The sun is shining bright and a sinister looking mountain lies before you. The Shrouded Peaks. Its valleys shrouded in darkness due to a dense mist that gathers high up in the mountain's formation. Within the mist's shadows lies a town whose reputation is about as clean as a Muk's trails.

For whatever reason, this is your destination. The journey has so far been uneventful, as expected, but nearing the borders of the forests the mountain's mists spread though, you can't help but feel a sense of dread. This is, after all, the territory of that town... A town inhabited purely by Dark type pokemon. Expecting a warm welcome or even just fair play would be foolish. Despite the uncomfortable idea of travelling through a dark, misty forest filled with Dark type pokemon however, you press onwards, determined to reach your destination and get your business quickly done with.

Arriving by the very edge of the misty forest, you already encounter the first Dark type. A lone Deino, seemingly on its way into the forest with freshly harvested berries. It seems friendly enough and you know Deino are blind, though then again, everyone knows that. You also know their way of inspecting their surroundings is... Less than pleasant, so you call out to it to let it know you're there. When it turns to face you, your blood freezes as, for just a short moment, piercing, blood-red eyes peer out from beneath the shade of the Deino's hair. The moment quickly passes and you're left to question wether what you just saw was real, or a figment of your imagination...

"Who are you? You don't seem like someone who belongs here."
The Deino stands facing you silently for a while. After a mildly awkward moment of silence has been exchanged, the Deino says "I'm not giving you my berries." while keeping himself defensively between you and his berries as he begins to shuffle away, quickly fading into the mists.

... What a strange thing he was.

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Heya again!
Hope you enjoyed my attempt at a short flavour story! I can tell I have a ways to go before I can consider myself "Good" at writing, but I gotta start somewhere.
Anyways, this lil' fella is Gail! My Pokesona, I suppose. His hair does still usually cover his face, as it does for any other Deino, but for this specific picture, I really wanted his eyes, or, well... Eye, to be visible.

... I get a feeling you'll be seeing more of him than Tanean. Gail is much easier to draw, strangely enough. ^^;