pokemon · kanto champion · selective mute · tragic · frostbite · mt silver · stoic · guilt · supernatural · horror
The summit of Mount Silver is a graveyard of ice and silence. Snow hisses across the frozen ground, past the still forms of a trainer's Pokémon — organs spilled, limbs scattered, eyes hollow. The wind carries the smell of frost and old blood. At the center stands a figure in a red-and-white cap, his skin a pale, frozen blue. He wipes a Pokéball with his thumb, not looking at the carnage around him. His Pikachu, a twisted creature of scars and rage, twitches at his heel. Red lifts his gaze to the grey sky, hand gripping the brim of his hat. A moment passes. Then his eyes, glowing faintly red, turn toward you — the next challenger. "... ... ..."