Beyond

By Forever Mixer

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Darkness…

Thin slivers of light penetrate my eyelids. They blind me for a second, but then I gaze outward. Odd bubbles torpidly cross my line of vision, drifting upwards. Viscous purplish liquid surrounds me. I reach forward, and am stopped quickly by a hard, transparent substance in front.

Suddenly, I experience something strange. It is invisible and intangible, yet I feel it just the same. Something, flowing through my body, encompassing my every molecule. It rushes to my every limb and fills my paws with unmatchable abilities. Power…

I quickly launch an attack. A simple Ember, which provides devastating results that eradicate the barrier in front of me. Shards of glass spray out at all angles, and the remaining projectiles hurtle outward and obliterate the metallic devices in front of me.

Hello… I hear an inaudible voice. No one is speaking, yet I know what is being said. Psychic abilities, I suppose.

I rapidly respond with my own mind. Who are you? And more importantly, who am I?

Suddenly, a shimmering red diamond appears in front of me and slowly morphs into a creature. The diamond keeps its shape, but gradually becomes more opaque. Seven thin structures, green and red, erupt from the bottom of the diamond. The four upper ones lengthen and meld together into two arms, while the lower ones position themselves into a supportive structure. Meanwhile, four small spikes burst out of the corners of the diamond, glistening. Strangely, the organism has no face; nothing but an X rises upon the diamond that is its head.

Rybos, is the reply master of the Deoxys', with their strength times ten. Near the beginning of time, I helped Mew create every single Pokemon in the universe…

As it babbles continuously about its superiority, I glance around the room. It is filled with machinery, covered with hundreds of buttons and levers. In one corner I observe the ruined machines that were victim to my earlier attack. Slowly, I twist over to glance out of the thick window nearby. There is only one thing I can spy:

Darkness…

Swiftly, I resume listening to Rybos' speech. And now, using all my knowledge, I have created you, the strongest Pokemon ever to live. More powerful than any legendary. Even more than Arceus itself. It may have taken me months to find the Azure Flute and take myself up to the Spear Pillar so that I could obtain a piece of Arceus' DNA, and another year to find certain Pokemon genes to design and create you, but it seems worthwhile now.

Why did you make me?

As a tribute to my greatness, and yours as well.

Unlocking the speed in my Ninjask genes, I turn around and deliver an overwhelming Double Kick to Rybos. It shoots backwards, taking out one of its machines with it.

What was that for?

I…I…do not know, I reply.

Then, I quickly spin around once again and unleash a Water Gun.

The other creature responds with a Wrap, contorting itself around my body, eager to contain me. It cannot.

I use Bite on Rybos, which seems to cause it much more pain than the previous ones. However, it regenerates itself and is ready to attack again.

A blur darts across the floor. Using Extremespeed to reach me, Rybos is upon me instantly. Then, it lets off a weak Psychic, sending small purple waves across to me, which barely damages me. However, I am not fazed by any of this, and proceed to use Bite in the same manner as before.

Rybos decides to utilize Double Team, and soon the room is filled with dozens of duplicates of it. However, a quick sweep of Vine Whip across the room quickly finds the true one.

It aims another Psychic at me, and I am unable to avoid in time. Nevertheless, I counter with Tackle, once again knocking it to the ground. The battle is now happening so quickly that Rybos is now unable to regenerate in time.

A Rock Throw rips off its left arm, and a subsequent Thundershock sends a brilliant flash of light that prevents it from healing.

Meanwhile, a Razor Leaf causes a flurry of leaves to swerve until they chop off Rybos' supportive structures.

Rybos is now facing me, huddling in a corner, unable to attack. However, it still remains calm, oddly.

It babbles continuously, in an intelligent yet slightly demented tone What shall I name you? Let us see. Greek for 'last' is 'kalapodi'. I think I shall take the 'apo' part of it. 'Exousia' means 'power'. I will take the 'xous'. Therefore, your name shall be 'Apoxous'. Literally, it means 'last power'. You are truly beyond all else. Truly beyond…

I am.

With that, I finish it with a Shadow Punch, silencing it forever.

I fire off a series of Razor Leafs into the doorway. Within three seconds, the metal crumbles, and I dart off into the void of space.

Running through my veins is something greater than even my power. I sample it and embrace it:

Darkness…