[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original post link - FLASHBACK TO THE PREVIOUS DAY.
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.......Oh the irony. Little did Bern know that when he said "You shall r e c e i v e ", he REALLY meant it. Like, REALLY REALLY. You overdid it, dear Bern. you overdid it BY FAR, you got yourself carried away. ...By your emotions out of all things, those very emotions you usually keep at bay and overly careful hidden from outer view. Though just because you mask and surpress them, like you have done for years, doesn't meant they are dealt with. Ohh, by far not.

Perhaps today was just the tipping point, the figurative last straw that broke the Camerupt's back.

Whatever has happened, whatever ominous  s p e l l  he cast there against the hoarde of rats, it will haunt the oh-so-stoic Magus for a while. Perhaps, maybe, will it also make him rethink and reconsider. Maybe, perhaps. Time will tell. Today's events will change him though, in what direction that change will go though... We'll see, for the better OR for the worse.

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Moderate Encounter Abruptly ended due to Super Rare Chance Effect of Spellbind:
You and your Pokemon have earned the following net sum of XP to divide as you wish:
- 1 XP each from the Dead Rattata (Flat, no Mods) and 5 XP from the Rattacate (Flat, no Mods)
- 3 XP per Will of the Rattata + 5 XP per Will of the Rattacates ([3X3]X12 + ([5X7]X2) , subjected to your 0.5 XP Mod
- 10 XP for 'dealing' with Rattarule, no Mods
Total XP Earned: 12 + 10 + ([108 + 70]X0.5=89) + 10 = 121, or the angel's number. Oh the irony....

100 XP go to Bernhard himself, while 21 XP go to Spritzee. That smol dear pink fluffball, a treasure most dear... Little did he know that there lingered a power that divine, that cursed within them. He'll have to look into this further... He'll need to learn more, find out more... To, mayhaps and perhaps, master whatever spell that was. To make those that dare make enemies of HIM, fully and utterly regret having crossed paths with him... Hehe, yes indeed...

It almost felt like that the power that he inadvertidly called forth was calling for him from deep, deep within... From  d e e p  within himself, it appears. Right before it dispelled and Bernhard's good sense returned, he found himself returning that  f o n d  farewell.

Right before he blacked out.

Bernard's Fate has Changed due to a BAD FORTUNE EVENT - Cancel all planned Minor and Bonus Encounters following this Moderate Encounter, no Refunds. Bernard also has a choice to make - Lose 1 Moderate Encounter the next day or All his Minor and Bonus Encounters for him and his Team to Fully Recover from WHAT just happened.

No shopping trip then as a Minor Encounter, no rest and relax as a Bonus Encounter, no learning Sketch on Nirix as a second Bonus Encounter. No reassuring Myra. No magical crafting ingredients obtained. And most definitely no meeting up with his angel.

No more, never more.

(I've hidden all the cancelled events behind a spoiler tag, as shown here. These are treated as if they never happened - I've edited my charasheet appropriately, please do tell me if I missed anything. I can't bring myself to straight up delete these posts though due to how much effort I've put into writing these.)

(Loosing all Minor and Bonus Encounters for him and Team to recover please, leaving me with a total of Two Moderate Encounters only for Day 6.)

Suddenly you bolt up, awareness jumping at you like Zephy does to a sweets platter, panting hard and fast as you clutched your heart.

"Sir, SIR MAGI!"

A Nurse pops into your view, and you almost Cast a Spell on her, only for you to hiss as you felt your Gauntlet let out a ominous whine and the abuse it endure sting. It was then, as you become fully aware of your surroundings, of the hospital bed and the Pokemon Center emergency room you were in, that all was not well for you....and who how many else.
You are currently in one of Bayhama's Pokemon Centers resting, and have just gotten your stuff back after giving a report of things (however much you're willing to divulge).

How....how are you taking this?

He'll take this by immediately falling back backwards into the hospital bed, covering his eyes with his arm, having to process things and happenings at first.

His gaze lands on our gauntlet, and immediately we're sitting back up in shock and a surge of panic - it was THEN that Bernhard realized that he messed up. He messed up BADLY. How the heck is he going to explain THAT to Acrowls... How the heck is he going to explain to him that he messed up, that he messed up severly and utterly and completely... Worst case, he'll be kicked out of the Scimitar society. ...Hehehe...  Back to the life of wanderlust for him and Zephy... Fun.

Furthermore, that a Curse Daemon creature... It escaped... Whatever he created thre and let loose, it's utterly and completely HIS fault.

...Let's not think about that now, for now it's ONLY REST AND RELAXATION PLEASE.

We'll request to remain at hospital for the night, have all of our lethal damage treated, and receive a sedative alongside tea. "I'm so sorry for the trouble... So, so SORRY...", we'll almost cry and whisper to the nurse. For all of our Pokemon (except Zephy), we'll likewise ask to be treated for all lethal damage. "Treasured companions they are to me... Treasured indeed. Even if they may not know or be aware of that... Please, they are... all that's left for me..."



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TIMESKIP TO SOMETIME AROUND NIGHTTIME
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As tired and exhausted as he was, Bernhard did not find any rest. The sedative kicked in, yet sleep did not.

He just laid there within the hospital bed, unconscious Zephy in his arms held close...

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...................and cried.


Completely and utterly silent he cried, like he hasn't done in...well, years, probably. The events of the past few days were simply too much for him to handle, he could not stop the tears as much as he tried to fight them. He lost fighting them from the start.

He felt lonely. He, the textbook-example of a lone wolf.  In this moment, he more than ever wished for a pack.

For how long he cried, he didn't know. Whether Zephy would notice or feel it, he didn't know either.

All he did know was that he felt better, giving in to his utterly surpressed emotions alongside his trusted and destinied Mythic just this time. It was almost invigorating. Liberating. Redemptive. There was something beyondly beautiful about these tears.

.....79 XP of Bernhard and 21 XP of Zephy, a total of 100 XP, are spent to remove the 0.25 XP mod of Zephy that comes from to Pseudo-Status and being a Tier 1 character.


(I'll get to the morning of Day 6 in a seperate post.)