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Akala Island

Psyche grimaces, as she feels the presence. ~I thought I told you the CU and I don't mesh well. Perhaps you wanted a reason why.~

Through the creeping fog, a brilliant, hooded angel drifts in.

???: "I am the Promised End. This world will be remade for me, but not yet. For now, the obstacle ahead of me... you." - a stream of tendrils erupt from under the angel and aim toward whatever is stalking Psyche.-

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Tapu Village

-there is currently someone behind Tangerine-

-she's fairly tall, wearing rather deliberately raggedy clothing in the style of a Hex Girl, and making no noise whatsoever-

-until she remembers to breathe, anyway-

-it's rather loud-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-The tentacles burst into fiery ribbons before any of them get within 6 feet of the figure.-

???: Weak. Weak and Pathetic.

-Fiery arcs tear through the air through the tentacles and towards the shadow self as a tall, black clad man with hair as red as the fog he made and eyes cold and gray as steel with a golden glint in the irises steps forward. Twin katanans cloaked in flames are held at the ready as the man marches toward the shadow.-

???: Be gone wretch. I only wish to use your pathetic host to slaughter others.

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:07:48 PM by keys2tkingdom

Fuego: -gets back on his feet, then looks down at his body in wonder-

<Wow, I- didn't think I'd look this much like Grandma...>

-he picks up his bone, which ignites with blue flame-

<eep!!!>

-...and he drops it-

-theeeen crouches down to poke it-

Tangerine: It's called an Alolan For-

-breathing intensifies-

-!!!

-they whirl around-

-the nearest person to the Lycanroc would be Presta, who throws up a barrier in a panic-

-Mycelium Spectre lumbers around to punch Piper, as Ton jumps out the hole in the wall-

Merkle the Klefki: -clutches the phone tight as a key, jingling in distress-

Sol: Hang on Merkle!

-he throws a smokebomb of his own at Dorian-

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:06:20 PM by Tangent128

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

Psyche balls her fists. ~You know how many threats from beyond this world have tried to fuck with my head? Too many to count, and you know what? YOU JUST FUCKING TRY IT, I WILL TAKE YOU TO HELL WITH ME.~

Emeria appears to grimace behind her hood. "A small matter."

She calls horrifying hellspawn from beneath the ground, latticed mockeries of nature oozing, dripping with tendrils to attack the man.

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Tapu Village

Hex Girl: Hey Tangent. Nice Marowak.

-she wanders over and casually scoops Fuego up, peering into his eyes-

Hex Girl: I love that they're ghosts here. Everything's so much nicer with ghosts.

-she pets Fuego's head-

Hex Girl: Ooh, you're so cute~

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Best Berry HQ

(It goes without saying that Piper isn't prepared to take a punch from something so vast.)

Piper fainted!

(Dorian leaps at Merkle through the smoke, trying to grab the Klefki with his fangs for a Draining Kiss. Citron and his thrashing claws disappear amidst the smoke.)

Tastes better on the way back down.

Tangerine: um- um- uh?

-they blink, then weakly offer-

...I've been trying "Tangerine" lately?

Fuego: <Tangerine who is this girl and why do her pets feel good?> o_o;

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

Berry Best HQ

-The Lycanroc rebounds off the barrier and lunges at Sol wth a Crunch-

Contact Me!

Route 1

... I will ask again, what have you done?

-The Rattata currently curled up on the back of Rockruff eeps and curls up tighter-

Rattata: <I DON'T KNOW! What did I do!?>

The moment I saw you the Slip started screaming in my head and it hasn't stopped yet. So the question is, WHY?

Rattata: <I didn't do anything I swear!>

Rockruff: <I don't think he did the thing. He doesn't look like a thing that does things>

Well, then what the frig is causing... Gah...

-As Pent takes a moment to deal with the Slip-induced headache, the Rattata flees-

Okay, okay... I can push past this one... Oh frick the rat ran off...

-The Rockruff plods over and gently paws at Pent's head-

Rockruff: <Dere dere human, headhurts will go away on their own.>

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:25:25 PM by Pentigan

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

-The fleshy and rather burnable hellspawn swarm the man but are immolated and fall away as as ash in the wind as the man's eyes flash with destructive flames.-

???: You mean to stop me? That's so pathetic it isn't even laughable. I am the Embodiment of Fire, Bloodshed, and the Destruction of Bonds. I am Hi-no-Kagutsuchi...

-To Emeria- ... And you are in my way.

-Hin-no-Kagutshi swords become blurs as a torrent of fiery swathes rain down at Elmria.-

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:30:19 PM by keys2tkingdom

Heahea City

-To Tangent-

...Did you and Forte manage to beat the Kalos League yet?

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:33:14 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Tapu Village

Hex Girl: Whoops, sorry.

-she peers at Fuego-

Hex Girl: I'm very good with ghosts. Didn't Tangerine tell you about me?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Outskirts of Heahea

Psyche coughs. ~You know what, never heard of you. But that's fine, you know who I am. Name's Caroline FUCKING Davis, the nightmare of beasties of the mind before you and the end to many after, Telepath Nonpareil, and delver of dreamscapes. I have seen horrors worse than war, made bonds stronger than a monk's faith, and... wait, I don't have a parallel badass one liner for fire, but FUCK YOU.~

Emeria pulls out a pair of broken blades. "Through my swords, you will see the fading light. I have spawned the Voice of Nightmares, and you will despair in her presence."

Another... angel?◊ spawns from below the pair, taking the brunt of the flames, and putting them out with her... wings?

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Tangent: -sweatdrops- Oh, um, good-evening, Doctor Tagg.

How's the research?

Fuego: -looks to Tangerine in confusion-

Tangerine: Um...

Who are you?

-Sol attempts to counter by punching the Lycanroc in the nose-

-Ton smashes in a window closer to Merkle and grabs ahold of the Klefki's ring-

Brebre: -feels Citron's claws- <Something's nipping at my feet... >.< >

-he shuffles off backwards out the hole, directing Mycelium Spectre to kick into the smoke cloud-

edited 22nd Mar '17 8:48:10 PM by Tangent128

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

Tapu Village

Hex Girl: Uh...I'm Every. Duh?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Heahea City

-To Tangent-

Dr. Tagg? You sound like Tracer when you say that. Anyway, there's my Pinsir article that needs writing, but it probably won't be finished until we get to Poni.

-Suddenly red sky-

What in the world?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Best Berry HQ

(Mycelium Spectre kicks way, way above the Mimikyu's diminutive body mass. In response, the claws grasp the Z-Move construct's leg and attempt to rip it off with brute force.)

(Dorian grits his teeth, which are clamped tight as a set of thumbscrews around Merkle and the phone, and pulls with all his might.)

Tastes better on the way back down.

-Hi-no-Kagutsuchi laughs ecstatically at the horrific spectacle.-

Hi-no-Kagutsuchi: YES! THIS is the power i wanted!

-Hi-no-Kagutsuchi form becomes obscured as a giant fireball forms around him.-

Hi-no-Kagutsuchi: YOU SHALL BECOME MY VESSEL!

-The fireball flies upwards, blasting a hole in the giant "angel's" chest cavity with the flesh continuing to melt around the still infernally hot wound.-

-Hi-no-Kagutsuchi burst out of his fireball above Emeria and begins to freefall as he swings his swords at the offending Shadow self.-

edited 22nd Mar '17 9:55:13 PM by keys2tkingdom

Psyche grimaces. ~Well, I'm running out of options that will leave the rest of the area with minimal collateral damage.~

Emeria is thrown backward by the force of the impact, landing into Psyche's body and dissipating.

~... Fuck it.~ She marches up to the inferno and kicks at it ineffectively. ~COME DOWN AND FUCKING FIGHT ME YOU BLOODY ASSTART, MANO A MANO, COME AT ME. I WILL FIGHT YOU MYSELF IF I HAVE TO.~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Tangerine: -they blush- Oh! I'm sorry, I hadn't heard.

...

So, speaking of ghosts, Tagg says you, um... caught a particular somebody.

Tangent: Well, good luck with-

-red sky-

...that's not a good sign. Is this a Wabbajack stunt?

Absol: -walks up, back arched- <No, it's something else.>

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

Above Heahea City

-Hi-no-Kagutsuchi suddenly appears out of the inferno in front of Psyche and grabs her by the throat and then holds Psyche aloft with his right hand with his arm raised to its full length. As Psyche is lifted, above Akala island, the sky grows red as a the Crimson Fog swirls into a vortex above the former battle ground. When he speaks, Hi-no-Kagutsuchi's voice shifts from a normal human male's voice to a Reverb of Doom.-

Hi-no-Kagutsuchi: Very well then human... It is time to despair! This form you want to do battle with... BEHOLD IT!

-The man's face becomes lifeless - although the body maintains a stranglehold on Psyche's neck - as column of green light flies into the red and black vortex in the sky. As the green fades, fiery swirls appear in the vortex as Psyche and the flesh puppet float upwards as fires explodes out of the center of the votex as the head of Vigoroth with Primal Groudon-like teeth and armor with a blade-like horn on its muzzle bursts out of the vortex.-

True!Hi-no-Kagutsuchi: AH-HAHAHAHAHA!

-Hi-no-Kagutsuchi opens his mouth and swallows both figures with a shit eating grin as his clawed hand pull his upper body out from the vortex. and roars at the island below.-

Hi-no-Kagutsuchi: COME CONTRACTORS! FACE ME! YOU KNOW WHERE I AM! DON'T KEEP ME WAITING! AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA...

-With a hot gale, the fiery beast fades from the sky as Tagg - and possibly other aurics - may notice one particular thread is no longer in this world as they knew her.-

edited 23rd Mar '17 4:00:42 AM by keys2tkingdom

Psyche flails, kicking and howling at the puppet. ~I WILL END YOU AND ALL THAT YOU STAND FOR USURPER. AND EVEN IF YOU TAKE ME, I WILL DRAG YOU TO FUCKING HELL WITH ME, MY FRIENDS WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT.~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

-To Tangent, as Hi-no-Kagutsuchi takes Psyche away-

...Psyche... that thing took Psyche!

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Route 1

-Pent is in fact feeling much better right now and has gotten back to training up his two mons in preparation for the Grand Trial-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.