[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

The bubbles can slow you or make you inaccurate if you take a direct hit, but the mud is merely gross by default.

You (two?) can describe the battle! Kingler will use bigger and bigger bubbles as his attacks, and that small claw is very sharp and fast. The buried claw is instant death if you should be crushed inside it! Fortunately, that can only happen if you get very close.

He'll also become more enraged the closer you get to his mud castle.

Battle start!! On Shiva's side it's naturally dear Azu, she expresses eager and joy to teach that mean Kingler a lesson!!! They may not be a dragon, but the 'Must slay this dragon crab'-feelings are still strooooong within the innocent- and cute-looking fae rabbit.

Shiva gestures to both Azu as well as to Ventus to please keep a distance to the mud castle itself, she's here to collect something important to her and not to destroy a Pokemon's home. That'd be not only very mean but also quite the waste given how much work this Kingler must have put into building it, and she wishes to avoid unnecesserily taunting them - yes she DOES have the Shield that will likely even protect from the fatal injuries caused by being caught within their buried and massive pincer, but better not risking anything!

That, and any bubbles blown by Kingler shall be dodged, clashed, destroyed or something, basically everything's allowed that'll prevent being hit by them directly.


Insight check!
(5)(6)(6)(3)(4)(3)(5) 5 successes

Azu opens things up by engulfing herself into a ring consiting of tiny tiny bubbles under Shiva's determined instruction, even though she can't voice orders right now, Azu seems to understand what she wishes her to do without a single word being spoken out. Must be the unique bond they share. Either way, Aqua Ring came into effect!


Things quickly continue. As Kingler roars (or expresses his displeasure over the visitors in some other way) and aims to swipe the annoying blue rabbit-thingy straight out of the air water with their smaller and much more agile claw, Azu tanks that hit much to the suprise of Kingler, now their perplexed gaze meets Azu's.... flirty one? Yes, that'd describe it best, and the very next moment Kingler receives a big SMOOOOOCH~ right onto their forehead ( ˘ ³˘)♥, Azu playfully winks as she backs off again (･ω<)☆.

Unfortunately for Kingler that was a draining kiss, now hand over your vitality to recover from the blow I had to take from ya beforehand!~ Azu joyfully cackles in a very fairy-like manner as Kingler appears visibly impaired by just one hit - Shiva herself would join in her fae-rabbit's laughter if she wouldn't be underwater right now. She not only has pulled off a convincing show and really expressed the 'I am just a cute fairy~'-attitude as she approached Kingler for her counter-attack, no, the brute FORCE of the smooch itself was quite something! Ohohohoho, how fun~ it must be to toy with a real dragon like that!~

Mechanically, Azu's Draining Kiss (a suprise move by itself) uses Insight instead of Dexterity in its Accuracy Roll, as Suprise I once bought for 15XP. With Shiva being at max.Allure now Azu's cutest attack is 100% more cute! As Azu gives her very everything in this battle and understands what's at stake here, she gains +1 Strength as another Suprise, thanks to her natural HugePower-Ability it costs her only 20 instead of 40XP!


At one point during the fight Azu does her best to cheer and encourage the 'Mon Ven sent out to aid in bringing this Kingler down, their attack shall be MAGNIFICIENT and DEVASTING at the same time! (* ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉｼ That's the power of her Helping Hand, they'll make it together, they'll succeed together, they're going to win TOGETHER!


The fight continues. Blows and strikes are dealt out, direct hits are quickly revenge'd by each side, after every successfully landed attack a just as successfull counter-attack follows, both Azu, Ventus's battler and Kingler are putting their heart into their attacks - At one point Azu performs an extra-brave and extra-dangerous act as in getting quite close to the buried huge claw of Kingler - before they can do anything to abuse this to their own advantage though Azu SLAAAAAMS the ball on her tail unflinchingly and directly at it as if she's aiming to shatter it into a thousand pieces! That's the sheer force of her Rock Smash attack - or rather her ROCK SMASH attack, the power of the HM-version is quite clear in that strike of hers.

Kingler growls angrily at Azu for that move, glares at her, Shiva, Ventus' fighter and Ventus, thought they do not throw in a counter-attack. Instead they slowly back off to retreat into the safety of their (unharmed) mud castle until they're not visible anymore. ...Must have had enough of this fight, must have accepted Azu as being the stronger one, must have understood that further revolt will only serve to hurt them more, this marks the natural fae-enthusiast and her boyfriend of a Pokemon Sociologist as the winners of this scenic fight! ( ÒωÓ)و☆ Azu rejoices and quickly swims over to Shiva to receive some well-deserved cuddles and strokes for an amazing performance.♡


(cue Windos describing Ven's + his 'Mon's actions in this battle, after that Shiva and Azu can eventually get to check out that glittery Item adorning the top of the mud chastle.)