Me: Hey hey hey! Next chapter! Today we'll finally get to know a bit more about the big evil. Also the first reveal about.. something. You'll read into that. ;P
And.. uhm... I swear, I wanted to say something, but it looks like I forgot. xD
Anyway, let's just start with the Disclaimers, have fun!
Disclaimer: Ze German Storyteller does not own any of ze pokémon, nor ze pokémon games.
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Chapter 13: But A Simple Rose...
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A few days ago...
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A man in a light grey suit walked out of a building. He walked towards the city, to take a walk in the park. From there he wanted to get further to another place. On his way, this man saw children laughing and playing, he saw couples kissing and holding hands. He saw parents, who bought ice for their children... Ugh, he hated it. He was a man that liked control and order, silence... peace. All this happiness... disgusted him. It was all but a veil of lies and empty promises to cover up the huge void of the inside of an individual.
This might seem grim and depressing, but he also was never able to watch someone cry. He was a man that had been on a long road full of suffering. His life was nothing close to easy or comfortable, even though one might think that.
The thing this man was longing for the most was control. He wanted to control the world, to make it peaceful. Underneath his reign, there would be no sadness, everyone would be the same and no one would have to be alone ever again. But at what cause?
He didn't waste time to think about such things, he was a business man, and as such had more important things to do, that to judge one's own decisions and to question what is right and what is not.
In his hand he held a red rose, of which he cut the thorns off. He made his way through the park ignoring the people around him. When he left it, he wandered towards an empty road, that led to a small clearing. There were no people around here, and if there would, they wouldn't be happy like before. This man's target location was the cemetery. He went straight to a grave that read 'Timothy Lapan' and put the rose on top of it. After that he stood there for a moment, thinking about some things, some memories.
„Hello, child.. I've come closer to accomplish my target, my revenge. Don't worry, I'll make him suffer. I'll take my revenge on him, in your name, for his shall be written in blood on the walls of his home with his body underneath it." he mumbled to himself.
He then got back to the building from which he came from. One hour has passed since then. He walked towards the elevator with a few employees greeting him. The man pressed the buttons and the elevator started to bring him to the highest floor. He was brought directly to his office. He sat down on his black leather seat and looked out the window, when he took out a cigar from a dark wooden box and lit it. His office was dark, the blinds were almost every time down and the lamps were turned off. The only light came from the small spots on the windows and a lamp on his desk or occasionally his computer which was turned off at the moment. On his desk was a frame with a picture, that showed three people, a man, a girl and a boy. The man wore a grey suit, had black hair and a moustache. The girl had dark-brown hair and green eyes, she wore a blue dress with white dots. The boy was wearing a violet hoodie, had black hair and green eyes aswell. All of them were smiling widly, they looked like a happy family.
Suddenly a woman in a black suit with a skirt entered the room.
„Mr Lapan, news arrived us, regarding Roland Kedami." she said fast.
„*sigh* I hope it's good news, I don't have use for anymore problems.."
„Well.. I'm sorry to say that, but Mr. Kedami died yesterday, in Lyra forest." she said slightly nervous.
„WHAT?! How?!" he shouted angrily jumping out of his seat and walking towards his worker.
„He was shot after a battle with..." she was interrupted after a brief pause.
„By whom?!" he was furious.
„Lupine Kazuki, sir. He was injured though, but he is recovering from this fight."
„This goddamn bastard.. He once again crossed my plans... You should better be going now, this could be ugly..." he said with hatred in his voice.
With that the woman hurried out of the room. When the doors of the elevator closed she heard a lot of muffled but loud swearing followed by the sound of some things breaking and falling to the ground. It has been some time since he was this angry..
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Back to the recent time..
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Lunick went to an ATM, he wanted to get some money to buy food, because he and Solana had very little left and it was his turn to get the groceries. Suddenly he felt cold iron on his back..
„Easy now, kid... You better give me all of your money, and while we're at it, why don't you get some more so nothing bad will happen." the stranger said.
Lunick's eyes widened in shock and he stood still, he would ask his partner for help, but he decided to leave Minun at home today.
„Let's not rush things, ok? I'm going to turn around now and give you the money, but put your gun down.." he suggested.
„I somehow don't trust you, I will not let my gun down, just put the money in this back" he held a back towards Lunick, who looked at it. It was a light-brown roughspun sack.
„Hurry up! I'm starting to get fucking impatient, kid!" the robber became angrier.
„Won't someone call the police? Help! This man has a gun and is wielding it at other people!" a woman shouted from behind them. He then pointed his gun towards the woman, about to shoot it. He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach. While he turned around, Lunick did so aswell and kicked the robber in the stomach, causing him to collapse.
„Argh, now you die!" he shouted. But when he wanted to aim his gun back at the ranger he noticed, that it wasn't in his hand anymore. When he looked back at the young man, he saw the gun point directly in front of him.
„Now you can call the police, time to arrest this guy!" Lunick said. The police arrived shortly after, arresting the robber and taking the gun. They thanked Lunick and praised him for his bravery. A few people applauded him then.
„Such a brave guy!" „This was awesome, man!" „That's why rangers are called the saviors of people! Those guys really kick-ass!"
Lunick blushed a bit, smiling. He then looked at his hands with sparks in his eyes.
„Looks like the training is starting to pay off!" he eagerly said to himself.
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„Now would you look at that, my dear brother dealing with criminals like a professional." Lunick recognized the voice as the one of his older brother, Lupine!
„Hi, Lupine! Yeah, it starts to kick in and I kick-ass! Thanks to your training." Lunick said.
„That's fantastic to hear, man! But how did it feel?" he asked, sounding serious.
„What do you mean? Like the kick, I gave him, or the gun on my back?" Lunick was confused at his brother's question.
„Both. It must've been quiet the shock right? To feel a gun at one's back.. I hate that feeling, I had it often enough in my life, you know that.. But what about your experience?"
„Well.. yes, it was shocking. I only felt the cold gun point at my back, send the shivers down my spine. Then again, I felt more safe standing on the other side of the gun, holding it away from my body." he replied.
„You should stop thinking that. I know just what you mean; Holding a gun in your hand.. It gives you a feeling of power, it gives you the power to decide wether one can live or has to die, but in the end you will always feel bad, it's like a drug, first the kick then the fall, and it's a long way down, once you've pulled the trigger for the first time. And trust me, there's nothing heroic in shooting people, no matter who the target is." said Lupine coldly.
Lunick then remembered the day, when his brother was fighting Roland and what the doctor said to them in the hospital. He couldn't belive it for a moment, but he knew it had to be done. Besides Lupine shot with a gun earlier, when they were in Hoenn, but they never killed anybody. He however doesn't know, if Lupine has ever killed someone after that. Until this one time.
„I know, you're thinking of Roland right now," Lunick looked back at his brother, „The police thanked me afterwards for my service towards the community of Fiore, that I eliminated a deadly murderer. But what better am I if I killed a killer? Not one bit, the only things that are different are the people, and how they talk about it."
„Can we.. can we change the subject?" Lunick asked, not liking where this conversation went.
„Oh, sure.. sorry!" Lupine smiled at his brother, rubbing the back of his head, „Looks, like I've been getting myself too much into it, hehe."
„So, about the feeling, when I kicked him in the stomach: At first it was kinda strange, I just reacted, didn't even think about it, and in the next moment I felt sure about the situation and before I knew it, he was bowing in front of me and I had his gun. All in all it felt great, being so fast and powerful!" Lunick cheered.
„That's great to hear! Just as I thought, you're making great progress with your training, we've gotta keep going on like this and you're going to overcome me one day." Lupine then patted his brother on the head.
„By the way, Spenser told me, that to accomplish your level, I would need more than just speed and strength, what did he mean by that?" he asked when he remembered what his leader told him some time ago.
„Oh? Did he..." Lupine seemed to get a little nervous, „Um.. well, you'll need...um.. passion! Yes, passion is key! But it looks like you've got the heart, to do that!" replied he sweating.
„Lupine, tell me the truth, I know when you're hiding something." said Lunick coldly.
„Oh, boy... I thought, that I wouldn't have to.." he began sighing, „Now you see, some the tattoos on my right arm start to glow, whenever I activate one of my.. special 'powers', when you can call it that."
he showed him his right arm and pointed out the location of the marks, they were not very recognisable, because they were mostly covered with other tattoos.
„Now, they start to glow red, at times. Like when we trained? I analyzed my surroundings, using my power. When I do that it's like the time would almost stop, five seconds are like an hour. I can only do that, while I stand still, I cannot move while doing this. Solana has already noticed that, but I guess, she thought, that it was only her imagination, she would've talked to me about that, I think. And the other one is my speed-thingy. I start to move at an enormous speed, while my strength rises aswell. I move at three times the speed I normally have and twice the strength. Then there are some other things but I'm not quite sure about those myself, since I never use them. Now, this may sound all great but in or-" he was interrupted by his brother, who had sparks of admiration in his eyes.
„How is this bad? I so need to do this, just imagine the things, that I could do! I would be able to do so many great things! How come that you've never told me about that bef-"
„No! Full stop, I will not let you do this." he answered coldly.
„Why?! What can be so bad about it, that you won't let me do it?" he asked angrily.
„The process and the ritual to obtain it and the following regrets and the burden, you'll have to live with for the rest of your life. In order to obtain it, you'll have to live a life in suffer, sorrow, or hatred, not on an average base, but that kind, that only makes you feel like you would die a bit more from day to day. Those things mentally consume you from time to time. In my case it was about our father and... some other things." Lunick's eyes opened in shock.
„This was the day when it began. My first kill, I will never forget this horrible day. The marks are on my body, as a reminder, about what I did. I had to undergo so much physical and mental pain for those marks to cover my arm. They are not simply tattoo'd but burned on it, while you're imagining what lies in front of you, in death. Will you meet all the ones, you've hurt? Killed? You will see all the memories of it. This event will scar you for the rest of your life, this is why we have the powers. They are some kind of.. reward, for those people going on like this. With this daily torture, this killing burden. There are only four people in the whole world, who posses such things. Well.. three considering most recent events."
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Lunick was shocked. He didn't want to believe, what his brother just told him.. He lived all day in sorrow and depression with the memories of all the horrible things he did in his head. Those marks were nothing but scars of pure hatred and Lunick didn't want something like this, eventhough it would grant him immense powers.
„Lupine... I didn't know...," he became sad at the thought.
„You couldn't have, and probably shouldn't.. Oh well, it's too late now, is it. How 'bout we get those things on your shopping list and talk about happier things?" Lupine suggested.
„Great plan!"
And with that the two brothers went to get the groceries, talking about other things, happier things. Still, those thoughts never really left Lunick's mind for the rest of the day.
Later on, it was already sunset, Lunick made his way to Solana's and his' room to spend the rest of the day just relaxing with his girlfriend. Lupine had gone off to somewhere to talk a walk or something.
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„Hi, Honey, how was your day?" asked Solana, who welcome'd him with a kiss on the cheek as he entered there room.
„Exciting! This must have been the most adventerous shopping tour ever." he replied smiling, „I'll tell you about that later, but how was your day, Sole?"
„Oh, you know, nothing special. I had to do a few deliveries, carry around a few things, you know, this stuff." she replied.
After the two put everything in the kitchen they went to the couch and made themselves comfortable. „So," started Solana, „You wanted to tell me about your adventure?" she asked, while putting her head on his chest.
„Right, now first I went to an ATM to get some money when suddenly a robber appeared behind me, aiming a gun right at my back. But I managed to disarm him at an instant and he was soon after that arrested. First I was scared, you know, the cold iron sending shivers down my spine. But the feeling afterwards was great, I felt so strong!" he said eagerly.
„Oh, you are strong, Luni.." said Solana in an flirtuos way.
„Hehe.. Anyway, after that I met Lupine, who helped me on my shopping tour.." he then continued to tell her what his older brother had told him before. About those marks and the burden that comes with them.
„Whoa... I actually can't believe it.. I mean, like, he's so happy and relaxed all the time, how can he be filled with such depression.. And he never wanted you to suffer like he did.."
„I know.. I feel so dumb, that I even considered it. Well, I couldn't have known. But then again, I really admire him for being this strong and how he kept going after all that.. Well you know the saying: 'The lonliest people are the kindest, the saddest people smile the brightest, the most damaged people are the wisest and all because they don't want anyone to suffer like they did'. After what I heard today, I think it really describes him well.." he sighed sorrowly.
„You know what? He's always been there for me, always got my back, he was the one who helped me through tough times and now I'm going to repay it! It's only fair, that I do it, he was the best brother for me and now I'll be the best brother for him!" Solana then hugged him and they shared a kiss.
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Meanwhile, a few hours have passed and we see a young man sitting on a hill underneath a tree. A few tears rolled down his face, as he touched the scar underneath his right eye. He looked at his right arm, at the marks on it..
He waited for someone, in his hands he held nothing but a simple rose..
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Me: Curse Marks? Sounds horrible. Anyway, what do you think is this rose about? There is some evil-knevel forshadowing going on. I can only tell you that much: It's going straight downhill with the mood. Tears and Despair incoming, so buckle up for this, next time! I hope you liked this one and the story so far and as always, Auf Wiedersehen! :D
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