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victory_road2017-02-24 10:35 pm
11121_assumption) wrote in victory_road2017-02-24 10:35 pm
Seventh Sacrament: Challenge
Who: Walter, Wrath & Envy
Where: Ecruteak City
When: Monday, 20th Feb
Summary: To reach a truce, Envy's challenged Walter to a Pokemon Battle! Wrath is their ref/middle man.
Rating: Standard Pokemon violence
Log:
Walter waited outside the Pokemon Centre, letting the wind brush his hair from his face. This was the time and the place he and Envy had agreed to meet for their Pokemon battle, with Wrath present as a 'neutral party'. This was meant to be an exercise in trust. Proof that neither of them would attack the other. But Walter didn't trust Envy. And he couldn't be sure whether Wrath's loyalties would protect him...or if Wrath was more loyal to Envy and would betray him. He had prepared for this meeting. Checked for ways he could escape if things went south.
He mentally went over the location of the six Pokemon he'd brought with him. Assumption stood beside him, tense and breathing deeply. He was nervous, just as Walter was, but determined to do this. Reed and Psyche were out of sight, watching the events from above. They were only to show themselves and intervene if something went wrong. Joseph, Chaos and Doll were in their pokeballs, ready to fight if need be. The others he had left at home; they were either underleveled to be fighting this battle or he hadn't wanted to expose them to this situation. Darkness was the stand out; he had made it clear that he wouldn't be involved in this battle. Just as well; if Envy called upon Lyra, Walter knew Darkness would oppose to any of his Pokemon attacking her.
"Soon, Assumption. Soon." He murmured, an echo of what seemed like so long ago when he had whispered those words to a happy, bouncing Cubone who had been eager to see his friends. Assumption nodded solemnly.
Where: Ecruteak City
When: Monday, 20th Feb
Summary: To reach a truce, Envy's challenged Walter to a Pokemon Battle! Wrath is their ref/middle man.
Rating: Standard Pokemon violence
Log:
Walter waited outside the Pokemon Centre, letting the wind brush his hair from his face. This was the time and the place he and Envy had agreed to meet for their Pokemon battle, with Wrath present as a 'neutral party'. This was meant to be an exercise in trust. Proof that neither of them would attack the other. But Walter didn't trust Envy. And he couldn't be sure whether Wrath's loyalties would protect him...or if Wrath was more loyal to Envy and would betray him. He had prepared for this meeting. Checked for ways he could escape if things went south.
He mentally went over the location of the six Pokemon he'd brought with him. Assumption stood beside him, tense and breathing deeply. He was nervous, just as Walter was, but determined to do this. Reed and Psyche were out of sight, watching the events from above. They were only to show themselves and intervene if something went wrong. Joseph, Chaos and Doll were in their pokeballs, ready to fight if need be. The others he had left at home; they were either underleveled to be fighting this battle or he hadn't wanted to expose them to this situation. Darkness was the stand out; he had made it clear that he wouldn't be involved in this battle. Just as well; if Envy called upon Lyra, Walter knew Darkness would oppose to any of his Pokemon attacking her.
"Soon, Assumption. Soon." He murmured, an echo of what seemed like so long ago when he had whispered those words to a happy, bouncing Cubone who had been eager to see his friends. Assumption nodded solemnly.
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But the battle itself isn't as important as the encounter just going well, so Envy nods.
"Yeah, sure. Wrath, you and Mama wanna go stand over there to watch?"
As he points to where he's talking about, he gives Chimera a little nudge with his hand. He's choosing his starter. Chimera places one of his own clawed hands lightly on top of Envy's head in return, nodding with a rumble before moving into the space between Walter and Envy.
"All right, Chimera, go."
And as much as he's calmed down and can't be truly angry at Assumption for what happened, it would be a lie to say that part of him wasn't hoping that Walter chose the Marowak. Envy has no idea what typing Assumption even is now, but at least part of it has to be fire, right?
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She rumbles obligingly and plods over to the spot indicated, her heavy tail brushing the ground. Doesn't sit, though.
Should this encounter require intervention, she knows she'd better stay on her feet.
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Assumption stepped forward however. Walter immediately turned to him. "Assumption..." This was especially bad. Assumption would've had the advantage as a Cubone. But as a Marowak, he was weak to both of Chimera's types. But Assumption gave him a determined look. Wordlessly, they spoke through the strange bond they shared. Walter felt Assumption's determination. His firmness that this was his battle to fight, to establish trust with again. He sighed deeply, closing his eyes.
He nodded reluctantly. Assumption turned to Chimera and spun his bone, setting it alight. "...Bone rush." At the command Assumption charged forward, gripping his club in two hands and striking out at Chimera.
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Chimera holds his arms up to block the brunt of the hit from hitting him square in the chest, and it does clearly hurt him...but that heavy armor means it doesn't leave as much of a dent as it could have.
Envy pulls out his own 'Gear, because he needs to get a typing on the new kind of Marowak...Fire and Ghost, then?
"Crunch, while he's close!"
Chimera lunges down, although those jaws are aiming more for the bone than Assumption himself, trying to grab onto it to keep the other Pokemon in range.
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Assumption had also never battled in the midst of Sandstorm before. He tried to back away but the moment Chimera latched onto his bone, he began to struggle, trying to free his precious club.
"Headbutt!" Walter shouted, the wind of the storm threatening to mute his normally soft volume. Assumption snarled, lowering tot he ground before launching himself at Chimera's head, hoping to use the attack to free his club.
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...but, strangely, Chimera does let go of the bone and let Assumption yank it back, although it's more because:
"Whirlpool!"
Over the years of Pokemon battling, Envy's gotten mostly used to say, the sight of a water vortex spiraling up out of literally nowhere while there's also a sandstorm. But it's still weird as hell to actually see.
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"Assumption! Bonemerang!" He tried to maintain his stoic demeanour, not letting his worry bleed into his voice. Some part of his mind shouted that he couldn't let Envy know how worried he was about Assumption, that he'd use it to hsi advantage somehow.
From within the swirling sand and whirling water, Assumption had been swept up into the tide. Battered by both the sand and water, he tried to hold his footing to toss the bone at Chimera. Sadly the shot went slightly wide - although it still circled to return to Assumption.
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Envy, meanwhile, can tell that this isn't going to last very much longer. He's almost tempted to finish this with a move that'd be way overkill--Earthquake, maybe, or Stone Edge...or Toxic. But...that wouldn't really help the reason they're here in the first place.
Something less violent then, but still quick.
"Dark Pulse!"
The purple glow that builds up around Chimera illuminates him clearly even through all the sand, and when the wave of energy bursts out in a ring across the "battlefield", the reflection off the sand and water makes the whole thing flash purple.
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"N̶̮͍̥̳o̥̪.͎̭.̗̙̻̮̗.̷ͅ"
Seeing his Pokemon struggle, Walter bit his lip. He had taught Assumption that suffering was the path to Paradise. But he had already suffered. He was still suffering.
"Enough." Assumption tried to shake his head, still trying to stand. Walter turned to Envy. "Enough!"
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But this is about trust, isn't it?
"Chimera, that's enough, it's over. You can stop now."
The sandstorm had already started to slow as soon as Walter had called out, and with Envy's affirmation that the battle was over it really begins to thin as the grains lose their damaging speed and seem to be sucked back into the Tyranitar's body where they'd come from. The whirlpool, too, slows and falls back into the ground. Chimera leans down towards Assumption, but not aggressively.
You did very well, it was a good battle. I'm sure your trainer will take you to be healed right away.
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"...I failed him." Assumption murmured miserably. He didn't resist as Walter approached and eased him up, drawing him away from Chimera protectively. Walter checked over Assumption's injuries, checking him over gently and half crouched voer him, to cover him should Chimera suddenly strike out. This was still all his fault. He wanted to retreat and hide away from the world. Again.
Assumption was hurt but he had his other Pokemon. Reed and Psyche were nearby. His other Pokemon were in his belt. He could escape. He breathed deeply, trying to calm himself. He eased back and slid off his backpack, pulling out some medicine. Assumption accepted it quietly.
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"Nonsense, it is not failing to lose a battle. You were very brave to volunteer to fight me when you did not have to, and I'm sure he is proud of you for doing your best."
Envy, meanwhile, is coming forward--slowly--to check on Chimera himself; the Bone Rush from the beginning left some dents. Even then, he stays a foot or two away, beckoning for the Tyranitar to meet him halfway.
"C'mere, let me see what it looks like...ahh, not too bad, the nurses'll fix that just fine," he glances at Walter, still feeling not entirely secure in being very close.
"Chimera's not going to hurt a fly outside of a battle, just so you know."
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"It's my fault we had to battle. And I have to be strong to protect him. He won't protect himself." Assumption told Chimera, standing up more steadily after the medicine took effect. Walter would still need to take him to the Pokemon Centre but he wasn't in pain.
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[Envy had been the most powerful Homunculus out of them all back home, and the same was true here-- even if that power came from having been training Pokemon for seven years rather than being trained himself for over three hundred. Wrath didn't spend any time thinking about the logistics-- just the fact that it was true there, it was true here, and that's just the way it was.]
[What HE'S concerned with is cheating. Which, MIRACULOUSLY, there wasn't any! Hurrah!]
[Completely ignoring the still-lingering tension between the two trainers, Wrath bounds straight back into the middle of them, beaming.]
See? See? I told you both nobody would play unfair!
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"I told you I wasn't going to cheat, didn't I?"
And...well, Walter hadn't either, even when he'd been losing badly. There had been no sudden attack while he was distracted with the fight, Assumption hadn't flung his club into Chimera's face after the battle had ended. Hopefully it will stay that way, but Envy's not going to relax until this is completely over.
Chimera isn't paying attention to Wrath--his focus on Assumption has increased dramatically. Not trying to protect himself had never been his own trainer's problem as much as ability to had. He rumbles again, thoughtfully.
"Losing still does not make you weak, or a failure, and your trainer was in no danger from mine. But, hmm, I...understand how you feel. Maybe we could talk?"
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Walter nodded to Wrath. He was still wary but currently, things had worked out well. He was very glad Wrath hadn't tried to hurt him. That would've been...not unexpected, but sad. He kept an eye on Assumption as he went to talk with Envy's Pokemon however. He wouldn't understand their conversation, but he could gauge Assumption's mood. He folded his arms.
"I'm glad you didn't bring Lyra. Darkness would've been extremely unhappy with me, if I had to fight her."
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Everybody here seemed much nicer than the humans in his own world.
In any case, Wrath just seems happy that it all went off without a hitch.
"Yes, but you do cheat sometimes, Envy. I've seen it. I'm very proud of you, that you didn't."
He shoots Walter a GIANT grin, as if to say 'See?'