A/N: Hello everybody!
Welcome to the newest chapter!
Well… I've got nothing else to say, so let's get going!
"Raon, Wait! Don't just rush into battle like that!" Arceus called out. "You need to analyze your opponent first before you strike!"
Despite Arceus' best efforts, Raon ignored him.
"Bastard! Damn you! You stay away from her!" Raon cursed, as he ran towards Gliscor. 'Let's see now. Since you're flying, there's no doubt my Thunder Fang won't take care of you!'
Raon's mouth then started emitting sparks, and he proceeded to bite Glisor. Unfortunately for him, nothing happened.
"Really kid? Is that the best you got?" Gliscor just smirked as one of his claws started to glow purple. "Try this on for size!"
Gliscor then jabbed Raon right on his belly with his claw, sending him across the field. As Raon tried to stand up, he could feel his body getting weak.
"Ugh… What the hell's happening to me?" Raon weakly asked. His vision was somewhat blurred, and his legs felt like gelatin.
"You must be new to this then. Very well, I'll tell ya." Gliscor spoke, as he lowered himself to the ground. "What happened to ya was that you got poisoned. As long as you're in battle, you'll gradually lose HP. That's 'Health Points' if ya don't get it."
'Don't have to tell me that… I've played my fair share of video games to know that.' Raon murmured to himself.
Gliscor continued. "Anyways. Don't think that when this here battle's over, you'll get better. Oh no… You'll continue to lose health until you can find a way to heal yourself. If ya can't, you'll die and I get the honor of killing Arceus! Bwahahahaha!"
"I'll never give you that chance!" Raon declared. He then opened his mouth, and began to shoot a stream of flame.
"Not so fast kid!" Gliscor then quickly vanished, causing Raon to stop. Bad move. The moment Gliscor reappeared, he was directly in front of Raon, and he struck him hard.
As Raon struggled to get back up, he was suddenly affected by the poison.
"What's a matter kid? Too slow AND too weak? I say, ya just give up before you end up hurting yourself more…"
Raon struggled some more, then finally got back to his feet. "No! I'll never give up! No matter what obstacle I may face, no matter who dares stand in my way, I will continue to fight. Fight to protect my friends and family!"
Raon then looked behind Gliscor, seeing Ina. She was still unconscious, and had a purple bruise-like marking on her neck, which indicated where she was poisoned by Gliscor. Raon had no idea who Gliscor was, or why he kidnapped Ina, but the very thought of it made his blood boil.
'Ina…' Raon then turned to Gliscor. "Damn you! I swear, if she doesn't survive your poison, I'll make sure to find you, and kill you myself!"
A red mass of energy then began glowing inside Raon's body. It then began to travel up to his mouth.
"INFERNO!"
Raon then fired it towards Glicor, who suddenly found himself engulfed in the flames.
"Augh! The flames! It burns!" Gliscor suddenly flew out of the raging fire. His body was scorched, while his wings had burn marks.
"Damn it! Taken… down… by one… ATTACK!" Gliscor then collapsed to the ground, turning back to his human form: A lanky man with a scar across the bridge of his nose.
"So that explains why you kidnapped Ina…" Raon said, turning back into his human form. "You were the same guy from the news who they say would pose as a student, and lure unsuspecting girls to some unused room. Once the two of you were there, you'd suddenly kill them... GAH!"
"Crap! I forgot that me and Ina are still poisoned." Raon then turned to Arceus. "Arceus, can you help us?"
Arceus just shook his head. "I cannot do such thing. However, I have a valuable ally who can..."
Arceus then called out a name. "Xerneas, Come. I request your aid."
A pink portal suddenly appeared, and a black and blue, stag-like Pokémon with sky blue antlers appeared.
"You called for me Arceus?" Xerneas spoke in a soothing and calm voice.
"Xerneas, I need you to use Aromatherapy on the champion and his friend over there." Arceus spoke, motioning his head towards to where Raon was watching by Ina.
"Those poor humans. Say no more, I will do it."
Xerneas' sky blue parts began to slowly turn gold. Its antlers grew additional spikes, each a different color. A green mist, along with some petals suddenly emerged from its horns, and made its way to where Raon and Ina were.
The purple markings that was on Raon's chest, and Ina's neck started to disappear. Raon felt his strength returning, while Ina slowly woke up.
"Ohh… my head. Raon? Where… Where are we?" Ina asked as she rubbed her head. "I remember making my way to the cafeteria, when I needed to use the bathroom. When I got there however, I was suddenly approached by a student who needed help. Next thing I knew, I was knocked out, and I'm here a- Raon, what are those?" Ina asked, pointing to Arceus and Xerneas.
"Well…"
And so, Raon told Ina about Arceus, Giratina the world of Pokémon, the champions, how he could see the previous forms of former champions and pretty much, anything that was related to the subject.
"Wait. So, when you said were still sleepy from this morning, you were actually seeing who once helped Ar-kay-yus here…" Ina said, recalling everything Raon had told her, with the exception of pronouncing Arceus' name correctly, to which Arceus just shrugged, while Xerneas tried to stifle a small chuckle.
"Gosh… my head hurts like nuts just trying to remember that." Ina said, rubbing her head.
Raon just chuckled. "Don't worry about it. I'm still trying to get used to it as well."
"Well, now that we've got that out of the way…" Arceus then smacked Raon in the head with one of its leg.
"Ow! What was that for?!" Raon angrily asked, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"For not listening to me!" Arceus spoke in a booming voice. "I told you to analyze your opponent first. The emblem I gave you gives you all the information you needed in and out of battle."
'Yeah… I figured that out earlier.' Raon thought to himself.
Xerneas gestured to Ina. "Perhaps, we should leave them alone for a while." Ina nodded, and walked away with Xerneas.
"This meant that you would've known that Gliscor is a Ground-Flying type, therefore your Thunder Fang wouldn't have any effect on this!" Arceus continued to scold. "The key to victory lies within strategy. It doesn't matter what your strength is, if you don't use it properly."
"Arceus, I understand what you mean, but…" Raon started. "I was overcome with anger. The sight of seeing anyone I cared about was something I could not accept."
A brief pause
"You see, Ina was one of the very few friends I've ever made in my life. All the other people my age always thought I was a freak due to my red eyes." Raon then looked up to Arceus, showing it his red eyes.
Flashback Start
Roughly eight years ago
A young Raon was just sitting on a swing. Apparently, it was just evacuated by a little girl who didn't want to be seen near him.
'Why doesn't anyone want to be near me? Is it because of my eyes? I wish I never had these…'
Raon's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a voice. "Hey! Wanna play with me?" A young girl with short, golden-brown hair wearing a black hairband and green dress asked.
Raon's mood didn't seem to change. "Why would I? Aren't you just going to run away like everyone else?"
Ina was suddenly confused. "Huh? Why would I run away if I was the one who asked?"
"Well… because of these" Raon pointed to his eyes.
Ina just let out a small giggle. "Why would I? I think they look cool. Kinda like that hero I watch on TV. I'm Ina by the way. What's your name?"
For once in Raon's young life, he was accepted by someone who wasn't a family member. A small, almost unnoticeable smile formed. "I'm… I'm Raon."
"Raon. That's a nice name! Anyway, were wasting too much time already! Let's play!"
"Ok!"
Flashback end
"Ever since that day, me and Ina have been very close friends, maybe even closer than that. It was thanks to her that I became more confident in myself. Though I've been able to make more friends since, Ina was always the one who was closest to me."
Another brief pause
"That moment I saw her unconscious, I was afraid I was gonna lose someone… who was almost like a sister to me."
Raon was suddenly interrupted. "Say no more, young champion. I understand it perfectly. You fought to protect. That is something I truly admire. However, it is still important to analyze your situation."
"Thanks Arceus."
Without warning, Ina suddenly rushed to Raon. "Hey! We should be getting back! We probably spent enough time here to make our family call the school! Hurry!"
'Crap! Forgot to tell her about how the time works here!'
"Relax Ina! We may have spent hours here, only a mere few seconds has passed back home." Raon assured.
"What?! B-but how?!" To say Ina was confused, was an understatement. WAAYY too much.
"Has something to do with Dialga." Raon then turned to Arceus. "Anyway Arceus, how's about getting us back home huh?"
"Very well…" Arceus then summoned the gate to the human world. After a quick good-bye, Raon and Ina then quickly went through.
"It's good to see that our young champion has someone he can truly trust." Xerneas spoke.
"Is there anything you meant Xerneas?" Areus questioned.
"Oh nothing." Xerneas said. "Now, let's take care of this old fool." Xerneas pointed to the former Gliscor.
Back at the human world
"Whoa. Both you and Arceus were right. Barely anytime has passed in the real world." Ina said, noting how nothing has changed.
"See. I told ya. Now, how about we get to the cafeteria? I'm starving, and I wanna get there before we have trouble finding good seats." Raon said, before he rushed of.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Ina called out, rushing towards Raon.
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot to tell you! Look at this!" Ina reached into her pocket, pulling out an emblem similar to Raon's. The only difference however, was that it had a symbol of a cube on it.
"Whoa! When did that happen?"
"Xerneas asked me. I was kinda hesitant at first, but the idea of doing this instead of just doing nothing after homework was something I can't say no to!"
'Yup… still the same ol' Ina'
A/N: And we're clear!
Whoa! I added way too much! But, I had a lot to tell.
So yeah! Ina's now part of it. What Pokémon will she be? Well, you'll just have to find out next time!
Also, Xerneas and Ina's talk was originally next chapter, but I decided to omit it, and had it shown at the end there.
Anyways, until next chapter, BYE!