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[attr="class","body"] He shakes his head, pulling a hand away from the Ruinous Beast.

[break][break] "Just you being here is helping," he said. The room had already grown slightly warmer — and more bearable — ever since oscar clayton had entered it.

[break][break] All the days prior had felt like walking through a fog to which he knew no end. It was only sunlight brought in by those who knew him deeply, like the likes of fern delaney, mint frost or now Oscar himself that he had felt a reprieve. So when Oscar had asked him what his symptoms were, he found them too difficult to mention.

[break][break] His symptoms seemed endless. The pain, the neverending hurt, spiraled around him and tightened his chest like a storm that knew no end. It felt like each day was a test of his sanity, of his patience, of his endurance.

[break][break] So when oscar clayton mentioned the word power, he was startled.

[break][break] "I... you think so?"

[break][break] Beside him, Chien Pao let out a growl. But it was not a growl of warning, but one of agreement. Slanted eyes shifted towards the former Beast in approval, a subtle not that had the pokemon prowling away from the iron chair next to Jayden and instead closer towards oscar clayton himself.

[break][break] Cillian Quinn had once asked him if this Avatarship was something that he had even wanted. Knowing Jayden, who had never known to even want, it was not a surprising thing to ask. And Jayden had responded in turn, saying that avatarship was something that he wanted - something that they wanted — even with everything that it came with. But there had been something else, aching in his chest, that needed to be answered.

[break][break] Something else that he wanted but couldn't name.

[break][break] Power.

[break][break] Just then, Jayden realized that he desired that too.

[break][break] "But now you're here, now you're back."

[break][break] His eyes glimmered blue in the frosty darkness of the room, as he reached out for the other man's shoulder.

[break][break] "We once talked about saving our world from all the things that destroy it."

[break][break] Hadn't this all started with the both of them anyway, in the restricted section of Rocket's library? Where they had discussed all the anomalies and unfairness that struck Hoenn. That it felt ridiculous to base their livelihoods on the whims of a God.

[break][break] "Now, we can get that power together."

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CANON CONNECTIONS

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'How did you know it was him?'

[break][break] For a moment, his heart stuttered. Was it possible that it wasn't Chu-E? Was it possible that it was a doppleganger, like the ones that had been appearing as of late? Was it possible that it was —

[break][break] "No," Jayden swallowed. "It was him." His breath was shallow. "I would never - "

[break][break] 'I would never forget him.'

[break][break] As much as he tried to, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't.

[break][break] She asked him if they were involved and Jayden knew the answer. The answer was no. Of course, it wasn't. It had all been a dream built up in his head. Chu-e Choi had never done anything wrong, not to him, to lead him on. It was just Jayden — foolish, stupid, useless Jayden — who hadn't known any better.

[break][break] The admin breathed in sharply.

[break][break] "No. He wasn't - we weren't - "

[break][break] His voice grew wet.

[break][break] "He gave me a Luvdisc. And I was stupid enough to think it meant anything."

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[attr="class","body"] CHIEN PAO's threatening aura was unmistakable. It prowled forward on silent paws, glimmering jewels of sapphire focused on the the former Beast, watching him like a predator did a prey.

[break][break] oscar clayton was right.

[break][break] It looked at him as if deciding just exactly how it wanted to tear the man. Limb from limb.

[break][break] Jayden acted as none-the-wiser however, hand reaching out and tangling between the soft fur between it's ears. As if he was petting a housecat, not a deadly jaguar.

[break][break] However, when Oscar asked him why he felt cursed, he found himself lost for words.

[break][break] As he often did these days.

[break][break] "It is less that. It is more... a feeling." He struggled to explain himself. "A feeling that I have always felt," he said after a moment, almost a confession. "You knew my father."

[break][break] 'You've known me in Rocket.'

[break][break] "... Things have been difficult since you've been gone, Oscar."

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"oh. alright."

[break][break] it was not like jayden had anything better to do. ghosts fluttered behind the carousel that they walked away from, headed towards the more seclusive area of mauville hills.

[break][break] his head tilted towards her at her question.

[break][break] "yes," he said, startled. whether it was by the sudden question, or the topic of ghost types bringing him excitement, it was hard to say. his expression barely shifted. after a moment, he agreed. "i'm fond of them as well."

[break][break] behind them, a lurking CERULEDGE was targeted by his phantump who aimed a PHANTOM FORCE to knock it backwards. as flames spurred from it, a HORN LEECH weakened it enough for a ball to be thrown at it.

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