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(10-06-2018, 03:52 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-05-2018, 10:16 PM)Iron Wrote: Heart wanders in the dark until he spots a shrine up on a hillside. Thinking this might be a good place to find rare and mystical Pokemon, he gets closer and sees that dozens of stones have been piled into the shape of Groudon. On each stone is a mural story, like a single panel of a comic.

Heart follows the story as best he could, and learns the tale of a soldier trapped and tortured by an angry Groudon, perhaps in retaliation for some offense. It's a bit like the story of Sisyphus - whenever the soldier would drag his weary gear to Groudon, Groudon would raise its arms and reverse the slope of the mountain. When the soldier reached the bottom and raised his weapon, Groudon would suddenly lift the ground under its own feet until it was at the peak of a new mountain, and the soldier would roll to the bottom. Next time, the process was reversed. At last, the soldier threw all his gear into the lake which had formed at the bottom of the valley and gave up on trying to escape Groudon's punishment. He just sat and refused to move until he died. Groudon just laughed and raised the lake to the top of a hill - this hill! The lake has shrunk to a smaller lake/tarn at Groudon's feet. It's pretty muddy and rocky right now, and you can't tell how deep it is in the darkness. Still, it reflects beautiful starlight.

There are also some symbols on the shrine. They look like nonsense, until you recognize some that belong on a Cleanse Tag! These must be true names of Ghost Pokemon and this shrine wards them off or entraps them. Kecleon doesn't care, he just stands on the statue of Groudon, a black silhouette in the darkness.

(Let me know if that story makes sense to you, Spiritmon. I don't always write clearly this late at night).

Heart was impress with such tale. "That guy was tough and determined I guess. Its not everyone who can stand up with courage against a legendary. He have guts until he gave up." Heart touch the symbols in shrine. He didnt understand very much, but he reconize some of those letters. "Hmm, these symbols resemble a bit the Cleanse Tags in my time. These must be some sort of ancient laguage the future people must have use as a base to create the Cleanse Tags. Or maybe vice-versa. Shiva would like see such marks around here." Heart then notices Kecleon Glare the statue of Groundon. "What wrong Kecleon. Something bothering you?"

Kecleon is basically dancing on the statue to show he doesn't care about this legendary Pokemon. The statue, as you search it, appears to be quite solid despite having no mortar in between stones. It has its arms upraised, mimicking the legend where it raised and lowered the mountain, turning lake into tarn.

So I think you get the feeling there could definitely be a Honedge around here. But where, more specifically, do you search?

(10-06-2018, 04:29 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 03:52 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-05-2018, 10:16 PM)Iron Wrote: Heart wanders in the dark until he spots a shrine up on a hillside. Thinking this might be a good place to find rare and mystical Pokemon, he gets closer and sees that dozens of stones have been piled into the shape of Groudon. On each stone is a mural story, like a single panel of a comic.

Heart follows the story as best he could, and learns the tale of a soldier trapped and tortured by an angry Groudon, perhaps in retaliation for some offense. It's a bit like the story of Sisyphus - whenever the soldier would drag his weary gear to Groudon, Groudon would raise its arms and reverse the slope of the mountain. When the soldier reached the bottom and raised his weapon, Groudon would suddenly lift the ground under its own feet until it was at the peak of a new mountain, and the soldier would roll to the bottom. Next time, the process was reversed. At last, the soldier threw all his gear into the lake which had formed at the bottom of the valley and gave up on trying to escape Groudon's punishment. He just sat and refused to move until he died. Groudon just laughed and raised the lake to the top of a hill - this hill! The lake has shrunk to a smaller lake/tarn at Groudon's feet. It's pretty muddy and rocky right now, and you can't tell how deep it is in the darkness. Still, it reflects beautiful starlight.

There are also some symbols on the shrine. They look like nonsense, until you recognize some that belong on a Cleanse Tag! These must be true names of Ghost Pokemon and this shrine wards them off or entraps them. Kecleon doesn't care, he just stands on the statue of Groudon, a black silhouette in the darkness.

(Let me know if that story makes sense to you, Spiritmon. I don't always write clearly this late at night).

Heart was impress with such tale. "That guy was tough and determined I guess. Its not everyone who can stand up with courage against a legendary. He have guts until he gave up." Heart touch the symbols in shrine. He didnt understand very much, but he reconize some of those letters. "Hmm, these symbols resemble a bit the Cleanse Tags in my time. These must be some sort of ancient laguage the future people must have use as a base to create the Cleanse Tags. Or maybe vice-versa. Shiva would like see such marks around here." Heart then notices Kecleon Glare the statue of Groundon. "What wrong Kecleon. Something bothering you?"

Kecleon is basically dancing on the statue to show he doesn't care about this legendary Pokemon. The statue, as you search it, appears to be quite solid despite having no mortar in between stones. It has its arms upraised, mimicking the legend where it raised and lowered the mountain, turning lake into tarn.

So I think you get the feeling there could definitely be a Honedge around here. But where, more specifically, do you search?

Heart look the statue, then the murals. "Hmm...." Something was conected in some way. Heart try to remember about something to do it with Honedge its somehow conected with that. "If I recall right, Honedge its a spirit of living being who inabits a sword after a long time. If this story is true, then that guy have die after be tortured by a Groundon. But if die then where....?" Then Heart look to the hill where it was a lake and the solider guy have throw his equipment and Groundon have transform the lake into a hill. "Problably there is some sort of sword there. A one a torment soul would go to possess. Its a shoot in the dark, but it still something." Heart then decide to aproach the dry lake where the guy throw his equipment in the story and begin his search.

(10-06-2018, 03:36 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

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"Found some ghost pokemon at the camp." He says pointing at the soldier camp. "Also found a strange black seed that my ghost pokemon seem to like, thought you might know more about it." He hands the seed to Nathan for him to look at. When Spira gets his cloak the first thing he notices is the pattern on the back of it. "Wow that looks similar, but not quite like the badge for Hearthome," Spira sweeps back his trench coat revealing the badge for 1925 Hearthome on his shirt pocket

looks something like this

can't upload picture from phone, do that monday...

the three circles of the badge are in a triangular formation at center with a single curved line coming from each of them in a clockwise fasion. Spira take his hat and trench coat off and puts them in his bag, putting the cloak on over his bag. {OOC I got tired of my phone erasing everything i typed when i tried to upload the pic...}

(10-06-2018, 05:25 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 03:36 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

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"Found some ghost pokemon at the camp." He says pointing at the soldier camp. "Also found a strange black seed that my ghost pokemon seem to like, thought you might know more about it." He hands the seed to Nathan for him to look at. When Spira gets his cloak the first thing he notices is the pattern on the back of it. "Wow that looks similar, but not quite like the badge for Hearthome," Spira sweeps back his trench coat revealing the badge for 1925 Hearthome on his shirt pocket

looks something like this

can't upload picture from phone, do that monday...

the three circles of the badge are in a triangular formation at center with a single curved line coming from each of them in a clockwise fasion. Spira take his hat and trench coat off and puts them in his bag, putting the cloak on over his bag. {OOC I got tired of my phone erasing everything i typed when i tried to upload the pic...}

Nathan looks at the camp whenSpira says there are Ghost types over there.  Obviously, he doesn't see any.  "...I'll take your word for it.  Just one more reason to not go over there..."

When Nathan's handed the seed, Gallade takes a step back and eyes it warily...

"...your Ghosts were interested in it, huh?  Hmmm...I'd say it probably has some kind of benefit for Ghost types, then...could boost the strength of Ghost moves, or it might do something else..."  Not sure if Nathan knows much about what kind of item it might be or what it might do.  That's @Iron's call.  Regardless if he knows, holding the item does make Nathan slightly uncomfortable, so he hands the item back as soon as he's done examining it.

And finally, when Spira comments about the cloak and the design Nathan sewed onto the back...

"...that's because those interlocking four circles in the upside down triangle pattern are the general shape of the Hearthome Gym Badge.  Well, in 2017, anyways.  Didn't know what else to put on the cloak, to be honest, but I had a good feeling about that.  Weird question, by the way, but what type does the Hearthome Gym specialize in using in 1925?  And those other badges...which gyms are those from, if I may also ask that?"  (Nathan was inevitably going to ask that, so I figured I might as well get that out of the way now)

Just some casual conversation in the meantime while waiting for everyone else to show up.

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(10-06-2018, 04:41 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 04:29 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 03:52 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-05-2018, 10:16 PM)Iron Wrote: Heart wanders in the dark until he spots a shrine up on a hillside. Thinking this might be a good place to find rare and mystical Pokemon, he gets closer and sees that dozens of stones have been piled into the shape of Groudon. On each stone is a mural story, like a single panel of a comic.

Heart follows the story as best he could, and learns the tale of a soldier trapped and tortured by an angry Groudon, perhaps in retaliation for some offense. It's a bit like the story of Sisyphus - whenever the soldier would drag his weary gear to Groudon, Groudon would raise its arms and reverse the slope of the mountain. When the soldier reached the bottom and raised his weapon, Groudon would suddenly lift the ground under its own feet until it was at the peak of a new mountain, and the soldier would roll to the bottom. Next time, the process was reversed. At last, the soldier threw all his gear into the lake which had formed at the bottom of the valley and gave up on trying to escape Groudon's punishment. He just sat and refused to move until he died. Groudon just laughed and raised the lake to the top of a hill - this hill! The lake has shrunk to a smaller lake/tarn at Groudon's feet. It's pretty muddy and rocky right now, and you can't tell how deep it is in the darkness. Still, it reflects beautiful starlight.

There are also some symbols on the shrine. They look like nonsense, until you recognize some that belong on a Cleanse Tag! These must be true names of Ghost Pokemon and this shrine wards them off or entraps them. Kecleon doesn't care, he just stands on the statue of Groudon, a black silhouette in the darkness.

(Let me know if that story makes sense to you, Spiritmon. I don't always write clearly this late at night).

Heart was impress with such tale. "That guy was tough and determined I guess. Its not everyone who can stand up with courage against a legendary. He have guts until he gave up." Heart touch the symbols in shrine. He didnt understand very much, but he reconize some of those letters. "Hmm, these symbols resemble a bit the Cleanse Tags in my time. These must be some sort of ancient laguage the future people must have use as a base to create the Cleanse Tags. Or maybe vice-versa. Shiva would like see such marks around here." Heart then notices Kecleon Glare the statue of Groundon. "What wrong Kecleon. Something bothering you?"

Kecleon is basically dancing on the statue to show he doesn't care about this legendary Pokemon. The statue, as you search it, appears to be quite solid despite having no mortar in between stones. It has its arms upraised, mimicking the legend where it raised and lowered the mountain, turning lake into tarn.

So I think you get the feeling there could definitely be a Honedge around here. But where, more specifically, do you search?

Heart look the statue, then the murals. "Hmm...." Something was conected in some way. Heart try to remember about something to do it with Honedge its somehow conected with that. "If I recall right, Honedge its a spirit of living being who inabits a sword after a long time. If this story is true, then that guy have die after be tortured by a Groundon. But if die then where....?" Then Heart look to the hill where it was a lake and the solider guy have throw his equipment and Groundon have transform the lake into a hill. "Problably there is some sort of sword there. A one a torment soul would go to possess. Its a shoot in the dark, but it still something." Heart then decide to aproach the dry lake where the guy throw his equipment in the story and begin his search.

Up close, you can tell the lake has not fully dried up. You get about three meters of muddy beach, then 10 meters of lake surface. In the mud you can see evidence of old stuff, like a doll made of threaded stones and a couple coins. Mostly it's garbage though, like pot shards. 

The water is undisturbed.

(10-06-2018, 05:32 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 04:41 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 04:29 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 03:52 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 12:20 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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Heart was impress with such tale. "That guy was tough and determined I guess. Its not everyone who can stand up with courage against a legendary. He have guts until he gave up." Heart touch the symbols in shrine. He didnt understand very much, but he reconize some of those letters. "Hmm, these symbols resemble a bit the Cleanse Tags in my time. These must be some sort of ancient laguage the future people must have use as a base to create the Cleanse Tags. Or maybe vice-versa. Shiva would like see such marks around here." Heart then notices Kecleon Glare the statue of Groundon. "What wrong Kecleon. Something bothering you?"

Kecleon is basically dancing on the statue to show he doesn't care about this legendary Pokemon. The statue, as you search it, appears to be quite solid despite having no mortar in between stones. It has its arms upraised, mimicking the legend where it raised and lowered the mountain, turning lake into tarn.

So I think you get the feeling there could definitely be a Honedge around here. But where, more specifically, do you search?

Heart look the statue, then the murals. "Hmm...." Something was conected in some way. Heart try to remember about something to do it with Honedge its somehow conected with that. "If I recall right, Honedge its a spirit of living being who inabits a sword after a long time. If this story is true, then that guy have die after be tortured by a Groundon. But if die then where....?" Then Heart look to the hill where it was a lake and the solider guy have throw his equipment and Groundon have transform the lake into a hill. "Problably there is some sort of sword there. A one a torment soul would go to possess. Its a shoot in the dark, but it still something." Heart then decide to aproach the dry lake where the guy throw his equipment in the story and begin his search.

Up close, you can tell the lake has not fully dried up. You get about three meters of muddy beach, then 10 meters of lake surface. In the mud you can see evidence of old stuff, like a doll made of threaded stones and a couple coins. Mostly it's garbage though, like pot shards. 

The water is undisturbed.

Heart try to think again in some solution. He reaches the pokeballs and release both Viktor and Golett. "Guys, I need the help of both of you. We are in the past, and there is a certain pokemon I think there is close somewere, a Honedge, a Sword ghost pokemon. Since both of you are ghosts, is any of you guys feel anything in this place? Any sort of spiritual energy or something who might remember a ghost pokemon here?"

(10-06-2018, 04:38 PM)Iron Wrote:

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"A Legendary for commoners? The Legends be extraordinary beings, only extraordinary ideals representing. Two commoner-borne concepts in history their attention has captured. Those whose friendship prematurely by death was ended: the four Legendary Beasts under the phoenix. Against slavery fighting, the caped monocot, the Child of Garlic in the west who convinced the King's grandfather to free the commoners. His influence Sarimanok did convince more rights to grant."

"Oh! The twin dragons will guide me to a wonderful life! Thank you! I'll go tell the others." She does so, and soon they're all smiling. They're careful not to make eye contact with you, though, not knowing quite what to make of you.


The weapons wagon is stuffed to the gills. It's guarded by a bunch of mount Pokemon, including a Bastidiodon, but only one bored human. Pointy weapons aren't as valuable a weapon as a good Pokemon. "Sirrah, can I thee assist?"

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(10-06-2018, 05:35 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 05:32 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 04:41 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-06-2018, 04:29 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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(10-06-2018, 03:52 PM)Iron Wrote: Kecleon is basically dancing on the statue to show he doesn't care about this legendary Pokemon. The statue, as you search it, appears to be quite solid despite having no mortar in between stones. It has its arms upraised, mimicking the legend where it raised and lowered the mountain, turning lake into tarn.

So I think you get the feeling there could definitely be a Honedge around here. But where, more specifically, do you search?

Heart look the statue, then the murals. "Hmm...." Something was conected in some way. Heart try to remember about something to do it with Honedge its somehow conected with that. "If I recall right, Honedge its a spirit of living being who inabits a sword after a long time. If this story is true, then that guy have die after be tortured by a Groundon. But if die then where....?" Then Heart look to the hill where it was a lake and the solider guy have throw his equipment and Groundon have transform the lake into a hill. "Problably there is some sort of sword there. A one a torment soul would go to possess. Its a shoot in the dark, but it still something." Heart then decide to aproach the dry lake where the guy throw his equipment in the story and begin his search.

Up close, you can tell the lake has not fully dried up. You get about three meters of muddy beach, then 10 meters of lake surface. In the mud you can see evidence of old stuff, like a doll made of threaded stones and a couple coins. Mostly it's garbage though, like pot shards. 

The water is undisturbed.

Heart try to think again in some solution. He reaches the pokeballs and release both Viktor and Golett. "Guys, I need the help of both of you. We are in the past, and there is a certain pokemon I think there is close somewere, a Honedge, a Sword ghost pokemon. Since both of you are ghosts, is any of you guys feel anything in this place? Any sort of spiritual energy or something who might remember a ghost pokemon here?"

They think for a while, then both nod. They're unable to pinpoint it, but they think there's a strong Ghostly energy nearby. Besides themselves, of course.