Mawile vs Markku

Skaia

Welcome to Skaia. Skaia is a chess-board like world covered in small hills. There are random trees interspersed throughout the world. Here's a picture.
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Mawile (Oo)

Rose (F) <Flame Body>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
- 'Knight to F 4.'
Counter ~ Agility ~ Foul Play

Markku (Oo)

Smirk (F) <Limber>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
- 'Mrow.'
Night Slash ~ Pursuit ~ Assurance​

Skaia

Welcome to Skaia. Skaia is a chess-board like world covered in small hills. There are random trees interspersed throughout the world. Here's a picture.
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Mawile (Oo)

Vriska (F) <Illusion>
Health: 88%
Energy: 86%
- 'Check mate!' Speed +2
Fake Tears ~ Fake Tears ~ Night Daze

Markku (Oo)

Smirk (F) <Limber>
Health: 83%
Energy: 87%
- '... :|'
Hone Claws ~ Frustration ~ Sucker Punch​

While Smirk was still reeling from that foul play, Vriska seemed to have gained a sudden sympathy for her opponent. Either that, or something got in her eye. Either way she became completely unable to control her emotions, so much so that she fell flat onto her behind and began to wail. Smirk didn't know how to respond - at first she considered it was a game, another one of the zorua's tricks, since she hadn't hit the damned thing at all except for those few times but really it was its own fault for tricking her arhg! But Vriska keeps on crying, huge bubbly tears that flow down her face and stain her dark fur, and Smirk begins to grow a little self-conscious; maybe she... well, maybe she attacked too soon.

So instead of attacking, Smirk turned her back on the crying zorua and began to sharpen her tiny little claws. First, of course, she wandered over to a nearby tree, since sharpening one's nails requires something to sharpen them on. She stretched up, dug her claws in and -

- skreeeeeeeeee -

- pulled down, creating the most pitiful and painful sound possible. But when she pulled her claws out they were nice and sharp! So it was worth it.

When she turned back to Vriska, unfortunately, the zorua was still wailing. Not hindered by that terrible sound, in fact Vriska's face was now completely soaked through with tears and even snot, it was quite an unappealing sight. Smirk winced with a mixture of pity and self-loathing; she really couldn't believe she'd attacked such a... poor... grotesque thing.

And now she had to attack it. Eurhg. And possibly get its liquids all over her fur. Double eurhg. But it still deserved it after those things it did to her last round. She sighed, flexed her front paws, and ran towards the zorua, quite determined to beat it up if only for the snot and tears it'd get on her fur.

Although her anger was slightly diminished by now, she still packed quite a punch - Vriska's tears stopped abruptly and were replaced by cries of shock as the wind was knocked out of her, if only for a second. More and more scratches, small ones but painful nontheless, were added to the dark-stained one that marred her cheek. When Smirk backed away, covered in tears and snot as she'd feared, Vriska was definitely not wearing that oh-pity-me-I'm-a-baby face she'd had on before - oh no.

Her expression was replaced completely; and Smirk would have loved to appreciate it, really, but she was a bit busy right now. Vriska's shock doubled as the purrloin before her disappeared and was replaced with a purplish blur and then BAM and sudden pain in her skull and she fell onto her back and what the hell just happened.

Smirk pounced back, twirling around to face Vriska - a Vriska whose feelings of rage were slowly but steadily mounting. She took a second to catch her thoughts and then straightened herself, quite sure that stupid cat had to die. And she'd be the one to do it.

Vriska turned on her opponent, grinned devilishly, and a dark beam began to form at her forehead - just between her bright blue eyes. The beam grew, but not too large; the most noticeable thing was that it appeared pitch-black, even against Vriska's dark gray fur.

And then the beam launched forwards so fast Smirk couldn't hope to dodge it; it engulfed the purrloin in complete darkness, a darkness so utterly shocking and unlike that that any cat could hope to know. Smirk opened her mouth but didn't bother screaming; the attack faded to nothing within seconds. Instead she blinked, trying to get the black out of her eyes, and luckily she managed to adjust to the regular lighting quick enough, although the strange black-and-white tiled arena was pretty hallucinogenic. Still, she could see. And all was right with the world.​

Skaia

Welcome to Skaia. Skaia is a chess-board like world covered in small hills. There are random trees interspersed throughout the world. Here's a picture.
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Mawile (Oo)

Vriska (F) <Illusion>
Health: 65%
Energy: 73%
- 'How'd'ya like that, eh?' Speed +2

Markku (Oo)

Smirk (F) <Limber>
Health: 63%
Energy: 67%
- 'oh my god I can seeeee' Attack and accuracy +1, sp. def -3.​

Before Smirk could even open her mouth - or, indeed, smirk - Vriska giggled and pointed out just how ridiculously weak the purrloin was - none of her attacks even scratched Vriska! Surely a dark type would manage better than that? Smirk blinked in shock and wondered if her attacks had really all been that weak. If the zorua was taunting her, they couldn't have been that strong...? She shook her head - well, she'd just have to show her, then!

Forgetting entirely about yawning, the purrloin instead ran head-first into the zorua, butting their two heads together with an audible thud. Vriska yelped and held her forehead in her paws, as did Smirk; neither one of them much enjoyed that.

Vriska shook her head, clearing her mind, and gathered dark energy right in front of the same spot where she'd been hit on her forehead. The darkness grew into a tiny beam, which she launched towards Smirk; as it hit it spread suddenly and swallowed the purrloin into total darkness, so complete that she was completely invisible, as if covered in black ink. Smirk's yelps could still be heard, though - the attack seemed to be striking particularly close to home for the purrloin. As the blackness faded, she blinked it away from her stunned eyes, clearly much warier than before but at least still able to see.

Now more determined than ever to cause her opponent pain, Smirk ran into Vriska head-first, banging into the zorua as she'd done before. Both pokemon groaned at the impact, stumbling away and rubbing at their foreheads painfully. Perhaps that wasn't exactly the best tactic, on second thought.

Vriska gathered her considerable wits and tried to think up even more ways to torment Smirk. How about her terrible fighting tactics, which involved hurting herself as a consequence? In fact, Vriska bet Smirk couldn't even hit her again if she tried! Smirk growled, already infuriated by the previous taunt, and ran after Vriska - but, as before, she simply fell on her face rather than striking her inteded target. She yelped, growing angrier by the second.

As she got to her feet, feeling both angry and tired, she concentrated hard and disappeared into a blur of darkness; Vriska blinked in shock before something crashed into her from the side, knocking her down. Smirk bounced off the fallen Zorua, dark energy fading off of her, while Vriska pushed herself off the ground and whimpered in pain; she wasn't doing too well, either. Both pokemon were looking pretty worse for wear at this point.​

Skaia

Welcome to Skaia. Skaia is a chess-board like world covered in small hills. There are random trees interspersed throughout the world. Here's a picture.
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Mawile (Oo)

Vriska (F) <Illusion>
Health: 44%
Energy: 57%
- 'Arhg... stop hitting me!' Speed +2

Markku (Oo)

Smirk (F) <Limber>
Health: 30%
Energy: 52%
- 'GONNA GETCHU GOOD!' Attack and accuracy +1, sp. def -3.​

Before Smirk can move, Vriska begins to form another dark beam before her mouth; the beam spreads towards the purrloin, enveloping the cat into complete darkness. This time the darkness takes its tole on Smirk, even further than the complete battering its dealt on her bruised body - even after the blackness fades, it's left something in her eyes, something she keeps having to try and blink out. She keeps trying to get that darkness out, but her eyesight is just so strange and blurry; she whines in pain and confusion.

Luckily, it isn't so bad. She can see, well enough to spot Vriska at least. She raises her sharpened claws and gathers a different kind of energy - a more ghostly, purplish kind. She then rushes the zorua and slashes her chest, seeping the ghost energy into the zorua's fur. Vriska groans as more scratches are added to her skin; the attack itself wasn't that strong, but added to all the other attacks she's taken, she's growing increasily wary. Still, compared to Smirk, she's looking pretty well off.

Honestly, Smirk is barely hanging on. And Vriska plans to make it even worse. She bends down and gathers dark energy like before, only this time it surrounds her in a sort of rippling energy, and she wacks it with her small tail, sending it lashing out in a wave towards Smirk; the pulse breaks on the purrloin's equally dark fur, and Smirk let's out a tired yelp, collapsing onto the checkered arena ground. She's utterly wrecked, covered in dark burn marks and scratches and bruises. Slowly she pushes herself upright, glaring at Vriska and waiting for her to make a move, something for the purrloin to snatch, but of course the zorua has already attacked and there's nothing for Smirk to do.

Instead, Vriska settles down to take a quick break. Though it can do nothing for her many scratches and bruises, at least she can recover some energy. She yawns and tucks her head in between her paws, closing her eyes tight. Smirk growls, annoyed at her wasted action and intent on making it back; though she's exhausted, sure, she rushes at Vriska and slams paw and tail and face into the zorua, doing as much damage as an ailing kitten can. Vriska digs her head further into her paws, trying to ignore the battering she's getting and focusing on recovering her energy; the attack isn't that strong, really, and she does need to relax a bit.​

Skaia

Welcome to Skaia. Skaia is a chess-board like world covered in small hills. There are random trees interspersed throughout the world. Here's a picture.
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Mawile (Oo)

Vriska (F) <Illusion>
Health: 34%
Energy: 54%
- 'Five more minutes, pleassse?' Speed +2

Markku (Oo)

Smirk (F) <Limber>
Health: 5%
Energy: 37%
- 'Rrrnggg... look hurt!' Attack +1, sp. def -3.​

Before Smirk could move a muscle, Vriska opens her eyes, jumps to her feet and opens her mouth wide. Another black orb forms between her teeth, growing large and flying in a beam towards the purrloin. Smirk is swallowed into the darkness; inside, she can't even see her paws as she falls to the ground, unable to stand upright anymore. She cries out in pain, but within seconds she's lost it - the blackness fades but she's lying on the floor, eyes closed, unconscious.

A red beam recalls her to her pokeball, and Vriska grins, proud.​