[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

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Hearing her name being said caused Shiva to avert her gaze from her newest Psychic Type. Somehow, she was sure that Lilith already knew the outcome of this battle... But she's displaying herself calm, does this mean Shiva has nothing to fear...?

"3vs3? Oh... so it's a Single Battle? That's good to know... I-I am ready, Heart! I guess... I've prepared myself and the Pokemon I'd like to send onto the field for me sufficiently. Thank you for that support... I'm not seeing myself as a 'strong Trainer' though, I only became one almost two months ago, but I'm....well, honestly tired to standing behind you people."

She turned silent then, and simply waited while watching her Electric rodents running around, playing, nuzzling each other, and generally having their fun of being out of their Pokeballs again. Shiva does clearly remember how she met and obtained these two... silently comparing how she was back then and how she was now, she couldn't deny that she has learned quite much since then. She has grown, not really in size however. But...what does define a 'strong Trainer'?

"...yeah, it's quite the old, interesting tale, isn't it?  I've always wondered what Cynthia's opinion of it might be...guess I might have a chance to find out soon enough, though..."

"...Aotius and Mutios are mostly forgotten, unfortunately.  Tandor's the only place that actually still has dedicated places of worship around.  Arceus at least has places like the Mystri Stage in the Sinjoh Ruins and the shrine in Celestic Town that hint at its existence, and the ruins where Unown appear seem to be loosely connected to it as well.  Aotius and Mutios?  You need to go to Tandor to even hear of them most of the time, specifically to Vinoville Town or Tsukinami Village."

Nathan happens to glance at his pokedex to check the time...

...and he stares at it for a moment longer than expected.

"...uh oh...we're...going to be late...guess I yammered for too long...again...whoops..."

"Very much so, and if my friend interests in ancient Pokémon mythology is great as you purport it to be, no doubt she'll find it of extreme interest as well."

...

"Again, a shame, but such is the nature humanity, for as much as we bring into fruition all sorts of fantastical creations and tales, so to do we forget them as the march of time exoceriably carries us on. I'm glad that at least Autius' and Mutios' legends still persists in their region of origin."

....

When the boy glances at the current time and subsequently meek response, Ventus could only stare for a couple of seconds......before he shrugged his shoulders.

"Hmm, well, as the old saying goes 'Time flies we you are having fun.' This conversation drifted into some less than thrilling topics, but I did find myself enjoy it by and large. At the very least, I've learned far more than when I first initated with you, so it was a fulfilling experience at its core I believe."

The researcher then walked towards the giant Swirlix and began the process of recalling aaaallll his Pokémon, turning his back towards the boy and gesturing them to join them with a small smile.

"Come on now, let's gather up our Pokémon and make our way towards the Gym. We have Shiva's battle to spectate and cheer, and we shan't keep them waiting in suspense for any longer!"

*Timeskip to the Gym!*

After all their Pokémon were recalled and the giant Swirlix was packed away for the rest of the group to savor later, Ventus and Nathan promptly departed towards the Gym, and almost immediately saw his most blessed friend and the rare collector loitering around the entrance chattering away. Raising a hand, the empath raised his voice and called out to them to alert them of his/Nathan's presence, saying as he did so:

"My friend, we have arrived at long last! Sorry for the delay, but now that we are here, shall we all greet Dageny once more, and ready ourselves to cheer for Shiva with great gusto and spirit?"

Heart then give Shiva a weak punch. "Relax Shiva. You shall be fine! You guys fight worse. Lets think about this later since Ventus and Nathan Drake, I mean Warren, come." Then Heart wave his hand to Ventus. "Heya Ventus, how are you man?" Then Heart see Nathan with Ventus and he simple say. "Good day Nathan." He as trying to be more polite than be really "friend". Heart and Nathan dont see each other as "friends" or "members of the same team". And the sentiment is reciprocic. But Heart want to avoid conflict for Shiva and Ventus.