(06-01-2025, 03:50 PM)Lord Windos Wrote:

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VERY wise thinking. Sutalör, as you've learned firmly by now, was a place that took no shit and would take everything from you if given even a sliver of a chance. Best be prepared for it in FULL for now on. Heck, this lesson will serve you well back home too, since Poni Island is no slouch either and you're going to have to put up being Kahuna and your Patron's Disciple for the rest of your life....

Your mental/Bond Contact is almost meet with {S C O R N} and {C H O M P  R E J E C T} , the BGD not terribly please after you spurned its [DESIRE] for the Draco Meteor and keeping it [LOCKED, IN QUEEN'S S H A D O W ] for so long. However the feeling you convey gets Him to pause, and the offer....it is most [INTERESTING] and [APPEALING] indeed. Still, He has a LOT of reasons to [DISDAIN] you right now, and though a former Pet He was indeed [R o y a l t y] - the [W E A K] should bow to HIS [WHIMS] or be [E A T E N] , and you, despite your [SCARY FEMALE DRAGONS] were very [W E A K] compared to Him....

[A g r e e m e n t ]
[GIVE POWER FIRST]
[ F I G H T]

Feels like Gloomtail is onboard with your Plan, though He WANTS to be Taught Draco Meteor First as a 'guarantee' for his cooperation; upon doing so he'll gain + 2 Temp Loyalty (For The FIGHT) and + 1 Happiness (Perma), and He'll do his best NOT to let his Temper or Moxie get out of hand. Try to keep Him away from the [SCARY FEMALES] too - they'll rile him up and negatively affect his performance otherwise!

*Rolls...* No apparent Effect for your Prayer.

The Nurse does a doubletake at what you say and, after she proves you're indeed serious after getting put through the grinder by that very same THING, rushes off to get a contract for you to sign followed up by DELUXE Treatment to get you and you're entire Party Fully Restored WITHOUT incurring any Healing Penalties! You're Locked In Now - failure to at least TRY and Defeat the Threat will have the Center take it out of your arse to recoup the finacial cost of those Emergency Supplies !

(06-01-2025, 04:40 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

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Seddi was afraid that might happen, but he'd figured it was worth a shot anyways given the Flutter Mane had behaved so far.

Once he recovers from that brief defensive action from the FM, he'll wave the nurses off.  "Just make sure Darren's okay first.  He needs the help more than me.  And make absolutely sure that pokeball stays in his bag.  Or hand, if need be.  I don't want that critter causing any trouble here.  I'll talk with Darren about it when he's up.  Looks like someone's stuck with this ghost whether he likes it or not."

...

Glinda's puzzlement is met with a shake of Seddi's head.  "Ya did exactly what I asked ya to, Glinda.  Kusanagi's the one I need to talk with if she survived.  Hopefully she has enough sense to retreat if she can't handle it alone.  Not much glory in battle if nobody's there to witness it, victory or defeat."

He'd also return the medical supplies Oz had lended him.  He hadn't needed it, thankfully.

...

Two instances of this mysterious group showing up during the festival to continue what they started?!  Gosh darn it, he can't catch a break today, can he?!  So much for trying to relax today with Oz for a little bit...

...

Kusanagi's statement gets a frown from him.  Oh great, it got worse.  Joy.

He sighs, then nods.

"Don't strain yourself.  That was a lot.  Certainly more than I was expectin', and even more besides from what you're sayin'."

He pauses, takes a breath, lets it out.

"And no, I'm not mad, in case you were wonderin' at all.  Not surprised about what ya did either.  Doesn't mean I liked it, but I understand why ya did that."

He's not going to let this create a rift between them.  Not on his end at least.  Hopefully Kusanagi won't be bitter about that attempted tactical retreat against the power of a Malefic Monstrum.  If this partnership is going to work, they need to have an understanding with each other, of the limits they're both willing to go to in service of accomplishing both their goals.

...

"Might have a little project I'd like you two to help with later.  And I intend to look into the source of your newest friend and would greatly appreciate your cooperation with that. Not right now though.  Right now, I'd just like to know that I can rely on you two if things get dicey.  And they're going to get dicey.  Much as I hate to say it, that's all but a certainty, Muse."

(06-01-2025, 05:37 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

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Oz was made of all kinds of ordeals she was forced to endure. From her harsh training as a Sky Scimitar. The failed mission where her friends and companions died. To use their corpses as a hiding place. And to abandon her region and old life to live the life of a wanderer witch.

None of these ordeals can compare to the ordeal she has to endure now.

Oz had to try to hold her face throat in the ground, trying as best she can to not lose consciousness, but she knows it is a losing battle. Hecate is stronger than her. Then she decided to try to talk, do anything to stop her.

Which is a very difficult thing when your daughter is strangling you.

“He-Hecate, p-p-please. Y-Y-you hur-hurting m-m-me!” Oz could barely speak, the pain was too much.



She began to feel her mind going away, little by little fainting.

Damn it…My friends need me…I…I can’t believe I will fail them again. I can’t fail them again…I…Can’t…

Damn it all…If I just had my gauntlet I could do something…If I had a way to focus spells, I could try to use a Teleport or at least a Phantom Force…Something I could focus my emotions somehow…

Wait…”focus”?

!

Then it clicked in her head. A gauntlet is nothing more than something to focus the power of Pokemon with the Magi. An artificial way for humans with connection to Earthpower to connect to their Pokemon and use their moves and powers. And summon spells.

While strangling, she tries to move her neck, seeing her necklace: The Key Stone.

It’s a shot in the dark…But it is her best chance.

One hand of Oz tries to hold Hecate as best she can.

“Hecate…I know you are hurt…And I am sorry…I am sorry for what I did to you…”

With the other hand, she grabs her Key Stone, her necklace, and show in front of Hecate.

“I…I should have trusted you. Should have trusted you, and thought about how you would feel. This Key Stone and the Mega Stone on your head is the symbol of our trust!”

Oz then closes her eyes, trying to focus the spell she has on mind.

“You are my daughter, my pride, my everything. And I love you. But I am also a medic and a healer. And I must heal people and Pokemon hearts. This includes you, sister! I refuse to give up on the people who need me! And I refuse to give up on you, my beloved daughter!”

She then uses the connection with Hecate herself, using her Bond as a way to help deepen the focus and call upon her Move: Aromatherapy.

Key Stones have the power to connect trainer and Pokemon, using the bond between the two to make the Pokemon evolve BEYOND its limits. The Mega Evolution. And to summon a Move so powerful a pokemon could not do normally by itself: Z-Move. It’s an artefact who uses the bond of both to call upon power.

In a way…very similar to the gauntlets of Scimitars.

It’s a shot in the dark. But it's the best chance Oz has to try to escape Hecate grab.

Action: Use words to calmdown Hecate, and try to use the Key Stone/Mega Necklace and use her Bond with Hecate and use Aromatherapy as a way to calm her sister/daughter. Maybe a combination of Oz words + Aromatherapy could help calm Hecate emotions (thanks for the amazing idea @PhantomUnderYourDesk !) Let’s try to use that method you mentioned Windos. If there is a time to test the theory is NOW. Between Oz Pokemon, Hecate is problably the one with deepest connection with Oz, alongside Glinda.

(06-01-2025, 04:54 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote:

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*still sobs in a happy and very touched manner* Also fuck your computer indeed *angry fist*)



No SSRI or SNRI needed anymore when you have MAGIC ! Oh, I love~ this Zen State mechanic (can we have this in real life too please?)


Bernhard has literally nothing to say or add to Zephy's words and her reassurance. They simply...touch him on a very sensitive nerve, he just..lets them sink in.

And at the end of her words, as she gently cradles his head...he cannot hold back tears anymore, and he does not care whether Zephy sees these. He'll let her dry or catch these even. All the anxiety, all the happenings, all the troubles and problems from the previous days, him feeling like a most beloved plaything by Father Fate, Miss Fortune and Lady Luck, and noooow the regret and self-loathing and blame he puts on himself... There's only so much a man like Bernhard can handle without something breaking inside.

But...let's not worry about this just now. Let's just...look ahead and do what's right in Bern's book.

"Oh you, dear Zephy..." He'd tell her with a smile and scratching her chin, "...I TOLD you so often I don't want to be a 'hero', as you are putting it. My place is in the field of magic and alchemy, to be on par with Acrowls one glory day.... But... That shouldn't prevent us from being...heroic in this case, I guess? *chuckles* If you wish to put it THAT way...."



There's no real need to convince Equinox to listen to orders, as using her moves via the Gauntlet bypasses disobedience (very handy!). Still, Bern does desire to summon and have a word with the glowy creature: "Oh dear, where to begin.... Equinox, dear. This shall be...the first time I'll be making use of your powers and unique skills. Do not be afraid and let me draw upon them for the greater good... *glances out of the window, then back at Umbrelong with a mild smirk* Let us see how that...THING....can handle your unique skills of radiation, now can it?~" He gives her a gentle headpat.

Same with Nirix, Myra and Spritzee, they all are summoned and receive reassurance and the request to allow us drawing upon their power for what we feel is RIGHT. "You may not know... But... All of you, as my magical companions, you do mean more to me than you might think. Please..lend me your strengths. For I rely on them. Without you, I'd be nothing and weak... If any of you may not make it out alive... Know that it will not be in vain. Our time together remains, and that is what counts." (Doesn't mean that Bernhard will not try his best to have them survive!)

And while we're at it, way ahead of the plan 
- Teach Stored Power and Swords Dance to Nirix
- Teach Icy Wind to Zephy
- Teach Moon Blast to Spritzee

Aaaaand while we're also at it, send a message to Morgana, which simply reads "If you do not hear anything from me within a week from now on... Know that I have always secretly loved you, despite me resisting this not being the case"


That...should be all, I think. About time we go and find the others, now is there? The anxious and fearful Bernhard from before is gone, instead there's now a Bernhard that's brimming with Serenity and Determination.

(06-02-2025, 04:44 AM)Spiritmon Wrote: Oz mind was a big fog. Slowly she open her eyes and stand up, putting her hand to her head, trying to oriented herself. "Hecate? Fortuna? Sisters? Where are you?"

(06-02-2025, 04:19 AM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote: ......Bernhard wastes no time and with a grim expression makes use of Cyan Surge to rush over to that room that prismatic light and noise came from. He doesn't even knock (not very polite, but in case of emergency allowed in his book)

"Oz, dear, ARE YOU OKAY...?"

(06-02-2025, 05:57 AM)Spiritmon Wrote: Extremely confused by her reactions, Oz looks at her own three hands.

Wait. Three hands?

She looks at her own hands. A fear came to her mind. She rushed to the closest object with a reflection, a mirror, and tried to take a look about what the hell happened to 
her.