Rigorous Relationships

Discoveries

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With Ariana in Granite Cave
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Ariana has recently returned to Hoenn is currently overseeing the excavation of Granite Cave. The progress they are making was slow and unproductive; they hadn't even managed to find a single sample of whatever Team Galactic's machine was searching for.

Things continued like this for the next five hours until Ariana heard one of the grunts shouting in alarm. Two grunts came rushing towards her one was being supported by the other. The grunt carrying the other began to tell his tale of the events that just unfurled.
"Boss we were digging near that side of the cave when this hole opened up in the floor. Jim here fell straight through and well... you tell 'er."

The grunt known as Jim looked at his boss with fear in his eyes, before being his story. "As he said I fell through the hole in the floor but when I hit the bottom I felt this weird presence all around me. The space I had fallen into had odd pictures along all the walls and a single alter in the center with a black jar resting on it. I felt like I wasn't supposed to be there and made my way back out of the enclosure, I had managed to reach the exit when...." he stopped and began to shake in fear.

Slowly he started up again, "When something grabbed me with great force. As I looked down I saw a pitch black shadow entangled with my leg. Then I heard it... A voice emanating from the vase. It sounded so ancient and yet so new, so warm and friendly, but also cold and insidious. When it spoke to me it said, 'I was born from the darkness part of the first souls. They may have locked me up but I will break free, you will help me escape my prison!'. That was all I heard before I bolted."

Ariana listen to his entire story taking in every detail. When the grunts had finished she ordered them to return to headquarters to report this event to Giovanni.

After they had left Ariana ordered three other grunts to follow her to the hole. Upon arrival she ordered her entourage to wait outside, she then mustered up all of her courage and proceeded into the opening. The inside was almost exactly as the grunt had described it. The only difference being that the vase on the alter was covered with words written in the language of the Unown.

Ariana proceeded further into the room admiring the articulate pictures that decorated the walls. Suddenly black shadowy chains sprung forth from the vase on the alter entrapping Ariana's hands and feet; a maniacal voice rang out in the darkness. "The last one left too soon, but you will not leave, not until I'm finished!"

"I have no intention in leaving; I came here in search of you." Ariana spoke with no emotion and showed no weakness to the creature that had her trapped. Surprised by her reaction the shadows released her and recede into the vase.

"Very well then. Allow me to introduce myself," the jar seemed to clear its throat before continuing, "I am known as the ruler of the void, The mad king, and the emperor of atrocities. I am the Omega. Born along side the first creatures to rule the world. My true name is lost to Time, scattered throughout Space, and distorted between Worlds; yet it is still known to me, for my name is Suecra!" Upon stating his name the room trembled as if the earth itself feared the slightest utterance of that's word.

Feeling obliged to introduce herself Ariana began only to be curtly cut off by the vase.

"I know all about you and Team Rocket, I honestly am impartial towards your whole organization and whatever goals you seek to accomplish. I only seek to be freed from the confines of this cell.

The casual way her team was dismissed irked Ariana, but she withheld her temper.

"For one locked up you seem to know quite a bit about the outside world." The question hidden in her statement was not lost to Suecra