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Chapter four-you could say the lich... was bad to the bone.
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As we walked to town dragokiir and I swapped information on our respective universes. "So you're saying that people here don't level up? Only Pokemon?" He said incredulously. "Yep, though we call it evolving here." "And the ball on your belt allows you to capture Pokemon?." He said pointing to sharzun's pokeball. "Yep." "Why do you capture them?" I scratched my head "well some people do it because the Pokemon and them are friends, which makes it easier get the Pokemon to a health center if injured and it also means that someone else can't capture them." He looked puzzled "why would someone else try to catch them?" "Well the main reason people capture Pokemon is to use them to battle other trainers." He scowled "so people will take these Pokemon against their will?" "Yes unfortunately." "That's dis-" he was interrupted by a shout and the sounds of a fight.
I rushed forward to see if I could help and when I realized it was coming from the old mans house I full out sprinted. Dragokiir was easily able to keep pace, running along side of me eyeing the forest for dangers. we rounded the corner and the old mans house came into sight I saw a strange sight. A black robed person was on the ground backing away from a similarly clothed person. The standing one seemed to be commanding three other people to attack her.
The three minions were dressed in rags and stumbled forward as those controlled by a puppeteer. As we grew closer I noticed that chunks were missing from their body's. "The robed one are dark adepts and the others are walking corpses." Dragokiir grunted as he pulled ahead of me claws outstretched and smoke pouring from his mouth. I recalled that the adepts had magic and the corpses made almost anyone they killed rise back up as one of them. I let dragokiir take the lead.
They didn't see dragokiir until he was right on top of them, which was far too late. The standing adept cursed and shot out a icy wave from his hand. It Hit dragokiir who shrugged it off and sent out a Burst of fire in return. the standing adept commanded the walking corpses to attack. They turned from the adept on the ground and shambled after dragokiir. As dragokiir tore through the corpses and went after the other adept, the adept on the ground took off down the path heading towards me. I stepped behind one of the trees on the side of the path and waited with baited breathe for her to pass. As I stepped out from behind the tree she glanced back at the battle which allowed me to blindside her. As I tackled her she let out a squeak and tried to shoot off a spell, which was rudely interrupted when we hit the ground.
I sat up and while holding her down glanced over at the battle. Dragokiir was in the process of toasting the adept, the shredded remains of the walker were scattered around. The adept squirmed underneath me "Oh god please don't take me back to that fucking sicko! Please I'll do anything!" I let some of the pressure off her "What are you talking about? What sicko?" I asked glaring at her. "The fucking lich! Don't play dumb with me!" I stood up and pulled her to her feet. "Well I'm glad to tell you I don't work for anybody at all." She stood glaring at me. I glanced over at dragokiir, who was on his way over. "So you're not working with the fella over there then I'm presuming?" Motioning at the charred corpse of the other adept.
She snorted "Of course not!" Dragokiir stomped over to stand at my side and asked "So who do you work for?" Dragokiir asked. "Nobody." "Well then what were you and your pal doing in this dimension?" I asked. "That god damn lich fled here from iryda when your people" she said, pointing at dragokiir "and those mages had almost killed him." Dragokiir growled "If you came with the lich how are you not working for him?" "He kidnapped me from my village. He wanted me to be his 'queen'." "Why was the other adept trying to kill you?" I asked. "Because he wanted for me to run off with him but I refused." "Why?" Asked dragokiir, who was in the process of cleaning his claws. "Because He was a raging jerkass." "Makes sense, Why were you two here by yourself?" I asked, curious. "We were supposed to be killing the dude that lived in there." She pointed over at the old mans house.
"You didn't did you?" I said growling. She took a step back, "No we hadn't even broke in, and I wasn't planning on having anything to do with it." I let out a sigh of relief, "Oh good. Now which way did the lich go?" She pointed towards town. "He said that he was going to keep on the main road." My eye widened, "Not good, so not good. C'mon dragokiir let's go, we have to stop him before he reaches the town!" "Ok, come here. It'll be faster if I carry you." I walked over and he picked me up and placed me over his shoulder. Crouching down he went to take off when the adept walked over. "I want to go with you." I glanced down at her, "Why?" "Because you'll need help taking down ole bonehead and I want a shot at him." "You ok with this dragokiir?" He nodded, "It does not bother me." "Well then I guess you can come, but first. What's your name?." "Vulziiin." (Pronounced *vul-zī-in*)
As dragokiir jogged and glided towards town I did my best to explain how this universe worked. As I was telling vulziiin what I knew of pokeballs i heard something. "Hey dragokiir hold up for a moment." He slowed down to a fast walk. Listening I heard what sounded like a rather battle. "You guy hear that?" Dragokiir grunted and vulziiin nodded. "Dragokiir as fast you can alright!" He grunted and started to run, his feet hitting the ground with thumps.
As we grew closer to towns the sound of battle grew louder and the occasional lighting-bolt or fire-bolt would shoot out over the forest. When we reached the city gates we found it guarded by two skeletons. Dragokiir needed a moment to catch his breath so vulziiin and I dealt with them. I walked close enough for them to spot me and whipped a rock at the closest one. They both started towards me, and vulziiin slipped behind them and blasted one with a barrage of shadow waves. The surviving one turned to go after her and I whipped another rock, this time hitting it in the head. It turned back and got slammed in the back by another round of shadow waves. It fell to the ground but immediately attempted to push itself back up, which was stopped by dragokiir's foot smashing through its head.
We entered the town heading down Main Street. The road was pockmarked and scorched and the rubble of a few dead skeletons scattered around. Here and there doors were busted down, windows smashed. We followed the sounds of battle to street leading to the pokecenter. When we turned the corner dragokiir took off like freight train and vulziiin began throwing out spells. In the middle of the street a group of trainers were directing their Pokemon against the lich trying to keep his forces away from the pokecenter. As I watched one of the trainers took a arrow from a skeleton archer who was then busted apart by a enraged charizard. Dragokiir waded directly into the fray swinging with his fists and letting out bursts of fire. Vulziiin was not far behind him blasting anything that tried to sneak up on him.
When the trainers saw us they let out a cheer, even the one resting up against the pokecenter clutching his arrow wound. The lich turned too see what the commotion was, and cursed. He started for the nearby side street heading for the other gate. "Dragokiir roast his ass!" I said motioning frantically at the lich. He dropped the walking corpse he had been holding and took off into the air. As he flew over the lich he let out a roar and dropped down onto the lich. Vulziiin and the trainers turned from finishing off the remaining stragglers to see what was happening. Dragokiir was sitting on the lich pounding way when he was blasted off by a huge ice wave. "Keep your dirty talons off me you damn lizard." The lich yelled. "How about you keep your spring claws off my friend ya fucking undead creep!" Vulziiin yelled back sending out a shadow wave that knocked him back. "Vulziiin my queen what are you doing!" "Putting your ass back in the grave!" The lich laughed "you don't have the power to do that."
"I'm betting I do though." Said dragokiir who had staggered back onto his feet. "You? Hah you can barely even stand you dumb beast." The lich said with his face twisted into a cruel mockery of a smile. The lich let out a quick chant and waved his hand in front of him. Out of the ground rose a figure dressed in a tattered black-green robe. It let out a haunting screech and rocketed towards dragokiir. As it reached him he side stepped and let out a steady stream of fire. The ghost let out another ghastly screech and began to dissipate. Dragokiir began to shimmer, his body seemingly made out of mixed paint. The lich used our divided attention to sprint for the gate.
From the shimmering swirling mass of what used to be dragokiir came a deep guttural roar and from it burst dragokiir now standing at three and half meters tall and wearing a almost full body plate armor colored deep red and trimmed with silver. The horns on his head now more pronounced and his claws almost as long as my forearm. He took off like a bolt, slamming the lich into the ground. Then standing on him he proceeded to let out a raging torrent of fire so strong everybody shielded their face from the light and heat. Once it tapered off I could see dragokiir standing in a pile of bone and ash, the road around him scorched black.
The trainers let out a cheer then began to Shepard their Pokemon into the center for healing. Two of them stopped and picked up the injured trainer and brought him in as well. Vulziiin and I walked over to where dragokiir was standing. "Dude that was fucking awesome!" Vulziiin said, almost sounding giddy. "Yea it was pretty damn cool. You alright?" I asked. "Yes." Came his reply now even deeper then before, sounding like a far off thunderstorm "just a little bit out of breathe." He let out a resounding chuckle. We laughed "I can bet, after that firestorm." I said "now let's go get the food mart owner buy our crap and go home, sound good?." Dragokiir chuckled again, "yes that sound just fine, I'm famished." I turned to vulziiin, "if you want I can pay for a hotel room for you for the next few weeks, or if you want you can come with us." "What and be stuck alone with you two boys?" She said with a grin. "Nah there's already another girl living with us." "Well then I guess I'll come with you guys." "Sounds good to me, now lets go eat."