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POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 4:14:19 GMT
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RAID EVENT



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Field (Late Night) - Pokémon Legends: Arceus


BLOODMOON URSALUNA



AS THE SEARCH PARTIES CHASE AFTER THE MALFORMED URSALUNA, several things happen at once.[break][break]



Those in AREA TWO are closer to the bear and find that their actions resolve first. and follow the URSALUNA on their TOGEKISS & DRAGONITE; their united flight allows others to keep track of the bear within the fog.[break][break]

Similarly, follows the BLOOD MOON URSALUNA on her GENESECT. She does not move to the frontlines, for she is cautious of the swamp waters.[break][break]

Furiously, the bear careens into the swamp waters. 's METAGROSS' FLASH CANNON misses the bear, but continues to illuminate its location for those wading into the area like and her SIGILYPH.[break][break]



Perhaps, 's suspicions are right. The bear's frantic march into the waters seem tinged with fright indeed. Before she follows with her MILOTIC, joins her, her LUNATONE hovering alongside their path. At the same time, 's PHIONE DIVES into the muddy depths...[break][break]



A CONFUSE RAY from 's UMBREON manages to land on the beast thanks to and 's sustained flight. The URSALUNA slows, clawing into the water in confusion. Taking advantage of the moment, 's PHIONE resurfaces and strikes the URSALUNA with its empowered DIVE (SALAC DIFFERENCE) thanks to 's UMBREON'S HELPING HAND.[break][break]


As the URSALUNA recoils, 's DECIDUEYE looses its SPIRIT SHACKLE. The spectral arrow lands and ensnares the URSALUNA to its shadow cast across the waters. Where the bear is, is the deepest part of the swamp. It treads and treads and treads...[break][break]



From the north, calls EMERGENCY SERVICES. She detects that something is off... and indeed, something is. As her GYARADOS attempts to protect the SPIRIT SHACKLED URSALUNA with a WHIRLPOOL, it deflects 's MUSHARNA'S FRENZY PLANT and 's SHADOW NINETALES' WILL-O-WISP.[break][break]

In midst the surging waters, the URSALUNA wails and flails about. 's ZOROARK, despite its seductive ILLUSION, fails to charm the bear, for its flight-or-fight has overwhelmed its body. and his DITTO have the same idea. The DITTO TRANSFORMS:
BLOODMOON URSALUNA[break]
ABILITY: MIND'S EYE[break]
MOONLIGHT / BLOOD MOON / REST / FURY SWIPES / HELPING HAND / PROTECT




rides nearby on his CHARIZARD, while does the same on his FLYGON. However, he's alerted to his MARACTUS' LEECH SEED BEING ACTIVATED: the sound of seeds bursting and the suckling of vitality. Something is behind them.[break][break]

and his GLACEON glide across the waters on ICE alongside and her TSAREENA. It's graceful journey, though the latter will soon face a disastrous detour.[break][break]

Running across the SCREENS erected across the waters by 's GHOLDENGO, 's CERULEDGE and 's MACHAMP close the gap. The WHIRLPOOL continues to swirl around it and as the Pokemon's ATTACKS land, the beast cries out. Channeling through the SCREENS OF 'S CREATION, 's SABLEYE smacks the bear with a potent SHADOW SNEAK. The resounding thwack snaps the URSALUNA out of confusion.


SWAMP BODIES



AT THE SAME TIME, TOWARD THE SOUTH, SEVERAL EXAMINE THE CORPSE UNEARTHED BY THE URSALUNA. and lift the body out with her COMFEY as examines. joins them, should he stay by .[break][break]

When they overturn the corpse, what they see stuns them. It is the BODY OF A MEGALOPOLAN.[break][break]

Nearby, wades into the waters. His FARIGARIF holds its THIEF, the BRAVERY of its owner channeling through to Pokemon via their SYGNA SUIT BOND. senses something odd; her ponderances continue to compound each other as her questions mount.[break][break]

As her HISUIAN SAMUROTT prepares itself with a SWORDS DANCE, the dread continues to grow.[break][break]



In the northern part of the area, leaps from a cliff. Before her feet break the swamp water, her ZORUA keeps them afloat with EXTRASENSORY. Encased in psychic energies, she identifies MINAKO & JUNICHI SATO'S BODIES alongside and his NINETALES—but curiously, none of them have a missing ear. The BLOODMOON URSALUNA wails—and she freezes in place.[break][break]

Back in the southern part of the area, wields his FRYING PAN—and is kink shamed by . His CLAYDOL casts COSMIC POWER across the swamp, its celestial lights attempting to break through the murky waters.[break][break]

As and oversee , and @elliot, they are the first to witness what comes next...


AMBUSH


'S CORVIKNIGHT HOVERS ABOVE THE WATERS. Its trainer, @elliot, and wade into the waters, while 's KINGAMBIT joins them. They examine the bodies; however, upon closer inspection, they find no signs of trauma. No signs of bodily harm. The skin tone suggests human, but perhaps, some can perceive bluish undertones. But before they can do anything, it's already too late.[break][break]

's LITWICK manages to PROTECT as a swamp body comes to life to lunge for the man. All around the swamp, the supposed corpses suddenly spring into action from their lifeless facades. Several grab @elliot like Carvanha and dive into the swamp's depths with him.[break][break]

Others fall to the same fate. and his XATU alert and his CLAYDOL. A PSYCHIC from the bird protects , but he would bear witness to being grappled by several of the swamp bodies. Grabbing all of his limbs, they dive into the water with him and his XATU.[break][break]



While freezes, the BODIES "COME TO LIFE". However, has a chance to protect her if her Pokemon doesn't, and in heroic fashion (or not depending on his choice), he and his Pokemon are seized by the swamp's denizens.[break][break]

, , and would see seized by several of the bodies too. Before they can act, he plunges into the water with them with a horrifying splash. Eventually, , and would also be taken by bodies springing from the water.[break][break]

THE FOLLOWING TRAINERS & THEIR POKEMON ARE GRIPPED RUTHLESSLY AND BITTEN INTO WITH SHARP TEETH TO BRING THEM INTO THE SWAMP DEPTHS:



AS THE TRAINERS ARE DRIVEN THROUGH THE SWAMP WATERS, they pass the first few layers of overturned sediment and frayed vegetation. Deep beneath the swamp, everyone would be able to witness a peculiar sight. Deep beneath the swamp, TERA CRYSTALS glow, jutting out of the mud.[break][break]

As the water courses angrily about their ears, the kidnapped trainers are dragged by their ambushers toward the bottom of the swamp. There, concealed by underwater plants and mud, several tunnel mouths can be seen; the siren-glow of TERA CRYSTALS can be seen emanating from it before they enter them...[break][break]

THE FOLLOWING TRAINERS ARE SAVED:


THE BLOODMOON URSALUNA is able to fend off its attackers, but just barely. The SPIRIT SHACKLE shatters and their attackers, too INTIMIDATED to strike back at it, flee to the swamp depths.[break][break]

Thanks to 's LEECH SEED TRAP, should the former gym leader dispense the information, they may realize that they are not alone. There are likely more ambushers about, ready to enclose them.[break][break]

Upon closer scrutiny, would notice more familiar fabrics on the BLOODMOON URSALUNA. Around its other arm, the frayed tatters of a MEDICAL CORPS armband dangles from mattered fur. Should the beast be calmed by any trainer and their Pokemon, the URSALUNA will help them find their peers.[break][break]

PROMPT


EITHER COLLECTIVELY OR BY ONE'S SELF, attempt to CALM THE BLOODMOON URSALUNA.


AS HOSTILES APPROACH THE SWAMP'S COASTLINES, the BLOODMOON URSALUNA dives into the swamp waters. The beast will attempt to lead everyone to where their kidnapped friends are.


THE SWAMP



WHEN THE CAPTURED TRAINERS AND THEIR POKEMON RESURFACE, they find themselves in a humid swamp cavern. Roots dangle from above them. Dirty water leaks and pools in the mud beneath them.[break][break]

Several posters are plastered all over the cave walls. On top of MEGALOPOLAN-STYLED WORKBENCHES, there are SHINY MACHINES: contraptions designed to forcibly shift a Pokemon into their shiny palette, a mass-produced device for Pokemon Coordinators and Contests.[break][break]

All around, TERA CRYSTALS continue to cast their ominous glow on the mud-stained party.[break][break]



When the party is thrown against the ground, several NIHILEGO phase in from thin air. Immediately, their tentacles bind everyone and their Pokemon before they can catch their breath. However, these are no ordinary ULTRA BEASTS. Each NIHILEGO possesses MAGENTA MARKINGS and one unique tentacle that looks like a FLESHY, MAGENTA CHAIN. When they make contact, a brief wave of NAUSEA is felt.[break][break]



Their ambushers speak in mysterious tongues. Several of them shed their appearances. From ordinary human figures, they change into their original, blue-skinned forms.



Suddenly, the chamber quakes as the BLOODMOON URSALUNA resurfaces. Those who have followed it emerge too, in order to rescue those kidnapped deep below the swamp. The bear slumps onto the ground. Exhausted, it can not help but REST.

PROMPT


ATTACK THE HORDE OF MEGALOPOLANS & NIHILEGO who have kidnapped your fellow trainers and Pokemon. Protect the BLOODMOON URSALUNA as it attempts to REST.



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Kazimir Wynter
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POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 5:06:54 GMT
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As the bear faces off with a whole group on the other side of the swamp the bodies all around them suddenly start to stir. Its not until one of them rises up from the water and nearly jumps on that Kazimir throws himself on top of her to shield her from the teeth that dig into his shoulder. Then more start to pile on top of him that he nearly falls over from the weight if not for his natural strength keeping him upright. It couldn't save him from several hands and more biting hooked onto him and pulled him back first into the water but not without a struggle. As he got a closer look at them his eyes went wide at the sight of a hint of blue on their skin. This blue didn't belong to a corpse that was decomposing, it belonged to a corpse that was out of this world.

"Thomas! You were right! You were fuc-"

His voice disappears along with him as he disappears under the water as he calls out to . His Ninetails jumps at each hand that reaches out towards it until it finally bites down on one belonging to the blue zombies. Several clamp down on her mouth like a muzzle and pull her down with her trainer. As the pair are dragged into the water and see the shadows of others taken along for the ride Kaz does his best to hold his breath as he is pulled under. The deeper they went the brighter the bottom suddenly seemed as he managed to turn and see that they were pulling them towards strange tunnels emitting a bright light.

As Kaz was pulled through them he could see the form of tera crystals suddenly whizzing past them the deeper and deeper they went. It wasn't until Kaz and his Ninetails were thrown onto solid ground that the two of them were breathing heavily. Kaz suddenly pushed himself back onto his feet to try and fight off the corpses until his surroundings gave him pause. Looking around it seemed like some kind of camp or whatever filled with familiar Megalopolan equipment. "Wha?"

The sight of jellyfish that he's fought before caught Kaz's attention and as he aimed to punch one of the tentacles that came at them he hit one of their strange purple tentacles as it wrapped around his hand. Suddenly his stomach was churning around and the world was spinning around as he was held up by the Nihilego. His Ninetails wasn't fairing any better as the fox was just as quickly taken captive by the strange Ultra Beasts as soon as they were dropped into the cave. The fox growled furiously and did its best to make eye(?) contact with one of them and their eyes flashed as they looked to disable their hold on the fox.

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    * kyle's not the only hero complex here
    * oh shit zombies, oh double shit blue zombies
    * shout out to megalopolan conspiracy theroist being...half right?
    * why are we entering shrek's swamp
    * OH GROSS TENTACLES
    * shadow ninetails eye beam.gif (uses disable on nihilego to get it to drop it)

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Adrian Malcolm
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POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 5:41:12 GMT
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Acknowledging the trail of evidence where it arose, Adrian skulked along with his peers. Bones and other telling but less than chilling discoveries keep them all ill at ease as they trek the muddled path. But he is yet to lose his nerve.[break][break]

It's not until they reach the bog that he feels his stomach truly sink, the blood in his arms and legs running cold: A swathe of bodies littering the waters. He's left uneasy, watching the fleeting light scrape across the expansive black—only to see the matted hide of some dauntless beast not far off. Adrian's breath hitches, his footfalls halting their advance.[break][break]

And yet it flees them, rather than run them down. He's not entirely sure of himself, but the others are, and there is a certain safety in their numbers... Nor would he want to appear so disturbed, though his chosen compatriots would likely glean as much.[break][break]

"...I'll catch up." Adrian would withdraw his Arbok, hoping to unleash something more suited to keeping him high and dry, and hopefully just above the stench of death. How should he approach this...?[break][break]

While contemplating his next choice, Adrian is AMBUSHED! From out of the water come pallid, mucid limbs with nails that catch pull, dragging him into the undertow. There's only a brief gasp before a sound of gurgling bubbles and sloshing bog water where he once was, and amidst the discord, one might not have even noticed his abduction.[break][break]

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THE SWAMP[break]OPEN TO INTERACTION[break]ADRIAN is TAKEN!
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POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 5:58:03 GMT
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"Get back here, bear!" Howard roared as he trudged through the swampy water, Claydol cutting the way forward. This grant money was important! If he managed to get a grant from a University of Hoenn, he could spend it on so many different things! A ruby skeleton, his electric bill, food beyond boiled cabbage. Arceus above, he could even afford a bus pass, should he wish! He had moved to much greener pastures, but dammit, he could save on gas money!

With how expensive gas was, these days, that decision was likely Howard's first and only good financial decision in years. Howard was an archaeologist who was constantly destitute, and even he knew how to fix this economy.

"Listen up, bear! Ursaring! Whatever!" Howard shouted at the bear as it continued its march. "Do you have 204 bones, or 212?" He needed to know if these Ursaring/Ursaluna had fused their skeletal structure together to contend with their constant digging.

This one, however, seemed strange. Howard pointed his frying pan at it. He would worm out its secrets, no matter the cost! That was what it meant to be an academic!

Suddenly, Crumble felt a chill, thanks to the aid of 's Xatu. Its arms began to rotate and beep, generating psychic power to defend its master. Howard turned towards the Claydol, suddenly tense. "What the—"

The swamp exploded with bodies, and Howard let out a scream of fear. Bodies, slightly bluish in tone, erupted from the swamp and started seizing people. One immediately lunged towards Howard, arms and teeth in full view. On the alert, Howard swings the frying pan.

CLANG!

The noise echoes throughout the swamp.

Howard was pushed out of the way towards the Ursaluna by Aaron's Xatu's power. He stumbles, almost drinking swamp water as he does so, but he turns around. His eye widens. His heart stops. His soul dies. Everyone is vanishing. There's a slew of familiar faces that he just recognizes, but even a glimpse is enough to engrave their faces forever. . Aaron. . The asshole that was shittalking him! Was that the other one? He couldn't think properly.

"Lulu!" Howard shouted, recognizing her. His Claydol was floating by his side, on defense, clearing bodies out of the way. He thwacked another with his frying pan. He saw Eris and Aaron vanish. "ASSISTANT! LITTLE LADY! ERIS!"

Gone. Vanishing. Disappearing into the water. Dammit. Dammit dammit dammit! There were too many bodies. Too many people disappearing. When it ended, there were only a few left. Aaron had protected him, and this was how he repaid his newfound assistant? By leaving him to drown? The little child, to drown? He needed to find the rangers...

No time.

He'd grow a spine, just this once. He was an academic. Academics protected their staff! And children! And people who called him a necrophile! Or was that the other one? Where was that other one? Howard turned to the bear, fist clenched so tightly that he thought the skillet would break. He pulled out the Gigaton Ball.

There was a chance, right? Maybe it'd work this time. Howard prepared to throw it, before stopping. No, he wasn't thinking rationally. The ball was an artifact. He looked at it closely, attempting to discern its secrets, before pointing at the Ursaluna.

"Bear! Did you cause this?" The Ursaluna disappeared into the swamp water. Was that an admission of guilt? Or something more? He sprinted towards the Ursaluna, only to disappear into the murk with Crumble.

Glub glub...

SPLASH!

Howard emerged in the cave, sopping wet. Howard let out a groan as he clawed to his feet. He looked around the cavern, aghast. Genetically modified bears? Shiny bears? This had spiraled far beyond a normal hunt and into the realm of fantasy, especially now that aliens were appearing. Howard groaned.

He hated the plot of Brycen-Man 7 - 'They Came From Another World'.

The Ursaluna promptly fell asleep, and Howard's shoulders slumped. He had forgotten about the bear. The interview would have to wait. At least it didn't seem to be an antagonistic bear. Just a tired one. Howard could relate to that.

"The interview can wait, I suppose..." Howard said as Claydol floated in front of the Ursaluna in a protective stance. His eye narrowed in on the mysterious chain, and his skin crawled.

Battle time.


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SHIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Decks a body with a frying pan strike
There is no way he misses Nagi or Oliver he DOES NOT MISS THEM
FOLLOWING THE BEAR
Inspecting the Gigaton Ball as he follows
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Due to being use to less than savory circumstances, the swamp water didn't faze him. Not even the surrounding bodies were enough to deter him. He had only paused long enough to nod absently at Adrian before entering the swamp. The water made it hard to move, stifling his movement more than regular water, but he wasn't too worried. He would even pause to inspect some of the bodies.
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The blue undertone to their skin caught his attention, and he had just moved a bit closer to examine it when it suddenly rose up. As it tried to grab at him, he instinctively swung his fist towards the zombie and barely paid attention to whether or not his fist had connected before backpedaling a bit to create distance between himself and the one that had made a grab for him.
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From around him, he could hear splashes as some weren't as lucky and were dragged under. A splash from behind him signaled another unlucky soul, and he quickly spun around. His gaze swept the surrounding people, his eyes narrowing slightly when he failed to notice Adrian. Had he been one of the unlucky souls to be dragged into the swamp?
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Evading a few more trying to make a grab for him, he made his way over to his remaining companion. "Adrian seems to have been taken," he told the purple-haired woman, his gaze sweeping the surrounding. As he did, his eyes would land on the beast not too far away. So preoccupied with preventing himself from being taken, he had missed the whole battle that had ensued, but he at least heard the sounds of it, so he was still aware that the people around him had attacked it. He couldn't help but be confused by the way the Pokémon was acting.
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It wasn't acting anything like he was expecting. If he had been attacked, he wouldn't have hesitated to attack back. And yet, it didn't seem to be doing any of that. In fact, it seemed like it was pretty opposed to attacking any of them. This revelation made him frown.
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"The Blood Moon Beast doesn't seem interested in attacking. I'm going to have Ares use teleport to get closer. Of course, you're free to join me if you want," he told her before turning to the Gallade with a nod. With that signal, Ares used teleport to get closer to the beast, but not too close. He positioned himself just close enough to study it.
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As he watched the beast, his frown deepened. Was it just him, or did the beast want them to follow it? Either he was really brave or very foolish. Without hesitation, he dove into the water after the beast. However, he waited a few moments before following it under the water.
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rosie
she / her
15
October 15
Vermilion City, Kanto
unknown
Explorer
Lorekeeper
But I still believe, someday this lie will set me free
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Eris Halla
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
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[attr="class","adrie-lyric1"]To the monster you became
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[attr="class","inner-finally"]Curiosity is what killed the cat.[break][break]

It isn't a missing leg but rather, the bluish tint that sticks out to her. And before she can even voice her thoughts, she hears the waters churn and spins around to the sight of someone being dragged right under. Not too soon after, she feels something grab at her ankle, spindly fingers rapidly crawling up her spine as she's promptly pulled under the surface. But she claws in an attempt to swim upwards, desperately kicking at whatever's got her leg until she somehow breaks the surface.[break][break]

Gasping for air, she's barely given enough time to think when a muddy face pops up beside her. And she'll smash her head right against theirs, all the while floundering and struggling to get away. Where's ? Or that lady? Or ? She has to get to them and try to help -[break][break]

Though she may escape from one, she ultimately still resides in a large hunting ground. Yet another body lunges right at her, this time digging their nails deep into her sides and sinking their teeth into her shoulders. All of it draws a strained yell and another violent struggle. Try as hard as they might, Chloris can only latch onto her wrist as the shambling corpse uses their whole weight to drag them into the watery depths.[break][break]

It's painful to try and look at anything passing by, flashes of glowing tera crystals and yawning caves all blending together as her lungs begin to scream for even a wisp of oxygen. And just as the world begins to blur, she's thrown right out of the waters, coughing and painfully wheezing for air. Forget the bear, forget the bodies. Arceus, everything burns as she gracelessly tries and fails to stumble back onto her own two feet.[break][break]

How nice of the Nihilego to offer their assistance, tentacles curling around her arms as it drags her up into a pseudo-standing position. The magenta chain that snaps against her skin brings a wave of discomfort, but it fails to compete against the whole slurry of sensations she's feeling from the sudden ambush and change in environment.[break][break]

"Wait till I-" The nausea from the greedy gulps of air threatens to make her hurl, her tongue uncomfortably dry as she rasps. And she has to stop herself from speaking any further, panting for a brief moment even as she tries to pull her arm free to no avail. Where are the rest? With whatever little range of movement she's afforded, she tries to look out for where the others might be.[break][break]

"-get free... you're gonna regret it!"

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✧ HOLY FUCK AN AMBUSH HIT THAT 'FUCK WE CAN'T SWIM' BUTTON KRONK[break]
✧ Headbutts the NABBER, almost breaks free and tries to go help the others, but ultimately gets DRAGGED UNDER[break]
✧ Caught by Nihilego but still tryna struggle free[break]
✧ Oh she's so kicking their asses for dragging Genevieve and Isaac
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even with the high waters it should've been rather easy to traverse through the swamp. in fact, elliot was almost confident he would make it to somewhat dry land without many issues.
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how foolish of him to believe it would be that simple.
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before he could rationalize another thought, the once thought long dead corpses came to life. grabbing and biting him as he flailed and struggled. he couldn't even let out a scream or a gasp as he was dragged under into the depths. forced to hold his breath he struggled in vain to get free.
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desperate and wracked by fear and pain he attempted to yank a pokeball out. but that desperation was what fueled his will to survive. as he and others were dragged deeper into the depths of the swamp. deeper than such a place had any right to be. the trainee ranger managed to move his arm and hand enough. just enough to press the button on his pokeball and set a specific pokemon free.
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Toxapek.
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The poke was disorientated for a moment. but noticed it's trainer in danger as the zombies attempted to scratch and gnaw at it's natural protective body. it released a WIDE GUARD in an attempt to ward the creatures away from it and it's trainer. whether it suceeded or no, elliot would notice the lights. the glowing crystals he had seen only once since he arrived in this region....
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tera crystals.
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the young man could only wonder... what the heck was going on here?

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+ struggles, but managed to get his toxapek free who then uses WIDE GUARD in hopes of staving off the onslaught of zombies.
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Elly, El
she/her
24
December 24
Hammerlocke, Galar
Bisexual
Galarian Ambassador
Medium
Cadeyrn Osmond
Dating
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
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 13:36:24 GMT
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Finishing with studying the bodies, the royal ambassador doesn’t get to talk to Luka about getting on her Spectrier when there’s an ambush from bodes which come to life. She returns her Gastly back inside the Pokeball in a panic and releases her Mismagius out of her Moon Ball though one of the bodies grab her and her Mismagius to drag her and her Pokemon through the swamp. Mana the Mismagius wails for help though her cries were bubbly from the water entering the ghost’s mouth. Being bitten hard by the swamp body that dragged the ambassador down with them, it wouldn’t be long before the female royal vanishes completely from the eyes of those who were so lucky to not be captured by those who were thought to be dead.[break][break]

Elise wanted to scream to help, but the waters make it hard for her. She tries not to swallow too much of the water, but her screams were gurgles as the royal is dragged over to whatever captivity that she and her Mismagius would be taken. Taking deep breaths to calm herself down while breathing in the mud-filled water, she thinks about getting rescued in time.[break][break]

As a royal ambassador, she shouldn’t be scared of this. It was the opposite, she was very afraid of what they might do with her or her Gastly.[break][break]

After she resurfaces inside a swamp cavern, the cavern itself looked like it was a workshop of some sort with strange machines. Elise and her Mismagius were thrown to the ground while her captor spoke in a strange tongue she doesn’t understand. A Nihilego wraps its tentacles around her and Mana before they could both catch their breath, a wave of nausea surrounds both of them.[break][break]

Nonetheless, Elise tries to struggle free of the Nihilego’s tentacles. If she isn't successful at this, the Galarian princess could only wait for to come rescue her from the clutches of the Nihilego's tentacles and the captors who dragged the rest of the other people with them.[break][break]

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- Area 1[break]
- Post: 1/2[break]
- Elise switches out her Gastly and sends out her Mismagius in alarm![break]
- Elise and her Mismagius are ambushed by one of the bodies she was investigating![break]
- Elise and her Mismagius get kidnapped and dragggd down to the swamp depths.[break]
- Resurfaces in a swamp cavern filled with blue skinned people as she and her Mismagius are being tentacle wrapped by Nihilego.[break]
- Elise tries to break free of the Nihilego's hold!






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Tsukistar

Elliot
They/Them
19
April 12th
Lavaridge Town
Pansexual
Ranger-Coordinator
Cadet
5'9" / 175 cm height
5'9" / 175 cm height
Would you like an adventure now, or would you like to have your tea first?
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El Sunderland
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 14:07:38 GMT
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One minute, they're chasing down the bear. The next, everything goes to hell - animated bodies rising up from the swampy depths, to drag those wading through down to Arceus-knows-where. Even if it's hard to make out what's going on further back or further beyond from the fog, shouts and the sounds of fighting flaring up - only to suddenly sputter out into a silence brought on in splashes - speak volumes.

El feels as though they're among the few who had been spared from some sort of trap. And perhaps the Ursaluna below - who was just able to fight off the zombies (but are they really zombies, when they have the mind to back off?) - is the answer to figuring out what's going on.

Carefully, they drift down towards the bear. "H-hey - it's okay, I'm here to help." They call to the beast - forcing down the worry and anxiety they feel for everyone else - briefly glancing down to Akero. "Please- give us a Life Dew?" At El's call, the Togekiss would whistle cheerily, sparkling waters raining down around him in a gesture of goodwill. Perhaps that'd help make up, for the attacks?

Though, shapes in the fog imply this isn't the end of the terrors. That there's more to come.

Much to El's surprise though, the bear submerges itself. And while they aren't quite eager to try and go for a swim, they are quick to follow - switching out Akero for Artio along the way.
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- El is a little spooked by zombie shenanigans. Where'd everyone go?
- Has Togekiss use Life Dew on Ursaluna as a show of goodwill
- Switches Togekiss out for Kubfu as they follow the bear into the depths.
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Arbok Nine
he/him/his
28
October 31
Shalour City, Kalos
Heterosexual
Ranch Owner
Ex-Elite 4
Desiree Blooms
"My guiding light."
6'04" height
6'04" height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Thomas Benoit
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 15:54:43 GMT
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As Thomas examines the bodies, he immediately realizes something is amiss. In stark contrast to the grisly remains discovered earlier, the bodies they examine show no signs of physical trauma. The slight blue tint is also a dead giveaway, as Thomas hurriedly backs away.

By then, it's already too late.

, , , , , all of them are overwhelmed and dragged away by the bodies. Thomas, like , managed to back away in time, striking at the nearest Megalopolan in the process. More would attempt to converge onto him, only for Thomas' training to kick in, allowing him to repel the aliens with throws and well-placed strikes.

"Mordred! Change target! Attack the bodies!", Thomas yells to his Ceruledge in sheer desperation.

Thomas can only watch in horror as his friends are dragged off, and he's too slow to save them. The only comfort is that is spared the same grisly fate.

"Fuck!", Thomas shouts, fist clenched.

Thomas was right. The Megalopolans were responsible for this. And they just walked into its trap.

"Vanilla, I'm so glad you're alright.", he told the younger trainer. "If you need a moment to collect yourself, I won't hold it against you.", he continued.

Interestingly, rather than attack the group, the strange Ursaluna instead ran off into the swamp, as if it was more terrified than angry. was right about the Ursaluna, for sure.

Thomas would turn to the remaining members of the group. "Anyone who's got access to Heal Pulse, use it on the bear to calm it!", Thomas attempted to rally them, before making his way deeper into the swamp to deal with the Ursaluna.

Thomas, remembering a jar of Honey he had on him, produced it from his bag. He would approach the Ursaluna, cracking it open, and holding it out to the bear, as a peace offering.

"I don't know if you can understand me. But for what little it's worth, I'm sorry we attacked you. Think of this as a small peace offering.", he called out to the Ursaluna.

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notes: The lack of trauma, and blue tint, alerts Thomas
Thomas manages to fend off the bodies
Thomas watches in horror as his friends are grabbed, desperately calling to Ceruledge to change targets
Thomas rallies the remaining party with Heal Pulse access to use it on the Ursaluna to calm it
Thomas offers the Ursaluna a jar of honey he had on him, as well as an apology for the attack
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GOD
He/Him
41
December 25th
Spikemunth
Northeast
Monster
Rocket Beast
I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.
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BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 18:04:49 GMT
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"OI! Get back here, bear! I'm not finished with you yet!"

You are a relentless hunter. While others might spare a glance back to their suffering allies or pause to stare at the shining Tera crystals, you continue the chase. As the others pepper it with attacks, slowing it down, you manage to reach into your pocket and pull out your phone. After a moment of fumbling, you manage to activate the camera app, and begin recording the specimen. How often do you get to record first contact with a previously unknown species? And how much will the HNN pay you for your exclusive footage of the elusive Bloodmoon Beast? Like, at least a thousand pokedollars. Maybe even two thousand!

"Yeah, this is good shit we're getting... And the Oscar goes to, Shred Spielberg-Zeppelin... Or like, the documentary version of an Oscar... Chester, what do they call the awards for the documentaries?"

"That would be an Emmy, old sport."

"Yeah, that... And the Emmy goes to..."

As your group herd the creature into a corner, you take your eyes off your phone long enough to glance around you. After all, if you want to maximize your payday here, you need to make sure you're the only person with video evidence. You swear to god, if you see even a single other person with a camera--

"Howard?" You blink. What the hell is the archaeologist doing here? Then, a critical thought occurs to you, and your eyes narrow. HOWARD! That contemptible crumb of a man! He's trying to muscle into your hustle! "You fucker! Get out of here! I'M the only one allowed to profit off of this bear!"

On that note, the bear dives down into the murky water. FUCKER! Why is it so hard to exploit the suffering of this thing? Clenching your fist, you look over to Gholdengo, and at once, the two of you leap down to chase it. Being so heavy and spooky, the moneyman has little issue making it to the tunnels. You, uh... You manage. It's not elegant, but your flailing and kicking and thrashing eventually gets you where you need to go, out of the fetid marsh and into the cave with the Ursabloodmoon and a bunch of zombies and alien jellyfish and wait what?

"...What the FUCK is going on in here?!"




TL;DR - Shred films the Ursaluna as part of his get rich quick scheme, gets mad at Howard, and then follows the bear into the ocean and into the [UNDERWATER NIGHTMARE ZONE]
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✧ desi | diamandis ✧
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✧ twenty five ✧
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✧ lumiose, kalos ✧
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✧ idol | dj ✧
✧ gym leader ✧
✧ do i know what's real? ✧
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DESIREE BLOOMS
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 2, 2023 20:20:15 GMT
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Having shot across the waters to the next available patch of land, Tsareena promptly placed Desiree down out of her arms to observe the giant spectacle of forces taking on the bear and everything else in between- there was so much going on it was getting hard to focus on just one thing, it was all so quick, but 's words cut through behind her and prompted her to turn. Bones sucked clean of their marrow, shallow graves? It was all so trivial, but before Desiree could respond and ask for elaborations as she did not quite understand anatomy like that, she noticed the twitching movement of the deceased in the murky swamp. She gasped at the sight of some starting to be pulled by them, nearing closer to the water alongside the grass type to see if there was any possible way she could help.[break][break]

But with a sharp pain in her leg, she was too late. Something was pulling both herself and Tsareena into the depths of the water, and though she fell onto her stomach and tried to hold onto a tree branch to kick it away, it pulled her deeper and deeper until she and the pokemon were fully submerged. Sharp screams muffled by the murky water, Desiree flailed and kicked but none of it was working; she was pulled deeper and deeper, bubbles of air escaping her mouth as she tried to scream until she couldn't anymore. Her eyes had opened and stayed that way in this soul-rotting feeling of fear, helpless, alone, illuminated by strange crystalline figures that emitted light the deeper she was pulled. Trying to hold her breath for as long as she could, her vision became hazy as the lights became brighter, being pulled into what appeared to be some kind of underwater cavern system.[break][break]

Was this going to be it? Was this glowing cavern system beneath the depths going to be her and the glimmering Tsareena's grave? Desiree wished she would have listened to 's attempted convincing that she should not have come; it was like the crackling of a pane of pink glass, the glass being her feeling that she was invincible in all these mysteries that cloaked the region of Hoenn. This proved that she hardly was, all her luck was used up in the Ultra Deep Sea. Trying to kick and kick and kick away what had a hold on her, her energy felt as if it was being used up with each passing second, numbness coursing up her affected leg into her thigh.[break][break]

Before she could grasp what had happened, being that they had resurfaced in an underground cavern covered in mud and droplets of aqua, the snapping of tentacles bound her and Tsareena's limbs, as if they were being crucified. Haphazardly breathing to restore the lost oxygen, the nausea crept into her stomach- it felt so cold, wet, and ill-inducing. Coughing up bits of water that had made its way into her system, she noticed a child () was bound next to her, along with others, such as the familiar face of . They had been abducted by the tentacle monsters that reigned free in the Ultra Deep Sea... but these looked different, endowed in magenta markings with a protruding chain-like tentacle. Foreign, even more foreign than the ones she had the chance to dispel behind the fluctuating rift.[break][break]

Trying to kick and weasel out of the tentacles that had her bound with all of the might that she had left, as did Tsareena, she could not help but let out a blood-curdling scream. A scream of bloody murder, marked by the droplets of glistening tears falling from her golden eyes down her tattooed cheeks.[break][break]

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- tries to respond to 's observations but is grabbed and pulled![break]
- fails to hold onto a tree branch and goes under screaming, muffled by the water.[break]
- wishes she listened to 's advising not to come to something so dangerous. rip.[break]
- bound by the nihilego. notices she is not the only one abducted, and notices the magenta quirks.[break]
- tries to free herself from the binding while letting out a blood-curdling scream and crying. damn she being loud this post..[break]
- post 1/2 hehe






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Noel Parker
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POSTED ON Oct 3, 2023 3:23:06 GMT
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Whether by sheer luck or as a testament to his to his abilities, Noel narrowly escapes capture by the zombified remains. He dodges left and right from their grasps as he recalls his Glaceon back to its ball. From the corner of his eye he notices the once towering and anger-filled Ursaluna now cowering away to a more safer location. Were they wrong, he thought, was the bear not one to blame? Whatever these creatures were around him surely had some part to play in the disappearances and Noel had to get to the bottom of it.[break][break]

While making his way to where the Ursaluna was, he sends out his Hisuian Goodra once more in order to Protect him and his allies, including the beast Ursaluna, from the reaches of their enemies. Hopefully his Goodra was strong enough to hold back the encroaching waves of attacks. He would return Goodra back to safety once reaching the path Ursaluna paved before them. While hesitant at first to climb into the caves it had created as he had no way of knowing it was safe, he decides to venture forth in order to help save everyone else that had been grabbed.[break][break]


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Genny
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Of course he had 's number.[break][break]

With a moment to read the situation, Genny's hazel eyes go over the same being again and again. What was this thing? She remembers the files. It was the Ultra Beast War, right? It wasn't human, not at all. But why?[break][break]

"Why are... they-" And before she has another moment to speak, a man is hoisted by the swamp. And in a moment of clarity, hearing the horrifying splashing, she realizes where they must be. The horror dawns on her.[break][break]

"We need to-"[break][break]

She never even had the chance. The moment she's grabbed, she's already under. She attempts, desperately, to get out of the murky waves, attempting to grab at what grabbed her, to kick at it. Nothing is working. As her face goes blue from the lack of air...[break][break]

She's jettisoned out, and able to breathe again, eyes bloodshot, as she desperately grasps for air, only to feel a wave of nausea hit her, as she's bound with her Abomasnow bound as well, the yeti unable to move within these chains. Genny's feeling sick, but hearing the bloodcurdling scream of , as well as that kid again , and an old face in . With being held captive, Genny attempts to restore some morale.[break][break]

As does the Ursaluna, who breaks in with a whole group. Some she can recognize.[break][break]

"Catch your breath, we can get out of this!" Genny is wiggling, attempting to pull free, Frosty trying to push through the chained tentacle monstrosities himself. She didn't care about how the swamp grime must be in her hair, or how she could still feel her lungs filling up with that dirty swamp water. She didn't care that it was the same beast that practically pulled her ex-boyfriend away, ruining his mind a little. The only instinct on was survival instinct. And getting everyone out safe of harm.[break][break]

Now as for how to get out of this.[break][break]

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- STANDARD ATTIRE, YELLOW BRIGHT PONCHO[break]
- Post 1/2[break]
- Realizing this is a Megalopolan, Genny questions why they are here at the swamp. Likely having read files on the UB War.[break]
- As soon as she throws her head to the side after Aidan gets pulled, so does she and Frosty. And it's not fun. She almost drowns.[break]
- Finally ejected and now chained up, she hears the bloodcurdling scream of Desiree, and attempts to instill morale.[break]
- They had to get out. They WOULD get out. She'd swear it. Now for the how.






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samsa, kafka, nika
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slateport city
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it all happens so fast nikola barely has time to react. though their confuse ray hits, they find themself tripping in the muck immediately afterwards. still holding luna tight in their arms, they stumble and try to remain on their feet. they topple, holding the umbreon up above them so she doesn't get stuck in the swamp as well. there's a splorch as they go down. and then, before they can right themself... something is dragging both them and luna down below, through the murky waters. nikola is unable to see what's happening, and holds onto luna, as if trying to shield her with their body.

when they surface, nikola has inhaled some of the grime. they cough it up as the tentacles swarm over them, restricting their movement. their glasses are caked with filth again. they make a mental note that maybe they should switch to contacts...

luna tries to wriggle free, but the nihilego has her trapped as well. all she can offer is a feeble glow, lighting up the area around them. nikola sits there, listening to the screams and the crying. in the midst of all the wailing, it's hard to think, and even harder to see through the swamp water blocking their vision. they poke the tentacles holding them... is this some sort of pokemon? unsure what's going on, they decide the only thing to do is to try and fight back. "luna, use snarl on whatever's holding me," they say. the umbreon snarls nastily in the direction of the nihilego, and to add insult to injury... nikola wriggles until they can get enough leverage to bite the tentacle holding them as hard as they can.
nikola has been CAPTURED.
luna used SNARL on nihilego.
nikola used BITE. lol

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