[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Once everyone is in their places around the Spear Pillar's pedestals, Randolph brings the Azure Flute to his lips at the instrument's beckoning, and when he plays it this time...

...a haunting, ominous melody is played.

The surroundings darken as the Azure Flute's melody echoes throughout the void and all of Spear Pillar suddenly feels far more ethereal.  Tension fills the air as it hums with power summoned by the Azure Flute's melody, the very surroundings appearing to shift and change, phasing in and out of existence as something tries to pierce the darkness of the void and replace it with rainbow colored light...

...and then Spear Pillar stabilizes, ceasing to change into something it is not as everyone sees something strange.  An orange glow, coming from somewhere in the darkness beyond the Spear Pillar's main platform.

The sky turns red as a clearly unnatural storm gathers overhead, for there are no natural clouds above the Spear Pillar.  The dull red glow of the storm silhouettes the massive form of what can only be Dialga standing atop a ruined pillar, orange veins of power pulsing with energy.

GRRRRRRRRRR-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Everything goes silent as the Legendary pokemon gazes down upon those who dare to intrude upon this sacred ground.

And then everything goes black and dark once more, and time itself seems to freeze.

For what feels like an eternity, everyone waits with bated breath for the Legendary pokemon to appear again.

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The Legend Appears: N's Dragon - Pokemon Black and White

And then a flash of lightning that illuminates the surroundings and booming thunder heralds its arrival, suddenly appearing in the midst of Spear Pillar's spires.  The Legendary Pokemon of Time, Dialga.  Except...

Something is very clearly wrong as the Dark Legendary roars at the stormy sky overhead...

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Primal Dialga, The Degrading Timeline



...and then turns its furious gaze on the intruders that dare to attempt to defile the sacred domain of Arceus.  Time begins to speed up and slow down randomly as the Legendary's powers run wild, completely out of control!  At any one moment, every being present could be moving incredibly fast or as sluggish as possible, the effects of Dialga's presence being completely random and unique to each individual.

"Everyone, now!"

Lucas rapidly takes his bag off of his back and withdraws two items from it in one swift motion.

The first, the red gemstones that form the links of the Red Chain.  They rise up into the air along with all the others that the party produces, then fly towards Dialga!  They encircle the Legendary, beginning to spin around and around and around, faster and faster, the circle getting tighter and tighter as they spin...

...and then they become red, spectral chains that shackle Dialga, wrapped around its entire body!  Dialga roars again, feeling its power reduced by the binding effect of the Red Chain!  Time partially stabilizes upon the Legendary being bound, but that chain can't stop the effect completely!  Time still seems to randomly speed up and slow down, just less frequently!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Dialga's stats are reduced to their mortal equivalents!

The second item that Lucas draws, he holds aloft in his hand.  "This probably can't get much worse than it already is, so I think this calls for a little extra firepower!"

The yellow, prismatic orb that Lucas holds aloft begins to shine with a dark purple light as it calls to its master.

Music: The Portal 

The sky crackles with black and purple lightning as space and time distort, and the clouds above begin to swirl until a portal opens in the center of the storm.

And out of that portal comes a shadow with bright red eyes, its form indistinct and unnerving.  The shadow makes its way to the ground, hovering in front of Dialga.  As it stares down the Time Pokemon, its shadowy form resonates with the item Lucas is holding.  It solidifies, becomes more real...

Until one of the most feared and dreaded Legendary Pokemon in existence materializes, their wings spread wide as they continue to glare at their rival in power.

The Renegade Pokemon, Giratina, in their Altered Forme

Music: Giratina Appears! - Pokemon Platinum

The Distortion pokemon gazes at Dialga with wrathful yet appraising red eyes that feel like they could peer into the very soul of whoever's unfortunate enough to earn the Banished Dragon's ire as the Griseous Orb floats to its master's side of its own accord.

So, I have been summoned because something is distorting time, driving the Time Keeper feral...no, I still see a spark of sanity in their eyes.  It is not too late to fix this.  And after I do, I will find whoever did this and show them what happens when you use the power of Distortion without my permission!!

Two Legendaries, both facing each other with the intent of beating the other senseless.

5 trainers assisting, 4 of them with pokemon of their own while the 5th stands by the master of Distortion fearlessly.

Two pokemon bravely defending the one person who doesn't know why she's here.

This will most certainly be a battle for the history books.

The Final Battle: Primal Dialga V. II by GlitchxCity - PMD: Explorers of T/D/S
Alternative Theme: Battle at Journey's End - Octopath Traveler

Primal Dialga Round 1 Initiatives

Nami: (6) + 9 = 15 (she'll be at the top of the initiative after Mega Evolving, so I'm putting her ahead of Scizor)

Scizor: (6) + 9 = 15

Paula: (6) + 9 = 15

Giratina: (5) + 9 = 14

Nidoqueen: (5) + 9 = 14 (Karen's pokemon gained and spent a little exp in that downtime!)

Dialga: (6) + (5) + (2) = 13 (Dialga rolls 3 D6 for its Initiative, adding no bonuses)
Yurei: (4) + 6 + 2 = 12
Espeon: (4) + 8 = 12

Dialga's Time Pressure halves everyone's Will scores (except Giratina's)!  In addition, time seems to consistently slow down around Dialga, causing the maximum number of actions that can be declared every Round by Dialga's opponents to be reduced by 2 (max 3 per character) and making it slightly easier for Dialga to hit everyone!

Giratina's Spectral Pressure does not half Dialga's Will, but the Renegade flits in and out of existence seemingly at random, making them more difficult to hit with attacks as well as granting them an extra action!

Dialga's Steel armor glistens in the darkness, as if ready to burst with energy!

Rui sees a black aura surrounding Dialga!  "Eep!  Guys, Dialga's a Shadow Pokemon!!!"