[What?! Why is God so weird? But all right. He knows what to do, so . . . it's time to dash towards Arceus and try to hurl this balm at him! Dammit, what if he made it this far and now he's going to need to be in better shape for this?!]
He dodges, but not fast enough, and he gets hit. Shit! That stings! At least now he knows it's coming, and he'll be a little better prepared next time, but aaaaaaa. He surely can't just get Toxicroak to do this either if it's meant to prove his resolve; he has to get in close enough to throw another one. Take this! He has to just grin and bear this pain!]
Thankfully, the pain of each sparkling missile is minimal. But it will add up to be very annoying cumulative pain, so it's best to avoid it.
This repeats a few times, but surely you manage to get in the rhythm of dodging and throwing, at least more than this initial surprised attempt. Eventually, Arceus seems dazed and tired from the repeated balms. You showed your own resolve as a human. But now would be the perfect opportunity to send out a Pokemon to fight!
Oh no, Sharpedo. The Legend Plate Arceus holds makes its Judgment always super-effective; Sharpedo is assaulted by a powerful Grass-type move, and now that Arceus is Grass-type, Liquidation doesn't do much. Sharpedo will absolutely faint if nothing is done in this situation!
He recalls Sharpedo before it faints and brings out Crobat. Maybe he can work around the issue of this being God with the advantages of speed, confusion, and poison.
This seems to be a valid strategy. God is just so confused! It hurts itself in its confusion. And, still being Grass type, it's particularly vulnerable to Crobat right now.
[YEAH THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'D BE, FOR THE BEST. Saturn notices the circle and begins to rush out of the way; he's a little too slow, and Crobat wheels around and dives at her with her superior speed to drag him out of range bodily.]
It looks like some kind of localized meteor shooting down at the circle. The meteor is at least slow in its approach. And Arceus remains still as it aims, so once you're out of range, throwing balms will be easy.
[Whoa. Saturn has to tear his eyes away from watching that to throw the balms; it's wild?! Arceus is wild?! But he has to get through this! Crobat saved his skin just now! So he dashes over to where there's an opening and begins throwing again. Take this, God!]
The move is critically effective—Crobat is fast, and moves before Arceus is able to change type again. Of course, when it does get the opportunity it's going to switch to Rock-type to rain down divine Judgment... just, Crobat had gotten the advantage early, and has a lot of those status effect tricks, so Arceus falters against Crobat's attacks eventually. Even though she took damage, she is victorious for this phase.
You can tell, because when Arceus concedes, it disappears entirely from view. How ominous... There's no way it's over just like that, right?
[But he doesn't recall her into her ball. Something isn't right. He just brings her close, stroking her head and stepping slowly forward, on his guard.]
You hear a noise like shattering glass behind you, a prickling crawling up your spine. If you're on your guard, it is very obvious that you need to watch out for something coming from that direction.
[Oh yeah. Ohhhhh no. Saturn darts away from where he's standing even before he turns to look, Crobat swooping along with him and then putting herself between Saturn and that sound.]
It's a crack in the fabric of reality itself. Arceus breaks out of the crack and charges towards where you were once standing, but now that you've moved, it's a sitting duck. It's easy to throw the balms and progress to the final phase—the final Pokemon battle roll to defeat Arceus!
Arceus takes a direct blow, instantly poisoned by the move. It buckles, going down on a knee. It seems to have decided on its own to concede with that one final show of force.
The golden orbs in your hand disappear.
"... Excellent... I have truly seen the strength of thy determination."
Edited (fancy-ass god pokemon) 2023-03-29 05:07 (UTC)
[He asks this automatically, and then feels like a fucking moron right away for doing so. This is a god Pokemon! This isn't some random human he bumped into on the street and knocked into a lamp post or something! But still he approaches, getting his own breath back.]
It straightens up at the concern, looking dignified once again.
"Thy attacks cannot harm me in any meaningful sense. What thou hast done is proven the strength of thy will to succeed. Then, if thou sayest thou wilt do whatever is needed in order to restore the human Ingo's memories... Come forth, newfound companion."
Sharpedo suddenly appears from his ball.
"Thou hast made a connection with this Pokemon... though it may have been for a short time. The experiences you have shared together have built power. This power may be commanded by divine will to dispel the fog within the human's mind. Speak, and I shall grant thy wish with this power."
[Sharpedo! Saturn feels a little bad now for not solely relying on it through all this . . . but it's still true. He reaches out and puts his hand on Sharpedo to pat him and hold the contact. This was his Sharpedo! For a short time!]
Then—restore his memories. Dispel the fog with that power!
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Arceus rears up onto its hind legs, light gathering above it. Then, homing lasers shoot out, headed in your direction.
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He dodges, but not fast enough, and he gets hit. Shit! That stings! At least now he knows it's coming, and he'll be a little better prepared next time, but aaaaaaa. He surely can't just get Toxicroak to do this either if it's meant to prove his resolve; he has to get in close enough to throw another one. Take this! He has to just grin and bear this pain!]
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This repeats a few times, but surely you manage to get in the rhythm of dodging and throwing, at least more than this initial surprised attempt. Eventually, Arceus seems dazed and tired from the repeated balms. You showed your own resolve as a human. But now would be the perfect opportunity to send out a Pokemon to fight!
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Sharpedo, go—! Use Liquidation!
[ROLLED A 6 OH DEAR,]
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He recalls Sharpedo before it faints and brings out Crobat. Maybe he can work around the issue of this being God with the advantages of speed, confusion, and poison.
This time I rolled a 10 so FUCK you, Arceus!]
Crobat, Confuse Ray!
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Crobat, Air Cutter! Keep it up while it's dazed!
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Arceus braces itself. A reddish circle appears on the ground below you. You might want to get out of the way of it.
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It looks like some kind of localized meteor shooting down at the circle. The meteor is at least slow in its approach. And Arceus remains still as it aims, so once you're out of range, throwing balms will be easy.
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[She did so well the first time! Stick to what works!! And I rolled a 9 so. GO CROBAT]
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You can tell, because when Arceus concedes, it disappears entirely from view. How ominous... There's no way it's over just like that, right?
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[But he doesn't recall her into her ball. Something isn't right. He just brings her close, stroking her head and stepping slowly forward, on his guard.]
Where did it go . . . ?
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Toxicroak, Poison Jab!
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The golden orbs in your hand disappear.
"... Excellent... I have truly seen the strength of thy determination."
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[He asks this automatically, and then feels like a fucking moron right away for doing so. This is a god Pokemon! This isn't some random human he bumped into on the street and knocked into a lamp post or something! But still he approaches, getting his own breath back.]
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"Thy attacks cannot harm me in any meaningful sense. What thou hast done is proven the strength of thy will to succeed. Then, if thou sayest thou wilt do whatever is needed in order to restore the human Ingo's memories... Come forth, newfound companion."
Sharpedo suddenly appears from his ball.
"Thou hast made a connection with this Pokemon... though it may have been for a short time. The experiences you have shared together have built power. This power may be commanded by divine will to dispel the fog within the human's mind. Speak, and I shall grant thy wish with this power."
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Then—restore his memories. Dispel the fog with that power!
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