Before we get into the new chapter I would like to clarify something…I know I made a mistake with Darkrai's type and that it's a dark type not a ghost type…I thought it was a Dark/Ghost type pokemon but I was wrong and I apologize for this…now on to the chapter.

Chapter 10-Ransei V.S. Unova: Clash at Relic Castle

No matter how many times I tried to again sleep I was plagued by the same nightmare…what was it…some kind of warning…I've been all over the world and have never seen anything like that pokemon before…but it felt familiar…at least in the dream…and that armor wasn't mine…it was white…and older…as were the other warriors…that armor was from Hiro's age…I was broken out of my stupor by Masamune who was standing near me…

"My lord are you alright?" Masamune inquired the worry evident in his eyes, "You seem slightly unfocused."

"Bad nights sleep Masamune," I assured him, "nothing more."

I didn't want to worry him…this was my problem…no one else's…but I pushed these thoughts away and gazed out at the devastation from yesterdays battle…several buildings had been completely demolished but we had already set about fixing that…using the resources at our disposal we had hired several building crews who were already repairing the damage as well as reconstructing the buildings that had been demolished…only a couple of my soldiers were in sight to make sure that civilians were keeping away from the build site…several of those buildings had been inhabited so we had set up the families in temporary housing…and had earned the dislike of several people…but that was the life of a warrior…The warrior's intention should be simply to grasp his weapon and to die…it was an old saying but it still held power among my people…a warrior was loyal to his lord and would give his life to assure that his lord would survive…most of the other nation's people called mine fanatics due to this fact…and we did not deny this little fact…but we were not the only nation that thought this way…I turned and walked away plagued by my thoughts…I had many duties to perform today…I had to check on the fireworks and make sure Goto didn't make them more dangerous then necessary, I had to secure food and drink for the festivities, see the food safely transported to the camp, I had to secure permits for the fireworks, and then I had to set up an arena for the tournament. I sighed as I walked through the streets getting fearful glances from some but mostly I got angry ones…it didn't really bother me as most of the times when I left my homeland I was given these stares…stories of my people's war-like pursuits were often the first thing people found out about us…after all we had invaded nearly every nation in the world at least once…sort of…we never went there for conquest but for retribution for the grievances against us…Unova's unjust attack on the empire, Kanto's assassination attempt on Oichi, and Sinnoh's sabotage of Ransei's first Iron clad warship were just a few things on a long list of grievances that have accumulated over the centuries…I was approaching the encampment when I heard idling causing me to look up and see several catering trucks sitting in front of the camp…I rushed through the main gate to see Gaika directing the trucks.

"What's going on here?" I inquired to Gaika as he continued directing the trucks.

"Several of us have taken it upon ourselves to see to it that most of the tasks for the celebration are done," Gaika answered, "I've taken it on myself to gather the food and drink, Haiko has gone to get the permits, Takanobu has gone to make sure that Goto doesn't blow anyone up, Naoshige has begun setting up security details, and Kazumasu has begun to set up the arena."

"Why are you doing this?" I asked confused, "These tasks are all mine."

"We all thought you could use a break," Gaika answered quickly reading over a contract one of the caterers brought, "After all you'll have one of the toughest fights directing us in the battles to come…so you should be able to relax as well."

As he said this a couple of soldiers appeared and pushed me out onto the streets despite my complaints…I sighed as I started down the street…Masamune had remained in the camp to aid with the set up.

"What am I supposed to do here," I sighed to myself, "There's no gambling halls, no arena's, and no racetracks."

I continued to walk through streets keeping a firm grip on the hilt of my blade…I doubted they would try anything but if they did I would make them quickly regret it. Eventually my wandering took me outside of the city…I felt more at home here than among the buildings…the air was fresher, the water cleaner, and the land healthier. I was standing on a wooden bridge gazing at the river when a scream shattered my peace…I took off running towards the scream without a second thought…when I rounded the bend in the river I saw a merchant with a simple cart surrounded by robbers with simple semi-automatic weapons…I paused by a tree to listen in on what was being said.

"Give us your wares…Merchant," one of the bandits giggled sadistically, "or we'll just remove them from your corpse."

"Please don't," the merchant begged…he was a plump elderly bald man in red robes, "I've a family…please don't do this."

"I'm done with this," snarled another of the bandits raising a handgun towards the merchants head…but I was already in motion.

I cut of the offenders hand with my blade and drew my own handgun and quickly let loose three shots which struck three of the four bandits still standing…the last one was the one I had cut the hand off of.

"Who the hell are you?" he shrieked backing up slowly, "You're not a Unovian officer."

"No I'm not," I stated walking towards him with my katana tip resting under his chin, "I'm your worst nightmare…and I'll show you how we deal with bandits in my homeland…now what part do you want cut off next?"

"You can't do this to me," the bandit yelled, "It's illegal!"

"I have how do you say…diplomatic immunity," I taunted, "and cutting apart trash like you is more like a civic duty rather than a crime in my nation."

"This isn't your nation," he whined.

"You're right about that," I stated with a smile, "so I won't decide…your would be victim will…after all if he can't forgive you then why should I?"

I turned towards the merchant to see the shock in his eyes…I was giving him the power over this man's…it was something I rarely did…but somehow it felt right.

"Please don't kill him," the merchant begged, "It's not our place to decide…we are not the law."

"As you wish," I stated sighing and pulling out a steel chain, "but I'm not letting you go."

I bound him to a tree after using a tourniquet to stop his bleeding and set off a beacon alerting the local authorities…and I set off with the merchant back towards the city and when we entered the outskirts he turned towards me with a small gem clutched in his hands.

"I want you to have this," he stated handing it to me, "It's an artifact from Ransei and I can tell from the your accent that you're from there…it's said to be some sort of diary but I could never get it to work."

He took off with his cart leaving me standing there…I lifted the artifact to my eyes and discovered it was a lilac colored prism with the Oda family crest engraved into it…I doubted very much that it was a fake as it had been simply given to me…and I could feel the power radiating off of it…I knew it wasn't Nobunaga Oda's Conquer's Crystal…but it was definitely connected with him somehow…I set off through the camp…it was about 3:00pm but that did not stop me from striding through my camp and into my tent…I wished to examine this artifact further so I left orders that I was not to be disturbed. I sat down at a command table I had lugged around with me wherever I went…it wasn't one of those cheap metal folding ones but a solid oak military table from the age of Emperor Hiro…it was black with gold embossed on the edges of it…I used for writing, military orders, strategy, but never for eating or anything like that…it was to valuable for something so mundane. I sat there for a few minutes examining the prism…but as I brought it closer to my face light erupted from it and engulfed me…my world faded to black…

Warning: After this Point will be the darker elements I've warned of

-Unknown Location-

I was no longer sitting but standing as my vision began to return to me…I gazed around my surroundings to see a tent made out of a black material embossed with gold and sitting at a table exactly like mine was Nobunaga Oda himself…I couldn't believe what I was seeing…he had been dead for hundreds of years and yet…there he sat gazing at the papers arrayed before him…I walked towards him and he did not react as though I wasn't even there…I saw his table was mainly covered by a single map…it was a map of the Relic Castle area but it was slightly different…the area was dotted by lakes and rivers…the ruins still remained but someone had built fortifications along them…there were three forts surrounding a single castle…nor was it completely desert from what I could tell…it held the appearance of savanna…I noticed that little figurines dotted the map…they were the formations of soldiers from both sides often used in planning…the main army of Ransei was encamped on the southern side of the plains with the enemy encamped only a couple of miles away…a couple miles of flat open land was the only thing that separated them which would allow the heavy cavalry the enemy was famous for to truly own the battlefield…but I could also see smaller groups of soldiers dotting the land but they weren't random they had been strategically placed as if to await something…I returned my gaze to the main armies figures and saw several model banners had been set up to signify what faction the belonged to within the Ransei Military…The left flank was made up of soldiers from Nixtrom and Ignis, the center was made up of soldiers from Dragnor and Avia, while the right flank was made entirely up of soldiers from Valora…the outlying groups were made up of soldiers from Viperia…I was in awe of the soldiers gathered together for this campaign…but still our forces were hopelessly outnumbered…that was when someone knocked at the entrance of the tent and Nobunaga called for them to come in…through the entrance stepped Mitsuhide Akechi, Tadakatsu Honda, and Magoichi Saika…they were all in their stage two levels…I was in awe…this were legendary warriors…they were what all warriors aspired too.

"Lord Nobunaga our preparations are complete," Tadakatsu stated calmly, "Lord Ieyasu awaits your orders."

"My forces are ready as well," Magoichi chimed in before turning to walk out with Tadakatsu, "I'll just be waiting for the command to charge."

"My preparations are complete as well my lord," Mitsuhide responded bowing slightly, "but Hideyoshi has proven as always that he is overzealous in his…urge to impress."

"He is a monkey and always shall be," Nobunaga stated with a smile as he rose to his feet, "Well Mitsuhide…shall we begin?"

The question was rhetorical and so both warlords walked out of the tent with me following…my breath was taken away by the sight before me…ten thousand warriors from Ransei had been gathered together for this battle…one of the largest armies in our history…but I could have sworn that this battle had more fighters in it…that was when something I found unsettling happened…and soldier walked right through me…I knew it was going to happen but it still felt weird…Nobunaga had his blade in his hand…it was a cruel looking longsword based on the designs of the enemies but with clear Ransei influence…it was called the Demon Slayer…he was walking towards his men who were set in an anti-cavalry formation…spears in front, bows behind, blades in back…all the other armies were also using this formation in the hopes of blunting the enemies heavier cavalry presence…I gazed out across the savanna to see the enemy gathered before us…both of their flanks were made up of their heavy cavalry…Ransei didn't have much cavalry but the ones we did have were warriors bonded to rapidash and were very lightly armored while the enemies knights were covered nearly head to toe in steel plate and were riding that electric zebra pokemon…damn it why couldn't I remember its name…this battle was hopelessly one sided as Ransei was only fielding an army of 10,000 while the enemy was fielding and army of over 20,000...more than twice our number…why couldn't I remember how this battle turned out? I stood there gazing at the enemy's formation as Nobunaga just stood their a slight grin on his face…it was clear he knew something I didn't.

"Time to turn this battlefield into a hell on earth…" Nobunaga muttered to himself, "…if I can get motivated."

I was in shock of this as the enemy sounded its war horns and charged…he didn't seem worried at all as hundreds of heavily armored knights barreled down upon the Ransei soldiers who to their credit did not flinch but just crouched and raised their spears…and prepared to strike down the enemies mounts…when the enemy cavalry reached the middle of the field Nobunaga raised his hand and the archers knocked their arrows and drew back…all as a pokemon's shriek split the sky…I gazed skyward to see an articuno come hurtling out of the clouds…it was Mitsuhide's partner…and it attacked not the enemy riders but the ground in front of them freezing it solid with an ice beam and preventing the enemy's cavalry from maintaining their footing and fall to the ground…Nobunaga now signaled his forces to fire at will and soon the air was filled with the songs of bows firing. The arrows fell among the confused knights who were now disorganized and easily fell against volley after volley of arrows…soon they were fleeing the field of battle with only a third of their number still alive…the others lay dead or dying still on the ice…both knight and pokemon…but Nobunaga could not allow his men to celebrate this little victory as the enemy army had begun to march across the savanna and when only half a mile separated them from Nobunaga's army they charged…Nobunaga held his men back until the last second and then ordered a counter charge…as both sides collided the screams of dying men but the advantage in this battle had begun to shift in Nobunaga's favor…for the greatest disadvantage with the plate armor the enemy was so fond of was that it was heavy…combine that with the heat the physical exertion the soldiers were going through and soon they would be too exhausted…the Ransei forces weren't wearing plate armor but armor made out of lamellar and did not suffer as much from the heat…I was standing there when a soldier ran towards Nobunaga who had not yet joined the battle.

"Lord Nobunaga, Lord Tadakatsu has been cut off from his allies and surrounded," the soldier stated panicked.

"Lord Tadakatsu," I whispered paling as I was pulled by an unseen force across the battlefield…right to where Tadakatsu stood surround by twenty heavily armored Unovian soldiers armed with claymores.

"Surrender now!" one of the soldiers yelled but Tadakatsu didn't even flinch…he just raised his weapon…the Tonbo-giri.

"Let my Tonbo-giri be your passage to hell!" He yelled cutting down five enemies in a single swing…

As the enemies fell split clean in two, three other's charged Tadakatsu but their weapons didn't even scratch his armor as they struck and he countered by splitting the first one in half vertically, the second he crushed his helmet with a blow from his fist, and the third was swept off of his feet before Tadakatsu crushed his skull underneath his armored boot…but before the last soldiers could even attempt to attack a wave of darkness swept over them and when it cleared Nobunaga was standing next to Tadakatsu and all of the Unovian soldiers fell to pieces cut apart by Nobunaga from the darkness he wielded…I was again pulled across the battle field to where Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Mitsuhide Akechi stood back to back surrounded by more Unovian soldiers.

"This is becoming really annoying," Hideyoshi sighed blocking a thrust from an enemy with his spear.

"Tell me about it," Mitsuhide agreed, "No matter how many we cut down five more just seem to take his place…I wish I could see what our lord is planning."

"My one argument is why aren't we making use of our partners…I mean that would give us a distinct advantage after all," Hideyoshi snarled as he pierced the chest of a soldier with his spear.

"And I've noticed something," Mitsuhide hissed cutting down two enemy soldiers with his katana, "Where's the rest of our forces?"

"What do you mean?" Hideyoshi inquired blocking a spear thrust from the enemy before removing the offenders head.

"We had ninjas accompanying us," Mitsuhide growled cutting down the last soldier surrounding them, "So where are they."

As he finished this I was again pulled somewhere off the battlefield…I stopped at a building a couple of miles away from it where several soldiers stood loading wagons with…muskets…I realized that if the enemy forces got these weapons to their soldiers Nobunaga would be finished…I was wondering how Nobunaga could have missed this when a man appeared out of the shadows wielding a Kusarigama and closely followed by a gengar…it was Hanzo Hattori…and it dawned on me that Nobunaga knew about these armories and that's why he had split the ninjas off of his forces…he had sent them to capture the weapons for Ransei…I smiled to myself as I was once again pulled to the battlefield where Magoichi Saika and Ieyasu Tokugawa stood surrounded by Unovian soldiers.

"Well looks like we're in this together," Magoichi laughed readying his repeater crossbow.

"Yes it does," Ieyasu snarled the anger evident in his eyes as he raised his spear, "We've tracked them all the way here and we will not leave until they are punished for their transgressions!"

"Right," Magoichi sighed hatred evident in his eyes as well firing several bolts into the enemy, "They will pay with their lives for what they did to Lord Yoshimoto."

I remembered the reason for this battle and I also felt anger well up inside me…a young Unovian noble had discovered Ransei and had been welcomed into the city of Chrysalia by its fun loving warlord Yoshimoto and had been housed by him as he moved to put these foreigners into contact with the emperor…but they repaid his kindness with murder…they butchered him while he slept and massacred his entire household…the city rose up in anger as did several warlords when this was found out…the Unovians fearing the reprisal that was sure to come fled homeward not expecting the warlords of Ransei to be right on their heels in pursuit…and they were out for one man's blood…the noble who had ordered the attack would die before they would even consider returning home…a proud warrior had been killed through underhanded treachery in an unprovoked attack…Ransei understood the need for assassins and such but to attack as they had was an insult to the entire nation…one that would not be tolerated.

"For Lord Yoshimoto!" Ieyasu shouted as he cut down soldier after soldier with his powerful swings, "Your lord's offense shall be repaid in blood!"

They slaughtered dozens of soldiers but they just kept coming…it looked like there was no end in sight for the brave soldiers of Ransei but then something happened that paused the fighting if only for a second…several explosion could be heard in the distance followed by thick black smoke…several Unovian soldiers shouted in a panic that their armories had been hit but I was remembering more about this battle and knew that it was much worse than that…Hanzo was not the only ninja out on the battlefield today…and the others had been tasked with destroying the enemy's supply depots…and they succeeded. For as the battle began again with the Unovian soldiers rallied by their commanders ninjas began to appear in their midst…with the deadliest of them appearing to help Ieyasu…as a soldier moved to cleave Ieyasu's head from his shoulders a curved blade sprouted from his chest as a chain wrapped around his neck and broke it…appearing out of the darkness created by his partner was none other than Hanzo Hattori. The battle was beginning to shift but it looked like the Unovians would fight to the end but then a horn sound from behind the Ransei lines…an Imperial war horn…I turned to see the banners of both Greenleaf and Fontaine at the heads of two armies.

"About time Motochika and Motonari decide to show up," whooped Hideyoshi as he joined Ieyasu, "I wonder what took them so long."

But then another horn sounded…it was strong and clear…a musical note that I only heard on one occasion…long ago. I gazed behind the armies of Greenleaf and Fontaine to see the banner of the Imperial capital of Aurora fluttering in the breeze…Emperor Hiro himself had come to join the fight…and as hope spread through the Ransei forces terror spread through the Unovian forces…rumors had spread of the emperor of Ransei…a man capable of uniting hundreds of warriors after centuries of squabbling was a man to be feared and respected…add to the fact that he was bringing with him three armies…more than enough to crush the current Unovian forces…as their captains tried to rally them they were picked off one by one…either by archers or by ninjas…the battle was coming to a close…and I once again faded into the darkness the cheers of victory echoing through my mind…but also another voice…Nobunaga's.

"My duties are your's shogun," Nobunaga stated to my shock, "You are the blade of your lord…and one day you will have to prove that."

-Drifveil City: Ransei Encampment-

I awoke in my darkened tent the candles having gone out hours ago…it was nighttime and the sounds of celebration could be heard from all over the camp…as could a song…the national anthem of Ransei but something was missing…I walked over to a chest and pulled out an old sitar and strode out into the crowds of soldiers celebrating the new year and quickly fell into place in the anthem…the prism was safely tucked away into a pouch under my armor for I felt that there was more for it to tell me about the past…as the fireworks went up into the sky they illuminated the silhouette of an airship…The Genesis had arrived during our celebrations and I knew that in the morning we would be leaving to once again begin the hunt for our enemies…but those thoughts were not for tonight…tonight was for celebration and honoring those who had given their lives fulfilling their duties…I raised a glass in toast to the fallen but silently I honored the brave Yoshimoto who had chosen to believe in the good in everybody and who had sought peace and friendship…and this in turn brought my thoughts back to the man I had battled yesterday…Xentus Ottomachi…I had left him another message along with the invitation to the Imperial League…It mainly stated that I hoped to face him once more on the field of battle…somewhere where we wouldn't have to hold back…where we could fight with our full power without fear of destroying a city…and that I looked forward to the day when this would happen…for then we would truly see who is stronger…but I also left him an offer for my help should he ever need it. I turned my gaze skyward and gazed at the stars…and I knew that somewhere my brother was gazing at them as well…

Chapter 10 is over…and the reason I had a flashback to the past is that I wanted readers to know what could have happened after pokemon conquest…the wars and the hardships that the warlords would have to face…and for people to know that not everything in this world will be simply pokemon battles and friendships but actual war…and as to the fact that pokemon died in the flashback battle…war isn't pretty and it doesn't discriminate between who's innocent, guilty, good, or evil…but more past chapters like this will appear and I'm so happy that the first story I started has begun drawing attention…I thank you for all of you who took the time to read this and cannot wait to get started on Chapter 11.

Author's Notes-

The Past Warlord's weapons are based on their Samurai Warrior 3 weapons while all of their forms are stage two including Hideyoshi's. Both Pokemon Conquest and the Samurai Warriors series are made by the same company. I will also be using their full names if they have one, Examples: Nobunaga Oda & Kotaro Fuma. Their weapons (Except for Nobunaga's who's weapon is his third tier) are all their fourth tier weapons found on the Koei wiki. The Ransei national anthem is the Pokemon Conquest Credit song. Also I know that the Relic Castle area is not a savanna in the modern age and it may or may not say it ever was in the game (I can't remember if it does or not) but for this story it is…at least in the past…in the future it will again be a desert and this will be explained later.

These are the main Warlords who participated in the conflict of this chapter.

Nobunaga Oda

Rank-2/2

Partners-Zekrom/Black Rayquaza

Warrior Ability-Ambition-Makes enemy flinch and doubles pokemon's speed

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Rank-2/3

Partner-Infernape

Warrior Ability-Grand Dream-Increase all Stats

Mitsuhide Akechi

Rank-2/2

Partners-Lapras/Articuno

Warrior Ability-Cold Eyes-increases speed and ensures all move hit

Magoichi Saika

Rank-2/2

Partner-Sceptile

Warrior Ability-Cupid-Raises attack in proportion to the number of women on the battlefield

Hanzo Hattori

Rank-2/2

Partner-Gengar

Warrior Ability-Ninjutsu-increases speed, able to scale any height, and increase critical hit ratio

Tadakatsu Honda-

Rank-2/2

Partners-Metagross/Dialga

Warrior Ability-Unrivaled-Raises Attack and Defense

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Rank-2/2

Partners-Aggron/Registeel

Warrior Ability-Resolution-Dramatically Improves Defense