In this case I wasn't relying on the damage from the attack sinal type was weak to fighting and thus did pretty muothing to the Hariyama. No what I was after this time was the disorientation and fusion that the move brought. The reason for this was that I wao heavily limit the sort of moves the Hariyama could use as it happeo have two moves that were problematic for Vul , brine and surf. Brawly frow the inflicted fusion but didn't seem to notice my awareness of his pokemons moveset.-

  It wasn't all that surprising really as inflig fusion is usually an advantageous tactic whether or not a moveset was uood or not. "Magma coat , keep it hot!" I anded and Vul glowed red as it smmed into the ground creating a glowing molten floor but unlike normally when it cooled quickly this time it stayed hot. Brawly was clearly taken off guard by this ued ove but immediately noticed a huge problem for his pokemon. See while thick fat may halve the damage taken from a fire type move a burn status affli it by no means cels them.-

  It easily be imagihen what sort of pain and damage one might be subjected to by having to py a game of the floor is va with the floor actually being va. The Hariyama screamed as it hopped around to try and stop the cruel heat from destroying it's feet while Vul wasted no time at all charging over to deal as much damage as possible. "Surf!" Brawly yelled in clear panic as he uood how dire the situation was. So long as the va remained on the floor the Hariyama was on a timer before it was crippled by the damage isoted to it's feet.-

  It was a cruel tactic but probably fit my ruthlessness perfectly in his mind as I forced him to expose his cards if he wanted any ce of victory. Just like trainers prepare for challenging gym leader so too did the leaders prepare for the challengers. My teams yout ubliowledge to the league so the fact that each of his pokemon for this challenge had inbuilt ters to my own came as no surprise. Still despite the fusion and pain the Hariyama grit it's teeth and glowed blue as water rapidly formed around it in rge amounts.-

  "ch!" I anded and Vul blurred forward as dark type energy de its mouth and it shot through the f water and closed it's jaws around the ribs of the Hariyama. Surf as a move actually had two methods of being used. The first was to use a water sourearby to create a wave that smmed into the oppo. This method used the least amount of a pokemons energy and was nearly unavoidable. The seethod was to create the water using far more energy and exploding the water outwards. This method however had a critical fw in that majority of the damage could be avoided if the oppo charged through the water before it was released.-

  Majority , not the ey so Vul shuddered after going through the water in pain but avoided the majority of the damage in the process. Still the surf did forcefully cool and clear the va on the floor but it was far too te as the damage had already been doo the Hariyama feet. Niew thanks to his poke medic skill that so much damage on the feet would take at least three weeks to heal and that was after sidering generous use of medie and potions.-

  In the middle of a battle like this however it was a devastating disability as any move or movement involving the feet would produce agony for the Hariyama. Fighting types were nothing if not stubborn however and the Hariyama gred at Vul banefully before pung it with a glowing reddish brown fist. This was followed by another and another as the Hariyama used the move close bat. 'Fuck!' I cursed mentally as that was very bad for Vul and shouted "Stomp to escape!" and Vul ehe hits to sm his paws that were glowing white into the Hariyama which sent it backwards from the ter force.-

  "Retreat and fmethrower!" I called and Brawly wasn't just standing idly "Arm thrust followed by brine!" he anded and our pokemon moved to obey us faithfully. Vul however trumped the Hariyama in speed at this point by a wide margin and thus left the range of it while charging a fmethrower. It released the atta a e of fme while a orb of water appeared and was unched forward by the Hariyama to csh in the middle.-

  The water type move had the advantage in terms of elemental hierarchy but fmethrower was much more powerful even before sidering that it was a legendary like Vul that used it. Add that on however and you get what happened . The fmethrower cshed with the brine and rapidly reduced it to steam before shooting fain and impag the Hariyama that screamed in pain. "Hariyama is uo tihe referee called and Vul cut off the attack to reveal the scorched and unscious Hariyama. Brawly sighed before balling the Hariyama "I forfeit!" He called and now it was my turn to frown. -

  "Are you certain you want to do this?" I asked seriously. Brawly smiled brightly "As much as I'd like to tinue I know when I am in a hopeless situation. Like a tsunami you have crashed into and rolled over me despite having used a team that tered your own. A I have only mao tie with one of your pokemon and give the other bruises despite the advantages I set up for myself. I won't stubbornly g to something as useless as pride whee is a fone clusion so I forfeit." he said holy and I could accept that answer.-

  There was no shame in uanding how helpless one was and gracefully bowing out without suffering unnecessarily. Perhaps if this were life or death he might struggle till the end but this was not that serious so forfeiting as a good move. "Release your Hariyama again and I'll heal it's injuries a bit." I said calmly and Brawly was taken back but did as I said. I walked over to the creature and k dowo it while using a burn heal and a super potion on it followed by my healing ability.-

  "You are an odd one Alexander Drake." Brawly said as he watched me heal the gruesome injuries on his pokemon. I didn't reply to that as I knew what he was referring to and didn't feel like expining myself. It was a sort of public secret in the league by now that I was a ruthless personality after my sughter of the traffickers i so what could be more ter to that then the reveal that I also had the healing ability as well? Abilities teo shape ones personality so it was difficult to recile the differences between my personality and the role of healing that I was "naturally" able to aplish.

  _________________________________________________________

  It is with heavy heart that I must make an annouhat may not sit well with many of you. As the cost of living has retly gone up for me due to a string of unfortunate is I o live away so many chapters for free. From now on my free posts will be limited to twice a week while my patrons will be tinuing to receive a chapter roughly everyday. Once again I am sorry that this has been made necessary.

  pat reon./pat reon_loskro Just remove the spaces betwee and R.