(12-28-2017, 04:40 PM)Iron Wrote: [ -> ]You arrive back in Stair City, having Gliscor and your own Pokemon fend off most of the attacking Pokemon without issue. Each of the attackers was quite strong, but they came one at a time and you were able to do 11v1 battles from atop the Metagross and simply demolish them.
A light dusting of snow greeted you each morning. With judicious use of Tailwind on the Metagross, you were able to cut the journey from 9 days to 6. This effort exhausts Lucifer, so he just spends most of his time sleeping after using the move.
The morning you come within sight of the Skull Ruins, the blue egg carried by Nathan hatches!! That's about a day earlier than expected. The weather is calm with blue skies as you have entered the more moderate part of the Divide. Castform is born to perfectly neutral weather. Happiness 2, Loyalty 3, Disobedience 0, Tackle, Forecast.
You can all have 6 heartbeat XP, which includes the few battles you ran into along the journey to get here. Normally you would not get heartbeat XP from days where no RP-ing occurred.
*Flashback during Trip Through The Divide!*
The return journey back to Stair was a one of mostly silence, reflection, and contemplation for Ventus .....well, in between warding off various dangerous Pokémon and making sure his little devil was in good health after frequent + demanding use of Tailwind. Truth be told, the researcher was greatly relieved that the city had been spared from those Vines despite the......
dubious source of aid, as that was one less source of pressure and grave concern off his mind, and he didn't have to stomach the thought of the city/Cheshire falling or his....alternative plans to deal with it. What took its place, unfortunately, was what that wretched old
thing said to him about his 'Path' and 'Choices' the.....
connection he implied to that equally blast Voice, and the though of Nathan and Heart learning the 'practice' ofÂ
Earthpower in earnest.
'No matter what that old man says on the topic, Earthpower is just magic by another name, or a force so similar to it that it matters just about the same. Humanity should well leave alone such forbidden and dangerous power, lest it corrupt and destroy them like so many other arcane
things have done. If Nathan or Heart choose to indulge their unchecked curiosity despite the dangers, they may do WIHTOUT involving me or Shiva, and suffer the fell consequences of their actions......' was one of the thoughts that often repeated itself as his mind drifted back to his 'confrontation' with the eremit, before he shook his head to push it aside once more and tried to reluctantly and resigndelly accept the choices of his companions, for good or (much more likely) for ill. They made their bed in the soil, and now they must lie in it if that is what they foolishly wish..... He just hopes this will be the end to that
group's meddling influence, and that the only nefarious things he will have to deal with where Almanac, Scimitars, and Nathan's poor choice in Orthros......
During this time Ventus' thoughts also casted themselves towards his fire camel Hanael, which he had been deliberately not thinking about until this point to avoid endlessly fretting and worrying over whether or not they were fine, and the thought of how to further improve his family's battle prowess. The former just caused him to grimace a bit every time he thought of her wellbeing, as well as mutter a few prayers to Reshirim for them to be safe and sound, with one the more commonly repeated ones being : 'Oh Reshirim, I humbly ask of you that my sister Hanael has been protected from permenant harm, and that she has only grown stronger for her struggles against those Vines....'
As for the matter of fortifying and increasing his family's strength, he cast his thoughts back on his journey thus far, pondering on the various methods he had employed thus far towards those ends.....until he recalled Shiva tutoring Raphael in learning Nasty Plot (Which neither of them really had the chance to employ, regretfully). Her talent, knowledge, and experience in Breeding has afforded her the ability to easily Tutor her Pokémon in various moves, and her regular instructing and care has been most effective/beneficial as well. Hmm.....perhaps I can ask her for advice on how I could do the same with my Pokémon at a later date, once we have a chance to evaluate the situation in Stair and being debrief by Dagney for our part in ending the crisis. Oh, and I need to fully reclaim possession of my Egg too, as no doubt its nearing a critical point in its development!' the empath thought to himself, glancing at he dearest and most blessed friend as he done so, before redirecting his focus on sorting himself out and keeping vigilant watch for potential threats. They'll be time enough to get those things done, but for now....no.
Castformed hatching from the Egg startled Ventus somewhat from his pensive state, and he gave Nathan a congradulatory smile despite the.....tension between the two of them. A Pokémon hatching and bonding with you is both a great accomplishment and momentuous occasion, after all, so he could let things go between them for just that moment.
Lilith was mostly content with riding along in her master's lap and take in the sights while occasionally lending her aid in battle and demanding some attention/treats. The Great Divide was a bit to frigid for her tastes personally, but she couldn't deny the amazing sights and views afforded by the normally imposing mountain range, nor the opportunity to prove her strength every against the monsters that live in it!
*Flashback End*