Writing In Darkness There is Light(On Hold Due To Writers Block)

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  • Prolouge: Post 1
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Prolouge
Ok so I have finally decided to write a story that's been in my head for a while and here it is. I will be asking some questions at the end for you guys to post in the comments so please look after you read. Just so you know the lines without quotation marks are when the character who's P.O.V is up is talking.

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My name is Check and what I`m about to tell you is between you and me only got it. The story I`m about to tell you is about how I died; well mostly died. Don`t worry I`m ok now, but well... just listen.



I`m Falling…or…floating? I cannot tell. I think I’m dead, but I don't know. I don't know—where am I…who am I? No, I know who I am, and this is where I end…or is it where I begin?

"Do you know who you are?" a deep voice says.

" M-My name is C-Check Check Damon.”

1 Year Earlier

P.O.V me (Check Damon)​

Time: 10.00 am on August 28.
Location: Unova Region, 10 miles out of Pokémon League, Victory Point Village​

“CHECK, GET UP!!!” Mom yells.

I yawn loudly, stretching my thin arms until they begin to hurt in an oddly satisfying way. “All right already! I`m getting up! Damn, can’t I get some extra sleep on my 13 birthday!?” I complain.

"No! Now get up—you’re going to be late for school. You know it starts at eleven in the morning, right Check?" Mom nags at me continuously.

“Yeah, I get it! I`ll be down in a half hour, okay?”

"You better, kid! Now hurry up!"

3 Hours later at school​

So I`m bored at school and then all of a sudden...

"Everybody come outside! Somebody found a cocoon of sorts," says the teacher.

We head outside and see a Purple reddish Cocoon with black marks on it lying on Town Rock, which is a large boulder centered in the middle of our city.

That's when I hear it: a voice! I don't know if it’s scared or angry, but I do know it told me to touch the cocoon. I touch it, but soon my vision fades as the gravitational pull exceeds my own strength and pulls me down to my resting place; or, at least, to the point where I black out.

I wake up to find my town in ruins. There isn’t a soul around me. I get wobbly and dizzy, shocked from what I see.

“What the hell just happened?” I yell, but I don’t know why I bother. The scenery around me is so disturbing.

Broken buildings, burning landscape, and no signs of life. I check every house, but there is only vacancies among them; no people, no Pokémon…but then I check my house: completely destroyed. The only parts untouched are, ironically, rooms like my bedroom. I run in, grab all my gear and what's left of my clothes, and run out as it all collapses. I`m speechless because of the entire landscape before me.

I see the letter ‘Y’ appear on the ground as a dark impression: a shadow! Flying overhead, the too-far-to-see figure moves toward the large mountain far away. For some reason, I’m compelled enough to follow it.

“Why am I following this thing?” I ask myself, though I do not give a response.

20 minutes later​

I reach the top using the trails and, running up the incline, I find out the shadow’s true identity.

"My name is Yveltal I thank you for releasing me and waking me up" Says the dark bacon-like bird with a menacingly hoarse voice.

“Why did you do this my town the people the Pokémon what happened?” I question.

"This even I don't know. When I am awakened, I go on a rampage and cannot remember what I do. Oops. Sorry."

“Then why am I alive?”

"Again, I have no idea. This is new for me as well. No one has survived one of my rampages before, but I feel something in you I have never felt before."

“Well what is it why am I alive? What happened to me?”

"I am a presence of Death. Inside of you lies a power even I cannot achieve, but for now I must go. I do not belong here. I must leave to Kalos. I hope you learn to harness this power and to not use it for evil intentions. Goodbye for now and I know we will meet again," it whispers into my ear.

Yveltal flies off into the distance. Now, though, I know what I must do. I have to to figure out what Yveltal meant in his words. “Power?” I must go to Kalos and find him. Even if he has no idea what I am, he at least knows more than I do. And, well, that’s something.

I head towards the Pokémon League and from there I`ll take a plane to Kalos. I am puzzled, determined, scared, and brave. I have no idea what awaits me in Kalos, but I know I must go there.

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There you go the start of my story I hope you like it. Tell me if I should continue this story below and also tell me how you feel about it. I know I`m vague on where the story is located, the time frame, and what the charaters look like don`t worry if there important from now on I`ll put them in the story. Plus what he looks like needed to be in Chapter 1 trust me.
Anyway
~Check Out 4/28/14
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

Chapter 1
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Hey guys I`m back and sorry if your reading this and have been waiting for another chapter but I never got any replies on if I should continue, and I thought nobody liked the story. Well then I got to thinking who cares there are those who do so I’m continuing. This is what happens next. Also if you haven't read the prologue then I`d go read it now.

Chapter 1

Lumious Airport, Luminous City, Kalos Region: 9:53 Kalosian Time: 3 Days Later
P.O.V. Check

It took me 2 days to get from my home to League City, and another day waiting for a plane that would take me to Kalos. At least I had time to call up the Professor of Kalos that gets trainers started with their journeys. Now I`m here in Luminous and I now know why on the plane they said it was called the City Of Lights. Now its time to make my way to Professor. Sycamore`s Lab to get started on my journey, and my search for the truth.

"Excuse me." I say to a worker at the airport.
"Yes?" She says.
"Um can you direct me to Professor Sycamore`s Lab please?"
"Certainly I can. All you have to do is head down the street till you hit South Boulevard, and then turn right. When you see a gate marked 4 his lab will be the big mansion on the right." She explains.
"OK thanks Miss for the directions, but now I got to run bye!"

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"This city is amazing! All the lights and shops not to mention all the Pokémon you don't see in Unova; I wish I had been here before..." (I shake off the thought) "I can`t be thinking of that right now I have to find the Lab first and then I can worry about my emotions."

That`s when I see the lab with my own eyes. (I gaze in awe at the 3 Story Mansion with Lights in all the windows and around the front yard.)

This place was made to be in this city. I thought

I make my way inside and am greeted by a huge dragon I’ve seen only in books.

"Garchomp is someone at the door?" Says a male voice.
"No duh professor why else would I be at the door greeting a person" I see Garchomp roll his eyes and say.
(My eyes widen)
"G-Garchomp did you just talk?" I say mystified
"What you can understand me?" Garchomp exclaims
"Ah I see a visitor. You must be Check am I correct?" Professor Sycamore says as he approaches. Breaking the conversation that confused Garchomp and I.
"Yes Professor I am Check Damon I`m here to start my journey here in Kalos." I explain.
"Ah yes well you see I have to starters for you but if you will go out to the garden, and any Pokemon that wants to go with you will be your starter." Sycamore says.
"Awesome thanks Professor!" I yell as I run off.

OK so he said there were Pokemon out here but I just don`t see any out here. I think
Just then I hear a voice that says.
"You all are such babies so what if he smells of death and seems so dark. I`m already dead pretty much if no one will go with him than I will you all never liked me anyway."The voice says.
I`m surprised when I see that the voice is what I think is called a Honedge only it is Shiny, but it seems like it has more red on the blade than it should.
"Um hi. What was that all about?" I ask
"Nothing their just scared of you that`s all." He explains.
"Oh I see so your coming with me on my journey like nothing is happening, and all because nobody else would I see." I say.
"Well not exactly the last time I tried to go on a journey with a trainer they kinda ... well ran off screaming Demon, and well I never got the chance anyway after that. Unless your going to do the same thing, but I doubt you will because of the fact that nobody else wants to go with you." His case smiles.
"Whatever dude just come on then, and let’s get this started." I smile as we walk away.

We walk inside to see the Professor standing at a table with what I believe is what is given to all starter trainers. I see a black Poke`dex, a trainer card, 6 Poke`balls, a black badge case and a black Holo-Caster.
"Wow thanks Professor. I can`t believe I`m finally going to start my journey." I say with a bit of excitement.
(He chuckles)"No problem I`m always happy to see another trainer begin their journey. (He sets his eyes on Honedge) Where did you find a shiny honedge like that!" He yells.
"What you said any Pokemon that wanted to come with me and this one did. Also no I won`t go choose another because he choose me." I say
"What no it was me who told you to choose your starter i you choose him and he choose you then that a decision I`ll have to live with." He smiles
(I smile)"OK whatever professor" I grab everything and put it into my bag. "So anyplace I should start my journey Professor?"
"Well I have need someone to bring 3 starters down to Aquacorde Town for 3 trainers so they can start their journey they already have the rest of the stuff they need, but could you head down their and bring them their starters?" The Professor asks.
"I thought you didn't have any starters left" I wink.
"Well not for you these were reserved for those trainers I mentioned." The Professor explains.
"Yah I know Professor sure I`ll take those starters down to these new trainers, but how would I get down their so quickly?" I ask.
"Oh yes here take the train down you`ll be there by tomorrow morning." He says as he hands me a train ticket.
"Thanks professor well I`m off. Oh wait what are their names?" I ask
"Oh yes their names are Sarah rogue, Chase Bleu, and Vallorie Vert." Professor Sycamore tells me.
"OK got it professor bye!" I say as I run out with my new starter Honedge.

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We made it to the train and have gotten on now all we have to do is wait.

"You need a name." I say to Honedge.
"Ok so what should it be?" He asks
"I don`t know how about Deo; that sound good?" I ask
"That`s great! Also you can understand me wow I`m so stupid I didn't notice it before?" He asks.
"Yah I kinda stumbled upon that earlier." I say.
"Wow this is going to be interesting to be with you on this journey then." Deo says.
"Well were going to just have to see then and hope this journey goes well." I smile as I say.
"Yup well (Yawn) I`m going to sleep we got a while till we make it to Vanville scenes were taking the scenic route." He says.
"Yah I`m going to sleep too I got Jet Lag from being on the plane for 12 hours. Night Deo. " I say.
"(Yawn) Night Check."

As we drift off to sleep hoping to have a great journey together and that nothing bad happens. I know that won`t happen tho I`m on a different journey behind the one I just started. I still need to find out what’s going on with my towns destruction and with Yveltal just appearing. Also why does it seem so calm here, yet it seems so ominous. I`ll have to unravel secrets as I go I guess but for now all I want to do is sleep.

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Well that`s chapter 1 I hope you liked it, Next chapter you meet new characters and more to the story line so keep watching for Chapter 2.
~Check Out 5/19/14
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

While I am enjoying the story so far, there are a few things I would suggest, such as not trying to make your conversations drag on, as they seem to to me; and to put a spoiler tag around the text so one could easily scroll through the story.

Edit: And I like your attitude, I like the story, keep writing.
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

Ok thanks for the advice and yeah I know i`m trying to get the story started.
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

I think your biggest weakness is in the aesthetic quality of your chapters. You need to be able to develop the setting and plot in sentences that aren't in dialogue as well. While conversations are okay when carried out over several pieces of dialogue, it gets kind of boring. Also, you use parentheses to describe actions, but that isn't really up to the standard look of regular chapters. If you are trying to set up a script formatting, please let me know in PM and I can help you. However, I think that you should space out your sentences more (one long cluster is very unattractive, maybe double-space lines) and try to add in a variety of sentences.

You have a working plot and can go far with this story, but you need to meet the quality style of writing that readers beg for. Great work so far, keep it up! Just be sure to keep what I said in mind :D Good luck.

Edit: For the spacing reference, look at your preview chapter.
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

Turtwig said:
I think your biggest weakness is in the aesthetic quality of your chapters. You need to be able to develop the setting and plot in sentences that aren't in dialogue as well. While conversations are okay when carried out over several pieces of dialogue, it gets kind of boring. Also, you use parentheses to describe actions, but that isn't really up to the standard look of regular chapters. If you are trying to set up a script formatting, please let me know in PM and I can help you. However, I think that you should space out your sentences more (one long cluster is very unattractive, maybe double-space lines) and try to add in a variety of sentences.

You have a working plot and can go far with this story, but you need to meet the quality style of writing that readers beg for. Great work so far, keep it up! Just be sure to keep what I said in mind :D Good luck.

Edit: For the spacing reference, look at your preview chapter.

And another suggestion is to use proper apostrophes when using contractions ('), instead of using this thing (`).
 
RE: In Darkness There is Light

As I keep saying my computer thinks that ` is ' and it auto corrects also with school I hate to be on break from the story so much guys. School ends on Wednesdays so yeah more chapters then I also have swim practice in my way too so... SORRY!

6/6/14
Sorry guys with school out and sports also things with family I ended up with writers block give me a few days and the next chapter should be up maybe even 2.
 
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