Athena Pallas the Decidueye
The Gracidea Order
The Blood Pit Arena
Affected RP'ers: @Death's Spook @Neo Emolga

Athena had never wanted to mutilate a corpse in her entire life. She had always deemed the tagging of bodies that were dead to be senseless and disrespectful. But at Phoebe's words, Athena felt an intense hatred burn in her so brightely that Athena quickly became consumed with the desire to destroy Phoebe's corpse. Athena started to dive after the Charizard when a spout of flames surrounded her. The temperature quickly skyrocketed and Athena could smell her leather armor's burning smell. Good thing it was real leather, it wouldn't catch on fire. Sadly, Athena herself did not have the same properties. Pain began to consume her wings and Athena quickly dove to the ground, too quickly. The decidueye was unable to stop in time and crashed into the ground. She groaned and stood up in time to hear the Grand Lady's request to let her take care of Vurden. Athena waved her wing to signal that was fine by her.

Athena watched as the Grand Lady completely destroyed Vurden, doing all but killing him. Athena took a quick glance at Phoebe's corpse before shaking her head. Athena turned back to the scene just in time to hear the exclamation about Ante from the Grand Lady. Given Vurden's startled response, it appeared that the Grand Lady was correct in her guess. Intriguing. The Grand Lady kept her end of the bargain, leaving Athena behind to be declared the victor. Athena stared solemnly at Vurden before drawing an arrow. She would put the poor thing out of its misery. Taking aim, Athena said,

"Remember this day when you burn in hell, you kako. Remember the day when I killed your squad leader and then decided to kill you, but only out of mercy." She then fired the arrow, striking him in the juggular and killing him. Athena heard the announcer declaring her the victor of the Blood Pit Arena. She did not smile, she did not cheer, she only waited as the cameras swarmed her. As they drew closer, Athena knew Brunswick must be watching. She hoped he was happy and relieved. The thought of the overesctatic Noiven nearly brought a smile to her face. Athena stuck her foot back behind her and her wings to the side before bowing to the audience and cameras. With that, the decidueye folded her wings and exited the arena. She caught a glimpse of a lillgant as she exited and briefly recognize her to be Nora, an assassin for the Gracidea Order. So she was here too. They had never really worked together before, but Athena knew of Nora's skill. She looked forward to seeing how tomorrow's match would go with the druggie participating.

As Athena excited the arena, she quickly realized that she would need an escort. Athena raised her wing to block a glass beer bottle being thrown at her. Athena took a tentative step back, unsure of how to proceed. She couldn't fly, her wings were too burned, she would fall out of the sky before she made it to base. But she couldn't force her way through this crowd either. She couldn't reenter the arena either, the door had closed behind her already.

"You kako! I bet all my money on the Black Lotus! What am I supposed to do now?" Fix that gambling problem.

"How dare you kill Phoebe! My daughter idolized her!" Kind of a bad role model if you asked Athena.

"She's such a coward that she refuses to attack us! Or maybe she thinks it's because she's above us!" It was neither of those things.

The Night Slash came out of nowhere. One second, Athena was trying to escape, and the next a zoroark had charged her with a Night Slash. Athena attempted to dodge, but she was cornered and had nowhere to move. Athena cried out as the attack hit her square on, leaving long claw marks across her chest. Raising her wings at an attempt at protection, Athena felt her vision going in and out. What was she to do now?

"All right all right that's enough! I said that's enough!" Athena blinked and saw a figure had appeared in between she and the mob. Someone else tried to attack her, only to be blasted into a nearby stand with a strong psychic attack. "Anyone else want to try that? I've had sex with guys that put more power behind each thrust than any of you fools!" Athena smiled. She knew that voice. Once in the prostitution ring, always in the prostitution ring. The gardevoir looked around a few times before shouting, "You! Don't you know it's rude to touch a girl without her permission? Well, I shouldn't jump to conclusions. Maybe I should try to see things from your perspective. Oh wait, I can't seem to stick my head that far up my ***." She formed a Moon Blast in her hand fired it, sending the zoroark sprawling. “Now get out of here! All of you! Leave! And remember! Two wrongs don't make a right! Your parents are perfect examples.” The mob dispersed, some shouts and grumblings in protest. The gardevoir turned around and held a hand out to Athena. “Are you all right?” Athena shook his head.

“No, I need medical attention, immediately.” The gardevoir smiled and touched Athena, teleporting them to a Gracidea Order outpost. Several pokémon jumped at the their sudden appearance before a gothorita rushed over with a machoke and lifted Athena onto a cot to begin treating her burns and gash. “Check the kids,” Athena grumbled. The doctors gave her a weird look at the request. “Check the kids!” Athena snarled, “If they’re in danger I want labor induced now.” The leavanny doctor looked over at the gardevoir, as if to ask if Athena was crazy. The gardevoir waved her hand.

“Do as the woman says. She’s far enough along a forced labor wouldn’t be too much of a problem.” The leavanny called for some other doctors and Athena was quickly swarmed. She could hear bits of chatter but she was only getting pieces of the puzzle, not the whole thing. From what she could understand, the Night Slash hadn’t actually caused that much damage, but since it was a super effective attack, Athena had suffered a bit more from the strike than a normal individual was. It would scar, but it would heal. It also appeared that the doctors felt labor didn’t need to be induced, though Athena was unsure as to why. It was either a good sign or a bad sign, and Athena could not receive a straight answer as to which it was. At some point through all the chaos, Athena felt several different Heal Pulses being used on her. Athena felt overwhelmed, but managed to stay calm until it was only she and the gardevoir in the room.

“So… what’s my prognosis?” Athena asked. The gardevoir walked over and sat on the edge of Athena’s bed. She pat Athena’s shoulder.

“The babies are fine and you will be too. The burns on your wings were… bad, but it’s nothing that a few rawst lum berry mixes can’t treat. Just rest for now, you earned it. I can even get Brunswick on the phone for you, if you’d like.” Athena smiled a little and looked over at the gardevoir.

“Thank you, Christine, that would be very nice.” Athena shifted ever so slightly and added, “Also, thank you for saving me back there. I was likely done for without your aid.” Christine waved her hand

“You flatter me, Athena, I was just helping out an old friend. In fact, many of us are hanging around the city. When we heard you would be competing, well we thought we would just have to tag along to show our support.”

Athena laughed at that. She was not surprised. Christine Daaé had been Athena’s closest friend within the prostitution ring. The girls had all stuck together, supporting each other through tough times. It was not entirely uncommon to this day for some of the girls to crash on another’s couch due to ill circumstances. Brunswick was always very understanding, even suggesting that Athena go out on a girl’s night with them sometime once the twins were born.

While Athena had been the “War Goddess of the Night” within the prostitution world due to her naturally pitch black wings and real name, Christine had been forced to undergo multiple surgeries to become desirable to the men. The result, however, was someone who was one of the most alluring women alive. Christine’s green hair and skin had been permanently dyed a dark lavender color, and her dress was solid black. Her purple hair was also longer than usual, curling around her face but also dropping down to her breast length. She also wore a black cape and a white mask that covered half of her face, but generally only when she was servicing customers. The one thing that Christine had never been forced to alter was her singing voice. Christine was one of the most skilled singers Athena had ever met, earning her the name, the “Angel of Music” amongst patrons of the brothel.

“So, how much do you know?” Athena asked. Christine was quiet for a moment before sighing.

“Enough. That's another reason why a bunch of us came out. Delphi came to us with some concerns because she heard that Brunswick was requesting time off, and he never takes time off apparently.” Athena nodded her head. That was true. Brunswick was very dedicated to his work and time off was something he rarely ever did. He had been taking a bit more time off in recent times due to their marriage and the kids, but overall Brunswick was not the type to take a vacation randomly. It was reasonable for Delphi or any of the other officers to be concerned. “So, we confronted Brunswick and it didn't take much for him to tell us everything.”

“I’m not surprised. He trusts you more than he probably lets on. Who all is here?”

“Delphi immediately demanded time off from the force to come here in case you needed her.” Delphi “The Oracle” Pythia was a delphox that had also served in the ring. When Athena had aided Brunswick in taking down the ring, the noivern had helped all the girls assimilate into normal lives. They quickly found that Delphi was a perfect fit for the police force and had served there ever since. “Anput claimed she was already planning to attend anyway so she is here as well.” Anput “Golden Jackal” Cana was a shiny lucario that had been the most popular girl in the ring. She now lived a quiet life as a housewife to a man she met after she was freed from the ring. Supposedly she still engaged in illegal activities, a fight club or something of that sort, but somehow every time a fighting ring got busted, Anput was never arrested even if she had no alibi. It was almost as if she had two friends in the police force or something. “Zilla is here as well. She's been acting as Cana’s muscle.” Zilla “Queen of the Monsters” Anguirus was a tyranitar that had acted both as a service girl but also as the bouncer. If a guy was causing trouble, Zilla would handle it, and it wouldn't be pretty. Now she mainly worked as a bouncer for clubs and bars, but she could also be hired muscle if you needed her. “And Victoria is here, probably off charming some man.” Victoria “Sweet Lolita” Edwards was an audino that was a notorious manipulator. It was no accident that if someone in power came to the brothel where they had once worked, it was always Victoria that treated them. She could get blackmail and secrets like no one’s business. By day, Victoria worked as a nurse, but by night, she was a dealer in secrets, even servicing the Gracidea Order from time to time. “The others are staying back for now, acting as your husband’s personal guard of sorts.”

“Good to know. So you plan to help?”

“In any way we can. Though, the girls have requested that we have to enter any events if you really need us. We work best from the sidelines, you know?” Athena laughed a little and pat Christine’s back.

“Yes, I am fine with that. I am just happy to have you here.” Athena shook her head a little. “That charizard, Phoebe, said I would never see him again and he would grow up to be everything I hated. I worry that she is correct. Poor Marx, he has to be so scared.” Christine squeezed Athena’s shoulder and responded,

“Don’t dwell on her words. She was just trying to get under your skin. We will find him and we will bring him home. I promise you.”


Masamune Toya the Braviary
Gracidea Order
Outside the Blood Pit Arena
Affected RP'ers: @Shruikan

The nidoqueen went down to Levi’s attacks like a sack of bricks. The Mr. Mime tried to charge in as well, but Masamune took care of that, striking the creepy clown with a Crush Claw attack. The Mr. Mime’s collapsed, the head rolling off to the side. Masamune turned back just in time to see Levi use Dragon Rush on Hulgar, but not to much avail.

The liepard and meowstic tried to double team Lyra, attacking from both sides using their claws. Lyra was doing well keeping them at bay, but with the meowstic playing support to the liepard’s powerful attacks, it was going to be a long fight.

“Focus on the lakeys! If we can defeat them then we can gang up on him,” Masamune called out to Levi and Lyra. “I’ll keep Hulgar busy!” Masamune flapped his wings and charged in for another Superpower against the golem. This time, Hulgar stepped back a little. Masamune tried to strike with a Crush Claw but found himself caught in Hulgar’s tight grip. He began to struggle, trying to wrench himself free as the alolan golem’s grip tightened further. Masamune desperately tried to think of something to do when he caught sight of a familiar face.

“Victoria!” A pink audino raised her head at the sound of the familiar voice. She was wearing a white coat, white boats, white gloves, and a white top hat with a pink stripe. She tapped her white and pink cane on the ground and turned away from the stall she was perusing to locate the source of Masamune’s voice. When she spotted him, she puffed out her cheeks. “Oh dear Arceus what have I done,” he whispered as the audino stormed over.

“Hey!” Raising her cane, the audino smacked the alolan golem in the head with it and tapped her left boot impatiently. “Just what on Earth do you think you are doing? Put him down!” Hulgar turned around and began to laugh.

“And just what are you going to do about it?” At that moment, the Eelektross started to charge Victoria, but the audino was fasted. She quickly and nimbly dodged before slamming into the Eelektross with a Double-Edge, sending the enemy crashing into a nearby wall. OHKO. Victoria glared at Hulgar.

“You want to try a different answer this time?” she asked darkly.


Brunswick Pallas the Noivern
The Gracidea Order
His home in Jadebloom

"In an unexpected turn of events, Athena of the Gracidea Order has solely remained victorious in today's grizzly Blood Pit which, to the surprise of many, claimed the lives of the entire Black Lotus team."

Brunswick had never felt such an intense elation in his life. He jumped up from his seat and began to holler and cheer. She had done it. Athena had done it! He was so happy and relieved it was almost overwhelming. He sat back down after a moment and felt someone sit down beside him.

“She did it,” he whispered, “dear Arceus I can’t believe it. My wife actually won the Blood Pit Arena.” An arm wrapped around him and squeezed him.

“Believe it, Brunswick. Your wife is now one step closer to rescuing your son.” Brunswick lifted his head and grinned at the golduck sitting beside him.

“Yeah, you’re right. I hadn’t thought about that. Marx is now one step closer to being home. And with the girls there to help Athena, our little rowlet will be back home in no time.”

“You know it!” a scizor said from behind the couch. “We’re an unstoppable squad!”

“I believe it. Though… as much as I appreciate all the security, is all of this really necessary?” Brunswick looked down when he felt someone touch his leg. A bellossom looked up and nodded at him.

“Of course it is! If Athena ends up rescuing Marx the Black Lotus Empire might try to kidnap you or Liliane instead to retaliate. We can’t risk that happening.” Brunswick scratched his head.

“I mean… yeah but you’re eating all my food,” Brunswick said quietly.

“Price you pay for safety!” an armaldo called from the kitchen as she ate her fifth orange.

“And I don’t think I have enough beds for you all to sleep in.” A salazzle sat down next to Brunswick and pat his leg.

“It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve slept in odd locations. Worst case, I’m sure Athena wouldn’t mind us taking her spot in the bed for a night,” the salazzle said teasingly. Brunswick paled a little and jumped when a porygon2 appeared in front of him.

“Relax, Brunswick, we’ll be fine. You just keep worrying about Athena. We’ll worry about everything else. Okay?” Brunswick shrunk down a little before sighing.

“All right. If you say so. How is Liliane?” A malamar approached from down the hall.

“She’s fast asleep. No need to worry about her. We will take turns keeping watch in her room, if that is all right with you.”

“Yes, thank you. That eases my mind some. And please, do not feel like you have to stay here full time. I know many of you have families to attend to as well.”

“Thank you, Brunswick,” the salazzle said, “but just leave that to us.”