[@Ephemeral]

Eevee went onto the defensive, trying to dodge Quick Attacks… except Quick Attacks are really hard to dodge. Growlithe Embered that one particular Blitzle, which skipped away startled no longer focused on Erza, while Pidgey Sand Attacked at their opponents… Unfortunately, it didn’t exactly stop their opponents. Erza managed to use his Potion on Eevee (because Eevee had no move commanded), but he didn’t have time to also apply it to Growlithe. Despite the lowered accuracy even the affected Blitzle’s were decently accurate, and all three targetable Pokémon suffered numerous Quick Attacks. Pidgey and Growlithe fainted, though Eevee was still about, albeit once again took heavy damage from numerous Blitzle charges. 

Extraordinary cast Night Shade on the Shiny Blitzle! The shiny Blitzle shuddered, though only took the equivalent of 5 HP of damage, and turned to attempt Quick Attacking Extraordinary! … It had no effect and charged into a Blitzle behind it! The Blitzles around was starting to get rather annoyed with Extraordinary, whom was turning difficult to harm. One of them was trying to get close to Extraordinary with the horn in order to shoot a Shock Wave straight in the middle of her before it was rerouted to another Blitzle, but Extraordinary didn’t really have any trouble just drifting off before that could happen.

Erza only has Eevee and Extraordinary left right now. What does he do?

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[@prettydrops]

The guy was looking over, while the girl recovered from her coughing him. It took a couple of seconds, with Valen of course not seeing because he was hiding. 

[color=6aa697]‘W-well, in any case! We’re here to look for clues, because there may be some hints to the Pokémon supposedly associated with each of these shrines. That is, while the guardians of Silent Shrine and Abandoned Shrine is long gone, the guardian of Lost Shrine is supposedly still there, so if we check here, we might be able to figure out what it is…!’[/color] the girl continued saying… when the sound of a Pokémon coming out of its Pokémon sounded out. [color=6aa697]‘… Huh?’[/color]

[color=b35647]‘Hey.’[/color] Valen suddenly found the guy from the pair crouching next to him, staring at him with a blank stare, a familiar small fire dog species standing at his side.

[color=e39e68]‘Growlithe!’[/color]

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3d/058Growlithe.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/SBIQ3RZ.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.[/i][/color][/center]

[color=b35647]‘How’d you find our conversation? No matter. Hey, would you like to come on a trip with us? It’ll be fun. I promise,’[/color] he told, holding a blank face the whole time, staring at Valen. The girl over there was looking rather confused. [color=b35647]‘The alternative is we have an immediate and violent Pokémon battle. So, franky, I insist.’[/color]

… What does Valen do?

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[@Gardevoiran]

[color=5a6961]‘You’re welcome. Thank you, as well. Hm,’[/color] Earl said, as Marowak came back with a crying Cubone in her grasp so that Earl could return them both to their Pokéballs. [color=5a6961]‘I might depart as well. Some of my Pokémon need to visit the Pokémon Center, and I need to experiment with herbs from other forests as well. Besides, my Budews are more than able to handle the research and the pot in the house without me,’[/color] Earl told, and a couple Budews up at the building went up to the edge and stood at attention, sure to be a big surprise for the next person who knocked on that door that it was a house completely inhabited by just Budews.

[color=5a6961]‘I won’t go with you, that’s not in my nature,’[/color] Earl stated, shrugging a bit. [color=5a6961]‘… But down the line, we might meet each other again, in some forest way away from here. So long, for now,’[/color] Earl stated, before casually starting to walk east, out through the forest.

[color=b5e6e2]'… Huh,'[/color] Vivia made a mildly puzzled noise at Earl’s departure, but then looked to answer the “sorry to spearhead” thing. [color=b5e6e2]'It’s no problem, I was planning on wandering pretty aimlessly myself, seeing the sights and so. The shrine, huh. Silent Shrine in Silent Forest, where a hero in the past is said to have prayed in order to get the support of different guardians to fight off a monster that had appeared on the Pureplains. Since then it’s been a tradition for young trainers to pray at the shrine for their success, indeed, they say every champion of Isson has prayed at the shrine at some point or another…'[/color] Vivia smirked. [color=b5e6e2]'I’d like to go there, so sure.'[/color] 

And then they were off, Vivia taking most her Pokémon back to their Pokéballs for the moment. Then, they walked through the South Silent Forest again… however, Skylar has pretty much seen every kind of Pokémon that appears in this part of the forest. As such, here’s a list.

[hider=Southern Silent Forest, known Pokémon]Common: 
#546 Cottonee
#548 Petilil

Uncommon:
#39 Jigglypuff
#300 Skitty
#431 Glameow

Rare: 
#357 Tropius[/hider]

With that, coming from the south, they eventually arrived at…


[hider=Then At][center][h2]Silent Shrine[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/CADvzdO.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/4uZ8oZf.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

While not necessarily at night, it’s a shrine inside the forest. Red pillars and walls adorned with white drapes and lantern statues stand to light up the area during night, and the place is clean and so. The air feels fresh and serene, and few sounds can be heard other than that of wind blowing through the nearby trees. The Silent Shrine does hold up to its name like that. However, also can be noted, there’s basically nothing here. It’s a spot important to locals and traditions say you should be praying at the shrine before your journey. The one thing that does stand out, is that there’s a guy manning a little shop on the side, selling small souvenirs of proof of having been here as well as leaflets telling the tales of this place of tradition.

Should he enter, he’ll find the shrine to be basically the same on the inside, a place with white walls held up by red pillars, and an altar to an unknown figure in the furthest in. There, one could pray to whatever it is should one desire.

However, before he could actually pray by the altar, there people here. Two of them wore unconventionally fancy clothes. The one inside the shrine was a young girl with long cyan hair bound with a red ribbon into a ponytail wearing a green high-class something, her back was straight with the posture of a high-class secretary. The man crouching by the entrance was a man who looked in his young twenties had red mildly spiky hair, a full suit with black tie, and he was smoking a cigarette with a bothered expression. All in all, not the attires one would usually go travelling with, and most assuredly not visiting shrines with.

[hider=The Two][img]http://i.imgur.com/Yfoa6KC.jpg[/img][/hider]

And then, of course, there was Valen. Possibly with a Porygon and a Snivy. A Growlithe was beside the red-haired man.

[hider=If So][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6b/137Porygon.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/QtIKxlI.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #136 – Porygon, the Virtual Pokémon. A man-made Pokémon developed using advanced scientific means, programmed to feel emotions. It is capable of reverting itself back into program data and so travel freely through cyberspace, though is protected from copying. Due to its means of movement and not needing to breathe, it can theoretically move through space.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/75/495Snivy.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/CeIaNO3.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #495 – Snivy, the Grass Snake Pokémon. Known to be intelligent and calm, they can use their vines more deftly than their hands. They photosynthesize by bathing their tails in sunlight, and they move more swiftly after sunbathing. When they’re not feeling well, their tails droop.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3d/058Growlithe.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/SBIQ3RZ.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.[/i][/color][/center][/hider]

[color=b35647]‘The alternative is we have an immediate and violent Pokémon battle. So, franky, I insist,’[/color] told the red-haired man to Valen.

Valen’s reply would be in his next post.

So, Skylar’s actions?[/hider]