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New Beginnings - Chapter 56

This chapter was getting long so I had to cut it off at a slightly awkward time. If I didn't it was going to be a giga-cliffhanger.

Enjoy. :)

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“He’s… a feisty one.” Elm murmured as the setting sun sent gleaming yellow and orange patterns across the top of the fluctuating water of Ethan’s pond. He lazily tossed some of the Berry’s Ethan had provided toward the small school of Magikarp and Feebas—Three of each.  2024-10-16 02:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Pallesia - Chapter 176 - Massacre.

It took less than a minute for the guard to send their message then return. Then, in even less time than that, Neia stood in the hallowed halls of a much too well guarded manor of an affluent human lord. She stood, as sitting would be lowering her defenses in a situation where she knew some wrongs have been done. 

For all that she was ignorant of the maneuverings of the human government, she knew her own position well. For all that government and order was a necessity in the lives ...

New Beginnings - Chapter 55

Ethan smiled as he sat on the edge of his patio, his old phone in hand and his colorful bird on his shoulder. Chatot bounded up and down, wings flared out in a happy dance as Ethan skipped through his old playlists. 

It’d been over a year since Ethan had the chance to listen to any music from Earth, and he was thankful that he’d downloaded his music for when the service was spotty during his commutes. It wasn’t like he could magically stream all the songs now that his phone w...

Pallesia - Chapter 175 - Terror Error.

WARNING: Very... evil scenes ahead. Cannibalism and mutalation etc.

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Lee wasn’t aware of when he fell asleep, how he fell asleep, or even when. His body was sore, which had become a feeling so foreign that he’d forgotten what that felt like. With Healer’s Touch, he hadn’t felt sore in a long, long time. It was possible, as he remembered being sore and feeling pain during his trek through the Shadowgrove,...

New Beginnings - Chapter 54

Originally, when Ethan had laid his eyes upon the normally nocturnal group of Oddish grouping up with angry faces, ready to head out on their quest for retribution, he had been worried that the professor or his aides had inadvertently done something wrong. 

It was a valid concern, as he’d already done a slight faux-pax when he’d arrived… 

But when one of the Oddish looked in his direction, pointed one of its stubbly arms forward, and shouted its name in a battlecry...

Pallesia - Chapter 174: NAME TBD.

If you think a good chapter title, go ahead and leave a comment. :) Slightly shorter chapter as I couldn't find a decent stopping point.
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After being trapped for a measly ten minutes, Lee’s anger and panic had faded. In its place, rational thought began to take over.

The first thing Lee did once he finished raging in his prison was inspect the walls surrounding him. Each block of stone was covered in enchantments, their subtle glow the o...

Pallesia - Chapter 173 - The worst fear.

Lee stood at the gates to Felispar as he looked out over the slightly roving hills and fields of farmers, waiting for the arrival of the very first people he’d ever met here in this new world.

Off to the side of the tall towering gates, remnants of the former campgrounds for the Thexian military could be seen. Stomped grasses, ashy and charcoaled logs, and bits of trash marred the formerly beautiful scenery. They’d apparently left as soon as Lee had, and if he had his say, it was a ...

New Beginnings - Chapter 53

Unlike his aides, Professor Elm came on his journey with all six of his carrying slots filled. Ethan was fairly sure in his reading that the professor could have brought up to eight, but maybe being in a different region changed that around. After all, Professor Elm was the main pokemon professor of Johto. 

Anyways, Ethan stood back to give the enthusiastic gentleman some room, just in case he had some larger friends. 

Furret was already out and about, having been spotte...

Pallesia - Chapter 172 - Gains and Travels.

You'll see one of the issues I have with time-skips in this chapter. Past decisions make this a hard thing to do. I decided to pull off the band-aid to progress the plot.

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The war was over. 

That was the first bit of good news Lee had heard in the entire month since his return to Felispar. His efforts in the proliferation of healers turned the tides of battles, causing formerly mutually destructive battles into slightly risky but rewarding...

New Beginnings - Chapter 52

After a mild psychotic break, which included many screams of ‘OH MY ARCEUS!’ ‘I’M POISONED! HELP!’ ‘I’M GOING TO DIE!’ The good professor eventually heard Ethan’s reassuring words. “Profess—ELM! It’s just Sweet Scent…” 

The man stopped rolling on the grass, turned his head to peek over toward Ethan, looked down at himself to find himself coated in the pink perfume, then sat upright at a speed not meant for a man his age. “Oh.” 

He pushed h...

Pallesia - Chapter 171 - Devious Minds

Jeremy stared into his father’s back as a gripping fear tore at his heart. His father was leading the way through their home, off towards their safe room. The last time they had to use the safe room was when he couldn’t stand shipping the destitute into slavery—The slavery of a dragon, at that.

He paid his dues for his ‘mistake.’ As that was what he had to claim it to be to stay alive, but he didn’t think any more issues with the vile green dragon would become personal once ...

New Beginnings - Chapter 51

After eating breakfast, doing the daily rounds around his ranch, and letting all the pokemon know a guest was arriving soon, Ethan stood at the entrance to his home as he fiddled with his clothing, wanting to make a good first impression. 

“♫ Chaa-tooot? ♫”

Looking to his left shoulder, Ethan took in the curious expression from Chatot. “I’m just nervous. This meeting is a big deal and can make or break my future as a breeder. I’m also going an unorthodo...

Pallesia - Chapter 170 - Knowledge of Dragons.

At the small desk within his room, Lee scanned over the small pile of reports he’d been given about the coordinated attacks on the Healer’s Sanctum’s bases of operations and the attacks on his hospital. 

It wasn’t a surprise that most of the information he had was about them attacking him, and not the other way around, but it still wasn’t ideal. He’d like to get a baseline as to how they defended themselves and their general levels to know ahead of time what th...

New Beginnings - Chapter 50

Ethan was broke. It wasn’t so much as a statement, rather than a fact. He’d spent nearly all of his slowly accrued wealth on items he desperately needed for his day-to-day life on the ranch, and he was eternally thankful that he even had any money to begin with.

After releasing all of his friends, Ethan went inside to sort through his new purchases. The first thing Ethan tried to take out from his new Silph CO magic bag was the sturdy, heavy, metallic safe. It took a minute of finag...

Pallesia - Chapter 169 - Return to home.

I am NOT happy about this chapter... Expect large changes or additions before it's officially published on RoyalRoad. I'll republish this chapter with a revision note when I make the changes for all of you to read.

Sorry for the wait.

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Soaring through the skies, ramming into clouds, seeing as far as the eye can see, and the freedom it brings was an exhilarating experience, but it wasn’t as magical as it could have been. 

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New Beginnings - Chapter 49

With another two hours to spare for his city outing, Ethan moved towards the small park he remembered from his original stay in Eterna City. Most of his pokemon had never seen a human city, and he wanted to spend some bonding time showing them what it was like. 

The park wasn’t large, but it was functional for any age range. In the center, children filled a small colorful jungle gym, metallic slides, and sandbox. Off on benches, much like the one he sat on, parents chatted with o...

Pallesia - Chapter 168

After spending an hour walking to restore his dwindled mana reserves, thinking about how to proceed with a flight spell, and hyping himself up for smacking into another tree, Lee started his experimentation once again. 

It wasn’t uncommon for Lee to fail when creating a spell, but it wasn’t something he normally had to worry about. Although he wasn’t sure about how long it took others to create their spells, he assumed he was near the top of the list for speed. His knowledge ...

New Beginnings - Chapter 48

Probably a lot of grammatical errors as I didn't get a good chance to edit this yet. It's also quite a fast paced chapter. Let me know how you feel about the slightly faster pacing. This was a test.

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Slowly opening his eyes to stare at the ceiling of his small cozy room, Ethan took a deep breath as he took in the start of a new day. The rustling of leaves and the oncoming chill of the autumn wind was the first indication that things had star...

New Beginnings - Poll

With the end of the latest chapter, I have been planning a slight timeskip. (Around a week.) Many things will happen during the week to progress the story as a whole, and I didn't want to write 5-10 chapters sorting it out.

This poll is here to ask what you all would like to see the most. I will write about everything polled, but I might write a tad bit more about whatever wins.

Cast your votes! You can vote for multiple choices.

Pallesia - Chapter 167 - Free falling.

If anybody was watching the sky from their position on the dirt road leading toward Vargus, they would be stunned into silence by the sight of a man soaring through the air. Ungracefully, uncontrollably, and cursing along the way.  

“O–OH SHIT! JESUS FUCK!” Lee screamed like Nymie as he crashed through the thick canopy of a nearby tree, folding in half as a sturdy branch decided that it would not bend or break in the presence of the healer. The air expunged from his lung...

New Beginnings - Chapter 47

CAUTION: This is a very sad chapter, and slightly shorter than normal. (Just below 2000 words, the normal goal.) There is also the use of the F-bomb in this chapter, and as it is the first time a curse word is used I thought a fair warning was needed.

Let me know how I did with the emotions in this chapter. I spent a long time on some of the paragraphs, and I think I managed to portray them pretty well.

Enjoy the chapter.... as much as you can.

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Pallesia - Chapter 166 - Saved and away.

Slightly shorter chapter, (1700 words and not 2k) I didn't want to just... have a bunch of nonesense to meet my word count. Short and sweet this one.

Thanks for reading!

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It only took another minute to arrive at the area Bron and Ulric were holding out. As he scanned the area, his fears were coming to pass. Below Bron, the muscled level three teen, a pool of blood spooled outwards, growing visibly to the naked eye. Bron’s formerly sun-kissed ...

New Beginnings - Chapter 46

After a few minutes alone in the berry fields and lots of emotional turmoil, Ethan walked back toward Shuckle and Dunsparce. It was perfect timing too, as Dunsparce’s trainer, Melany, could be seen speed walking up the path with a giant smile and a wave at the friend she left behind. 

Dunsparce flapped his wings excitedly, then launched himself forward to glide into her welcoming arms—unable to wait another moment to be reunited with his trainer. Melany, knowing her pokemon wel...

Pallesia - Chapter 165 - Dread.

They grouped there, gazing into the soulless, blank, carved eyes of the statue which peered around the tree in front of them. Ulric couldn’t move. The sounds of heaving breaths and the smell of sweat were the only things that registered in his mind. 

Bron had lost his confidence. He was shaken, no doubt about that, but still functioning. 

Too bad all that confidence disappeared when he looked back over his shoulder. Behind them, the original statue of the man was slink...

Pallesia - Chapter 164 - Their return.

The next morning, Lee had a simple breakfast along with the other patrons of the inn. Afterwards, he slinked away into the early morning coming and going of the small village. As he patrolled the streets, scanning with Medical Attention to find anything that needed his special touch, Lee checked his XP and found that he would probably level again sometime tomorrow. That meant that tomorrow was the day for testing his makeshift flight spell. 

Around th...

New Beginnings - Chapter 45

The days on Ethan’s peaceful ranch had come and gone. It had been two days since Ursaring and the Teddi’s made Ethan’s ranch their home, and they’d been busy at work. Ursaring, similar to the bears from Earth, much preferred a cave as a home. He didn’t know where the cave she used to have was at, but sadly, Ethan didn’t have any caves on his property, and Ursaring would have been more aware than him if any were nearby for her to use. 

Usraring didn’t even bother with ...

Update! Dentist.

So! We're in the clear! Pain is nearly 100% gone and I'm off the loopy pain-pills. Expect the regular posting schedule once again! Thank you all for the support and the kind words/well wishes.

New Beginnings chapter posted tomorrow, and Pallesia on the normal days (Wednesday and Saturday.)

Time to write!

NEWS! Dentist.

So, for those unaware or not in the discord, I had a dentist issue and have been in pretty severe pain. Originally, I was scheduled to go back on the 27th, but by a stroke of luck, someone cancelled and I get to go in tomorrow to get this all resolved.

The issue is, I'm getting a tooth yanked out of my mouth. So, I will still be in severe pain for the next few days or week, but once that's over with I'll be good to go! Right now, the pain is extremely annoying, and it's making it hard...

Pallesia - Chapter 163 - Vargus

The next two days of traveling were peaceful, stress free, and overall, a much needed break from all the healing and teaching he’d been doing.

The further he traveled away from the burgeoning war, the lower amount of wagons and carriages he saw or passed by. He didn’t come across any homes, towns, villages, or cities just yet, but according to Bran, he’d find his way to the small village of Vargus soon enough. Either at the end of today or early tomorrow morning.

The well-wo...

Pallesia - Chapter 162: Simple chat.

Getting past the harsh security of Emerson’s gate was actually much easier than Lee had anticipated. It wasn’t often that Lee threw his metaphorical ‘I’m a healer.’ weight around, but he had to admit, it came in handy. Nobody wanted to be the lowly soldier denying him exit from the city. No matter what they felt or what rules they had in place, all of that dissipated when he made his intentions clear. 

He was leaving, and they would not stop him. 

By how many o...