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indie ancient galarian hero / zamazenta. sideblog, follows back from legendwrought

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Do you, too, wonder what SWSH could have been were the lore even remotely coherent? Do you like dogs that are also King Arthur? Do you think pokemon should have more werewolves and weird magic? Do you have nothing better to do? If you answered yes to any of the above, you should follow me!

shicldheroed is an au/alternate lore Zamazenta muse by a little freak called cherabby who thinks folklore is really neat & is chronically incapable of writing normal, canon-compliant characters.

(note: this is a sideblog and I will be following back from @legendwrought)

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like for dog man

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"A battle? Don't waste my time." Zamazenta gives a dismissive flick of his tail. "Go fight something your own size."

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"I wish I had a haunted pub named after me."

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#the shining knight 🛡 league.

following the events of sword & shield, the galar league underwent a massive restructuring and - thanks to the unprecedented success of its most recent season - even added new minor league gym leader positions for the isle of armor & crown tundra.

seeing his opportunity to keep a better eye on things and potentially gather more information about eternatus, Artur took up the position as galar's new steel-type gym leader; his skill with pokemon has made him surprisingly adept at it, and his good looks & regal demeanor have quickly made him rather popular. (...he's still not entirely sure how he feels about that.)

when he joined the league, he had only one (rather unusual request): he would only participate in battles during daylight. (as an excuse, he cites poor eyesight, partially the fault of the scar over his left eye. a bold faced lie - but one no one would question too deeply.)

his team consists of corviknight, bisharp, escavalier, aegislash, & lucario.

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He has no middle name, but he has about half a dozen titles. Does that count?

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wondering if the old sídhean shapechangers are still like... a thing? I mean they almost certainly do still exist but I wonder if they haven't just sort of relegated themselves to the land of fairy ; seeing them among humans these days is quite uncommon. I'm thinking wolf children esque, wolfwalkers esque. the world just kept getting bigger and yet they had less and less room within it as the years went on...

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If you were a muppet you’d be this one.

...Should he be concerned by how close to being right the kid is? (What the fuck is a muppet?)

"The hair does match."

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For the last fucking time! He is a WOLF! Not a DOG! And absolutely NOT a good boy!

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Once upon a time, there lived a Knight who was sworn to a great king of old. A more loyal man you would never find; for the king whom he served had not only his sword, but his heart.

Ever since they were boys, the Knight and the King had been the closest of friends. In truth, they both held a deep love for one another—but neither dared say it aloud. They each had their own obligations, their own duties; it was not to be, no matter how much they desired it. Even still, both men were happy as they were. To be by one another's side was enough.

Alas, fate had other plans for the good King. When a mighty dragon beset the kingdom, the King rode out alongside his loyal Knight to slay it. And though they were successful in their endeavor, the King was not so fortunate as to escape unscathed. The dragon had wounded him, and he was not long for this world. No mortal man could hope to heal such a deadly blow. But the Knight was not yet willing to part ways.

And so, the Knight begged the Queen of Fairy to save his beloved King.

Said the Fairy Queen, "I will save him. But the cost of a life is steep, Good Knight. In exchange, you must offer me your own. You will be bound to my service. Your name and your soul shall belong to me. And only when you have paid off your debt will your beloved King awaken."

"Then I shall pay your price. So long as I may walk by his side again. My life, my soul, my blood and my blade are yours if it means saving him. I will work for a thousand lifetimes if that is what it will take."

The Knight, they say, still walks the fields of Galar. Clad in armor of bark and thorns and adorned with roses, he is the Fairy Queen's most loyal servant. He is unflinching and unquestioning; by his hand, her work is swiftly done. And though his name is no longer his own and his story is lost to time, the Knight will continue to serve. However long it takes. Until his debt is paid.

Until the day he may once again be reunited with his beloved King.

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Would bite Cyrus on vibes alone.

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"Severely. It should still be weakened. It hasn't left Galar in the twenty millenia its been here, so I can only assume its trapped."

"It likely still possesses the ability to force your pokémon to Dynamax, so approach it with caution." Lance was powerful, but he'd seen Eternatus kill plenty of other powerful men before. Weakened or not, it could still kill.

"And it needs to be dealt with swiftly. The longer its allowed to live, the greater danger it poses. Galar will be uninhabitable in just a few years time if it isn't slain soon."

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"Hm." He thinks for a moment. "Injured dragon, dangerous. It'll be vicious for sure." Being able to force his pokemon to dynamax isn't ideal either; he's never bothered to do it before and his pokemon are not used to it. He may have to interfere with it in that case.

Lance thinks.

"Somewhere it'd feel safe..."

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"It avoids the Tundra, as far as I've been able to tell." It would be foolish to tread within Calyrex's domain again anyway. It's probably well aware of that. The Weald was safe from its influence too, but that was a given.

"Beyond that, I have little idea where it might be hiding. I was hoping I might be able to learn more through the League, but... time is limited."

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"If Lance dies then he dies."

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"For the last several years, it was under the control of that Rose fellow. He used two stolen relics to keep it contained. The children retrieved them and it broke free, unleashing the second Darkest Day. They sought the help of Zacian and Zamazenta—" A beat. The briefest moment of hesitation. "My sister and I—to defeat it. As far as I am aware, we are the only ones immune to its poison. Gloria was injured in the process, as was the former Champion. The wyrm fled before we could finish the job."

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"Hm." Not quite as bad as he was worried about but still pretty bad. Four times. Four too many in his opinion. Lance taps a pokeball thoughtfully, considering. "I presume it's hiding in Galar somewhere, rather than another region."

"Guess I'll be on an extended work trip for a bit. Was it injured in the fight?"

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"Severely. It should still be weakened. It hasn't left Galar in the twenty millenia its been here, so I can only assume its trapped."

"It likely still possesses the ability to force your pokémon to Dynamax, so approach it with caution." Lance was powerful, but he'd seen Eternatus kill plenty of other powerful men before. Weakened or not, it could still kill.

"And it needs to be dealt with swiftly. The longer its allowed to live, the greater danger it poses. Galar will be uninhabitable in just a few years time if it isn't slain soon."

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"The Champion doesn't need to get involved." Neither of those children did. "I can tell you everything about it that she could."

They'd been of help when the Wyrm was released, but defeating it... that was the sole responsibility of he and Morgan. The children should have never had to face it in the first place. Not to mention... he wasn't sure if the child had what it took to finish the job.

"One strike is more than enough to kill a grown man. She's lucky she's not dead already. She's not joining this hunt."

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"Obviously. But she's been looking for it. No need to tread old ground into a dead end when we can cross it off the list already." If this weirdo thought he was letting Gloria within a continent of the thing he was insane.

"I can ask her where she's already looked and we'll go from there." After he got everything he needed from this guy though. "Now tell me what happened with Eternatus and what you know about it."

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"For the last several years, it was under the control of that Rose fellow. He used two stolen relics to keep it contained. The children retrieved them and it broke free, unleashing the second Darkest Day. They sought the help of Zacian and Zamazenta—" A beat. The briefest moment of hesitation. "My sister and I—to defeat it. As far as I am aware, we are the only ones immune to its poison. Gloria was injured in the process, as was the former Champion. The wyrm fled before we could finish the job."

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"Because I'm going to kill it. And I've come to the realization that I need help locating it in order to do that."

And again, there's an intensity and power in the declaration. Something... not quite natural. "You strike me the right person to ask for assistance in tracking down a dragon."

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"So it is a dragon." Well then. That makes things easier, doesn't it? Lance crosses his arms, thinking. "If it's a dragon you're after then it's a dragon you need, yes."

He thinks Gloria's also still looking for it, though he isn't sure. "I'll need to see what Gloria knows, she might have some information we're not aware of." She might also want to help kill it. "Quiznos is probably best suited to looking though; it's capable of going where we can't." Stratosphere, mainly.

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"The Champion doesn't need to get involved." Neither of those children did. "I can tell you everything about it that she could."

They'd been of help when the Wyrm was released, but defeating it... that was the sole responsibility of he and Morgan. The children should have never had to face it in the first place. Not to mention... he wasn't sure if the child had what it took to finish the job.

"One strike is more than enough to kill a grown man. She's lucky she's not dead already. She's not joining this hunt."

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@dragonplated has been conscripted into the wyrm hunt // from ask

"Not here." Not in public, anyway. There were enough things he needed to keep under wraps for now to risk it. Artur turns on his heel and leads Lance to another room—some sort of meeting room for the Board, probably. Short of dragging the man all the way out to the Weald, this would have to do.

"Tell me," he says, once the door is closed behind them, "Do you know much about Eternatus?"

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"It's a worm from outer space and somehow involved with my daughter almost dying so I'm probably going to have words when I find it." It might be dragon type so maybe he'll just control it instead. Undecided.

"Why?"

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"Because I'm going to kill it. And I've come to the realization that I need help locating it in order to do that."

And again, there's an intensity and power in the declaration. Something... not quite natural. "You strike me the right person to ask for assistance in tracking down a dragon."