Category: Pokémon
Rating: M
Couples: Virizion/Cobalion/Terrakion/Keldeo
Warnings: Major AU, Blood, Character Death, Gore, Lime
Chapter: 8
Copyright: © characters and places by Nintendo & Game Freak; © Plot and OC's by me
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"Is this as thou wished this to go?" Giratina watched Keldeo shiver. Blood had rained down on him, coloring part of his coat red. "We can give thee more, Sword of Justice, until thou relinquish."
Her black wing shot forward, closing around the neck of the youngest Musketeer. More followed, holding him aloft in front of her. One of her red spikes ran down his exposed stomach, leaving a line of blood in its' wake.
He was frozen in fear, staring at her with terrified, wide grey eyes.
"Enough!" The Flash Cannon missed him by the width of a hair, hitting one of the black wings with enough force to evaporate a mountain. But shadows cannot be destroyed…
Giratina's eyes flashed red, burning with fury as she turned to the Steel Sword.
"Enough…" Cobalion breathed, looking down when his two companions turned to look at him. "I will do as you ask, but leave him alone. Please…"
She dropped the Water Musketeer, floating up to Cobalion. "Swear it to us." She demanded, her wing tipping his head upward so he had to look at her.
"I swear you will have your souls." He said, tears shimmering in the golden depths of his eyes.
There was a terrible silence, during which she pulled her wing back. The sound of it hitting him echoed around them. She had used it like a flat hand, smacking his face hard.
"FOOL!" She screamed, eyes burning brightly now. "Was this truly necessary? Did Virizion truly have to die for you to say these words?"
He quickly recovered from the slap, glaring at her with equal fury. Terrakion shielded young Keldeo, who was cowering under the massive Musketeer, shivering as he peeked at the Ruler of the Distortion World.
"We were in agreement on this." Cobalion countered, righting himself.
"You were fools. I TOLD you that I am the Reaper of Pokémon. After death, each and every soul already IS mine." Giratina hissed. "The only thing she died over was your unwillingness to bow, not to save those souls."
"This was only a game to you?" Terrakion growled, his cheerful visage now looking downright terrifying in his fury.
"It was all a test." Giratina answered almost serenely as she gestured to Virizion's body-parts. "One you failed miserably."
"You killed her to test us?" Cobalion had never before felt such horror in his life. Even when he had seen the devastation of the fire of the Moor of Icirrus, even when he had seen massive armies clash over empty causes he had not felt this horrified.
"No, because you failed your test." Giratina cruelly stated. "Had you but acquiesced to my demands, she would not be like this."
"Why would you even do this to begin with? Were you just frigging bored and decided to cause trouble?" Terrakion roared at her.
"She did it because I ordered her too." The voice was lyrical and just a touch lower than the average soprano. It danced around them, filling them with warmth even with the harsh sentiment it bore.
A pristine white qilin-like Pokémon rose from beneath the island, a heavy golden ring around her midsection.
"Arceus?"
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Mewtwo watched as the three struggled to comprehend what was happening around them.
"I asked Giratina to take Virizion and put you to the test." Arceus calmly stated. "And you failed." The cold way she said that was at odds with how he knew her. In his time as Giratina's right-hand man – or whatever would be the appropriate name for his job – he had yet to witness someone fail the test. He had heard stories obviously, but this was the first time he actually saw it all happen.
"What?"
"I created you to govern and protect this world. I created you to guide its' inhabitants. But I cannot create new Legendaries infinitively. I need to know that those I do have created know when to cut their losses and sacrifice others instead of their brethren." Arceus coldly spoke, her irises glowing lightly in what little light illuminated the Distortion World. One of her golden hooves buried itself into the bare rock of the island. "Which is why I order Giratina to put some Legendaries at a time to the test."
"Virizion was killed to test us?" Mewtwo saw they were close to tears and he felt sorry for this.
"No, she wasn't." Arceus shook her head. "I just told you I cannot keep on creating Legendaries left and right. Mewtwo, you can come out now." She looked up, straight at him. It was like she was looking straight into his soul, mental defenses be damned.
"Lady Arceus…" He floated down, bowing to her.
"Return Virizion." She ordered coolly.
He bowed again, reaching out with his powers once more. A piece of rock came under his influence, gliding down calmly to his side. His three fingers rested lightly on its' jagged surface.
The illusion faded. Held securely in the grip of a powerful mind Virizion floated under his fingers now, her eyes closed and chest rising lightly as she seemingly slept through everything around her.
"It was merely a test, and so it has no far-reaching consequences." Arceus did not allow them to speak. "This time all went well, but there will be repercussions for your failure here." She turned. "Bring them back to Unova. Expect a new Test, Cobalion. And you better not fail that one. I am very willing to replace each one of you if it proves necessary and it will be should you fail again."
