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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 9:38:53 GMT -5
Pok?mon fled in terror as the mummy staggered it's way down what had once been the first route. The paved beautiful paths that had once been a line of civilization through the wild fields and meadows of the first route were cracked and overrun with plants now, reduced to little more than trails for wild Pok?mon. For an undead being like Zac though, none of this mattered, his pale eyes peering through his new golden mask as he searched for Pok?mon. Yamask was right, the only way forward was by capturing new Pok?mon, and spreading the mummy curse to them as well.
Since the signs that once showed what Pok?mon lived in the route were gone, the images no where to be found, Zac didn't know what to expect here. He could have stopped and examined the places where the images had been, examining the urls left behind to comprehend what live here, but he was an undead monster now, and that was WAY TOO MUCH WORK. Instead, he just shambled forward, trusting that he'd stumble across something sooner or later.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:11:48 GMT -5
A dust cloud could be seen in the distance, as some object approached at high speed. As the cloud grew closer, a sound could be heard as well. At first the distance made it hard to distinguish, but as it grew closer...was that Limp Bizkit? Man, talk about a blast from the past. As Zac staggered to a stop, a small magenta ball came whizzing towards him at high speeds, the music growing louder and louder.
<Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (what?) Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'....wait, what?!?!> the megenta ball skid to a stop as it saw the humanoid figure before it, buggy eyes widening in shock at the sight of an actual human in the Aethra region for the first time in years. <Yo, what the hell are you doing here man? This is bug turf now!> the little venipede shouted, settling into a fighting stance, it's antenna quivering.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:23:43 GMT -5
As the music insect approached, Zac couldn't help but grin at the sight of the creature, even if the mask and bandages of Yamask completely obscured his body. Finally, a Pok?mon worthy of his attention. While technically he had pokeballs with his bag, he was a mummy now, he didn't need such trivial technology to capture a Pok?mon!
"You will join the undead!" he shouted, raising a harm, and causing a wrap of bandages to rise up from his body and lash out and strike at the little bug, attempting to Astonish it into submission.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:30:05 GMT -5
What the hell was this guy? Having not seen a human in years, the little venipede could only stare in horror at the weird bandaged human before it, and the strange golden mask on its face. As it raised its arm and lashed out with bandages, the little bug stumbled back, wincing as the bandages struck it over and over. Considering they were just cloth they didn't hurt too much, but it was the shock of being attacked by a human that really caught the bug off guard.
<S-since when could humans attack?> it stammered, glancing about uncertainly before whispering <Can humans...evolve?>
It was a terrifying thing to think about, since even without the ability to evolve humans had dominated the world. If they had discovered the secret to evolution...that'd spell disaster for Pok?mon everywhere!
<I won't let your kind retake this world yo!>
Curling into a ball, the little poison type bolstered it's defences, before rolling directly at the mummified trainer!
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:35:12 GMT -5
The venipede seemed to be shouting at him, but Zac had long ago forgotten how to understand Pok?mon, and now that he was a mummy, he had no need for such knowledge anyway. As the little bug spun up to strike him, a thick haze flowed out from under the bandages, washing away the little bugs attempts and higher defence. Still grinning, Zac spread his arms wide as the spinning bug leapt into the air and slammed into his chest. Perfect.
On impact the Yamasks ability activated again, the bandages surrounding Zac surging up and eagerly wrapping around the Venipede as well, which thrashed and fought desperately to escape the bandages clutches. As the now bandaged covered bug fell to the ground, Zac's bandages once again lashed out to attack the bug type, eager to defeat the Pok?mon and add it to his cause.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:37:52 GMT -5
Shit, shit shit! This was NOT going well!
Bound in bandages, and being struck from all sides, the venipede was in an absolute panic. In these situations it'd normally just roll out of here and flee, but these bandages had it all tangled up and it was difficult to escape. Attacking directly had only made things worse, and this weird haze was neutralizing any attempt and bolstering his defences. Unsure what else to do, the little bug curled up and tried ramming into the undead trainer once again.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:42:06 GMT -5
With the bandages surrounding his prey, Zac could feel when the venipede was prepared to attack, and he was ready. As the little bug lashed out, Zac simply crossed his arms in an x shape in front of himself, and focused on protecting himself. In response the bandages on his body extended outward, forming a protective barrier in front of him, which the venipede smashed harmlessly into. As the bandages returned to their place on his body, Zac extended a hand to the fallen bug, one of the old pokeballs from the starter pack in his hand.
"This is a fight you cannot win little bug. Submit now, and we can rule these lands." He then dropped the pokeball to the ground right in front of the bug type, eyes glittering with amusement as he waited to see what the creature would choose.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:44:33 GMT -5
Join this creature? Rule the region? The venipede stared in shock and horror at the abomination that had come into it's home. Did this thing really think he'd join it's cause? These lands had been free from human tyranny for years now, and this monster wanted to end that freedom? He'd never give into a creature like this, even if it meant his death!
Hissing in fury, the little bug knocked the ball aside, and charged at the human once more, desperate the defeat this creature, and save the aethra region once and for all.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:46:53 GMT -5
Fool. How dare this insignificant insect defy him? He was the undead lord of these lands, the Pharoah of Aethra! It didn't matter that he'd been a wildling only hours ago, it didn't matter that he'd barely seen any of Aethra the last time he'd been here, these lands were empty now, and now they were his.
With a snarl Zac let the venipede strike him, wrapping his arms round the bug type and letting the bandages lash out at it again and again without restraint, his bloodlust rising with his anger.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:49:14 GMT -5
Surrounded and suffocated by bandages, the little venipede thought of the fields of Aethra, thought of its friends, it's family, and realised it wouldn't be rollin' through these fields ever again. As it began to choke, its vision fading from lack of oxygen, the little bug hoped it had made the right choice.
Venipede defeated.
+1 level yamask.
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Post by zacariah on May 24, 2020 10:52:54 GMT -5
Dropping the insect corpse to the ground, Zac brushed off his bandages with a small sigh. It was disappointing that his first Pok?mon encounter had ended in failure, but there were more than enough Pok?mon in these lands, he would find Pok?mon that would bend the knee sooner or later.
With a flick of his wrist a bandage extended out from his body, wrapping itself around the discarded pokeball and pulling it up and into his hand. If Pok?mon wouldn't willingly join his cause, then it seemed he would have to capture them the old fashioned way.
Extending his arms in front of him, Zac resumed his staggering march down the first route, and towards the ruins of Arcus Coelestis.
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