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@Rune_Alchemist: Good to go.

In the meantime, I guess I'll toss this on the table, too.

Introduction

Hello, there. Welcome to the world of Pokémon. My name is Professor Cypress, the Pokémon Professor of the Cetare region.
I feel like you all probably know what Pokémon are at this point, so I think I'll skip that little lecture for the moment. No matter where you come from or what you want to do, though, your journeys are about to begin!
So, let's get right to brass tacks. Do you mind if I could ask you a few questions?

Thanks. So, from here on out, your adventure awaits! I wonder what sort of Pokémon you'll encounter from here on out; just the thought of it must have you on the edge of your seat, am I right?
Now, go forth; I have high hopes for all of you!

The Cetare Region

Cetare is a region that places its cultural development above all else. From food to fashion to innovation, the residents of this nation revel in what they have brought forth. Creativity, of course, has its roots from the storied past of the region. What is now a cultural mecca was once a militant state, constantly at war until the conflict struck ill with a legendary Pokémon. Angered by their bloodthirsty ways, it brought ruin upon the region, leaving them naught but to rebuilt. From these ashes, though, they learned to look beyond fighting, and had soon mended relationships with those that bordered their lands, and in time had come to value both skill in the arts and skill in combat.
Or so the legends go, at least.

Today, the Cetare Pokémon League prides itself as being on par with their Kanto counterpart, with Trainers who strive to reach the top hoping to take center stage at the Grand Colosseum in Septemane City arriving full of hope and wonder. Alongside that, though, runs the Cetare Contest Circuit, where the fields of combat are replaced by shows of visual and technical beauty. Regardless of which it is that Trainers and their Pokemon pursue, though, Cetare spares no expense in making their journey all the more enjoyable.

Miscellaneous Information

So, this is a more-or-less closed RP to those who have been invited (duh). The region itself is based off of Italy, and though I don't have an actual map to use, just... Kind of assume that we're starting around the 'heel' of the boot? I'll give regional references relative to the party's location as it proceeds.

If you need information on the available 'mons, let me know. Imports fine only for starters, and even then there are caveats that I've discussed with everyone in turn.

We clear? We clear. Let's get this party started.
Alter Ego — Meltryllis

Trailing her Master from a distance, Meltryllis leaped from rooftop to rooftop, doing her best to make sure that traces of her travels were left unseen. As far as recklessness went, there was only so far one could go before things became comical, and Nanako was fast approaching that point. In a city full of Servants, after all, there was no telling who could strike out.

Once Nanako had disappeared into a restaurant, Meltryllis sighed and stood where she had ended up. Given what information she had, it was wholly unexpected that there were no signs of active combat. Humans were... Strange in that way, or so she thought.

"A self-regulating society, hm? How wea—"

Before she could finish that thought to herself, though, the purple-haired Alter Ego spotted a shadowy figure kneeling down on another rooftop. Despite the apparent lack of features, it was fairly obvious that they were aiming something towards the building that her Master had just entered.

"Hm. Is this why BB wanted me to follow her?" Meltryllis sighed to herself before immediately leaping over to their perch. Unsurprisingly to her, the one aiming at her Master seemed to be of a similar origin to the two she had taken down yesterday. Without a shred of hesitation, the purple-haired Alter Ego immediately struck out at the Shadow Servant, bringing both them and herself speeding towards the ground at a high speed.

The subsequent crash and crater as Meltryllis and her target landed in front of the restaurant drew far more attention than she would have preferred, though.

Jason Liu

"Might not be..."

Repeating the Saber's words quietly to himself, Jason turned down towards the table with furrowed eyebrows before taking his phone back off of the table. As much as he didn't want to believe it himself, the possibility of what she had said was too large to ignore. What happened to the real Mary, though... Well, that was something that he had to consider if his worries were true.

"...I want to go and visit her," he said, standing up from his seat. "She should still be in the hospital, right? Let's go."

At Jason's declaration, Kiara took her own back and sighed, shaking her head as she rose to her feet.

"As much as I hate to admit it, the possibility of such a thing having happened is far too high. As she did not have a Servant, I wonder why she would have called a friend over to perform the ritual without having confirmed it first. I shall follow as well."


The group of four had soon made their way back to the room where Mary had been resting in and, after a brief pause, Jason took a deep breath and opened the door.

"Mary? Are you awake?" he asked, walking inside and glancing around.

The person in question, sitting upright on her bed, was watching a visualization of what seemed to be a shadow being struck by a Servant (or so Jason assumed). The entrance of the four seemed to not register—at least, not until Kiara spoke up.

"...You are most definitely not the Mary that I know," she said, eyes furrowing as she glared at the girl in the bed. "Though you conceal your true nature, that evil that permeates your being is quite evident for me to see."

@VitaVitaAR@RolePlayerRoxas

Ruler — Sherlock Holmes

The immediate movement of Moriarty as he moved between his Master and the Phantasmals caused Holmes to raise an eyebrow out of curiosity. As well as he had come to know his archnemesis, seeing him place the life of another over his own... It was intriguing.

But he, as a Servant, had a similar duty towards his own Master.

As he stepped forward in tandem with the Archer at his side, the wyverns seemed to notice their presence, and after a collective cry, began to rush towards them.

With a nod, Holmes sidestepped the first one striking out at his neck before promptly impacting it with his empty palm. Weaving strikes of his cane into his motions as he began to parry the creatures, the detective took a brief step backwards as the creatures recoiled in pain. As he did so, a multitude of lenses seemed to slip out from under his outfit and shine onto the monsters the light damaging them as it went.

"Well, as things stand, I have no proper weapon, so I leave the dirty work to you," he said, nodding towards the Archer as he began to move around and corral the wyverns into a single region of the cave. Hopefully, that old man didn't take this as an excuse to try and shoot him down too (as much as Holmes felt as if that would likely be the case).

@KoL@Raineh Daze@DocRock

The Arena

A broad grin was readily visible on Fionn's face as his opponent declared her readiness for combat. The audience, upon seeing Arturia reveal her weapon, seemed to collectively 'ooh' and 'aah' in wonder, and the Lancer in front of her flourished his weapon in turn.

"Likewise, King of Knights!" he responded. Just as the Saber struck out at him, Fionn stepped forward, deflecting his opponent's weapon with his spear as he moved to create some small distance between himself and Arturia before returning the favor. It was the hallmark of a good spearman to be able to create space between the opponent's weapon and oneself, and as he pushed the Holy Sword aside, Fionn struck out towards the Saber's abdomen as he laughed.

"Taking the initiative, I see! But I shall not be so easily won over!" he declared, immediately sweeping his spear off to the side regardless of if his hit connected as he leaped to the side. "I have my own pride to maintain, after all!"
Zeke von Genbu

With a frown, Zeke took a single step back as the large beast made its way towards them. Magilou's statement, though, flippant as it was, did have a point. Dealing with a fight after fight was something he was used to, of course, but as far as efficiency went, that method ranked near the bottom.

"You may have a point there," he said, still warily staring at the beast as it approached them before raising his weapon in the air and causing the electricity around it to flare up in turn. "But for the moment, we've got to clear this stuff out. Maybe afterwards, we can poke around and check if anyone's seen the kid, yeah?"

With a smirk, Zeke ran forward before swinging his sword through the monster's abdomen, bisecting it in turn. Pandoria, on the other hand, had already begun to move about, knocking on the doors with lit lanterns and asking if anyone was inside. Hopefully, at least, her search would not prove useless.

@VitaVitaAR@Raineh Daze@RolePlayerRoxas


The Cove

The secondary signature, which even now remained stationary, was located deeper underwater than the siren queen had; to the pair to whom water was no limiting factor, though, tracing the signal would soon reveal the source. A sunken ship, from which an ominous blue light seemed to pulse, was the source; scattered about it were the walking skeletons of its drowned crew, their cries of agony in their eternal lamentations resonating even through the water.

One of the undead, though, seemed to notice the pair. An apparent cry was made in turn, and soon the attention of the undead was focused upon the two girls. Immediately, they attempted to strike out, going so far as to even launch the anchor of their vessel at them in an attempt to attack them. Despite its apparent weight and size, the magic that seemed to cloak the object caused it to fly out, as if a projectile, with a speed that seemed unfitting for such a thing.

@KoL
Lin Quan

The walk over to the settlement that he had mentioned was not by any means difficult—particularly not to the dragon whose ability to simply cross over the troublesome terrain trivialized the task by a considerable amount. Both he and Lena had come to a quick conclusion on how to for a coherent alibi—namely, passing themselves off as a young lady and her escort (though their well-kept and relatively new clothes would likely bring about more questions than answers if others were more caution)—and given that only the goblin had chosen to follow, it was quite possible to simply play off of the idea that they were the only two present.

An analysis of the area as the group neared their destination, of course, caused Lin to extend an arm in front of the pair and shake his head 'no'. Even without any sort of experience, he could tell that there was something supernatural at play in front of them.

Not that it would be strange at all by this point, but if anything was to happen, they were ill-equipped to deal with anything other than an attempt at bargaining with anything but words.

"By the looks of things... The trees are a natural fortification for that village? No, they seem to be manipulated to do so... " he said out loud before retracting his arm and glancing at those with him.

"Should I lead? I feel as if they are expecting us to be hostile, given this... Welcoming atmosphere that they have laid out for us..."
Lin Quan

Despite his own wariness about the situation, it seemed that more than a few others were more inclined to check out the small settlement he had mentioned than establish a base of their own. In a way, he could understand that sentiment—working to build off of something that already existed was a far easier job than starting from scratch—but given most of their current forms, that wasn't an option.

With that in mind, though, leaving the doll to explore on her own would only raise further questions, and with that came the possibility of a multitude of other problems arising. Deciding that the safety of his newfound peers was worth more than his own desire to build a stable foundation first, Lin simply sighed and rose from his seat before turning to Ashewell.

"Make sure to keep anyone who stays behind safe, and make doubly sure that anyone who wouldn't pass for a human stays behind. Survival is a top priority right now, after all," he said, nodding his head before following off after Lena.

"So, do you have an excuse in mind for why we are traveling together?" he asked, using his newfound ability to walk on air to avoid having to trek over the uneven ground in the first place. "A cover story would do us well."
The Ruins

The explosion of the bomb had indeed sent the trio of attackers reeling, stunning them momentarily as they were pushed back from the concussive force. Their armor seemed rather worse for the wear, but given that they were skeletons, one might have found it strange that they could be stunned by the blast in the first place.

Regardless, though, the attack had left them wide open for follow-ups, so long as they attempted to regain their footing.

The necromancers, in comparison, were faring far less pleasantly against the fox-eared girl. Their attempts at restraining her had ended in complete failure, and the moment that one of their own had been impaled, the rest of their number immediately moved to retreat from the area. The one that had been stabbed seemed to resist, if only for a moment, before the weapon was removed and they fell to the ground. The clatter of bones made it clear what it was under those robes, but the demise of their comrade seemed to do little to shake the rest of his number. At once, they each unfurled a set of scriptures and, as they began to glow, pointed towards the girl who was standing in their midst.

Seemingly out of nowhere, a massive horde of skeletons began to drag themselves out of the stone, acting as attempted deterrents to stall even a second longer. It was clear how wholly unmatched they were, of course, but even those who had surpassed death could feel dread at such overwhelming power.

@Rune_Alchemist@Crusader Lord
Lin Quan

With his hands in his sleeves, Lin calmly surveyed his surroundings, taking note of the landmarks and their positions relative to those landmarks. As far as assumptions went, being dropped where they had been was more of a boon than anything. The problem now, though, was deciding a line of action.

Having committed all of the necessary information to memory (including the odd town), the dragon simply descended from where he was, as if riding a platform unto the earth, before moving over to those gathered.

"...Hm. It seems our party has grown," he mentioned before the sound of screaming above caused him to turn and look. Given the apparent size of this unfortunate soul, though, Lin made the rational decision to simply move away from the possible blast zone. There was no way he would be able to catch someone of that magnitude, after all.

"In any case," he began, taking a seat next to the doll as he waved the others over, "our position is surprisingly useful, though I would like to consult you for our plan of action."

Taking a few stones from around the bank, the dragon began to set up a relative diagram of their position and, having found a stick lying around, began to point to each in turn.

"As it stands, we are here. There is a larger river nearby, which connects to a mountain range upstream and the ocean downstream. The distance to said mountain is absolutely something to be done over multiple days, while we could reach the beach within a day's time by foot—less, maybe, if we were to use a vessel and move downstream in that. There is also a village around this far from us, definitely within walking distance, but given how underdeveloped it seemed and its location in this forest, I am unsure if contacting them would be wise.

If we were to put it to a vote, though... I think I would abstain. The pros and cons of either location are at the point where I wouldn't mind traveling to whichever one you all would prefer."

After finishing his explanation, Lin simply sighed and shook his head. The matter of 'where to begin' and 'what equipment to pursue' was chief among his worries, and so he sat there mulling over the possible routes that could be taken if they chose one locale or the other.

@Archangel89@DocRock@manchild@Pyromania99@Rune_Alchemist@VitaVitaAR@Suneli
Jason Liu

Quietly following after Hakuno and her Servant, Jason stepped into the Buddhist temple. As small as it was, the temple felt surprisingly open, and though the young man did not care much for the smell of incense, he had to admit that, some way or another, it wasn't any more overpowering closer to the urn where it was burnt than it had been when they had entered.

Kiara promptly led the three of them into a side room, making sure to hang a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the door before closing it behind her. The room itself was fairly sparse, though there were a few couches seated around a table for guests, it seemed. Once the three had each taken their seats, the nun, too, sat down before beginning to speak.

"I apologize for calling you on such prompt notice, but something has been weighing on my mind recently," she said, shaking her head in response to Hakuno's question. "It has to do with the girl who I went to visit yesterday—Saikawa Mary."

At the mention of his friend's name, Jason involuntarily tensed up, his hands half-digging into the couch as Kiara continued.

"Hm... I guess I should explain myself a bit more, then. I work as a counselor to a few of the people who come here. Be they Buddhist, Christian, or whatever else, I listen to their worries and help them as best I can. Mary, too, was someone who came to me for help. I cannot exactly disclose specifics, but... One day, she simply stopped coming.

After four days, I began to worry about her; after six, I attempted to call her home, only to find out that her number had been disconnected entirely.

Of course, after catching wind of that injury that she had received, I hurried over to the hospital to meet her, which was when I met you," the nun said, gesturing towards Hakuno and Benienma. "After you had left, I went in to speak with her, only to be treated like a stranger..."

At this, Jason quietly glanced away, averting his eyes from the nun as she continued on.

"I... Heard more about the incident after doing some looking into on my own," Kiara said, looking at Jason in particular. "I don't mean to blame you for anything, but... Could I ask what happened before that summoning?"

"A-ah... Well, um..." Jason began, nervously trailing off before sighing. "...I got a call from Mary the day before... That happened. She sounded really excited about finding something out about the summoning ritual, and asked if I could come over in a few hours once she had finished preparing. I, er... I've always been looked down on for not having any capabilities where I go, so I took her up on that offer..."

"...Hm? She called you... On her cell phone? No, rather, excited? She had always been fairly downtrodden when we met..."

"I'm serious about that, though," Jason responded, pulling out his cell phone and opening up the call log to show that he had received a call from Mary in the first place. "No matter what I might have caused, I'm not enough of a liar to accuse my friend of anything."

"That is... Odd..." Kiara responded, placing her own phone onto the table, with a call failed soon after Jason had finished his own. "What could possibly...?"

@VitaVitaAR@RolePlayerRoxas

The Arena

When Guan had entered the arena, Gareth hastily waved her over and introduced the Berserker to Chiron. There was a brief pause on part of the latter before quietly nodding in approval.

"Very well," the Archer said, waving his arm in the air as the boundaries were promptly rearranged. "Gareth, you'll have your section of there. I wish both of you the best of luck."

As Gareth nodded and walked over to where she had been directed, Fionn had already moved into position on his section of the battlefield, his own spear at the ready as he faced Artoria in turn.

"Hm! That knight is certainly excited about this, isn't she?" he called out, readying his weapon for combat. "Well, it is not as if I do not anticipate this match myself. Whenever you are prepared, we shall have them time our first strike. Let us show these spectators the glory that they so desire, hm?"

Similarly, Munenori had walked over to his area of the battlefield, weapon still sheathed as he bowed towards Tristan.

"Please, do not hold back. Even if I am an old man, I would still like to be able to see the skills of your famed peerage myself," he stated before calmly placing a hand on his katana's hilt. "Whenever you are ready, then."

@KoL
Byron Cauna

As he watched the three others that had failed to join the fray immediately begin to move off in different directions with plans of their own, Byron let out a single sigh. He had expected some manner of deviation, to be frank, but for his own suggestion to be outright ignored...

Well, at the very least, moving in alone could be managed to some degree. Though proceeding into their base of operations as the two (now three) others at their gates caused chaos was just as much of an option as letting them handle the job, it was only a matter of time before the bandits realized their folly. At that point, breaking through existing barricades would become a hindrance to the rest of the group.

With that in mind, the beastman simply moved forward, making sure to avoid the bulk of combat as he slipped through the opening that Izel's show of power had provided. The number of bandits had already thinned considerably, and the hesitation of those remaining made it clear that their initial resounding defeat had already begun to take its toll.

"Hmm... Well, letting them retreat to their base proper would be an issue..." Byron mused to himself as he anchored the gates in place discreetly before proceeding further into the compound. Seeing that the leader of those at the front was already beginning to pull back, though, the beastman simply began to manipulate the friction of the path forward ever so slightly. That, coupled with a few unexpected bumps in the road, would likely deter their retreat long enough for the rest of the team to clean them up without much issue. Of course, he had a few personal qualms about the wanton killing when capturing these bandits was very much possible, but crossing the demigod in one of her moments of bloodthirsty euphoria seemed like an inherently suicidal idea at best.

With that done, though, Byron turned his attention towards the fortified mountaintop, which, compared to the shoddy defenses near the bottom, had at least a few more options to handle matters. Other than the cave within the mountainside that obviously housed their prey, the various sniper perches had already begun to be filled by other bandits. If the initial defense force was any indication of their actual ability, though, breaking through even that would prove to be a fairly simple task.



If the succinct execution of the first few bandits had not been enough to warrant a retreat, then the show of unbridled magical potential was more than enough of a reason to call for a retreat. By this point, the leader of the force (and what remained of his men) were struck dumb with terror; it took but mere moments before the chain of command fell into complete chaos. A few of the bandits charged forward at the group (the new metal man included) in an attempt to break through and run away; others, still in fear over what had come to collect their souls, were anchored in place by sheer terror. Those who were able to retain enough sense about them despite the situation immediately began to retreat, only to begin tripping and falling over one another as they began to hastily scale up the mountain.

It was a complete defeat in many was for these bandits, but it seemed that simple surrender was not an option for them. Though the reason for that remained unknown, their actions made that much clear.
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