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Valence still stood outside for hours. The sun had begun to set and he was feeling hungry. He didn't mention it though since everyone was getting settled in and he had a job to do. Just as his stomach rumbled Fae, Vernon, and Zavilus all came out together with serious looks on their faces. They all locked their stares on him as they passed by to stand in front of him.

"Why is everyone out here looking at me?" He asked casually. Fae shifted uneasily and Vernon spoke up.

"Aro had requested that you talk to him in private." Valence had no idea who they were talking about.

"Aro? Is that the girl's name?" Zavilus shook his head.

"No, her father's name is Aro. The girl's name is Helen. He told us terrible things, and he knows this talk he is about to have with you will not be easy to hear or to except, but it is important to keep in mind the cycle of life and promises you made."

"Aro… where have I hear that before?"

"Why are you talking like that?" Valence shook his head.

"That's just the way he spun it, I'm just repeating his words. He sounds like someone you'd see in some fable or something. It's like he always trying to teach us something every time he opens his mouth." Valence seemed confused.

"Go Valence, he's waiting for you." Valence was very curious and slightly worried. What made his friends act in such a serious manner? What required them to all leave at once? Valence turned as walked into the cave. As he turned he heard Fae whisper.

"…what do you think he knows?" Valence saw Aro in the back room still and walked outside of the entrance. He heard soft crying coming from the girl and heard the father whispering things. He focused to hear him speak.

"…child you knew this day would come, as does every child growing up with elder parents." Aro explained.

"Please dad, I lost mom, I don't want you to go!" She cried. "This is too unfair!" The father's expression turned serious.

"To ask why we all die is to ask why live at all?" The girl quieted her crying completely. Valence guessed this was some sort of code they lived by. "Why do we die? To live and leave memories and to let those memories blossom into more memories to create a wonderful world." Valence listened closer. "When those memories create that perfect world that is worth…"

"Dying for." Helen joined in to finish. She covered her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Before I go, there is one lesson you must learn." The girl looked up and for the first time, Valence show her eyes fully open. "With conflicting forces, life and death, anger and happiness, it is often easy to question why the poisonous force exists at all. Of course, without negative force, we cannot distinguish positive from negative forces. Just as happiness and depression war against each other, they mark themselves as separate feelings. Without one, there is just a force. It isn't positive, it isn't negative, it just is. That means if we feel happy, how do we know it's a good thing if we don't know what the bad thing is? In short, one cannot exist without the other." The girl closed her eyes and hugged her father tightly.

"I'll never forget you father! NEVER!" She screamed into his fur.

"I know you won't dear." Valence stood visible now. Aro turned his head and smiled. "Ah! So the others convinced you to come in!" Valence looked at the girl still hugging her father then back to the fox's face.

"You wanted to speak with me." He said.

"Yes, yes. Please hold still we have much preparing to do. He titled the girl's head up. "Helena… it is time." The girl let go and looked down.

"I understand now." She held back tears. "Farewell…" The dad started to make a teleportation ring. "And good luck!" In an instant, the Delphox and Absol were in what appeared to be a shrine. It was on top of a green, rocky hill in the middle of an exotic forest. The trees covered the sky over, and the walls blocked any view of their surroundings. The entire place smelled of incense and smoke. Valence wanted answers now.

"What the hell was that about?" He asked semi-aggressively.

"You are the Absol they call Valence, are you not?" He faced away from the Absol and waited patiently for a response. "By your silence, I assume you are. My name is Aro." He turned around and smiled. "Did you understand what I told my daughter?" Valence was still on that same question, but swore he heard a name like Aro before, but he couldn't place where.

"Why did you talk like that to your daughter? She almost died, yet you are wasting your time with me?" Valence said with passion. "That girl needs her father right now."

"I am past my old life now. Now begins my second life." Valence narrowed his eyes.

"A second life? Are you joking? The girl is still so young!" He argued. "You are just going to leave her behind! She risked her life just to get you standing!" The Delphox sighed and rubbed his head before turning to face Valence.

"There is much to discuss, Absol. For I am not who I appear to be to the untrained eye." He turned around and threw smoke around the shrine and vanished for a second. "Prepare yourself, you might find this… unsettling." He reappeared as a very identical Absol compared to Valence. Valence's eyes widened and he slowly backed away. "I'm sure you recognize this form." Valence shut his eyes and pictures of his father ran through his mind. "I've been waiting a long time to meet you again." Valence shook his head and his mind started screaming in denial. He felt himself cowering from the other Pokémon.

"No… NO!" The Absol walked closer to Valence.

"You've grown."

"Stop!"

"You've killed, murdered."

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" He screamed as voices whispered into his ears.

"It's good to see you once more…"

"ARGH!" He roared before covering his eyes.

"Son." The voices ceased and Valence's head was being soothed by a mist from his father's paw. Valence looked up and gazed into the other Absol's eyes.

"Aro!" He said to himself. "It can't be. Aro? Arona Longclaw?" The Absol nodded.

"I am Arona Longclaw, celestial guide to his majesty, Arceus. Call me Aro." Valence got to his feet and kept his stare.

"I KNEW I heard that name somewhere…"

"But… you died from the attack on your home!" Aro narrowed his eyes and felt sympathy for the other Absol.

"Don't act like it wasn't yours as well. Valence, I am who you think I am." Valence didn't speak. "Son, I am your father." Valence realized what that had meant. He looked once more at his father's eyes and looked away in shame.

"I can't believe it." He said under his breath. "All this time… my father was alive."

"Yes. My history is long after what you saw; I have done many things over the years, made friends in high places. I am Arceus' Celestial Guide, which means I watch over whoever he tells me to. That is why we talk now. His majesty commands me to assist my son, and so I shall." Valence shook his head and turned away.

"You saw me…"

"Oh I did Valence. I saw you kill many innocents. I saw you slaughter many different families for the thrill. I saw you kill newborns and unborn Pokémon." Valence wanted to run. He had no idea if this was reality or a dream. "But…" Valence turned his head. "…I also saw you save the Leafeon and pregnant Sylveon. I saw you rush to the Braixen's defense. And also, I witnessed you trust your story to a Zoroark." Valence turned around to be greeted by a warming smile from his father. "You are not lost yet Valence. Not just yet."

"Where's mom?" Valence finally forced his question out.

"She isn't like me. She is actually… dead. Arceus sends his condolences." Valence swore under his breath. "I miss her more than you can guess, Val. Now then, come. We have much to discover, and a long journey ahead of us son!" Valence shuddered and followed his father to the foot of the shrine. "Now that our re-introductions are complete, I need to explain why I called you here." Valence felt his emotions leveling out and returned to his normal mental state.

"Alright dad." Aro took out a small glass globe resembling the planet Earth. He smiled and put it between himself and Valence.

"There is one thing you always said when you were on a rampage. You said that the world is a fragile place with fragile beings and that only the strongest would survive." Aro closed his eyes and shook his head. "You were right about one thing. Our world is very…" He tapped the globe over and it cracked. "…fragile. Just imagine how many things could go wrong on this planet." He took a pebble and threw it next to the fallen globe. "A meteor could strike the planet, killing everything on the planet." He took some dirt and threw it over the globe. "A single disease could kill millions of us overnight!" Then he looked at Valence again. "I think it was partially this philosophy that drove you over the edge to hunt those who killed us."

"Hmm…" Valence shifted.

"But, there is an unseen threat encroaching on our planet and no human or Pokémon has the means to stop it. It is a dark source of power. An ancient god that has lain dormant for many centuries now will awaken in the coming years." He clinched his paw into a fist. "This old god brought this world to its knees in a time before Arceus was procured and died when the old world imploded, creating this world today." He smashed the glass globe and stood up. "We can only guess this god will undoubtedly try to destroy the world, and Arceus knows that this world will be its principle battleground." He paced back and forth while explaining. "The way this god was so influential was that his powers allowed him to turn anyone who had hopelessness, pride, and anger in their hearts. Doing this he was able to raise a puppet army and sweep across the old world, bending everything and everyone to his will. However when the old world changed, he never really perished completely. Now we believe he will be returning soon."

"So I need to fight a god, is that it?" Valence asked sarcastically.

"No. You are to do the exact opposite." Valence seemed to be relieved for a moment. "You are to travel around the world and absolve all the hurt and suffering you can before he comes back. You will take in every injured Pokémon you find, you will console the sorrowful, and you will make those who are alone and lost feel loved. The closer we are to each other, the better chance we have of destroying this god forever. That is why Arceus resurrected you." Valence took a second to replay the information that he had just received. "And with each nurtured Pokémon, that is one less that can be enslaved into his army."

"So this is what I am needed for. An old god wants to kill us all." Valence looked up and thought again. "I've hurt so many, and now I have a chance to make it all better for the fate of the world." He looked down again. "But I won't be alone. I have friends now, and my father has returned to watch over me. Fine. Now I can start over and try again. Who knows what will happen?"

"I'm in then." Valence proudly stated.

"Splendid! Now a few more things we need to make clear. Walk with me." He started walking around the compound and started to speak. "When I return you to your friends, you must keep this secret." Valence nodded. "Number one: I do not exist. Helena's father is dead, he is never coming back." Valence sighed and nodded once more. "Number two: Never speak of your mission. You do what you do simply because it is the right thing to do. Understand?"

"Yes, of course." Valence confirmed.

"We must keep this secret for now to keep everyone calm. When the time is right, they will learn."

"Yes… right. Keep it secret and they will learn on their own." Aro nodded his head and looked up.

"Good." Then he walked to a reflecting pool and the pair looked into the waters to see their reflections. "Now, with all the traveling you are about to do, you will need to leave some Pokémon behind to watch and manage the various shelters. This means you will make friends, many friends, but you will probably only see them if you pass a shelter. On this note, we need to find a suitable partner for you to travel with." He motioned for Valence to get in the water. "Stand in the water and face me. Look into the water and observe your reflection. That will tell you who to seek out." Valence slowly lifted himself up and into the water. The water was warm and bright while only rising just above his paws. "Now look down." Valence looked down and a swirling image turned into a memory he recalled.

"…Amber."

The image showed a Gardevoir holding a dead Ralts while crying to the sky. Nearby, Valence saw a dead Absol. He knew who it was, and turned his head to Aro.

"Amber. You two have met. You killed her son and she apparently killed you. You are alive and she will not believe it. Expect her to be hostile." Valence growled quietly.

"Fucking Amber of all the Pokémon in this forsaken world, AMBER?" Valence let his anger go. Aro knew he had just stopped himself from having an outburst and was proud.

"Where can I find her?" Aro looked up slowly. "An opportunity will arise. Patience is key. She will be your partner and she will aid you in your endeavors." Aro smiled. "This will not be easy son." Valence laughed.

"I can feel the anger coming already from her. Fine, I will let her come with me." Aro shot him a look that begged to be explained. Valence knew and asked to humor him. "Anything else I should know?" Aro smiled and laughed.

"She will teach you many things. And when you both become close enough… you might just change a little." Valence narrowed his eyes at his father, trying to figure out just what he was implying. "Tomorrow afternoon, you will meet her. I cannot say how, but you will." He walked away from the pool and Valence followed. "So one more thing you need to know."

"What?"

"You might have a hard time rooting him out, but I've had a Meowstic following me for a long time. He has been following Helena and her mother since even before Helena's mother met my alternate self. His story is a sad one, and we need to root out sorrows. So try to find him. Now that I'm gone, I'm sure he will take some sort of action. And on that note, I leave the life of Helena to you. She is now your daughter, or step-sister, whatever you want to call her, but she is now depending on you." Aro summoned a portal before handing him a stone. It was spectral and had energy inside of it. "Should you ever fall in combat or be murdered, your soul will be stored in here and I will be summoned to fight off whoever attacked you. You will be revived at the break of dawn the following day. This is my happy birthday gift to make up for all those I've missed." Valence observed the stone curiously and picked it up. It dissolved into his paw and he felt lighter. "Farewell son, our journey together is just getting started. Now go, and start your family."

"Bye… um… dad." He sheepishly spoke.

Valence gave his father a kind smile before walking through the portal. His vision went white and he felt himself land on grass. He landed in front of his cave and saw everyone but Zavilus in Helena's room. He walked in and joined the three Pokémon. Fae turned her head at his presence and Vernon walked past Valence and motioned for him to follow. Valence returned to the front room. It was dark, as it was now nighttime outside and the sky had turned midnight purple.

"So… is he?" Vernon asked in a whisper.

"Yeah, he's gone." Vernon looked into the cave and dropped his head in silence. "

"She understands. Apparently the two of them have been talking about his coming death for a long time. She said that there is someone following her, and he might show himself soon now that her father is gone." Valence remembered how is father had described a Meowstic was near.

"I'll watch for him tonight. You two get to sleep, something is going to happen tomorrow, and I need you two to be prepared." Vernon looked up and seemed interested.

"What's going to happen tomorrow?" Valence thought and he glanced at his horn.

"Something disastrous, I know that much."

"Something with the weather?" Vernon guessed. Valence shrugged.

"I just know something's up, and it's going to happen tomorrow. Now go rest up, I'll be out here." Vernon nodded and walked back in.

"Thank you again for letting us stay." He stopped to thank Valence before walking into the cave.

"Goodnight Vernon, and tell Fae I say goodnight, also tell Helen." Vernon nodded and vanished into the darkness of the cave. Valence looked back and was spooked at Fae white luminescent eyes. He turned his attention outside and walked around the grass. It was going to be a long night.

(Later into the early hours of the morning)

The sky was still black and Valence was still awake. Being a dark type, he could stay up longer than normal Pokémon into the night. Valence was balancing a twig on his nose when he heard someone come out of the cave. Whoever it was, it had an orange glow and it was bright, whatever it was. Valence caught the twig in his mouth and turned around to see who had got up. Helena stood there holding her twig that had caught fire. She looked shocked when he turned around.

"Sorry, I thought you were sleeping." She whispered.

"No, someone needs to stand watch. I'm a dark type, the dark is my friend." Helena walked out and looked up.

"Clouds are gathering and the temperature is dropping, must be rain." Valence felt his horn agree and he nodded.

"Shouldn't you be resting?"

"Shouldn't you?" She returned the question. "You've probably been up longer than me." Valence glanced at her side and a patch of fur had covered the wound completely now.

"I'm glad you're safe." He said suddenly. "I saw how bad your cut was." He looked down at his fur, which he had just noticed had been returned to its snow white color. "I looked pink because my fur was drenched in…well your blood." Helen shivered.

"Okay, I didn't need to know that." She waved her free hand in front of her face. "Still…" She gave Valence a quick smooch on his cheek. "I knew it was you who charged in first and got him off me. I owe you my life." Valence was frozen form the sudden display of affection. Normally, he would've been at her throat, but instead, he found it very stress relieving. He remembered what his father had said and welcomed it as a friendly action.

"Yeah, don't mention it." Valence smiled and needed to talk to her alone, and now was the time to do it.

"The night is cool hm?" She asked casually.

"You miss your father?" She fell silent and nodded.

"I cannot allow sorrow to blind myself. That is what he always told me each time I missed my mother. Yes I miss him, but no, I'm not paralyzed by his death." Valence smiled.

"That's very mature of you Helen." She appeared to blush a bit. "But, he told me one thing before he passed." She finally looked into his eyes.

"What did he say?" Valence looked away and took a deep breath.

"He said now that he is gone, he needed someone to watch after you and protect you." Helen seemed to understand what Valence was saying. "And he insisted that I take his role as a father. Now don't get me wrong, I am no father, I've never raised a kid, but I'm just letting you know now, I am watching out for you. It was his dying wish." Helen's eyes widened and she squeeked.

"Oh! Sorry, I shouldn't have kissed you then!" She was clearly alarmed and embarrassed.

"Na, I don't mind." Valence dismissed it. "If it's your way of thanking me, that is totally fine. It was somewhat… relieving. You know, from all the company and fighting and you and stuff." Helena seemed to relax a bit.

"Oh good, I'll try to think about it next time." She twirled her foot and spun her stick in her hand.

Valence belayed his objective in this conversation. Helen in turn sighed and crossed her arms.

"I might still be a young Braixen, but I can defend myself." Valence shook his head in disagreement.

"Not yet you can't. I'll teach you how to fight first. That Haxorus almost killed you and I will not always be here to take hits for you. You need to learn how to fight hand to hand." Helena shrugged and cracked her fingers. She sniffed the air suddenly and became alert. She flipped her stick to burn brighter and shot her head to the trees on her right. Valence noticed and looked in the same direction. His fur stood up, which he knew was a sign from his body that whatever his senses were telling him was correct.

"Someone's here." She said. She lowered her self and grasped her stick tightly. "It is right in front of us, but we cannot see it." Valence saw the stick he had been playing with at his paw and he gripped it slowly. He whistled at Helena and she looked over. He held up the stick and she lit the branch on fire. Valence threw it in front of him and for a second they saw something dark move back into the darkness. Valence lowered himself and snarled. Helena squinted and saw what it was and she held up her burning stick. "Hold."

"What?" Valence stood up again and Helena returned to her normal stance. They saw a small foot with white fur step into the stick's light followed by another. Valence was still ready to pounce whatever had been watching them. Then the rest of the individual started to reveal itself as covered in navy blue fur. Then the thing revealed its face and two jade eyes now looked at Valence's red. Valence saw the patterns on the inside of its ears reveal themselves and light up. Valence heard buzzing in his ear and a voice protruded through.

"I am fully aware of who this Braixen is, and more specifically, what happened to her father. I am here to assure you that she is not alone, and you best watch your footing." Valence glanced over to Helena who clearly didn't receive the same message.

"He's friendly." Valence loosely said. "You there, come inside and sleep. We will talk in the morning." The Pokémon walked by Helena and watched Valence with his glowing jade eyes all the way into the cave. Valence pieced vocal cues in his head and clearly this Meowstic had a reason to reveal itself. Aro had told of him of a Meowstic following him, and this must've been him. His ears came down and he spoke again.

"I am unable to communicate through my voice. I'm still surprised as to how I can talk to a dark type such as yourself. I warn you, do not try my patience and leave me be." Valence saw Helena giving him a "what just happened?" type of look and motioned for her to go inside.

"He wants to speak with me in the morning. We should get some shuteye." Valence followed them in and lay himself down at the entrance of the cave. He looked up at the fading moon and shook his head.

"What the hell have I gotten myself into?"


Characters: (*added this chapter)

Valence- Absol

Fae- Sylveon

Vernon- Leafeon

Zavilus- Zoroark- Special thanks to FtDLulz for his OC submission

Aro- Delphox/Absol-true forme

Helena- Braixen

*Amber- Gardevoir

*?-Meowstic