[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"Yes. I was researching Deoxys right before I came here, I remember. Searching for the artifacts you all have."

He doesn't seem particularly pleased to see Scimitars either, for obvious reasons.

"Deoxys is an alien intelligence. It can't be reasoned with, and has no respect for mortal life. It sees any planet it comes to as an experiment, a place ripe for destruction or looting or manipulation. Last time it was here, millennia ago, it corralled Pokemon one species at a time into various parts of Creshire, and trapped them there with psychic boundaries that only recently disintegrated enough to allow free movement of Pokemon. It did other things, too, like introduce the Tall Grass as their experimental habitat. The ecoystem was nearly destroyed last time, and diversity hasn't yet fully recovered in all those thousands of years. This time, it could be even worse, given how many humans are about. Who is most likely to move a Pokemon from one place to another, after all? Who will disrupt the...er, variables? Who invented agriculture and Pokemon breeding techniques to rival Deoxys' own?"

"And that's why we have to stop it.  Did you happen to come across any hints that might have indicated what it might be vulnerable to besides maybe the usual weaknesses of a Psychic type?  The Sword can hurt it, but if we're going to beat it quickly to minimize the damage it causes, we're probably going to need more than that."

[Lord Windos]

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Oh! You remind me of the Manetricite! Thanks! "Before I forget Terra, I have something for you too. You gave me a Swampernite, so I think it is fair to give you something noice too." Then he search his bag until he find Manetricite he keep with him. "Here. I found this thing a while ago and didnt get enough time to gave to you. This a tokken for our friendship and kinship." He then put the stone in Terra problably stuned face.

*Flashback!*

Yeap, the sagely monk is dumbstruck by the unmistakable Manetricte being presented to him, clearly taken aback by it all as he look at in shock, before slowly looking over at Heart.....


.....and immediately stepped forward to wrap him a great big Ursaring hug of MAXIMUM FRIENDSHIP, lifting them clear off the ground in the process! Wow!


"Heart.......thank you. With Manetricite.....I can......bring forth Melly's full potential. Thank you. You are a good friend. Good, GOOD friend."


Daw........ain't that sweet? And probably painful too, given how tightly/firmly Terra's squeezing the pun lover! Oh dear!


*Flashback End!*

Since you've taken care of both the total Looting and Terra helping Heart out with the Arceas Mural/Plate Repository , I'll not comment on it any further, and cut to the chase here: Terra steps forward and clasps his best friend on the shoulder and gives them what is perhaps the most severe and solemn look they've even done witness, his expression like perfectly forged Steel as he decisively nodded back to them.


"Yes. It is. Let us go, and prepare. I am ready. Prepared. Prepared to fight DEOXYS. Fight them with ALL my might, until I can not. For Cheshire. Everyone. My friends......and you. That, I promise."

He's with Nathan - with everyone rallying against the dread threat from beyond the stars, one hundred percent of the way, and then some. Simple as that.

[Iron]

"Yes. I was researching Deoxys right before I came here, I remember. Searching for the artifacts you all have."

He doesn't seem particularly pleased to see Scimitars either, for obvious reasons.

"Deoxys is an alien intelligence. It can't be reasoned with, and has no respect for mortal life. It sees any planet it comes to as an experiment, a place ripe for destruction or looting or manipulation. Last time it was here, millennia ago, it corralled Pokemon one species at a time into various parts of Creshire, and trapped them there with psychic boundaries that only recently disintegrated enough to allow free movement of Pokemon. It did other things, too, like introduce the Tall Grass as their experimental habitat. The ecoystem was nearly destroyed last time, and diversity hasn't yet fully recovered in all those thousands of years. This time, it could be even worse, given how many humans are about. Who is most likely to move a Pokemon from one place to another, after all? Who will disrupt the...er, variables? Who invented agriculture and Pokemon breeding techniques to rival Deoxys' own?"

"And that's why we have to stop it.  Did you happen to come across any hints that might have indicated what it might be vulnerable to besides maybe the usual weaknesses of a Psychic type?  The Sword can hurt it, but if we're going to beat it quickly to minimize the damage it causes, we're probably going to need more than that."

"A bit, yes. Each Artifact is particularly good against one of the transformations Deoxys has been known to make. Sadly, I don't know which is which. Deoxys comes from another world, and most normal things on this world can't even hurt it. But something from another world might be able to."

[Dragonstrike]

"A bit, yes. Each Artifact is particularly good against one of the transformations Deoxys has been known to make. Sadly, I don't know which is which. Deoxys comes from another world, and most normal things on this world can't even hurt it. But something from another world might be able to."

"Well, there's Attack, Defense, Speed, and its Normal form, right?  The Artifacts aren't so different.  Each one amplifies a different trait.  It might be as simple as utilizing the opposing trait to whatever form Deoxys is currently in."

Something from another world...hmmm...

"...what about pokemon that were brought to this world via past Millennium Comets?  Deoxys isn't the only otherworldly visitor we've seen over the past few thousand years, after all.  Granted, most of them are comparable in power to what's normal here in the first place...hmmm..."

[Iron]

"A bit, yes. Each Artifact is particularly good against one of the transformations Deoxys has been known to make. Sadly, I don't know which is which. Deoxys comes from another world, and most normal things on this world can't even hurt it. But something from another world might be able to."

"Well, there's Attack, Defense, Speed, and its Normal form, right?  The Artifacts aren't so different.  Each one amplifies a different trait.  It might be as simple as utilizing the opposing trait to whatever form Deoxys is currently in."

Something from another world...hmmm...

"...what about pokemon that were brought to this world via past Millennium Comets?  Deoxys isn't the only otherworldly visitor we've seen over the past few thousand years, after all.  Granted, most of them are comparable in power to what's normal here in the first place...hmmm..."

"I don't know, buddy, but we've got to try anything we can, don't you think? So I think it's a good thought."

[Spiritmon]

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*Flashback!*

Yeap, the sagely monk is dumbstruck by the unmistakable Manetricte being presented to him, clearly taken aback by it all as he look at in shock, before slowly looking over at Heart.....


.....and immediately stepped forward to wrap him a great big Ursaring hug of MAXIMUM FRIENDSHIP, lifting them clear off the ground in the process! Wow!


"Heart.......thank you. With Manetricite.....I can......bring forth Melly's full potential. Thank you. You are a good friend. Good, GOOD friend."


Daw........ain't that sweet? And probably painful too, given how tightly/firmly Terra's squeezing the pun lover! Oh dear!


*Flashback End!*

*Flashback!*

Heart was happy to see Terra like his gift...But he didnt enough time to think about that while his life was leaving his body! "Cant...breath...leaving consciousnous..." Then Heart soul literal live his body while Heart was been crushing by Terra hug. Doublade get out of his Pokeball and grab Heart soul and put back in the body who was almost fainted after such demonstration of friendship from Terra. Lancelot then give Terra a look who said something like: Oi! Careful with that hugs! You almost kill my Master!"  Then Lancelot approach Heart and gentle pat his face to awake him. While this didnt work, Lancelot loose patience and give two metalic slaps with his ghostly hands! Heart awake and give Terra a paintful look. "Ouch...Remember me to be more careful while giving gifts to you Terra...I still have a Clan to rebuild and I dont want to meet my Ancestors in person yet...ayi ayi." 

[Iron]

Terra's ready, Spira's ready, Nathan's ready - how about Shiva and Heart?

[Mikaruge108]

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There's no shortage of ghosts here. You receive random whispers from a huge variety of spirits, rather than one strong communication from one spirit. You hear words of temptation and bargaining, which you know better than to pursue. You hear the location of a few strong Ghost Pokemon, if you ever come back here. You hear the name of Sarimanok on thousands of ethereal tongues. You hear screams and cries of the new League as Sarimanok cut them down, repeated for eternity. Too many shattered bodies buried in silt and blood instead of pine. Half of Sarimanok's servants perished when his castle began sinking, innocents he let die without a second thought as he focused all his attentions on the insurgents.

Spira's head spins as the ghosts communicate with him, and once the torrent of voices dies down, he shakes his head, "Oof, Damn, Mr. Daniel made that look a lot easier..." With that done, Spira rejoins the group and is ready to get the heck out of Dodge!

[Iron]

The card grows warm, and your bodies with it. Marco looks a little nervous when stepping through the card, but he's dared far crazier things.

You step through the Morgusi portal into Cress City. You wave the dust out of your eyes; it's everywhere. Some of it is sharp enough to mildly cut you when the wind picks up.

There are no people around, even for the sparsely populated city. You can hear a clamor coming from the Gym, the PokeCenter, and the Cathedral. A big plume of smoke rises into the air far to the southwest, easily visible from here.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Upon having arrived in Cress City after days underground among freakishly powerful Pokemon, constant worry and no day nor night, the first thing Shiva does is coughing. She was looking forward to see and feel some sunlight on her skin again, see some daylight here at the surface, but she's startled nicely over being greeted by dust everywhere - EXTRATERRESTRIAL DUST. So the Comet has already landed it seems, THEY are already here....? Oh yes they are, with a grim expression she watches that smoke making it's way up to the sky in the far southwest.

That grim and stoic expression of hers soon turns into a serious one, she lets Whimsicott blow the space dust away in the opposite direction of the wind with her own pinkish Fairy Winds to not let it cut her. Then she clenches the Shield a little more subconsciously as her stance hardens and Shiva makes amends to get to the Pokemon Center, get there fast, but she does take a moment to turn to the others to open that "I'll head to the Center. What's heard from there, doesn't sound well in the slightest... I'd like to see what's wrong, catch up on what happened, maybe League Authorities are there even. Anyone of you...coming with me?"