Chapter 11
"Get away from him I said!" Jayden yelled again setting his father down, he ran towards Brock, Dawn, and Pikachu pushing them away from Ash as he lay there breathing heavily as he clutched his burnt hand.
"Jayden we can't just-"Brock began to protest, but was cut short by Ambrose. "You must, there is nothing you can do for him now." "Pika!" Pikachu cried out in alarm as he looked at his friend in deep concern. Brock couldn't believe what he was hearing. He glanced over at Dawn, but noticed her eyes full of tears fixed on Ash as he tried to get up from where he laid.
"The Kurai is killing him." Dawn cried out as she watched him suffer. "No," Ambrose cut in, "much worse." Brock looked over at Ambrose in disbelief. "How could it be worse?" he shouted at the man, anger flooding him again, as they just stood there watching Ash struggle to his feet. "It's turning him, into one of them."Jayden replied.
Brock couldn't believe what he was hearing. He continued to watch as Ash finally managed to sit up, panting heavily while he listened to what the others were saying. Ash knew what the others were saying was true. He could feel himself slipping, as the power of Kurai continued to course through him. He wasn't exactly sure what it all meant, but he felt that it wouldn't be long until he was no longer able to resist the evil flowing through his body. He had to be ready for when the time came, and he could sense it was near. It was almost over.
"There must be something you can do?" Dawn cried out to Ambrose, her eyes pleading for him to come up with a way to help her friend. As much as Ambrose wanted to help the kid, he could not think of any way to help him. "I'm sorry." He replied.
"Father." Jayden began but was interrupted by a strange sensation filling his senses. Ash, Ambrose, and Jayden all turned their attention towards the left of the group when suddenly the wind began to pick up. The others also turned their attention towards the left when space itself seemed to become distorted. The space began to swirl around creating a portal, and through it stepped Chase.
His gaze was fixed solely on Ash, when suddenly his eyes flashed red. He stood there glaring at the boy whose aura he desired. His burning desire seemed to materialize in front of them as his body became consumed with the very black flames that had consumed Ash's body, but instead of freezing the air, it began to suck the life out of the surrounding greenery.
"Father the seal!"Jayden cried out realizing this was now his chance, but before Ambrose could act a barrage of black flames was upon him taking him out for the count yet again. "Father!" Jayden cried out as he ran towards his father's side.
Chase once again turned his attention back towards Ash, as his eyes clearly showed his desperation. He took a step towards the boy once as the greenery beneath his feet withered and died.
"Pika!" The little mouse Pokémon cried out threateningly as sparks emitted from its cheeks as a warning. "Pikachu no!" Ash cried out but too late, as a Kurai sphere was launched towards him sending him flying. That's when Ash noticed it. Every attack Chase made, every step he seemed to take towards him, was draining his life away. The closer he got towards Ash the older he seemed to appear. Chase's once young and energetic body now was growing withered and frail.
Brock followed closely by Dawn stepped in front of Chase in an attempt to stop him but were merely thrown back by another sphere aging Chase even more.
"Your Aura will be mine!" Chase rasped out. Ash knew this was it. The opportunity was now. He took a deep breath bracing himself for what he knew was about to come. Taking Chase completely by surprise, Ash quickly jumped up in an attack position clasping his hands together to form an aura sphere. As the sphere grew in size the pain intensified throughout his body as the strange black markings spread rapidly through his body, causing him to cry out in pain.
"No way." Jayden whispered as he watched on in awe. There was no way Ash could be that powerful. After what seemed like an eternity in hell for Ash he launched the sphere directly at Chase nailing him in the heart. A blinding white light flooded the sky as Chase screamed out in horror, death had finally found him. He cried out in terror as His body continued to age rapidly until he was his body had withered into dust scattered by the soft breeze
Jayden couldn't believe what had just happened. Ash had actually defeated the aura eater. He sacrificed himself to get rid of the great evil. He turned his attention back to the boy only to find him collapsed on the ground. "Ash!" Brock cried out after witnessing the spectacle, rushing to his side followed closely by the others. The strange black marks now covered his entire body, but Brock did not care. He scooped him up and tried to wake his friend, but once again it was to no avail.
"Ash!" Dawn cried out as she watched his erratic breathing tears flooding her eyes. "Pikapi!" Pikachu cried out desperately. "It can't end like this!" Dawn cried out in frustration as anger consumed her as she thought about how much Ash had suffered.
Jayden watched as the others cried out for their friend. He wished there was something he could do to help the boy, he had a great respect for him for defeating the Aura eater, but what could he do? He glanced down at his father hoping for him to wake up and give him a solution, but he himself said he could do nothing for Ash.
I did not seem very fair that after defeating an aura eater Ash would become one himself, and Jayden would have to seal him away. "Wait a minute!" Chase exclaimed in realization, as his eyes fell upon the Kuric orb. "That's it!" he said excitedly as he grabbed the orb and rushed over to where the others were gathered.
"I know how to save him." Jayden announced as he arrived at their side, "but it is going to be tricky, and rely solely on Ash's will to survive."