Sky Dojo Dungeon Thread

[Sundance]

As soon as you step through the door, you are greeted by a calm, gentle wind and soft, fluffy clouds beneath your feet. It's odd how the scenery can differ so much from dojo to dojo, but perhaps you should be thankful. You glance around the room, only to find yourself face to face with a Swablu, while you also notice a wonder tile in the background. The flying Pokemon seems pretty angry; but if you're fast enough, you can get in the first hit!

Vanitas

[Vanitas]

Gentle, yet grave, as always. But he appreciated having these two as keepers of the dojo. They showed what discipline and balance could accomplish within oneself, and Vanitas would have to learn to master his emotions as well. There was a lot of coldness, but also scorn, within him. He needed to control these emotions and channel them into complete focus for his tasks to come. And he would do so by fighting until he no longer could.

His surroundings were... fascinating. He was not understanding how exactly he managed to not fall through the clouds he was standing on, but perhabs that did not even matter, at least not for now. What definetly mattered however was the Swablu almost next to him. The Wonder Tile could be neglected for now, since the Swablu seemed to have a heart of feral evil. 

"So be it." He whispered to himself, sprinting towards the Swablu as his claws were engulfed in an aura of glittering ice. Leaping at it, he spun several times around his own axis, before the ICE PUNCH would eventually strike the hostile pokemon... or of course miss it if it was fast enough. 

[Sundance]

Vanitas used Ice Punch! It was super effective! It did 32 damage!

The swablu didn't stand a chance. As soon as it was hit by the cold ice upon Vanitas' claws, it fell and didn't move again, knocked out cold. It disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving the room empty; except for yourself, of course.

Vanitas gained 39 exp points! You leveled up!

+ 2 Health
+ 2 Attack
+ 1 Defense
+ 0 Sp. Attack
+ 1 Sp. Defense
+ 2 Speed

[Vanitas]

Standing still again and resting his arms against his hip, he beheld how the hostile Swablu disappeared in a puff of smoke. He never quite got how that worked exactly, but as long as he was not killing it and simply beat it up so it would get back to its senses, he was fine with it. This had been hardly a challenge, or a fight for that matter, but the Swalbu had made a sufficient punching bag to test his powers. Know he knew what he was capeable of, and he liked it, grinning slightly viciously. He would be able to cast this particular move, Ice Punch, a couple more times before feeling exhausted, but that was fine. It should be enough training.

The Sneasel tilted his head towards the wonder tile and decided not to mind it. After all, he knew about these from reading about the mysterious dungeons. They had the strange property of undoing status effects, including both positive and negative ones. And since he was not afflicted with anything, why bother? "Let's focus on the impetus at hand..." He spoke to himself under his breath.

Turning towards the path that would lead south/downwards, he marched onward to face whatever was to come. He was not in a hurry, but his pace was nonetheless steady. "What other bird pokemons I might encounter?" He wondered out loud, concious about the fact that some might also have an advantage against him. 

[Sundance]

You walk down a rather short hall before coming up a similarly sized room, initially empty. However, as you step further on the cloud, you could hear a distant screech and the beat of wings as a Skarmory landed on the fluffy clouds. The only barriers of the dungeon were the prospect of falling if you got too close to the edge, so you should probably keep this battle close. If you're fast, you can attack the Skarmory first!

[Vanitas]

At first, everything seemed to be in a state of peace. After the short hallway, he found himself on another huge cloud that formed what some might call a room. It was empty, until a loud screech and the beating of wings filled the calm with discordance. Immediately getting into a fighting stance, he beheld how the avian creature of metal landed very close to him. A Skarmory? Shoot... his Ice Punch would not be especially effective against it due to its metal armor. That was... unfortunate. 

Perhabs Scratch? No! That would be a mistake; he realized it almost immediately. Scratch was ineffective against such a massive metal armor. Well, then it seemed he had no other choice but to use his ice powers after all. A waste, but he would not be severely damaged by the second feral pokemon he had encountered. That was against his pride and his impetus.

At least he still had his speed, allowing him to dash towards the hostile creature, striking it with talons engulfed in biting frost. "Ice Punch!" He exclaimed just before he attempted to strike the hostile pokemon.

[Sundance]

Vanitas used ice punch! It did 9 damage points!
Skarmory Health - 19/28

The Skarmory tried to dodge, yet didn't flit away fast enough to completely avoid damage. Suddenly punched, it was knocked back and nearly lost altitiude, although caught itself just before it hit the soft, plush bed of clouds. Wincing, it shook it's head and beat it's powerful wings, before his eyes on Vanitas, shooting forwards.

Skarmory used Peck! It did 7 damage!
Vanitas Health - 17/24

The bird's beak drew closer until it could begin pecking at you body, furiously moving it's head so that it could adequately do damage.

[Vanitas]

It appeared that his Ice Punch technique at least did significant damage to scratch the surface of the Skarmory's armor, but... despite the force behind it, it had been a rather insufficient move. Despite this avian pokemon having a type disadvantage against ice, it was also resistant to it due to its metallic frame. An annuiment; always so bothersome when fighting hostile pokemon.

Getting into a defensive position as he saw the metal pokemon dash towards him, he could barely react to the beak of the Skarmory striking against his body. Furiously, the hostile pokemon pecked at him, causing him to inch backwards with each strike. Eventually however, he saw an opening when the Skarmony briefly raised its head to increase the punch behinds its attack. 

Leaping upwards at the Skarmoy, his claws were once again engulfed in a tempest of ice, attempting to give the Skarmory the hook to the chin of its life with another Ice Punch. .o("Darn... I think after this fight, I should retreat.") He thought to himself, kind of frustrated he found such a powerful opponent already. 

[Sundance]

Vanitas used ice punch! It did 9 damage points!
Skarmory Health - 10/28

The Skarmory, still busy pecking, did not notice Vanitas' punch until it hit it square in the jaw. Reeling, it flipped away and let out a cry of shock, it's face painted by a frown. It took a few moments for the bird to set it's jaw again, but eventually it came back at vanitas with new, explosive anger.

Skarmory used Peck! It did 7 damage!
Vanitas Health - 10/24

It began pecking again, except this time with more vigor and fry. Sure, ti did the same damage, but it was the thought that counted.

[Vanitas]

At first, Van grinned when he saw the temporarily disloacted jaw of his adversary, but that joy quickly shifted into frustration when it revealed itself to be still capeable of fighting. And it was livid, seeking to pay the Sneasel the beating of its life. .o("That... is not good...") He thought, more or less reassuring himself the obvious. And it was once again with ease that the Skarmory managed to break through his defenses.

Again, it continously pricked his body with its beak, causing Van to groan with each hit while stumbling backwards. He felt like having slept on a bed covered in spikes. And it appeared that this time, the Skarmory was not doing the same mistake as before. Which meant he required a different approach. Purposefully, he let himself fall on his back, causing the Skarmory to overshoot and stumble for a second.

Leaping through its legs, he got back on his feet as fast as possible and launched an Ice Punch at its back. .o(Come on... that will have to do it...)o. At least he hoped. 

[Sundance]

Vanitas used ice punch! It did 9 damage points!
Skarmory Health - 1/28

The skarmory got pummeled into the soft cloud, letting out a quiet screech in agony as it held onto a last bit of consciousness. However, it did not rise for a moment, but when it did, it's eyes were burning with a wildly flickering flame.

Skarmory used Peck! It did 7 damage!
Vanitas Health - 3/24

Usiong the last bit of it's energy, it proceeded to peck at you relentlessly, it's beak made of steel and it's resolve of iron.

[Vanitas]

Vanitas could barely believe what he was seeing. Give this metal pokemon tainted by the fog some credit, it was tenacious like nothing he had ever seen before. Most sentient beings would have simply given up by now, but the tenacity within this Skarmory, corrupted or not, was kind of... inspiring. And then, it occured again, the beak piercing his body like a storm of needles.

Van could feel his own conciousness slipping with each attack and each step he took backwards. No, the time for strategy had come to an end, just like he himself. Simply raising his hand, he slammed his Ice Punch enhanced fist against the beak, before stumbling backwards and falling on his back. If this somewhat pathetic final blow would not have done the job... then that might be the end for him.

At least temporarily. He would get teleported out and all, but it still felt final, just like every loss. 

[Sundance]

Vanitas used ice punch! It did 9 damage points!
Skarmory Health - 0/28

The bird didn't see the next one coming, busy pecking it's energy away that it barely noticed your arm rising to knock into it's beak. As soon as it hit, the Skarmory spun away, fell in a heap of steel, and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Vanitas earned 192 exp points! Vanitas leveled up to Level 9!

+2 Health
+2 Attack
+1 Defense
+1 Sp Attack
+2 Sp Defense
+3 Speed

Vanitas leveled up to Level 10!

+2 Health
+3 Attack
+2 Defense
+1 Sp Attack
+2 Sp Defense
+3 Speed

Vanityas can learn Feint Attack, but he'll have to forget a move to do so. Forget a move?

[Vanitas]

From down on the soft cloud floor, he beheld as the Skarmory faded away in a puff of smoke, and... he felt a sudden burst of vigor giving new fuel to his body, allowing him to get up on his feet again. He was not in a healthy state, but he had definetly become stronger due to the intense clash with this Skarmory. He felt a sense of prideful self-worth, and of course confirmation that he was capeable.

It was probably reckless... no it most definetly was reckless, but he wanted to continue and see what he would encounter next. He would speed away immediately if he deemed the danger ahead too much for him to handle, but if it was another pokemon weak to him... he might as well continue with his newfound strength. With a steady pace, he approached the hallway to the room's right and walked through it.

How many times had he used his Ice Punch technique now? Gosh, he had to count from his memories... 

[Sundance]

You walk down the path beside you, teetering on a fluffy cloud walkway with no borders. Looking over the edge would reveal a long drop of sky blue into a oblivion, although a soft black pin-prick began to grow the further you looked down. As soon as you arrived in the room, you were alone, only the cool breeze on the back of your neck making a sound.