After travelling through every land in my quest to prove my salt in battle and use my skills to purify the land of evil, I still hunger for more. A hunger so simple that the complexity of the many Frontiers can never satisfy it fully and so sophisticated that Poketopia is only a mere appetizer which lacks the depth to make me fulfilled…
It is good fortune that this 'Van' fellow sent out a request far and wide about the Trainer Turf, which is simple yet sophisticated to feed my ever-burning hunger. And many battles against those with pure hearts bring me notoriety among my fellow turf trainers, most of whom haven't even heard of Team Aura.
They know me for my skillful battling rather than my political influence, and that is a nice change…
Suddenly, Blacksoul interrupts my thought as he snickers in a gleeful tone and hands me a glass of burgundy, "Master Drakkon. You have a battle request outstanding this morning from Gold Ishimori. Will you accept it?"
I take a sip of the wine and reply with a chuckle as I relax on my chair, "Mochiron… I would be delighted to battle him and catch up. How long until the battle begins and where will it occur?"
Blacksoul cracks a wide grin as he replies with glee, "We will meet him and his father for lunch in a few hours in the Kinbara Garden, and after that, the battle will initiated, my lord."
I chuckle and reply with intrigue as I sip more wine, "Ok, Blacksoul… What will the menu be?"
Blacksoul replies with a bow, "Braised Farfetch'd cooked with the flames of Karmine… Served with Usokage-brand Burgundy and slices of nice, fluffy Kinsora Cake for desert…"
My gaze meets Blacksoul's as I exclaim with a chuckle, "Are you not overworked? You are my comrade, but I don't remember hiring you as my butler…"
Blacksoul replies with a chuckle of amusement as he slightly bows with respect, "If I could not aid my trainer…no, my great master and superior in Team Aura…in such a way, what kind of pokemon would I be, my lord?"
I shrug as I reply and take yet another sip, "I do not know… And I care not to. Now, if you will just finish the preparations while I get into my formal wear…"
Blacksoul kneels into a bow as he exclaims in a somewhat sinister voice before taking his leave, "Yes, my lord…"
The afternoon sun spreading heat and radiance across the summer sky… It truly is an honor to have a picknick, let along battle, on such a beautiful day. On top of that, as the sun hits the golden roses in the garden, they glisten with their rare beauty and almost blind me with the reflected light as I am mesmerized by their intriguing sight.
Blacksoul planned well, and I shall applaud him for a job well done upon the battle's completion.
However, before I can take a bite, Gold arrives with his father behind him and exclaims with glee, "Uncle Drakkon! You look especially overdressed for a simple battle… But, you still look nice no matter whether or not such glamor is needed…"
I reply with a chuckle as I take a sip of my Burgundy, "I am the leader of Team Aura, which makes me a noble in a way… And this clothing style is quite sophisticated, is it not?"
Blackenvy replies with a chuckle, "Maybe I should contact your fashion designer… This style looks appealing and complementary at the same time, concealing your battle clothes in a glistening navy-blue silk cloak and replacing your fingerless gloves with graceful full-hand aura gloves… Looks like you have decided to focus on more than just the technicality of the battle, my lord…"
I reply with a frown as I straighten my Team Aura brooch which kept my cloak on my shoulders, "Mochiron… I even have practiced on adapting my skills in order to dabble in the arts of the Pokemon Connoisseur… I already am an honorary A+-rank and soon, I should make it into S-rank…"
Gold then interrupts as he exclaims eagerly, "Ready yet, Uncle Drakkon? I have my three ready?"
I reply as I begin advancing into the garden's depths and signal for the others to follow me, "Mochiron… Now, if you will follow me to the garden's arena… We can begin."
Soon enough, we reach a clearing in the vast garden of golden roses that houses a make-shift arena in the frequently-maintained grass, which rustles in the slight wind blowing across it as Gold and I make our way to opposite sides, our zealous gazes clashing with one another before the true attack begins.
I then say with a chuckle as I cross my arms patiently, "You may send out your first pokemon…"
Gold nods in understanding and exclaims as he throws a pokeball into the air, "Go, Ampharos!"
I crack a slight grin as I signal to Blacksoul and reply with joy, "Good choice… Now, if you will serve me well in this battle, Blacksoul…"
Blacksoul replies with a bow as he gets into position, "Yes, my lord…"
Gold then shouts to his pokemon with youthful zeal, "Ampharos! Use Zap Cannon!"
I reply with a chuckle as the Ampharos conjures a big ball of high-voltage electricity, "Blacksoul, dodge this attack and respond with an Aura Sphere!"
Blacksoul nods with obedience as he evades the ball of doom and then snarls as he fires an orb of pure aura at Ampharos, "Suitai shite kudasai!"
As the orb hits the electric sheep pokemon, the impact pushes Ampharos many feet backwards before it catches itself and begins to pant from the brutality of the blow before it lets out a hearty cry, "Ampha!"
Blacksoul chuckles and draws his blade as he says to himself with murderous glee, "Baka ne… It dares to get up and defy my master's grace? Time to fix its arrogance…"
I then shout with fury as I glare at Blacksoul, "Blacksoul! Ampharos wo korosanai de kudasai! We are merely doing a battle for fun, and you are getting carried away!"
Blacksoul chuckles in amusement and replies as he sheathes his weapon, "Gomen nasai, my lord… I really need to get it into my head to have more fun and worry less about evil lurking around…"
Gold snarls with fury as he clenches his fists, "Ampharos! Focus Blast!"
I chuckle and exclaim with glee as my gaze meets Blacksoul's, "You know what to do… Now, initiate checkmate and take this pokemon down!"
Blacksoul replies with a bow as he quickly evades a sphere of pure energy coming right at him and becomes a blur, "Yes, my lord…"
Suddenly, Blacksoul reappears right above Ampharos and lets out a consuming wave of shadowy aura that quickly overwhelms his foe as he cracks a gleeful grin and says as his voice echoes through the forest, "Sorry, Ampharos, but check-and-mate…"
When the shrouding shadows finally clear, Ampharos is shown to have fainted from the attack as it lets out a small grunt, "Amp…"
Gold snarls with fury as he returns Ampharos to its pokeball, "Good job, Ampharos, but it seems Blacksoul is as tough as always…"
I then exclaim as I pick up my glass of burgundy and take a sip, "Send out your next pokemon… That way, I can send out my own…"
Blackenvy then exclaims with a raised eyebrow, "Why change out Blacksoul if he is doing so well?"
I reply with a chuckle as I crack a slight grin, "Each match-up is a clash of flavor unto itself… Why use the same ingredient over and over again, even if it is known to be especially delightful? I like to mix up different ingredients to make a nice varied flavor in each battle… Understood?"
Blackenvy chuckles at my analogies and replies with glee, "That is true… You are the Auraprince, after all. Now, why don't you both continue so I can witness this clash of flavor that you speak of, my lord?"
I reply with a chuckle as my gaze shifts to Gold, "Mochiron… As soon as your son is ready to continue…"
Gold then exclaims as he throws another pokeball into the air, "Fine then! Go, Emboar!"
I then chuckle at his choice of pokemon and exclaim with amusement as I throw my own ball into the air, "Looks like we will be bringing the heat together! Go, Karmine!"
Not knowing anything apparently about my pokemon, Gold naively exclaims as his signature golden eyes sharpen with zeal, "Emboar! Show that chandelier that our zeal is ten times hotter with a Flame Charge!"
Blackenvy's face drains with shock as he exclaims with despair, "No! Don't do that! You do not know what you have done!"
But it was too late. As the flames grace Karmine, its flames grow to the size of a tower as Drakkon then exclaims with glee, "Now that he has fallen into our trap… Karmine, Fire Blast!"
Karmine etches out a wicked fire symbol with his purplish flames into the Emboar's flesh as its victim lets out a sharp wail of agony, much to Gold's despair, until it finally faints from the intense assault of flames.
Gold then inquires with fury as he returns Emboar to its pokeball, "What the Distortion World did you pull on me?"
Blackenvy answers with a grim snarl as his gaze sharpens, "How could you NOT know that its ability is Flash Fire? You just fueled the flames of that loss…"
Gold's face drains of all color as he replies in despair, "I…did?"
I chuckle and exclaim with even more wicked glee as I return Karmine to its ball, "You haven't studied up on Unovan pokemon, have you? Everyone knows that Chandelures are very vicious creatures, especially around a flame…"
Gold then roars with fury as he throws his last pokeball into the air, "No matter! Go, Feraligatr!"
I then exclaim with a chuckle as I throw my last unused pokeball into the air, "Time for you to shine! Go, Marshy!"
Gold then replies with a chuckle, "Looks like you finally use a pokemon I recognize!"
I then reply with a chuckle as I stroke my chin, "It is time to douse the flame with a refreshing beverage… It is now the time you have all been waiting for! Bring me all of your inner might, Gold, so that I may see the true trainer within that youthful shell… Mochiron! It's Tasting Time!"
Gold shouts to his pokemon as he points a clenched fist at Marshy, "Feraligatr! Chomp down on Marshy with a Crunch!"
As the Feraligatr nears Marshy, I finally give the command to parry the blow as I exclaim with glee, "Marshy, pin Feraligatr down with Hammer Arm!"
Marshy's stout arm swiftly clamps down onto the Feraligatr's body as it screams with sudden agony and tries to struggle out of Marshy's vice in vain…
I then continue my command as I clench a fist, "Now, bombard it with Earthquake!"
Marshy lets out an earth-shaking roar that causes the entire forest to tremor as the shock-waves assault Feraligatr until it can take no more and collapses in defeat.
With my victory in hand, I exclaim with glee, "You did well, but I have proven that my ingredients overpower yours too much and that you need more training to ripen the flavors of your pokemon…"
Despite his loss, Gold cracks a wide grin as he replies with glee, "No worries… I definitely will do so… I look forward to battling with you when I have ripened into even more of a skilled trainer…"
Blackenvy then exclaims with a chuckle as he lets out a mid-day yawn, "I am glad you both had fun… However, I apologize, my lord, that we must take our leave, as Gold is needed back in Ecruteak to manage our Johto Branch."
I chuckle and reply with joy as I take yet another sip of burgundy, "Mochiron… Team Aura salutes you, Gold Ishimori, and your continued service brings us honor and pride…"
As they leave, Blacksoul walks up to me and says with a sinister grin, "Looks like that is accomplished, my lord… Shall we retire?"
I let out a slight yawn as I reply with a nod, "Sure… It is getting pretty warm, after all…"
We simultaneously press our Temporas, and in no time at all, we appear in my manor's salon where the cooling air conditioning brings me refuge from the boiling day…