[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Whoahw... It seemed like Braixen was indeed serious about this, was it the sunshine that threathened to fade away, his Master's encouragement or the fact that his opponents were an icy fox and a piggy? Didn't really matter in the end, it was absolutely pleasant to see how he not only forgot about his sadness for a while, but also showed them what a fierly fox was capable of. Temperature increased for a moment when the Embers burnt, battle was going in and out, but in the end... It also felt somewhat pleasant, energizing and fortunate to keep the control of the field together with her Pokemon and the forces of nature, guess it must have been a strike of luck that Nightshade learned how to brighten up the sun just yesterday. Now, now only the starts granted her their aid thanks to Braixen's luckychanting, but now also Shiva learned how to soft-manipulate the sun to shine for her. Maybe one day, with enough studying and working with her blue mouse, she'll also be able to call for rain... (Level up in Nature for 12XP!)

Silently accepting the precious Glass Badge, Shiva held it a bit above eye level to examinate it in the fading sunlight. It looked absolutely precious, but not as precious as the meaning behind it: She wasn't a lost case, she was just as worthy her travel companions despite not being the strongest in battle. In fact, pure power wasn't much of her attitude, but with a little effort and setting up it wasn't that hard to bypass this flaw and increase the power by other means? Nevertheless, this was the first stept to become stronger and grow for both her own sake and her Pokemon.

Speaking of those, she just managed to attatch the badge to the end of her scarf (because where else should she keep them?), magical fox and lively cherry were already beside her, and both received their thanks and attention. "Both of you did great, dear ones. Regardless of your forerunners in battle have fallen, they eased the way to our victory. Never...would I have gotten this far without you - therefore, thank you. May we grow further on our path and stay together, shall we? For now, back into your balls, you deserve some rest." Withdrawing them now. However, before Shiva even managed to make one step up to the rangs to Xiani to have Comite and Azurill unfainted and healed, Kirlia was already beside her hugging her in a spate of joy! My, that was a little unexpected, but it didn't saved her from carefully returning the hug and petting the green parts of the Psychi Fairy's head, always carefully avoiding the red horns. Oh, and that compliment from Nathan felt very appreciating, she knew it was meant honest and not just empty words. "Thanks!~ Hehe... Glad that you enjoyed watching, I was hoping to keep things entertaining. The plan of using Azurill to place some ice to reflect the sunlight for Nightshade to brighten it up worked out quite well."

But, this was faded in the overly bold and joyful prase Ventus gave her. If Shiva managed to keep a slight blush from occuring due to Kirlia's hug, she failed on this as the researcher was practically dazzling her with his joy. His boldness was also something that somewhat impressed her. "Ven... Yeah, thanks... Let me...go... No, don't... Eh, anyway, glad that you enjoyed watching as well... I hope further Gym Battles work out as positively as well, but it could be indeed a sign... The first step in becoming stronger is done. Hehe... I'll need some rest though for the rest of day. Are all Gym Battles this exhausting?"

Oh, and Shiva gladly accepted the Golden Skates from the Gym Leader as soon as his Rotom has smoothed out the rink. The new ice was sparkling almost like the sunbeams of the morning sun when Shiva left the Daycare this morning. She DID put them on as well, but then the hesitation despite the joy over the victory came. "Eh... Zamboni... First of all, thank you for this amazing battle! I clearly had my fun. As well, do forgive me that I caused the rink to thaw a little... And...eh, but I'm bad at ice skating. Practically, not good at all. Can't we... do that victory lap together? Somehow? Or your Glaceon or Rotom could lead me?"