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Post by Darkfire on Feb 1, 2009 18:31:52 GMT -5
Vaire sighed as he sat on the ground, trying to relax. He'd been attacked by a random group of pokemon, again. They kept calling him an odd name, Amira? He was confused but tired.
"Twenty fully evolved pokemon against me is annoying." The darkrai shook his head, grabbing a rock and throwing it at the ground.
"What the hell does that name mean? Is it something bad? Well it must be, but why do they call me that? Do I look like someone else?" Vaire shrugged, groaning.
"Stupid pokemon..."
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Post by Clif on Feb 16, 2009 23:32:19 GMT -5
(I'm apologize for my late reply to this thread, it's taken me a while to actually get on and play due to RL restrictions)
Chancol appeared in the general vicinity of the Darkrai swiftly, catching the obvious figure that was the reported legendary in a split second. "Ahh, so you're the one that I've heard of..." he stated calmly, "I am the current Shadowlord of the Horde, Chancol. For what purpose do I have a Darkrai visiting the area? I apologize if I am interrupting anything, but these days haven't been ones of ease, the legendary Rayzor seems to be having trouble on his hands..." He didn't break any sort of eye contact nor hold a disrespectful tone in regarding the newcomer; of course
he was smart enough not to anger anyone who was a potential neutral or ally force in his conflict against the Light.
(Sorry for the lack of length!)
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Post by Darkfire on Feb 17, 2009 15:05:25 GMT -5
(It's okay. I suck making long posts.)
Vaire figured something was going on as soon as he saw the Charmeleon. But hearing he was with the Horde, let alone the leader of it, was a surprise. Of course he'd sensed the shadow energy, but still.
"One. I'm hearing because I thought it was neutral territory in your little war. Two. These days haven't been easy for anyone, let alone the ones starting up the conflict. Three. The Shadowlord I've heard is the leader of the Horde, which means you're the leader of those pokemon that attacked me for absolutely no reason. I sensed their shadow energy, I can easily sense yours. And it's quite obvious you're not here to talk chit-chat." Vaire spoke, not having lifted his head at all. His voice was mostly monotone, without much emotion in it.
"So, want to explain to me why I was attacked for no reason and who this Amira character is? I've heard about the Horde acting out of turn, but your unwilling soldiers attacking me without provocation might be grounds for retaliation."
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Post by Clif on Feb 28, 2009 14:05:20 GMT -5
Chancol shook his head for a moment, "Amira...let me start with an explanation of who that is," he took a deep breath and reestablished eye-contact with Vaire before he continued, "She was our second Shadowlord, and as most have experienced, no one really knows how she obtained the power or why she decided to remain part of the Horde, but she was a fierce leader. In our first major battle against the light--or at least the only one I have taken part in--she was commander of our forces."
The charmeleon's gaze fell down to a few corpses a small distance a way from the Darkrai, but his story kept on being told, "Unfortunately, not to long after that, our leader disappeared. In about a year's passing, I eventually rose to this position and very weakly established myself as the Third Shadowlord. Which will explain why you were attacked..." a small motion of his wrist in a rolling motion indicated that he was moving onto another point that the Darkrai had asked for.
"Due to the fact that you resemble our previous Shadowlord--Amira--I'd assume that those who attacked you were simply in desire of a more lax, hands-off rule that they have with me. Either that, or someone is really trying to undermine my command; which I'm not surprised about. Aside from that, I can assure you that I didn't assign any attacking order--if I had, there would have been a much larger force to take you down, in addition to my personal presence."
Chancol gave a very light chuckle before answering another statement that the Darkrai made, "Just to correct you, we haven't been at war with the Light for some time...Rayzor has simply allowed us to remain in peace while he takes care of the skeletons he has hidden in his past..."
As a final thought of curiosity, the charmeleon gave one question to the Darkrai, "How long have those corpses been there?"
After he asking, a large concentration of shadow-energy seemed to have dissolved off of the charmeleon back towards the Fortress.
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Post by Darkfire on Mar 6, 2009 17:34:14 GMT -5
Vaire listened intently as Chancol explained about Amira and the attack. He was surprised that Amira was a previous Shadowlord, but moderately cautious still. But when the corpses were mentioned, Vaire cocked his head.
"Corpses?" He asked, and turned to look. He gulped as he saw them.
"I don't know. I don't remember noticing them when I came here." Vaire admitted, and looked at Chancol, noticing how much shadow energy left him. He decided not to say anything, though.
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Post by Clif on Mar 7, 2009 12:23:40 GMT -5
Giving a laugh, Chancol tilted his head while looking at the Darkrai, "Hey, c'mon are you unnerved just by the sights of those bodies there? Please tell me you aren't!" In all honesty the charmeleon wouldn't easily believe that a dark type pokemon--or any pokemon that was as rare as a darkrai--hasn't seen battle and accidentally killed something.
As he waited for Vaire's response, he continued on, "Of course, you did defend yourself against the small groups that had attacked you, they may have died--do you not know your own strength yet?"
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Post by Darkfire on Mar 8, 2009 19:03:18 GMT -5
Vaire looked at Chancol and shrugged.
"It's not that I'm unnerved. I'm normally just more careful. I don't like pointless killing, it's a waste. But I'm certainly sure of most of my strength. Let's just say that I haven't had a reason to test the upper limits of it yet." Vaire spoke, knowing that he rarely had to use Spacial Rend or Roar of Time, so he didn't know how much power he could put into either.
But as soon as he started thinking about that, he thought about how he sensed all that shadow energy leave Chancol, wondering what that was about. Which brought another thought into his head.
"Hm. Just a quick question. While I've heard rumors of the Horde, this one thing I've heard has given me an opinion already. Something called shadowing? I've heard it forces innocent pokemon to become part of the Horde. Want to comment on that?"
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Post by Clif on Mar 8, 2009 19:27:36 GMT -5
Chancol gave a nod in response to the Darkrai's request, in his eyes it seemed as a way just to confirm his knowledge and a slight attempt to spark any guilt within the charmeleon--that of which wasn't happening. "Shadowing is exactly as you spelled it out to be, it forces one or many amounts of pokemon to become followers to do what i order them to, and with the changes I have put towards altering this ability, it eventually forms such a bond that cannot be broken by the light without serious repercussions due to the nature of prolonged exposure."
The charmeleon looked around himself and spotted a pidgeotto perched upon a nearby ruinous structure, "Let me demonstrate..." he said calmly to the Darkrai. Shadow energy became concentrated around the charmeleon slightly, not at all weakening the demonic aura that emanated from his being. Before the bird-pokemon could figure out what was going on, it was engulfed in a rush of shadow energy that then quickly recoiled as quickly as it shot out.
The bird was swiftly delivered to Chancol, whom of which had his standard smirk upon his contenance as the bird was to stunned to figure out which way was up and down. Within a second or so the current victim of the Shadowlord was engulfed in shadow energy, robbing the bird of its free will in relation of self-leadership; after-all, it still had to be competent to serve the Horde effectively.
Once gathering its senses, the pidgeotto stood up and positioned itself behind and to the right of the charmeleon, "See how it works?" Chancol asked, "With one weak as this, its no effort at all to convert them in large numbers before they can realize what's happening. What's your take upon this?" Chancol withheld any comments he had to get a true answer from the Darkrai, the question was just merely out of curiosity, the opinion of the Darkrai wouldn't affect him in the least.
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Post by Darkfire on Mar 9, 2009 19:05:19 GMT -5
Vaire watched and listened as the Pidgeotto was shadowed, and as his opinion was asked, Vaire had to think for a moment.
"It's intriguing and disturbing at the same time. To exert enough power to wipe away a portion of a pokemon's will while being able to direct it without it being a subconscious ability and let alone being able to alter it is just fascinating. But the moral issues with it are more than enough for me to understand why so many despise the Horde for it." Vaire nodded softly and chuckled for a bit.
"You said that it's no effort for one as weak as a random pidgeotto, so is that why you haven't bothered trying to shadow me, or is it for another reason? You'd think that I'd be a prime target for someone as powerful as the Shadowlord." Vaire noted.
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Post by Clif on Mar 9, 2009 22:28:44 GMT -5
Chancol nodded as a motion of comprehension, "You think like most, its a power to awe at, but the moral conflict within prevents true acceptance of the process. These days, I rarely use it often on those who are outside my territory, the Guardian has too much of a problem to worry about right now...and said problem is destroying enough life within his realm of control--if you can call his current status 'in control'."
The charmeleon smirked, "As an answer to your question, I believe it is unnecessary to even attempt to shadow you...you claim to be a neutral force in this conflict between myself and any faction who decides to turn its aggression towards the Horde. Why make unnecessary enemies? If you were to be freed not too long after I take control over you and Rayzor reverses the effect--of course he'd have to do it within a few days or so or else you might not wish to live with a sudden burst of light energy pulsing through your being--then you'd ultimately despise me and wish to gain revenge upon me...that wouldn't be the best decision now, would it?"
Pausing for a moment the charmeleon spoke up again, "Pardon me, but I haven't got your name yet, what is it?" he asked, respectful towards the legendary being.
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Post by Darkfire on Mar 11, 2009 18:02:16 GMT -5
Vaire couldn't help but chuckle as he heard all of this, completely agreeing with everything.
"Hm. Well, the Guardian can't keep everything in control all the time." Vaire agreed quickly and simply.
"And you're right. If anyone ever tried to control me, I'd send back retribution ten-fold. So if you did it, chances are I'd just decimate the Fortress. Just a large structure, wouldn't be too much of a problem." Vaire noted. Then he heard the question.
"Well Chancol, the name's Vaire."
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Post by Clif on Mar 16, 2009 23:29:17 GMT -5
Chancol grinned a toothy grin as the Darkrai found humor in Rayzor's situation, instead of defensively rebutting against his comments. Despite his calm behaviour, the charmeleon didn't like exactly how Vaire was boasting his power over the Horde, quietly noting the legendary's confidence in said scenario. Smiling inward at what common knowledge was for this legendary, the charmeleon inferred that most of the outside world knew as such, limited to shadowing; he then continued, "What brings you here so close to the Fortress anyway? Most prefer to stay away due to any sort of conflict, but you just settle here--and I'm not calling this my territory--and chill, I'm just curious, I cannot risk any possible threats being within striking distance of the Fortress." Chancol knew that if there was to be any attack upon the Fortress, he would know easily, but he didn't want to take any chances for possible recon.
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Post by Darkfire on Mar 26, 2009 20:01:29 GMT -5
When asked why he was there, Vaire simply shrugged.
"I'm here because of two reasons. My own curiosity, and because the last place I stayed, it was a forest that got burned down because a Charizard got carried away in a battle. This place won't burn, it's quiet, the two things I want right now. Don't worry, I'm not gonna assault your Fortress. If I wanted to, I would have right after I was attacked." Vaire noted. He didn't mention the real reason he didn't attack; he was too tired. But Chancol was giving him reasons not to. He didn't want to hurt any cool pokemon.
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Post by Clif on Mar 29, 2009 2:07:03 GMT -5
Chancol inwardly smiled as he was told reasonings for the Darkrai's leaving of the forest, knowing well that that fire was part of the Horde that had burned down that section of Rayzor's domain; in fact it was a relatively close friend of his. The deadfire charmeleon looked around just to check his surroundings before saying, "Well, Vaire, I welcome you staying wherever you please, but if you happen to see any spies of the Light creeping around here I ask you to at least tip me off in some way; secondly, if you wish for them to not confront you either, I will assist in clearing your name in lack of alliance between us, but I have a feeling that they will try to convince you to join them in their fight."
(sorry about the lacking post, i'm being forced to bed atm)
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Post by Darkfire on Apr 7, 2009 20:32:42 GMT -5
Vaire heard the conditions and thought for a moment. "Okay, fine with me. And believe me, if someone did try to convince me, they wouldn't be the first." The Darkrai spoke. "But yeah; if I see someone from the Light, I'll open a Dark Void near you and tell you through that." Vaire mentioned. He looked around a bit, and then looked at the corpses. He arm started to glow red, with something that looked like distortion around his claws. He makes a slashing motion in the air towards them, and a red gash in space opens up around the bodies, which they fall through. The tear then closes, and Vaire's arm stops glowing. "That's better."
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Post by Clif on Apr 10, 2009 13:30:10 GMT -5
Chancol nodded in approval once the Darkrai finished his explanation behind notification, that of which interested the charmeleon, questioning whether or not he would be able to develop such a technique around a similar basis, "That sounds like a pretty useful move you describe...might i ask, how long can it be sustained? Also, can it just transport auditory messages, or can it transport full beings?" his eyes portrayed his curiosity, fixed upon the Darkrai instead of slowly drifting to other potential places of interest.
The charmeleon chuckled as he saw the bodies disappear, "Aww, those made me feel a bit at home. I'm guessing you're not much of a belligerent being?" his statement was more so in sarcasm, just messing around with the darkrai, but the question was in all due respect.
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Post by Darkfire on Apr 10, 2009 15:51:39 GMT -5
Vaire cocked his head at the questions but shrugged.
"It can be sustained for a while. The longest I've even had it open was about 15 minutes. And during that same time, I was using it to transport others. It's like a wormhole. The only downside is that it becomes more unstable the longer it's open and the more that goes through it." Vaire noted. And at the sarcasm, Vaire snickered. "Belligerent? Not really. Benevolent though, yes."
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Post by Clif on Apr 26, 2009 13:50:24 GMT -5
The charmeleon gave a chuckle, "When you say unstable, do you mean is it a dangerous threat to everyone nearby, or just those who are inside the wormhole at the time it begins to destabilize itself?" His mind was already coming up with uses both offensively and defensively just in case the Fortress had been attacked again by another reckless group such as the last where he held no such power.
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Post by Darkfire on Apr 26, 2009 14:14:19 GMT -5
Vaire shrugs. "Neither, actually. When it destabilizes, it goes from the middle, out. So it basically forces whoever is in it out one end or the other. It's not dangerous at all." The Darkrai mentioned. He was curious as to why Chancol was interested.
"You think you can use your own dark powers to simulate my Dark Void? I did have to manipulate it to use it in that fashion, so if you're curious, you probably could do something similar."
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Post by Clif on Apr 26, 2009 14:38:50 GMT -5
Chancol's curiosity peaked when Vaire mentioned that he was only using a modified version of the move, "Ah, so you're truly one to avoid causing harm. Me on the other hand I must often resort to violence to defend what I now have," he stated simply, "I must ask though, what was the original purpose of your Dark Void before it was turned into a transportation ability?" The charmeleon's tail slowly drifted back and forth as he thought upon a way to obtain the original form of the Darkrai's attack; either that or at least recreate the effect.
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Post by Darkfire on Apr 26, 2009 14:47:24 GMT -5
"The original purpose? I can still use it as such, I just don't have much need to." Vaire smiled a bit. "It was used to lock others into nightmares that they couldn't wake up from without me willing it. It's useful for having to escape from a problematic situation." Vaire noted. "Unfortunately for pokemon who want to know it, apparently it's an ability unique to Darkrai'." Vaire turned to look around, then back to Chancol. "So if I for some reason you gave me trouble and I wanted payback, I could just use Dark Void on you, and you wouldn't wake up until a Cresselia found you or until I felt like letting you awaken. It's useful."
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Post by Clif on Apr 26, 2009 15:39:12 GMT -5
Smiling, Chancol replied, "That is quite useful..." he echoed, yet when he began to ponder the effects it would have upon himself, a familiar voice made itself present, ~You don't need to worry about such effects...recovery is possible for you...~ the voice caused the charmeleon to somewhat loose focus and stare blankly past the Darkrai while listening to the advice. Shaking his head as he made eye-contact again, swiftly the charmeleon made a suggestion, "How about you come back to the Fortress and familiarize yourself with the others there, that way they'll more so recognize you to not attack. If you decline, I understand."
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Post by Darkfire on Apr 26, 2009 19:36:02 GMT -5
Vaire could tell something was off when he saw the blank stare. Although he wasn't telepathic, he knew something was going on in Chancol's head. He just didn't have any idea what. Hearing the suggestion, Vaire shrugged. "Alright, fine with me. But if I am attacked, I'll tell you this now that I will defend myself, vigorously if needed." The Darkrai thought for a moment and chuckled. "By the way, I'm not sure if you're aware of it, but whenever what goes on in your head happens, whether you're talking to yourself or someone else, you just stare blankly. It's kind of obvious."
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Post by Clif on May 5, 2009 0:58:28 GMT -5
Shrugging off the last statement, Chancol gave a nod to the Darkrai in confirmation of permission to transport the two back to the Fortress. "Meh, it doesn't happen enough for others to let me know, so I doubt it'll happen soon enough for me to remember such advice," he began, then soon enough he began to concentrate upon moving himself and Vaire, "Now, don't worry that you start to feel an augmentation of the presence about you, its just that I haven't moved much more than just myself on my own; hope you don't mind that I use you for practice..." Initially, it seemed as if the Shadowlord's dark aura had condensed slightly around the legendary pokemon in small, pebble-sized pieces, slowly orbiting Vaire, but quickly those slow few began to pick up into a swift multitude, some even randomly passing though the center of the vortex. All the while, Chancol appeared perfectly still, his arms at his side and eyes fixed upon Vaire's location, grinning as he was seemingly succeeding in making some sort of progress. ((let's see how Vaire Reacts  )) |
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Post by Darkfire on May 5, 2009 20:18:17 GMT -5
"Go ahead, use me for practice. Something tells me that you'll have some trouble." Vaire knew from experience that transporting yourself is easier than anyone else. As soon as he saw the vortex, he knew something was off. The dark aura that was made to create the portal was different than his own.
"Chancol, did you ever transport someone unshadowed like this, or just you?" He asked. He thought that unless he shielded himself, there was a chance, just a theory of his, that anyone unshadowed would be shadowed just from the sheer intensity of the aura in the vortex.
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Post by Clif on May 6, 2009 23:51:00 GMT -5
The charmeleon sighed in disappointment as he heard the question that portrayed some sort of uncertainty from the darkrai, regardless of tone. Promptly, he slowed down the process, with his concentration broken, the small vortex of energy didn't take long to disperse back into the aura that defined the Shadowlord's presence.
"To be honest, I have not transported an un-shadowed, and having never dealt with such a situation I can only assume what you're thinking. Are you not trusting of me or just unsure of what I'm able to do?" Chancol responded calmly, his eyes looking for some sort of body-language that would give him a reason to believe what was going to come out of the legendary's mouth to be a lie.
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Post by Darkfire on May 7, 2009 14:45:58 GMT -5
Vaire knew he had to explain his reasoning. He was just nervous; he'd never dealt with this situation before.
"Neither. Something about how yours was forming was off, and your ability to manipulate darkness comes from the powers of the shadowlord, something used often to shadow pokemon. I was thinking that if the vortex you were creating was formed from that energy, then there could be a chance that intentional or not, it could cause a shadowing because of the unique energy." Vaire spoke. "It's just a theory, but if I was right, that could turn out to be a problem. Chances are though that if I kept a miniscule layer of my own energy around the inside of your vortex, it would counteract any possible effects..." Vaire noted. "Sorry, it's just that as soon as that theory came to mind, I got worried."
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Post by Clif on May 16, 2009 17:47:06 GMT -5
Giving an amused chuckle, Chancol gave Vaire's unnerved mind credit for thinking ahead as such, but then again he did expect some fear and speculation from an unshadowed to reject any sort of interaction with the Shadowlord's aura. In fact, it gave some sort of inspiration to the deadfire charmeleon to attempt such experimentation to see if he could capture and shadow those he wished simultaneously. "Very well then, you should be able to do as you have suggested, place your barrier up as I once again refocus to get us out of here. The longer we idle outside of the Fortress, the higher the chance you will be suspected as an ally of mine...You dont want that now, do you?"
He continued with a more serious tone, his eyes scanning behind the darkrai while also scanning any presences within his more concentrated realm of influence that stretched about fifty yards in radius; outside of that it required concentration in order to focus upon any happenings that fell under a shade of darkness in his presence. Soon enough, another vortex of shadow-energy began to accumulate under the darkrai, much faster than his earlier attempt, wanting to leave the area as soon as he could. The Shadowlord's aura could be seen condensing into small black spheres as they rose from the circle that had first been formed, circling around Vaire with speed that gradually increased, each sphere leaving behind a short trail as it orbited continuously. ~You should feel your body fading somewhat, and don't be surprised to hear my voice in your head...Some of the shadow energy is just passing through you, it will not corrupt you in this miniscule concentration...it requires much more to drain lesser unshadowed of their will...~
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Post by Darkfire on May 16, 2009 20:16:45 GMT -5
Vaire looked at Chancol, he felt disturbed by the chuckle, but it passed quickly. Honestly, he didn't think of it as fear, only nervousness. But as he heard Chancol speak, the Darkrai nodded. He brought up a barrier of his own dark energy, letting it cover him. He felt the vortex underneath him forming, and could also feel the shadow energy moving through him. It felt, well, odd.
~I figured, Chancol.~ He murmured mentally, and did end up feeling the fading. He stayed still, keeping his concentration.
(Too tired and drained to come up with something good. -_-)
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Post by Clif on May 25, 2009 17:46:46 GMT -5
((Its all cool))
The darkrai completely faded from Chancol's view, who inturn gave a smile of satisfaction with his own performance. Despite the fact that it didn't take long to travel via this method, he looked around just to scan the area for potential enemies, desiring them dead rather than to be alive to know of his recent neutral contract with the Darkrai--the less contact he and the Darkrai had under survailance of any living neutral or light being, the better.
Once secure with the lack of life in the area, the charmeleon began to fade into what looked like black dust being blown in the direction of the Fortress, a much swifter way for him to transport himself rather than have to focus on concentrating as he had by moving Vaire. He smirked to himself wondering what kind of reception the Darkrai would have at the Fortress, being an unannounced guest.
(CONT @ The Fortress)
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