You may have noticed I changed parts of the story, like the summary. This is to better suit Hercules' personality (and "Ever" Siege is a poor name for something that lasted a day). He is driven by a desire for revenge, not by heroism and goodwill, just remember that. Also, I changed the last chapter so Yveltal is the god of destruction. It's better suited for Yveltal. Sorry if I haven't updated as quickly as you would've liked. I spent the past week (okay, couple weeks) being addicted to this story by an a-MA-ZING author under the name of ScytheRider, known as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Silver Resistance. It's like… oh my Arceus so good… Check it out here! s/4298303/1/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Silver-Resistance I am striving to become as good as him. I might be more descriptive or something like that starting this chapter.
To Boa: You said you really liked sad stories? Sadistic much? XD
To Mistirysnails: Well written? Hardly. You should read Silver Resistance. If you think I'm good, you'll be amazed.
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It was the day after Madame Delsi's death. I was severely depressed. I had lost everything. My family, Madame Delsi, and now Ralz, Kausha and I were probably the only survivors of Poké Land and we were without a home, no anything! I spent most of the morning just sulking in the corner of a nearby cave we found. I would occasionally mutter some rather colorful language. There really wasn't anything in the cave but some fruit we found, and some stalactites that unnerved me. Kausha and Ralz left me alone, which I was grateful for. I wanted to be left alone, if only for a little while. Just then, we heard sounds from outside the cave. We all hid behind some rocks and peeked outside. 3 brown, 3 headed creatures were right outside the cave. They were Dugtrio of the Wild. We could tell by the gibberish they were speaking.
"Uh, guys? Do you see them?" I asked nervously.
"Yeah… do you think we could escape unseen?" Kausha replied.
"No. They'd see us for sure," Ralz answered.
"Well… what can we do?" I panicked. I was hyperventilating as they slowly edged closer and closer to the cave.
"I don't know! Maybe… into the cave?" Ralz pointed deeper into the cave. I detected fright in his voice.
"You're insane! There's probably a Mystery Dungeon down there!" A look of fear showed on Kausha's face. Sure enough, we could hear strange noises and some growling from deep into the cave.
"We might have to," Ralz said matter-of-factly, "if we ever want to get out of here alive." I heard some more growling from the cave.
"Are you sure there's no other way out? We could die!" I told Ralz.
"I don't want to go through, either, but…" We all stared at the entrance of the cave and into the cave. We all shared looks of pure terror. However, we didn't notice the 3 Dugtrio entering the cave. Just then, we felt a massive burst of energy erupt from the ground. The Earthquake sent us into the cave.
Corpse Caverns B1F
We were all sprawled on the floor. I was in pain, but it wasn't too bad.
"Is everyone all right?" I questioned. Ralz and Kausha both answered with a nod.
"We're in the Mystery Dungeon, I think," Ralz reported. We all shared knowing glances. We needed each other to survive. We had to stay together. We couldn't split up. Besides, I was scared. Really scared. The Wild murdered my parents, my brother, and the rest of my family. What could prevent them from killing me? I could easily die in here. I had no idea how to get through the Mystery Dungeon, anyway. We came to a silent agreement. We would get through the Mystery Dungeon by sticking together. Kausha pointed to a passage that looked like the only way out of the room we were in. Then, she walked in. Ralz and I just glanced at each other and followed her. I regretted the decision as we met the first of our enemies: a Golem. It appeared out of nowhere from behind us. Before I knew it, it was rolling towards me, threatening to break every bone in my body. I sidestepped and let it crash into a wall.
"RUN!" I shouted. The Golem was stalking us. Luckily, we found a passageway that led further down which the Golem was reluctant to go into. Apparently, Ralz and Kausha knew a lot more about Mystery Dungeons than I did, because they said that on the first floor of a Mystery Dungeon, you need to find a stairway. If it leads up, you need to keep going up for every floor, and vice versa.
Corpse Caverns B2F
As we advanced to the 2nd floor, I realized just how many bones and corpses of dead Pokémon were littered across the ground. They were probably all killed by the Wild. I began to wonder if Kausha's dad had been down here when I saw a skeleton that resembled an Alakazam. When Kausha's eyes glazed over it, her eyes filled with sadness and nostalgia. We met a couple of Golem on this floor as well. We were walking down a corridor when 2 Golem saw us. Their "kill-everything-that-isn't-a-Wild" instinct took effect and they immediately started Rollout attacks. Ralz jumped in front of me and shouted,
"Hidden Power!" A blast of ice-cold energy shot through the corridor. The Golem lay on their backs, unconscious.
"Thanks," I managed to say.
"It was nothing. We should get going," Ralz suggested. Kausha and I nodded our heads in agreement.
"Right." We found the stairway down in the next room.
Corpse Caverns B3F
I was really hungry, and I was really tired since I didn't eat breakfast.
"Is there anything to eat down here?" I whined.
"We haven't come across any food yet. Why didn't you eat in the morning?" Ralz replied.
"I wasn't hungry. I was too depressed to eat," I answered.
"Guys, look," Kausha interrupted. She was pointing to some stairs that led down right next to the stairs we had come down from. We rushed down it before any Wild could come after us.
Corpse Caverns B4F
On this floor, we faced something that is known as a "Monster House". We went down the stairs into a room packed to the brim with multiple Wild. I froze in fear. I saw a Golem, and an Onix next to that, and a Steelix in front of that and next to that was a Graveler… their numbers seemed endless.
"Hercules, look! Next to your feet!" I heard incredible urgency in Ralz's voice. On the ground, I found a strange, blue, spherical object. I picked it up and examined it. The words "Petrify Orb" were written on it.
"Smash it on the ground," Ralz instructed. Just then, I did the unthinkable. I dropped it. It shattered on the ground, and for a split second, I felt hopeless and helpless. I wanted to collapse on the ground. That feeling vanished in an instant. There was a brilliant flash of light, and when it ended, I could see no fragments of the sphere. The effects were instantaneous. All of the Wild surrounding us were frozen in place, unable to move. In other words… petrified. I felt so relieved; I didn't notice the stalagmite I nearly impaled myself on. I caught myself at the last second. After that, we walked forever and a day to find the stairway. It might as well have been on the other side of the world. My legs were aching after the walk.
Corpse Caverns B5F: Corpse Mess (Boss Room)
On this floor, I immediately froze in fear, as well as in rage. I saw faces that belonged to 2 Pokémon I hadn't seen in a long time, but resented all the same. They were… the same Mightyena and Ninetales that killed my family. I could feel rage boiling up inside me. I made a rash decision: they killed my family; I was going to kill them. I saw a strange look on the Ninetales' face. Was it remorse? Was it apology? No matter the case, nothing was going to stop me from avenging my family.
Flash back
"Hey, sleepy head! Get up!" I shouted to the lazy Heracles.
"Come on… just a few more minutes…" Heracles replied. I sighed, realizing that there was one option left. I had to rip the blanket off his bed. It was surprising how he could sleep through all of the blinding sun with the curtains wide open.
WHOOSH!
"HEY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Heracles interrogated as he jumped off the bed and landed on his feet right in front of me.
"It was for the best," I answered, a playful smile on my face.
End of flash back
All the good times we shared… all the fun we had… and in a heartbeat, I had that all taken away from me by the 2 very Pokémon that I was looking at right now.
"What is it, Hercules?" Kausha asked me. Ralz answered for me.
"They killed his family." Kausha simply stared at the Mightyena and Ninetales incredulously. Blinded by my fury, I attacked. It sounds kind of silly, a ten-year-old attacking the murderers of his family. But I didn't care. The only thing that mattered to me in the world was killing them.
"Quick Attack!" A trail of light appeared behind me as I zeroed in on the Ninetales. It jumped out of the way, and I crashed into the wall. It hurt. It hurt more than I would've thought. But my rage kept me going. I didn't notice the Mightyena creeping up on me from behind, but Kausha and Ralz held him off. I pursued the Ninetales. I scanned the area for it, and when I saw it, I simply ran at it and slammed it with my entire body. It went flying into a wall, but I wasn't finished with it yet. My anger multiplied, if that was even possible. I ran at it and bashed its head into the wall over, and over, and over again. I punched it, I kicked it, I just kept hitting it, determined to kill. Eventually, I could see that it was losing consciousness. That meant it was growing weak enough for me to kill it. I felt a strange feeling fill me. For some reason, I was tempted to submit to it and let it empower me. So I did that. I could feel it go into my tail. I looked back at it, and saw that it was shining silver. I can't describe it after that. It was like an instinct took over my body, and my soul was just an observer, not a controller. I jumped into the air, did a front flip and…
"Iron Tail!" I shouted involuntarily. After landing, I was… horrified, as I saw what I had done. The Ninetales… had its head cut off. I was standing in a puddle of blood. I noticed that, on this floor, there were dozens more corpses than on the previous floors. The Wild had probably slain countless Pokémon over their existence. Looking at what I had done, I wondered if what I was doing was justified. Sure, the Wild had killed all civilized Pokémon, but… was I any better? I shook my head and shrugged it off. I was so immersed in killing the Ninetales that I didn't notice that the Mightyena had fainted, and that a pathway leading outside the dungeon had opened up. I looked at Ralz and Kausha. I realized that we would probably be friends even without the one thing that tied us together, but that one thing made us even closer: our orphanage. All of us hated and resented the Wild for what they did to us. But was killing them wrong? As wrong as them killing us? For the second time, I had to push that thought out of my mind. I concentrated on leaving the Mystery Dungeon.
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We emerged in a meadow. At first, I was scared that we entered another Mystery Dungeon, but… it didn't feel like one. It felt peaceful, and relaxing, compared to a Mystery Dungeon, which felt dark, dangerous, and unwelcoming. This meadow… felt safe. A sweet smell filled the air, probably because of all the flowers. It was then I noticed just how tired and hungry I was. Upon realization… I collapsed.
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Yay for the longest chapter of this story so far! You may notice that this story has been edited to reflect Hercules' nature and my beliefs. Yeah, I know my story is nowhere near as good as Silver Resistance (if you haven't read that, DO IT! OR THE WATCHERS WILL GET YOU!), but… It's an original idea in a poorly written story, at least. I'm somewhat proud. I'm also glad I got this done. Aside from that, review, please!
