StylishDescent: Finally, after two awful weeks of exams, I'm free! Free, I tell ya!
Serpent: You are being overdramatic.
StylishDescent: You're no fun. So who wants to go first for disclaimers?
*crickets chirping*
Serpent: *sighing* Fine, I'll do it. StylishDescent does not own pokemon, all the songs that will be sung and the OCs that are soon to come. He does, however, own this fanfic and his OCs. Wait a second, why do you put a 'Arc 1: The Calm Before The Storm' above the 'Chapter 3'?
Sharon: Come to think of it, you did not put it in there for the prologue and chapters 1 and 2!
Lutra: Yeah, what's up with that?
StylishDescent: I figured that this fanfic might need a few arcs to show certain points of the story. This point, for example, is... you know what, I think I'll spoil it for our readers if I say it now. So yeah... Anyway, on to the chapter!

Arc 1: The Calm Before The Storm

Chapter 3: Underneath the Snake's Mask

Sharon's POV

A distinct sound of something dropping to the ground could be heard. I opened one of my eyes in confusion. Serpent was in front of me, his right hand glowing light blue, and the boulder that was headed towards me was now sliced into many little pieces. "And that's Perfect Slice for you." Serpent dusted his hands before he smirked. "How the hell did you get over there so fast?! And how the heck did you cut that boulder like that?!" Brutus and Sophia's eyes widened as they saw Serpent behind the sliced-and-diced boulder. Ignoring our opponents, Serpent turned around and controlled solar energy to melt the ice that surrounded me. Once the ice had fully melted, the Servine gave our two opponents a smirk before he replied, "That's for me to know and you guys to never find out."

"Serpent, your head is..." I pointed to his blood stained forehead and he nodded, "I know, but I'll be fine... mostly." I gasped as another Ice Beam was shot towards us. There was no way we are going to avoid that. The most shocking thing happened next: Serpent grabbed me by the shoulder, I heard what could be best described a slightly low hum and we... teleported? Our species aren't Psychic-types, then how did he do that? Anyway, he "teleported" us away from where we were standing before, now frozen, and to an area to the left of the frozen spot. I swear everyone inside and outside the VR except Serpent gaped in shock as we all saw that happening. Snapping out of my shock, I whispered to my tag team partner, "Can you use another Solar Beam?"

He had a quizzical look, but he nodded regardless. "Yes, but given the area we are in now, I need about ten seconds to charge. You see that crack over there? *points to ceiling* I need you to fire an Energy Ball to bring out more light, then I could do it almost instantaneously. I know they are going to attack us while you are charging, so time for a little trick up my sleeve. Argh... my head..." Serpent managed to tell me this much before he closed his eyes in pain. Blood dripped from his forehead onto the floor. Better do it quick then. I channeled Grass-type energy into a concentrated mass and aimed at the ceiling. Brutus tried to shoulder-charge us when I was about to fire, only for him to meet with a devilish Glare from Serpent.

The Superpower pokemon stood rooted to the ground, paralysed in fear due to the effect of Serpent's Glare. That well-timed move was enough for me to take a shot at the ceiling's crack. At the same time, Serpent "teleported" us once again as soon as he noticed another Ice Beam heading straight for us, angering Sophia as she shouted profanties at what she called my partner's "coward tactics". In his defence though, he was just making use of his arsenal of unique moves. Serpent paid no heed to her colorful language as he stared at the explosion where the crack of the roof was. Large chunks of rock fell to the ground. Now, instead of a crack, a large hole poured light into the battlefield. A smirk was on Serpent's face as he felt light energy entering his photosynthetic tail, the strong sunlight increasing his Solar Beam charge rate and healing him as Synthesis took place. His head wound slowly closed as he recovered.

By then, Brutus managed to resist the paralysis effect of Glare and roared in anger. "Why don't you just give up!" That annoyed me to no end. Does he think that we're that dumb? "Shut up!" I shouted as I shot a dark purple liquid that struck the Fighting-type in the face. A purple "blush" on his face signified him being badly poisoned by my Toxic. "Try as you might to convince me, I'll never give up!" Brutus' eyes narrowed as he gave me the finger, but the poison's toll forced him to fall onto his knees, vomiting. "Good job," Serpent complimented me as we retreated backwards. "Chipping away at his health, and further weakening their brute force. Killing two Pidgeys with one stone."

"Get ready," I told Serpent, "once I say so, fire a Solar Beam at where I point to." He nodded and absorbed light energy into his leaf-like tail as I fired another Energy Ball at Sophia. The Lopunny responded with an Ice Beam attack, resulting in the same effect. A glance to my side and I noticed a blurred figure heading towards us at high speeds. "Now!" I pointed to the blurred figure and closed my eyes, a bright beam of light shot itself from Serpent's mouth. "Dammit!" Sophia cursed as she stopped herself, closing her eyes from the glaring light. I gave Serpent a nod, which he returned with his own. Time to finish this.

'Combined Attack: Beautiful Destruction!'

Serpent used Vine Whip to grab Sophia by the legs and slam her into the ground, eliciting a scream of pain and another one of terror as she felt herself being spun at great speeds. At the same time, I used Calm Mind to increase my Special Attack. As soon as I saw the Lopunny being tossed into the air, I jumped to follow her before slamming her down with my own Vine Whip. The body rebounded slightly as it struck the floor. Landing behind her, Serpent and I started smirking as we fired our long range attacks, both shouting out respectively:

Me: Checkmate!

Serpent: Jackpot!

The Energy Ball was the first to come into contact with the soon-to-be-dead Normal-type and sent her flying into the rocks from the cave's roof. The Energy Ball did not explode as a more concentrated mass of Grass-type energy was used to form and maintain the move's shape, in turn giving it more time to remain in its current shape. My partner's Solar Beam struck the Energy Ball as Sophia tried to push her way out of the Energy Ball and the combined attack detonated in a devastatingly beautiful display of light and grass energy "fireworks". A mostly damaged corpse of Spohia was left before blue light consumed it. A mechanical voice boomed out "Sophia defeated". One down, one more to go. We turned our attention to a still badly poisoned Brutus, who was struggling to stand up straight as the poison took its toll. A Leer from me, and his defenses fell.

"Let's finish this!"

"Right!"

Serpent spun at high speeds like a top and a larger than normal Leaf Tornado was formed. Brutus turned tail in terror, but the tornado's suction was too strong for the Fighting-type to retreat away from and soon was pulled into the vortex. The Superpower pokemon screamed in both fear and pain as the leaves in the vortex shredded him continuously. As soon as Serpent stopped his Leaf Tornado, an Energy Ball, courtesy of me, struck him in the chest and sent him higher into the air. Following the injured Brutus into the air, we dove downwards at speeds so high, that we were practically blurs. White streaks surrounded our bodies as we got closer and closer to the Machoke, his eyes still wide in terror.

'Combined Attack: Death from Above!'

We slammed the falling pokemon in the chest, the resultant force sending him faster to the ground and in turn, a greater impact. The ground around Brutus' body cracked when the body made contact with it, blood leaking out of the corpse's mouth before it disappeared into the same blue light. The same mechanical voice from before announced, "Brutus defeated. Winners: Serpent and Sharon." High-fiving each other, we walked out of the portal that emerged in front of us. As we stepped out, I had to ask a question.

"How the heck did you teleport us anyway?" A light smile was on his face as he simply told me, "One of the many imperfect moves that I was... trying to develop... but not named. It's, in a way, a homage to my mother's personal favourite teleportation technique." Now I'm curious. "Imperfect? What do you mean by that? You executed it perfectly!"

"Heh, trust me. There might be dangers or blind spots that I have not figured out yet. And that time I used was one of the few times it properly succeeded in closing in from a large distance. Normally it has about a two-three metre range. That time was about a ten metre." I nodded as we found Lutra and his partner, who had a weary smile on their faces each. "Looks like you won your first tag-team, congratulations Sharon." Serpent congratulated me and I responded with a "thanks".

"C'mon you two, let's head to Music Class!" Lutra told us as he bid his partner farewell. After we changed back into our clothes and ignoring the envious looks of the girls, ESPECIALLY Sophia, and the enraged glare of a humiliated Brutus, we walked towards the Music Room. For the first time, I've seen Serpent in a much better mood. Instead of having a indifferent or upset look on his face, he had a more happy and almost excited one as he briskly walked entered the Music Room though we had about five minutes to spare. We followed suit and soon came to meet with a large space with shelves of different instruments and the same Serperior from before. What I didn't expect was the twins' greeting to her.

"Hey mom!"

"Hello Mother!"

I stood there stunned as the two brothers went up to the Serperior and she returned with her greeting. "Hello, you two. How was your day, my dears?"

"Good, aside from the usual insults thrown to me here and there, getting a detention from Ms Dew for whatever reason I don't know myself and a little beaten to unconsciousness by Brutus and two others, the day is okay at best." The Servine brother simply told her as she looked at him in shock.

"Wait, you were hurt?!" The Serperior looked at her elder son in worry as she examined him for any sign of injury. "Don't worry Mother, I'm okay. Worse than normal, but nothing much to worry about.
I've gotten revenge on Brutus in Battle Class today. And you have a new student, Sharon." Her elder son reassured her before pointing to me. The Serperior turned to face me with a warm smile on her face. "Oh, it's you again young Servine. How is your day today?" Serpent and Lutra looked at each other confused, before Lutra asked, "You met her before, mom?"

"Yes, in the cafeteria. She was being threatened by a group of girls so I stepped in."

"That explains a lot." Lutra muttered out.

"Yeah, I must have left that one out. And I'm good Mrs..." I answered the Serperior's question from earlier, but I realised that I did not know what to call her by. "It's Mrs Credo, but you can just call me Silva, like all the other students do, Sharon." Silva smiled as she turned to look at the clock, the time now read 2.28, and we took this as a sign to go to our seats. "And Serpent," Silva told the Servine, "I'll talk some sense to Ms Dew about the detention." A nod was Serpent's answer. Again, as with the other classes, we took the seats at the back. As soon as the minute hand hit the thirty minute mark, students poured in to fill the seats. I winced as I noticed a certain Lopunny walking in with her posse. After the roll call, Silva smiled as she announced the lesson plan for today, and it's not something that I'm looking forward to.

"Class, today you'll going to be singing a song each and I want you to tell the class what the song you sang means to you. You can either sing with or without instrumentals. Good luck!" I felt cold sweat cascading down my face as I thought frantically about what songs I knew. Sophia and her posse noticed this and snickered at me. I wanted to give them a death glare, but I needed to think of something, and fast! Serpent must have noticed my anxiety, for he told me, "Calm down, think of one song that you can best relate to." A deep breath later, and I took in his advice. 'A song which I can relate to? Maybe I do have one...'

"Alright, shall we begin?" Silva took the silence brought by the class as a yes and she asked, "Who wants to be the one who goes first?" Lutra, being the energetic person he is, raised his hand first. His mother motioned for him to come to the front and he told Serpent to follow him. Cheers erupted from the class, probably excited to watch Lutra perform, though almost everyone glared at the elder twin. Not that he was bothered about it. A grin was on both their faces as Serpent took his place at the drum set and Lutra himself had an electric guitar. "So, little brother, what song are you going to play?"

"Let's rock the class with "Rules of Nature". Mind if you help me with some lyrics and give me a start?" A smirk was all Lutra need to know that Serpent's answer was a yes. The elder started hitting the drum sticks together three times to signal the start, Lutra started the tune by strumming his guitar and Serpent started drumming, both of them with a fast beat to the song. With a grin, Lutra started.

Lutra [(...) are sung by Serpent]:

The time has come to an end

Yeah- This is what nature planned

Being tracked by a starving beast

Looking for its daily feast

A predator on the verge of death

Close to its last breath

Getting close to its last breath!

(Rules Of Nature)

And they run when the sun comes up

With their lives on the line (Alive!)

For a while (No choice!)

Gotta follow the laws of the wild (Alive!)

With their lives on the line (No choice!)

Out here only the strong survive

What's done is done

Survived to see another day

The dance of life

The predator and the agile prey

There's no guarantee

Of which one will succeed

Strong or weak!

Rules of Nature

Rules of Nature!

The Dewott ended the song with a standing ovation from the class, almost all the girls screaming his name and shouting "Encore!". "Time for me to literally face the music, so how about I explain my song." Lutra took a deep breath before he started. "This song basically has the theme of the strongest survive in the wild, but mixed in with today's society. It actually shows that force is not always the key to winning. Thank you all very much." That earned him an applause from the class and Silva. "Alright bro, let's see what you got." Instead of the cheer that was given to the younger brother, mostly groans and jeers came instead. Lutra, the twins' mother and I weren't part of those who jeered. Serpent heed them no mind as the twins switched their places.

"Lutra, let's go with the top half of "Shall Never Surrender". And help me with some parts as well." Giving his elder brother a thumbs up, Lutra twirled the drum sticks and gave the same signal. Both brothers started their instruments in a similar energetic manner as the the first song.

Serpent [(...) are sung by Lutra]:

The time has come and so have I

I'll laugh last, 'cause you came to die.

The damage done, the pain subsides

And I can see the fear clear when I look in your eye.

I'll never kneel and I'll never rest,
(Never Rest)
You can tear the heart from my chest.
(My Chest)
I'll make you see what I do best,
I'll succeed as you breathe your very last breath.

Now I know how the angel fell.
(Just kneel)
I know the tale and I know it too well.
(Just bow)
I'll make you wish you had a soul to sell.
(Soul to sell)
When I strike you down and send you straight to hell.

My army comes from deep within,
Beneath my soul beneath my skin.
As you're ending, I'm about to begin.
My strength is pain, and I will never give in.

I'll tell you now I'm the one to survive.
You'll never break my faith or my stride.
I'll have you choke on your own demise.
I make the angel scream, and the devil cry.

Everyone stared in surprise as Serpent finished the last lyric. It had... the best term would be "so much emotion(?)". Like Serpent's singing his heart out. Small claps came from me, Lutra and Silva. Looking at the class, he told us what he feels his song means. "This song actually has another half for it to be completed, but I'll stop here for my own reasons. Don't ask. To me, it's... a representation of a certain someone's life. The first meaning of this song would be a person who had suffered a lot throughout his life and now wants those who hurt him before to suffer pain similar or worse than he had. The second meaning has a hint of unwavering resilience: whatever pain he suffers, he will endure it all, never abandoning his beliefs and following his path even if that pain would kill him."

Silence filled the room as the twins returned their instruments and headed back to their seats. A certain someone's life? Whose life did he mean by that? Could it be...? "Okay... who wants to go next?" Silva broke the silence. No one raised up their hand. 'Better deal with this quick.' I put up my hand and Silva motioned me to come up front. Nervously, I took the violin that was among the instruments in the shelves and walked to the centre. Sophia whispered what I believe are cruel words to her friends and the lot snickered. "Don't mind them," was the message given to me by the music teacher as she gave me a comforting smile. With a deep breath, I started playing the violin. I happen to notice both Silva's and Serpent's heads perk up as I sung the lyrics of my song.

Sharon:

Listen to my voice calling you,
Pulling you out of darkness.
Hear the devil's cry of sin,
Always turn your back on him.

With the wind you go,
Still I dream of your spirit leading you back home.
I will give my gifts to you,
Grow your garden, watch it bloom.

The light in your eyes is an angel up high,
Fighting to ease the shadow side.
Hearts will grow though having to bend,
Leaving behind all things in the end.

Listen to my voice calling you,
Pulling you out of darkness.
Hear the devil's cry of sin,
Always turn your back on him.

On him...
On him...

I looked at the class, whose occupants were stunned. Claps came from one of the students in the class. Surprisingly, it was Serpent who clapped first, Lutra soon joined him, before the whole class gave me a standing ovation, save for Sophia and her gang of course. I bowed shyly as I explained my song to the class. "This song, "Out of Darkness", means that anyone can have a second chance in life, and I hope that whatever I can do within my power would help him/her to see and walk down the right path." With that, I got a round of applause from the class and headed back to my seat.

"Nice job there Sharon, especially since it's your first time," Lutra complimented me as I got to my seat, which I thanked him for. "An angelic voice that fits such a beautiful song, literally music to my ears," Serpent added. I blushed slightly when I heard that. Did he really mean it? "Big bro, are you actually flirting? Damn, if I knew you would go this far, I would have recorded it down!" Lutra teased the Servine, who blushed a lot harder than I did. His face had so dark a shade of pink, that if you did not know how a shiny Servine looked like, you could mistake him for one. "W-w-what? Lutra, I... I'm just complimenting her!"

"Like hell you are, that just answered my question to you earlier. And you're definitely flirting~"

"No, I wasn't."

"Yes, you were."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"No."

"Yes... wait, no! Argh!" Serpent covered his face with his hands. "I wonder how the freakin' hell do I tolerate you..."

Serpent's POV

'Damn it to all the hells in the universe! What was I thinking?! Why the fuck did I even say that for? Angelic voice? I want to compliment her, but that's just over the freaking top! Am I really that attracted to her? If that's the case, I really have to ask father for girl advic- no, no, no! What the hell's wrong with me?! I'm not, I repeat, I'm NOT attracted to Sharon! Argh... these stupid teenager hormones...' I mentally cursed and berated myself as I completely ignored the other students' songs. 'Seriously though, if I'm, touch wood, really attracted to her, I would have lost my chance already.'

The class seemed to drag on forever, and despite it being my favourite class, it was torture in its own right since I have to hold that "guilt" of wrong choice of words if that's the correct term for it. As soon as the bell rang, I made sure everyone was out of the class before apologizing to Sharon about the "compliment" I gave earlier. "Sorry about that comment, I wasn't thinking straight and please don't take it as me flir-" The female Servine stopped me, and smiled. "It's one of the sweetest things that anyone had said to me. And don't worry, I don't take that as flirting." A sigh of relief came out of my mouth as I noticed Lutra coming along with mother to leave the school. "C'mon big bro, we're wasting daylight!" Giving him a thumbs up, I carried my bag and followed them out of school.

"Oh Sharon, I didn't know you are heading this route too." I froze when I heard Mother say that. I turned and saw that she was right, Sharon is heading the same route as us. Damn my luck. Oh Arceus Almighty, why do you also want to torment a poor soul like me? Haven't I gone through enough for the past 15-16 years? And what have I done in my past life to deserve this, if I even had one. Apparently, our God dictates that I should suffer more. "Yup, what a coincidence, huh?" I tried to not to show my uneasiness with some success. I am thankful that Sharon and Lutra did not notice, but I was sure Mother would have taken notice of it and question me later. "Yeah... what a coincidence."

A ten minute walk later, and surprise, surprise... it so happens that Sharon's home was right BESIDE ours. I swear, Arceus must be planning this out for me. Standing in front of our home were our father, three Serperior and a Snivy. Two of the Serperior and the Snivy were female. "Dad, Mom, Ivy, Victor! I'm back!" Sharon greeted her family. "Hey little sis!" The younger female Serperior, whom I assume to be Ivy, smiled as she asked, "How was your day?"

"Similar, yet different compared to when we were back in Unova."

As her family was talking about today's events, we greeted our father in our usual way, Lutra in a casual manner and me in a more formal one. Yes, we like to greet people in different manners, so what? "So how was your day today, you two?" Lutra grinned and replied, "Good, good. Mostly same as usual, but today's a bit different from the others. For one, we have a new student, and let me guess, she's our neighbour?" Oh Arceus, Father please say no, please say... "Seems like she's part of the family I talked to earlier, so yes, you're right." Dammit. "Continuing on, another win in Battle Class and today's Music was really good; Sung one of our favourite songs each and explained what we felt the meaning was. The most interesting thing today, Serpent got a c-"

"And I got my revenge for getting beaten the heck out of today. You don't need to elaborate any further little brother." I interrupted my brother at the last moment, just enough to stop him from saying 'crush on Sharon' which was kind of true, but NOT enough not to pique my parents' curiosity. "Lutra, what were you about to say before Serpent interrupted, and Serpent, don't interrupt your brother." My father chided me before I could say, "But, but..." I felt so hapless, and it's the second time today. Dammit all to hell! "As I was saying," Lutra winked at me before he continued loud enough for only our family to hear and I shot him a death glare, as pointless as it would have been. "Take this as a little revenge for the rude awakening today. Serpent's got a crush on the new girl and he was flirting~"

"N-n-no... I don't!" I felt my cheeks heat up and I tried denying it. Obviously it did NOT convince my parents and I do believe they grinned. Oh Arceus, why me? "DAMN YOU LUTRA!" I cursed as I chased after my younger twin into the house, fury in my eyes and his bloody body the only thing in my mind. I'm never going to hear the end of it for a few, scratch that, many years by my family, and there's NO FREAKING WAY Lutra's going to get away scot-free for this! I didn't know this since I was having ideas of "how to torment my little brother until he begs me for forgiveness", but I had tears running down my face for the first time in years.

Silva's POV

Damn, of both the twins, I would expect Lutra to be the one who gets a crush first. But for Serpent to be the first? That's surely unusual. He did say that he would not even bother to have a single crush in his life. "I think our big boy's growing up." I grinned as my mate laughed lightly after he said that. "Yes, but you know he's going to kill Lutra as soon as he gets his hands on our little one right? He is pissed off." I told Aquazen that fact and he froze. He had totally forgotten about Serpent's temper. He may not be easily agitated unlike his Dewott brother, but Serpent can get really sadistic once he is really angry and this is one of the few times that that happens. "I... I think that I should go and stop him before someone goes into a coma or worse. You talk some more to our new neighbours." I told my mate as I slithered towards the house, the sounds of screams (from a certain twin) and the sound of something (or I hope not, someone) being slammed could be heard. I was surprised to see a still undamaged living room. I guess they are upstairs.

I headed up the stairs and found out that both of our twins' rooms were locked. Knocking at Lutra's door with my vine, I heard a whimper from Lutra, "Is... is he still in his room?" Yup, Serpent must have scared him really bad. "Don't worry Lutra, he's not here." Hesitantly, the now badly bruised Dewott opened his door, and after a quick glance for the elder twin, he motioned for me to enter. As soon as I was inside the Dewott's bedroom, which had blue coloured walls with red shells for designs, he shut the door and locked it.

"You do realise you clearly deserved it, and you're lucky that you aren't in a coma yet. You clearly know underneath his cold facade, Serpent is... emotionally fragile." I told my son and Lutra nodded while he took a bite from a Sitrus Berry to heal himself (those things work really fast). "Yeah, didn't know and expect that he would react like that. Just to let you know, while he was beating the living crap out of me, I saw him crying. Yes, I'm serious, he was crying his eyes out." That got me worried. Serpent hardly cried save for his time as a baby Snivy. "After about one minute of beating me to a pulp with his Vine Whip, he ran up and slammed the door to his room. I dragged myself here and you know the rest."

Nodding my head, I left his room (which he shut and locked the door to said room again) and knocked onto Serpent's door. "Serpent, can I come in?" All I got was silence. A huff came from my mouth. If he's not going to make it easy, then so am I. "Serpent, I don't care how long it takes, I won't leave until you let me in." A defeated sigh came from the room and the door was unlocked with a 'click' sound. I went into Serpent's bedroom, his had walls that were green with blue snake designs, to see my elder son with his face covered by his hands. Knowing that he does not like anyone else see him in what he normally perceived as a "weak" state, I closed the door to his room and slithered towards the Servine, his sobbing could be heard. "Are you okay?" Serpent's face shot up, tears still streaming down his face as he shook his head.

"To be honest, I never thought that you would take it so hard. Lutra was teasing you right?"

"He... he was... in a way telling... the truth." He wiped the tears off as he admitted it.

"You really flirted with her?"

"Maybe I did, but it was unintentional. What do you think of this? "An angelic voice that fits such a beautiful song, literally music to my ears". Does that compliment of mine sound like a bit like flirting?"

"Probably." I admitted. If Serpent was the romantic type, that might have been a good pick-up line if I say so myself, not that I'm that into romance. "Do you like Sharon?"

A glimpse of a dark blush on his face could be seen as my Servine son turned his head away from me. That answered my question. "This is the second time I'm asked this question today. Lutra asked it during recess. I think... is it even alright to... you know... like someone like that?" I nodded and he continued. "I think I like her in the way she treats me like a normal pokemon, but I don't want to get high hopes..." Serpent paused there, almost as if he was contemplating whether he should go on. "I... I am... just afraid..."

"Afraid? Afraid of what?"

"You know how bad, and "bad" is the understatement of the millennium, this town treats me. I don't know why they hate me, and I don't care. But I just don't want to see... a reflection of that on a girl I might have a slight crush on... and..." He stopped there, and I knew that he did not want to go on, at least until he was in a better mood. Even then, I had an idea of what he was going to say. "Mother, just tell Father and Lutra NOT to press on or tell anyone else at all. I'll do it at my own pace. And... yeah, that's about it."

A nod from me and the Servine relaxed a little. Not for long though. Both of us tensed almost immediately and nearly shrieked in a girly manner when Aquazen barged into Serpent's bedroom. Arceus, when is that man going to learn any manners? We gave him a death glare each, a 'Mother-Son' glare if you will, my elder son having 'inherited' that from me, and Aquazen laughed sheepishly. "Sorry about that, why don't we go downstairs and meet the new neighbours? Well, I had, but that's not really important."

"Yeah... let's go. Can't keep the guests waiting now can we?" Serpent muttered out. As soon as the three of us left the room, Aquazen asked cheekily, "So, is he really interested in her?"

"Promise him that you would not to press on or tell anyone." I told the Samurott, but obviously he was getting the wrong message.

"Is he hiding something dirty?" That wasn't the best choice of words. The sound of a vine smacking something and a body crashing to the floor could be heard. And no, that's not my vine. "What the hell Father?! I'm not like that!" Serpent looked at his father in disbelief and largely horror before he whispered to his father the truth. "But to answer your question, I think I might have a slight interest in her, key words being 'might have' and 'slight'." Aquazen picked himself up and laughed lightly. "I was kidding about that son, I know you're not dirty-minded at all..." Serpent relaxed and sighed, only to have his eyes twitch a bit when Aquazen finished, "... except when you are thinking about a certain female Servin- argh!" The next thing my mate knew, he had a rather... uh... 'intimate' moment with the floor.

I shook my head.

'He clearly deserved and was completely asking for it.'

Serpent's POV (again)

After everyone got down into the living room (Lutra and Father had been warned), we sat at the sofa with Sharon's family, me sitting in between Mother and Sharon. We introduced each member of our respective families and we shook paws for Lutra and father and vines for the rest of us. Everyone seemed to notice my hesitance as I shook vines with Sharon's family. I wanted to mentally berate myself for that. Both Mr and Mrs Feuille (Sharon's parents) looked at me with concern, but thankfully did not comment about it. Everyone started talking with each other: Lutra and Victor about some new movie or game, Mother, Mrs Feuille and Ivy talking about fashion while looking through some of family photographs (the feminine voices saying "How cute!" when they saw me and my brother as pre-evolutionaries should give you some clue) and the like and I think Father and Mr Feuille about work. Not wanting to be left out, I started a conversation with Sharon, of all people.

"Sharon, you know that song you sang earlier? "Out of Darkness", was it?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"I think... I remember hearing that somewhere before... though it was fuzzy, lack for a better word, in my mind." Mother smiled as she nodded her head. "Ah...fond memories. You were a little Snivy when I first sung that to you Serpent. You often had nightmares as a child and that particular song always seem to calm you down each time you listened to it."

"I see. Oddly though, while the memories of you singing "Out of Darkness" are fuzzy, I can remember those nightmares almost too clearly." I involuntarily shook in a bit of fear as I remember having some of those nightmares coming back to haunt me night after night. Even until today. It's strange how some things can persist for so long. Worse thing is, they seemed to become even more vivid. Everything in my nightmares looked and felt so real these days. Too real for my liking. Everyone had their eyes trained on me, concerned. I hated to be sympathised, but I didn't show it. "But nevermind that, it's all in the past now." An obvious lie, but at least that kept everyone off me for now. Well, mostly everyone. Father and Mother had seen through the lie from the get-go. But they did not press it, until we are the only ones in the house.

"Serpent, can I ask you a question?" I looked at the female Servine with a small smile. "Shoot."

"Aside from playing and listening to music, do you have any other hobbies?"

"Uh... yeah... sparring with my family, keeping my electric guitar in pristine condition, playing poker, chess and meditating."

"Didn't know you meditate too."

"Uh... yeah... you too?" Sharon nodded. I am starting to find this talk getting awkward. Do we have quite a bit in common? "It's a habit now, I meditate twice a day. The first for 30 minutes from 5.30 am. Why I do it so early? I prefer silence over noise and it's usually very quiet around that time. The second one is very soon, about 4 pm to 5 pm." I looked over to Lutra and he was playing Solitaire with Victor, some poker cards (where did he get a deck from? I don't remember him taking one down) placed in columns. Lutra had an annoyed look trying to figure out the next move. Victor laughed lightly as he pointed at a possible move. A lightbulb lighted itself in my head. Time for revenge, poker style. "Little brother."

"Hmm?"

"A game of poker?"

"I don't see why not. Dad, you wanna come play a game with us?" Father nodded his head. He always have a soft spot for us; he would almost never say no to us. And that the fact that if he doesn't often involved us throwing daggers at him, metaphorically and literally. And that is never a good thing, to him and Mother. Luckily, we do not do that anymore. Passing the deck of cards to Sharon, she started shuffling them. A cheeky grin grew onto my Dewott brother's face, and he asked, "Bet?"

Too bad for him (and sometimes me), I never back down from a bet. So does Father. Mother shook her head and muttered, "Boys will always be boys." The Feuille family laughed at that comment. That rung true for us. "Okay, 1000 Arcana (A/N: I know, I used it for Evolve and Survive. Just humor me okay?) each for the losers." Sharon passed each of us four face-up cards, Father groaning as he saw his hand had nothing he could play out, not even a "Three-of-a-kind". He had horrible luck, even in a simple coin toss. I'll tell you what that was all about, but that's a story for another time. Brother had these cards: Ace of Hearts, Jack of Hearts, Queen of Hearts and Ten of Hearts, all red.

I had Jack of Spades, Queen of Spades, Ten of Spades and King of Spades, all black. The only thing was certain, either or both of us could get a royal straight flush. Sharon passed last cards face down. "So, it's a showdown. May the best 'mon win." I looked at my brother with a challenging smirk, and he returned his own. Flipping his card face up, Lutra revealed his to be the red King of Hearts. A royal straight flush. Father cursed under his breath when he flipped his card. "Nothing." And for me? I contemplated my choices: Out, I lose. In, I check and if it's not a black Ace of Spades, I lose. Like picking my own poison. What to do, what to do... Just have to trust my next card.

I held my breath as I slowly flipped my next card face up and the other two males groaned. Looks like my gamble paid off, an Ace of Spades. And a black one as well. "Royal straight flush. Lutra, when two players have the same hand, Spades wins."

"Dammit." Lutra and our father cursed at the same time as I took down a note, both physically on a piece of paper and mentally, of their side of the ante. 2000 Arcana for me. "Let's see now," I flicked my forked tongue, "Bring over last week's rounds, add the three from this week and... yeah, that's my 582nd win, as of today." Everyone gaped at me. "What?"

"How do you keep track of all that?" Ivy asked and I shrugged. "I don't know. Just the "calculating" or "impeccable memory" part of who I am I guess." Taking a look at the living room clock, now read 3.48 pm, I gave my family a knowing nod. "I'll be upstairs if you need me." Sharon's family looked at me oddly as I stood up to take my leave. Heading upstairs into my room, I closed my door to my room and took out my meditating mat, a blue coloured mat with white snake designs on it. Lutra had his red one with white shell designs, but since he couldn't stay still for a long time during the meditation session, passed me his for he did not need it.

Taking off my hoodie, folding it neatly and placing it on my bed, I sat cross-legged on my mat, wincing at the sight of my scar-ridden arms, most of them still there despite the passing of two years. One of the many reasons I kept wearing my favourite long sleeved hoodie and one of the two main reasons why I meditate. Aside from getting mentally and spiritually prepared for another day, meditating had been a distraction to keep myself from inflicting self-injuries. When I was 13 (at that time, I had just evolved), the pain of being treated badly by the citizens of Purehaven was so great, the naive me resorted to cutting my arm with a pen knife deeply (but not so deeply to the point I might lose too much blood of course) in an attempt to "bleed out" the pain. The pain of the cuts were there, but I felt relieved after each cut. I did not want anyone to know about this, so I tried to hide my wounds by wearing long sleeved shirts, and it did work for the first year. But Lutra accidentally found that out when he stepped into my room to ask me about some homework and told Father and Mother about it. They were understandably shocked from the news.

To say that I was ashamed is an extreme understatement. I had been caught red-handed and from the looks on my parents' faces, it was clear that what I was doing was wrong. I was afraid at that time, afraid that they would hate me like the rest of the town or at least are disappointed with their elder son for doing something so stupid. To my surprise and relief, they did not do either. They comforted me, saying that it was understandable that I would do that kind of thing in my state of mind then and made me promise not to resort to self-mutilation or any other form of self-injury. In order to take my mind off any of such possible ideas, Father suggested that I go join him in meditating to help clear those negative thoughts in my mind. The first few days were torturous at best, since I am active (though not as active as Lutra) but soon it became a hobby that I enjoyed.

But I think that is going too far with my private life. I closed my eyes and felt a wave of peace wash onto me as I started to relax and forget any problems I had, for example, today's brutalizing from the other students. I began humming the tune of one of my favourite songs which I felt suited for this course of action. Sure, meditating helped me to forget the latest pain and anger of my life that I had felt, yet it did not quell the ever raging inferno of hatred deep within my heart and soul from all those years of suffering. I opened my left eye and looked at the door as I heard a knock on said door. "Come in," I answered before I closed my eye again.

'Why do I have a feeling that I've made a terrible mistake?'

It was at that precise moment I realised I had indeed made a terrible mistake. My eyes snapped wide open as I thought, 'Curses! Why didn't I put my hoodie back on before I answered that?! If anyone else sees this, then...' My blood when cold as the sound of the door opening could be heard and I started trying to cover the scars on my arms with my hands even though I knew it was pointless. The sound of someone stepping in could be heard now. I mentally begged Arceus that it was hopefully Father, Mother or even Lutra who comes in, but given my luck, it was definitely not either of them. "Serpent, what happened to your arms?" My blood and body froze as I turned to look at the source of the voice, my eyes wide and my heart beating rapidly.

StylishDescent: Woo-hoo! And that cliffhanger concludes chapter 3! I know, I've decided to put 'Arcs' to show a point in the series, and the appearances of the OCs are dependent on their bios. Speaking of OCs, I've gotten a number of them and I'll put their bios along with the main characters'. Surprisingly though, there are more contributing to 'Virtues' than there are to 'Sins', I wonder why? Anyway, the Virtues of Kindness, Forgiveness and Temperance and the Sins of Wrath and Pride are taken. Those that are not taken are in my profile. I'll update the list each time I get a new OC. OC form is on chapter 2. The song 'Rules of Nature' is from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, while the songs 'Shall Never Surrender' and 'Out of Darkness' are from Devil May Cry 4. Check the songs out if you want! So, until next time...

Everyone: See ya!

The OCs

Main Characters:

Name: Lutra Credo

Gender: Male

Species: Dewott

Affiliation: Virtue

Embodiment: Champion of Virtue (Lutra's and Serpent's cases are unique)

Physical Appearance: Lutra appears to have an average Dewott's height and appearance, and is often seen wearing a usually unzipped light blue hoodie with a plain crimson T-shirt complete with a pair of dark blue long pants and combat boots. The dark blue fur of his body is not covered by his long pants so that he can draw out his scalchops with relative ease. An amulet given to him on his 16th birthday, which has a ruby gem and is mostly wrought in gold, is worn around his neck. His and Serpent's names are carved onto the back of his amulet in light blue and grass green respectively.

Moves/Powers:
Moves:
Razor Shell (mystic blue energy engulf his scalchops and blades are formed. Lutra dual wields his scalchops and slashes his opponents powerfully)
Water Pulse (fires a ball of water that surrounds the target that it hits before swirling and exploding, causing damage to the target)
Swords Dance (Usually used in conjunction with Razor Shell, the blades glow a shade of purple and sharpens, increasing damage dealt)
Ice Beam (fires a light blue lightning-like beam of cold energy to freeze enemies)
Surf (summons a tigerwave that Lutra rides on before crashing into his foes)
Aerial Ace (jumps upward into the air before coming downwards towards his foe at high speeds, taking out a scalchop to form a Razor Shell and cuts the foe powerfully using the momenteum)
Unique Powers:
Virtue Infusion (uses the power of virtues to fight)
Swiftsoul Style (a set of moves that are based on evasion)
SS: Swift Rush (unleashing a burst of speed, Lutra can dodge attacks at a greater rate, his Swift Rush can be used up to three times continuously)
SS: Comet Dash (Creates a vertical "platform" of water that he pushes himself from while in mid-air, propelling himself forward and avoiding damage)
SS: Liquifying Recovery (when knocked off balance in the air, his body becomes water that reforms back into him in a safe position)
Imperial Defence Style (A duo of moves that are used for defence and retaliation)
IDS: Imperial Guard (under his father's teachings, he can guard bare-handed to take less damage. However, his normal guarding can be broken under successful, powerful attacks. If he guards just as the attack is about to hit him, which is known as Imperial Guarding, no damage is taken. Imperial Guarding will never be broken by attacks. Imperial Energy is stored in Lutra each time he guards an attack, more so if he Imperial Guards)
IDS: Imperial Impact (Lutra sends a fast bare-handed attack, Impact, that uses up all Imperial Energy, dealing a lot of damage. If he retaliates just as he is about to be hit, a more significantly more powerful attack is used, known as Imperial Impact)
Deadly-Blade Style (a set of moves that increases his melee fighting efficiency)
DBS: Extreme Mastery (Lutra can use just about any melee weapon like an expert within moments of holding onto them)
DBS: Shockwave (controls his energy into his scalchops and fires a deadly wave of said energy that propels enemies into the air. He can increase the power of the shockwave by charging even more energy or fire two more shockwaves into his opponents by swinging his scalchops one by one)
DBS: Turbulence Dance (Using his scalchops, he "dances" by attacking his opponents rapidly using different moves, before Shockwaving them into the air and swings both his Razor Shell infused scalchops in a baseball bat fashion)
Max-Range Style (a set of moves that maximizes his abilities in long ranged attacks)
MRS: Rapid-freeze (fires Ice Beams in a rapid-fire manner)
MRS: Burst Pulse (fires a Water Pulse that breaks into many smaller ones, each of the smaller ones doing equal damage as one normal Water Pulse)
MRS: Ice Snipe (time itself appear to slow as Lutra takes precise aim, and he has something like a 'zoom in' state during aiming. He fires a very accurate Ice Beam that can hit very far targets, have a higher freeze rate and does even more damage)
MRS: Pulse Mirror Shot (fires Water Pulses that work as mirrors, before an Ice Beam is fired and reflects off the mirror-like Water Pulses onto the enemy)

Personality: Lutra is a fun-loving, cheerful and loyal individual who can also be sarcastic when he feels like it. He values family and friends over anything else and he is close to his family and friends, more so to his elder twin Serpent and one of his true friends Sharon, and will do anything if it meant protecting them. He can be forgiving towards people who do not commit heinous crimes,often let bygones be bygones in respond to them so long as they are willing to repent for their sins. However, he gets agitated and very hot tempered if anyone insults his friends and family or sees anyone injuring those who cannot protect themselves. When he needs to, Lutra becomes more serious. He also has a naturally strong sense of justice and morality.

Quotes:
Jackpot!
Done and done!
I'm Lutra, how are ya?
If Serpent can do it, I can do better!

Taunts:
Ya scared?
Let's rock, baby!
Come and get me!
Is that it?

Name: Serpent Credo

Gender: Male

Species: Servine

Affiliation: Sin

Embodiment: Champion of Sin/ Corruptor

Physical Appearance: Serpent looks like the average Servine, though he is slightly taller than average one, but one thing that anyone can distinguish him from the rest is a interlocking moon and star mark on his neck: the symbol of the former Corruptor, basically a curse mark. He is commonly seen wearing his favourite long sleeved grass green hoodie (usually unzipped), a blue shirt with white snake designs underneath, matching long pants and a pair of black sneakers. Underneath his sleeves are scar-ridden arms. The scars were there as he resorted to self-mutilation when he was 13 due to the immense emotional pain from being treated unfairly. He also wears an amulet that is largely similar to his brother's, only that it has a blue sapphire gem and is wrought in silver.

Moves/Powers:
Moves:
Cut/Leaf Blade (uses the move to slice opponents or projectiles with ease)
Solar Beam (fires a concentrated shot of light or in rapid-fire)
Leaf Tornado (spins like a top, and damages any enemy caught in the vortex of leaves)
Aerial Ace (jumps into the air and dives downwards, a white streak of light covers him and he strikes his enemies with great force) Vine Whip (used to pull his opponents towards him or vice versa, and can be used as a whip itself)
Glare (gives his foes a devilish Glare that paralyses them)
Unique Powers:
Grass Devil Style in Arcs 1 and 2, Dark Angel Style in Arcs 3 and above (using his still developing style, Serpent can unleash moves that he himself only know)
GDS: Perfect Slice/DAS: Judgement Slash (cuts an enemy or projectile with either Cut or Leaf Blade cleanly into pieces, his version of one of his father's moves)
GDS/DAS: Soul Trick (signaled by a low hum, Serpent teleports himself anywhere up to 10 metres, his version of one of his mother's moves)
GDS: Sanctus Blades/DAS: Nox-Lux Blades (creates blades of light [for Nox-Lux Blades, they are blades of darkness and light] that first appear spinning around Serpent in a formation known as Spiral Blades. They can either point at an opponent and fire one by one in Vengeance Blade formation, or rearrange themselves around the foe and following them before impaling them one by one in another formation, Lost Light)
GDS/DAS: Leaf Blade Materialisation (creates a green bladed katana with a dark blue scabbard that has snake designs on. Both can be used as weapons)
Corruptor Style (taps into his dormant cursed powers)
CS: Corruptor Trigger (Unleashes his dormant Corruptor power, damaging nearby foes with the shockwave that comes when he uses it and instantly activates Corrupted Cloak. Each of his attacks now seem to have a spectral 'doppelganger', meaning that there would be two slashes instead, so twice the damage dealt)
CS: Corrupted Cloak(surrounds himself with a green with dark blue outlined aura in the shape of a cloak that withstands most forms of damage)
CS: Corrupted Buster (grappling an opponent with spectral hands, he performs feats of unimaginable strength using his Corruptor power)
CS: Evil Fortune (Under Corruptor Trigger and using his katana, Serpent performs rapid slashes on an enemy while summoning the Nox-Lux Blades above said enemy. Finishing with a final slash that causes him to turn away from the foe, he calls out "Rest in peace" before sheathing his katana, the Nox-Lux Blades impaling the enemy.)

Personality: Serpent is a sociopath, cold, calculating and at most times, sardonic towards a lot of people, save for his family and who he deems as true friends, due to his harsh treatment from the citizens of Purehaven. Underneath his cold facade is a very emotionally fragile pokemon who has, he quotes, gone through Hell and returned there thousands of times and the only people who have seen him break down from his emotions were his parents and younger twin. Despite all that, he is a family person and values family and friends above anything else, like his brother. He does not trust people easily due to his sociopathic nature, hence he is socially awkward most of the time. Like his brother, he can be sarcastic and taunts opponents coldly. Serpent has feelings for a female Servine named Sharon, but his fear of seeing the girl he might like end up hating him like the rest of the town means that it might be difficult to admit his feelings. Plus, you don't expect someone like Serpent to open up his feelings to anyone so easily (except you know who).

Quotes:
Jackpot!
You can never understand me... no one can, except me.
I've been through Hell and back, plus returned there thousands of times, so don't you think that you have suffered badly.
They call me a monster, a demon and whatever they can come up with, but who is really the demon? I let you decide...
I never change, I'll hold onto my beliefs till the very end. And if you try to change me, let's just say... you don't want to know.

Taunts:
Get ready...
Don't get so cocky...
What's wrong? Where's your motivation?
Don't underestimate me...
Now I'm motivated!

Name: Sharon Feuille

Gender: Female

Species: Servine

Affiliation: None

Embodiment: None

Physical Appearance: Stands slightly shorter than Serpent, Sharon looks like an average Servine who commonly wears a light green blouse with flora patterns, a blue denim skirt and a pair of cream coloured sneakers.

Moves/Powers:
Energy Ball (fires a concentrated mass of grass-type energy at an opponent)
Vine Whip (attacks gracefully in a crowd control method)
Toxic (fires a purple liquid that badly poisons a foe)
Leer (her eyes glow red and drops a foe's defense with the intimidating look)
Aerial Ace (jumps into the air and dive downwards at high speeds. White streaks of light cover her and she strikes her enemies with great force)
Calm Mind (a pink aura surrounds her, increasing her Special Attack and Special Defense)
Unique Powers:
Temporal Angelo Style (a set of moves that allows her to control time to a certain extent, seen in later arcs. All moves has a cooldown of thirty seconds, except End of Time which has a cooldown of three minutes)
TAS: Stand Still (freezes time for up to ten seconds)
TAS: Reverse (reverse the course of time up to 20 seconds ago)
TAS: Accelerate (speed up the flow of time on her target, be it living or not. Ends after ten seconds)
TAS: Slow Down (the flow of time on her target slows down, making them more suspicable to attacks. Ends after ten seconds)
TAS: Tick Tock (a damage-over-time attack that causes a target to slowly deteriorate for ten seconds)
TAS: End of Time (freezes the flow of time of a target before raining a torrent of temporal energy on it)

Personality: Sharon is a caring individual who will give good advice to her friends' problems or try to help her friends as and when they need help, but will not pry into others' problems unless it is really serious. She is also very patient as she can wait a long time for someone to open up (for example, Serpent). Sharon is also cool as a cucumber, well, most of the time, and she hardly gets mad at someone unless the poor sap pissed her off really bad. And that never ends up well for that person. Aside from that, she is also friendly and socialable to anyone, unless the person is the one who pissed her off, and treats friends like family. Sharon treasures her family since she is also a family person.

Quotes:
Checkmate!
Maybe if you...*gives advice*
I won't pry into your problems, but sometimes it's best that you let it out, don't cha think?
You are not a demon or a monster Serpent, and you will never be.

Taunts:
Let's go, show me what you got!
Don't underestimate this Servine, you hear me?
Try as you might to convince me, I'll NEVER give up!

Virtues:

Name: Leon Soul

Gender: Male.

Species: Lucario.

Affiliation: [Sin or Virtue] Virtue .

Embodiment: [of which sin or virtue] Kindness

Physical Appearance: He looks like a normal Lucario but he wears a very beautiful golden scarf that his step mother made for him. when near Him he Radiates a positive Aura. ( He can hide his Aura if necessary.)

Pact: [How the embodiment creates his/her pact with Lutra or Serpent, their terms & conditions as well as the appearance of the pact, such as maybe an accessory related to the sin/virtue. ] This is a very simple pact. He must help anyone in need as long as the person deserves to be helped. The item to symbolize this pact is a red scarf. The scarf has many practical and special uses it is heat resistant so it can be used to grab or push really hot items, protect your hands so you can punch items without hurting yourself. It special use is that if put over your mouth it will give you fresh air for a until the scarf turns black.

Moves/Powers: [I'll leave this up to you, be as creative as you like! But please tell me how the move/power is like!]
Moves: Helping Hand ( Works with allies to make a great combo attack.) Close Combat ( A very over powering move that leaves him wide open for a attack he is not prepared for it.) Aura Sphere ( Mid to long range move that homes on to the target. It is a concussion move but it has enough force to break through steel.) Protect ( Takes a hit for an ally and leaves the enemy open for a attack.) Force Palm( Slows down a enemies reaction time and allows for bigger combos.)
Powers: Steel Mind ( Immune to all mind affecting moves.)
Valor( endures status effects much better then others.)

Sin/Virtue Infusion: [A unique moveset based on either Sin or Virtue that Serpent or Lutra can gain respectively. Has a Level system of up to Lvl 3. Lvl 1 infusions are passive/offensive/defensive/supportive moves that are based on the sin/virtue used, Lvl 2s are powerful Area of Effects and two Lvl 3 (for convenience sake)
lvl1 Aura Feedback ( Gives detailed analyses of all enemies within one mile.)
Gifts of Charity ( Sacrifices some of his energy to help a someone get there strength back.) Bare your burden. ( Takes away the pain of a team mate but Leon receives half the damage.) Encouraging Wave. Gives all allies a moral boost. lvl2 Feedback Share.( lets everyone see what he sees so he doesn't have to tell everyone out loud,)
Mind Mender( Allows all allies to focus and strengthens their combat ability. Downside has to standstill for a brief moment.)
Nevermore. (Leon's inner song is unleashed giving himself a drastic boost in stats. if the opponent isn't defeated by the end of his song he will lose focus.) Quick Tag ( Takes place of a Ally and takes a hit for them.)
lvl3 Aura Punishment( Is a very generous mid to close range move that uses Aura to strike multiple pressure points of all enemies within range causing them to be either knocked out, Paralyzed, or stunned. Downside all enemies must be under Aura Feedback.) Dark Impulse ( Loses himself in a fit rage and attacks all enemies with extreme speed and strength in Aura Feedback before turning back to normal.) Soul Tune ( four to eight people are connected with each other and a song is formed with each of their individual soul's. It increases everyone's abilities to insane levels. Everyone under the song will have perfect cooperation. If one person does not have courage or hope in there heart it will not work.
Ultimate Price. This is a very dire move that can only be used if everyone is defeated. He revives everyone with full strength but he is put into shock and his life force will be drained.

Personality: In public or around strangers Leon will always do small kind gestures opening the door for someone, giving change to the poor, offering his assistance Etc. Around friends or people he knows Leon's kindness truly shows always being there for a friend in need, never letting someone feel left out or alone. He will support his friends. He will always give someone a chance to make up for their wrongs. ( Ever seen Trigun? Think of Leon like Vash.) Leon will never kill someone he will try his best to disable the opponent or knock them out.

History: He never knew his real family he was raised in a orphanage for five years as a Riolu. He was used for slave labor at the orphanage and after a few years he was one out of five kids left. Everyone was a bully to him beating him up for being positive. One day he was on a trip to the rich side of town to help the priest with donations ( Going around and taking the jars filled with money.) He was waiting outside when he sees a shady man across the street. A Galled came walking by Leon and gave him some money for the donations box. Leon then look across the street to see the man with a weapon. Without thinking Leon rushed and jumped in front of the Galled the shot hit Leon and went into his left shoulder. He was then hospitalized for months with frequent visits from the Galled and his wife Gardevoir. After Leon was released from the hospital he was adopted by the couple. He was now in a kind and caring family. He was raised with love and care he grew up to be a responsible Lucario and made friends with lots of people. He is in the same grade as Serpent but in higher classes.

Taunts/phrases I won't kill you but he/she will. After battle with low lvl grunts.
Bullets don't hurt anymore. Beating someone who uses ranged attacks/ weapons Dear Arceus protect all those around me!. Using Protect in a very critical moment. Mother of Mew that's a big fellow. Big enemy appears.
I will banish you to the realm of Giratina for all the harm you caused. When forced to kill.

SIDENOTE ( Galled and Gardevoir were targeted because Galled is a professional fighter and he was going to fight a prize fight for a lot of Poke/Money. As Leon was growing up he was taught and trained in a style that Galled called Paladin arts so Leon knows how to fight he just rather not.)

Name: Xavier Stevens

Gender: Male

Species: Flygon

Affiliation: Virtue

Embodiment: Forgiveness

Physical Appearance: Like a Flygon except his scales are snow white and the red trim is a sky blue color. He also wears a scarf of the same colors.

History: Xavier came from the cold northern mountains north of Johto. He didn't get the proper education and living while there so He moved to live in Lutra's neighborhood. When Forgiveness was cursed by the previous incarnation of Wrath to never accept apologies and never allow the new incarnation awaken as the new Angel of Forgiveness. He is given the legendary blade Wing of Tears when he is recognized as The Angel of Forgiveness.

Personality: He is a very happy and kind person and at first mistaken as Kindness. But because of his previous incarnation's curse, he can't accept apologies and lets it go to heart. He feels like he is a failure. Sometimes clumsy and quiet, he is picked on and seen as a crybaby. He is easily overwhelmed and cries from his emotional pain. He is seen with a frown on his quiet face whenever he is alone.

Pact: He and Lutra take a sip from a special chalice filled with sacred water to symbolize and create a link to Lutra and allow Xavier to become the Angel of Forgiveness. The Chalice is in Tower of Purity.

Moves:
Dragon Slash: Slashes with his two handed sword infused with Dragon energy.
C-C-Cold Breath: Breathes a 50 below 0 blizzard of frost. Has a cold recoil for Xavier though.
Dragon Tail: Trips enemies up with his tail covered in Dragon energy.
Fanmarang: Fires a diamond shaped tail fan in a bladed arc, which will return to his tail.
Vertical Thrust: Jumps high into the air, then down thrusts his swords at comet speed into his enemies.
Slash Storm: Slashes his sword so fast it creates a flurry of air slashes at enemies.
Divebomb Comet: Flies, then dive bombs into enemies while covered in Dragon Energy.

Virtue Infusion: Forgiveness

Level 1 Forgiveness:
Compassionate Slash: Attacks with a crescent cutter blade of energy fired at an enemy.
Sympathy Shield: Blocks attacks with a barrier of pure sympathy.
Blinding Breath: Breathes Light flames to deal much damage. Has same recoil as CCCB (c-c-Cold Breath)
Soul Mirror: absorbs any Sin attack and uses it against its user with double strength.
Kazapple: Imbue enemies with holy lightening to cause lots of Light damage.
Pacify: attacks with light energy straight into the soul and may cause the Pacifist status, where an enemy becomes afraid of attacking.

Level 2 Forgiveness:
Tears of Sorrow: Cries for a fallen friend with his heart and revives them.
Altruis Rain: Calls rain that heals the soul and slowly heals anyone with Virtues and damages anyone with Sins.
Heart Mend: Heals a friends broken heart and heals wounds deal to them.
Anger Shatter: Purifies enemy anger with Forgiveness to lower attack power.
Song of Salvation: Sings with his heart to heal all friends wounds.

Level 3 Forgiveness:
Ascend: Becomes Mitra, The Angel of Forgiveness. (P.S. Mitra is a powerful dragon creature. He is now 7 feet tall and has white white scales and has blue glowing lines all over his body. His scarf becomes a elegant moon necklace glowing with blue light. He instead has six long diamond shaped wings with diamonds hanging off of them like earrings. His hands have his swords fused into the wrists and has long blue claws for fingers. His tail has diamond shaped spikes along it and has six diamond fans on on the end of it. His face has long feathers for hair, glowing blue eyes, and diamond shaped gills. stands on two feet.)
Angelic Wing: Stabs enemies with his sharp huge wings to deal heavy damage.
Wish for Pure Virtues: Can only be used in an absolute dire situation. Mitra kneels and prays with all his heart and soul. Which releases empowering energies that fully heal all friends and raise attack power. But, at the cost of being rendered unconscious.
Freedom of Souls: Takes some light energy from all Virtue friends and forms a huge explosion of purity.
Streaking Charge: Rushes into an enemy while cloaked in Forgiveness energy.
Pillar of Effigies: Strikes enemies with a huge column of Forgiveness.

Quotes:
"H-h-hello..."
"Please, why can't you leave me alone?"
"Why...why am so different from the other people..?"
"All I've ever wanted was a true friend.."
"I don't really care much about myself. Only my friends"
"Hahaha wow!"
"Hey, that's cool with me!"
"I dunno?" (Shrugs)
"I...I am sorry"
"Listen; You have to Forgive and Forget. I will only kill you inside"
"I'm...Forgiveness?"
" I Forgive you...I forgive you with all my heart"
"Please, Everyone, purify the Sins...Do it with all your heart and living soul!" (Says when using Wish for Pure Virtues)

Taunts:
"I'll forgive you...by blinding your soul!"
"I pity you Sins, you can't be forgiven easily."
"Your time for sorries is up!"
"I'll save your soul with Forgiveness!"
"Oh c'mon! Its like im spoon feeding Forgiveness! It doesn't taste that bad!"
"You!...Yooooooouuuu...uhhhhhh...suck?"

Name: Melodia

Gender: Female

Species: Milotic

Affiliation: [Sin or Virtue] Virtue

Embodiment: [of which sin or virtue] Temperance

Physical Appearance: like a normal Milotic but with silvery blue specks on her scales

Personality : cold and quiet to strangers and new people because of her inability to talk to people. but once you get to know her, she is cheerful and fun to be around, her dry humor and sarcasm can make you laugh. She may not look like it but she is very observant. She can tell if there's anything wrong and she is very understanding. She is quite easily annoyed.

Pact: Lutra gets surrounded by rings of water which makes him glow after getting absorbed by him. Melodia's terms are that Lutra must gain her control of water and that he always gives everyone a second chance to see their faults, virtues and their story, their pact is shown by the sparkling ice-encased-water pendent that hangs around Lutra's neck and over his heart.

Moves/Powers:
Aqua raid - she collects water surrounding her and uses it to bombard her enemies like ice bombs,scalding water or sharp icicles. the water can also form ice armor that she uses to protect herself Hydro Restore - She absorbs the surrounding water to heal herself , she can also heal her friends this way - Tail - Her tail can gain a sheet of iron,dragon energy,water or ice that she uses to slam onto her enemies. Like she can jump and swing her tail hitting everything in a 4 meter radius Ice Rain - She shoots ice bullets out of her mouth at high speeds

Sin/Virtue Infusion: Temperance

Lvl 1: Mirror Heart Blade (a supportive move that amplifies Razor Shell's attack depending on the heart of the target, like a person with a very dark heart gives Lutra a massive powers up) [needs concentration and a sense of peace]
Lvl 1: Ice Protect (a defensive move that forms a shield of ice that protects Lutra)
Lvl 1: Reflective Mirror (a passive move that forms a mirror on Lutra's scalchop that shows the target's heart whether good or bad and whether they are lying) Lvl 1: Aqua Spike (a offensive move that makes water form spikes that shoot out nowhere)
Lvl 2: Wave Storm (Lutra summons a huge wave and a cyclone onto his targets)
Lvl 2: Icy Judgement (an ice ring of spikes surrounds each enemy's neck within a radius of 20m which can contract to injure or kill depending on user's will) [requires concentration and ability to sense presences]
Lvl 2: Blood Control ( gives Lutra control over the water in blood to use it however he wishes in a radius of 15m) [Use only as a last resort as it requires a decent chunk of concentration and mental energy]
Lvl 3: Melodious Tale (Lutra gains a tail and can swim faster, move faster,control water efficiently and is more flexible)
Lvl 3: Call of the Heart (Melodia appears alongside Lutra after solidifying from water)

Quotes:
Shut the hell up or pray to Arceus that I won't whip you too far...
Depends... *shrugs*
Everyone deserves a second chance, well, mostly everyone.

Taunts:
"Come on, show me whatcha got!" "So I'll be nice, a quick death or an agonizing death?"
"I control all water around here so your choice is to, live or die?"

Sins:

Name: Risk Altair

Gender: Male

Species: Grovyle

Affiliation: Sin

Embodiment: Wrath

Physical Appearance: He has the average body type of a grovyle, with some difference due to being imbued with Wrath. His eyes have turned a blood-red, and he is always seen wearing a black-red hoodie, black jeans and black, but blue lined sneakers. He also has a pair of retractable demon wings, which he doesn't like to utilise unless absolutely necessary.

Personality: Risk, after much practice, has learnt to control his raging powers, and has adopted a new personality since his 'Dark Ages'. He now is a sympathizing being, noticed when he consoles Serpent after he loses the fight. He can lose control at times, going all out in battle once he gets angry, but that doesn't happen often since he has learnt to control his emotions. Also, he is very protective of his friends, and can be fierce if they should be harmed.

Pact: Risk meets Serpent when he is frustrated upon losing a fight he should've won. Wrath overwhelming him, Risk appears and begins to console him, despite being the embodiment of wrath. Eventually, Risk decides that since he really doesn't have much to do, and he is longing for some action in this century, he creates a pact with Serpent. The conditions of the pact were that Serpent would use Wrath as his main attacking force, so as to quell Risk's longing for battle. The pact's symbol appears on Serpent's left arm, relatively close to his shoulder, in the form of demon wings bound to a sword of obsidian.

Moves/Powers: Infernal Blade: Risk imbues his sword with one of the five elements.
IB: Ignis- Infuses the sword with fire.
IB: Glacialis- Infuses the sword with ice.
IB: Tempesta- Infuses the sword with wind.
IB: Terra- Infuses the sword with earth IB: Fulgur- Infuses the sword with lightning.

Demon's Vengeance: Utilises Wrath to attack with his sword.
DV: Revenge- Surrounds himself with an aura that returns any damage he takes for the time this skill is active by sevenfold, the drawback to using it, however, is that he will not be able to use Infernal Blade for a set time after the skill's time is up.
DV: Execution- Attacks with a flurry of slashes at an incredible speed, able to attack single targets and multiple.
DV: Swirling Rage- Sacrificing a portion of his energy, Risk releases dark energy bolts that swirl around in a set area, striking clean through any enemy they come across.
DV: Sin of Ira- Tapping into the deepest pools of wrath's energy, he creates a gigantic storm that blasts the area to pieces.

Sin/Virtue Infusion: Lost Temperance: The wrath attribute set of skills that focus on the pact between Serpent and Risk.
Level 1: Infinite Void- Imbues all of Serpent's attacks with the darkness attribute, and increases his attack power for every foe he brings down without limit.
Level 2: Boundless Fury- Bringing on the outburst of wrath, Serpent dives into a field and completely devastates it, leaving a wake of destruction.
Level 3: Asmodeus Finale- Taking on the form of pure rage, Serpent releases an infinite amount of hellfire strikes, turning the surrounding area and the people in it into nothing but a smoking husk of ashes. Chant: The hatred of all who exist have been gathered, the fires of hell engulf this world in chaos... Release the ultimate wrath, one that shall devour all who exist...
Twin Paroxysm: Using the pact formed between them, Serpent summons Risk to his side to fight alongside him; however, during the period Risk is out in battle, Serpent is unable to utilise any of his Lost Temperance skills.

Quotes:
Heh, my name's Risk. Shut your mouth and let your blades do the talking.
Let's see how you deal with elements!
The wings of rage have spread, destroying all who oppose it... Let the true outburst of devastation began, displaying eternal wrath... (Invoking 'Sin of Ira'.)

Taunts: You call this a fight? For the embodiment of rage, I'm feeling really bored by this battle.
You sure you wanna dance? You don't even look like you can hold a sword!

Note: Also, overusing the infusions of wrath leads to berserk, which is a state where Serpent cannot control himself.

Name: Castor Edge

Gender: Male

Species: Zangoose

Affiliation: Sin

Embodiment: Pride

Physical Appearance: Pretty much looks like a normal Zangoose, but his fur is black instead of white, and his red stripes have been replaced by grey ones. Often seen wearing a black T-shirt sporting a skull, black trousers and ends it with red-lined sneakers. He also has demon wings, much like Risk, but has four instead of two. He equips a simple gladius that is made of a very light yet strong material which allows him to perform quick strikes yet sustain a high amount of damage, named Repentance.

Pact: Their meeting happens after a battle in which they lost, and Risk leads Serpent to where Castor can be found, since they have been friends since the dawn of time. Castor agrees to pact with Serpent, with a little persuasion from Risk. Their conditions were that Serpent would never give up a fight until either one side fell; the pact is represented by a necklace that glows an eerie purple.

Moves/Powers: Blade Control Technique: Allows Castor to control and duplicate blades at will.
BCT: Blade Strike- Duplicates his blade and conjures five more, then sends them at one target at high speeds.
BCT: Blade Ensemble- Duplicates his blade and conjures ten, swirling around him, and then sending them at either one opponent, or at multiple opponents.
BCT: Blade Symphony- This skill can only be used when there are lots of his blades on the battlefield. Castor levitates all of his fallen blades, and unleashes an ultimate strike, at either multiple enemies, or multiple strikes on a single one.
Death Vanity: Utilizes the power of Pride to attack.
Insolent Blitz: Infuses his blade with demonic energy, and slashes at an opponent multiple times at high speeds.
Injustice Siege: Increasing his speed exponentially, Castor unleashes a flurry of slashes that can take down large groups of enemies at once. Majestic Assail: Using demonic energy, Castor conjures barbed dark swords, which he then shoots into the sky and create dark shockwaves as they crash down onto the battlefield.
Infinite Pride: Castor flies high above the battlefield, gathering large amounts of demonic energy into his sword and wings; then, he charges down at unbelievable speeds, releasing the demonic energy all at once and raising barbed dark spikes from the ground to impale enemies in a large area. This attack rivals the 'Sin of Ira' in terms of power.

Personality: Castor is much more passive than Risk, choosing to stay out of most battles. He resides inside a high up mountain, where he and Risk used to reminiscence during their free time. Unlike what his powers say, he has also learnt to control his emotions with a little help from Risk. He does not look down on others as much as a couple thousand years ago, but instead encourages those who he deems as 'friends' to give it their all in battle. He also shares Risk's protectiveness when it comes to friends.

Sin/Virtue Infusion: Forsaken Conceit: The set of pride attribute skills that focus on the pact between Castor and Serpent.
Level 1: Endless Pride- Serpent sacrifices his defence capabilities and increases his speed and attack power, allowing him to go on a rampage.
Level 2: Fallen Humiliatas: Releasing Castor's wings, Serpent flies into the air as the wings begin to shine, and conjures a darkness-charged fusillade of demonic energy strikes, devastating a set area.
Level 3: Aeterna Requiem- Transforms the blade of an equipped sword into a demonic spiked blade, thrusting it into an opponent and ripping him into shreds. Chant : The cast is set, and the pieces are in place. As darkness thrives in the eternal void, I present to you: 'The Grand Finale'!
Level 3: Dual Ruin: Serpent summons Castor to his side for aid in battle, the downside being that he can't use Forsaken Conceit while Castor is out.

Quotes: You sure about this, Risk?
Alright, let's make this quick.
You don't even know the meaning of the word!

Taunts:
Let me teach you a lesson!
Make this fight quick, I'm already bored to death.