Here we go again!

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>>5637501
This thread is now property of the Hand Holding Coelletion.

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It's a calm early evening in the guild. A lot of activities wrapped up faster than most had expected, so a majority of the members have decided to turn in for a longer night's rest. As (mostly) everyone drifts away into the collective dreamscape and into the realm of unadulterated imagination... something lurks around in the fabric of fantasies.

Despite your body slumbering, your mind is definitely wide awake. You find yourself standing and staring up at a starry field. You look around to see wispy outlines of your friends. They, too, seem just as bewildered as you are. Whatever you had been dreaming of prior had been ripped apart abruptly and subsequently cast into lucidity.

There is a pulse of light and a banner of stars coalesces into a creature. She stares down at you, a look of pity and disappointment.

I suppose I hadn't made myself clear. Or did you forget? I know those who wander the dreamscape tend to lose their waking grasp on what occurs. It seems she is waiting for an answer.

>>5637511
"Uh, what?"

>>5637511
"Oh! Cresselia!"
>Charles tries to reorient himself to a proper position
>He tips his hat
"Pleasure to meet you. Although it would appear we have already gotten off on the wrong foot. Could you...illuminate us on the issue please?"

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>>5637511
Twice now, Vee thinks, this floating duck has interrupted his best dreams. This calls for vengeance should it happen again!
"I think I remember our last one-sided conversation."

>>5637511
Yeah, you were kinda breaking up with your dream-speaking thing last time. I couldn't really get all of what you were saying, sorry. Could you repeat what you said then?

>>5637511
"You kinda cut off at the last moment there. Also, we haven't done a damn thing so far, what's your problem?"

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5637511
>>5637513
Forgot roll

>>5637511
"Hey! Where are we?" Theodore shouts. "Is this some kind of dream? It sure feels like one!"

>>5637511
"Uh, didn't get all of it. You were warning us off something, and that's it. Got a reason other than "because I said so?""

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>>5637526
Charles tips his hat in a decent manner. How distinguished.

Theodore looks closer at himself, a quick glance reaffirms his presence in the dreamscape. His body, while definitely his, feels off. Like a memory.

Please, don't play coy. I know at least some of you recall something. She keeps her distance, frowning. And your recent actions... those have been committed in your plane. You cannot deny your involvement. Your interference is causing problems. And it is dangerous. Whoever is telling you to do these strange, nonsensical things, you should cease listening to them.

Cresselia floats lower to the starry ground, cycling her gaze around the group. What we're trying to do... we'll be fixing the cycle. Repair what is broken. Everyone gets to be happy. If you keep acting as interlopers... you might just jeopardize everything we are trying to do. And you'll be the ones to blame when it all goes wrong. You haven't the faintest clue what you're even trying to accomplish, do you? Cresselia's voice is dismissive.

>>5637511
>Tintoretto screams so loudly that even mole people in Mars could hear him
"WHY ARE YOU SO FAT???"

>>5637536
"Uhm... The... Constellation things...?"
Stern's hoping that they're not in trouble or something. They probably are.

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>>5637536
"That's not how this works." Vee shakes his head. "If you think we're doing something wrong, you should tell us how, and why. Saying it just like that makes it your word versus ours, and we don't trust you as much as ourselves."

>>5637536
"What are we trying to accomplish?" Theodore asks, crossing his arms.

". . ." He quirks a brow with great effort, "Does this have to do with that planeterium? Sneasel said that it would alert someone. I'm guessing that's you."

>>5637511
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>>5637536
"'Because I said so' was a better reason than that..." Poli comments, childishly sticking his tongue out at the funny dream-creature acting in a manner he considers to be haughty.
>>5637537
"Fatty." Poli joins in, repeating Tintoretto's insult. How mature!

>>5637536
Preeeeetty sure we've already done that. Like, we've spoken to the big guy up top and everything. I mean, I haven't really read my scroll or anything so I'm not sure what it is you're talking about.
Also: who's 'we'? What are you hoping to accomplish and who's with you?

>>5637536
"That is true, we do not know the precise outcome of what we are being asked to do, but it is a friend asking it of us, and one should have trust in thier friends yes?"

>>5637536
"It's not... entirely nonsensical. What cycle is there to fix, even?"

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5637536
"... i always end up dragged in weird stuff"
Vibin

>>5637536
"This sounds a lot like grandiloquent terrorist playbook and I'm not having it. If you want a conversation then we can have it on the field like real 'mon."

>>5637537
>>5637543
How dare you! Cresselia speaks, outraged. I bring you to my realm for a dialogue, and your first words are nothing but childish remarks!

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You do one thing, and suddenly you believe that you stand above the others. I do not want to insult the Visionary, but they are... detached from our cycle. From what we experience. Cresseliaa huffs, shaking her head. She begins floating up again, circling the dreamscape. If the Visionary cared so much about making a meaningful change, we would not be where we are now, interlopers. Life is trapped and recycled in the nightmares that plague the land. Forever trapped and suffering endlessly in a broken cycle. How long now? How much longer?

You know nothing, and your friend is misinformed or manipulating you. The unfortunate deserve their rest. And your interference stands in the way of healing the planet.

>>5637542
Perhaps Theodore should've watched his words. Cresselia studies him carefully, staring at him longer than what feels comfortable. I see, thank you...

Theodore can attempt to roll to figure out what exactly she just did.

>>5637564
A terrorist? Is that what you want to call me? Tch... I was bestowed this station by a power higher than you, and all I do is in service for that greater good. The suffering is temporary, like Sitrus on a wound. But please, say whatever you need to justify it to your conscious.

>>5637575
Stern looks at Theodore with :Panic: eyes.
"Uh, Theo, I think you said something we shouldn't have."

>>5637575
"HEY SPACE FATTY!"
...
"MAKE ME EVOLVE BE USEFUL OR ENTER MY FRIDGE THAT HAS FLESHING EATING COCKROACHES!"
>A fridge appears right nearby Tintoretto. It's a dream after all.

>>5637575
I'm just saying, we don't know what the problem actually is at the moment. Besides the Mystery Dungeons that keep spawning, that is.
Lady Cresselia, we can't help you unless you explain. What is it exactly you would have us even do?

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5637575
"What was that?" Theodore asks, stepping towards Cresselia.

>You do one thing, and suddenly you believe that you stand above the others.
>Elsewhere a certain Arcanine sneezes in his sleep.

>>5637575
"You say the unfortunates need their rest. Are you speaking about the Pokémon within the mystery dungeons?"
>Charles asks, attempting to clarify

>>5637575
"I know that you're talking in hot air to sound smart." Poli harrumphs and turns away, even more childishly. "Maybe you shouldn't have invited me if you didn't want childish remarks."

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>>5637575
"Nothing you say means anything to us. I don't like to be rude, but you're out of touch with the world. You'll never convince anyone of anything if you can't communicate." Vee shakes his head. "We got where we are by working together, and you obviously have no intention to work with us to understand what it is we both want."

Vee takes note of what >>5637586 Poli says, and he agrees. "Tell us the problem and what we can do to help, or we'll have to figure out how to fix it ourselves, without your input."
Vee isn't angry so much as he's frustrated by the manner in which every Legendary Pokémon he's met has been wholly incapable of understanding what the less-Mythical Pokémon of the world want. What about these beings command the respect their titles lead you to believe they have? How is it possible that the genetically-engineered living weapon and literal demon of the Pokémon world are the two most sensible Legends?

>>5637575
"The only power I answer to is proven by victory. With all these non-answers it's clear you don't trust us, and the feeling is mutual. So, why not just stop wasting everyones time?"

>>5637582
Stern isn't quite sure what to do at this point, but he moves with Theo.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5637575
"Excuse me sir, i have no idea about what are you talking"
Rolling for mental damage

>>5637575
"This higher power being whom, exactly?" Citrine questions. "I feel like you're just making... all of this... up."

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>>5637598
Cresselia glances at him and, with a straight face, speaks. It was nothing. Theodore is unable to tell if it's a lie and readily believes her, granting benefit of the doubt. Why would she lie, after all?

>>5637579
You are a vulgar little creature, aren't you? She waves one of her ribbon-like wings at the fridge, dispelling it into space dust. It scatters as it is promptly collected by an invisible wind. I would rather not contaminate my space with... that.

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>>5637594
I expected more maturity from those who bore a chosen mark. Regardless. If we are successful, those 'Mystery Dungeons' would become a passing bad memory. Forgotten as the land is freed. Good progress has already been made, and your continued actions do nothing to help or fix the situation. She glares at Vee. I am the one out of touch? Perhaps you should watch your words. You think you have been entrusted to bear the weight of everything should it come to you. You believe that you must be at the center to 'fix' the broken. To 'save' the world.

What I'm asking you to do is cease. Interlopers, your journey and destiny have been fulfilled. Rest and let things be.

Time has no meaning in the realm of dreams. She stares down at Kaku. Despite what I am, I do not fight. I have no desire to answer that primal urge. Interloper, you embody what you are much more than you let on.

>>5637599
Cresselia seems unbothered. In the realm of dreams where she resides, the mental damage slides off like water upon polished steel.

>>5637600
There is none other who would be more concerned, who would be more in touch with the waking plane, and who understands our plight better than the embodiment of mortality. He has entrusted me to be the messenger. Let us work in peace, interlopers. Cresselia is facing away now, looking to something distant and unnoticeable. Your actions will speak louder than your words. I'll know your answers soon enough, regardless of what you might tell me here.

>>5637616
"Okay fine. Whut du you what from me?"

>>5637616
"You sound like you're projecting. I just do things 'cuz it's fun! I guess you aren't actually that smart." Poli turns his nose up. "Chosen mark... You sound a lot like that loser, and that other loser. Doody head."

>>5637616
"May I ask what you are doing to the mystery dungeons?"
>Charles fidgets nervously
"Your mention of mortality and...getting rid of them seems to imply...you are, at the very kindest sense, removing them from life?"

>>5637616
"Embodiment of mortality"?
Wait, are you talking about Yvetal or Xerneas? That's a new title for either of them, to me at least.
So, if you're trying to get rid of the Mystery Dungeons, why are more appearing?

And hey, if you think I'm immature, well... ah, nevermind.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5637616
Theodore narrows his eyes.

He raises his paw.

>Theo uses Shadow Claw to poke Cresselia's eyes (Three Stooges style).

>>5637629
"Hey, Theo...!"

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>>5637616
Vee isn't in a situation in which he needs anyone's approval, so defending himself is pointless despite his previous attempt to be reasonable. He might as well enjoy himself. What's more important is what Cresselia has just revealed.

"Alright, I guess we won't be working together." Vee shrugs. "It's more fun this way, so who cares?"

He takes up a more comfortable position, now that Cresselia has been rude enough to turn away from the conversation.
"Mystery Dungeons are an integral part of society. Because of them, Pokémon find food, learn to become stronger, and enjoy themselves! If you're so keen on getting rid of them, then there's no mistaking which side you're on, and what side I'M on, at least. You're gonna have to work EXTRA hard to ruin our way of life!"
Vee takes up a threatening Eevee stance, which is to say it's not very threatening.
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>>5637616
"Hey, we didn't get chosen for our talking skills! And you did not just say you are working for the bacon bird of all things... Whatever, if you think this will end in any way besides showdown then guess what, you are dreaming."

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>>5637617
To listen. Is that too much to ask?

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>>5637623
I do not meddle with the strings of reality. I can only interpret what they might say. Whether that mark has a rippling weight, I do not know. All I know is that all of you are interlopers in one way or another. Cresselia turns back around to look bewildered at Charles. What? Yes. We plan to silence them forever and release the life trapped within. Settle the imbalance and bring back harmony.

She looks at Sableye. They both share their roles in the cycle and both have their stake in how this goes. In any case, meddling with stability breeds instability. Once everything has been gathered, everything shall be settled.

>>5637629
Cresselia is taken off guard against the sudden unintentional hostility. You can tell now it's not her real body as it whispers and waves under the influence of the Shadow Claw. She lets out an unearthly wail before quickly bringing down her wing upon Theodore. In a flash of smoke, stars, and dreams, Theodore has been temporarily turned into an apple. I brought you here under the pretense of peace! Do not test my patience!

>>5637635
She hisses at Vee, clutching the part of her face that had been intersected by the claw. Life had been fine before the dungeons! The tolerance and ignorance to think that they are boons is a foolish notion! I've walked between many dreams just to see how frightened some are of dungeons! How can you enjoy yourself while looking over your shoulder at the first hint of being trapped in a repetitive nightmare?

>>5637638
Cresselia shakes her head. I hope this Grimmsnarl does not speak for all of you.

>>5637648
"I'm going to stay quiet, but I want you to know that was a classic gag."

>>5637648
"Don't you think you could...ah"
>Charles looks skittish
"Free them and let them live too?"
"All out destruction sounds...unnecessary."

>>5637650
Stern shakes his head at apple Theo, funniest shit he's ever seen.
>>5637648
"Well..."

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Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5637648
Vee takes a look over at Theo, who got itemized, before looking back to Cresselia.
He thought poking her was funny, but didn't show it.

Vee rises to a straight stance to speak to her as close to her level as a tiny Eevee possibly can. "You wouldn't know the first thing about survival or weakness. You're messing with things you don't understand." He passionately refutes her words. "Rest and let things be," he says, just as she did earlier.

Rolling for a serious, heartfelt response to Cresselia, who probably isn't understanding enough to care. Vee couldn't disagree with her any more.

>>5637648
>Sable puts up his hands in a "chill the fuck out" gesture
Hey, I didn't come here to fight. Granted, I was brought here against my will, but I'm still not here to fight. Don't lump me in with those guys.
Regardless, I feel like something so radical as resetting the world or doing... whatever it is you're doing has to be okay'd by Lord Arceus first. Have any of you spoken to him about this?
Besides, Pokemon across the world have put systems in place to assist anyone that finds themselves in a dungeon. Your group making more of them is only going to make the problem much worse and stretch the limited resources that the guilds have across the breaking point. This method of making things "right" doesn't seem very effective or justified to me. We literally went beyond time to give the world a chance at life, this is a bit of a sore spot for us if you wanna just wipe the slate clean like Lords Arceus and Dialga planned to.

>>5637648
Poli is getting very annoyed at this. You can tell, because he's starting to talk a little more seriously. "You say you brought us here under the pretense of peace, but it's just a pretense, isn't it?" Poli begins, "You don't actually care for my motivations, nor anyone else's here, 'cause you brushed 'em all off! And when anyone asks you anything, you just talk in more empty words in riddles. You're testing MY patience! So if you'll excuse me..." Poli begins trying to walk away. He's not even sure where he's going, but that won't stop him!

>>5637648
Citrine shakes his head. "We're not going to let you just kill everyone trapped in dungeons, that's... unhinged. It's our job to rescue. Letting you continue unimpeded would make us accessory to murder and go against our principles as a guild."

"...holy shit theo are you ok?" he whispers.

>>5637648
>Tintoretto can't bear to listen so...
"Hey fatty!"
>Tintoretto grins a mischievous grin
"Fatty!"
"Hey!"
"Hey, Fatty!"
"Hey, Fatty!"
"Hey, Fatty!"
"Fatty, hey!"
"Hey, Fatty!"
"..."
"Opple."
>Tintoretto begins to gorge on the applized version of Cresselia.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5637648
Astor at this point just vibes, unsure about what he should do
"So... when can we go away?"

>>5637648
"Doesn't matter who speaks for who." Kaku shrugs. "Time will prove me right."

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>>5637663
I am not laughing. Cresselia murmurs, upset.

Assumedly, Tintoretto has started gnawing on Theo the apple.
>Theodore Lv. 37 Apple takes 1 damage!

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>>5637665
What? We are setting things right to how they were before all of this madness. There is no wiping the slate clean or destroying any living thing. To cleanse away the Mystery Dungeons... that is the plan. Haven't I reiterated enough that the goal is to set them free? Cresselia turns her attention back to Sableye. We have enough deference for our stations. Their autonomy in the matters of life are well within their domain of action.

>>5637661
Cresselia gives him a narrowed stare. The intention is simple, and I am nothing more than their messenger. She doesn't stop the frog's angry march away. Poli starts wading away into the starry field. He's not actually going anywhere, considering there are no other destinations, but he'll probably figure something out.

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>>5637670
It seems it will be over soon enough. And now I know I need not wait for your answers. Cresselia frowns at Vee. And you are no Voice of Life, little Eevee. You should take what you said much more seriously.

Time is a non factor.

>>5637673
Theodore is being eaten.
He's being eaten and you're all laughing.

>>5637673
"Now why then, would you say you are setting them free if they aren't living?"
>Charles scratches his head with an antenna
"If they aren't alive, there is nothing to set free. You would, I assume, simply turn off the mystery dungeons. But you keep saying set them free. That implies they are alive and trapped."
"Please, enlighten me if I'm misunderstanding."

>>5637673
Okay, sorry, but the way you worded things is a little confusing and the fact that you're making MORE Mystery Dungeons pretty rapidly is making it kinda hard to believe you. I mean, I don't know what a 'ley line' is, but if the world's supposed to have 'em and they're being messed up, that is pretty concerning to the average guy, don't you think?

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>>5637673
"Then I'm ready to wake up, and I'll let you know how seriously I take it the next time we see each other."

Vee is ready to leave!

>>5637673
"Oh, there's nothing over here." Poli muses, pausing briefly. He continues walking after a few seconds of deliberation. "Well, nothing is better than dealing with high-and-mighty know it alls!"

>>5637673
Kaku rolls his eyes. "And this is a bunch of nonsense. Good night!" Kaku walks away with Poli.
>>5637674
"Effs in the chat."
>>5637680
"Yo."

>>5637673
Stern just kinda wants to leave now.

>>5637681
"Hiya!" Poli greets Kaku. "I thought she'd be a cool wizard, but she's actually a fake loser wizard..."

>>5637684
"Lotta fakers in the wizard community. Good on you for keeping it real."

>>5637674
Will anyone save Apple Theo from his pain?

>>5637676
>>5637677
You are not entirely wrong. There are those who have resided long enough within the nightmare to become shrouded in its unbreakable grasp. Despite all that the modern mortals strive to tolerate and adapt, they are still limited. Cries for help go unanswered, or never uttered to begin with. Cresselia looks surprised at the mention of ley lines, but does not let its mentioning phase her. The average Pokémon is not even aware that those exist. But to treat the lines is to treat the symptom.

>>5637679
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>>5637682
Then wake and leave the dreamscape, interlopers. Cresselia speaks. You have a feeling in your gut that this conversation isn't quite finished in the slightest.

Wake up?
>Yes.
>No.

>>5637673
"You're not killing them? This is still... hm." Citrine sits still to listen to the conversation and think.

>>5637686
>No.
>Sable desires elaboration
I only learned of them recently, myself. What are they, what purpose do they serve? I've been led to believe that they were being messed up somehow, and with the dungeons becoming much more widespread lately, I'm afraid I have to believe that. I apologize, but I can only infer from the little knowledge I have.

>>5637686
>Yes
"I'll do that! Good luck with your terraforming or whatever..."

>>5637686
>No
"I think we're missing a really important piece here'

>>5637686
"Oh wait, I know what to do!"
Poli does a funny spin and recites a chant that serves no functional purpose. "Remember! Reality is an illusion the universe is a hologrambuygoldbyeeeeeeee!!!"
>Wake up

>>5637686
>>No.
"So why don't you try to save them?"
>Charles squints his eyes at the dream interloper

"You would cast them aside as if they were waste material? Not worthy of life as soon as their prison is made null?"

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>>5637686
Vee curls up into a ball and gets comfortable, closing his eyes, though he continues to listen intently despite having nothing else to say. Every piece of information is crucial.

>No.

>>5637686
>Yes

>>5637686
>No.
Stern's hanging around with his friends.

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>>5637701
They do not serve any particular purpose or function. They were not created. 'Ley lines' are the expression of the core as it bleeds out across the world. Subsequently, this intense energy can be harnessed or crystallized. Cresselia conjures up the planet and begins showing off the glowing lines running across the world. If you were paying attention, you realize some parts fit in with your maps... And they have been 'messed up.' For a long time now. When all was well, there was no such thing as 'Mystery Dungeons.' Reality did not decide to erode the borders and intersect with dreams. Yet here we are now, and the problem is growing exponentially uncontrollable.

I think you still do not understand, Goodra. The goal is to save them. If their prison is null, then there shall be nothing to keep them trapped. All your efforts thus far will just slow down their full rescue and prevent any more similar tragedies.

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>>5637700
Kaku and Poli wake up where ever they had been sleeping before. They feel lightly exhausted, as if they did a moderate amount of jogging.

Theodore jumps awake, no longer stuck as an apple. He has limbs again!

>>5637703
Tintoretto is also chewing on Theodore's ear, muttering something about apples.

>>5637703
We're trying to fix the ley lines... I think. How is that conflicting with what you're doing? Also, I'm not buying that they don't serve a purpose. They clearly are being messed with to create dungeons, there's something important that they do that is being tampered with.

>>5637703
"Oh! I suppose I don't see a problem with that then. You had me confused there, bringing up the word, mortality. Made it sound like you'd be removing them from the dungeons *and* life."

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>>5637703
Vee listens.
He's got big ears that are good for doing that.

>>5637703
"I don't quite feel we can trust anything you're saying until you provide us with more than just words," Citrine pipes up. "Till then, we'll keep helping our friend that you tell us not to trust."

>>5637708
I said they do not have a specific purpose. Cresselia lets the dream projection fade away. Still, your personal tampering with the ley lines does not make our efforts any easier. Too many adventurers in one dungeon, so to speak. I ask that you convince your friends to let us work in resolving this once and for all.

>>5637709
Cresselia nods.

>>5637717
I already asked. As I have spoken, your actions mean more to me than your own words as well. Perhaps we will be meeting in waking plane soon enough if you continue down this path.

Our time in this realm will end soon. Cresselia announces. That is out of my control.

Over time, you've felt your body solidifying and gaining greater detail. However, your lucidity wanes with each passing moment. The stars begin to fade in the sky as it turns to a shade of mellowed orange. Cresselia's image begins to grow increasingly hazy and unfocused.

You're waking up.

>>5637719
>Sable awakens
Well... That was informative.
Now what?
>Sable takes a look around
...Sneasel? You 'round here?

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>>5637719
Vee is happy to be waking up from this dream.
Woohoo!

>>5637719
>Charles groggily gets up from his bed, wondering about the mysterious dream he had...
"Oh bother not again..."

>>5637719
"Maybe you can be less vague if you're right in front of us and we can hold you accountable," Citrine yawns. Sort of. He's not entirely capable of it, but he can pretend.

You're all back in the guild now, left to wonder what just occurred. Cresselia's mention of a physical meeting doesn't seem to... sit right with you. Almost like you're unsure of how it will go. How can you feel weary of some vague something that has yet to happen?

+100EXP, +1d20EXP

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5637724
>rolly

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>>5637724
>Roll before bed

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>>5637724
D(ice).

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>>5637724

A couple of days has passed since the visit from Cresselia in the dream world. Sneasel had been informed of the slip-up regarding her involvement and was strangely silent about the whole ordeal—did she care in the slightest, or was she quietly fuming? Considering how secretive she was, who knew. In any case, it's been an uneventful few days in the guild base, currently where you are now. Despite not being psychic, you've been having... ominous premonitions.

Chapter 40: Harbinger's Arrival

>>5643448
>Sable wonders how he's getting messages while being Dark.
>Specifically, the threshold in power where psionic messaging can break through.
>He can't decide what it is. He just looks deep in thought

>>5643448
>Charles is sitting near the guild fountain, pondering recent events
"Sneasel..."
>He mutters to himself

Rolled 9 (1d20)

Bind is trying to affix his cloak to his ankles. It's just busywork; he's clearly on edge.

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>>5643448
Leaving his room after storing a few things inside, Vee roams the halls until reaching the plaza, complimenting >>5643452 Bind on his ankle-cloak, and sliding under the bench >>5643450 Charles sits at.

"She's probably got a plan. I doubt either of them know too much about the other, and that makes it a game to figure out who has what angle, and where they expect the other to go next."

>>5643448
>>5643450
In the reflection, a certain Bewear leans over Charle's shoulder.
"Thinking about someone~?" Theo whistles.

"Oh, no, nobody was supposed to see this..."

>>5643455
"I suppose so. I'm just...so confused! Are we doing the right thing? Does Sneasel not know something that Cresselia does?"

>>5643456
>Charles turns abruptly
"Oh! Theo, its you. Yes. Our friend Sneasel. I'm a bit worried if she truly knows what she's doing..."

>>5643461
"I dunno about you, but I don't really try to do the right thing, I just so happen to be in the right whenever something really crazy like this happens. If that's the case again, then I guess I'll be two-for-two on that."

Vee scratches his ear. "I'm gonna stick by Sneasel on this one, and see where that takes me."

>>5643458
Despite his best efforts to the contrary, someone saw it.

>>5643461
Theo stares at Charles and blinks.
"She's trying to save the world, right? I honestly don't understand what's happening most of the time here at our company."

He sets his paws on his hips. "All I understand is that we're in the business of dungeoneering and that Brock is my boss. Sneasel contracted us to survey a dungeon because of the planeterium inside revealed the location to somewhere- and now Cresselia is trying to subvert our project."

He blinks again. "I think? My head still feels like the screws aren't tightened. It's hard to think."

>>5643458
>Sable emerges from Bind's ear fluff!
Sorry, you didn't say I should leave so I assumed I could be here.

>>5643448
>Kaku enters the base, smelling the tension in the air
"I'm feeling a storm coming to us..."
>>5643461
"Well, I dunno about you but I'd like being in place when the fireworks go off. Meaning, I don't trust Sneasel but at least I can be there when this whole debacle inevitably blows up, y'know."

>>5643463
"I suppose that's one way to look at it. I just don't want to be the bad guy you know?"

>>5643464
"Yes, saving the world is...somewhat of a past time for us! Heh heh. You have it right."
>Charles nods

>>5643476
>Charles stares at the rippling water in contemplation
"I...think I see where you're coming from. Better to be there to make a decision when it counts rather than not being there for fear of making the wrong choice."

>>5643461
>>5643463
"D'oh!" He looks behind himself. "...Does it at least look cool?"

>>5643464
"I don't think she ever said that. Just 'something big'. I know our track record with legendary pokemon...isn't great, but I think we should learn a little more before committing either way."

>>5643480
>>5643483
"What do you mean track record? Have you done this all before?"

>>5643483
Vee nods from under the bench.

>>5643480
Vee passively agrees as he listens to the conversation.

>>5643483
Aren't you concerned about tripping? What if it rolls up and your legs can't move as good?

>>5643485
>Charles rubs the back of his neck, slightly embarrassed
"Well, I suppose past time makes it sound trivial. We...convinced Arceus to not erase the universe and start over? I'd say that counts as saving the world wouldn't you?"

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As you all chat amongst yourselves, uneasy as you can be, for a brief second the sky darkens. A huge, sweeping form cruises against the sky, casting its shadow down on the guild. It lingers in a circling pattern before you can see it spiraling down to the caldera. A strange looking Pokémon, with clawed black-veined wings and a gray, feathery collar. The head is crowned by two scything horns. Its overall appearance is nothing but sinister, and it radiates only killing intent.

It comes to a hovering stop just above the lake, staring into the guild through the caldera's entrance.

"Show yourselves!" The creature's voice is commanding as it shouts out.

What do you do?
>Hide... I'm not dealing with whatever that is!
>Confront the stranger...
>[Player write-in]

>>5643492
Slowly, his brows incline. "When did this happen and why haven't I heard about this until now? This sounds like a big deal."

>>5643485
"One of the Sinnohan creators wanted to create a world without entropy- without Giratina. Whatever that would've looked like, it would've been..." he wiggles a hand apprehensively, "-without us. There were a couple more super-ancient pokemon in the way of getting an audience with them."

>>5643490
"I was wondering if I could glide like this." He blushes and takes off the cape. "...I saw it in a videogame once..." He mumbles, looking away.

>>5643494
>Confront the stranger...
Who's making that racke-
>Sable sees the deathbird
Uh. Um.
Hello, Lord Yveltal... What uh... what brings you here?

>>5643494
Citrine emerges at the sudden disturbance, apprehensive. "What the hell's going on out here?" he says loudly, stepping out-- "...oh. You're big."

>Confront the stranger

"What're you calling us out for?"

>>5643494
Vee pokes his head out from the bench.
"We've got an intruder."

He scuttles out from under it and sprints to the entrance to the caldera, looking for a nice tree to climb up into, or a bush to sneak through once everyone's showed up.

>>5643494
>Confront the stranger...
Theodore's head snaps 180 degrees towards the hall before turning the rest of his body around.
"Sounds like someone is looking for us," he says, "Let's go meet them."

Theodore waddles out to the Caldera where he spots the strange pokemon. Some. .. weirds must be crossed in his head, the feeling of terror is confused.

"Um. . . Hello? This is private property, if you have an appointment with us, or would like to schedule one, then you can meet us at the front."

>>5643494
>Confront the stranger
Good thing he took off that ridiculous flying-emolga getup. His smile still betrays the unease, though.
"...Hiya!"

>>5643494
"And there's the storm that was approaching..."
>Confront the stranger...
"Now this is a high class visitor! It seems our reputation precedes us."

>>5643494
>>Confront the stranger...
"Oh....Uh...Greetings."

>Charles tips his hat, as is formality upon meeting the Pokémon god of death

>>5643494
>The shout is enough to wake up Tintoretto
"Oh... hello..." >Tintoretto says flirtingly
"Do uh... you like dark wet basements? I sure do!"

>>5643500
>>5643501
>>5643503
>>5643504
>>5643505
>>5643508
>>5643509
"It is Lady," Yveltal corrects as she hovers in place. Her piercing gaze scans over the Pokémon gathering in front of her.

"I care little of what land you claim as yours, my missions supercede these intangible notions of ownership upon the earth!" Her voice roars. Her neck cranes further down, eyes flashing a brighter blue. "I was recently informed of your attempts to interfere with the sacred cycle, of which I will not take kindly to. I have been placed in charge of safeguarding this natural process, and I will not have mortals attempting to believe they are above it!"

It seems she is much too focused on resolving more pressing matters than to indulge Tintoretto's curiosity.

"What is your defense, mortals?" she questions, threateningly.

>>5643502
Unlike everyone else, Vee has taken to hiding nearby to watch the altercation. He does his best to conceal himself as the guild gathers the intruder's attention.

>>5643518
Oh! Deeply sorry, Lady Yveltal! Something must have been mixed up regarding your legend.
...
Wait, disrupt the sacred cycle? Y-you mean like the time loop things? Or are you talking about like... life and death? I haven't done anything about life and death, if that's the case.

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>>5643518
>Tintoretto struggles to think of ways to continue the conversation
>Monster Trucks?
>Killing?
>Philosophy?
"..."
"Can we hug and kiss already? I wanna skip the whole getting to know each other thing."

>>5643518
"Could you perhaps inform us as to why what we are doing is wrong?"
>Charles inquires

"Oh! Um, Ma'am."
>Charles bows his head

>>5643518
You are fortunate that a certain Arcanine is absent- instead Theo is here.

"Hey! Ma'am? What's this sacred cycle? I'm not familiar with all of this. . . Also-"

A spectral claw appears and combs Yveltal's neck fluff.

"There! Your mane was out of place."

>>5643518
"Excuse me, ma'am, but we still don't know what the sacred cycle is, or what we've really been doing to interfere. Everything's been... extremely vague. I'd really love a better explanation, because Cresselia's didn't cut it, not to be disrespectful."

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>>5643520
With the familiarity of someone who's lived here for more than a year, Vee stalks the scene and pays close attention to what Yveltal says, taking mental notes.
The sacred cycle, mortals, interference. It seems she's no stranger to talking circles, either, but that's to be seen. Could she be referring to the cycle of life and death?

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5643518
"In for a ₽..." He mutters. "To our knowledge, no 'cycle' was ever in any danger; it's those who oppose us who seek world-encompassing changes! We're fighting to keep the status quo ₐₛբₐᵣₐₛᵥₑₖₙₒᵥᵥ."

"What cycle is she talking about??? Do mystery dungeons have cycles?" He panic whispers to everyone.

>>5643531
>Sable re-whispers
Apart from the freakin' time loops!? I don't know, dude!

>>5643531
>Charles gives a big unknowing shrug, looking a little worried too!

>>5643518
"Excuse me but who voted for Miss Grim Reaper to be in charge of policing average law-abiding mons, because I sure as hell didn't!"

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>>5643521
>>5643523
>>5643526
"Do not attempt to deceive me! You know very well what you have been doing. Or else I wouldn't have been called here to deal with it myself." She huffs, still hovering above the lake. "The time loops are abominations. Nothing is natural about a place that never dies."

>>5643522
Yveltal gives a brief side glance, almost looking unimpressed.

>>5643524
"You dare!" she cries out. Yveltal does not retaliate overtly. However, attempting to comb through Yveltal's neck fluff makes Theodore feel as he just shaved a year off of his own life. Almost like it was drained away, right on the spot.
>Theo takes 1/3 recoil damage from using Shadow Claw on Yveltal!

>>5643531
"The sacred cycle that connects all living things! The one of life and death! You all have been plotting and conspiring to break the cycle entirely...!" Yveltal rattles off. Considering this personally involves her charge, it seems entirely reasonable she is mad. However... you haven't been trying to do that, right?

>>5643541
"The average law-abiding do not tamper with ancient space-time relics," she retorts. "And my opinion on your society's ideas of right or wrong matters little for what I do. All I'm aware is that there are mortals attempting to run from inevitability... on a grand scale. So here I am, dealing with it."

>>5643544
". . . Wait is that what were hired to do?" Theo asks, rubbing his paws in pain. "Ouch."

>>5643544
Vee feels like this is a lot simpler than it could've been... Could Yveltal really have been lied to so easily? Or perhaps there's more to the story.
Vee listens some more, that's something he's good at!

>>5643544
We're not trying to deceive you though? Well, at least I'm not...
Also: we literally went through the Sea of Time and met Arceus just to fix those damn loops. So uh... yeah. I... I don't know if your group is mistaken or what, but I'm pretty sure we're not trying to make everything live forever. That sounds insane, wouldn't everyone just get older and older but not die? That sounds like it'd suck.

>>5643544
"We don't know what we've been doing at all! Are you a mind-reader? I assume no, right? Because no one here really knows what you're talking about."

>>5643544
"AWW YEAH YOU FEEL THAT WAY TO HOW SUGER BABY? CATCH ME LATER GIRLFRIEND AND I SHOW YOU HOW THE VENETIANS SAIL!"
>By "HOW THE VENETIANS SAIL" he means eat extremely rotten cheese in a boat while giving one-word answers to several different questions as well as constant, constant silence.

>>5643544
"I'm calling bull on that, we are only preventing Mystery Dungeons from expanding! If all it took to mess with the concept of death was putting an orb in a dome then someone would have done it already, for sure!"

>>5643544
"I'll admit, the time loops do appear out of sync of normal reality. Does having these time loops really hurt the cycle you preside over? They are self contained aren't they?"

>To Yveltal's response to Bind's question
"W-wait now hold on a moment! We don't want to break the natural life cycle! At least that isn't our intent..."

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5643544
Astor is late as always
"Hi fellow bird"
Vibes

"What we're conspiring to, is finding out the truth! If you know anything about these mystery dungeons and magna gates, then...we won't be endangering anything if you just tell us!" He's sweating. He hasn't done any mental preparation to get into it with Death Itself.

>>5643545
"And so you admit to your crimes? Who has been using you?"

>>5643547
"Doomed to unchecked growth and excess. Life would crush itself under its own weight. That is the fate," she warns. "I know of your involvement, humans. I also know of your capabilities and the damage that can be done. I will not have a manipulator meddle in things beyond them."

>>5643549
>>5643553
>>5643554
>>5643557
>>5643559
"Your allies seem to tell me otherwise," she hisses at Citrine. "But it is clear to me that this needs to be dealt with swiftly."

"Preventing them from expanding?" Yveltal sounds unconvinced. "I know better than that. You would not need directional access to the spacial zones to simply 'halt' their growth. Considering how they have been multiplying at an unprecedented speed, you have not much to speak for in your own defense!"

"The time loops are not what I am concerned about, they have been resolved. But, yes, I found them repulsive and abominable! I had already considered the dungeons detestable enough..." Her attention goes to Bind as she stares him down. "The truth is that you are trying to plunge this world into chaos. To let it be swallowed whole by a grand Mystery Dungeon that imprisons the world. Breeding a broken cycle. If I told you to give up your mastermind and to cease whatever tampering you have been instructed to do, would you comply? That is how you will not endanger anything!"

>>5643557
Astor vibes. However, the proximity to Yveltal throws off his chill thoughts. He feels uneasy and jumpy. Like chugging a whole energy drink while in a graveyard.

>>5643552
Yveltal is now actively ignoring Tintoretto and his strange advances. She is on a mission.

>>5643571
"And what are you goind to do if I do tell you?" He asks.

>>5643571
>Charles is silent for a time, thinking and over thinking Yveltal's words. Is she right? Are we in the wrong here? Ruining the world when what we wanted to do was save it again?

"...If we were to stop, would that be it? You and Cresselia would take it from here and...fix the dungeons from appearing?"

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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5643571
"GIANT BIRD!!!"
>Tintoretto is begging harder then ever
"I BEG YOU TO NOTICE ME!!'
"NOTICE ME LOVE FOR YOU!!"
"LOVE ME TENDER!!!"
>dice roll must be higher then 17

>>5643571
Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on. Why on Earth would we want to expand the dungeons!?
We started with this whole Ley Line boufshit BECAUSE the dungeons were multiplying! Please believe me, I am a devoted follower of the Lord, I don't have any reason to cause harm to the world! I will go to great lengths to prove it, if necessary, but I will reiterate that none of us here know why the dungeons are multiplying!

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5643580
"You're doing it wrong, look"
Astor... starts to dance

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5643580
>Tintoretto will now attempt a sad love song
>Dice roll is its quality of it

>>5643571
"The dungeons had been growing before, and we haven't actually started the real work, we only got leads! You are barking at the wrong tree here. No one would think a harebrained mystery world utopia is a good idea, you are just chasing shadows. We don't take orders from self-absorbed legendaries, that's final."

>>5643588
>It's not singing it's more of just lip syncing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuii7bTkQ0c

Rolled 7 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>5643588
>Charles accompanies the sad song with the world's smallest violin (Made of Life Dew)
> +5 Melody Pin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlTOfl9F2w

>>5643571
"...no, I don't think we would. Can you explain how exactly we're contributing to the problem? All we've done is, like... go a few places. Nothing momentous."

>>5643571
Yveltal wasn't told about Sneasel? Something's fishy. Time to bait! "Heehee! I can't speak for anyone else, but if you insist on threatening us... the only pokemon giving us any direction goes by...Cresselia!"

>>5643592
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvmh2yxKUxY

>>5643598
>Tintoretto does nothing but lip sync to nothing
>It's pure violin music.
>No lyrics.
>He's just mouthing everything.
>It's highly doubtful that the Yveltal knows the song he's lip syncing.
>It just makes Tintoretto even more insane.

>>5643575
"Deal with them personally."

>>5643577
"Cresselia is not in charge of anything, nor does her realm of influence extend that far beyond the dreamworld. But yes, my sibling and I will have to deal with this!"

>>5643580
>>5643588
>>5643591
>>5643592
Tintoretto and Charles seem to be giving the strangest amateur concert in the middle of the conversation. Yveltal is still tuning him out, looking even more annoyed this is happening during the conversation.

>>5643584
>>5643590
>>5643593
Yveltal narrows her eyes as she continues to listen. As each moment passes, her expression grows increasingly impatient. "You opened the path to the spacial zones, and you're telling me that you have 'only gone to a few places.' Perhaps you might not have the express desire to be dooming the world, but you are most certainly involved. If you refuse to listen, then I cannot let you be used to destroy this realm!"

>>5643595
The strange response causes Yveltal to pause her train of thought. "What? What kind of nonsense is that?"

>>5643620
"Is there something wrong with that?We only know so much, you see."

>>5643620
"Honestly, I dunno what he thought that was gonna achieve... Anyways, did you make up your mind already? Then do your worse!"

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5643620
>This is Tintoretto's last chance to score a date...
>He pulls out his best trick yet.
"Hey bird thing!"
"--- .---- .. ..-. ...- ---.. .-.. .-- -. .-- ..."

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5643625
"You're not going to get that bird-thing!"
Astor continues doing his thing

>>5643620
And what happens when we stop, or you kill us, and yet the dungeons keep popping up?
>>5643593
Also, Citrine's telling the truth. I don't think we've actually DONE anything. We literally just walk to a place, look around, then leave. The only thing we've really done is look in some weird planetarium thing. So really, if just walking around is making things fall apart, I think there'd be a few more concerned parties.
Really, in all of this, I'd say we fit more on the roll of 'investigators' or something, not the cause of it.

Oh, and uh, please don't take any of the bluster seriously, some these guys may have severe brain damage.

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>>5643620
Watching from his tree, Vee looks and listens carefully to >>5643621 Bind's new tactic. He likes it a fair bit.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5643628
>Sneering at Castor, Tintoretto pulls out his biggest secret weapon.
>Tintoretto starts to hit the griddy for Ukraine.
>Castor you better be scared.

>>5643586
>>5643628
>>5643633
>>5643625
While a serious conversation concerning the fate of the world and the guild is being discussed, Astor and Tintoretto are participating in a dance battle.

Yveltal only displays agitation toward the side event happening in front of her.

>>5643621
>>5643630
"I trust the Dreamer and my sibling much more than any of you. I acknowledge the good you have done for this world, but I cannot let that simply overshadow this transgression! Now... will you promise to stand down or must I interfere?" Yveltal asks.

Vee has just been chilling in his hiding spot this entire time, hidden and listening.

>>5643623
>>5643629
"Then I will know the kind of damage you have wrought by letting that information come to light. I will know how deep this all goes if you are stopped and the mastermind's machinations continue. There is a reason why that temple was abandoned. The room for abuse was too much!" Yveltal shouts, slowly increasing her altitude over the group. "Your role, humans, has already been fulfilled. No investigation on your part must be done! Did Cresselia not say that much? Let the matters of life and death be handled accordingly."

It seems this is boiling closer and closer to a direct, possibly physical confrontation.

>>5643657
"Should we...agree? I'm not really seeing a positive to going against Yveltal."
"..."
"Unless..."

>>5643657
If it'll really put your mind at ease, sure, I'll back off. But seriously, if things just keep getting worse, I'm going to need to pick the case back up. You understand, right?
>>5643662
>Sable whispers for Charles
Dude she'll kill us all in an instant, we'd be screwed!

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>>5643657
Vee looks between Bind, the rest of his friends, and Yveltal.
If he wasn't trying to be sneaky, he'd have to politely disagree with the ultimatum.

Breathing deeply, he prepares for the worst. The guard's would be upset to know they'd be fighting Legendaries in the caldera. Here's to hoping this one'll go well...

>>5643664
>Whispering back
"Well not now! If we chose to do so..."

>>5643657
"Fine! We'll give it up! Look, we are laying our arms. No more snooping around. You can go away now, eat a Rattata family or something." Kaku falls on his back. He's both laying down and lying but the bacon bird might fall for it?

>>5643662
"It seems trivial when the alternative is...not fighting Death. But if something bad happened and we stood by just to avoid a fight, I'd never stop regretting it. So I'm...I'm!! I'm not backing down! I'm gonna fight Yveltal!" He turns to the phoenix. "You hear that? Blind faith never got anyone anything except regret! W-we'll beat it into you if we have to!"

>>5643670
>Sable tugs Bind's ear desperately
Dudeseriouslyshe'llkillusallwithoutblinkinganeyepleaseretractthatIdon'twannadiiieeeeeee!!!
>Sable's shaking in fear

>>5643670
>Charles makes a face that encapsulates this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-keWfA5fUcE

>>5643657
Citrine steps up beside Bind in wordless assent, giving Yveltal a challenging stare.

>>5643672
"I-it doesn't matter who the speaker is. Right is right and wrong is wrong. The cycle must not be worth much if she's willing to take a stranger's word for it...haha..." He quips, but he's trembling just as much.

>>5643679
"...Thanks!!"

>>5643678
"ᵢ ₔₒₙ'ₜ ₖₙₒₒₒₒᵥᵥ" he chokes out.

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"Your loyalty is admirable, but your convictions less so. Very well... if you choose to side against the order of mortality, then you shall have your wish!" Yveltal roars, covering the area with an even more oppressive sensation of impending death and gloom.

While there are no physical changes to the surroundings, everything seems just a little darker than it should be.

...next time, it's LHG vs. Yveltal!

+100EXP

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5643690
LHG will go first on 1, Yveltal goes first on 2.

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>>5643690
And here it comes...

>>5643690
"Oh dear..."
>Charles steps up with Bind and Citrine!

>>5643690
Lord forgive me, let this all be a misunderstanding in the end...
>Sable gulps and walks in front of Bind
A-alright! I'm... ready! Sort of...
>Sable drops into the shakiest fighting pose possible!

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>>5643690
"Well... You asked for it!"
>To be continued

Rolled 786, 143 = 929 (2d850)

ignore this

There was no session planned. Sorry about the delay.

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Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5643691
A resounding screech fills the caldera as Yveltal is encased by a sinister red aura, peeling off with wispy strands. The tension in the air seems almost choking. As you brace yourself, you watch as energy dances off of the bird's clawed wings, coalescing into dark spheres. Just as quickly as they were formed, her wings slam themselves together, releasing a pulse of light and energy. You feel a rush of wind pass over you.

Her claws release their interlocked grip on each other, unleashing the beam!
>Roll an additional 20. Whoever rolls the closest to this post's number is struck by the attack!

Yveltal returns to hovering over the area, and cleaves her wings in two swooping motions, releasing devastating blades of air. They cut through the space, impacting Bind and Citrine. "Perhaps this shall remind you why defiance leads nowhere!" It seems she wasn't pleased by their actions previously.
>Bind takes 277 damage!
>Citrine takes 271 damage!

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5656781
Citrine steps smoothly in front of Bind to block the second blast of air, wincing a little; his Flying resistance is unfortunately negated by his item. Maybe he should switch it out for now...

>Citrine takes 548 damage instead!

Rolled 2, 4 = 6 (2d20)

>>5656781
"WATCH OUT!"
>Charles tries to duck out of the way of the beam!

>As he's dodging, his body glows purple!
>Charles shoots off a retalitory acid spray at the personification of death!

>First roll for dodge, second for attack

Rolled 14, 12 = 26 (2d20)

>>5656781
>Sable unleashes his own beam! A Power Gem! (roll 1)
P-please st-st-stop this! W-we're not your enemies!
>What does fate have in store for our little guy? (beam luck, roll 2)

>>5656781
>>5656788
(40bp) + 66 + 4 = 110 Damage and Yveltal Special Defence reduced by 2 stages!

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Rolled 17, 2 = 19 (2d20)

>>5656781
Vee waits patiently from his green hiding spot as the attack torrents through some of his allies. He watches it carefully. Could it be Oblivion Wing,,?

He presses himself downward as much as he can, clutching his tree. If he isn't knocked out of it, he hopes to organize some sort of sneak attack, but fighting a flying opponent can be hard.

He retrieves a tasty snack from his scarf.
Vee used a Violent Seed!
Vee's Attack increased by 2!
Vee's Special Attack increased by 2!

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5656781
>Kaku grows hair to his limit! (x2 Bulk Up)

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5656781
Theodore beady eyes widen at the incoming attack from the deity of death herself. He turns around and bolts away.

"Boarbro! Boarbro catch!" Theodore yells, throwing the Tome of Transformation at his team member.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5656781
Stern's a bit late, but he's here now!
"Sorry for taking so long! I'm here to help!"
ACTION
Stern tries to Flamethrower from afar!

>>5656781
>>5656787

Citrine!! What kind of attack was that?! Could you tell?!...Are you okay? Sable, she can strike through us!"

Bind shuffles in place, channeling an agility.

>>5656787
Sliding in front of his guildmaster without a second consideration, Citrine takes the brunt of both attacks, feeling the bladed wind carve away at his rocky-body.

>>5656788
Charles plops to the ground, avoiding the catastrophic blast of energy as it soars overhead, nearly catching his hat in the aftermath! Quickly regaining his composure, he strikes Yveltal with a sprinkling of corrosive goo! A pained and annoyed hiss escapes from her clenched beak as she gazes down below, dismissive.

>>5656791
Sableye returns fire with some rock-powered light, attempting to slice Yveltal right out of the air. The beams leave behind residual burn marks, marring the red on her wings with a darker shade of burnt.

However, the gemlin was so focused on begging for peace that he failed to notice just how close he was to Oblivion's path. Without a second to think, he's immediately covered in a column of searing, hot pain. The world goes dark! As it subsides, Sableye feels like he's been tossed around like a punching bag between two Machamps.
>Sableye takes 100 damage!
>Something else happens...

Mark of Yveltal
>You’ve been afflicted by the Mark of Yveltal! You will faint within the next turn if you don’t pass this mark off to another person. This will only prolong its countdown! You cannot pass it to a person who has previously held the mark, or else they will faint immediately! Cycling through the entire group will remove the mark.
>A person cannot hold more than one mark at a time, if they do, they will faint immediately!

>>5656796
Vee takes a moment to munch down on a Violent Seed. He can feel the violence coursing through his mind and veins. He's Vee-iolent, now. For sure. He watches as Sableye is struck by a dread-inducing red beam. Perhaps it is the signature move of Yveltal...

>>5656800
Kaku's had some access to rejuvenating shampoo and conditioner! His hair tenses up, grows longer, and bundles together like extra musculature!

>>5656802
Theo tosses his tome to Stern, although his panicked throw seems to be very off course! Stern will have to try a bit harder to catch this one.

>>5656803
The book Theo tossed at him hits his head instead of being caught. He shakes off the strange feeling and begins his assault on Yveltal by turning up the heat! The fire just barely manages to scorch the bird's talons, causing them to flinch back.

>>5656810
Bind takes the moment to limber up after Citrine took the attack for him, stretching and preparing to get into the thick of it. The only combat he's had recently is trying to tackle paperwork, so this should be a real workout!

YVELTAL TURN 2

Her clawed wing-hands clench together, balling up into fists as they draw in swirling air. As the howling wind grows stronger, she opens up her claws and does a half-dive, unleashing two calamitous twisters upon the group!

The rolling air marches toward Charles and tosses him around before violently smashing him back into the beach of the lake.
>Charles takes 310 damage and becomes Confused!

As the poor Goodra is left to reorganize his senses, the second Hurricane passes by, moving right on top of Stern's position. It quickly picks him up as the strong winds almost ignite with the Emboar's flames, leaving a flaming tornado in its wake! He's eventually tossed out and sent to slam into a nearby tree.
>Stern takes 305 damage!

LHG TURN 2

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5656825
"She's kicking our asses guys, can we start for real this time?"
>Kaku stretches his arm all the way up to the sky, it falling onto Yveltal with a resounding Slap!

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5656825
"HH-OOF!"
>Charles huffs as the wind is knocked out of him on touchdown!

>Trying his best to get his head together, Charles trys to use an attack taht won't severly hurt a teammate...

>>5656827
"T-trying!"

>Charles used Breaking Swipe!

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5656825
"Stern! Charles!" Theodore cries out, as he sees his friends toss around the Caldera.

The Bewear's face contorts into a sour look. "You leave us alone!" He yells.

>Theodore uses Strength to try and jump onto Yveltal.

"Ican'tbelievewe'redoingthis..." He wheezes. Do you guys know anything about Yveltal?"

>>5656825
>>5656830

(60bp x 1.5stab x 1.2DF) + 66 + 12 = 186 Damage and Yveltal normal attack reduced by 1 stage!

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5656825
"Owch... That hurt..."
Stern gets back up nonetheless, picking up the Tome of Transformation. Now his Superpower won't debuff his main attacking stat! Except he's not even gonna do that, he just rushes ahead at Yveltal with a Head Smash! It's not the brightest idea admittedly, but he'll die in 2 hits anyway.

>>5656827
>(641 dmg)
>>5656833
"Uhh, Flying Dark Type Pokémon, Death incarnate, it's Aura boosts Dark type moves by x1.3... I dunno, what else?!"

>>5656836
420 damage! Huh.

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Rolled 13, 14 = 27 (2d20)

>>5656813
Watching Sable get blasted is all he needs, and Vee takes the moment to cool himself down. His heart rate, much faster than he realized, slows down a bit, and he runs it through his mind.

The plan goes as follows, Vee imagines it as if it were reality; Vee charges up his Obli-veon Wing, taking a crackshot at Yveltal, before sprinting out of the tree with Quick Attack and into concealment before she can track him. Rinse, and repeat.

Now, all that's left is to try it. Hopefully it'll be easy, but considering what happened the last few times he's tried to replicate a Legendary Move... We'll see.

With an uncertain but confident smirk, Vee goes in to execute his plan.

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Obli-veon Wing!
(and Vee tries to use Quick Attack after!)

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5656813
>>5656825
Well, isn't that a familiar feeling... I'm doomed. Better me than any of you, at least.
Alright guys, see you next life.
>Sable chooses not to pass on the mark!
>Sable shoots another Power Gem
>>5656833
Yeah. I'm screwed! Later buddy, it's been fun!

>>5656813
Citrine equips his Hard Stone instead of his Light Core, regaining his Flying resistance.

>>5656833
"Nothing here, but something tells me we won't quite be able to brute force..."

>>5656831
"I-I'm good!"
>Spinny eyes to match a spinda

"M-maybe..."

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>>5656842
275 damage if it works! The Quick Attack is for escaping.

>>5656843
"I-what?! Sable!! Hey, what's happening? Sab?!" An unsubtle coat of panic lines the sound of Bind's voice. "Guys, we have to end this quick! I don't want to see how fast she can take one of us out..."

>>5656837
"Cheater!" He curses his nigh worthless limber.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

Bind cartwheels for a little momentum into a high jump. Once he has enough air, he begins kicking upwards into Yveltal with a close combat!

>>5656825
>Forgot to post health!
HP:1010/1320

>>5656839
Correction! Due to Acid Spray, it does 780 fucking damage! Stern is THIS close to getting KO'ed.

>>5656827
>>5656830
Kaku manages to whip his hair up into an elongated arm, forming it for the perfect slap. There's a crack as Yveltal is smacked in the side, causing her wings to stutter as she tries to keep herself airborne. A second sideswipe appears out of left field, performed by none other than Charles! The attack visibly shunts Yveltal off to the right by two feet as her wings beat harder to prevent a sudden meeting with the ground.

Their arms feel strangely numb.
>Kaku and Charles take 50HP damage...

>>5656831
Theodore places the strength into his legs to leap skyward, aiming to grapple with Yveltal. Considering the extreme (relatively) distance between the two, Theodore almost misses the mark. However, he manages to grab onto the clawed hand-tail at the last moment, barely holding on. Yveltal looks down and caws angrily. "Begone!" she cries out, shaking the Bewear around violently.

Theodore can feel his grip feeling weaker.
>Theodore takes 50HP damage...

>>5656836
Stern, still reeling from the sky-blender he was forcefully volunteered to experience, composes his thoughts and rushes head-first, literally, into battle. He jumps up and smashes his head into the base of Yveltal's tail, the furthest point he could reliably reach. This knocks Yveltal down slightly lower to the ground.

Stern feels a headache coming on.
>Stern takes 50HP damage...

>>5656842
Seeing Yveltal's moves, Vee attempts the same thing. It's no easy feat to recreate the move perfectly after having just watched it, but he'll try anyway! He feels a rumbling energy coursing through him as a blast of energy comes roaring out, covering his body is pulsating darkness. Yveltal looks on in surprise as her own Oblivion returns to her. Vee doesn't let up as he follows with a blurring dash, tackling Yveltal's stomach. He bounces back to the ground, recovering from the strange feeling of exertion.

Vee feels exhausted. Almost as if firing that beam and being in physical contact with Yveltal drained some of his own energy in the process.
>Vee was successful! However, he takes 100HP damage...

>>5656843
Sable decides to hold onto mark, exchanging his chance to fight one last time! Raising another set of glittery stones to channel energy, he launches an attack to sear the bird with pinpoint lasers! As his attack finishes, so does his will to fight. Dark smoke emanates from his body as it begins to pulse with red streaks of light. It grows brighter and brighter... until an echoing boom craters the area around Sableye! Grass and plants that were around him die immediately as the deathly implosion causes Sable to faint on the spot.

He stiffly collapses to the ground.

>>5656845
Citrine lets his Light Core float back into his bag, trading its place with a Hard Stone.

>>5656870
"Ugh, w-why does my tail feel like...TV static?"
>Charles' tail uncurls a bit from its normal posture...

HP: 960/1320

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5656870
"No! I'm not going to let you hurt my friends!" Theodore protests, reinforcing his efforts with more another use of Strength.

He's trying to climb onto her neck.

>Theodore's HP: 690

>>5656870
(HP 1270/1320)
"Gah! It's like putting your fingers on the wall socket..."

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5656858
Bind turns himself into a living wheel for just a bit more speed, before taking that rolling momentum and springing his body up into the air with the help of his ears. With his agility and dexterity, he reaches Yveltal's height, legs locked like a spike. As soon as Bind reaches the apex of his arc, he unleashes a flurry of kicks and deftly springboards off of his opponent with a flourish. He lands on the ground with the help of his ears acting as cushions.

His legs feel oddly worn out. As if he went for a long, long walk.
>Bind takes 50HP damage!

>>5656842
Correction: Vee uses his Quick Attack to escape into concealment. Considering he's fast and small enough, Yveltal has no idea where to track the little thing that just sent an Oblivion Wing her way.

YVELTAL TURN 3

She lets out a screeching roar as she's fallen a significant height down from her original position in the air, pushing the water of the lake around with her weighty beating wings. "I will not forgive your insolence!" Yveltal screams.

Her clawed wings quickly slam together and produces another crackling sphere of death. Wreathed in darkness and death, she flicks her wing-hands open and lets a pulsing beam seek out its next target. The pillar of energy slices through the air...
>Make an additional d20 roll! Closest number to this post's will be hit!

LHG TURN 3

Rolled 15, 9 = 24 (2d20)

>>5656880
"Whoa whoa whoaaa!"
Stern tries to smack Yveltal with a Superpower! (1st roll)

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5656880
Sable...? SABLE!! Is that...!!" His voice falls away...

Rolled 7, 16 = 23 (2d20)

>>5656880
"Stop that!" Theodore shouts, climbing up her neck and reaching for her horns.

"They say grab life by the horns, but I guess it applies to you too!" Theodore says before pulling back as hard he can to distract the deity.

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>>5656870
>>5656880
>Sabledie

Rolled 18, 12, 9 = 39 (3d20)

>>5656880
"Lady, you are not living up to the legend!"
>Now that Yveltal's closer to the surface, Kaku goes for the ol' one-two Sucker Punch-Slap, boosted by her own aura!
>3d20 SP-Slap-Dodge

>>5656880
"Wh-huh?"

>>5656887
>Sable T. Die

"S-sable! Hold on!"
>Charles, somewhat clumsily, lumbers over to the down and out sableye.
>He produces a revive seed!
>The dragon promptly places it in Sable's mouth
"W-wake up!"
>Still spinda Goodra

>>5656888
(240, 638 dmg)

Rolled 8 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

Bind huffs. It's hard to tear his eyes off his friend, even harder to breathe, and his legs even sting of fatigue, despite not being hit. His mind is thick with confusion and fear, but at least he has an objective. A talent for acrobatics and agility in hand, Bind dives forward to land on his hands and ears, pushing off with a twist for another high jump! This time, he's hoping to land on Yveltal...

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5656880
>Additional dodge roll

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Rolled 12, 14 = 26 (2d20)

>>5656870
>>5656880
Vee dashes into a bush after dropping from his tree, taking a deep breath and panting as he rests. He can't help but feel giddy, having crossed off another Legendary Move on his list of moves to use. It worked! Though, Oblivion Wing certainly doesn't feel good to use... Maybe it'll only be of use when it's needed.

He looks out through the bush, flinching as he hears Bind scream for Sable. Seems like he's dead thrice now. Vee feels like he has to do something... He keeps track of his count. One, two. One more move to go until his Last Resort.

Once he's had a good breath, he goes on the prowl, low to the ground. With the power of Refresh, he strafes around behind Yveltal, comfortable and cool as a Vee, hoping to remain unnoticed while showing his allies that he's not just hiding. He wants to catch >>5656893 Bind's attention somehow, but isn't sure how...

Vee used Refresh!

The soothing, tension-releasing aspect of the Move works wonders when you need to get around.

(First roll, sneaking with Refresh. Second roll, dodge.)

Rolled 7, 11 = 18 (2d20)

>>5656880
>>5656885
>>5656889
>Sable awakens.
https://youtu.be/y3kTFzLA9Ko
Alright. Guess that ain't the end quite yet. Thanks, Charles.
>>5656893
Goin' right at it, eh Bind? Alright, I'm comin' with ya!
>Sable leaps up to Pimp Hand the Goddess of Death! (Knock-Off, roll 1)
>Sable hopes this ends well (evasion roll 2)

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5656880
Astor is... there! Vibin (And missing his turn)

>>5656901
"S-sure..."
>Charles grips his head as his eyes continue to spin!

>>5656884
With his Superpower changed, he manages to reach Yveltal without the added trouble of needing to close the distance. He feels a lingering phantom pain through his arm. He's fine.

>>5656874
>>5656886
(hey no double-dipping)
Theodore continues climbing up Yveltal's body like a persistent bug, grappling her body as he journeys further. His actions do, however, distract Yveltal from being on the offensive. Her clawed tail curls up as his grips him by his torso and rips him off of her body, fast balling the Bewear into the lake. With a plume of water, Theodore has been cast into the chilly mountain water!

He feels fairly exhausted from fighting against his body. Eventually, he surfaces, floating on the top of the lake.
>Theodore takes 50HP damage.

>>5656888
Kaku uses his strengthened form to reach out once more and deliver a less-than-honorable blow to the legendary, sacking her right in the gut. Her claws clench as she shakes her head, her eyes brightening into a furious shade of blue. He moves in with a second slap, causing her head to jerk momentarily to the side.

Kaku's hands are feeling increasingly like they do not want to listen to him. A bubbling sensation of pins and needles prickle his skin.
>Kaku takes 100HP damage...

>>5656889
>>5656901
>>5656896
Sableye is brought back to the land of the awake by Charles, a breath of life with a reviver seed. The gemlin is back in action, reaching out to claw at unsuspecting legendary. His Knock-Off manages to send a worn amulet clattering to the ground.

Sable's hand feels numb as it brushed through Yveltal's plumage.
>Sable takes 50HP damage...

In the moment that Charles took to revive Sableye, the beam had been aimed at him! A powerful, rippling sensation dances through his gooey form, permeating throughout his entire body.

Mark of Yveltal β
>You’ve been afflicted by the Mark of Yveltal! You will faint within the next turn if you don’t pass this mark off to another person. This will only prolong its countdown! You cannot pass it to a person who has previously held the mark, or else they will faint immediately! Cycling through the entire group will remove the mark.
>A person cannot hold more than one mark at a time, if they do, they will faint immediately!

>>5656893
Bind once again sends himself into the air. However, he's not hoping to attack this time. For a second, as he goes soaring int othe air, his trajectory and his eyes tell him he's about to miss. With a stroke of luck, he manages to grip onto the wispy gray plumage. Bind, using Yveltal's fluffy collar as leverage, manages to smack into Yveltal's back, barely holding on.

>>5656900
Vee is much too small now and already previously in cover. There's no way Yveltal would have noticed him moving around. He's in a completely different area now, so he should be safe from the beam. It's already hit its target, anyway...

>>5656905
Astor vibes, watching the intense carnage being wrought at the caldera's shore.

His agility faded, Bind reaches up and presses one of his magic flowers into Yveltal's back. The pollen and powder of these buds, known to turn any pokemon they touch into psychic types."Kaku! Vee! Theo! You're up!"

Once his work is done, he's about to make his escape before catching a glimpse of his partner's head.
"...Ah?" The confusing sight keeps him in place on the bird's back rather than moving.

>>5656924
(1170/1320)
"Damn, it hurts! I'll just try something else..."

>>5656924
YVELTAL TURN 4

"You dare retaliate and have the gall to insult me!?" she screeches, fluttering higher even as Bind is throwing off her balance. Her right claws tense up before bringing them across Kaku's face in a swooping lunge. She's Lashing Out!
>Kaku takes 329 damage!

She returns to the skies, but it's clear that the fight is already taking its toll on her. As she analyzes the situation, including the bunny on her back, Yveltal raises her wings up. A shroud of purple light envelops her body, wreathing her in ghostly flames. She tucks her body together and falls toward the lake. Like a graceful dart, she slips beneath its surface without adding even the slightest ripple to the already tumultuous water's surface.
>Yveltal used Phantom Force!

Bind feels himself being compressed in a dark tunnel. Where did he go!? Why are there voices trying to speak to him!? It's all too quiet and too loud at the same time!

LHG TURN 4

>>5656924
>>5656933
>The beam passes over Charles!
>He braces for impact...
>But nothing comes?
>After a moment however...

>Dread

"Uh, g-guys? I-I don't feel right! Uh-uh-"
>Charles frantically looks around for someone to help him!

"S-Sable?"
>Charles reaches out a hand to Sable, does he accept the burden?

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5656933
From the depths Theo bobs back out of the water, flailing his arms. "Gack!" He spits out some water.

"Grrr. . . I've got to find a way to stop her!" He grabs something close like a stick or stone at chucks it at Yveltal with Strength!

>Theodore's HP: 640

Rolled 196 (1d850)

>>5656933
(841/1320)
"Sonuva... Hey, did she just peace out?! The audacity!"
>Kaku tics reality in the meantime.

>>5656924
>>5656933
Oh? What's this now?
>Sable takes and inspects the fallen amulet.
>>5656936
>He looks up to see Charles surrounded by the same dreaded energy that destroyed him last time.
Charles!
>He grasps his hand with grim determination in his Sable eyes
I won't let Her take you, I promise.

>>5656938
>Kaku used Icy Wind. Air feels a bit cooler now, refreshing!

Bind tries to call out, but even the air around him, if there is any, feels wrong. He tries closing his eyes and ears and clinging to the legendary he hopes he's still in contact with.

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Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5656933
Vee might recognize that move...
"Nope!"
He dives into the water as well, doing his best to put on a vanishing act of his own as he does so. He's gonna stop whatever she's doing! Maybe.

"Everybody get ready for when she's back!" he calls out to his allies while wading through the water, specifically the marked ones, Charles >>5656936 and Sable >>5656940. "I'm getting Bind!"

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Phantom Force!
He vanishes immediately after, diving underneath.

What are the chances he'll find Yveltal and Bind >>5656944 in the metaphysical realm?

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5656933
"Incoming!"
Astor uses tailwind on himself to be faster (And dodge better)

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5656933
>>5656937
Stern also pops out of the water! He's surprisingly fine in the water.
"I'll help you out, Theo!"
Stern yeets some rocks with Superpower as well.

Citrine uses Iron Defense, frustrated at his inability to interact, and prepares for the Phantom Force's second half.

"She'd fuckin' better come back..."

>>5656940
"Th-thank you."

>>5656945
"Understood!"
>Charles dusts hiself off, the effects of confusion starting to dissipate?

>>5656949
She'll be back... Just wait for it...

>>5656936
>>5656940
Charles feels a crushing weight lifted from his shoulders as it's lifted by Sable. Now the gemlin can feel a familiar feeling of overwhelming dread as he now obtains Mark of Yveltal β .

The amulet seems to be a faded metal tree, branching out into a ring.

>>5656938
>>5656941
Kaku makes the mountain air colder. For someone constantly wearing a fur-hair coat, it's quite pleasant, actually.

>>5656944
>>5656945
In a realm beyond realms, no one can hear you scream. Vee sees the legendary vanishing into the space between spaces and follows suit, leaping into the deep dark un-reality. It's murky and hard to see, but he can definitely feel an overwhelming presence somewhere nearby. Despite the lack of features, it is undoubtedly Yveltal swimming in the depths of the void. He can see it circling around something glowing brightly on the surface of reality... who could that be?

>>5656946
Astor has been resting for too long, and his left leg has lightly cramped up. However, he still manages to successfully tailwind, becoming even faster! He's ready to ride these winds.

>>5656937
>>5656948
The two members of Team Prospect must've hit their heads too hard, as they begin throwing objects up into the air against someone who isn't there. Together, they do manage to unearth a giant boulder. It's sharp and pointy...

>>5656949
Citrine's body reinforces itself as his body attempts to match the likeness of steel.

YVELTAL TURN 5

A dark portal forms underneath Charles' legs. At first, there's no noticing the difference between it and his own cast shadow... but once the signs show themselves, there's no reacting fast enough! A violent collision occurs as ghostly energies attempt to enter a space already occupied by something else. The Goodra is flung into the air, tumbling uncontrollably.
>Charles takes 210 damage!

Yveltal, now suddenly in the center of the main group, raises her wings and sweeps up a storm of dust and debris. The ensuing hurricane of wind collides with Citrine.
>Citrine takes 112 damage!

Still on the ground, she twists to face around. Staring down Kaku, she wraps her wing-hand around his body and releases a crackling pulse of energy. "How does this legend feel now?"

Mark of Yveltal Δ
>You’ve been afflicted by the Mark of Yveltal! You will faint within the next turn if you don’t pass this mark off to another person. This will only prolong its countdown! You cannot pass it to a person who has previously held the mark, or else they will faint immediately! Cycling through the entire group will remove the mark.
>A person cannot hold more than one mark at a time, if they do, they will faint immediately!

Meanwhile...

Bind feels his grip slipping away as he spins out in the depths of darkness, left alone as his ride escapes back into the realm of mortals. Is he trapped!?

LHG TURN 5