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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 17, 2023 19:43:50 GMT
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[attr="class","itemcoltexttit"]UNOWN 1

[attr="class","itemcoltext"]You find yourself inside The Ruins of Alph. Any speakers in your possession begin to transmit mysterious noises: distorted cries, disjointed melodies, voices not quite human.[break][break]

The sound is simultaneously terrifying and alluring. Ahead, a tunnel that reaches deeper inside the ruin structure you're all in is clothed in darkness. All of you feel drawn to it.[break][break]

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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Advance into the dark.

[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetxt"]Receive 50 RKS POINTS.



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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Fight the pull.

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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 17, 2023 20:02:11 GMT
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The moment Hideo caught a single crumb of hint to where Azelf could be, he set it in his mind to return to the RKS system. He was going to go through it as many times as it took, until he got some information for where Azelf was resting.

And to that end, he'd dressed a bit lighter this time around - a striped t-shirt instead of a sweater. Not good for the weather in Hoenn, but it'd be a lot better for a swim.

Though this time, they had a different start point: ruins. He didn't have any idea what ruins these were, even as Uxie (once more disguised as a Ralts) described it to him. What he did know was there were strange noises coming out of his phone.

He would've preferred white noise to this disjointed wailing.

And he did not trust that strange sensation to go further into the ruins; he was familiar enough with psychic influences to notice when something was tempting him to the exact opposite of what he wanted.

"Nope," Hideo said, rejecting the sensation. "Not going deeper in there."

Reject the pull +1 Curio



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 17, 2023 20:25:56 GMT
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What was it with Unown and these strange noises they made?!

For one thing, it reminded him of radio interference—only, grossly magnified to the point it made him want to grind his teeth; because damn the sound was extremely uncomfortable…

His fingers were already curled around the Cherish Ball he carried in his pocket as he arrived back here, once more, with his fellow Gym Leader.

“I agree with you,” he nodded quietly—because the other time he’d come here with , they’d gone into the darkness.

There was no way in hell he wanted to go through that shit again, not even if you paid him a million Pokédollars!



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 18, 2023 1:48:51 GMT
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[attr="class","itemcoltext"]You attempt to pull away from the endless pool of darkness. The absolute dark is exceptionally horrifying and as you scramble to escape, the floor crumbles beneath you.[break][break]

Everyone falls through and lands in a decrepit underground hall. The walls feature engravings of what appear to be Unown. One wall spells out a message through the Symbol Pokemon's depicted bodies: the more there is, the less you see.[break][break]

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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Leave the ruins.

[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetxt"]Proceed to Stage Two.







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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 18, 2023 2:08:16 GMT
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Fortunately, Hideo didn't get any resistance from his companion.

Unfortunately, Hideo did get resistance from the ruins.

The pull growing stronger as he walked away only further emboldened his efforts, and he was certainly putting a lot of effort once the floor beneath them began to crumble. "Crap crap crap," Hideo muttered as he ran as fast as he could, Uxie serving as his eyes guiding him through the ruins.

Though said eyes spent a bit more time and he was comfortable with looking at one of the walls, before he was told what it was doing: reading out an engraving. The more there is, the less you see.

As much as he wanted to ponder these findings, he preferred not falling to his death.

Leave the Ruins



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 19, 2023 19:16:01 GMT
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If he had only been slightly afraid of the dark, then running through the damned simulation would only make things a whole lot worse, all things considered—

As the floor began to crumble, he had to bite down a scream because holy shit on a stick, why did everything in here feel so real?!

“Come on, come on, come on! No time to dawdle around!” he yelled as he closed the distance between himself and his companion—and whether the other would like it or not, he would attempt to pick the younger man up and make a break for it as fast as his long legs could carry him.

However, the land would eventually recede and crumble to nothing, which would mean they would fall into another chamber; never mind if he’d almost crash-landed, fact of the matter was that the Unown were spelling out creepy words all over the place.

‘The more there is, the less you see.’

“Clearly that shit’s not a riddle!” he exclaimed.



leave the ruins.



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 19, 2023 23:33:39 GMT
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[attr="class","itemcoltext"]The scenario shifts and you find yourself on an island with withered Crystablooms. In its center, a lake. By the lake's shore, a Shadow Persian's body lays still and unmoving. It is not dead. However, its breaths are slow and laboured. No matter what you do, it remains perpetually immobile and not by choice.[break][break]

You are unsure of what to do. Something wills you to the lake waters, while the pitiful sight of a paralyzed Persian attempts to anchor you to the beach.[break][break]

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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Dive into the lake.

[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetxt"]Receive 50 RKS POINTS.



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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Help the Shadow Persian.

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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Dec 19, 2023 23:53:48 GMT
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The two had managed to make their escape - and soon, the simulation shifted to the next stage.

The same island they'd been to before - with the same lake. And the same urging by Uxie to go investigate the lake further, though the disguised pixie wasn't pushing him along - yet.

There wasn't any sudden collapse threatening them, so Hideo had a moment to think on the inscription. "'The more there is, the less you see' probably means darkness or something. 'Cause the darker it is, the less you see, right?" He wasn't the expert on sight, but the concept was simple enough that it made sense.

Though that didn't encourage him to go back there.

Instead, he was here to do the same thing he did before: slowly, he made his way to the lake. "Alright, try number 2 to get to Azelf."

Thankfully, it wasn't ice-cold water. And he was more willing to put energy into swimming down there when he knew what lied within the lake.

Dive into the Lake +50 points



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Jan 23, 2024 18:37:22 GMT
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“I’m not the best shake at riddles… however, that’s the only thing that makes sense,” he would agree with his companion—and here they were once more, they were back at the lake side again…

Much tempted as he was to go for the other option, he knew his companion was compelled to go diving into the lake.

He hoped that this time, the water they were going to dive into wasn’t going to be as cold as it was the last time they were here.

“You think we’ll be able to make the approach this time?” he asked the other before following him down into the water—hopefully this time they’d be able to reach the slumbering being deep in the lake…

Let’s not talk about drowning here right now!



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 23:52:34 GMT
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[attr="class","itemcoltext"]You dive into the lake with or without your Pokemon. The water is cold. Dark. Curiously, the body of water is devoid of Pokemon. You don't know why, but you attempt to swim deeper and deeper, the pressure in your ears building with every threshold of depth crossed.[break][break]

Your lungs grow tight. Your thinking grows hazy. However, at the bottom of the lake, you see a small sprite-like form: Azelf. The Being of Willpower remains suspended in the depths of this lake, nursing its injuries. However, its body is limp. Its eyes are closed. It does not stir.[break][break]

As you near, you feel your body begin to slow. What determination you once had fades dramatically before you take a lungful of water.[break][break]

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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Drown.

[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetxt"]Proceed to Stage Three.







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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Jan 24, 2024 23:53:24 GMT
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Hideo nodded - he couldn't think of anything else the riddle could be. Then again, he didn't put too much thought into it.

He had a whole other riddle to focus on. "Dunno if we'll get any closer this time…but we gotta keep trying. Think Courage is what Azelf's all about, so we can't be shy about this."

While he didn't doubt that Uxie could get down there - heck, any Water-type probably could - he needed to reach Azelf.

So into the not-freezing water he went, once more guided by his "Ralts". Hideo kicked along, trying to pace himself better, to avoid tiring out and losing his breath too soon.

Down and down and down he went, doing the best he could. And he did make more progress this time, Uxie telling him Azelf was in sight, still in its unmoving recovery state.

But alas, his lungs gave out, and the familiar sensation came in…


Drown


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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Feb 18, 2024 19:01:23 GMT
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It was like they were trapped in some kind of déjà vu that would shake them all over again.

While their ‘target’ slumbering at the seemingly ‘bottom’ of the lake in this scenario didn’t appear to be coming closer (to him it felt like they were swimming through molasses instead of water) he idly wondered—

There had to be a reason why his companion was adamant on trying to reach the one known as ‘Azelf’ in time before the entire thing cut out…

Even though he didn’t want to take another ‘breath’, he eventually had to, and let the darkness swallow him as well.



drown.



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Feb 18, 2024 22:17:28 GMT
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[attr="class","itemcoltext"]Thunder cracks above a turbulent sea. Flashes of lightning are but the briefest beacons illuminating the night, but they only serve to clarify the hair-raising waves your small ship manages to survive. Storm clouds mask the moon—but they seem to be moving closer toward you, hanging unusually low.[break][break]

The storm clouds stop before your ship. From the cumulous cover, a THERIAN THUNDURUS emerges with crackling lightning coursing from its knotted tail. What does it want? It does not look pleased.

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[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetit"]• Appease the thunder god.

[attr="class","lgdcolchoicetxt"]Receive 100 RKS POINTS.



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RKS: Hideo & Alexei #2
POSTED ON Feb 18, 2024 22:47:58 GMT
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Hideo was getting used to these drownings - which wasn't exactly a good thing to go through multiple times. It did let him recover faster, waking up sooner than last time, though he was still left sputtering non-existent water.

The seasickness from the rocking ship, though, was something that he hadn't adjusted to yet. He was back to stumbling the moment he stood back up, holding himself up on the side of the boat.

His "Ralts" remained on his shoulder, though its focus was on the rumbling thunder around them, and drew Hideo's attention to the dark clouds above them.

"Couldn't get to Azelf again…" Hideo muttered, "now we gotta deal with…whatever that big buff Thunder guy is."

Hideo didn't actually know its name.


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