This world is inhabited by creatures that we call pokemon. People and pokemon live together by supporting each other, but now the scourge threatens the safety of the entire region. Kohaku has become a dangerous place, where children stay at home and only brave souls go adventuring.
Welcome to KOHAKU. Come for the nightmares. Stay for the tea and crumpets.
The season is SUMMER. It is easy for survivors to forage for food from the land, as there are entire abandoned farms ready for harvest. On the downside, you can smell the corpses.
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she felt sick in the amber glade. she wasn't sure why, but there was something about the place that made her stomach twitch and twist against her will. it was very unlike the nausea she experienced while in the land with red skies; this was one that made her want to retch, and the world wasn't righting itself to her.
ikram felt like a fish out of water. her chimchar stuck close to her, avoiding the gooey grass that the ranger strode into without much regard.
the three scourge marched in a line to drums of war that only they could hear. perhaps there were no drums! perhaps it was only the madness of the virus that rat-tat-tatted away in their heads, only the fever that boiled their blood and set their veins aflame. it didn't matter. it was all the same to them. the servine lead his ragtag band forward, caterpie and marill inching along behind them. all in line! all moving as one to the beat. the beat that demanded and never ceased. even when they gorged themselves on meat and blood. even when they cracked bone, sucked the marrow dry, shredded skin like paper. there was no silence.
the group crested a small hill and the servine halted his troops, gazed down at the ranger and her chimchar. a fire-type was dangerous to he and the caterpie for sure, but he felt no fear, no natural aversion. the drums demanded, and there was no answer acceptable save for yes.
the spoink that was supposed to aid ikram darted through foliage at breakneck speed, its spring-like tail carrying it with all its might. the spoink wasn't going to win this battle, it knew, but it had to get to its assist partner as soon as possible. there were three hadean pokémon out there! it was dangerous!
hurriedly, it plodded on -- and smacked into goo-slicked shoes. the spoink glanced up, and was relieved to find ikram.
their briefly discussed their situation, and ikram turned her gaze to where the trio was. ikram's hand placed itself on her styler; it wasn't something that could help her that much at the moment. she couldn't make out the species of pokémon from a distance, but she was certain that the blue creature would likely be a water-type that lived in the forest.
spoink took the first move, and the three scourge fell upon their prey with vigor. they would feast tonight. boil the human with her own chimchar's flames, and then pick their teeth of her with its bones. the spoink was slightly less appealing, they admitted, but they would think of something. they always did.
servine used leer on spoink servine used vine whip on spoink servine used growth
caterpie used string shot on wukong caterpie used tackle on wukong caterpie used bug bite on spoink
marill used aqua ring marill used bubble beam on wukong
servine - level 30 - HP 100 leer, vine whip, growth, leaf tornado, mega drain, slam
it was all very sudden and very difficult for ikram to handle alone. quickly aware that she was being outclassed, the ranger did what she could for the moment until she had to make her escape. her chimchar immediately ignited its flames and went for the caterpie, while the spoink acted as support for it.
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chimchar was hit by tackle, string shot and bubblebeam chimchar used flame wheel on caterpie 53DvCMkM <10 burns
spoink dodged bug bite spoink was hit by leer, vine whip spoink used odor sleuth on caterpie
even as the trio surged forward, the marill suddenly stopped. he bounced on his tail, brain foggy, as he examined the scene unfolding in front of him with a new interest. he felt no inclination to join in on the scourge's side, yet neither did he feel like helping the ranger and her pokemon.
it was a strange feeling, apathy. he would have missed the joy of the hunt, if he could.
servine used leaf tornado on spoink servine used vine whip on wukong
caterpie hit by flame wheel caterpie used tackle on spoink caterpie used bug bite on wukong
marill hit by pacification
servine - level 30 - HP 100 leer, vine whip, growth, leaf tornado, mega drain, slam
wukong let out a blast of flames, confused at how the marill had stopped moving. it turned to ikram, and flashed her a thumbs up. at least things seemed to look up now. the monkey and pig both worked in unison, rushing through attacks and not letting the barrages set them back.
ikram held her styler in the air, staring at the marill for a while. so this was what pacification did? that was odd. instead of drawing it again, she opted for a legendary sign.
her styler whirred.
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chimchar dodged vine whip chimchar hit by bug bite chimchar used flame wheel on caterpie
spoink hit by leaf tornado, tackle spoink used psybeam on caterpie spoink used confuse ray on servine
ikram drew the darkrai sign -- dark void on marill and servine P2KERdfp <80 hits
spoink fainted. oh, damn. shouldn't have ran straight into fighting scourge without someone backing her up -- shit, shit, shit. ikram shook her head and tried to focus. wukong redoubled its efforts in the battle.
chimchar used flame wheel on servine chimchar used taunt on servine
servine managed to wrench itself awake, although, still groggy, it couldn't avoid a flame wheel to the face. you win some, you lose some. that was life.
the marill once again quieted. perhaps being pacified once induced a vulnerability to having it happen to you again. this time, the site of the battle unfolding in front of it engendered almost a revulsion in the creature.
marill watched
servine hit by flame wheel servine dodged taunt servine used growth servine used leer servine used vine whip
servine - level 30 - HP 45 leer, vine whip, growth, leaf tornado, mega drain, slam
oh hell. ikram watched as wukong was battered by the hits, and decided to keep the marill quiet for a bit. the marill was a huge threat to her current situation, and with the spoink down -- man, she wished she had a new assist, but clearly the world didn't work that way.
ikram tried to pacify marill
chimchar dodged vine whip chimchar hit by leer chimchar used flame wheel on servine
servine didn't beg. that would have been unseemly. it did, however, stare daggers at the marill as the water-type sat placid on the side of the battlefield. to no avail: the little mouse remained in place, unconcerned.
servine hit by flame wheel servine used leer servine used vine whip
servine - level 30 - HP 15 leer, vine whip, growth, leaf tornado, mega drain, slam
the servine was doing a remarkable good job of keeping its end of the fight going despite having an ally do absolutely nothing. she supposed that she could give its spirit some credit. wukong whirled across the amber glade towards the serpent, flames licking its limbs as it launched its attack.
chimchar hit by leer, vine whip chimchar used flame wheel on servine chimchar used taunt on marill
ikram drew the giratina sign the giratina sign manifested as shadow force chimchar vanished.
the servine had tried his best, it was true, but kohaku was the kind of world where you needed a partner. otherwise you were fucked. servine was hit by chimchar's final attack and went up in flames for the last time. his smoking corpses thudded onto the ground just as marill was released from his bonds.
the water-type bared his teeth at the servine's corpse--that was meat completely roasted beyond scrumptious-ness--and then looked around for the monkey responsible. where was that nasty pile of fire?
his eyes settled on ikram, mouth watering.
servine hit by flame wheel
servine - level 30 - HP 0 leer, vine whip, growth, leaf tornado, mega drain, slam
ikram stared back at the marill, ready to make a run for it if she wasn't obligated to remain by wukong's side so she could run away with it. her styler whirred -- damn that thing! she couldn't draw the pacification sign like this. it continued to hum, until her chimchar burst out from the shadows, energized by the might of a giratina.
shadow force strikes marill chimchar used fury swipes Z4CS92Ve 1-36 twice, 37-74 thrice, 74-87 four times, 88-100 five times
finally regaining the use of her styler, ikram drew a sign.
ikram drew her heart sign heart sign manifested as metronome, which turned into petal blizzard.
ikram kept getting ice-related metronome rolls for some reason.
