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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 0:40:52 GMT

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[attr="class","spiral"] mythology means nothing before technology. as long as the gods of old remain quiet, slumbering and inactive, there is no reason to fear or revere them. the cave of origin has become fernando's playpen because there is no one with the authority to stop him. only persephone amavi or Lucas Lane has the clout to put a damper to his activities, regarded as the region's head experts on all things fictitious. and, with all things, fernando has them lined deep into his pockets.

freya morningstar , a council woman who's position rivals his own cannot dream to match his domineering presence. what she favors in caring for both her family and dragons takes away from a resource that fernando uses to conspire against her. time, the most precious asset they have, is squandered on such responsibilities. fernando holds his own burdens but sacrifices both his health and his sleep in order to embolden his political strength.

Olivia Abbiati , proclaimed protector of sootopolis, cannot hope to stand against him. the city may belong to her in title but his name bears a weight she cannot hope to measure to. the entrance to the cave is guarded with personnel that act on the council's commands. the semblance of trust between sootopolis and the league are mutual but should the league order them to pause, then she will find resistance at the entrance. he has no mind to worry about pest, not within the chambers of the forbidden.

"cecilia."

his voice is somber, carrying a call to attention that demands her absolutely.

"i'm becoming sloppy."

he clicks his tongue against the roof of his mouth. the confession is a simple one but conveys multiple layers that he refuses to expose to anyone else. fernando is many things but trusting is not one of them. there are few that he holds in well enough regards to confess his fears and anxieties to. cecilia is one, if only because history demands it.

"i'm becoming weak."

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[attr="class","igglybuff-wrapper"] She follows after Fernando, her steps an echo matched to his own. What she knows of this place is little. It is considered holy but it feels the same as any other cave; it smells of wet stone and dirt. The light is swallowed within.

Everything here is the same as every other cavern she's been in but still, Cecilia's attention manages to wander. She questions the meaning of sacred and the reason one place is holy and another isn't. Trivial thoughts that slip through her mind like a stream. She thinks of them and just as soon, they are gone.

This cave and its history means nothing to her. She is her for Fernando and Fernando alone. He does not tell her why she is here, but Cecilia does not question him. He'll explain his reasons soon enough.

She follows, follows, follows until the only light left are lanterns on the walls. It is quiet for what feels like a long time.

Her name draws her attention back to the present and to Fernando. She lets out a quiet hm as a sign she is still there, ready for whatever it is he has to say. Her eyes focus on him and the flicker of light over his form. Cecilia does not talk until she is certain Fernando has said all he has to say.

Her head tilts. Fingertips dust across the pokeballs at her waist. She had brought her old pokemon upon request.

"Weak," she echoes. "In what way?"

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[attr="class","spiral"] here, in the deepest pit of hoenn, fernando becomes unraveled. "i pushed too hard and now i see the consequences of my actions." the words echo with a waning vibration that fills the secluded chamber with fernando's realization. he's divided himself too thinly and now he no longer has a hand in everything. status and fame would sate most but fernando is an obsessive control freak. everything has to be done and done correctly. perfection in all its glory.

thought flicker toward the people of the region and how many he's opened up to. to most of them, he's a pleasant acquaintance that's treated them with respect and courtesy. all false, of course, but he dons the mask because that's the best way to consolidate his power. he plays them like a fiddle, like all men in power, and mimics dahlia goode as best he can. kindness, not results, sway the opinion of a populace.

there are few people who know him beyond this persona. kim cole-essam and Stormy Silph come to mind. both of them having seen him behind the veil and in different respects. kim brings out the strictness behind his regiment while stormy coerces him into frustration. but even that has a minor layer of secrets that he refrains from revealing.

only LILLIAN GLASS knows the extent of his character and for that he's given her silph co.

cecilia pales in comparison but trust comes in many forms. "rocket is gone and there is nothing to keep me on my toes. i'm becoming complacent."

fernando spins on the butt of his heel, facing her with a pokeball in hand.

"just like when we were kids. if i can't best you with just three pokemon then i'll need to redouble my efforts."

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[attr="class","igglybuff-wrapper"] There is an edge to his voice that Cecilia does not - cannot - miss. Perhaps it is sibling nature or her own perceptions, but she has seen the hints of Fernando's slow undoing since her arrival. It is in the darkness under his eyes and the creases in his brow.

She knows her brother and his layers. What Cecilia does not know is the extent of them and how many he hides.

He says he is complacent but Cecilia sees a man on edge. He is not complacement, she thinks. He is anything but; he is alive, burning and writhing within his own skin. How does he stand it? Cecilia is so close to Fernando and yet, in moments like these, she feels a glass wall between them. It renders him a distorted image of himself.

The glint of red catches her eye. Cecilia pulls a Pokeball from her own belt. She no longer feels the desire to battle, the urge long reduced to ashes. If there is an ember left in the pile, she rekindles it only because Fernando needs her to.

"Very well."

One after another, Cecilia calls out three Pokemon: a Meganium, the one she had since she was a child; a Samurott and finally, a Mismagius.

She looks at Fernando, lips pressed thin together.

"I'll kill your Pokemon if you're weak."

She is not threatening him.

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[attr="class","spiral"] "i wouldn't expect anything less."

there's no thought or strategy behind fernando's choice. to rely on wit and advantages mean that his raw strength doesn't measure up to her own. the three that come out are his most trusted pokemon.

mimikyu is the fundamental basis of all his strategies. he opens with it constantly and the pokemon's status moves prove integral to his battle tempo.

the glalie that follows is his most trusted shield. in any event, the pokemon activates PROTECT the moment he calls upon it, expecting the worst and nonchalant when they're anything but.

sceptile is one that he keeps in reserve for his most intimate battles. the pokemon excels at close combat but fernando's knack for overwhelming numbers leave his close quarters combatant at the constant risky of friendly fire. in smaller areas, such as the cave of origin, the pokemon can live up to its full potential.

"battle routine set."

cecilia should know the command well. to everyone outside of silph co. the words mean nothing but to the initiated the process behind them proves essential to his battle style.

"execute."

and with that, they're off.

sceptile opens with a burst of AGILITY, rushing to whichever pokemon is the closest and prepared to intercept them in a flash of speed and strength. the glalie stays its place nearby, acting as his rook and therefore his strongest castle. the mimikyu waddles forward, giggling maniacally with a high pitch squeal that TAUNTS the opponent to fight back.

GLALIE used PROTECT!
SCEPTILE used AGILITY!
MIMIKYU used TAUNT!

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[attr="class","igglybuff-wrapper"] Cecilia makes no attempt to hide her irritation as she recognizes the tell tale signs of a taunt. Her pokemon bristle and brace themselves. She rubs the bridge of her nose.

At the lead of her Pokemon is Samurott. Type disadvantage. Her Samurott goes on the defense with Revenge, body turned slightly to the side.

"Magical Leaf."

Meganium turns its attention to the Mimikyu. An assortment of glowing leaves rise from its flowered neck to attack the small ghost Pokemon.

"Mystical Fire."

Another command goes out. Mismagius spits a stream of fire that spirals towards the Glalile.

[attr="class","p-attacks"]SAMUROTT used REVENGE to follow up SCEPTILE'S attack.
MEGANIUM used MAGICAL LEAF against MIMIKYU.
MISMAGIUS used MYSTICAL FIRE against GLALILE.

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[attr="class","spiral"]AGILITY brings his sceptile straight to cecilia's front line. the light footed pokemon rushes straight past the samurott, looking to inflict a clean LEAF BLADE against the pokemon's side when passing. when the samurott prepares to retaliate with REVENGE, the sceptile DETECTS it by the way that the pokemon shifts its position. in an abrupt stop, the sceptile stops right before the pokemon, crouching down and pivoting off the ground to leap straight upward, bringing its LEAF BLADE up in a frontal uppercut.

the MAGICAL LEAF that flies forward curves to hit the mimikyu with pin point accuracy. having experienced the attack from his own kirlia, the ghost pokemon already knows that there's no point in trying to avoid the attack. the MAGICAL LEAVES always find a way to curve around, hounding down their targets until they inflict their mystical wounds. the pelt of leaves slice through the mimikyu's DISGUISE and the pokemon's head droops in return. with a growl, it leaps forward to intercept the MYSTICAL FIRE, in prime position to take it since the glalie lies between them. the attack burns but the ghost pokemon can handle it. the strange hues of the MYSTICAL FIRE may light up the cave but it creates several shadows that the pokemon uses to navigate the caverns walls, sinking into the floor and disappearing into a SHADOW SNEAK.

the glalie remains by fernando and lines up a clear shot. having to factor in the sceptile and samurott in front of cecilia's relative position, the pokemon hones in on the meganium before opening out its mouth and releasing a tirade of ICE SHARDS. the pokemon may start small now but the longer it remains on the field the colder it gets. fernando can feel the chill start to seep into his fingers and only the warmth of his blood pumping through his veins keeps him hot.

SCEPTILE used DETECT!
SCEPTILE used LEAF BLADE!
MIMIKYU used SHADOW SNEAK!
GLALIE used ICE SHARD!

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[attr="class","igglybuff-wrapper"] Samurott's attack misses but the other pokemon's leaf blade cleaves through the left of his face. He takes it, but following the momentum of the grass type's attack, Samurott retaliates with HYDRO PUMP to blast the sceptile across the room.

"Phantom Force and Solar Beam."

The order is cold and clear cut.

Meganium allows the ice shards to hit it, blood bubbling where each one tears flesh open. It readies SOLAR BEAM while Mismagius uses PHANTOM FORCE and abruptly disappears from the field with a cackle.

Cecilia's gaze is cool. Her fingers twitch, cold prickling against skin. She picks at her mistakes: type disadvantage, letting Fernando get taunt in, not prioritizing the glalie sooner, underestimating the sceptile's speed. She lifts a hand and bites at the edge of a nail.

[attr="class","p-attacks"]SAMUROTT used HYDRO PUMP
MEGANIUM is preparing SOLAR BEAM
MISMAGIUS disappeared with PHANTOM FORCE
TAUNT is in effect for 3 POSTS

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[attr="class","spiral"]perfect timing. the samurott takes the LEAF BLADE in order to line up the perfect HYDRO PUMP. the blast of water berates the sceptile's positioning and launches backwards and into a stone wall. the overall damage may be mitigated by the pokemon's natural resistance to water but the impact still comes out in full force. the sudden gush of water was enough to override the pokemon's overall momentum and now it rests against the wall, shaking off the impact of its collision.

"MEGANIUM!"

his command is red hot and ready to go.

the focus turns to the only pokemon presenting a threat and they all converge their fire onto a single one: meganium. the sceptile launches itself off the wall, using it as a fulcrum as it approaches with AGILITY. this time it tries to evade the samurott in order to get close enough to the grass pokemon slice it up with an X-SCISSOR. naturally, the mimikyu resurfaces from the SHADOW SNEAK not long after, COPYCATING the sceptile with its own X-SCISSOR.

only glalie avoids attacking the meganium, if only because it cannot line up a clean shot with so many other pokemon in the mix. instead, it looks toward the only visible pokemon on the field, her samurott, and tries to assault it from afar. the pervading cold starts to manifest and clambering around the pokemon. the declining temperature of FREEZE-DRY proves to be surprisingly effective against water types despite being an ice type attack.

SCEPTILE used AGILITY!
SCEPTILE used X-SCISSOR!
MIMIKYU used SHADOW SNEAK!
MIMIKYU used COPYCAT—X-SCISSOR!
GLALIE used FREEZE-DRY!