Chapter 3

"Mesprit."

Arceus' voice took me out of my thoughts and I looked at him. He gestured with his head for me to come closer. I hesitated for a moment before I obeyed and stopped before them. To see them this close made my head spin but I gathered myself, managing not to cry again. Instead, I kept a neutral face.

"Uxie, the embodiment of knowledge and you Azelf, the embodiment of willpower, let me introduce you to Mesprit, the embodiment of emotion. With her you two will keep the balance of the world in check," Arceus said in a calm but firm voice. Both pokemon stared at me curiously which would have been kinda cute, if I didn't hate them so much. "Mesprit will help you to learn the basics that the two of you need to know. However the rest you must learn by yourselves."

"Wait...what?!" I stared at him in shock and waved my hands in panic. "Oh no no no... I can't do that Arceus. Can't you help them learn the basics please?" I begged. Normally I wouldn't reject his tasks, but this was a serious situation. Surely he couldn't imagine I could deal with them in this mood...or any time.

Arceus stared at me in frustration, then sighed, while the two new pokemon looked at us now in confusion. "Mesprit, you know very well I have no time for this. I have other things to do."

"I know but..." I tried to speak but his angry face stopped me.

"You with your brothers, were born together to create the spirit and help keep the balance in control. So YOU are the only one who can help them, because YOU are the only one who knows how they, the first Uxie and Azelf, lived and did their job. "

I couldn't say anything back because he was right. No one could know them as well as me. They were my siblings after all. I looked away and nodded while I felt tears slip down my cheeks. He nodded back and started walking away while slowly disappearing with a flash of light, leaving me alone with those two.

It was silent for a few moments, before the blue one tried to say something. But I lifted up a hand to stop him, looking at them again with a neutral expression.

"I will show you your home and we will start the lessons tomorrow. But! There are a few rules with which you need to comply. Number one: As Arceus said, I can't give you all the information you need. So you have to explore, and find your answers on your own. But be careful, not everything is as it seems." I noticed the yellow one smile excitedly and nod, while the blue one's eyes were full of determination to explore, and find challenges. And how did I know this? Well, my brother acted the same way when we were newborns.

I resisted crying again and after a few moments' pause, I continued.

"Number two: Outside of the lessons, we will not be talking with each other, nor hanging out with each other. You two can do that together but without me, I mean." Now, I got different reactions. The blue one had an angry face, while the yellow one looked dismayed. Their feelings were full of sadness, confusion and anger. I expected this, so I just ignored it and started to fly out of the cave, waving at them to follow me.

A few minutes later, we arrived at a big lake where a beautiful snowy forest glittered in the moonlight like diamonds. Uxie had a really pretty home... I always complained about the cold weather and never noticed how pretty the whole place was when I visited him sometimes.

I looked back and watched how amazed the new Uxie and Azelf were as they looked around. I could feel both had the same feelings of happiness, curiosity and excitement. I couldn't help it but for that moment, I forgot my sadness and just watched them with a small smile as they acted like two cute babies who had seen the world for the first time.

Suddenly I realized in shock that they now looked at me with smiles, as they had seen mine a few minutes ago. I quickly returned to that neutral face, and started to speak. "Uxie, this is Lake Acuity and your home as well." Hearing this, the Uxie's smile became even wider, while Azelf's was disappointed. I could tell they both liked this place very much, a feeling I had to agree with. "You will stay here while I lead Azelf to Lake Valor, which is down to the east. By the way, I don't want to call you two by the names I called my brothers. So I will give you names," I said, and pointed with my left hand to Uxie. " Your name will be Sage while you Azelf, will be Azurite from now on." I pointed to Azelf.

I could see they started to consider these names before they nodded in agreement. But when I prepared to go east, I heard a soft but gentle sound behind me that froze me in the air.

"And what should we call you? Can we give you a name too? Or, just call you Mesprit?" I turned back and saw Sage five inches before me. My heart started to beat faster, but I tried not to show it. I shrugged my shoulders before I spoke. "As you want. I don't care." I started to fly away, leaving her behind. But I looked back to check that Azurite would follow me. Fortunately he did, and looking at his face, I already knew that the journey towards the lake would not be peaceful.