The Elite Four Strikes

[bravenewmods]

The battle is joined. The gods of Union, while mighty, seem to pale in comparison to the singular dragon of ice. Although they strive mightily to avoid damaging the city, already the mysterious blue dragon has been flung directly into a tower, earning itself a nasty gash over its eye, much to the dismay of the red dragon. While it has rejoined the fight, it is clear that the gods alone are not enough - the people of Union will have to step forward if they are to save their beloved city. The cries of the wounded and terrified citizens echo through the streets as the flames of battle rage. Now is the time - they must be stopped!

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[bravenewmods]

[ Kyurem hears that human's voice in its head, but it also doesn't really like what's happening now. First it's getting stabbed and pelted, then it's being ridden - ridden - and lectured -

Thrashing about in midair, it tries to dislodge Rise from its head and Kyosuke's blade from its neck. The hits to its wings have it faltering, but when it dips, and threatens to fall from the sky, it also twirls in midair to try and get the humans off of its body. These bugs itch! And if that fails...

Well, if it's going to fall from the sky, it'll make sure to aim for the already-damaged Habitat. Two options, humans: get off of it, or discover what happens when it plows into your Pokémon prison.

It isn't considering that there might be a third option. ]

[divine_braid]

[Duo ran forward with his team.]

Is everyone out of the Habitat, yet? Get clear of it in case it hits!

[Rotom fired off another Thunder Shock, still waiting for that Paralyzing to happen.

With Kyurem flying away, Duskull decided to try a Payback.]

[senpaidol]

[Rise clings as hard as she can - she's no expert in riding, but she has adrenaline and a lot of hanging out Haruka going for her. She reads the dragon's intent, and...]

[Her quiet rage suddenly subsides. No. She's not here for revenge. That's not her way or Union's way.]

You'd kill innocent Pokémon just to "win".

[It's a sad statement, not a question.]

No. You know what? That's the difference between you and Union. Leave now, and never come back.

[With that, Rise stops thinking at the God and lets go, starting a plummet toward the ground and restricting her thoughts to her allies again.]

Let it go. Stand down.

And uh...catch me please.

[flying_chains]

Morgiana swooped in to catch Rise. Her lack of practice at this due to literally only discovering how to do this minutes ago showed now, for she hit Rise with much more force than she meant to. Not enough to cause any kind of serious injury, but...Ow.

"Ahh! Sorry!"

Better than falling, though. Right? Morgiana pulled up in a swoop, spinning around a time or two and allowing the sheer joy of flying to fill her for a moment. Only for a moment, though. She turn to see what Kyurem was doing, and to look for a place to put Rise down.

[steelbeowulf]

[Kyosuke jumps away, coming back down to earth with such force that the pavement caves in around him. He watches the Dragon fall, ready to spring into the air again and attempt to push it off course if needed]

[bravenewmods]

[ ...Mission accomplished, figures Kyurem, once the humans that'd had the gall to catch a lift with it have departed. Flapping its wings, it rights itself in midair, narrowly missing the Habitat as it wheels back towards the sky, hoping to get some space between this group and itself to recover from their onslaught. It might not be leaving permanently just yet, but for now, it'll content itself with just one hole in the Habitat. ]

[[ ooc: This concludes the NPC portion of this log! Thanks for playing! ]]

[senpaidol]

[Rise gets heavily jostled by Morgiana, but she grips her back just as tightly, more than happy to be out of freefall.]

[The glow in her eyes and her illusionary arms fade as her Mega Evolution does, while she stares up at Kyurem.]

He really did leave...

[divine_braid]

Damn...

[He stopped running and just stood there for a moment, watching, and then finally just sat down where he was. He muttered a few stunned curses under his breath, speechless for anything coherent other than just random expletives, and then laid back, putting his hands over his face.

It was over.

His team gathered around him, the Pidove not chewing his hair for once, and took the moment to just regroup.]