MatsubaEnju’s two-word response sat front and center on the computer screen as Sam blankly stared forward.
“It’s... real,” he whispered.
He had known it probably was back when he checked it against a Pokédex, but it t...
2024-02-01 23:04:26 +0000 UTC View Post“...Dear Reader, I know the information within may seem unbelievable, but you must throw those compunctions aside. This journal contains the culmination of my life’s work—both of this life and last. Decades of effort went into assembling...
2024-02-01 23:02:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ghost Specialist chapters:
Chapter 1
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Sam felt like he was in a daze as he sat on his bed. His mother had been supportive—far too supportive.
What is it that she actually wants?
He didn’t want to think about that topic. It’d been years of no discuss...
2024-01-31 23:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostSam felt sore when he entered his home and mother’s shop. Most of his free time was spent sitting around and reading, not running and hiking and fleeing and dealing with all of that back at the mansion.
Cyndaquil, being a small en...
2024-01-31 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe creak of the crystal chandelier came so suddenly that Sam almost jumped out of his skin. He froze, stock-still, the teenage boy now resembling some kind of dark jacket-wearing statue. Slowly, he panned his flashlight around the dusty entry hal...
2024-01-31 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNeed a bit more time to make sure everything is in proper order. Here's the planned release schedule for the new fiction:
Wednesday, 1/31: First chapter comes out on Patreon. Three chapters a day until Friday, where there'll...
2024-01-29 04:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Big thanks to my friend, @fishfronds on Insta, for this incredible artwork of Alex and the team. I'll see you all in the next fiction!
2024-01-18 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThat’s strange. An extra chapter?
Cliffhanger warning. Again, I can’t overstate it enough, but cliffhanger warning. Given that the fiction is over, this might be worth putting off until I’ve released a few ext...
2024-01-16 01:04:10 +0000 UTC View Post“What do we do next?”
The answer was clean-up. There was a lot of clean-up.
The Aether Foundation needed to be investigated from the top down, just about. Even the most slightly suspicious paper had to be gathered and chec...
2024-01-16 00:31:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe sheer, horrific majesty of what floated before us was hard to put into words. Bright blue light bloomed off of Lunala’s exposed wings, and the blackened armor that was once Necrozma somehow managed to stand out from within the absolute darkn...
2024-01-11 23:27:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe urgency of the situation was not lost on me, but I had to make sure we knew what was going on before any snap decision. Looking around, it quickly became clear that the damage ahead of us was filled with clues.
The visible devastation ap...
2024-01-08 23:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostWatching Hope leave was a bittersweet moment for Lillie. On the one hand, it hurt to be left behind, to be told that she and her team weren’t strong enough to contribute. On the other hand, it marked the moment where someone was finally doing so...
2024-01-04 23:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostPokémon trainers flooded into Alola through boats, planes, and subtle teleportation. Step by step, person by person, certain individuals entered far too sporadically and casually for the Aether Foundation to take note. By night, figures would ste...
2024-01-01 23:13:06 +0000 UTC View PostI’ll be taking a little extra time both to enjoy the holidays with my family and to better plan out the final few chapters. However, I said there would be a chapter tomorrow, and since that has changed, I’ll open myself up to any questions you...
2023-12-27 22:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostMAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Christmas Is next week! There will be no chapter on Monday—Christmas Day—but Thursday is where things will get interesting. As it stands, I'm currently predicting a minimum of 4 to 5 chapters left in this f...
2023-12-21 23:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe upstairs Pokémon Center bedroom was silent yet filled with tension. A pager sat on a table that had been dragged to the center of the room, now resting perfectly between where Lillie sat on the bed and I nervously paced.
No Pokémon wer...
2023-12-18 23:10:14 +0000 UTC View PostOf course, Phoebe met with us right before night, so by the time Hope and I finished sharing every piece of information we had, the sun had already set. To anyone that stumbled upon our resulting campsite—which was unlikely, given Phoebe’s pen...
2023-12-14 23:07:49 +0000 UTC View PostNote: It's finally out! This bonus chapter is a little different, as it’s a battle and nothing else. It details a match between Alex and Acerola, Alola’s resident Ghost Type Trial Captain and Elite Four hopeful.
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Two quick announcements before the chapter starts:
If you're looking to read one of the best Pokémon fictions out there, The Most Evil Trainer on SpaceBattles has released its final chapter. It's a bit darker than The Type Specialist, but I...
2023-12-11 23:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostHoping to get the Alex versus Acerola chapter out alongside Monday's chapter. If not, it'll be out alongside next Thursday's chapter at the latest.
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The pseudo-legendary Dragon Type stalked back and forth below us, with each stomp of its feet causing pebbles to dislodge from the cliffs around it. The threat it posed meant there was no point in heading out to travel while it was still here, but...
2023-12-04 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostI will be releasing a bonus chapter that contains the fight between Alex and Acerola. It’ll be out within the next week or two alongside the usual scheduled chapters.
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“I... I just don’t get it.”
The silence that punctuated Professor Burnet’s words was palpable.
“If I didn’t have the energy readings right here in front of me, I would never have thought Nebby would start absor...
2023-11-27 23:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Due to the upcoming holiday, there will be no chapter on Thursday. Apologies for the late notice. It crept up on me as well. I hope that you all have a happy Thanksgiving, regardless!
Content Warni...
2023-11-20 23:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pokémon at Gladion's side was sleek, tall, and stood on four legs. That should have described Type: Null, but Lillie only recognized a few familiar aspects of its previous species. Just like Type: Null, this Pokémon almost appeared to be an ...
2023-11-16 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe villa that overlooked Po Town was sealed off by an old, rusty gate. A row of metal bars divided the Team Skull headquarters from the actual, livable city. As this place was a villa, there were a few rundown houses along its sides where I could...
2023-11-13 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere were several different mid-stage evolutions that tended to lose most of their ability to fight when they evolved. Bug Types were the most famous, with species like Metapod and Kakuna being unable to do anything but use Harden. However, if pr...
2023-11-09 23:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostHope had out her most recently evolved Pokémon, Decidueye, as we traveled northward. What was once the rather ball-shaped Rowlet was now an owl almost as tall as Lillie with a natural, leafy hood and wings it could use to fire out feathers like a...
2023-11-06 23:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostMimikyu was a ghostly specter when he appeared on the battlefield. Sure, he didn’t do much outside of landing with a bounce and nodding respectfully to Shiinotic, but his innate capabilities and powers as a Ghost Type made him the perfect oppone...
2023-11-02 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post