[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

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The further they all went, the scarier the scenery became – bugs everywhere, seeming to come from everywhere indeed! The fear and ominous anticipitation of WHAT was going on here was overwritten by the strive forward, forward always, the more steps they were taking, the closer they came to whatever is calling there. It's calling them... It's calling her... But it was vastly different from the calling of the Central Fern Shiva experienced earlier, so drastically different – whatever is alluring her here, she got the feeling she won't rejoice or feel just as welcome as she did when she met the Fern.

Eventually, they arrived at the source of the siren's song - ...what a monster. No other words she could find to describe this...THING. That abomination of a bug. But.....why was it still so incredibly beautiful? So wonderful, so precious that the she couldn't feel to be awed by every aspect of her body, from the tip of the fluffy antennae to the baglike abdomen as a whole... So gracefully and majestic as she would expect from a true queen. And a true queen all but deserves tribute, praise and gifts – Given how STRONG that aura of grace and power was that Shiva felt washing over her whole body and mind, she felt like only the greatest of gifts was just enough for this queen: The gift of her own life.   She made attempts step forward, already took a step forward, bid farewell to all her loved ones and send a last mental note home to not mourn for her too long as she has died for the greater good... No sadness was within her, only the raw willingness to surrender: The force has made it to conquer her Castle of the Mind, they were not prepared for an attack with dragon Pokemon.


A sharp and desperate cry broke through, causing the inhabitants and attackers alike of this Castle to halt at the spot and look up to the sky – the former caught themselves one moment later, barely a second before the attackers could. This moment was enough to force them only a little back; it wasn't much at all and the dragons kept raging and the fight went on, but it suprisingly WAS enough for Shiva to regain control, to return to this place and to her senses.


The fear remained however, nothing has been eased about it. Nothing... In fact, now that the fae woman dared to take another look into the directon of that alluring and insectoid queen, it doubled swiftly. It was overwhelming, scary, incredible to describe for her – if this 'thing' wouldn't have bereaved her of her butterwolfly, she'd now run for her life instead of sacrificing it. But...it has her doghyena, it has the other Pokemon of the group, leaving them behind was.... No. That wasn't an option. Even if it was clearly a Legendary Pokemon, Shiva wouldn't desire to break under its presence, even if it was a queen nothing gave it the right to just steal their Pokemon... NOTHING. A new feeling awoke with her, it was cold, oh-so-icy WRATH.

In an intense spark of worry that mixed with that wrath, she averted her gaze from that bugqueen. Having her senses back, she realized that this THING wasn't as beautiful as she saw it with the eyes of a bewitched one – This legend of a bug still had something amazing about it, scary as well, as it raged there in the dim light of her servants.

In a very desperate and intuitive call to do something, Shiva reached over to Ventus'/@Lord Windos side to enwrap her arms tightly around his upper body, at least HE was there. She wasn't in this alone... Thank Reshiram and its generosity for this. She could feel that malestorm and thought process of his, seemingly raging through him like the bugqueen was raging before them all – it caused her to tighten her grip around him a little more. Fear was present, immobilizing fear, but they can't afford to let that fear overwrite their sane thinking and cool heads.

Shiva's head snapped towards Heart/@Spiritmon, only now her mind must have realized that he named this monstrosity of a bugqueen. What did he call it...'Seika'...? For the first time in this scenery, Shiva spoke up, in a voice that was dripping with that fear, but cleverly hidden in between this fear was that spark of determination, the desire to not surrender and do whatever is possible to return their Pokemon. „'Seikamater'? Is that the name of this.....legend? If it's a legend, my books never spoke of it – is it a legend from Tandor? How....Why... And what is it doing here if it belongs to that region's lore? And what do you mean by it uses 'an upgrade power' of fire, water, electric, bug and normal energy, how is it possible that it bears five STABs?“

Fight with all strength, he said.... Shiva eagerly shook her head to this thougth. No..... Just no, she does not want to fight this 'Seikamater'. It's a legend, only the stars above may know what powers it holds once it starts attacking, once it has driven itself into a fury. Rather quietly but clearly audible she spokes up again. „No fighting it... Please... We'll enrage her. We'll enrage all the bugs around, at worst they'll come for us to seek revenge, she a legend with powers beyond our imagination.... There must be.......other ways.“

Attentively, Shiva looks around. There must be SOMETHING around, somehing that'd even has the smallest chance to be useful, anything they have overseen in the first place – does she spot something jellylike definitely around as well? (Not that Shiva knows what it could be – but out of curiosity, is that nearby?)

Spoiler

Shiva's head snapped towards Heart/@Spiritmon, only now her mind must have realized that he named this monstrosity of a bugqueen. What did he call it...'Seika'...? For the first time in this scenery, Shiva spoke up, in a voice that was dripping with that fear, but cleverly hidden in between this fear was that spark of determination, the desire to not surrender and do whatever is possible to return their Pokemon. „'Seikamater'? Is that the name of this.....legend? If it's a legend, my books never spoke of it – is it a legend from Tandor? How....Why... And what is it doing here if it belongs to that region's lore? And what do you mean by it uses 'an upgrade power' of fire, water, electric, bug and normal energy, how is it possible that it bears five STABs?“

Fight with all strength, he said.... Shiva eagerly shook her head to this thougth. No..... Just no, she does not want to fight this 'Seikamater'. It's a legend, only the stars above may know what powers it holds once it starts attacking, once it has driven itself into a fury. Rather quietly but clearly audible she spokes up again. „No fighting it... Please... We'll enrage her. We'll enrage all the bugs around, at worst they'll come for us to seek revenge, she a legend with powers beyond our imagination.... There must be.......other ways.“

"Ask questions later, Shiva.  We have friends and family to save.  I don't know if we can avoid a battle.  I'd like to avoid battling if possible, but what we're going to be attemptting will be going against the queen's will in all likelihood."

"...and one does not simply defy the queen."

Nathan looks calm.  Focused.  Outside, he's not showing any of the scared nervousness he's feeling right now.

He HAS to save Ralts and everyone else.

No matter what.

Shiva KEEPS looking around rather nervously, still not having let go of Ventus if he hasn't made her doing so. "No. If - IF!!! - we'll have to battle THAT thing, I'd like to know what she's....capable of.... How can a Pokemon, even a legendary one, have.... more than two STABs? "

Her gaze rests on his bugqueen for a little as she spoke that out, wonders how she is possible to control fire, electricity and water to her will as Heart hinted - well, she's HAVING three wings tipped in the respective color; red, yellow and blue. ....Guess that explains the carving of Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno to some degree, but is it also connected with that huge crowned Caterpie depicted on Heart's stony tablet? Did....a Caterpie evolve into THIS thing currently in front of them all? How??!!

Heart try to explain the better way he could. "My grandfather when he was young, he fought against such beast before. That thing is called Seikamater, the queen of all bug pokemon of Tandor. Maybe in all the bug world. She have a unique way of evolve. The Seikamater have a special substance called Royal Jelly. Its a special kind of food who is deliver to a female Tricwe, Smore or Sponee to become the next queen, and that become itself a new Seikamater. In theory, someone could create a army of Seikamater with enough of these three bugs and enough Royal Jelly. But for natural there can only have one Seikamater in each hive."

Then Heart points to the wings of Seikamater. "See that wings? Seikamater its not the bug queen for nothing. She have a unique ability no pokemon ever acquire: Elementalist. She is a pure Bug/Normal pokemon, but with Elementalist ability she can increase the power of any move with Fire, Water or Eletric typing almost like she have that same type. She is natural of Tandor in Baykal forest. The Seikamater have another kind of power: She is capable to control another pokemon and humans using her pheromenes." Heart have his nose plugs already in his nose. "Thats explain how she was able to caugh our pokemons. She migh have using her abilities to control our pokemons. And she have all this hive of bug pokemon on her side...we must be careful. I will not let anyone be leave behind. Nor I going to sacrifice anything. Even if we offer something to her, she will problably take away anyway. We must think in something..."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

An appreciating nod has been gifted to Heart from Shiva's side. 'Royal Jelly', he says.... She looks around again. (Did she/does she spot something that looks like that jelly, Iron?) The fear remains and even increases after Heart's explanation, but now actually a spark of interest awoke. It's indeed a Pokemon from Tandor! What...is it doing here, then?

She has never heard of Pokemon called 'Tricwe', 'Smore' (Haha! A Pokemon called like that campfire snack?) or 'Sponee', but she is smart enough to count one and one together - these are likely some of these unknown bugs she encountered earlier! Which is which she has no idea however until she's shown and told later. "H.....Heart, thanks for the.....Haahh... info. I've caught some bugs I'm not familiar with earlier, I'll....show you later. Such small beings....evolving into SUCH a abomination of a bug.... Eeeeeeeeekkkk!" She hugs Ventus closer, pretty startled solely by the thought of it. That small striped bug she caught looks so cute, how can SOMETHING even evolve into SUCH a raging queen?"

"Thinking....of something.... Whatever we do, I feel 'Seikamater' will not be too happy with us. We're probably intruders! Of Food for her! A nasty pest!! We'd have to....restrain her in some way if we'd want our....companions back from her."

[Iron]

The further they all went, the scarier the scenery became – bugs everywhere, seeming to come from everywhere indeed! The fear and ominous anticipitation of WHAT was going on here was overwritten by the strive forward, forward always, the more steps they were taking, the closer they came to whatever is calling there. It's calling them... It's calling her... But it was vastly different from the calling of the Central Fern Shiva experienced earlier, so drastically different – whatever is alluring her here, she got the feeling she won't rejoice or feel just as welcome as she did when she met the Fern.

Eventually, they arrived at the source of the siren's song - ...what a monster. No other words she could find to describe this...THING. That abomination of a bug. But.....why was it still so incredibly beautiful? So wonderful, so precious that the she couldn't feel to be awed by every aspect of her body, from the tip of the fluffy antennae to the baglike abdomen as a whole... So gracefully and majestic as she would expect from a true queen. And a true queen all but deserves tribute, praise and gifts – Given how STRONG that aura of grace and power was that Shiva felt washing over her whole body and mind, she felt like only the greatest of gifts was just enough for this queen: The gift of her own life.   She made attempts step forward, already took a step forward, bid farewell to all her loved ones and send a last mental note home to not mourn for her too long as she has died for the greater good... No sadness was within her, only the raw willingness to surrender: The force has made it to conquer her Castle of the Mind, they were not prepared for an attack with dragon Pokemon.


A sharp and desperate cry broke through, causing the inhabitants and attackers alike of this Castle to halt at the spot and look up to the sky – the former caught themselves one moment later, barely a second before the attackers could. This moment was enough to force them only a little back; it wasn't much at all and the dragons kept raging and the fight went on, but it suprisingly WAS enough for Shiva to regain control, to return to this place and to her senses.


The fear remained however, nothing has been eased about it. Nothing... In fact, now that the fae woman dared to take another look into the directon of that alluring and insectoid queen, it doubled swiftly. It was overwhelming, scary, incredible to describe for her – if this 'thing' wouldn't have bereaved her of her butterwolfly, she'd now run for her life instead of sacrificing it. But...it has her doghyena, it has the other Pokemon of the group, leaving them behind was.... No. That wasn't an option. Even if it was clearly a Legendary Pokemon, Shiva wouldn't desire to break under its presence, even if it was a queen nothing gave it the right to just steal their Pokemon... NOTHING. A new feeling awoke with her, it was cold, oh-so-icy WRATH.

In an intense spark of worry that mixed with that wrath, she averted her gaze from that bugqueen. Having her senses back, she realized that this THING wasn't as beautiful as she saw it with the eyes of a bewitched one – This legend of a bug still had something amazing about it, scary as well, as it raged there in the dim light of her servants.

In a very desperate and intuitive call to do something, Shiva reached over to Ventus'/@Lord Windos side to enwrap her arms tightly around his upper body, at least HE was there. She wasn't in this alone... Thank Reshiram and its generosity for this. She could feel that malestorm and thought process of his, seemingly raging through him like the bugqueen was raging before them all – it caused her to tighten her grip around him a little more. Fear was present, immobilizing fear, but they can't afford to let that fear overwrite their sane thinking and cool heads.

Shiva's head snapped towards Heart/@Spiritmon, only now her mind must have realized that he named this monstrosity of a bugqueen. What did he call it...'Seika'...? For the first time in this scenery, Shiva spoke up, in a voice that was dripping with that fear, but cleverly hidden in between this fear was that spark of determination, the desire to not surrender and do whatever is possible to return their Pokemon. „'Seikamater'? Is that the name of this.....legend? If it's a legend, my books never spoke of it – is it a legend from Tandor? How....Why... And what is it doing here if it belongs to that region's lore? And what do you mean by it uses 'an upgrade power' of fire, water, electric, bug and normal energy, how is it possible that it bears five STABs?“

Fight with all strength, he said.... Shiva eagerly shook her head to this thougth. No..... Just no, she does not want to fight this 'Seikamater'. It's a legend, only the stars above may know what powers it holds once it starts attacking, once it has driven itself into a fury. Rather quietly but clearly audible she spokes up again. „No fighting it... Please... We'll enrage her. We'll enrage all the bugs around, at worst they'll come for us to seek revenge, she a legend with powers beyond our imagination.... There must be.......other ways.“

Attentively, Shiva looks around. There must be SOMETHING around, somehing that'd even has the smallest chance to be useful, anything they have overseen in the first place – does she spot something jellylike definitely around as well? (Not that Shiva knows what it could be – but out of curiosity, is that nearby?)

This is a phenomenal description of how it feels to be drawn toward the pit by Seikamater!

The party is too far to see any specifics. Durant and Sponaree do sometimes enter the pit to provide Seikamater with food, whether solid or smeared over their bodies. Or still wriggling and walking! So some of the stuff they regurgitate could be Honey or pheromonal goo.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan digests what Heart says with a completely expressionless look.

He doesn't comment on any of it right now, though there is a certain...surprise that he feels at the moment.

And growing anxiety and impatience.

He has to do something.  Anything.  But one wrong move, and they're all done for...

"...I see a big, bulky, powerful bug queen with command over the core elements, and she's taken my best friend prisoner.  That's all that matters right now.  I'll worry about the other details later."

[Lord Windos]

After a short time of thinking the thought of his precious blue demon Abaddon's wellbeing sprang to mind unbiddened, suddenly causing him to start fretting over them and disrupting his trains of thoughts/threatening to cause him to panic again. Finally, the researcher decided to cease those worrisome thought by addressing them directly, stopping his brainstorming and turning towards Heart and whispering to them: "Heart, my friend? Would you mind switching Abaddon for Turiel's Pokeball? I......am worried about my child's ......safety against that.......Queen, and I would prefer having them with me than not. I trust that you'll be able to get Turiel out of danger and take good care of her, so please my friend.....?"

[Spiritmon]

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After a short time of thinking the thought of his precious blue demon Abaddon's wellbeing sprang to mind unbiddened, suddenly causing him to start fretting over them and disrupting his trains of thoughts/threatening to cause him to panic again. Finally, the researcher decided to cease those worrisome thought by addressing them directly, stopping his brainstorming and turning towards Heart and whispering to them: "Heart, my friend? Would you mind switching Abaddon for Turiel's Pokeball? I......am worried about my child's ......safety against that.......Queen, and I would prefer having them with me than not. I trust that you'll be able to get Turiel out of danger and take good care of her, so please my friend.....?"

Heart take Abbandon pokeball and whisper back. "Sure mate. But be careful. We must have all the cautious of the world against such foe. Battle against her its not a option."

[Lord Windos]

Heart take Abbandon pokeball and whisper back. "Sure mate. But be careful. We must have all the cautious of the world against such foe. Battle against her its not a option."

Ventus gave the rare collector an almost pathetically grateful smile as he accepted Abaddon's Pokeball in exchange for handing over Turiel's to the man, clasping them on the shoulder and nodding their head. "Thank you, my friend. Yes, I agree with you whole heartidly, as fighting against.....her is not an option we should indulge in at all. Now, I will resume my ponderings, and hopefully I'll come up with a plan that can save our beloved Pokémon and us all, so if you excuse me...."

The researcher then returned to his brainstorming, desperately trying to rack his cranium for that most covet solution to EVERYONE'S woes...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

'A.....All the caution of the world', Heart/@Spiritmon said.... That allured a thought within Shiva, a thought that causes her to visible perk up in her fear and eventually trying to get Heart's attention by meekly tugging on his sleeve. "Uh... Listen... If you're still having Heal Pulses left with Gustav, could you please...use one on Tropius, and if Gustav is fine with more, on Azu as well? They're both a little wounded still, but if we want to make sure nothing goes amiss I'd greatly appreciate it if they'd be at their full health. Tropius is a mount that we could use to escape and he can hit this Seikamater with Gusts - super effective on this bug! Azu is my first choice when a Helping Hand is needed, this move could grant us an umistakable benefit. Please?"

[Spiritmon]

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'A.....All the caution of the world', Heart/@Spiritmon said.... That allured a thought within Shiva, a thought that causes her to visible perk up in her fear and eventually trying to get Heart's attention by meekly tugging on his sleeve. "Uh... Listen... If you're still having Heal Pulses left with Gustav, could you please...use one on Tropius, and if Gustav is fine with more, on Azu as well? They're both a little wounded still, but if we want to make sure nothing goes amiss I'd greatly appreciate it if they'd be at their full health. Tropius is a mount that we could use to escape and he can hit this Seikamater with Gusts - super effective on this bug! Azu is my first choice when a Helping Hand is needed, this move could grant us an umistakable benefit. Please?"

Heart nod his head in agreement and bring Gustav out of the pokeball. "Gustav, I know you cant use more than one Heal Pulse now, but in a state of emergence here. If you could please use Heal Pulse to heal both Tropius and Azu, that could be very much apreciated."

Loyalty test to see if Gustav can heal both of Shiva pokemon.

[Iron]

Loyalty: (4)

Tropius: (6)(2)(4)(6)(4)(4)(4)
Azu: (5)(1)(6)(3)(6)(4)

He's nailing those lately.