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Chapter Ten - The Beginning "Look at the means a man employs, observe the path he takes, and examine where he feels at home. In what way is a man's true character hidden from view? In what way is a man's true character hidden from view?" — Confucius, Analects Nine Months Later The flea...

Chapter Nine - The Return Erika picked up on the final ring. "Verse 8:14," Haru said at once. "The one where Ho-oh grants his servants their freedom. Remember? And they all take different paths. Which one do you think was right?" The ensuing pause was deep enough to drown in. " . . . I was in...

@WildBoots @kintsugi @love @Starlight Aurate @Phoenixsong @HelloYellow17 @Flyg0n @Flaze @Persephone @bluesidra . . . Hi. It's been a hot minute. I told myself, I had better write review replies to all the lovely and wonderful people who gave me their thoughts on this story. And now it's been...

Chapter Eight - The Raid The candlelight wavered across Maliki's face. "What we're doing. You know it's not exactly within the thin bright line of the law." "I understand." "Do you?" Her gaze weighed him. "Do your pokemon? If you're caught, you'll get a defense lawyer. They won't." "Lawyer"...

Chapter Seven - The Initiation The tall house stood alone where the cliff came to a point. Ivy climbed the black-scaled siding; thick fog draped over the roof. Haru paused in front of the iron gate. The curved arches depicted Hoenn's titans locked into a ceaseless battle. Groudon's jasper eyes...

Chapter Six - The Awakening The egg sizzled gently in the pan. Haru watched with drowsy eyes as the yolky mixture slowly firmed. He slid his spatula under and rolled it over. Sizzle. Roll. Repeat. Making tamagoyaki was soothing. Grandmother had made it whenever the weather turned rainy. She'd...

Chapter 5 - The Safehouse Mother was right—Mauville City was ridiculously expensive. First, Haru had tried to find a room at a newly built apartment complex a few blocks from the pokecenter. The studio flats there were dourly minimalist, with stark white walls and bare concrete floors, but...

@Phoenixsong Thank you so much for these lovely reviews! I'm really into how focused you are on Haru's characterization and internal motivations; that's the heart of the fic for me in so many ways.

@love @Starlight Aurate Delighted to have you two nature nerds reading along!

Chapter 4 - The Waypoint The ring cut the dewy morning like the shriek of a ghost. Haru stopped short, his heart thudding, before common sense caught him up. Wei's nav was gone, soaked in the bathtub until the power shorted. He'd tossed it with his breakfast down the cafeteria dumpster. Haru...

Chapter Three - The Flight Haru's mind was a waterfall of rushing, roaring eddies, breaking in furious white. The boy's mouth lolled slightly open, the rain-water trickling in. Haru grabbed him by his backpack and dragged him into the shelter of the rock formation. It wasn't difficult; the boy...

Thank you for the catches! And what you said about eyes--now that you point it out, yeah, it's a bit repetitive. Will have to come up with something more varied there. Ha, I really actually don't know enough about this to answer you. Both of those sound plausible to me though! Will look into it...

Chapter Two - The Consequence After two hours of slow, uneasy travel, Heconilia lifted her head and let loose a joyful trill. Haru squelched to a stop. "You've caught the scent of a herd?" he asked, tilting his head up. The sky was almost completely blocked by the dark canopy overhead, and he...

The Suicune's Choice Haru has always done things right: won eight badges, landed his dream internship. But when the time comes to wrap up his pokemon journey, right and wrong aren't so clear anymore. And duty pushes him down a dangerous path . . . [COMPLETE]. Otherwise known as: boy has...