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As the battle raged on, the air was thick with tension and swirling chaos. The metallic beetle-like Mugen, a relentless force of destruction, struck with mechanical precision, its relentless assault in time with that Vortigern’s was too much for the three headed dragon. Amidst the deafening roars and the relentless assault of Fell Stinger, Hydreigon's strength waned. It was a fierce struggle to stay upright as the Dragon was dragged across the battlefield. Yet, even in the face of overwhelming odds, the Dragon summoned one last surge of energy.
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With a final, defiant act, the dragon released a second shot of his Draco Meteor. The sky shimmered with its power as a luminous sphere formed, defying the impending darkness. But as the ball coalesced, the dragon's consciousness flickered like a dying ember, and he fell, defeated but not without leaving an indelible mark on the battlefield.
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Samurott’s attention turned to Junior, whose earthquake threatened to upend the battlefield even more, but Druddigon was paying attention to that pokemon instead, so he went for the newly summoned Kingambit, two dark types facing off against one another. As Druddigon’s rage built, the dragon opted to use Dragon Claw even as he took damage from the Earthquake, glowing with a blue energy, the attack was thrown.
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”So you already gave up, huh?” He had thought differently, but Kouji had looked genuinely surprised at that fact, before his smirk had begun to settle into a sneer. ”And to think I respected ya. Well, guess getting rid of a quitter and a traitor’s gonna taste twice as good.” But doing that with Navy here was going to be difficult, impossible almost. The two of them together?
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His sneer turned vicious. ”And you sure about that Navidson? Going through you ain’t that hard…Next time ya see Eris, ask her what happened to that wrist of hers, and how close she was to the end. If you’re going to protect someone, stay by their side.” It was Navy’s own words that flashed through his head, when Kouji had begun to forget he who he was. The advice, he couldn’t strategize then, but twenty years had fixed that, but his greatest skill?
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People.
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But as he recalled Hydreigon, he looked to Umbreon. ”Baton Pass.” He told her, and she had done just that, energy coalesced where she stood, and as she fell back, Absol came forward; the last pokemon in his group was his ticket out.
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The Dark type Ace roared as he felt the effects of focus energy flowing through him, before he began his sword’s dance, contending with both Mugen and Vortigern would be close to impossible.
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”Isaac, when’re you gonna quit on the league too? All I hear are complaints about those guys, you really think it’s gonna be better on this side? Just ask Navidson.”

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✚Hydreigon gets KTFO by Fell Stinger, uses Draco Meteor on his way down.[break]
✚Samurott gets into a stare off with Kingambit.[break]
✚Druddigon uses Dragon claw on Junior [break]
✚Umbreon baton passes focus energy to Absol, Absol uses sword's dance. [break]

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The Earthquake doesn’t stop. Even as Junior’s attacked, he continues to rampage. Junior and Vortigern are a case study in what it means to train the strongest Pokemon a man can get his hands on. When they lose control, it’s trouble. Junior bleeds from a cut that tears through his armor. Yet still, he makes the ground tremble with his rage.[break][break]
Vortigern, lost in his red world, infested and angry, turns to MUGEN. He doesn’t see a friend. He doesn’t see a foe. He sees something else for him to attack in the throes of this terrible black rage.[break][break]
Navy’s knuckles tighten around the edge of his platform. Beneath his gloves, the knuckles are white. He, too, feels the rage burning in their hearts. With that Kouji has said, the casual cruelty he has dropped so callously, how could he feel anything else? It is a terrible thing to attack a child.[break][break]
“Someone’s got to put you in your place, kid.” Standing up straight, he can only offer one solution as the world shakes. From beneath his scarf, he pulls out one of his spare pokeballs. Shuwen hates being trapped in the ball. Legends are not meant to dwell in technology writ by the hands of man, no matter how luxurious.[break][break]
The Urshifu runs out of the ball bellowing a war cry. He wastes no time channeling infinity energy. His fists rage. Shuwen is nothing if not Navy himself stepping onto the battlefield via proxy.[break][break]
“ORA!” His first step is to bring Junior back to his senses. Cascading across the battlefield like a blue blur, his first rapid strike is for the young tyrant. Fresh though he was, the openings made by the dragon’s claws afford him the chance to land choice blows. Junior falls, returning to Navy in a flash of red.[break][break]
“ORA!” Second, he goes for Vortigern. Shuwen has become a Garchomp-fighting specialist since he was born. A second rapid strike hits Vortigern on a weak spot just below the fin, leading into two more strikes on either side of his jaw.[break][break]
It knocks him to his senses. Weakens him, but the black dragon remains standing.[break][break]
Last, he charges forward to the Absol. First into the fray, Shuwen only stops as he sees the mist roll in.[break][break]
“…Isaac, that mist ain’t me.” He whispers over the comms. “Shuwen! Keep up the momentum! Attack Absol!”[break][break]
Shuwen doesn’t. Though the human might not understand, that isn’t his fight. Not today.

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Tyranitar uses Earthquake again. Navy throws out Shuwen the Urshifu. Urshifu uses Z-Move: Combo Hit. Uses Surging Strike on Tyranitar, knocking him out. Uses Surging Strike on Garchomp, knocking him to his senses. Moves to use it on Absol but stops. He senses something is coming.

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[attr="class","textbox"]"Oh, don't worry." Isaac's voice was low and dangerous as he turned to face Navy. "I know."[break][break]

The mists continued to ebb inwards. Whereas before they spread in an even layer, now wisps stretched towards Isaac from each corner of the room. As they swirled around him, the temperature in the room seemed to drop by the second. Frost spread across the window of Navy's platform. All the while, Isaac stood as still as a statue, his eyes wide and wild.[break][break]

"Say whatever you want about me." The tension in the room was suffocating. Isaac's voice, clear as crystal, left no illusions as to the tone that lay beneath. "But you better get Eris' name the fuck out of your mouth!"[break][break]

The northern winds seemed to roar out from Isaac's mouth. The mists trailed in his wake as he charged towards Kouji, moving faster than a human ever should. Hell, he was barely a step behind Navy's Urshifu. Pokemon attacked Pokemon, and he had every intention of answering in kind with a combo hit of his own. A fist to the gut, an elbow to the jaw, and a sweeping kick to the back of the leg for good measure. Would the element of surprise allow Isaac to strike true, or had Kouji come prepared for the turn this fight would take?[break][break]

That meant Isaac's Pokemon would be left to their own devices. A final, spiteful Draco Meteor to the face sent MUGEN toppling to the ground. Were it not for the Urshifu's intervention, he would have been wide open for Vortigern's assault. Instead, he simply let out a baleful hiss as he righted himself. They'd settle this later. Instead, he turned towards Druddigon, two side panels spreading out from his cannon. If the dragon needed a foe, he'd find one through a barrage of Magnet Bombs.[break][break]

Kurze's eyes narrowed as he faced off against the Samurott. In a battlefield full of rampaging myths, cheap tactics, and brawls breaking out across all sides of the battlefield, their duel seemed almost honorable by comparison. He rose from his seated position, knowing damn well that this was a foe worth his full attention. If there was tension in the air before, now it was overflowing.[break][break]

In a rising Kowtow Cleave, he prepared to test his foe's blade.[break][break]

TEAL DEER;[break]
Kurze the Kingambit prepares to duel Samurott, mano e mano, with a Kowtow Cleave.[break]
MUGEN the Genesect reels from the full-force Draco Meteor, but forces himself to his feet to unleash Magnet Bombs on Druddigon.[break]
Isaac rushes Kouji with a combo strike of his own; a punch to the gut, an elbow to the jaw, and a sweep to the back of the leg.

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”So, gonna put me in my place, Navidson? Maybe look at what makes a lil’ brat join with criminals, she ain’t the only one in there, y’know?”
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Kouji knew full well that the battle was being stacked against him, that he’d have to brace for the battles that would come. But the rage on the face of the men across from him, that was almost too good a return.
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Then he got punched in the face.
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It wasn’t that he didn’t see the person coming, it was that he had no idea to expect such a fast movement from Isaac, the man crossed dozens of meters in as close to zero as you could, it wasn’t the kind of movement a man could make. It wasn’t the kind of movement most people could react to.
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Not even Kouji, it was unexpected, the warning signs were there, the falling temperatures, the mist, everything about it was strange. Absol should’ve warned him, but Absol’s glowing red eyes were calculating something else entirely.
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So, he had taken the strike, and then the next, but the final sweep was something he had to avoid, throwing himself backwards in tandem with the elbow strike to his jaw, and going into a roll to land onto his feet.
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”So you’re an avatar huh?” He said as he took knives from his pocket, he didn’t want to play a striking game against one. Fists were for the battle of wills he and Navy favoured, but Kouji was born and trained to be a killer, so he would fight as one today. His lead leg slid forward, a lateral movement that barely hovered over the ground; to give as little to read away until the very moment his foot touched down, and then he was a blur of motion, a knife cutting directly for the throat…
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But that was a mere feint, his target was the legs.
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As for the pokemon, things were different. Absol looked at the Urshifu, but he could not arrive at the same conclusion. They had their battle plan so he’d have to trust Samurott and Druddigon to be able to handle the rest. Druddigon took the magnet bombs straight onto the chest, smoke blew off him, huge parts of his scales were ripped off revealing the softer skin and muscle underneath, blood flowed down the dragon’s arm.
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But his target was Junior, the Dragon Roared, a dragon claw with the injured arm as if rebelling against his present injury, aimed at the Pseudo-Legendary Child, grown up a little bit more perhaps. It was clear he was running on fumes.
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As for Samurott, the two warriors would have to face off, Kowtow Cleave was met by a Ceaseless Edge. Two blades coming head to head, dark type moves of high prowess and sharpness, sliding past each other, Samurott felt a cut over his shoulder that opened until halfway up his back.
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They’d fall, these numbers, this strength; even having used a great amount of strength against one another, neither Michael Navidson, nor Isaac Merlo were the type of men to fall to such a simple tactic.

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✚Kouji gets hit in the stomach, and elbowed in the jaw, Kouji decides to return with a knife fake hit to the throat, then actually for the legs.[break]
✚Hydreigon is knocked the hell out...Still[break]
✚Druddigon Takes the heavy Magnet Bomb.[break]
✚Druddigon uses Dragon claw on Junior [break]
✚Kowtow Cleave meets Ceaseless Edge[break]

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Oh how I burn for you

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He never was a good detective. Not even an alright one. Only when he sees the mist does he truly begin to understand: Isaac’s made a friend. A powerful friend. [break][break]
Dahlia Goode’s little soldier should be happy. They’ve gained a powerful tool in their fight against Rocket. Navy can help smooth things out with AQUA, maybe take a little credit, earn himself some brownie points. He doesn’t want any of that.[break][break]
He just wants Isaac to recover, and move on. Neither will truly happen while he has a patron. Like Kyle and all the rest, he’ll be locked into this fight until it’s done. Maybe it’s better that he play such an active part in the future’s region, but remembering what Eris and Callan told him about the future…[break][break]
All Navy can do is resolve to help Isaac survive – both today and in the days that come. Seasoned as he is in hand to hand combat, he knows jumping down and rushing to Isaac’s aid is a fruitless endeavor. Spiritually, this is Isaac's fight. Practically, it’ll be over by the time he can rush in like the cavalry.[break][break]
“You don’t think I know the League’s rotten on the inside, Kouji?” He can fight with words just as well, buy Isaac a second or two. “But you know what’s even shittier? Someone pressganging kids into service.” He’s read Eris’s file. He knows the score.[break][break]
Just like his Pokemon do. Shuwen sees the Druddigon rushing down Junior. The little tyrant’s life is only spared thanks to the Urshifu’s intervention. Recklessly, he puts everything he has into these next few blows. Close Combat leaves a bear open, but it should be enough for this false monarch.[break][break]
Vortigern, returned to his senses, stalks around Absol. The dark sword and the black dragon are mere yards apart. He wonders, Navy knows, if today is the day when they should clash. Something doesn’t sit right in his stomach, the way the dragon acts. It’s like he’s preparing himself for a meal, taking it in, savoring the scent of Absol. Even with his sync stone deactivated, he feels the black dragon’s hunger.

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Navy has become the most dreaded thing on the planet: Sakura in the middle of an anime battle. Garchomp sizes up Absol. Urshifu uses x3 Close Combat on Druddigon.

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[attr="class","textbox"]Zev Harcourt had taught Isaac well. When your opponent aims high, get low. Not only would it help him duck the strike in a heartbeat, but it would also let him take advantage of their raised center of gravity. Between his reflexive fighting knowledge, the knives Kouji had drawn, and his Eris Halla-induced wrath, he fell all too quickly into this familiar pattern.[break][break]

Only after pain exploded through his side did he realize he hadn't considered all the variables.[break][break]

Kouji's feint didn't just hit its mark. It hit harder than he'd ever intended. What could have been a disabling slash to the thigh now passed right through Isaac's central body mass. Were there any internal organs hit? He wasn't sure. All he knew was that fresh, wet blood was rapidly pooling against his side, and that his agony was enough to push against his adrenaline rush.[break][break]

What should have been a two-legged takedown was now a one-armed catch. If Isaac's hand hadn't slammed to the ground on instinct, he would have fallen right at Kouji's feet.[break][break]

The mists, undaunted, pushed onward. They seemed to swallow Isaac up, growing thicker and soupier until his silhouette wasn't even visible. Then, just as quickly as they mustered, they parted.[break][break]

Isaac wouldn't be answering Kouji's question. Instead, the azure colored leopard standing atop his fallen body would. Its violet mane rippled outward from its lowered head, thrashing with the irritability of the storm itself. Its eyes glowed a similar violet, glaring less towards Kouji and more straight through him. As they flashed, an Extrasensory force pushed against him, threatening to fling him back.[break][break]

Suicune wouldn't stand alone. MUGEN charged by its side, a strange irritability radiating from the Genesect. Its quarries had been snatched up by Shuwen and Vortigern, and now the only remaining fight had been taken by this interloper. The two Pokemon glowered at each other for a moment, only for Suicune to look down towards their injured protégé.[break][break]

For once, they turned towards Kouji, united by a shared purpose. A Zap Cannon began to crackle at the tip of MUGEN's gun.[break][break]

TEAL DEER;[break]
Isaac goes for the low spear, not realizing Kouji's feint. Oops, someone just got the shit rended out of their side![break]
As he falls, Suicune intervenes, pushing against Kouji with Extrasensory power.[break]
MUGEN approaches Suicune, ready to start shit before remembering why they're here. The two turn to face Kouji, Genesect building up a Zap Cannon.[break]

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Kouji hadn’t expected his strike to land as well, it was as if multiple things had gone wro-, right, at the same time; to the point even he was surprised at the sight, staring at the knife he pulled back for a second too long. It dripped with blood, he could see the cut from it all too well, but it was a terrible strike.
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”Tch. Idiot, lemme put you out of your misery.” The amusement was gone from his voice, the fun of the battle had faded as he raised his knife upwards only for the mists to thicken, and then finally part; he found himself staring eye to eye with tremendous pressure, Kouji looked at the Suicune for a moment before he leapt backwards as far as his legs could take him.
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But the Extrasensory had turned that into a flight that was only stopped by Absol breaking off his stare off against Vortigern. ”Tch. The fuck.” He said as the charged electric cannon that was Zap Cannon was only just avoided thanks to Absol using Detect, calculating the future before moving into the optimal path. With Shuwen, Vortigern, Mugen, and now a pokemon he was sure was a legendary, Kouji had to think.
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He hated thinking.
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”Oi Navidson, you sure say that, but ain’t you guys got a brat as a gym leader, and kids falling into battlefields all the time? Our brats know they’re disposable, yours think they’re becoming heroes.” Kouji said as he put an arm against Absol, his ace would have to do something.
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”You’re gonna have to wait on that rematch, gonna need you for this one.” He said as he gave one eye to the black dragon, between Mugen, and Suicune; winning was a tall order.
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”Mah, I was gonna save this one to get out, but I’ll have to fight to survive now. Kommo’o, you’re up. Get dancing.” He said to the Dragon who appeared, shaking its claws, and its scales, loosening them up until the crashed against one another, it hurt itself as it strengthened itself. Clangerous Soul.
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Still, he knew that with these two as opponents, it was always going to be uphill, he hadn’t expected just how high that went. ”Druddigon, swit-” He looked over to see the dragon on his knees, beaten down by a close combat, struggling to stand up. It was going to be an issue in the end…Was there even a way around this? Umbreon was the only pokemon left safe in his pokeball.
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”Damn, come back.” He recalled Druddigon before it pushed itself too far, and looked over to his Samurott.
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It was six on three.
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He took out Umbreon, not just to even the odds. ”Use wish on Merlo.” He said as his pokemon confusedly did as it was told, a shake of her head but nothing else. ”If Imma kill a guy, I don’t want it to be from a slip.” He said with a shrug, it should be purposeful.

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✚Kouji surprised by the strike, is struck by extrasensory, Absol and Detect save him from by fried by Zap Cannon[break]
✚He brings out Kommo, it uses Clangerous Soul[break]
✚Druddigon gets recalled[break]
✚Samurott is still there [break]
✚Umbreon is brought out, uses wish on Isaac[break]
✚Kouji talks a bunch.

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Navy

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Sheriff

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Isaac Merlo

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Beneath his gloves, the knuckles are bone-white. He damn near watched Isaac die. Were it not for the strange compassion of their opponent and the intervention of a god, this might well be the day his challenger met his maker.[break][break]
“Suicune?!” Is all Navy can say, even with Kouji trying to sink his fangs under the gym leader’s skin. “Isaac, the hell?” He’s seen Suicune before – more than most. More than he’d like. When your best friend is kyle lopez, you have run-ins with Ho-oh’s guardians. He’s fought an ashen Suicune in this very arena. Never in a million years would he have expected to meet the genuine article.[break][break]
“Kouji, if you wanna push this, I get it.” He says as Shuwen lumbers up beside MUGEN and Suicune. Three legends stand ready to push Kouji into the sea. Three to match Kouji’s three, even without factoring in the other Pokemon nearby.[break][break]
“But you know it’s a losing battle.” He says like he wouldn’t do exactly what this idiot’s liable to do. A warrior never shows his back. That’s the code he lives by. That’s one of the ways to win the badge. Valor, sometimes, leads you into an early grave.[break][break]
Vortigern cares little for the prattling of humans. He hungers. If Absol won’t play, then perhaps this new dragon will. Black meets gold in a clang of sound that echoes across the arena. Clangorous though the Kommo-O’s soul might be, Vortigern’s hungers. It hungers as his thunder fang goes for the armored dragon’s throat. The dance has been rejoined.[break][break]
“Isaac, stay alive down there. We’ve got a lot of talking to do after this match.” Though there’s a hint of brevity in the words, he can’t find this to be an occasion worth smiling over. “After we show Kouji the door.”

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Navy remains Sakura. Vortigern is determined to prove he's the shonen protagonist here and charges Kommo-o with a thunder fang.

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[attr="class","textbox"]The worst part was that Kouji was right.[break][break]

It was such a complicated issue. Kids shouldn't be on battlefields. Hell, with what was expected of gym leaders nowadays, they shouldn't be in that role, either. However, whether out of a misguided sense of duty, the stirrings of a heroic heart, or their own personal reasons, they showed up time and time again.[break][break]

Maybe, in a vacuum, that wasn't such a bad thing. Pokemon were the great equalizers. A sickly child could stand against an athlete in the prime of their life if they both had Pokemon on part with one another. This wasn't the Hoenn Isaac remembered, though. This was war, and no amount of physical safety could spare their hearts and minds.[break][break]

This was why Isaac fought. So Vanilla Kingsley, Asher Baran, and Eris Halla could inherit a better tomorrow.[break][break]

Kouji's Wish for a proper fight knit Isaac's side together. His eyes widened with surprise as pain ebbed away from his body. It shouldn't have been such a shock. It was well in line with his philosophy. Nevertheless, a part of Isaac knew all the power in the world couldn't save him from a lucky shot or a poor decision. "Thank you," he said, for the lesson and the aid alike.[break][break]

Mist weaved around Isaac's fingers, a sphere of water forming in the palm of his hand. As his fingers crushed around it, the sphere collapsed into a knife made of ice. He settled into a defensive stance, ready to face Kouji in a far more fair contest. No more powers. No tricks. Just a blade against a blade, an echo of their Kingambit and Samurott's own clash.[break][break]

Samurott and Kommo-o were each involved in their own dances of death. That left Umbreon and Absol to stand in the path of myths and legends. Had Kouji not admitted to hurting Eris, Isaac would've commended his team's bravery. Instead, it was Suicune who acknowledged them, respectfully bowing their head before sinking into a fighting stance.[break][break]

Their Surf cascaded down from above, the wave wide enough to overshadow both Pokemon at once. However, unlike most Surfs, it would not simply barrel forward. Instead, it would seem to part, slamming first towards Absol, then torwards Umbreon. It was as if Suicune was trying to throw off the rhythm of their dodges.[break][break]

Curiously enough, the split waves went out of their way to avoid hitting Kouji.[break][break]

MUGEN was not nearly so polite. The second the Umbreon's half of the wave come crashing down, the Genesect rocketed towards it. Far from Suicune's cool, composed water, he was like the raging flame, his entire body overheated from the force of his own Flame Charge.

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NOTES — Kingambit and Samurott are still knife fighting. Isaac decides to follow their lead and make his own ice knife to challenge Kouji. Suicune's Surf targets Absol and Umbreon. Genesect Flame Charges Umbreon.

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”This whole thing’s a losing battle Navy, but…” Kouji knew that fully, he understood just how little this little conflict weighed into the greater one. The fruitfulness of the entire league vs rocket battle, but yet at the same time.
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Kommo’o charged to meet the thunder fang that tried to crash against him, Close Combat he attacked back as the fangs sank into his scales, the bulletproof scales themselves wouldn’t hold tight against a dark dragons fangs. ”It’s not like that’s gonna stop us is it?”
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It was his usual cocky smirk, he had to fight so he did.
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”Glad to see you ain’t croaked from that, don’t expect the same result next time.” He said as he turned towards Isaac, though he kept glancing towards Suicune. The legendary had some serious pressure, it felt difficult to keep his cool against that but his pokemon were holding up, so he needed to be able to do the same.
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It was why Absol returned the nod as Umbreon tried to keep her wits. It was like a pin drop, the moment Kouji stepped forward, before he went into a dash to meet the ice sword. It was the exact same moment in which Absol matched his trainer's steps, each moment came faster than the next but he was rebuffed by a wave of water that crashed into Umbreon just as well.
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But it split, he didn’t have time to give an appreciative nod, but Kouji stepped in, front foot slid forward before he jabbed forward with his knife a number of times as if trying to create some form of opening.
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As for his Pokemon, it was different, as Umbreon had to contend with Mugen’s Flame Charge, it crashed into her but she Snarled in return. Shot backwards, struck by water and fire both.
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Absol had a different time, as he sought a ribbon of water that wouldn’t increase the distance any further, he struck forward with a Psycho Cut to charge behind, rushing in speed with it but the water still tore at him.
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”Tch. Never figured you to be this strong, guess I underestimated ya.” Kouji said with a smirk as the battle continued on around them.

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✚Kouji chats to Navy a bit[break]
✚Kommo'o gets hit by thunder fang, uses Close Combat[break]
✚Kouji rushes at Isaac[break]
✚Absol and Umbreon get hit by surf, Absol uses Psycho Cut to create a path [break]
✚Umbreon gets hit by Flame Charge, uses Snarl[break]
✚Kouji talks a bunch.

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“Yeah, Kouji.” Navy makes no secret of his exasperation. “Ya did.” He looks at Isaac, fighting for his life. He beholds the greatest advocate for his character that anyone could ever call, fighting tooth and nail at his side.[break][break]
“This guy? Oh, he’s strong. Knew that when I first met him. Heard it in his voice. You don’t listen very well, do you? Open your ears. Listen to the way people talk. You can see all kinds of hidden strength if you care to look.”[break][break]
Close by, Vortigern is locked in the throes of mortal combat. Kommo-O’s armored scales prove challenging to pierce. Of course the thing willing and able to stand up to the black dragon is a gold one, armored in piecemeal trophies. Yet he doesn’t back down. It’s not in his nature. They have that in common, trainer and dragon.[break][break]
He slams the Kommo-O against the ground again and again. He creates a localized earthquake, weather the blows in stride. Navy grips the side of his platform again. Hopefully Suicune can help Isaac.[break][break]
“You’re not winning this. You’re not taking him out. Anyone’s brave enough to defect, I’ll have their back.”

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[attr="class","textbox"]Both Kouji and Navy were convinced that Isaac was strong. Even as he met Kouji's blade with his own, Isaac wasn't exactly convinced. "You two flatter me," he said, voice underlined by the sound of steel scraping ice. "But c'mon. I'm not. I just step up to the plate when it counts."[break][break]

For Eris Halla, as she navigated a world she was denied until it was too late for her. For Caleb Harcourt, hunted and beaten for daring to strive for better. For Ashley Shepard, trapped in a prison he thought he'd deserved. For @vanillakignsley, who sought to put the world on her tiny, broken shoulders. For Rowan Wrynn, Remiel Calcifet, and all those who escaped Rocket. For ollie morales, John Sullivan, and all those who took a chance holding the door opem for them.[break][break]

For those he left behind, who he'd missed dearly and resented himself for failing.[break][break]

With such resentment came strength. On his last parry he snatched for the back of Kouji's hand, trying his damndest to keep him from pulling his arm back. With what precious little time he had, he smashed for the nerves on Kouji's wrist with his ice knife's hilt. If he could just make him drop the weapon, they'd end this little game.[break][break]

All the while, their Pokemon fought around them. MUGEN remained unmoved in the face of the Snarl, even as static flickered across his eye lights. He simply unleashed a hissing war cry of his own, relishing in another chance to flaunt his dominance. Magnet Bombs, launched from the sides of his cannon, but they all seemed to come up slightly short from actually hitting their target.[break][break]

Was MUGEN fighting? Or was he building an iron cage?[break][break]

Suicune leaped back, the Psycho Cut striking a deep gash in the ground where they stood moments ago. Unlike their patron, they wouldn't let themselves fall so easily to a common thug's blade. They planted a foot atop the Absol's blade to keep it down, then flashed their Ice Fangs with a curl of their maw.[break][break]

Rather than actually bite the Absol, they breathed frozen vapors through the space between their teeth. Much like their patron, they seemed to favor disarming a threat to a direct assault. Perhaps freezing the Absol's blade to the ground would accomplish that.

Unlike Isaac, if it didn't, there would be no further hesitation.

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NOTES — Isaac grabs the back of Kouji's hand and tries to disarm him with a wrist strike. MUGEN the Genesect tries to box Umbreon in with grazing Magnet Bomb strikes. Suicune uses their Ice Fang to try and freeze Absol's blade to the ground.

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When it matters?
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”You’re…An idiot.” Kouji said with a laugh, if he didn’t have a knife mere inches from his hand, maybe he’d have rolled over. ”Y’know, being too humble is worse than being arrogant, makes people think you’re looking down on ‘em. When it matters is what strength is. Any old idiot can do it when it doesn’t.”
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That’s all it came down to, but when it mattered it was the same as right now as his forearm was gripped, held in place; it was a momentary lapse, but it was just as he was saying those words; he felt a strong impact against the nerves and bones that lined the back of his hand, the knife he held clattered against the ground, but as he hissed back in pain, he leaned back in the same vein to kick up with his leg.
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”But that doesn’t make your brave. I really respected ya, even if I disagreed with you. Defecting is a coward’s game, running away from it is what a coward does.” He changed his focus to Navy for a moment, looking away from his opponent was stupid but at the same time.
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”You really gonna protect a bunch of cowards, Navidson? Thought better of ya, you’re not the classical good guy, y’know? It’s why we got along.” It was different, the person who knew him best in the world was this person here, Navidson. Who’d seen his entire life play out in that dream, but Kouji felt that he knew the other man fairly well as well.
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But thoughts didn’t keep the world moving, as the Absol’s blade embedded in ice told well, a paw on the back of his head was grating to the Harbinger Pokemon, a cut into its pride that it didn’t want to have to foster. With a growl, he used the dark energies swirling within himself to cut upwards with his horn, a Night Slash, pushing forward with everything he could. It didn’t matter if there was a stark difference between the two of them, Absol would fight.
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It was the same for the other two pokemon, as Vortigern had begun to smash Kommo’o off the ground, the dragon’s scales were prefectly set to shake once more, unleashing a Clanging Scales at point blank, the sound waves joined the shaking ground in unison. Even with the big clashing moves, it was a fight of durability.
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But Umbreon had the easiest time as it seemed like the snarl it had used led to the attacks missing, it wasn’t a matter of battle instinct, she lacked them entirely. What she had to her name was something else, it was that of always observing, she couldn’t do that now as fear was overtaking her, bunkering behind a Foul Play, striking out against Mugen.

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✚Kouji dhats, gets knife knocked from hand, chats some more, kicks[break]
✚Kommo'o gets thrown up and down, uses Clanging Scales[break]
✚Absol uses Night Slash up close[break]
✚Umbreon uses Protect cos she scared [break]
✚Free Space[break]
✚Pass Go.

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MORE HUMAN[break]THAN HUMAN

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Isaac Merlo

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“You—” He cuts himself off. Whatever thoughts he has for Isaac on the matter, he saves them for later. Besides, he hears the tone of voice. Let him have his moment. Let him defend himself. The gym leader is content to simply by a bystander in his own challenge. There are some things a man has to do for himself. This is one of them. This might not have been in the plan, but it’s part of the challenge.[break][break]
Vortigern has no such moral hang-ups. He is engaged in a duel that might very well be to the death. The black dragon is a testament to Kouji’s observation. This creature would be more at home on a Rocket’s team. With its thirst to prove itself, his drive to be the best, to topple all others down the hill, it seems poorly suited to being Navy’s ace.[break][break]
Yet, as they say, opposites attract. Drowning out the fight, Vortigern thinks only of the sounds piercing his eardrum. The clanging of the armor almost kills him. It’s grating, nails on a chalkboard, but for dragons. Each of the humans surrounding him is lucky they’re farther away. He doubts any of them would be able to hear after this.[break][break]
Growing tired of the noise, he slams the Kommo-O into the ground. His claws begin to tear at the armor. Once more, Vortigern is consumed by outrage.

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