TIE MY DESTINY KNOT? [mod.]

[Mr. Ceddy]

Well, this is it.

A dark silhouette accented by trademark silver hair stood staring into the heart and soul of the Ghostly Tower.

"haec turris iubar fidelem insulae semper est - R.L.E" he struggled, stumbling over every third syllable. Entity's eyes squinted, and his shoulders tensed. The line it self gave a sinister aura off, and shivers trickled down the coordinator's spine after the simple utterance of the phrase. You know how you read a line of foreign letters, and even though you have no idea what it means, you can recognize what dialect it is? This wasn't the same thing. But it didn't matter. Entity wasn't here to solve any mysteries or steal any forbidden gems. All he needed was a Pokémon. And since he was here, in his hometown, an addition to his team may as well come now.

"Well, Aron, you won't be lonely anymore, will you?" Entity smiled at his Pokémon, who stood down at his ankles. The Aron was never one for much interaction, he simply did what he was told to do and nothing more. Smiling down at him, for once Entity felt something more than hopelessness and disappointment with his life. Call me cliche or whatever, but this was his chance to really make himself a family. Besides, Aron wasn't going to last forever.

He took a step forward, moving through the archway and into the mysterious tower. The ground was littered with crumbled stones, and the air was rather damp. The tower was obviously of the ancient variety, and though it was a rather large cornerstone of Oberon Town, nobody was around. It was simply Entity, Aron, and the Pokémon that lurked in the shadows, or levitated high up in the rafters. The whole situation was intense, it was mystifying, and although he was excited, Entity found himself worrying more about his shoes than the whole "Pokémon catching experience." He stared down at his expensive dress shoes and scoffed, scowling at the dusty imprints that had already managed to find their way onto his imported, leather shoes.

"What was that?" he asked, head bolting upward as the coordinator glanced around. It sounded like the falling of rocks, but all it was was a wild Pokémon.

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[Cai]

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The Lunatone was passing along the dark, weathered corridors in the poorly lit gloom, the almost hypnotising bobbing of its passage a regular and smooth movement. Until it caught the aura of another, unsuual presence in the tower, and it jerked suddenly, alarm bells ringing in its powerful mind. It did not like to have its peaceful and solitary wanderings disturbed. It did not like strangers.

Suddenly the Lunatone swung upwards, levitating into the stone ceiling so an almost painful grating, grinding sound of rock on rock was emitted, a harsh warning that sounded almost like the beginning of a total cave in. It stared, eerily, its red-glow eyes never faltering in their fixed gaze, aways round and unmoving. Eyes that were difficult to look into, as they did not seem human enough to empathise with. Slowly, slowly, the Lunatone reemerged, facing the invading trainer with a fearless steadiness.

It would defend its territory. Or it would be knocked out trying.

[Mr. Ceddy]

"How charming." Entity smirked, slowly licking his lips as he let his hunger for victory overcome him. The Lunatone was prepared to battle. He had battled once or twice, so at least this wouldn't be a total failure -- hell, it'd be a total success. "Aron, are you ready?" His eyes dropped to the ground where the small Iron Armor Pokémon stood, purring little metallic sounds. He clearly was just as ready to battle as his trainer, but neither of the two looked quite as determined to win as the floating Pokémon before them.

Entity somehow admired it to his own surprise, giving it credit for trying to scare the duo off with a clever hoax. Not to mention the grace -- oh the grace. It was a crescent moon for crying out loud, not to mention gorgeous in a completely lovely way. Lunatone weren't exactly common, either, which was something Entity could brag about as soon as he caught this little darling.

"Alright Aron, Iron Head!" Nodding his head, it soon hardened as commanded, shimmering a silver hue only a few moments later. The Aron dashed in the direction of the Lunatone, moving much quicker than you might expect.

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[Cai]

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The Lunatone was a shrewd battle participant and despite the speed of the Aron, it had the distinct advantage of being airborne, and physical attacks on its body were much harder to land when it was bobbing about several feet above the small Steel Pokémon. It dodged the incoming Iron Head through this ability, and the next instant it was staring down at Aron, a faint vibration sounding in the otherwise still air. The red eyes never blinked, never moved off its target, fearsomely focused as it planned its next attack.

The Lunatone suddenly began to glow, emitting soporifically regular hums and strange beams, an alluring and utterly relaxing sensory experience that formed its Hypnosis attack. Rocking slightly from side to side, it began to weave its psychic spell, an attack that would affect both Pokémon and trainer if they were not careful.

[Mr. Ceddy]

"You're a smart little cookie, aren't you?"

Hypnosis, what a pain in the ass. I mean, the move itself could be useful, except for the fact that it irritated just about everyone pitted against it, always hitting when it shouldn't be. Entity was no exception, and out of spite he grunted, taking several steps away from the battle. "Aron, quickly, scoot on back!" he cooed as the anger in his expression vanished, only to be replaced by the cool, dangerous smirk he wore when coordinating. Entity was devious and double sided enough, you'd think he could find a way to get out of this one.

So he tried. Glancing down at Aron to make sure that the Pok?mon wasn't beginning to doze off already, Entity yelled loudly to reassure his Pok?mons consciousness.

"Aron, dive on into the Hypnosis and use that Metal Claw we all know and love!" The Pok?mon nodded...off. Aron did what he could to stay awake, but it was challenging. The waves...they were so tranquil, charming, and well, hypnotic. Entity frowned, beginning to heat up again. He ran a hand through his hair and sighed, taking in a deep breath. "ARON! METAL CLAW!" he bellowed, his voice just as intimidating as an army sergeant's. It wasn't a very healthy tactic, but it did the trick. His newly reinvigorated Pok?mon sped after the Lunatone, repeating his previously futile tactic. Just before launching himself at the Lunatone, Entity called out once again.

He was determined to ensure his victory, and if the Lunatone was going to simply "tease" him, well then that wouldn't do, would it? "Freeze!" he called, throwing his hands out in front of him like this was some kind of theatrical scene and causing Aron to come to a halt and glance back at his trainer in confusion just before using Metal Claw. "Use Mud Slap and follow it up with a quick Iron Head, will you darling?"

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[Cai]

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The Lunatone's hypnotic warble abruptly stopped as the trainer facing it battled through the drowsiness it produced, yelling at his Pokémon to attack once again. It floated, listening, always in its robotic red-eyed gaze, its internal emotions not visible through the rocky exterior that protected it from almost all attacks. The Aron it confronted zoomed towards it even as it levitated away from what was forming the impending attack. Before long it was well out fo reach of any Metal Claw, watching serenely from its position above the battlefield in the knowledge it was protected from harm.

Yet the trainer was not foolish, and was not trying to repeat his previous error in an equally ineffectual manner. No, suddenly, he ordered another tactic, and the Aaron swerved off, altering its course. However, the trainer had made a stark error in his judgement this time, for his command was for Aron to use a Ground-type move on Lunatone - an attack to which it was inherently immune through its ability. As such the Mud Slap was harmless, the muddy spray unable to reach the Lunatone's flight path.

The Lunatone could not remain above the action forever, however, and it lowered itself to launch a jarring Confusion on the Aron's mind, just in the instant that the smaller Pokémon attempted a second attack. The resulting collision was noisy and grating, like the sound of vicious claws raked down a blackboard, but the Lunatone was a hardy creature made from sturdy material that could shake off such a physical impact. It continued to float unaffectedly above ground, glaring at its opponent coldly as it readied a second Confusion.

[Mr. Ceddy]

So, maybe some things did work out. Of course, Entity never really meant for the Mud Slap to make contact with the Lunatone -- he wasn't an imbecile. Only some amateur with one, first-stage Pok?mon would ever make that mistake. But he wasn't...well, he was better than that, as usual. The purpose of the attack was to make the Lunatone move at all to try and avoid it out of instinct, and then to hit it with the Metal Claw moments later. He wasn't stupid. And he didn't make any stark errors in judgement.

Yes, actually, he did.

With Aron now flying in the direction of the Lunatone, the Pok?mon launched a Confusion attack as a means of defense. Closing his own eyes to avoid the wreckage, a loud clanging of metal on rock resulted. His poor darling, all knicked up.

Hah!

All knicked up? False. Entity could hardly surpress a smile at the thought of a Pok?mon that was made of iron sustaining any serious injury in a collision like that. Sure, the Aron was a bit shaken up, but he was durable. Durable enough to withstand the torrent of a Confusion that was interrupted somewhere in the middle. But what about a second Confusion?

Well...

Suddenly, a purple wave of psychic energy was hurled in the direction of Entity's Pok?mon, resulting in a decent amount of toil illustrated in the Pok?mon's face. Entity frowned. "Aron, try Iron Head!" he pleaded, hoping that the Pok?mon would be able to break free from the remainder of the attack and repeat the previous strategy. Aron, struggling, was rendered useless for the remainder of the attack. "Damnit! Damn you, Lunatone!" His voice trembled, revealing some of his own emotional toil. He hated watching his Pok?mon in pain.

Just...blech.

"Now Aron, try another Iron Head!"

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[Cai]

[[whoops, sorry, I forgot to reply xD also, since the wild Pokémon system has changed since this was started, I'll roll the dice a few times and work out the current score.]]

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The fact that two physically near-indestructible Pokémon were involved in a very physical altercation meant that it was a noisy, violent battle with neither side conceding very much ground. Lunatone was all but unaffected by the physical attacks which were coming its way, the pure rock which made up its physiology defending it from virtually everything that struck it which was not a special attack. It, on the other hand, at least had the advantage of being able to use non-physical attacks to get under Aron's iron skin.

It endured two more Iron Head attacks without so much as blinking its red eyes, though of course any such forceful collision was bound to at least deal some damage, but it merely returned the favour with an aggressive Rock Throw, using its psychic abilities to send a stream of heavy rocks onto the small Steel Pok?mon. It then buzzed as it emitted a third powerful Confusion. If the Pokémon weren't careful, they would cause a complete cave in in the already rickety tower, what with all the crumbling, rocky debris being cast every which way.

Turn 1: Aron's Iron Head hit for no damage
Lunatone's Hypnosis failed
Turn 2: Aron's Mud Slap doesn't affect Lunatone. Aron's Iron Head hit for minor damage
Lunatone's Confusion hit for no damage. Lunatone's Confusion hit for minor damage.
Turn 3: Aron's Iron Head hit for minor damage. Aron's Iron Head hit for no damage.
Lunatone's Rock Slide hit for minor damage. Luatone's Confusion hit for minor damage.

The score is 2-3 to Lunatone

[[omg this battle will take forever xD;;]]