victory_road | 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.

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Assumption cried out in the centre of the storm, unable to avoid the ring of energy with the sand and water trapping him in place. He was easily knocked away. Shakily, he tried to rise up, using his club to push himself up and support his weight. But he couldn't stand. He tried again. He didn't want to lose. He didn't want to fail.

"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!"

Envy's honestly surprised that Assumption is still able to try standing...and only that clear difficulty tempers the wave of wariness that surges up when Walter calls for a stop to the battle. If it hadn't been for that, Envy's instincts would have been screaming that it was clearly a trap, that there would be another attack as soon as his and Chimera's guards were down.

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.

Walter tensed when Chimera leaned over Assumption, half convinced he was about to bite down upon him. This was meant to be an exercise in trust, but Walter was still mentally panicking. He was still locked in the mindset that something would happen, Envy or Chimera or Henry would just appear and attack and Wrath would just watch.

"...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.

Edited 2017-03-03 22:24 (UTC)

Chimera holds very still as Walter comes over, so as not to startle the clearly worried human.

"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."

"...Chimera doesn't frighten me as much as others." Walter admitted quietly, rising after he had taken care of Assumption's most pressing injuries. Well, Chimera did scare him. But he knew that Chimera would respond to Envy's orders and at the end of the day, people were far greater monsters than any other creature or being he knew.

"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.

Edited 2017-03-03 22:30 (UTC)

_{[It isn't honestly all that surprising that the battle was over quickly-- certainly not to Wrath, in any case.]

[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!

Envy very nearly jumps when Wrath bounds over, putting a hand on his hip and huffing lightly, as though absolutely everything is normal. Nervous and tense who's nervous and tense it's definitely not Envy no sir.

"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?"

Assumption considered Chimera. And nodded. He turned to Walter and patted his hand comfortingly - he knew his teammates were close by to protect him - and took a few steps towards the large Tyranitar. He wasn't afraid of his fellow Pokemon. It was humans who had hurt Walter, and humans who still proved to be a problem thus far.

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."

Fortunately for Walter, and... well, most of the humans Wrath had encountered in this world thus far... no one had yet given the little monster any particularly pressing reasons to cause them harm.

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?'

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