Chapter 4:
The Lion's Den
Upon beating AlphaSlash, you are named Deputy Salt Captain, and as a symbol of you new status, are awarded the Salty Tear badge: a badge shaped like a tear, which encapsulates water from the salt lake within it.
“May the salt guide you on you travels, Deputy Salt Captain,” AlphaSlash says, seeing you off as you leave Sodiride city. “I’d recommend you make it to the capital. That is where you will find the best trainers.” You salute Alpha, and start your travels.
After days of traveling by foot, you and your Pokemon decide you need to rest up a bit. You don't know exactly where you are, but you figure you're in the savannah considering the terrain. "Shitty map, Abhi," you think to yourself. You start to gather your surroundings. It was night time and it was still scorching hot outside. You see a cave in the distance and know you must go there to avoid getting a heat stroke. Approaching the cave, notice the amount of Litleo's you see is increasing dramatically the closer you get. You don't think much of; it's merely a coincidence.
You finally get to the nice, cool cave where you can take a nap. You have a weird and creepy dream about a Porygon, strange enough. It's slowly creeping up on you in your dream. It's almost the- something is disturbing your sleep. You wake up to hear chanting from somewhere in the cave. You go explore deeper in the cave, noises seeming to be getting louder. You stumble upon a carcass of some large frog against the wall, above it a sword and a shield, and then painted on the wall was a ring of some sort. Confused, you dig deeper into the cave and find yourself shocked on what you witness.
You spot an old man with scratchy red hair going down past his knees. He looked like he hadn't bathed in years. Then you notice what's around him- hundreds of Pyroar are gathered around this man, as if they are praising him. You realize, this isn't a cave, it's a den. "Excuse me," you mutter out. The chanting stops at a sudden. All eyes are on you. "Can you help me find where i am? I'm in search of the Capital, to fight the leader, Quote. I have a-" he cuts you off.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" he shouts. He turns around to a Pyroar next to him, and mutters, “He's so bad...”
You try to explain that you are going to the capital to fight the best trainers in the land. He looks noticeably angry, and he walks up towards you with his cane, taking no time at all. You're surprised on how agile he is for how old he is. He gets in your face, "I am who you are looking for! I am the best in the land." He sounds a bit crazy you think to yourself. "I am the world's best trainer!" he exclaims.
"I once was the ruler of the Capital. THE KING. Jamrock is what they called me, because my team was solid as a rock. No one could defeat me. I was the best ever. Then the council started betraying me. They took away my Aegislash. They said it was too much power for me. I was okay with that, Aegislash wasn't my favorite pokemon. Next was my Greninja. I started to get pissed off after that. Maybe they're just jealous of my power? That's it, yeah, that's definitely it. The council then tried to take away my Hoopa. I wouldn't let them this time. I loved my Hoppa too much. I fought the council one by one, proving to them that I didn’t even need Hoopa to be the best player. One member of the council, Quote, by the way fuck him, decided it was his turn. He was their only hope. My attacks weren't strong enough somehow. I wasn't OHKO-ing his Pokemon. Never being defeated before, I lost it. I started attacking Quote's Pokemon myself. I had to get locked up. Luckily, I escaped and found this here den to live in. I abandoned all my other Pokemon, as they would only remind me of the capital. I am treated like royalty here by my loving family. I became one of them, a Pyroar."
You think to yourself what the fuck did I just get myself into. Kind of intimidated, you turn around to run out of the den. You are quickly met by multiple Pyroar walk in front of you, blocking the path. There is no way out. "You must defeat me. Then you may leave and continue your quest."
Jam demands a battle. You have no choice.
“May the salt guide you on you travels, Deputy Salt Captain,” AlphaSlash says, seeing you off as you leave Sodiride city. “I’d recommend you make it to the capital. That is where you will find the best trainers.” You salute Alpha, and start your travels.
After days of traveling by foot, you and your Pokemon decide you need to rest up a bit. You don't know exactly where you are, but you figure you're in the savannah considering the terrain. "Shitty map, Abhi," you think to yourself. You start to gather your surroundings. It was night time and it was still scorching hot outside. You see a cave in the distance and know you must go there to avoid getting a heat stroke. Approaching the cave, notice the amount of Litleo's you see is increasing dramatically the closer you get. You don't think much of; it's merely a coincidence.
You finally get to the nice, cool cave where you can take a nap. You have a weird and creepy dream about a Porygon, strange enough. It's slowly creeping up on you in your dream. It's almost the- something is disturbing your sleep. You wake up to hear chanting from somewhere in the cave. You go explore deeper in the cave, noises seeming to be getting louder. You stumble upon a carcass of some large frog against the wall, above it a sword and a shield, and then painted on the wall was a ring of some sort. Confused, you dig deeper into the cave and find yourself shocked on what you witness.
You spot an old man with scratchy red hair going down past his knees. He looked like he hadn't bathed in years. Then you notice what's around him- hundreds of Pyroar are gathered around this man, as if they are praising him. You realize, this isn't a cave, it's a den. "Excuse me," you mutter out. The chanting stops at a sudden. All eyes are on you. "Can you help me find where i am? I'm in search of the Capital, to fight the leader, Quote. I have a-" he cuts you off.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" he shouts. He turns around to a Pyroar next to him, and mutters, “He's so bad...”
You try to explain that you are going to the capital to fight the best trainers in the land. He looks noticeably angry, and he walks up towards you with his cane, taking no time at all. You're surprised on how agile he is for how old he is. He gets in your face, "I am who you are looking for! I am the best in the land." He sounds a bit crazy you think to yourself. "I am the world's best trainer!" he exclaims.
"I once was the ruler of the Capital. THE KING. Jamrock is what they called me, because my team was solid as a rock. No one could defeat me. I was the best ever. Then the council started betraying me. They took away my Aegislash. They said it was too much power for me. I was okay with that, Aegislash wasn't my favorite pokemon. Next was my Greninja. I started to get pissed off after that. Maybe they're just jealous of my power? That's it, yeah, that's definitely it. The council then tried to take away my Hoopa. I wouldn't let them this time. I loved my Hoppa too much. I fought the council one by one, proving to them that I didn’t even need Hoopa to be the best player. One member of the council, Quote, by the way fuck him, decided it was his turn. He was their only hope. My attacks weren't strong enough somehow. I wasn't OHKO-ing his Pokemon. Never being defeated before, I lost it. I started attacking Quote's Pokemon myself. I had to get locked up. Luckily, I escaped and found this here den to live in. I abandoned all my other Pokemon, as they would only remind me of the capital. I am treated like royalty here by my loving family. I became one of them, a Pyroar."
You think to yourself what the fuck did I just get myself into. Kind of intimidated, you turn around to run out of the den. You are quickly met by multiple Pyroar walk in front of you, blocking the path. There is no way out. "You must defeat me. Then you may leave and continue your quest."
Jam demands a battle. You have no choice.
Meet Jamrock, The Best Player
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