: arrows with the power of Dragon Hammer
• +20 timeskip FC: Kinjou Shirasu from Donten ni Warau

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Melly
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 18:03:18 GMT
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Melody's lapras continued to attempt to fight back against the poison, but even her bulk wasn't enough to stop the natural law of entropy. [break][break]

She falls in battle, rapidly shrinking as melody dodges a pokemon's attack and recalls it into her pokeball. "Cobalion!" she shouts as she asks for his assistance, his time was now. He arrives just in the nick of time, striking at a sludge monster with his drawn sword. She wastes no time hopping onto his back for their final battle together against the end of the world. [break][break]

Navy rushes ahead, calling out to his wife to deal one of the final blows as he uses ANCHOR SHOT to weight down the creature and give her an opening. "How about we end this together, old friend?" she says with a cocky grin on her face, her ego rose with her age and she grew more confidant in her skills and comfortable with him. [break][break]

He breaks his stoic demeanor for once and smiles at her happily, seeing how far she had come. The two turned their gaze towards ETERNATUS and drew their respective blades, but melody had one last maneuver up her sleeve. "Cobalion, what do you say we give eterantus his CURTAIN CALL!" she says as the pokemon rushes forward, leaving glowing lights in their trail as they rushed passed the swathes of enemies. [break][break]

"TOGETHER!" she shouts as they leap into the air and her blade glows in the same light and they unleash their Z-MOVE CURTAIN CALL She sliced at eternatus in an X formation with SACRED SWORD , attempting to weaken the pokemon's skeletal frame, she jumps back and give cobalion room to strike the spot she marked with CURTAIN CALL.

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Lapras is withdrawn due to fainting.[break][break]
Cobalion takes her spot and rushes into for Melody to mount him.[break]
Orders for Cobalion to use CURTAIN CALL when she slices an X mark on eternatus with SACRED SWORD for cobalion to aim for
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silph
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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 19:11:39 GMT
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GOODBYE GALAR


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…?!

the shocked expression of a ballonea villager dies when something holds it in place. a study arm holds them by the back of their tunic, making it impossible for them to leap out of the way. in his old age, fernando lacks the agility to evade such quick actions. so, rather than dodge, he blocks.

arrggghh!

that single scream is one of many. drowned in the constant throes of war. no longer useful, he tosses the body to the side, allowing them to claw at the festering wound that eats away at chainmail and flesh alike.

click!

the shuttering of his SPY GLASS keeps a constant assessment of the battle. his focus is on the titans: NECROZMA and ETERNATUS. while his peers start to focus their fire on one in particular, he ABSTAINS. to fully commit to battle may tunnel his attention too far.

there is still much to be derived from this tragedy. after all, what is this if not a struggle to protect their own world.

the modern era.


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- uses a ballonea NPC as a shield (feel free to be someone's NPC)
- continues to battle but ABSTAINS from committing to one side.
- focuses on PERCEPTION CHECK for the final battle


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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 21:38:57 GMT
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[attr="class","char-words"]Vespqiuen plummets to the earth and a new cavern in her likeness is created. The giant monarch is encapsulated in light and Greyson wipes a streak of crimson from his blade. The familiar weight of her safe return to the orb settles some, but not all of his nerves.
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He moves to enter the fray again despite his own exhaustion but stops. A man lies cold and lifeless on the ground to his left. His eyes are devoid of that gentle mirth Greyson had come to expect from them.[break][break]

Garvan was a larger set man with thick, rope muscles and a beard that Greyson spent years in envy over. He could drink anyone under the table while kicking their ass in an arm wrestling bout. He spoke often of seeing the world; Greyson didn't have the heart to tell him that his wasn't real.[break][break]

Worst of all, he hated to fight. Yet here he was on the frontlines with the best of them. Dead.
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Greyson took a moment out of the fight to close the man's eyes and ensuring his hands were held tightly around his hammer. He didn't believe in a higher-power - non that benefited mankind or provided an afterlife- but he prayed that this soul, artifical or not, found peace.
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Then he set off to finish this.[break][break]

Beyond the armies and generals, beyond the fodder and ghosts, the two titans dueled. Immediate hatred consumed Greyson at the sight of the Black Knight, remembering the day where he'd lost those close to him. The urge to strike out at it was profound; his hand shook at the effort it took to hold himself back from the action.
[Break][break]
but the other one - eternarus? It felt wrong. It's skeleton frame and sinew like body made Greyson shiver out of disgust. His instincts screamed at him to flee, to let these legends end themselves. But his thoughts return to Garvan. Was he an echo? A memory? It didn't matter, did it? He felt more real than his memories of Hoenn did. He went out of his way to protect this place, at the cost of everything.
[Break][break]
So too would Greyson.
[Break][break]
A pokemon appears to his left. Once she had rich yellow and red dyed fur, though now it was faded with time. More and more now the color was replaced with streaks of grey as age took its toll. Still, the matron and powerful witch looked to Greyson with a curled lip of amusement.
[Break][break]
"It's been a pleasure," he says to the Delphox, feeling a surge of reciprocated warmth over their psychic bond.
[Break][break]
With a twirl of her gnarled wand, a mystical flame sought to consume etenatus.

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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2023 22:42:40 GMT
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SINCE THE START, THE MISSION HAS BEEN CLEAR TO SELENA. Perhaps, it is the only reason that lets her survive their ordeal for the past two decades. But eventually it is not about the mission anymore: it is the desire to finally go out of this situation. could be mad for all she cares: perhaps the Team Rocket she knew has already been replaced at this point. Perhaps it has disbanded already.

Once she is taking the lead from ZACIAN, now she is the one following it. The illusory hound speeds through the battlefield and into the woods that come after it. It ignores the fightingof the Black Knight and the Skeleton above the skies.

And so the right choice at this moment would have been not to interfere with a battle that has been decided by fate. If this is a prophecy, or a memory, then this is something beyond her control already. The only logical thing would be helping NEITHER of the two.

Even ZACIAN thinks so.

"Where are you going?"

Thinking it would help her find the key back to Hoenn, she goes to follow the legendary dog instead.




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TL;DR
- SELENA realizes if this is a memory of a prophecy, then she has no control of what is going to happen
- SELENA chooses helping NEITHER
- SELENA follows ZACIAN into the SLUMBERING WEALD

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GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 10:49:03 GMT
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RUSTED SWORD



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🎼 Final Fantasy XVI OST - Battle Theme
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NECROZMA VS ETERNATUS



POSTWICK IS DEVASTATED BY THE ENSUING ONSLAUGHT. This rural hamlet is flattened under the weight of these memetic manifestations, these horrifying demons, and their unbridled power.[break][break]

Around you all, the air sizzles and shrieks with energy and the heavens above swirl in a violent cyclone of darkness and magenta light. More than ever before, you realize that this is a realm purely created out of memory. Out of feeling.[break][break]

This is an event that has happened long, long ago in a time where there were no phones. No modern day pokeballs. As the energy of this battle tears into the space around you, the collective memories of your original lives fill in the gaps—much like they had done with the faces of the soulless peasantry.[break][break]

By the brush of the conscience, pre-romanesque structures are painted over by modern day depictions of Galar. Wells convert into roundabouts. Muddy stables with barren troughs shift into grocery stores with potted plants, those of which are swiftly torn away by the winds.[break][break]

The duel between each creature is an endless waltz. Every time NECROZMA is able to siphon ETERNATUS' energy, the accruing damage from the skeletal dragon's retaliation takes it all away.[break][break]



If it could, ETERNATUS would have let the NECROZMA latch onto it for all of eternity to milk its teat. But to live with an aggressive parasite is no way to exist. After all, it has already taken much from it. What's left is hard, cold, black metal.[break][break]

Should the battle persist, it is clear that the whole region would be destroyed. The firmament's groans sound like death rattles. Destroying both of them would be the ideal as , and surmise. However, it may prove to be strategic to down one first before dealing with the other for a swifter end.[break][break]



Many aid the ETERNATUS, for they are lured by their old, toxic resentment of NECROZMA. How it devastated SLATEPORT IN OCTOBER OF 2020, SOOTOPOLIS IN JUNE OF 2022, and most recently, in MODERN DAY GALAR as it hunted sites of high DYNERGY at the cost of disrupting the everyday lives of its people. And how it tore away loved ones with its dark claws, its blackout storms.[break][break]

On a field of DARKNESS & POISON, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and assail the NECROZMA with their forged weapons and Pokemon. Cutting through the bitterness are dews and pulses of healing. Some for the kingdom's people. Some for the ETERNATUS itself before it is HEAL BLOCKED. Throughout the clash, MEGA EVOLUTION, Z-MOVES and natural powers drawn from their original world join DYNAMAXED POKEMON and their empowered attacks against the PRISM POKEMON.[break][break]



Others aid the NECROZMA instead. Its role in the pollution of Galar and the devastation of its people and king are enough for the surviving kingdoms to aim their anger against the skeletal fiend. Unbeknownst to some, the ETERNATUS had also appeared in SLATEPORT three years ago.[break][break]

Between massive DYNAMAXED POKEMON, swords and knives are loosed through hail and bolts of lightning. MAX MOVES crash into the ETERNATUS, the source of this memory's poisonous, pestilent pain. A MAX GUARD protects the NECROZMA from 's DRACO METEORS— but 's SPEAR strikes true. From its visage, a scattering of what appears to be defunct Z-CRYSTALS showers onto the floor while , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and unite their attacks. Their Pokemon and hand-crafted weaponry defy the GIGANTIC POKEMON and its toxic influence...


THE SLUMBERING WEALD



AS THE BATTLE RAGES, a small group abstains from partaking in the fight. Some like and attack both creatures equally, while focuses on healing instead.[break][break]

Others such as and instead stand back and observe. The two would be able to see how NECROZMA takes ETERNATUS' energy and how it seems to radiate light with every morsel... and how the attacks tears it away. They would see how the ETERNATUS is seemingly limitless in what it produces... and how the space around it seems to distort.[break][break]

Curiosity leads another group to where the ILLUSORY ZACIAN have ran off to.[break][break]

They must be fast, not just because of the dogs' swiftness but because of the ceaseless fog that fills in vacuums of air left in their wake. The SLUMBERING WEALD they enter is a maze-like forest.[break][break]

The fog continues further into the forest and obstructs the routes. However, the light of the ethereal ZACIAN guides , , , , , , and over stone bridges and creeks. Worn down dirt paths and fallen logs.[break][break]



Finally, they catch up just enough to see the last illusory canine leap into a LARGE STONE SCULPTURE OF ZACIAN itself. It stands in the middle of an altar, embraced by a placid lake. This is where the ZACIAN has slept all these years...[break][break]

After the last illuminary paw disappears into the stone, the sculpture begins to crack. With a gentle shudder, the rigid shape sheds the ZACIAN'S self-inflicted stone prison to reveal its living breathing self. No illusion. No projection. Its real self.[break][break]

This time, the memory and story developed and grown by our heroes' twenty year existence here has empowered it. The ZACIAN is in its CROWNED SWORD form, its armors and sword filled in by the memetic powers of this realm.[break][break]



A loud howl announces its triumphant return: one that can be heard through the bedlam of POSTWICK'S BATTLE. Seeing what it must do, the ZACIAN barks at the assembled crew before leaping into a sprint toward the battle at hand.


ZACIAN



THE NECROZMA PREVAILS. As the ETERNATUS writhes beneath The Black Knight's serrated feet, its bony peroxide shape etching scars into the earth, it sinks its claws into ETERNATUS' ORGAN.[break][break]

Power continually pulses through NECROZMA'S CLAWS, rippling across its prismatic body as energy pours into it. It's an endless operation...[break][break]

But it's not enough. The ETERNATUS seems to cackle, its roar coming in fluttered intervals as it continues to struggle and twitch. After all, it is not in the appropriate form for NECROZMA to return to its former glory.[break][break]

The NECROZMA desires more. The DYNAMAXED POKEMON in our heroes' ranks are the biggest meals; however, every hardened hero and their Pokemon will not be meaningless hors d'oeuvres. They too will contribute.[break][break]

A bright, all-encompassing light begins to amass before the NECROZMA'S BODY before its clawed arms cross over its chest. From the sheer radiance and crescendoing power so palpable in the air, it is clear that should this attack be released everyone would face certain decimation.[break][break]



However, a HOWL heralds salvation. From the weald, the CROWNED SWORD ZACIAN charges with its party. With one heroic leap, the renewed ZACIAN launches itself toward the charging NECROZMA before swinging its mighty, golden sword.[break][break]

A BEHEMOTH BLADE cuts across the NECROZMA'S BODY with an explosive bouquet of flame. The light dies, imploding on itself as the NECROZMA falters to the ground, the ZACIAN having landed behind it with a warrior's bravado.[break][break]

The storm surrounding POSTWICK begins to fade. As our heroes and ZACIAN face off against the NECROZMA and the defeated ETERNATUS, the heavens above begin to crack open. An ULTRA WORMHOLE begins to form...[break][break]



Injured, but still defiant, the NECROZMA hoists the ETERNATUS up by its ribs. Hooked by black claws, the ETERNATUS is hauled by the NECROZMA into the now fully-realized wormhole, able to endure or evade any attempts to bring them back down. Once they dive in, the ULTRA WORMHOLE closes...[break][break]

But what happens next is a curious exercise in divination.



THE "CANON" OUTCOME



THE REALM BEGINS TO FADE AT ITS CORNERS. However, that goes largely unnoticed as our heroes'—both human and Pokemon—bodies begin to succumb to fatigue. And yet, everyone is rejuvenated by the uproarious cheers and tearful exclamations from a saved people. From a saved region.[break][break]

By now, it is night. The stars reveal more story by more constellations. New stars begin to form rapidly in new formations, created by celestial COSMOG unbeknownst to everyone. They depict the following story:
🌟 NECROZMA DRAGS ETERNATUS THROUGHOUT ULTRA SPACE, BUT EVENTUALLY REALIZES ULTRA SPACE IS IN TATTERS.[break][break]
🌟 NECROZMA LEAVES TO INVESTIGATE & FIND MORE SOURCES OF ENERGY.[break][break]
🌟 ETERNATUS RECOVERS IN ULTRA SPACE OVER COUNTLESS YEARS.[break][break]
🌟 ETERNATUS SPREADS ITS DYNAMAX PARTICLES THROUGHOUT ULTRA SPACE.[break][break]
🌟 ULTRA BEASTS COME INTO CONTACT WITH THESE PARTICLES AND GROW GIGANTIC.[break][break]
🌟 A GIGANTIC CELESTEELA AND GUZZLORD TEAR A ULTRA WORMHOLE AND INVADE A WATERLOCKED REGION...


Those who have lived through or studied Hoenn's contemporary history will now understand how the ULTRA BEASTS THAT HAD INVADED MOSSDEEP had grown so large... Those who have explored The Wilds and have encountered gargantuan ULTRA BEASTS may infer that their ecosystems have been heavily affected by the ETERNATUS' VENTURES IN ULTRA SPACE too.[break][break]

Eventually, the whole realm shudders as it begins to lose detail at its edges. The horizon loses colour and shape. Then the mountains, the wilderness, the buildings around them. There is time to say goodbye to the townspeople who watch in awe, the GROWN GALARIAN BIRDS, THE BORROWED GALARIAN STEED... and to each other, for who knows what the true nature of their return would be. To see the world they had lived in for twenty years begin to fade away, like diluted ink on thinning parchment, is terrifying at first, then relieving as the realm folds in upon itself.


HOME



EVERYONE FINDS THEMSELVES BACK IN FRONT OF THE ANCIENT TOMB. The snow and fissures from CHIEN-PAO & TING-LU'S ONSLAUGHT remain as fresh reminders of what had transpired before. In fact, it appears that LITTLE TO NO TIME has passed since the unceremonious warp into the RUSTED SWORD & SHIELD.[break][break]

A RAIN BEGINS TO FALL as the brain struggles to adjust to the temporal shift. The body jolts and staggers as discrepancies between what should be and what is now coalesce into the briefest symphony of confusion. But finally, it all comes together, like waking from an especially vivid dream.[break][break]

There is no sign of the CHIEN-PAO or TING-LU. However, the ZACIAN & ZAMAZENTA can be seen off in the far distance. They lack their CROWNED FORMS, for the RUSTED SWORD & SHIELD HAVE BROKEN APART INTO RUINED FRAGMENTS STREWN ACROSS THE GRASSES. Their gazes, haunting as they are noble, meet everyone's with grateful solemnity—even if some had attacked them. After the two hero dogs HOWL, they disperse into the HOENN REGION... but surely, they will return again.[break][break]

WHAT DO[break]YOU REMEMBER?


AFTER YOUR CHARACTERS' TWENTY YEARS in the domains of memory, they will have experienced and learned many things. Here are the guidelines for what they can remember back in Hoenn:[break][break]

  • 💭 Any lore (e.g. prophecy, constellations, Hammerlocke tapestries, Galarian history, how to dynamax) can be remembered.
  • [break]
  • 💭 The KINGDOM TALES can be remembered.
  • [break]
  • 💭 Any skills mastered (e.g. swordsmanship) will be unlearned to a certain extent. However, characters will have those skills heightened to a meaningful degree and can learn them much easier.
  • [break]
  • 💭 New or affected relationships between characters/NPCs may be remembered to an extent, but you must consult with all related parties about the nature of this remembrance. Over time, these memories may begin to fade.
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  • 💭 All characters will be able to bring one POCKET-SIZED PHYSICAL MEMENTO that has somehow survived the return. Recordings or photographs of people's faces will begin to fade over time.


The exposed cavern underneath the earth and deep within the ANCIENT TOMB is curiously missing the spotted WISHING STAR. Perhaps, the CHIEN-PAO & TING-LU have seized it for themselves. Perhaps, it never existed, having been an illusory byproduct of the RUSTED SWORD & SHIELD'S MEMORY. Nevertheless, the RUINOUS BEASTS have fled the area, satisfied with the destruction of these GALARIAN ARTIFACTS and having taken INVENTORY OF WHAT YOU FEAR AND WHAT YOU HATE.[break][break]

Though these two RUINOUS BEASTS would have desired the RUSTED SWORD & SHIELD to corrupt into new beasts, your factions' interventions have prevented a different kind of devastation from occurring in the future...[break][break]



Those who venture into the exposed caverns below or the ANCIENT TOMB itself will find that it has been overrun with TERA CRYSTALS instead.[break][break]

EACH FACTION will be able to seize a RADIANT SEED (for a total of two and not four across both raids). The RADIANT SEED must be delivered to each faction's headquarters for safekeeping and eventually cultivation. Unbeknownst to everyone, the seeds carry some of the memory with them. The one taken by Team Rocket, however, will forever remember what has done.[break][break]

REPORTS MAY BE MADE TO EACH FACTION IN DUE TIME, but for now, your characters may disperse for they are in need of dire rest and reunion.

OPTIONAL ROUND


NOW, YOU MAY WRITE AN EXIT POST. This is an OPTIONAL ROUND, but posting in this round will add an extra 50 PD to your character's account.[break][break]

You DO NOT NEED TO ROLL.



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?[break][break]

Through the passage of another decade's reign,[break]
Time weaved its tapestry, bearing both joy and pain.[break]
Illusory Zacian emerge from the stones, [break]
On the day of least light, to lead us to to the final zone.[break][break]

In the heart of the battle's pestilent fray,[break]
Against an army of Poison, we held our sway.[break]
Toxtricity Generals led the charge, fierce and bold,[break]
But we stood unyielding, steadfast tenfold.[break][break]

A gigantic Cinderace, atop a burning fire,[break]
With agile strikes, it sought our pyre.[break]
The enormous Inteleon with an eye so astute,[break]
From its tower it stalked, seeking our heroes to shoot.[break]
A Rillaboom, mighty and strong,[break]
Its thunderous drums echoed, a primal vinesong.[break]
But with unwavering spirit and valor untamed,[break]
We vanquished every force, our victory proclaimed.[break][break]

In a clash of titans, The Black Knight and Skeleton engaged,[break]
We united, our valor unswayed.[break]
Together we fought, and the Skeleton surrendered.[break]
But The Black Knight did not possess a heart so tender.[break][break]

Greed in its eyes, it turned upon our kin,[break]
A looming threat, radiance collected within.[break]
Yet in that dire moment, the true Zacian revealed,[break]
Brandishing its golden sword, its power unconcealed.[break][break]

With a swift strike, it pierced through the night,[break]
Defeating The Black Knight, a radiant blight.[break]
As it fled to Ultra Space, Skeleton in its wake,[break]
Zacian's valor shone, the realm's destiny now truly safe.[break][break]

In the realm's fading hues, where colors slowly dim,[break]
The memory of this epic tale, will never grow thin.[break]
Whispers and echoes resonate, in timeless harmony they may slumber.[break]
Legends woven by stars, the echoes of heroes, forever we remember.
[break][break][break][break]

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?[break][break]

Through the passage of another decade's reign,[break]
Time weaved its tapestry, bearing both joy and pain.[break]
Illusory Zacian emerge from the stones, [break]
On the day of least light, to lead us to to the final zone.[break][break]

In the heart of the battle's pestilent fray,[break]
Against an army of Poison, we held our sway.[break]
Toxtricity Generals led the charge, fierce and bold,[break]
But we stood unyielding, steadfast tenfold.[break][break]

A gigantic Cinderace, atop a burning fire,[break]
With agile strikes, it sought our pyre.[break]
The enormous Inteleon with an eye so astute,[break]
From its tower it stalked, seeking our heroes to shoot.[break]
A Rillaboom, mighty and strong,[break]
Its thunderous drums echoed, a primal vinesong.[break]
But with unwavering spirit and valor untamed,[break]
We vanquished every force, our victory proclaimed.[break][break]

In a clash of titans, The Black Knight and Skeleton engaged,[break]
We united, our valor unswayed.[break]
Together we fought, and the Skeleton surrendered.[break]
But The Black Knight did not possess a heart so tender.[break][break]

Greed in its eyes, it turned upon our kin,[break]
A looming threat, radiance collected within.[break]
Yet in that dire moment, the true Zacian revealed,[break]
Brandishing its golden sword, its power unconcealed.[break][break]

With a swift strike, it pierced through the night,[break]
Defeating The Black Knight, a radiant blight.[break]
As it fled to Ultra Space, Skeleton in its wake,[break]
Zacian's valor shone, the realm's destiny now truly safe.[break][break]

In the realm's fading hues, where colors slowly dim,[break]
The memory of this epic tale, will never grow thin.[break]
Whispers and echoes resonate, in timeless harmony they may slumber.[break]
Legends woven by stars, the echoes of heroes, forever we remember.


[break][break][break][break]

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?[break]

Through the passage of another decade's reign,[break]
Time weaved its tapestry, bearing both joy and pain.[break]
Illusory Zacian emerge from the stones, [break]
On the day of least light, to lead us to to the final zone.[break][break]

In the heart of the battle's pestilent fray,[break]
Against an army of Poison, we held our sway.[break]
Toxtricity Generals led the charge, fierce and bold,[break]
But we stood unyielding, steadfast tenfold.[break][break]

A gigantic Cinderace, atop a burning fire,[break]
With agile strikes, it sought our pyre.[break]
The enormous Inteleon with an eye so astute,[break]
From its tower it stalked, seeking our heroes to shoot.[break]
A Rillaboom, mighty and strong,[break]
Its thunderous drums echoed, a primal vinesong.[break]
But with unwavering spirit and valor untamed,[break]
We vanquished every force, our victory proclaimed.[break][break]

In a clash of titans, The Black Knight and Skeleton engaged,[break]
We united, our valor unswayed.[break]
Together we fought, and the Skeleton surrendered.[break]
But The Black Knight did not possess a heart so tender.[break][break]

Greed in its eyes, it turned upon our kin,[break]
A looming threat, radiance collected within.[break]
Yet in that dire moment, the true Zacian revealed,[break]
Brandishing its golden sword, its power unconcealed.[break][break]

With a swift strike, it pierced through the night,[break]
Defeating The Black Knight, a radiant blight.[break]
As it fled to Ultra Space, Skeleton in its wake,[break]
Zacian's valor shone, the realm's destiny now truly safe.[break][break]

In the realm's fading hues, where colors slowly dim,[break]
The memory of this epic tale, will never grow thin.[break]
Whispers and echoes resonate, in timeless harmony they may slumber.[break]
Legends woven by stars, the echoes of heroes, forever we remember.
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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?[break][break]

Through the passage of another decade's reign,[break]
Time weaved its tapestry, bearing both joy and pain.[break]
Illusory Zacian emerge from the stones, [break]
On the day of least light, to lead us to to the final zone.[break][break]

In the heart of the battle's pestilent fray,[break]
Against an army of Poison, we held our sway.[break]
Toxtricity Generals led the charge, fierce and bold,[break]
But we stood unyielding, steadfast tenfold.[break][break]

A gigantic Cinderace, atop a burning fire,[break]
With agile strikes, it sought our pyre.[break]
The enormous Inteleon with an eye so astute,[break]
From its tower it stalked, seeking our heroes to shoot.[break]
A Rillaboom, mighty and strong,[break]
Its thunderous drums echoed, a primal vinesong.[break]
But with unwavering spirit and valor untamed,[break]
We vanquished every force, our victory proclaimed.[break][break]

In a clash of titans, The Black Knight and Skeleton engaged,[break]
We united, our valor unswayed.[break]
Together we fought, and the Skeleton surrendered.[break]
But The Black Knight did not possess a heart so tender.[break][break]

Greed in its eyes, it turned upon our kin,[break]
A looming threat, radiance collected within.[break]
Yet in that dire moment, the true Zacian revealed,[break]
Brandishing its golden sword, its power unconcealed.[break][break]

With a swift strike, it pierced through the night,[break]
Defeating The Black Knight, a radiant blight.[break]
As it fled to Ultra Space, Skeleton in its wake,[break]
Zacian's valor shone, the realm's destiny now truly safe.[break][break]

In the realm's fading hues, where colors slowly dim,[break]
The memory of this epic tale, will never grow thin.[break]
Whispers and echoes resonate, in timeless harmony they may slumber.[break]
Legends woven by stars, the echoes of heroes, forever we remember.



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Tsukistar

She/Them
15 (Estimated)
April 5th
Route 119/Fortree
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Wandering Wildchild
Cadet
N/A
Uninterested
87 height
87 height
HABABABABA
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Ettie
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 12:35:38 GMT
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It was difficult. It was harrowing. But the fighting was over, it seemed.

Miya crooned as she preened at Ettie's hair, and the wildwoman chuckled warmly - reaching up to scritch the bird on the head. Anne settled in at Ettie's opposite side - panting softly, weary, but eyes still alight with spirit. One by one, those of the pack still standing gathered together - and found comfort in eachothers' presences.

But, a shudder under one's feet shows that the memory is unraveling. Ettie glances about - recognition flashing in her eyes, and then back to the one of the pack that was borne here.

Miya chirps - uncertainty crossing the bird's expression, and then surprise, as Ettie embraces her close. Relaxing, she rests her head against her adoptive mother's shoulder, but...

"... We can't stay." Ettie whispers to Miya, burying her face against the avian's feathers. "I'm sorry... But we have to go. And- I... I don't know if you'll be able to come with us." Even for all that uncertainty implied in this statement though, there was a part of her that knew. That knew that Miya would not exist outside of this memory - at least, not in the way she did here.

But what did that mean? Miya blinked, lifting her head to better look at her mother - a soft and confused chirp leaving her beak. The pack was leaving? But without her? ... And what was that wetness, against her feathers? Was mother hurt?

Suddenly, Ettie stepped back - a hand wiping at her eyes. It felt like a betrayal, for things to have to happen this way. For the pokemon she raised over these past twenty years to have to be torn away - not by the choice of wanting to see the world or form a flock of her own, but by the simple cruelty of this world.

When Miya attempted to step closer though, Ettie raised a hand to stop her. "Go."
She urged Miya, her voice oh-so-soft and fragile. "To your kin. To those like yourself." To one's kind - towards the Zapdoses of , , and . Surely, Miya would not be alone for long that way. She'd have her own kind - a flock - to keep her company.

As if things were finally clicking, Miya let out a warbling cry in protest - stepping closer to Ettie, even as the woman stepped back in turn. The stride of long powerful legs overtook that of the human's own though - and she insistently tried to snuggle closer to Ettie - and...

... And Ettie, in turn, couldn't help but accept this - the emotions overflowed, and with it came her tears as she began to sob. She embraced Miya close - buried her face against her child's feathers once more. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry.." She hiccuped. "My child, my-- My lovely, wonderful, strong Miya, I..! I'm sorry we can't stay by your side... I'm so proud of you, for growing so big, so strong..."

Even as the pack gathered together though, in one last embrace, this unreality continued to crumble away. It cared naught of the grief of a mother and child being torn apart from one another. And all that Ettie could do was continue to cling to Miya, whispering words of grief and reassurance for the both of them...

Until all goes dark. . .




. . . The first thing Ettie could register, was drops of rains falling upon her face. Wakefulness came slow, in a body that - for a brief period of time - felt too small. But, the sudden sounds of barks and crowing would jolt the child-again to full awareness, and she sat up - glancing around herself.

The pack - and flock - that had been left behind amidst the chaos was now gathering around - worry and relief alike in their body language. Those separated were now together, checking on one another, licking wounds and sniffing and grooming...

And Ettie, of course, was not spared from this. The wildchild couldn't help a sudden squeal of laughter as Duchess is sniffing and nuzzling along her side. "Tickles!" She yelps amidst the laughing, hands coming up to lightly push the Manectric back. But, even amidst the warmth of the reunion... Something feels off, Ettie soon realizes, as she is finally able to push herself up to her feet.

Something is missing.

Someone is missing.

A packmate - no, flockmate - is missing.

It's this realization that causes something in her heart to twist in a familiar-unfamiliar way. Distant, vague, memories - ones that she can only cling to wisps of - whirl about in her mind. And when she realizes that there's something in one of her pockets that wasn't there before - a little accessory, adorned with orange-and-black feathers - something clicks.

"... Miya...?" Ettie whispers softly to herself, the name leaving her lips unbidden. It felt foreign on her tongue, yet as if it belonged all the same - a feeling akin to deja vu. Glancing about at the pack, confusion rises as she questions "Where Miya...?"

However, most of her pokemon give confused glances back - as if unsure of what she's talking about, or who this 'Miya' is. Only a few seem to find recognition in the name - but when their own gazes are distant and sorrowful... The confusion in Ettie's heart gives way to grief. A sort of grief she'd never felt before - that she'd never had to feel before. That of a mother who lost her child.

And for this Ettie, who is a child herself, it is the most painful thing she's ever felt - especially when it's hitting her all at once. Tears rise unbidden, and before she knows it, she's letting out an almost inhuman wail of grief.

Miya is missing. Where is Miya? Who is Miya? Though the sight of the feathers produces some image in her mind, it is fleeting and distant. Incomplete - or perhaps more accurately, fragmented. Ettie's limited vocabulary makes it difficult to put things into words - but the frustration that comes with such only serves to heighten the pain in her heart.

And all the pack can do is embrace her, as she collapses into Anne's side - sobbing against her fur. "Miya... Miyaaaa..." She whimpers pitifully inbetween hiccups and grieving cries, a weak voice calling out for someone who only exists in the figments of her mind. A name that she can't even put a face to, despite it having engraved itself upon her heart.

She doesn't even have the mind to register it, when Zacian and Zamazenta both depart, for Hoenn beyond...
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toppa

Supernova Shredder
He/Him
30
march 21
mauville city
heterosexual
music artist
Trainer
an anxious object
single
6’3” height
6’3” height
I’d rather watch your star explode
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Callan Young DOLLARS
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Callan Young
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 13:59:48 GMT
Callan Young Avatar
The dream ends. Callan watches Zacian's BEHEMOTH BLADE slice the sky, fulfilling destiny. Necrozma flees with Eternatus. Victory comes at a cost as his strength leaves him - he crumples, Bowie returns to his ball, both spent. But they have won.

In bed, his eyes spin. The edges of reality fray like fading parchment, replaced by endless white. Are they crying? He accepted the end, yet leaving life didn't feel right. Though the end was destined, it felt too soon. A small hand grabs his outstretched one, anchoring him.

"Ah...you're still here." He utters. Red eyes stare at children, once familiar faces now forgotten but not gone from his heart. Crimson and brown hair remind him of those he wants to remember always.

He remembers how they made him feel, the joy and wonder, though no longer their voices. Inflamed lungs fill with water as death arrives, but he manages one final word.

"Ketchup."




A metaphorical hole rests in his chest upon waking. Crisp air carries the scents of pine, loam and lingering battle. Eyes search for ghosts of dreams now vanished yet vivid in memory.

Something is terribly wrong, yet relief floods him. Alive again, Callan revels in each breath and beat of his heart. The grave denied, a second chance stirs restless energy. Expecting aches and grogginess of age, he rises easily, reborn. An urge arises to embrace all life offers - play music, call his daughter, hear her voice.

He runs without care for thanks or accolades, teleporting home where his heart dwells.

"Dad?"

If tear ducts could burst from emotion, Callan's would have. Instead, tears flow silently like a river as he stares at her face on the phone's camera, her lying in bed.

"Hey honey."

Life begins anew.

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lumity/jayfeather

Mika, Mick
he/him/his
27
october 30th
mauville city
bisexual
officer
sergeant
single
5’11” height
5’11” height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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mikael rosenberg
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 14:30:35 GMT
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The battle was overly quickly. With Eternatus being beaten and the real Zacian coming and dealing with Necrozma. This led to Necrozma fleeing dragging the Eternatus with it. With them both away in ultra space he couldn’t help but be relieved. Finally they could rest easy knowing that had been able to deal with the threats that had plagued these people.
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Now that he could take a breather he realized just how tired he was. The cheering did little to rejuvenate him. Years of poor sleep wouldn’t just be done away yet. When he pushed back his fatigue he was surprised to see the people and the scenery beginning to change. Apparent reverting to what it would look like originally, giving away even more that this place was only a memory.
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So focused on the changes he missed the stories the stars were now depicting. His attention was dragged away from that when he realized his body was starting to feel weird. ”It seems we’re finally going home,” he said turning towards the female knight. had been a good friend to his other the years. , , , and had become good friends of his even if it had taken longer with the wild child but she had reminded him strongly of some of his brother so it had been inevitable.
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All the others that had been stuck with in Circhester and some of those among the other settlements he had been able get behind his walls as well. Though none of them had gotten as close as . She had helped him when he had felt that he was drowning. For that he would always be thankful. That was the last thought that crossed his mind before the word faded away and his world turned black.
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He awoke with a groan and had to resist the urge to sigh when he noticed it was lightly raining. Getting up he looked around with a frown. He had just gotten done doing something hadn’t he? And not something to do with Zacian and Zamazenta either. Trying to remember got him nowhere.
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It was like his memories were fragmented with some memories being clearer than others. Like memories he had of . Those were really clear. Kind of stood out among the other memories. And some of these memories didn’t make sense. Since he couldn’t really remember any of these places outside the memories he had with the female knight. The fact he had thought of her as a knight confused him. Maybe he had hit his head or something. Though he didn’t feel like he had done that.
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His attention was dragged away from his thoughts to the sword dogs and shield dogs farewell. Or that’s the way he saw it way. To him it was like they had wanted everyone to know they were leaving. Though perhaps he was reading too much into the gesture.
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Shaking his head to clear his thoughts his attention became fixed on the exposed cavern. Hesitating briefly he made his way towards the cavern and went inside. His attention was grabbed by the crystals and he picked one up frowning. He realized them as Tera crystals. Putting it back down he continued to investigate to see if he could turn anything else up.

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LunarMona

Elly, El
she/her
24
December 24
Hammerlocke, Galar
Bisexual
Galarian Ambassador
Ranger Cadet
darling, so share with me
or pain if that's what it is
5'7" / 170 cm height
5'7" / 170 cm height
i long to stay where the light dwells to guard against the cold that i know so well
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Elise Calcifet
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 15:27:47 GMT
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Zacian, in her true form, was a sight to behold when Elise had returned with the party to watch the Skeleton’s defeat at the Black Knight’s claws and the golden sword that the hound held would cleave through the body of the black dragon in two with Behemoth Blade. A divination of what was to come after the climatic fight would show the future being riddled with Ultra Beasts, some that became bigger and that they invaded a waterlocked region.[break][break]

The world begins to fade slowly as everyone would have to say good-bye to the townspeople and their loved ones. She embraces both Iris and Peony when she and get back to the home where they were waiting for both of them. “I’m sorry, I wish you two can stay with Alexei and I, but that is sadly not the case. Please be good to each other, my dears.” A tearful farewell is given from the Galarian royal as they too hug her with tears in their eyes. She gives her longsword, Dyrncalibur, to Iris as her eldest daughter takes the sword and holds it close to her chest as well as the royal nudging two baby Misdreavuses floating behind Mana the Mismagius over to the two girls, having been lovingly mothered since the ghost wanted to see them happy with their partners. Iris gives the new quill pen for Elise to have, saying that she'll take care of her little sister in her mother's absence.[break][break]

And the world fades off to black…[break][break]

The noticeable difference when the royal finds herself back at the Ancient Tomb was that she returned to being younger at twenty-three. Seeing the damage still in the area where the ruinous deer fought with the hound, she sees the forms of Zacian and Zamazenta in their normal forms without the Rusted Sword and Shield. Both howl their gratefulness before they disperse into the Hoenn region, maybe they will one day return.[break][break]

Feeling the raindrops fall onto her hair and tactical combat uniform, her hand picks up the purple feathered elegant-looking quill pen from the ground where it was, in no doubt, the exact one that Iris gave to her on a birthday she couldn’t remember much through waking up. “Sweetheart, I miss you so much…” Elise holds the quill pen close when she says this…with a deep longing to remember her eldest and youngest daughter’s faces.

Though the woman does briefly study the Tera Crystals that grow within the tomb, she would make her return back home to Lilycove after saying her good-byes to the others who would return back, namely her cousin, , and , who helped her to cope with the grief of not seeing her lost love for twenty long years.[break][break]

Healing her Noivern at the nearest Pokemon Center in Fortree, the black and purple wyvern takes off with her rider on her back. A view of Lilycove in its beauty would be shown from the air as Minerva lands near the woman’s home. Dismounting from her aerial ride, Elise would make a small trip over to the mansion that called his home and look wistfully up at it.[break][break]

“For when you return, I will be waiting for you, my darling. I missed you dearly and I cannot wait any longer to see your smile again.”



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- Elise witnesses Zacian cleave the Black Knight in two with Behemoth Blade.[break]
- She says good-bye to her adopted daughters along with Alexei, gives her weapon to Iris and two baby Misdreavuses for their starter Pokemon.[break]
- Returns back to the Ancient Tomb with a purple feathered elegant-looking quill pen that Iris gave her.[break]
- She goes back home to Lilycove after saying good-bye to her cuz and Alexei.[break]
- Memento taken back: A purple feathered elegant-looking quill pen as a birthday gift from Iris.






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"Lancer"
he / him
33
September 5
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
pansexual
paralegal / special agent
lieutenant
6'1" / 185 cm height
6'1" / 185 cm height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Gunner Graves
GOODBYE GALAR: RUSTED SWORD
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2023 15:41:07 GMT
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The world shuddered as the battle between Necrozma and Eternatus reached its climax. Ultimately, the Black Knight prevailed, dealing a great blow to the Skeleton with its claws. Gunner watched as it appeared to siphon energy out of Eternatus, yet the skeletal Pokémon seemed unfazed. Amused, even.[break][break]

Then a hair-raising howl pierced the air, coming from the Slumbering Weald.[break][break]

Zacian.[break][break]

Gunner's eyes widened with awe as the canine Pokémon leapt into the battle. A surge of hope flooded his chest as the BEHEMOTH BLADE sliced through Necrozma. With the burst of light, he thought perhaps the abomination had also been laid low.[break][break]

But then the wormhole opened, allowing Necrozma to escape with Eternatus in tow. Hope faltered, but only for a moment as riotous cheers went up all throughout Postwick. Even though the monsters had not been slain, Galar was saved. Its people were free.[break][break]

Gunner started picking his way across the battlefield to find his friends. Relief washed over him when he found first, then caught sight of , , and the others. But their happy reunion came with a sharp reminder that their time in that memory had come to an end.[break][break]

Once more, the realm shuddered, and Gunner watched the fabric of the world unravel.[break][break]

He blinked. Galar vanished. Instead, he gazed upon the snow-covered Ancient Tomb.[break][break]

A jolt ran through Gunner's body. He blinked a few more times, but the landscape of Hoenn remained. Mentally reeling at what he could not yet comprehend, he stared down at himself. Gone were the aches and creaks of old age. And not only was he wearing his tactical League uniform again, but also the full-face mask that hid his identity.[break][break]

Gunner patted himself down in disbelief. His Pokéballs were all there, as well as the combat knife sheathed at his hip. Nothing seemed misplaced, yet something nevertheless seemed to be missing.[break][break]

Then his hand closed around something small in a pocket. Gunner unfurled his fingers and gasped.[break][break]


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"Wait, Gunner!"[break][break]

The old man paused at the bottom of the stairs. He looked up at Jonas, who still stood at the top of the stairs of the wall, and frowned. "What is it?"[break][break]

Jonas tossed down an object that glinted in the crimson light of the sky. Gunner reached out reflexively and caught it. When he unfurled his fingers, he found a man's ring hammered out of silver.[break][break]

"It was my father's," Jonas explained from his station on the wall. "I'm lending it to you for now. You have to bring it back to me, though, okay?"[break][break]

Gunner hesitated for a long moment, then nodded. "I will."[break][break]


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Fisting his hand around the ring again, Gunner raised his gaze, blinking away sudden tears. Something about the piece of jewelry felt important, but he didn't know why. With care, he transferred it to the inside pocket of his jacket and trudged forward through the snow to seek familiar faces.[break][break]

Of course, the one he found first was the one he least expected. However, she was, perhaps, the person he needed to speak with the most. Unlike the ring, memories of what had happened between him and flooded back all at once. The feelings that had transformed over the years came with them.[break][break]

"Summer," Gunner said after reaching her side. He did not bother taking off his mask, not when other members of Team Rocket were also coming to their senses. "We need to talk."[break][break]

When he'd said those words twenty years ago, his tone had been acidic and cutting. Now there was a weariness and finality to them.[break][break]

"Not here, though. Tomorrow. I'll call you."[break][break]

It did not occur to him that she might not recall the same memories or the same feelings.



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Gunner is wearing League tactical gear + mask[break]
Remembers a lot but not everything[break]
MEMENTO: a silver ring given to him by Jonas[break]
Talks to Summer



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A howl cut through the air. It brought Summer's attention away from NECROZMA'S destruction upon ETERNATUS, away from the clawing at its skeletal figure overhead. With a great flash, the hero dog sprang forth and sent the beasts into a wormhole.[break][break]

She could hear her people cheer, as well as the people from the other cities joining in the celebration.[break][break]

Summer did not join them. Instead, she trekked to Bastian's body, sitting beside him and closing her eyes as she stroked his hair. "Tell them we won. It was not in vain. Thank you for your sacrifice..."[break][break]

But as her eyes opened again, she wasn't in Galar. Bastian's body wasn't beside her anymore. A sense of panic washed over her as she looked around. Hoenn.[break][break]

Her comrades were young again, and her hair was back to its blue hue. Her clothes were the same as they had been the moment she stepped on the field, and those who were masked were masked once more. She scrambled to her feet. "Oh, no..."[break][break]

Her child...[break][break]

The drastic change in setting and panic made her get sick, hunching over to empty her stomach at the Ancient Tomb. That's when she noticed the necklace dangling around her neck, with a ring on the chain. But, who's ring was it?[break][break]

After recovering, she heard her name called. Summer wiped her mouth, seeing a masked figure run over to her. A confused look crossed her face until she vaguely recalled. . Memories rushed back, and she opened her mouth with tears pricking her eyes, ready to defend herself, as he spoke those same four words.[break][break]

Though they lacked malice and bitterness this time. Instead, she nodded, closing her mouth. "Okay. I'll meet you tomorrow," she said, turning and releasing her CHARIZARD to go home. Because she needed time to process everything that happened.


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- mourns her fallen soldiers[break]
- realizes she's back in hoenn and panics[break]
- agrees to meet with [break]
- takes off on her CHARIZARD to process the events


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