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Post by Bernard Goldsmith on May 30, 2015 23:12:38 GMT
The noble responsible for fratricide and the noble who beat his own father from his city-throne were to meet.
Or, rather, Bernard was seeking out Sion, knowing the other would never turn down his offer to battle. Given his new good mood after speaking with Seth, he figured there would be no better chance to practice than with this man. A one on one battle would be an excellent chance to liven up the night.
“Lord Orzora!” Bernard bellowed, Seth in tow behind him. “How are you this evening? Care for a battle?”
Several of the other ball attendees turned, eyes upon Orzora. It was not a rank or honor challenge, but it was all the same a chance for each noble to show off their strengths.
“A double battle, at that!” He’d returned his persian. She wasn’t appropriate for a spar. However, his kingdra was perfect. The creature wasn’t as blood thirsty and it would prove a prettier presentation for the audience they’d already gathered.
He could see the dance floor clearing out of the corner of his eyes, the evening’s hired hands rushing to put down tarp so they wouldn’t be spending the next few days scrubbing up debris from the hall.
ooc: i figured the intro post should be short. also, once the battle starts, i'll give summaries w the moves at the bottom. ya'll can do that too, if you want!
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Post by Sion Orzora on May 30, 2015 23:43:08 GMT
 Now, Sion was someone who enjoyed parties. Loved them, really. He'd been in the middle of his fifth drink when lovely Bernard oh so rudely interrupted him. With an overly dramatic sigh he set it down, pretending to dust off his pants as he stood and bowed to his fellow noble. "Oh but of course, my dear Lord Goldsmith. How could I ever refuse you?" He flashed that famous smile, knowing full well his peer knew he was spitting horse shit. Sion just liked to battle, as long as it was a challenge.
With a flick of his wrist he sent out Ryu, his pangoro. The big pokemon flexed, giving a friendly wave to Bernard as Sion hushed him. "A double battle, hm?" He cocked his head, keen eyes glancing over the boy next to his opponent. "I assume he's your partner, then? Am I to fight the both of you alone?" His grin grew wider, and a tad more sinister. Oh, he very much approved of that idea. The very thought of being driven into a corner made him shiver. "I suppose I can, if I must." @taghere |
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Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 1, 2015 4:57:20 GMT
for all the air that's in your lungs With his youth and average height, Seth was towered over by Mr. Goldsmith as they made their way to the hastily emptied dancefloor. The boy looked unsurely up at his noble with an apprehensive 'you want me to battle with you?' look. Seth was a soldier one year out of the academy and these were two nobles. He was too young to have even had the chance to train his Pokemon up to their caliber. What was Kitty going to be able to do against that mammoth of a Pangoro? He supposed he had Mr. Goldsmith to do all the heavy hitting. Even a supporting role was valuable battle experience, wasn't it?
Kneeling to whisper some encouraging words to the Luxio, the matching personalities between trainer and Pokemon showed again as Kitty looked just as apprehensive about the battle. Nonetheless, she was shooed out to stand a few feet to the side of the Kingdra. After shifting her weight uneasily, the Luxio crouched and narrowed her eyes, preparing for the battle. Seth took a couple steps back and waited for someone else to take the lead. Hopefully that would be seen as respectful to the two nobles. 197 ― this poor thing MADE BY KAIZU OF GS & TWF |
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Post by Arianna Black on Jun 1, 2015 5:43:51 GMT
It was only happenstance that brought Arianna Black nearby the Lords of Citadel and Whitecoast as the latter called out the former. Like others nearby, her head turned towards the source of the noise and when a challenge at a double battle was declared, she had to admit a degree of interest in the event. Though unlike the lad that was beside the Goldsmith Noble, Bittersteel's entrance to the scene wasn't quite as respectful. "2v2. I'll throw in."From the air came a pokeball and in a bright flash of light appeared a Metagross, the ground quaking a tad as the incredibly heavy Pokemon came to a rest on all four of it's legs. The white-haired soldier stepped forward from the crowd as her pokeball landed in her hand. No sense in letting the Lord of Citadel actually have fun. Though if people had been backing away before, now they were moving even faster due to the presence of the massive Steel-type. "Palladium and I will join Lord Orzora."--- Tags: Bernard Goldsmith Sion Orzora Seth Kavanaugh |
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Post by Bernard Goldsmith on Jun 1, 2015 17:10:36 GMT
Though Sion was prone to putting on a façade, Bernard at least appreciated his eagerness to battle. It was a bit of a compliment to have Sion be excited, even if it was just pretend. The man lived for a good battle, Goldsmith swore, and probably wouldn’t waste his time on something trivial. And, at the sight of the pangoro, the big blonde paused, calculating this and that.
Fighting and dark type against a water and dragon type and an electric type. What were Ryu’s moves, again? Had they changed since the last battle that had been publicly seen and shared? He was certain the creature didn’t possess any group type moves and was confident that Kitty might at least have a chance against the creature.
“He is,” Bernard clarified, white teeth glistening in a smile. “You needn’t—just look. Here comes your own partner.” The decorations on her uniform hinted at soldier status. As such, Bernard figured this would be a fairly even match—at least, not so poorly disproportionate so as to spook Seth. His luxio, after hearing some words of perhaps encouragement or advice, seemed a bit more serious, too.
“Very good!” Now, some people might have been intimidated by a metagross. While he had a healthy respect for the creatures, the experienced Lord knew there was no creature which was undefeatable.
As he’d started it, he supposed it was only appropriate for him to have the opening moves. “Kingdra! Focus energy and then muddy water!”
Given Kingdra’s sniper ability, focus energy was a smart move. It increased the chance of a critical hit occurring, which would lead to an increased chance of an attack’s power increasing. And, given that Kingdra was the same type as the attack he was using, the damage of that attack going critical would be devastating. Furthermore, the attack could be strictly aimed at opponents; it wasn’t as indifferent as the usage of surf.
Furthermore, there was also a third of a chance that it might lower the accuracy of their opponents.
In money and in the mire of battle, Bernard was nothing but calculating.
But, in real time, the kingdra obeyed, spewing forth a controlled wave of thick slew of swampy water. Thick with mud and grit, it would sweep towards Ryu and Palladium, but stop at the edge of that mat. Bernard taught all his pokemon battle manners. In wartimes, they were free to make a mess. In the middle of a mere spar for show, they were to respect the area and not give any water damage.
Furthermore, he had no interest in getting a tongue lashing from the Newhaven Lady. Besides, the onlookers clearly were impressed by the sheer control the kingdra possessed over his moves. All that discipline worked out! Maybe it would prove a lesson to Seth--a bit of discipline went a long, long way in the end.
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Post by Sion Orzora on Jun 3, 2015 3:28:40 GMT
The addition of his partner was both unexpected and unwelcome, but Sion couldn't very well turn her down. That would be a tad arrogant, not to mention rude. So he gave her a bright smile, side-eyeing the metagross that jumped out. How did a mere soldier get their hands on something like that..? "Welcome to the show, my dear." His pangoro seconded the motion with a friendly rumble. One of his own teamates was a metagross, after all.
As Kingdra released its torrent, Sion frowned. There wasn't much use in trying to avoid that, and the both of them winced heavily as it hit. He had to give the fellow noble a grudging respect- he was intelligent, and a tough opponent. The thought renewed his eagerness to battle. "Ryu, start it off with a bang. Use Gunk Shot on Kingdra, then get close for an Ice punch to that Luxio." Very few of his pokemon were suited to anything but close combat, so keeping them at a distance would be fairly useless. Especially after the last move, which quite possibly left Ryu a little less accurate.
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Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 8, 2015 20:05:35 GMT
for all the air that's in your lungs There was quite the sense of unease from the little Luxio as these other stronger, bigger Pokemon filled the little battlefield--which was then bombarded by a wave. Thankfully, the water didn't hit and damage her. With the competition, it probably wouldn't take too much to get Seth and his Pokemon out of the running.
With Mr. Goldsmith's Pokemon getting attacked by the other noble's first, Kitty had plenty of time to get out of the way. The dodge took her right into the swiftly draining water (so much for not damaging the ballroom). With a command from Seth, Kitty sent some electricity into the water using Spark attack. It wasn't the most powerful in comparison to what Seth assumed the other Pokemon were able to do, but it was amplified and spread by the water. Any Pokemon touching the water covering most of the platform would be hit by the attack. 151 MADE BY KAIZU OF GS & TWF |
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