[Glacier Knight]

"......Hello, fallen ones."

The chamber was dark, nearly pitch black. Three shivering bodies laid sprawled out on the dank floor, and suddenly bolted forward at the sudden noise.

"What? What the Hell? Who is it Who are you Why are we trapped here!?"

A crazed fellow bellowed angrily and slightly mad, ruffling his High Preist garb. The other two merely stood up, and nervously tried to decipher where the Speaker was in the inky darkness.

"....It is time for a choice." The dark voice said solemnly, and the three prisoners could make out an even darker figure in the shadows, with two hunched beasts at either of his side. They growled and chuckled malevonently, but did not attack.

The Figure slid forward, whispering ominously into each person's ear. Immediatly, The preist and the quiet boy replied "Yes. Of Course."

The Figure took a step back, then Suddenly eyes flashed blood red.

Then go, my new pets! Seek the revenge you thirst, as demons of the night! KEKEKEKEKEKEKKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKKEKEKE

The room was filled with a piercing scream, and Without warning the two chosen Prisoners were obliterated. The third, very nervous and freaked out, heard in the distance two wild howls of pain and rebirth. What happened.... he knew not. But he did not want a part of it.

"I'll have to decline, Sir. Thanks for the opportunity to fight though."

The trainer was as confident and sure in his words as he could, given the situation, and suddenly the darkness abated. The room was now illuminated, and it seemed as though they were transported. The space was now warm and inviting, almost like a sitting room, complete with comfortable furniture. The Figure was alone now, but was still shaded. He seemed to give a warm smile though.

"....I see. How would you like to give a gift?"
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".... Wake up, wake up! It is time to continue!"

At the sound of The Figure's Eager voice on the intercoms, the whole lot of trainers were sent into a tizzy, hastily getting out of bed, showering, and scarfing down a hot breakfast. They had patiently waited for the next round to begin, and from The Figure's strangely happy tone, it seemed as though It would have been worth the wait.
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Once more onto the breach Gentlemen... once more.

Before the round even begins, two figures appear. What are they.... they give so sound, and blend into the shadows..The first, high in the frosty mountains, sinks into the ground, and suddenly appears in the Rolling Hills! Medicham and Lucario don't seem to notice... but they suddenly get a sickening feeling in their stomachs. Are they being watched? The second figure, In No Man's Land, slips into a trench, and appears behind the Boardwalk stilts of the Beach..... The pokemon there follow suit, not noticing, yet suddenly feeling nervous... What is this? what are they...


In the ruins of the Volcano lies a weary and bloodstained Charizard. It gives a weary pant, and tests out its wings. Nope. They seem too damaged to fly, blasted lava. However, in its peripherals it spies a treasure that does not need flight to capture. A patched of untouched grass harbors a mysterious emblem, some sort of dark blue object. The Charizard, highly curious and with strict commands from its trainer, hobbles over, and promptly grabs the item, hoping to furthe-

*lights rave, fog rolls, thunder cracks. EXPLOSIONSSSSSSSSSSSS*

what the bloody hell? The cacophony of noise and lights completely swallows the whole arena, and when it abates, The observers gasp. The Figure smiles down upon the New beast. There he is.... Charizard... but it has been altered by the Emblem of the Brood. Yes, the ancient dragons of this honed land have had their power stored in this mighty relic, and now they have been released, channeled into Charizard's power source!

Charizard is almost unrecognizable. He is much larger, and thicker too. His body has slightly elongated, and now resorts to roaming on all fours instead of standing bipedal. His head is a maw of jagged teeth and foul slime, with piercing eyes of an ancient beast. His skin has turned rough and a majestic blue, worthy of the royal lineage. Tail is long and spiked... and the wings! So massive, and fully repaired! With spikes on its edges, Dracozard roars in belligerent triumph. While still hurt, this new form gives it confidence and a sense of arrogant confidence. Foes beware!

On the Beach, a certain Volcarona has been informed by its master that this land contains secret relics... relics of power and might. It gets specific instructions to discover these precious items, in hopes of a swift victory. It suddenly whips up a rather large whirlwind, and moves all the sand around, in hopes to dig deeper. The plan backfires slightly, as the lava and sand swirl in the air, inflicting some damage upon the Dusknoir, Cyclohm, and even... the mysterious shadow in hiding. The Cyclohm doesnt reactly harshly though, as it decides to chill out. The Dusknoir however seems offended, and curtly abandons his post, levitating above the water in hopes of going out further sea. The steam though is harsh, from the collision of lava and water, and saps the Noir's health ever so slightly. As the Volcarona tries to move, suddenly the dark figure is upon it! It grabs the Bug, and with blood curdling eyes, it glares right into Volcarona's soul! Before it can react even it slips back into the sand, and the bug is left shocked. However, it continues with work, using its psychic powers of Foresight to scan the sand, seeing if anything is close to the surface. No....No... Oh there! To its left, about a foot or so down from the blown away sand, Volcarona notices a fossil shaped object. Surely that's something... Right? Cyclohm tries to Destroy the Cliffside path that winds down to the beach, but its sonicboom is weak, and only manages to slightly crack a section of it. Nothing horrible though, the path is still fully functional. The cyclohm seems defeated, and chills once more, but suddenly bellows in pain as a Dragon Pulse comes from behind!?! What? The Mysterious shadow!!! With a jagged grin it slips back down, and reappears in the center of the arena, as if taunting its two foes. It seems to be enjoying this toying... maybe a bit too much... But it doesn't stop Volcarona from grabbing an Anceint Anorith Fossil! Its quite the heavy thing.... and something seems strange about it. In Volcarona's mind, a faint whisper is heard

*....water.......water....*

What will become of Volcarona and Cyclohm? They seems targeted by a sinister foe.. but the former has a special relic! What will happen?

If we look south, to where the Beach Dusknoir set out, we spy a Lucario and Emolga. The former, seeing no threat in Emolga, decides to chill out. Big Mistake. The Emolga blazes, and gives a war cry! A thunder wave sends the Lucario into a tizzy, and then after a chill, the flying squirrel launches a quick ball of electricity! Lucario grunts in pain, but continues to ignore the foe. Instead he decides to ponder life, and observe his surroundings. The sea is a sparkling blue, with a sky so wide and majestic. So breathtaking! To his left though, about a round long swim or so, is Ruined Island. Lucario can see a forsaken civilization, which has been overrun by the wild plants of the island. What lies there?

In the tall grass, Hippodown decides that his safe haven has gone to hell. As the fire burns, he runs to No Man's land, and then plants his sandstorm there, happy as a trout. Unbeknownst to him, a new foe entered his previous stomping grounds. The Medicham looks to the sky as the world burns, and sees through squinted eyes a care package! Using some psychic energy, it detects the exact location of the drop! Without a moment's notice, Medicham goes right into place, daring the fires, and scorching his burn even more so. But, at the end of the round, He is victorious, with the Care Package falling right into its open arms!

....It seems A shadow wanted to scared Medicham. The Mysterious shadow in the hills gave a mean look at the tall grass, where medicham fled to. Didn't do much though.... So instead it just stares at Lucario. But Lucario doesnt seem to notice! It's in its own world....



"......MRCRANGER97? PUNISHMENT."

The same leeching swirls that wrapped around Conkeldurr do the same to the Lucario, and it squeals in pain! It doesnt to much the rest of the round.

In the snowy plains, Togekiss and Dusknoir work together to whittle the tanky Slowbro down. It keeps up the damage though, but when it turns to his Pyroak pal for help, he's gone! Where did he go? The hulking beast took the easterly path to the pine forest.....

MORTAL ENEMY SPOTTED. BATTLE TO THE DEATH: COMMENCE!

Snow began to fall lightly, as the sirens whispered through the pines. The two strangers had never met, but once eyes locked, the spark ignited. The Lucario and The Krilowatt were destined for this. This battle was the first of many in Massimo; The duel of the Mortal Enemies.

Quick as lightning, Krilowatt gave its fiercest cry, and a bright light erupted from beneath his Mortal Enemy. Lucario doubled over mid air, as the Earth Power sent him flying, but he gracefully flipped and landed on top a rather large Pine, toppled by Kril's previous rampage. It gave its own war cry, a rumbling bark from its diaphragm, and leaped into the air, glowing a dusty brown as it collided into the ground. The bulldozing shock waves pulsed through the Forest, toppling a few more weary pines, before reaching Krilowatt. The damage was done, and it hurt. Both attacks seemed to have gain power, but power from what? It could only be from the new found fury; The fact each other's Mortal Enemy stood right in their sights. One could win and gain a fabulous prize: or one could flee, and die another death.

Krilowatt, still speedy and not easily grounded by his Enemy, decided to play along with the earth-shaking, and burrowed its tail as deep as it could. Then, spasms of destructive power pulsed through the ground, sending even more plants to their demise. Lucario took the force head on, but did not flinch. Instead, it quickly looked to his left, and spied the perfect Pine, falling mid-air. With a single pounce, Lucario leapt into action, sliding into place before deftly nabbing part of the trunk, then flinging the Huge tree 360 degrees, right into his Enemy.

Needless to say, the Tree was a crafty blow. Krilowatt was crushed beneath, suddenly emtombed by broken trees. However, this did not stop him; HIS MORTAL ENEMY WOULD NOT GET THE BEST OF HIM. Krilowatt's Earth Power was harsher than before, and still hit, because even entombed Kril could use his ranged moves. The Perplexed Lucario was now tentative to attack Krilowatt, as it hide beneath the lumber. Its experimental Bone rushes did not do much; the trunk's bark peeled easy, but the tree itself was not broken. He'd need a bigger hit to get to his prey. The two enemies suddenly turned their heads to the right; A broken tree trunk began to spurt massive amounts of the familiar green smoke. What did it mean? The now snapped trunk seemed hollow.... But they couldnt examine any further, because to their left was Pyroak! What was it doing? would it interfere in the most Honorable of Duels? It could snag a KO... but then the Mortal Enemy would lose its chance at the rare prize....



"...Let's look at the Flavor Special and the Deathly Hallows..."

The Deathly Hallows are getting creepier and creepier.... with only two pokemon, it was quiet. However, the multitude of fighting and pokemon has made some spirits stir... but they do not have enough power to interact, it seems. Which gives the battler more time to themselves.

Nidoking gives the earth a shake as the ghostly winds howl, and his Earth Power erupts in Scizor's face! The ground forced up though seems full of.... bones. That surely can't be good. Muk and Bisharp seemed oblivious, as the Latter knocks off Scizor's precious Occa Berry; the Half eaten fruit tumbles to the ground, getting nasty dirt and bone in its soft flesh. Muk takes this oppurtunity to go into combat, sending fiery fists in the Metal bug's direction. The attacks hurt, and Scizor is almost down for the count.


"..."

The Figure stares at a particular man, a lab coated clad being. The observatory is filled with giggles and anger, but he is quiet. His head down.... Then suddenly it comes up, and starts laughing madly, like a lunatic. A group in the corner, the trainers who banded together to take him out, pale quickly, looking similar to the ghosts about to run rampant.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA DIE FOOLS DIE AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

......

Scizor, without a word, streched out its wings. Then, glowing a passion red, its fate was sealed. It blasted forward, wings set on two targets; the two largest Statues in the Deathly Hallows. With a sickening shatter the rock pilliars exploded into dust, and a fog quickly sucked up the Deathly Hallows.

All was quiet. Extremely, and unnaturally quiet.

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WHO DARES DISTURB TODD THE ANGRY?

well that can't be good.

Near the chaos of death valley, Flavor Special seems to be sane... but not really. A gastrodon seems to want to leave, in fear of being attacked. Sadly, its fears were well place; A grand plot was concocted against him. Togekiss gave a silly grin and glowed bright green, as plant tendrils rose from around gastrodon, and choked him deftly, and rooted him in his spot. He couldnt escaped from those by just wriggling... However a huge blast was fired at Togekiss. It took a horrific amount of damage from PorygonZ's Omega Beam. I think it suspected Togekiss to attack it.... But what it didn't expect was Gallade to teleport behind him! Porygon gave a shriek, but Gallade did not seem to hurt him... not yet.

Then, without warning, the ground from behind Gastrodon gave in! What? it seems that the one and only Zoroark decided to show its face! But not really.... its still underground... but a startled Gastrodon is down there too! It tries to walk to safety, but it can't escape, as Gallade swiftly pulls out the Frozen Heart Crystal!Holding it like a gun, he aims at Gastrodon, or i guess where he was. A light blue bolt shoots out, and frost goes everywhere! A flash of light, and where Gastrodon was, and the hole, lies a huge mass of ice. The hole is frozen over! I guess Zoroark and Gastrodon aren't coming out anytime soon...

Togekiss gets enraged at being attacked by PorygonZ, so it uses its remaining actions to hax the program pokemon! Its triattack gets a burn on it too! Then an aura sphere, but not before Porygon chills out after its cooldown! But, was that the best decision? I guess not, because before it could do anything else, A huge flurry of fists knocked PorygonZ square in the face. Gallade's power was too much.

Porygon-Z fainted. gonZ

But revenge is quick and sweet. Without warning a Crobat, screeching through the air, belched all over Togekiss, and its toxic seeped through the Safeguard! Togekiss is on a timer now....

Underground, Zoroark takes the time to unleash a mighty Night Daze, and Gastrodon is easily buffeted, what with the dark conditions. It can hardly see anyway! It tries to walk... AGAIN. maybe it should have had subs.



".... That is quite lucky."

The room turns to The Figure, who merely points at the Jungle in return. Ttar and Jellicent seem distraught, until the Former uses its fury to carve its own tunnel. Using a mighty Iron Head+Super Power combo, It dives right into Bisharp's tunnel! it was small, but its power and force helped make the tunnel a bit bigger. But.. as it traveled under the Deathly Hallows, it began to hear whispers. Without warning, a bony hand tripped the charging Tyranitar! It fell with a thud, and quickly got back up and ran even faster! Scared for its life, it burst through the Tunnel and into the Deathly Hallows, to spy....

The Fall of Scizor.

Muk's bellowing of fire sealed the deal. Caught off guard, and without its berry, The bug fell to the crafty nature of his opponents. But.... he left them a little present.

Hehe.....WE HAVE PEOPLE TO PLAY WITH NOW. COME GIVE KAREN A KISS~

Ok, so Bisharp wasn't so lucky. A curse is awful to get in a long match. Nidoking wasnt very lucky either.... Todd the Angry's attack the previous action was startling and harsh.

But who was lucky? Well Jellicent seemed to want a flower, to give to his spirit friends in the Deathly Hallows. He had to hurry though, his Master ordered him to the spooky arena stat. So, Jellicent hastily dived into the thick, leafy brush of the jungle and went to grab a blue cardinal rose.... when suddenly it felt a wave of power. It ccautiously looked behind itself, and there it was; on top of a patch of golden leaves, the Amber Spider Lily. How the Hell could such a beast find a relic? Luck, and only Luck. The Lily only showed itself to those it liked, and it seemed luck proved to like Jellicent alot.

Jelli didn't know what it was though. It was just a very pretty flower. It picked it with haste, and charged into the tunnel (funny thing too, as soon as it dived into the depths, Togekiss showed up in the Jungle. It tried to toxic, but gave up and set up a light screen). It gets spooked by the ghosts as well, but pops up in the Deathly Hallows! Now 5 pokemon stand.... and 3 ghosts float.

GET THEM TROY, CORRUPT THEIR SOULS!
OH DOOOO CAUSE MISCHEIF TROY! It is quite fun fufufufu....

....YOUR MINDS SHALL ROT. I WILL HAVE YOUR HEADS!

Muk took the attack, and luckily it was just the attack. it seems each ghost has a special knack. Troy's full potential was not shown....

So, will the Deathly Hallow team flee? Can they flee? Or will more ghosts come, and prevent them? And Jellicent... What will become of her and the relic?
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"....It's time to show you more of my power, dearies."

The crowd turned to the The Figure, as he snapped his fingers. The shadow on his left, the one who was with him longest, vanished. Almost simultaneously, a huge screeching sound was heard in Massimo. The trainers ran to the windows, in horror. everything seemed normal.... besides the huge green and black translucent cage covering the Flavor Special.

"....I randomly selected the first arena to succumb to the Death Lock-Down. All pokemon inside cannot escape.... until one pokemon dies."

Huge breaths were taken in, especially those whose pokemon were located in the Flavor Special, their new prison.

"HEY THIS ISNT FAIR, YOU CHOSE THE ARENA WITH THE MOST POKEMON ON PURPOSE!" A furious and heart-broken trainer cried out.

The Figure merely shrugged.

"It seems you few are not so lucky. Tis a shame..."

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