Chapter Ten: North Dungeon Part 2: Battle of the Shadows
Previously on Team Lunar Fire:
-"I need you to enter this Dungeon and rescue this child."
-"I'm Kiria."
-"This is the Time Flower. It can show the past or even the future."
-"This is from four years ago. The one battle that we lost: The Battle of the Shadows."
The Adventures of Team Lunar Fire Chapter 10: The North Dungeon Part Two: Battle of the Shadows
Flower vision (flashback of sorts)-four years prior to Team Lunar Fire's current date (seven years before the events of Azure Light for a better time frame—note there will be no interaction from Team Lunar Fire during the vision)
"Why did you want to see me?" The thirteen year old boy said to the man that had called him into that hallway.
The boy was wearing a black shirt with black pants. His shoes were black with black laces. He had on a black jacket that kind of flared out in the back. On his hands were black, fingerless gloves. He wore a blood red scarf around his neck. His hair was black as night, as black as his clothes. His eyes were a mixture of black and blue. This was Ace Hunter.
The man was wearing a white shirt that had a large sky blue section in the front. His pants were also white with a light blue section that seemed connected to the first one. His shoes were white with blue laces. He had on a white jacked that had dark blue squares on the back. His hair was a dark blue color. His eyes had a triangular blue mark extending from them into his hair. The eyes themselves were a watery blue. This man was Lugia.
Ace looked at Lugia, the man who had been a mentor to him, as he had also been his mentor in arts. Something seemed off about him, like something was different. His aura was slowly changing. Changing into something negative. Something dark and evil.
"It's taking" Lugia began to say as his face became sad. "Me"
"What's taking—" Ace started to say before his eyes widened and he gasped.
"How long?" Ace asked the Sea Guardian, his tone both serious and worried.
"A month." Lugia said, beginning to struggle with something inside of him. "I can't fight it off for much longer."
"What do you want me to do about it?" Ace asked, confused as to what he was capable of doing to help his mentor. He was no sealsmaster nor did he have godlike powers (his were more like demonic).
"Kill me." Lugia said, beginning to pant.
"What?!" Ace said, horrified at the Sea Guardian's request.
"I need you to kill me." Lugia said. "You're the only one that can."
"I won't kill you, Lugia." Ace said, walking over to his friend. "I can help you. We need to get Arcey to—"
"Arceus can't help me." Lugia said. "Yveltal shattered her seals."
"Yveltal" Ace growled the name of the one being that had taken a friend from him, the one person he despised.
"I'm beyond Arceus' help." Lugia said, now sweating. "You have to do it. You're the only one with the power to kill me."
"I— I can't." Ace said, backing up slowly from Lugia.
"Please." Lugia said, tears actually forming in his eyes. "You have to do this. I can't hold him back any more." You've got to stop him. For Bianca. For the others."
"Cipher won't surface." Ace said. "You've just got to tighten your grip. I'll help you."
"Oh, you can't help him" a dark and demonic voice came from Lugia's mouth. "He's mine now. I'm going to kill him… right after I kill you."
"you're going to have to do a whole lot to kill me." Ace said. "I won't let you take my friend."
"Do you really think you can save him?" the voice said evilly. "You can't even restrain your own powers."
Immediately after the voice had said that, Ace ran up and punched Lugia in the face, knocking him back into the wall behind him.
"Let him go, Cipher." Ace said, his voice angry.
"Or what?" the voice, Cipher, said, chuckling. "It's not like you're powerful enough to stop me."
"I will make you release him." Ace said, summoning Dark energy to his hands.
"Bring it on." Cipher (as long as Lugia is like this, I'll refer to him as Cipher) said, standing up and summoning his own combination Flying and Psychic energy.
Ace lunged at Cipher, landing a powerful Supermon punch on his face. Cipher stepped back from the force of the blow, almost immediately retaliating with a punch of his own. Ace flipped over, righting himself onto his feet.
"You're good, Hunter." Cipher said, wiping a small amount of blood off of his mouth. "But, you're not good enough to beat me. You're still too young and inexperienced to match me in combat."
"I will stop you." Ace said. "You will not take him."
"That's a laugh." Cipher said, chuckling again.
"Let him go!" Ace shouted, firing a Dark Blast at Cipher, who dodged it.
The two combatants lunged at each other, trading punches and kicks until Ace eventually landed a hard and powerful blow that sent Cipher into the wall once again.
"It seems we are at a stalemate, Hunter." Cipher said, standing up.
"What do you mean?" Ace asked, confused.
"You won't kill me because you don't want to kill your precious friend." Cipher explained. "And the weakling inside of me won't let me kill you because he sees you as a child figure to him, one who understood him."
"Well, then" Ace said, his tone both calm and threatening at the same time. "Let's remove the blocks, shall we?"
"What?" Cipher asked; now it was his turn to be confused.
"Let's remove the things keeping us from harming each other." Ace said, his tone now carrying a hint of evil to it.
"I see." Cipher said, understanding. "But, I warn you that when I do this, understand that any chance you had of winning will disappear."
"Oh, I know." Ace said. "And you should know that I'm going to enjoy taking you down."
"You're pretty cocky for a child." Cipher observed. "Such cockiness will get you killed. By me."
"Oh, I'm fully confident in my own skills." Ace said, a smug expression on his face. "I have full faith in myself that I'm going to take you down."
"You will regret this, Hunter." Cipher said as he got into a power up position. Ace also got into a power up position.
Both fighters summoned their respective auras to their bodies in an attempt to power themselves up.
Cipher laughed as his white and blue clothes began to turn a dark shade of purple. His aura gained a Dark aspect. Purple began to spread over his body and clothing. His clothes became a very deep shade of purple that almost resembled a black color. His skin gained a slight purple tint to it. The markings on his eyes changed shape to almost resemble flames, their color black. His eyes themselves turned red, both the scleras (the part of the eye that is usually white) and the irises. The pupils stayed black, however. If Ace had been looking at Lugia, he'd have gasped. The extent of the Pokerus disease was devastating. Lugia had been almost completely taken over by the disease he'd been cursed with since birth. Cipher had almost completely taken control of Lugia's nervous system.
Ace shouted as his aura began to grow Darker as he released his hold on his powers. His hair flashed white for a brief second before returning to its black color. His eyes flashed a bloody red for about the same amount of time before they became a black and blue mix once again. His aura began to twitch as even the shadows around him began to move towards him. His body gave out a shockwave as his head and arms were thrown back while his hair turned white and his eyes turned red. When he was finished, he stood before Cipher, his transformation into the powerful Nightmare nearly complete (he wasn't shifting into pokéforme). His aura was very Dark now, his Nightmare powers unleashed. He had been holding them back so as to not infect his friends, but now he was going to use every ounce of power he had to take on Cipher and save Lugia.
"It seems like I underestimated you, Hunter." Cipher said, taking in the sight of Ace Hunter in his Nightmare aspect and reading his aura. "Your power is massive. But is it enough to beat me?"
"We'll see, now won't we?" Nightmare (this is what Ace is referred to as when in this state) said, clenching his fists.
Nightmare moved at a speed that Cipher wasn't expecting and punched him in the face. Cipher flew backwards into a portal made of shadows that Nightmare had just created. Nightmare flew after him, the two of them exchanging blows throughout the entire journey through the portal. When they exited the portal, they were on a planet far away from earth.
"What is this place?" Cipher asked, confused as to his surroundings.
"We're on a moon far away from Earth." Nightmare said. "There's no way back until this fight is over."
"You really were serious about not holding back." Cipher said. "I must say you've really thought this through. You really think we'd destroy the planet if we fought?"
"Potentially." Nightmare said. "Now that I'm not going to hold back, let's fight."
"Yes." Cipher said, chuckling. "Let's."
Nightmare and Cipher lunged at each other, both of them pulling back their fists for powerful punches, Nightmare's infused with Darkness and Cipher's infused with Darkness and Psychic energy. Their fists collided in midair, resulting in a small explosion. Shockwaves emanated from their fists, moving some of the gravel around them.
They were thrown backwards from the force emitted from their collision. But, without even missing a beat, they cupped their hands by their sides, drawing their energy into them. Nightmare's was purely black while Cipher's was black mixed with the darker pink of Psychic energy. Eventually, the energy they had gathered had made a ball the size of a basketball.
"Dark Necro Force Beam!" Cipher shouted, releasing the energy in his hands. The sound it made was like a sci-fi lazer cannon.
"Kyuryoon Black Dragon Shadow Aura Burst!" Nightmare shouted, releasing the energy in his hands. Its sound resembled a Kamehameha.
The two beams collided in between the two fighters, creating a large ball in the center. The ball moved back and forth between the two fighters as they continued to pour their energy into it, neither of them backing down.
"I must say, Hunter." Cipher shouted over the roar of the energy he was releasing. "You've done well to hold out this long against me. You've even perfected your Kyuryoon attack. But this will end here with you dead at my feet."
"Don't count on it!" Nightmare shouted, struggling against the threat of the ball of energy. "I won't let you have Lugia! I will stop you, no matter what! Now feel my power!"
Both fighters ceased pouring energy into the large sphere at the same time. They once again lunged at each other, throwing energy infused punches. Nightmare's punch landed straight in Cipher's face. The Shadow Guardian was thrown backwards by the force of the blow, crashing into a large pile of rocks. He stood up angrily, lunging towards Nightmare for another attack.
Cipher punched Nightmare in the face, throwing five more punches just like it. Nightmare used Blaze Kick on the Shadow Guardian, but Cipher blocked it and punched Nightmare in the knee, nearly breaking it.
"I told you that you couldn't beat me." Cipher said as he threw Nightmare into the ground, making a crater, kneeling down and punching him repeatedly in the face. "You're just a weak child, while I am the pinnacle of power. You never stood a chance to beat me. But, I'll grant you a few last words before you pass into the great beyond."
"Fine." Nightmare said, coughing blood. "But, I only have two."
"Oh?" Cipher said inquisitively. "And what would those be?"
"Focus" Nightmare coughed out. "Energy!"
Nightmare's power level skyrocketed as the Pokémon equivalent to Kaio-Ken (in this universe anyway) filled him with a huge burst of power. Cipher punched him quickly to defeat him before he could react, but Nightmare simply caught his fist in midair. Cipher's face turned to fear as Nightmare punched him in the face so hard a crack of bones was heard. Cipher was thrown farther back than before.
Nightmare jumped up and began to unleash powerful energy blasts upon Cipher that shook the planet. Cipher stood up, his face showing extreme anger.
"I will not be beaten" he shouted, clearly angry. "by the likes of you! You are a child. You have not even begun to learn to use your power! I am a GOD! You will not defeat me here!"
"You truly do not understand it." Nightmare said as he stepped closer to Cipher, Dark energy in his hands. "You've lost. Give it up!"
"I will not surrender!" Nightmare shouted, holding his arms out by his sides. "You've reached your limit. But I've not even begun to tap into my power yet. You will now face the true power of a Shadow Pokémon."
Cipher's body began to undergo major physical changes. His skin turned a deep shade of purple that resembled black, the same color as his clothes. His clothes fused with his body as his body increased in size. His lower body grew rounder and his shape became more avian. His underbelly turned a dark blue color. His feet grew three clawed toes. A tail sprouted from behind him, the end pointy with two spikes shooting out just below it, giving it the strangest resemblance to a pitchfork. His hands became much larger, his fingers flattening. They now seemed to be like wings. Dark grey, square plates sprouted from his back, standing up. His neck lengthened as his head contorted in shape, coming to a point at the top. His teeth all became pointed as his nose and mouth area became larger, disappearing as his mouth became a cross between a bird's and a monster's. The flame marks on his eyes flowed off of his face like fires, their color now completely black. His eyes turned a bloodier shade of red, their gaze sinister. If Lugia had been in his normal state, what he had become would seem gentle and serene. But, this Shadow variant was truly a demonic sight to behold. His very aura had become tainted and Dark. This demonic creature gave a roar of power and, what could be assumed to be, victory.
"Sh!t!" Nightmare thought to himself, clutching his arm. "He used his pokéforme. I'm royally f #$ed now. I can't beat that in my current state. Hopefully he doesn't use that move. I know he knows it and I know Cipher knows it. I can't beat that. Not even when this fight started could I beat that. I'm surprised he hasn't used it yet."
"And now, Hunter." Cipher said, his voice even Darker than before. "You've just signed your death warrant."
"We'll see." Nightmare said, getting into a battle stance that didn't put much weight on his nearly broken knee.
Cipher just chuckled as he opened his mouth wide, a black ball of energy forming in it. He fired a black beam that tore the air around it, slicing it up into ribbons. Nightmare just barely managed to jump out of the way, the rocks behind him sliced into dust.
"damn it!" he thought to himself. "I don't have the energy to fight on his level. Not even this, my most powerful forme, is enough to stop him. I'm not fast or strong enough to match him. I can hold him off for some time, but it'll only be temporary. But I have to do it. For the others."
Nightmare ran (maybe ran is the wrong word considering he really didn't use one leg) toward Cipher, pulling back for a punch. Cipher simply swatted him away with his massive hands. Nightmare landed hard in a pile of rocks, only just barely getting up.
"You may beat me here." Nightmare said, coughing a little. "But you can never truly win, Lugia."
"Don't you dare call me that!" Cipher moved with blinding speed, punching him in the face with his massive hand. "Don't you dare compare me to him!"
Nightmare landed on the ground, pain exploding in his body. Cipher rose into the air, flapping his deep purple hands like wings as he charged up another energy blast. He fired the blast, hitting Nightmare full on and causing him to shout in pain.
Nightmare struggled to stand up, getting up on his elbows. Before he could make it to his feet, however, Cipher dropped out of the sky like a rock, landing on Nightmare's chest. There was a loud snap as several, if not all, of Nightmare's ribs broke under the weight of the Shadow Monster. Nightmare coughed up blood onto Cipher's feet, gasping for breath.
"As you die, Hunter" Cipher said, another massive ball of energy in his mouth forming. "Let this be the last thing you see."
Nightmare summoned what little Dark energy he had left into his left hand. Cipher noticed this and stomped on his arm, breaking it, causing Nightmare to cry in pain yet again and the energy to dissipate.
"Nice try, Hunter." Cipher said. "But you're not going to have an advantage that easily."
Cipher fired his energy blast into Nightmare's face, sending Nightmare's body into a crater from the force of the blast. Cipher then flew up and launched a powerful Hyper Beam down onto the ground, dealing massive damage to the ground and to Nightmare.
When Cipher's blast ceased, Nightmare was nowhere to be seen, either disintegrated or buried and dead under tons of rubble and debris.
"That actually took a lot of energy." Cipher said out loud. "Hunter actually had some fight in him. Arceus trained him well, that's for sure."
"But, I digress" Cipher continued talking out loud with a chuckle. "It's time to deal with Lugia now that I have control. I think I'll torture him for a while.
"But how?" Cipher thought to himself.
"I know!" the inspiration hit Cipher. "I'll kill his friends and make him watch. I'll start with the redhead. That'll really get to him."
Suddenly, Cipher heard something from below him (he's still in the air). He looked down, almost nervous.
"But, it couldn't be." He reassured himself. "I killed him. There's no way he could've survived that."
The rubble beneath him began to shift, making him slightly afraid. Was Hunter still alive? It may have been a distinct possibility.
Cipher then felt a massive energy surge from where he had defeated Nightmare. Cipher could tell its signature was Dark.
"How?" Cipher asked himself in fear. "How does he have this much power?! It's not possible! He had nowhere near this much even after he shifted! What kind of monster is he?!"
The rubble exploded where Nightmare was buried. The limp form of Nightmare rose out of the ground, slumped over as if dead. A black field of energy surrounded him, black, evil lighting crackling around it. His power level was off the charts. Cipher was actually sweating at this point as he watched the foe he thought he'd slain still putting out energy.
Nightmare's skin flashed from its normal color to black and back again. His hair began to grow a little, becoming three times as long as before and moving like a fire. His scarf began to resemble a flame, burning a bright crimson color. Suddenly, his arms and head were thrown back as he shouted from the power coming from his body. His skin turned black and stayed black, and his eyes, had they been open, larger and an even deeper red. His entire body seemed to be like a shadowy fire, not solid at all. His power level was higher than ever before, sending a sickening, nightmarish feeling through Cipher's bones. His aura was Darker than anything Cipher had ever seen before.
Nightmare stopped shouting and looked at Cipher, all previous signs of injury gone. His expression became one of pure rage and hatred.
"Release Lugia now!" Nightmare commanded, his voice intimidating enough to send a chill down Cipher's spine. "I won't let you torture him or my friends any longer."
Cipher regained back some of his courage, becoming angry.
"I won't be ordered by you!" Cipher shouted, launching a powerful attack that tore the very air around it: Aeroblast.
The blast struck Nightmare head on, hiding him in its destructive air flow. But, when the attack ceased, Nightmare was standing there, unharmed and in the same position as before.
"H-h-how are you this strong?!" Cipher shouted, clearly now afraid of his newly empowered foe.
"What you're seeing now" Nightmare said in his chilling voice. "Is nowhere near my full power. I had no idea I could enter this forme. Truthfully, had you not threatened the safety of my friends you would've won. But, that's what gave me the motivation to break my own barriers. And here is where you DIE!"
"I will not be intimidated by the likes of you!" Cipher cried, charging up another Aeroblast. But, before he could fire it, Nightmare moved right next to him with speed unheard of and shoved his fist down Cipher's throat. The Aeroblast's energy exploded in Cipher's throat, not doing visible damage, but harming him tremendously.
Nightmare punched Cipher in the throat, increasing the damage done by the failed Aeroblast. Cipher tried to use a Shadow Claw attack, but Nightmare grabbed his hand/wing and punched it where it met his body, breaking it. Nightmare then kicked Cipher so that he flew into the ground so hard the planet below them cracked from the force. Nightmare the fired a Dark Blast Kamehameha style at Cipher that actually destroyed the planet that they were on. The two warriors floated in space, neither affected by the vacuum of space or the lack of air (if one becomes powerful enough, they can become immune to the effects of lack of air or a liquid or vacuum environment).
"K-kill me." Lugia's voice said from Cipher's body, which was reverting back to its human forme due to its massive injuries. He was cut in places and nearly all of his bones were broken.
Nightmare looked at him, as if contemplating whether or not to end his opponent's life, when he dropped to his knees, clutching his head.
"n-no." Nightmare said, reverting to Ace Hunter. "I won't do it, Lugia!"
"Ace." Lugia said in his kind voice. Ace moved over to him, hugging his best friend tightly, his eyes watering.
"I won't kill you." Ace said. "I can't. We can heal you."
"Ace, listen to me." Lugia said calmly, but firmly. "You have to do this. If you don't, Cipher will return."
"I'll stop him again." Ace said, squeezing the friend he almost lost. "You don't have to die."
"Yes, I do." Lugia said, rubbing Ace's back in a comforting manner. "If you don't kill me, then the others won't be safe. I have to do this. For you, for Shadow, for Bianca, for the others. They'll be in danger if I live."
"Please." Ace begged his close friend. "There has to be another way. I can't lose you. You can't die."
"If there was another way" Lugia said with almost divine wisdom. "I'd take it. But, I can't stay alive without threatening the safety of the others. Cipher's a part of my Pokerus, which is incurable. I will always carry that burden with me."
"We'll shoulder it together." Ace said. "I won't let you die!"
Lugia shook his head. He put his hand on Ace's head in a loving manner.
"No." he said. "This is my curse that I must bear by myself. You need to kill me. Please. This is a dying man's last request."
"No." Ace said. "I can't."
"Ace." Lugia said, his tone firm. "This is an order. Kill me to prevent Cipher's return."
"As you wish." Ace said, charging up a Dark energy blast. "This won't hurt."
"I'm sure." Lugia said as Ace's blast razed his body, disintegrating it.
The deed done, Ace opened a portal back to the Hall of Origins. He stepped in and looked around, noting that a battle must have happened.
"Ace." Shadow said from behind him. Ace turned around to face his best friend, who looked like she'd been in a tough fight. The thirteen year old's clothes were torn and scuffed up, her white jacket's sleeve coming off a little. Her black hair was a little messed up, but otherwise she was fine, her black/red eyes telling Ace that she was alright.
"What happened here?" Ace asked, looking around.
"Yveltal attacked us." Shadow explained. "But Arcey managed to seal him. The fight lasted only about five minutes. No serious harm was done, but Dialga and Palkia are working on a seal that will fix all damages done to the Hall. They said it will take some time though. What happened to you? You look terrible."
Ace simply stared at his best friend for about ten seconds, not moving. Then, he hugged her and buried his face in her shoulder, beginning to sob, something he'd never done before.
"He's gone." Ace said when he regained his breath.
"Who's gone?" Shadow asked, hugging him back and rubbing his back to calm him down.
"Lugia." Ace cried.
"What happened?" Shadow asked, gasping at the fact of Lugia's death.
"Cipher took over." Ace said sadly. "I fought him and beat him. Lugia begged me to kill him. At first I wouldn't, but I looked into his eyes. It was as if they were saying "Don't worry. It'll be fine. I know what I'm doing. Just trust me.""
"So, he's gone?" Shadow asked. "Cipher?"
"Lugia's body is dust." Ace said, still crying. "If Cipher comes back, I'll personally escort him to the gates of Hell."
"Hey, guys." Bianca said, walking into the room. "What's going on?"
Bianca saw Ace crying on Shadow's shoulder and realized something was very wrong. Ace never cried, not because he was too tough to cry, but because he had never really experienced true sadness before. Something must have happened.
"What's wrong, Ace." She asked, worried.
"You might want to sit down." Shadow said. Bianca obeyed, confused. Shadow then told her the reason for her best friend's sadness. Bianca promptly hugged the two Kyuryoon and cried with them.
With Team Lunar Fire-North Dungeon
"So that's the Battle of the Shadows?" Skyla asked, a tear rolling down her (and everyone else's) cheek. "That's so sad. I never knew my dad had to do something like that."
"It was the one thing he said he truly regretted." Cela said. "He'd never cried before that point and has only cried once since. That was how we knew something bad had happened. Of course, I was only ten at the time, so I didn't quite understand that Lugia wasn't coming back until Arcey explained it to me."
"So, why would the Time Flower show us this?" Randi asked. "This really doesn't affect us (meaning me and Kiria)."
"Skyla's the one that touched it." Destiny suggested. "So, maybe it reacted to her relation to Ace. This did only happen four years prior to this time."
"I guess that could make sense." Randi said, thinking it over. "But, still, the Time Flower is unpredictable at best."
"True." Cela said. "Say, what time is it?"
"About six thirty at night." Randi said, looking at her watch. "Why?"
"We need to go." Skyla said. "They're expecting us back at the guild. Come on Kiria, let's go."
"Allright." Kiria said. "I'm ready."
"I'll teleport you guys out of here." Randi said. "No need to run into more Grass types, right?"
"Right." Team Lunar Fire and Kiria said. Randi held her hand towards them, causing them to disappear.
"Those guys were nice." Randi said, standing in front of the Time Flower. "I sure wish they didn't have to take part in the great battle."
At the Oracia Guild
"We're back." Cela shouted as Team Lunar Fire brought Kiria to John.
"Congratulations." Team Nightshade said, clapping them on the back. "Took ya long enough, though."
"Sorry." Dana said. "Just took a trip down Memory Lane is all."
"Well, we're glad you're here." John said. "Is this the girl that was trapped in the Dungeon?"
"yep." Skyla said. "This is Kiria. She's from a different time."
"I see." John said. "well, I know someone who can take care of you until you're able to return to your time, if at all. She's my wife, Riley, and she lives here, in Sinnoh. She knows this great school, Pokémorph High, where you can go so you don't get behind on your studies (oh, my god, did I just make a tie-in to Azure Light? :-P)."
"Thank you." Kiria said, bowing a little. "I'll do my best to fit in."
"Good job." John said. He then turned to Team Lunar Fire. "You guys did great. You deserve some food and rest. There's a meal for the six of you (that includes Kiria) in the dining hall."
"Yeah!" Skyla and Flare shouted, running towards the dining hall.
"You two wait until we get our food!" Cela called after her teammates.
"Make us!" Skyla and Flare shouted from down the hall. Cela and the others chased after them.
"Team Nightshade" John said to the Ghost team. "Will you help them get situated? I need some time alone."
"Right, chief." Scarlet said as she and her teammates ghosted into the ground.
Once alone, John began to meditate, reaching across space to contact his mentor. Once contact was established, he began to converse with his mysterious mentor.
"I think I found them." He said.
"Really?" his mentor asked. "The exact five?"
"Yes." John said. "The Time Flower showed them the great Battle of the Shadows."
"Excellent." His mentor said. "Then, their connection is strong. You must send them to me so that I may prepare them for their fates."
"If I may ask." John said inquisitively. "What are their fates?"
"That is not for you to know." his mentor said. "I am taking a risk by knowing myself, but the current god has no idea that I am interfering and causing things to be set into motion."
"What things?" John asked.
"That is my concern." His mentor said. "Something only a legendary need worry about."
"Fine." John said. "But, I want to ask you one more question."
"What is it?" his mentor asked.
"Can you show yourself?" John asked. "I want to know if you still look the same as you did all those years ago when you started training me."
"Very well." His mentor said, stepping out of the shadows. His white, near-shadowy form seeming to move like in wind. His dark blue cape flapped like in a breeze also. His red, spiked collar and icy blue spiked hair and dark blue eyes seemed to glow in the shadows of the 'room'. He seemed to resemble a Darkrai actually.
"You haven't changed your looks at all" John said, chuckling. "My mentor, Froideum."
so, Froideum belongs to ForerunnerDreamer on Deviantart. I'm just borrowing him. You should check out the pic for him there (i can't put a link due to FF's rules).
on another note, i've been wanting to do this battle since i started Azure Light. The reason it wasn't in Azure Light was ecasue i didn't think i could make the fight a decent length (also, Nightmare didn't exist). Well, now i did. enjoy.
