Cyra A Pokémon AU

Blog for Cyra and my other pokémon ocs! Blog and characters are all owned by me @enkindledchaos - BLOG ON HOLD for writing AU Tag: #pokemon!strikingchancesau

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Welcome to my Pokémon AU blog: Striking Chances!

About Story and AU:

It is a hobby story inspired by my early experiences with role playing with friends online. I’ve decided to use that inspiration to create some ocs and make some characters based off of it after creating what I think is a pretty compelling plot!

The AU centers on Cyra who was a lone raichu gets into an unexpected predicament when a force that cannot be reckoned with gets in her way of her destiny. Inexperienced, Cyra must set goals for herself, put her determination to the test, find ways to pull through her fears and learn how to fight to avenge her loved ones with the help of her friends who she must help fight and protect.

The story specifically may have dark/cruel themes and moderate profanity. The story itself will provide more of an explanation and depth around the characters. It is also a long fic and slow-build so it may take a bit to get to the plot’s summary.

Link to My Story (Ao3) is Here!

Note: The blog will still be active though and those who aren’t interested are very welcome to follow and ask about the characters, their interactions or just the story itself.

AU Explanation:

The AU focuses on a separate reality that Arceus has crafted where only and exclusively pokémon live separately from trainers. The “Forbidden Realm” (as they call it) is where humans and pokémon live together and “The Realm of Purity” is exclusive to pokémon only. Due to pokémon already being intelligent creatures, many of them have adapted well and many have developed different markings or even maintain a few details from their pre-evolutions or regional variants for some unknown reason; also making them in a way closer to their real-life animal counterparts. Even though The World of Purity is a bit different, pokémon still can but very little know of a way to travel to that world where humans and pokémon unite (very little few know about it but most others believe it is a myth). Many manmade pokémon species like porygon or klink as examples do not live in that realm but they may have species similar to convergent pokémon which I may or may not explore as it isn’t the focus but it sounds logical.

Since this is an AU, hence a spinoff from both the games and the anime, it may utilize information and logic relevant from both of them. Unfortunately most (not all) pokémon and elements/mechanics featured will mostly be from Gen 1-7. This is due to the AU/story being developed years prior and those are the generations I am most familiar with. Although there may be a species, an attack (depicted in my interpretation of course!) or a reference to the latest generations however.

Ask box status: Open!

All kinds of questions are fine as long as they are relevant and are not rude or nsfw. And YES I LOVE CRACK CROSSOVERS TOO!

Art Trades/Commissions/Requests (specifically requests OUTSIDE the AU) will be ignored as that info is provided on my main blog and are not relevant to my AU at all.

Blog Owner (Main Art Blog): @enkindledchaos

AU Tag:

#pokemon!strikingchancesau

Character Tags (more to be added):

#Cyra #Rhys #Hiroshi #Teru #Thea #Blake #Myles #Terisa #Sage #Rebs #Cinder #Shad #Ailine #Amika #Comet

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Blog, Characters and Story are still in an ongoing process.

I must also add, a few of my friends have said that my AU reminds them of PMD but the funny thing is that I’ve never played any of those games so it isn’t exactly inspired by that but very similar to it hence why I added it to the tag list here lol.

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Chapter 11 of Striking Chances has been published!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73616916/chapters/224759766

I am so sorry that this too so long! Very busy with life atm. I have taken my time to revise my writing style and chapters, so I broke up my “behemoth paragraph style” and did some studying on grammar. It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough! I’ve also changed the style of my scene breaks to be more fitting (just informing so you don’t get confused!). That’s partially the reason why this chapter took so long besides… y’know, life lol and from what I said in the last post.

I also haven’t come across any fics with summaries, but honestly with how my story’s pacing goes, I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to include them at some point! Feel free to give me some feedback—and maybe an opinion on maybe bumping up the rating to “Mature”! :)

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Lost and Flustered

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So for updates regarding Chapter 11 (I know it’s been a few months now), I’ve been real busy with work and have been dealing with my mental wellness as well, but I am okay and I hope everyone’s doing alright!!

Writing a long fic isn’t easy. The thing I’m stuck on is the actual execution of how the chapter will go. It is currently at 3K words but I feel like something is off and I can’t put a finger on it. Maybe it’s just the turn of nature for the story which will turn into something more heartwarming in the long run so hang tight, but I think that was the real main reason my focus got derailed.

That and I need some inspiration so I’ve trying to look up PMD related stuff.

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Chapter 10 of Striking Chances has been published!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73616916/chapters/192679461

The story will now be continued exclusively on Ao3 from now on and will be in regular format. I've enabled a dark mode for Guests so hit "Show Creator's Style" if that's what is easier for you to read in 😊

Unlikely but there may be a possibility I may crosspost to a different site since that’s recommended, but we’ll see.

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Chapter 9 of Striking Chances has been published!

Striking Chances (Pokémon AU Fanfic) - Special Providence ✶ Chapter 9

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Also has now been crossposted over to AO3!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I heard it’s recommended to crosspost to other places as backups! It’s also really nice too cause Ao3 has a more and arguably better tagging system as well so you can get a glimpse of what kind of story you’re really diving into in the long run! Please enjoy yourselves!

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Chapter 8 of Striking Chances has been updated!

Striking Chances - Time Flies and So Does The Broken Pack ✶ Chapter 8

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Sorry for the lack of art lately. I’ve been VERY motivated with writing as you can see 😅

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Chapter 7 of Striking Chances has been published!

Striking Chances - Bigger Footprints ✶ Chapter 7

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Well it’s a half the length than my average chapters at least 💀

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Miscellaneous and Important Tags Explanation

Anything with a “♦️” is most important!

Special Character Tags!

#CyRhys - Is a tag that refers to Cyra and Rhys’ special battle bond.

#RebSage - Similar to CyRhys but for Sage and Rebs instead as they also have a similar collaborative battle bond.

#Cyra’s Parents - Specifically meant for what the tag implies; For both Teru and Thea. To prevent clutter, this tag will only be used when posts/art that depicts the two together and with anything about them tied to Cyra.

Tags like “#Pichu!Cyra” or “Eevee!Rhys” - Specifically means a character who has had or being depicted as their pre-evolution/evolved forms or if they have an alt form. May be tagged without the actual character tag with it (For Exampe: #Raticate!Rebs #Rebs) IF the evolution isn’t relevant to the plot or is a what-if scenario.

Ship Tags (example: “Teru x Thea”)

- Are used for ships. If you are shipping your oc with one of my characters, please ask me first. They’ll most likely be non-canon.

Crossover Tags (example: “CROSSOVER! Pokémon!StrikingChancesAU x Httyd)

Other Important Tags!

#spoiler tag - Gonna incorporate this for readers that may come here as I may have art that might reveal certain aspects of the story. Some spoiler tags might be removed in the future but that won’t be for a long time.

#character intro - For characters that are important to the AU story that are shown for the first time. Also contains a little background about them.

#behind the oc - Basically information behind my ocs’ designs or their inspirations.

#character lore - Information that adds more to my ocs. May sometimes be tagged with #headcanon. Also this tag is not to be confused with the tag above.

#headcanon - An idea or concept that may be canon to AU but not always directly.

♦️ #Non-Canon - For art, concepts or stuff for the characters that takes place in the AU universe but is either not official or actually happens in my AU.

♦️#literature - Posts that usually have a literary segment from my fanfic to provide context behind a drawing (this might be helpful for those who don’t like reading “that much” or for casual folks who want some background or recap about the AU characters or the art piece in question).

♦️ #literature added - Usually I’ll post an update under this tag with a link to the post that I went back to edit in the literary context behind the art piece.

#a reblog from my other blogs - A tag I use for the odd art or maybe text post I’ve reblogged from my other blogs; namely my main @enkindledchaos but could also be from @chonkchu

♦️ #Story Update - Anytime I update a story or if there’s anything important, searching this tag will show you anything that’s been updated with the story recently.

#miscellaneous - Extra stuff that relates to the AU but is rather irrelevant.

#Thanks for Asking! - A tag I usually share with all my blogs—All responded “Asks” will show up in here as well. Also shoutout to those who come forward to ask about my ocs/AU or just wanted to do something fun! Really appreciate it! 😊

#crack post - Dumb meme stuff with my ocs or something. Idk when you click on it in the future hopefully, you’ll get it.

♦️ #CW: Spoilers - For posts that would most likely be a big reveal to a plot, something that happens in the future of the story which could be headcanons cause my excited ass cannot contain myself and want to post it since I have energy to make it in the first place lmao. (CW means “content warning”.

♦️ Other CW: Warnings like “#CW: Gore”, “#CW: Blood”, or “#CW: Death” - Obviously for stuff that most people won’t find comfortable looking at or looking at without a warning. I will most likely place a photo warning and a text breaker to censor the image or text. As stated, NSFW will not be allowed on this blog.

#Unrelated to blog - Tag explains itself. I’ll almost never post anything under that tag.

If there’s any tags you recommend I should use or place, let me know! Thanks and thank you for reading!

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Chapter 6 of Striking Chances has been published!

Striking Chances - Wonders or Wanders? ✶ Chapter 6

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Next chapter might be shorter than how I traditionally had in mind so it might be updated sooner if all goes to plan. Might not be though, I may have to do a little workaround.

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I’ve always wanted to do a… reference meme(?) even though Cyra absolutely DESPISES the idea of being with trainers but sometimes it’s fun to have a breather from your headcanon, y’know?

I headcanon in my AU that this is probably how trainers/humans would see her as btw:

That and I’ve also always wondered how Cyra would look with the actual eyes raichu have… it feels kinda weird, hell I might even say it feels cursed looking at her like this after drawing her with my style of eyes for so long lol

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Comet is an altaria that’s on her own accord. Like Cinder, she carries everyone around when needed and acts as an aerial scouter. However she has perks thanks to her soft cloud-like wings as she can blend in the azure easily; keeping a lookout for her peers and despite of her delicate vibe, she makes a great urgent ambusher in the daytime. Her other niche role is being supportive after matchups by healing her friends from status ailments by using her gentle, chiming voice that works as Heal Bell. Despite not knowing the actual attack: Sing, she is considered quite entertaining and would have nights where she’ll sing to her friends for their own enjoyment. Her and her hoppip friend, Celine, work as healers for the alliance; although the only downside for Comet sometimes is having to chase that silly living dandelion down during windy days.

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From The Search for The Peculiar Stone ✶ Chapter 5

"What the heck, Cheeks!? Are you out of your mind?!" The eevee scolded at her in a sharp whisper as he pounced through the wall of leaves, entering a smaller glade chamber. "That was a secret! Why would you tell them?!"

"Sorry! You should've told me? I thought it was just pretend!" Cyra meekly countered back with her ears pulled back against her head.

"Of course not! I can't keep lying to myself with my imagination! How could you even call this an adventure? We're bustin' out of here and we're going on a REAL one and we're getting THE REAL deal!" He said with a brow raised as he lead the way trotting along ahead of her.

Cyra tilted her head in unease. The pit of her gut was tugging her mind as she had bad urge knowing that this is wrong and should stop and turn back to Hiroshi, but at the same time, to finally get a real taste of exploring on her own, the idea of seeing new things but the greatest idea of all was the concept of transforming into something bigger and more powerful—and quite possibly a different type (in her perspective) just sounded so enigmatic! Her ears raised a little higher as she realized maybe this was what Hiroshi was talking about earlier and maybe she can finally learn that ultimate move: Strength if she evolved. She gave her little head a shake to push away the sense of wrongdoing before furrowing her brows as she was fueled with determination and scampered a little faster to follow the vulpine. "Well wait for me!"

Rhys was already ahead of her, he turned his head looking a bit disgruntled again. "What were you waiting for? To have your ears split by our angry parents? You know you have to find the evolutionary stone YOURSELF, not let it find you!" He sneered. "You better not be a tattletale! Are you trying to get us caught!?"

"No I'm not! I'm just... I'm just..." Cyra tried to come up with an explanation.

"Well whatever it is. You make one funny lookin'  slowpoke!" He chuckled to himself as he started prancing a little faster.

Cyra glowered at him. "Take that back! I'll show you who's a slowpoke!" She said as she tried to scamper a little faster behind.

"Well catch up to me if you can!" The eevee giggled mockingly before quickly cutting a corner which took him to a slightly downhill slope. He did it so cleanly and almost smooth. Cyra tried to do the same, but with her stubby paws she tumbled over as she tried to turn, but quickly caught herself back up and resumed the 'playful' pursuit without any falter from her little accident. Rhys was quite impressed that the pichu could handle that despite her size and her disadvantaging, babyish proportions. He smiled and tried to run a zig-zag fashion around other small bushes and litter, trying to create a small obstacle course to slow the murid down. Cyra's eyes widened as her small mitten-paws grappled the grass to help slow her down with every sharp curve she'd have to make. At times she could only see Rhy's tail for a second as he got a little ahead and with all the twigs and little random stones lying around. It made maneuvering a little difficult; especially as she wasn't used to doing this at all. But what's a mouse who can't scurry fast—an electric mouse of all things? She knew the eevee was trying pull to her tail, but she knows she can prove him wrong. She tried to dash a little bit, trying to follow his chase pattern which was difficult, but with enough courage she manage to gain on him.

Rhys turned around and stopped with what he was doing, switching to more of a bound. He looked very enthused and impressed. "Wow you are kind of fast! Huh?"

"So are you!" Cyra smiled as she scampered a little slower to match his speed, trying hard to hold back her laboured breathing as she's a little weary.

"Well I am bigger, and better," he paused with a glint of a fang, he smirked, "And badder! How's about you bite the dust!" He said as he sprinted off again, catching the little mouse off-guard. He lunged forward with a good pounce to get some decent distance from her before he started to use his back legs to start kicking huge amounts of dirt from the ground, using Sand Attack in a way that creates a slightly obscuring dust cloud.

"Whoa! Wha-!" Cyra quickly sat down to slow herself as she barely just careened into earthy billow. She blinked a couple times, very shocked knowing that if she ran into that, she probably would've "lost". She cringed at the idea of forcing her eyes shut from the stinging pain. But with one twitch of her angular ear, in the distant left side, she could hear him trying to hide in the thickets and immediately she rolled up back on all fours and darted around the fading pall, veered around through and pounced into the undergrowth and onto the eevee's back; tumbling through together and falling out of the bush. "Nice try!" Cyra giggled as she was trying to pin him down.

"Oh so you thought!" He chuckled as Cyra pushed his head down to the ground playfully as he was preparing for another round before he got an idea. "Hey wait a minute! That reminds me..." The eevee stood up which prompt Cyra to hop off him. He trotted around, shaking his soft pelt and approached her testingly with a smirk, leaning in towards the little pichu. "Are you even capable of handling such a challenge?"

"A challenge? I uh..." Cyra looked at him nervously but toughened herself up and tried standing up tall with her ears standing up again as well. "Well yes I am! ...What is the challenge?"

"Well, you're an electric type, aren't you?"

"Uh, yes I am?"

"Then why don't you prove it to me then!?"

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Amika is a peculiar umbreon that lives with The Alliance. Due to her adapted nocturnal nature from evolving into an umbreon, she’s very rarely ever seen out during the daytime. Her role is mostly being a night guard for her friends. She is also one of the first pokémon to join the alliance and because of her friendship and loyalty for her friends (Specifically Sage and Rebs) is how she evolved in the first place.

Despite her role in The Alliance, she is super fun-loving and is pretty laid back! She likes to chat and learn about everyone’s day and will usually accompany those who are staying up or are suffering from insomnia. She’s quite knowledgeable with her surroundings as she’s pretty observant. Aside from her unique markings that aren’t typical for normal umbreon from the Forbidden Realm, she also has an addiction to pinkan berries which has almost permanently made her markings, eyes and mouth appear… well pink! She’s pretty awkward, maybe even a little eccentric at times, but that may be part of her charm apart from her unique colouration. No one knows where she got or stores her berries from though. It’s her own special little secret.

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From The Search for The Peculiar Stone ✶ Chapter 5

When they arrived, Hiroshi landed into a clearance surrounded by not only towering trees but thickets with plentiful varieties of berries. Clusters of shadows swayed from the gentle gusts and sunlight shone through the cracks of the branches and illuminated the pollen all around. There were juvenile zigzagoon chasing each other in a fashion as their name implied and then there were the elegant vivillion with red and flashy yellow patterned wings that flew in flocks in search of the perfect place to court with their mates and lay their eggs.

     As Hiroshi admired the environment, wending his way through the pleasant forest, a more calmer Cyra had squirmed out of his hold and scuttled up strugglingly to the dragonite's head; sitting on top and straddling against his horn.

    "How come you're not afraid of being up there? It's quite high for someone your size." Hiroshi asked curiously.

     Cyra hesitated, meekly hugging the protuberance. "C-Cause I know you're always there to catch me!"

     "Always huh? Well you could say the same thing when I take you on for flights," he said as he purposely tilted his head back which caused the little mouse to slip ahold from his smooth scales, panicking in surprise as she tumbled down his back, sliding off his tail and landing practically upside-down into a inflorescence of gracidea flowers. Cyra sat up dizzily, sneezing from the pollen, giving her head a shake and looked back at him puzzled.

    The dragonite glanced at her endearingly before walking off. "Come now. If I can't teach you to face your fears today, then the least I can do is get you started on your power."

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If anyone’s wondering why Hiroshi’s face is designed a bit differently compared to regular dragonite, I based his design off of Lance’s Dragonite from The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga! Kinda like this design more since it has a bit more resemblance to dragonair in the face and it feels a little more elegant for a powerful, rare dragon.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love regular dragonite! They are very huggable and cute, but I think this facial structure fits Hiro’s character more! :3

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Ah screw it. It’s been too long.

Chapter 5 of Striking Chances has just been published!

Striking Chances - The Search for The Peculiar Stone ✶ Chapter 5

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Haven’t finished a drawing for the chapter yet though. But I’ll add it in when I’m finished with it.