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wrong! his anger points at those who oppose him which happens to be everyone. he used to wonder why that was, unable to figure it out even though he'd been staring right at it in the mirror.

he tilts his head, then clicks his tongue in feigned disappointment.

"shame. you'd be a great fit for it. better than me, anyway, but that's a low bar depending on who you ask."

her ex Greyson Connors, for example, would be among the first to affirm that statement, but he isn't about to bring up the man now as it would only ruin her mood.

"fired or otherwise, you'll be fine either way. you don't need either to do what you want to do."

vengeance looms, his excitement palpable.

"you ready?"

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he laughs as well.

"yes way. you're even starting to curse people out for doing their jobs, just like me."

the similarities are barely there to begin with but he makes the connection regardless, arrogantly competent enough to tug them in his direction before shaping them into something of his liking.

"would you want it?"

he stops fiddling with his shoulder band.

"my job."

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while the markings on his body may in fact look cool, they now serve as a reminder for his mistakes, its ink stained red and gold. but now is not the time for that. he has mourned, he has grieved, and while he has yet to overcome them, today, his focus is needed elsewhere.

"fired? ha! you're starting to sound a lot like me."

his casual response to her revelation is not an indication of his lack of care. quite the opposite, actually, as he stops fiddling with the mega band around his shoulder to look at her.

with no judgment whatsoever behind his voice or gaze, he asks,

"what'd you do?"

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 8:55:47 GMT

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with all these different paths now open to him once again, what will he do now? which path will he choose to take? he's spent weeks thinking about it, to try and make sense and to plot out what he needs to do and where he needs to go, but in the end, he decides to take things one step at a time.

"try and make amends. might as well start with this one."

he sighs, finally standing to offer navy his hand.

"i'm sorry for killing your pokemon."

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 8:50:50 GMT

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"i feel physically fine. i look fine, too, maybe even better than before."

he glances down at himself; a few bandages wrap around his body for the small burns he faced after being engulfed in the fading SACRED FIRE but for the most part, he looks healthy.

"but i feel like shit. think it's the primal poisoning."

it's more likely the guilt and grief of losing someone he loves, but he does what he does best and pushes that aside for later.

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 8:46:34 GMT

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"…nothing. kyle did nothing to deserve this."

they find themselves on opposing ends of the spectrum. no tears would grace his features, not even a break in his expression; all he can do is to mourn and to accept the harsh reality that he was responsible for kyle's death, and he will be the one responsible for making it mean something.

"do you know i was so harsh on you in the past, devlin? because i saw how desperate you were to chase after raikou when you didn't understand the price you'd have to pay. nobody seems to understand, or maybe they do and they choose to ignore it, that avatarship comes at a great cost. it is a curse more than it is a blessing and yet people still flock to it at the first chance they get."

he clicks his tongue, pointing at the ashen pokemon.

"kyle gifted you raikou for a reason, so save your tears for another day."

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 8:38:12 GMT

"you're too kind."

with only five minutes to spare, matias wastes no time with engaging the swarm of ULTRA BEASTS that flock their way. pokeballs burst open, acting as their wall of defense while also paving the way for offense in the form of matias and his charizard.

"five minutes!"

he calls out as he leaps ahead, mounting the fire-type before charging straight at the KARTANA while solgaleo prepares their exit.

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 8:33:47 GMT

"makes sense."

it would have been much easier if the growlithe had come with a name, more so if it was one kyle had picked, but he supposes he can go through the trouble of naming it himself. it might help with creating a bond, as kyle mentioned.

he peers down at the growlithe and tentatively offers it his hand to sniff.

"and what if it doesn't like me?"

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it feels nice to be able to quip with her like this again, the memory of the last time she visited him at the ranch still fresh in his mind along with the guilt that stems from it.

"i guess we'll never know."

and as her gaze sweeps up and down the length of his body, all six feet seven inches of it and perhaps more depending on who he's in the room with, he tugs at the collar of his shirt, revealing his shoulders, one after the other, and more importantly, showing her the familiar ink that mirrors the continent.

"born from the ashes of ho-oh's sacred fire, cleansed and purified, yet still bearing the markings that tie me to my once oppressor. kinda fucked up, don't you think?"

his grin lingers as he approaches, now his turn for his gaze to sweep up and down the length of her body even if she hadn't been injured in the first place.

"what about you, anna? how are you feeling?"

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time flies and the next thing he knows, he's lakeside standing next to her instead of laying in a hospital bed being fed a burger wrapped in aluminum foil. he doesn't mind this, but he also wouldn't have minded being fed again.

"you were eager to respond."

and he was equally eager to invite her out the moment he was discharged and allowed to return home to the ranch; a decision he still doesn't fully understand but accepts all the same as it's to his benefit.

with his newfound freedom, he embraces the warm air and the feeling of being outside again. he turns to look at her, grinning.

"did you miss me that much?"

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 6:37:54 GMT

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POSTED ON Apr 25, 2024 6:21:30 GMT

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honesty fills the space between them, forming a bubble of warmth and security; one he happily places himself in.

"i thought myself a god once. i still thought that when i met you, actually, that i was this mortal turned god, blessed with powers by the being that helped shape the continent we stand on. i thought myself special. i thought myself above others."

he thinks back to interactions he's had with Greyson Connors, Josh Devlin, and even illeana reyes; he had always positioned himself above them, viewing them in a negative light because he believed they would never be on the same level as him. they would never achieve the same things he had.

"but that's not who i really am. i lost myself along the way and never realized it until it was too late."

until the EARTH SPIKE pierced through kyle lopez and claimed their life.

"all i've wanted was to be understood…to be with someone next to me, like you said. doesn't matter what they are, just as long as they truly know me."

and he had that with Eva Morales, then kyle lopez, before he lost them because of himself.

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he snaps his fingers, pointing at her to further validate everything she has felt and is currently feeling.

"true, but also, you shouldn't be afraid of stooping down to their level. there are no levels in war. no one's going to remember that shit; they're going to remember the winners and the losers, so fight fire with fire if that's what it takes. fuck what anyone else thinks. you should take their expectations and do what i did with those holes in the ground."

and when she finally admits what she should have ages ago, he grins, nodding to affirm.

"you'll get them back. i know you will."

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POSTED ON Apr 24, 2024 7:55:46 GMT

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"you kidding? i was too fucking weak then to break myself out. if i'd been strong enough, we wouldn't even have been there to begin with. but that's on me."

since then, he has done everything to ensure that he never returns to that same position ever again. he sought power and control, using his desire for vengeance as the groundwork to become who he is today.

"later, i managed to find the rocket admin who ran that shit. i remember eva telling me not to stoop to their level. to be good even in the face of pure evil. i said fuck it! bye-bye, you admin fucker!"

his lips curl into a grin at the satisfaction he feels even now, years later.

"so, what's the moral of the story here?"

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