Rise of the Shadows!

[Azunara]

((*counts on fingers* A little less than 7 hours sleep and I'm not tired! Yay!))

Speck was first up. Resting had helped quite a bit, and she shook herself, stretching and hovering contentedly in the air. It was good to wake up without immediate threat, really. But her death sense twinged, and there were a lot of spirits to take care of...Mmm. Someone else could deal with it, she was saving the world.

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Sol rose a bit after Speck, looking at the haunter and sitting besides her. "Ghost is infected, El is missing, we've got Darkrai back, but we can count Dialga out for a bit longer. He's dead tired, and I'd rather he'd be fully rested then slightly rested and get infected. Rikki's bitten, Sparky and Jingle are with Olive..." Solara was just cataloging the survivors, seeing who had survived unscathed.

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Eleredar snarled in his sleep, struggling to wake up, but even without the pressure from the Noctowl's hypnosis, he was still tired. He twitched and struggled, hissing, but was still out.

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Dialga still slept from where he was in time.

[Saturo]

Darkrai found a group of Dusk, and flew down to them.
"Who is your leader?", he asked angrily, holding a Machoke up by it's neck.

[Azunara]

((With Lupis gone, I'll take care of this one. Hope I'm not encroaching on your control too much, Lupis. xD))

The thing spluttered and cursed. The rest of the Dusk hissed in confusion. Hadn't...the thing been on their side? They had the Lord of Nightmares, yet there he was, definitely not Dusk. It didn't matter, it would be soon enough. They lunged for Darkrai.

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"What exactly do you need us to do?" Speck asked the Unknown.

[Saturo]

Darkrai growled angrily and threw the Machoke into the group, knocking some of them down.
"You morons. I'm on YOUR side, dammit!"

[Azunara]

"Hard to tell when you're attacking like that." Hissed one of the Dusk, a purgly. ((I hate these things with a passion. KILL EET.)) "Grabbing one of our kin by the throat and then screaming in his face." The cat thing lashed her tail, looking at Darkrai smugly.

[Saturo]

"Yes, and this is my group now.", Darkrai said as he blasted the Purgly in it's face with a Dark Void.
"ANyone else who cares to challenge my rule?"

[Azunara]

((YES! *hugs Darkrai!* ...I really hate Purglys. They ALWAYS blow my team to bits, until I have one who managed to get lucky and finish it off. Stupid purgly.))

The other Dusk looked at each other, and then hung their heads submissively. They may be mad, but they weren't stupid.

[Saturo]

"Very well. We move! That direction!", he said, and pointed in the direction of Chomp's gang.

[Azunara]

They flicked paws or tail in salute, and the group of four Dusk charged, heading in that direction.

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Speck winced. Another death somewhere. She muttered irritably, wishing Eleredar was here. He'd be able to scout it out better.

[Saturo]

Darkrai reached some bushes a bit ahead, and stopped, listening. He motioned for the Dusk to stop as well, and then communicated telepathically with Chomps' gang.
"Don't worry,just me and some Dusk. Shall we kill them now, or shall I gather up a bigger group?"

[Azunara]

Solara blinked, Speck yelped in surprise. "A lot of us are pretty tired or hurt. If we make a bigger group, some of them can slip through our defenses and Infect more of us. If we're going to kill them, I vote now." Solara suggested.

[rubybeam]

We need that crystal to summon more Unown

((Was it the dark crystal? or is it just a random crystal that's not one of kanmimpi's siblings corpses))

Scar and the others fell asleep scattered near each other

[Lupis]

((Back! No worries, Az. ^.^))

Scarab narrowed his eyes at Darkrai. Was he trying to take over? Oh, no, that couldn't happen. Not after things were going so well.
"Whhat do you think you're doing?" he hissed sharply. "Dusssk, he isss not your massster. There hhave been too many betrayalsss. You will not follow thissss new one."

Hands was feeling a bit better. She flew over to a group of patrolling Dusk and hooted at them, motioning for them to follow and bring El to the rest of the Dusk. They followed.

[Saturo]

"Betrayal? Only a betrayer would threaten a more powerful leader, bug. So shut your mouth now, or expect to die."

((And no, Ruby. It's the crystal the "Yes-Unown" gave to Deo in the WoD, that disappeared in the end.))

[rubybeam]

((okay just wondering))

[Lupis]

Scarab growled. This Darkrai was the one thing the Dusk didn't need.
"You hhhave done nothing for the Dusssk, yet you think yoursself more worthy of leadersship? I hhhave rallied them through battle, yet you think yourssself worthy becausse of your sssspecies? I am not a fool."

Dusk began to waver, not sure who's leadership they wanted. A few moved back to Scarab. Those who stayed with Darkrai looked on-edge, glancing back to Scarab now and then and backing away ever so slowly from the whole group. They just wanted to be out of there when the two started fighting.

[Saturo]

"Want to settle this the Dusk way, bug? The winner rules, the loser, well, dies."

[rubybeam]

Resith landed beside scarab "The smart one's are always the better leader and mucher more better than just some fool who thinks he should be the leader just because he's stronger" larry also walked to scarabs side agreeing with resith

[Saturo]

"Okay guys, I've set up so we might have a Dusk civil war. Should deplete their forces a bit. you guys just be ready to swoop in and take care of whoever survives.", Darkrai informed his allies.

[Lupis]

Scarab smiled slightly.
"That issss the way of chaotic sssavagesss. The Dussssk isss a whole, not many sssinglesss. A leader who knowsss only hiss own power fallsss. You fight me, and I wield the power of the Dusssk againsst you."
He nodded his head at Resith and Larry appreciatively.

The Dusk looking for Eleredar found him, and moved to drag him towards the rest of the Dusk.