Cragspur
Nobunaga Oda gazed down at the rock-encased castle from the back of his partner, Zekrom. Behind him, an army consisting of many powerful warriors from across Eastern Ransei stood in formation.
Nobunaga jumped off of his partner, smiling to himself. While Cragspur was normally a difficult castle to invade, it also had never been invaded by him before.
It was time for the battle to begin.
"Zekrom! Thunder!" Nobunaga commanded, pointing at the huge castle in front of him.
The legendary Pokemon slowly rose off of the ground, facing the looming castle in front of it. It then began to charge up for the attack, its tail glowing with blue energy. With a roar, the black dragon fired a bolt of electricity into the sky, hitting a cloud. Almost instantly, the powerful attack came back down to earth, striking a direct hit on the rock-encased castle. An ear-shattering boom echoed across the land as the building erupted into flames, illuminating the large stone mountain that surrounded the castle.
At the entrance to the burning castle stood two figures, one human and one a Pokemon. The human was a battle-scarred older man, who was obviously a veteran Warlord. His partner, a gigantic Gigalith, stood next to him, glaring up at the legendary dragon.
"That fool Nobunaga actually did it." the man muttered. "Not only has he linked with the Legendary Pokemon that were not supposed to be interacted with, but now he's actually attacking my castle as if he doesn't care about the lives he destroys." The man paused for a moment before continuing. "Most of my army deserted when Nobunaga came to attack, and I'm not surprised either. The Oda army is fearsome enough without Nobunaga." With a sigh, the man turned to his partner. "Well Gigalith, let's not go down without a fight, okay?" The rock Pokemon nodded its head in agreement, and together the two stepped away from the burning castle, towards the source of the destruction of his castle.
"Lord Ujiyasu! Wait for me!" Ujiyasu turned his head to see a young woman in her early twenties appear, running out of the castle. Her partner, the fire-type Darmanitan, was obviously struggling to keep up. Despite the dire situation, Ujiyasu couldn't help but smile.
"Lady Kai." the older man greeted his second-in-command with a nod as she approached. "It's good to know that at least one of my officers didn't desert me."
"Desert you? Never!" Kai said, offended that her lord could even think of such a thing. "It is my duty to serve under you, and I shall be a part of the Hojo army till the bitter end!"
Ujiyasu looked up at the rapidly approaching dragon with a grimace. "Unfortunately, that might occur quite soon." he muttered darkly. "Still, if you really are adamant about staying with me, hide yourself from view. We're going to get exactly one shot at taking out Nobunaga, so we must use it wisely."
***
Nobunaga Oda was not surprised that Ujiyasu Hojo would be the one warlord to defy him in his conquest of the Ransei Region. Unlike the warlords of northern Ransei, he had no connection with the Oda army whatsoever, and unlike the other Warlords of southeastern Ransei, he had no desire of conquest at all.
Nobunaga chuckled to himself as he thought of how ridiculously easy it had been to conquer the eastern half of Ransei. The other three northern Warlords all had some sort of connection to the Oda: his second-in-command, Mitsuhide Akechi, the Warlord of Nixtorm Castle, had served under Nobunaga ever since he had become Warlord. Ieyasu Tokugawa, Warlord of Valora Castle, was an old friend of the Oda. No, the Warlord of Spectra, was Nobunaga's wife. All three had quickly pledged their allegiance to Nobunaga after he had risen to power.
For a while, things had been peaceful among the land. That was, at least, until Nobunaga had found the Legendary Pokemon Zekrom and linked with it, quickly transforming him into the most powerful Warrior in the region.
Shortly afterwords, Nobunaga had started expanding his range of influence by moving into the southeastern kingdoms. The conquest of each castle had been extremely simple, as no one had even attempted to put up a fight. Masamune Date and Kotaro Fuma, Warlords of Avia and Yaksha Castles, had both eagerly joined the ranks of the Oda, as they both had dreams of conquest themselves. Nene, the Warlord of Viperia, had been more reluctant to submit to Nobunaga's rule, but had eventually surrendered after she realized that it was the safest option for her people. That left Ujiyasu, the Warlord of Cragspur.
Nobunaga had purposely left the conquest of the Hojo army for last, as he knew that it was the one castle that was certain to provide resistance. He had not been disappointed, as the few members of the Hojo army that didn't desert or defect had been ready and waiting to defend their castle to the end.
Finally reaching the entrance to the castle, Zekrom touched down. Nobunaga neatly jumped off of the back of the huge Pokemon, and walked towards Ujiyasu at a steady pace, his metal boots making a soft clank with every step he took.
Even as he walked towards the older man, Nobunaga couldn't help being impressed with Ujiyasu's courage. Even in the face of certain defeat, the Warlord still resisted Nobunaga's iron fist.
"I must say, I admire your bravery for deciding to resist my might." Nobunaga said, coming to a stop a few feet away from Ujiyasu.
"It's what most Warlords would do." Ujiyasu gruffly replied. "Attempt to repel an outside problem."
"Indeed." Nobunaga replied, smiling slightly. As he was about to speak again, a warning siren went off in the back of his head.
Acting more on instinct than anything else, the Warlord of Dragnor quickly dived to the right, mere seconds before the ground underneath him rumbled. Ujiyasu's cry of "Stone Edge!" filled the air as several sharp stones burst out of the ground right where Nobunaga had been standing a heartbeat earlier.
Turning the dive into a forward roll, Nobunaga successfully avoided the stones, ending up halfway in between Zekrom and the attacking Warlord. Before he could even so much as twitch, a wave of flame originated from behind him, which would have torched Nobunaga into a crisp had Zekrom not stepped in the path of the attack and deflected it.
Nobunaga turned towards Ujiyasu and laughed. "Nice try, my friend." he said, a trace of a smile on his face. As the Gigalith and Darmanitan rushed towards Zekrom in an attempt to take it out, Nobunaga's trademark expressionless face reemerged.
Before either Pokemon could reach it, Zekrom nimbly took off, causing the two Pokemon to run into each other. As the two Pokemon backed away from each other with dazed expressions, the three Warlords looked up as Zekrom slowly turned into a glowing ball of blue electricity.
Nobunaga looked up at his partner Pokemon, and uttered a single word.
"Discharge."
In the span of a single second, the ball of energy that was Zekrom quickly shot out four tendrils of lightning. Two hit Gigalith and Darmanitan, surrounding them in a brilliant blue light as they suffered a huge amount of damage from the attack. The other two were aimed for Ujiyasu and Kai, hitting the ground at their feet and sending both flying.
Nobunaga stepped towards the entrance of Cragspur Castle, this time with nothing standing in his way. As Ujiyasu shakily got back to his feet, Nobunaga turned his head towards him in contempt. "This will be your final warning, Warlord of Cragspur." the fearsome Warlord said coldly. "You can surrender now and my army shall cease the attack. Or," Nobunaga held his arm out in the direction of the nearby town, "your people shall suffer."
Realizing he had no other choice, Ujiyasu bowed his head in defeat. "Very well, Oda." He said, a hint of sadness in his voice. "Cragspur is yours."
"A wise choice, my friend.' Nobunaga replied, turning back towards the burning castle. The conquest of the Ransei Region is coming steadily along. he thought. Soon, the entire region will be under my rule.
***
Not far away, standing on a ledge overlooking the burning castle stood a young girl with a sad expression on her face. A round pink Jigglypuff sat in her arms, looking up at his human partner with worry.
The girl flinched as Zekrom unleashed its Discharge attack, striking two resisting Pokemon and their partners with its powerful bolts. Unable to watch the scene any longer, the girl set Jigglypuff down on the ground before picking up a small lantern. The weak glow fell on her face as she looked down at her partner.
"I never thought I'd ever be saying this, Jigglypuff, but….it's time to go." she said, smiling sadly. The pink Pokemon looked up at her partner with a questioning look, as if asking what they were going to do from hear.
"I guess we'll have to flee to one of the other kingdoms." the girl replied, obviously understanding her Pokemon's thoughts. Taking one last glance at the burning castle, she scooped up Jigglypuff in her other arm. "Whatever is going to happen, if we're going to leave, we must do it soon."
With that, the young girl started running off into the night, fleeing from the ruthlessness of Nobunaga Oda, and the only world she had ever known.