Hello folks. There's some important information about the story at the end of this chapter. But first we have a question.
Greatness123: Simply put, moderation. If I post all of the chapters at once, or as soon as I'm done with them then you'll have to go long gaps without getting anything. And I don't want to do that.
Midday, Beacon Academy-
It had been a few days since the end of semester holidays. Kai was busy on the Main Avenue practicing his recently mended gauntlets.
"Clear!" Kai announced before firing burning lasers from both his gauntlets at pre-made wooden targets. The targets were destroyed instantly, burning up in fire as Kai admired his handiwork. "It took two hours to make those, and they got destroyed in seconds."
"An excellent shot Sire!" Aegislash complemented from behind him. "You are steadily improving in posture and efficiency. Though your left foot is still too far out and your shoulders should remain level at all times, not just when you're aiming."
"Thanks for that." Kai replied as he turned the globe on his gauntlet, making it glow light blue before turning it again, turning it grey. Then blue, then grey, blue, grey, blue, grey-"
"Sire, the fire is still burning. And appears to be spreading." Aegislash reminded.
"Right! Should probably put that out!" Kai frantically aimed his grey glowing gauntlet and generated a gust of wind that effectively blew the flames out. "So, wind Dust can't become a laser. Interesting."
"Sire, you must be more careful of your surroundings." Aegislash warned cautiously. "If I may have permission to speak, may I inquire what distracted you."
"Sure, I was just trying to mix the dust." Kai answered. "Currently my gauntlet has different Dust chambers which I can swap between freely. But I was hoping to potentially mix and match some of them. In this case ice and wind to create some sort of fire extinguisher like vapour."
"I see." Aegislash murmured. "May I give you my honest opinion Sire?"
"Don't you always?"
"I believe that for the time being you should master what you have now instead of improving it further."
"Any reason why?"
"Sire… A knight in training cannot expect to learn even the basic fundamentals of swordsmanship, if they cannot even swing a sword correctly. While your enthusiasm for self-improvement is an admirable trait, if you focus too far ahead you may forget what is around you. A good example being when in combat against Lady Pyrrha you used your gauntlets laser without fully knowing how they worked resulting in your defeat. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I'll just stick with the Dust I've got at the moment. Now then-" Kai raised his gauntlets towards Aegislash. "Shall we begin the melee combat part of my training?"
Aegislash hovered closer to Kai and bowed. "It is an honour that I may spar against you Sire. Though know I won't hold back."
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Kai responded.
Kai quickly shot his right fist forward at Aegislash, before jerking his hand swatting it down. Bashing her shield like an Iron Tail.
"Impressive Sire I expected no less. You have managed to get past my Ghost typing, though that will not let you secure victory. Iron Head!"
Aegislash went into Blade Forme, charging at Kai with Iron Head. Kai's eyes began to glow and he quickly darted to the left to dodge. Kai pulled pack his right fist and turned the dome on his left gantlet so that it glowed orange.
"Burning laser!" Kai declared, shooting the orange beam.
"King's Shield!" Aegislash cried out. She entered her Shield Forme, and projected a hexagon filled barrier to block the attack.
Kai stood defensively waiting for Aegislash to attack. "Blocking an attack in Shield Forme, attacking with Blade Forme, and then using King's Shield to swap back. Classic Aegislash strategy, I honestly expected more."
"And now you wait for me to attack, exposing myself for a swift victory." Aegislash summarised. "I am familiar with the strategy."
"So, who's gonna abuse it first?"
Kai and Aegislash stood in a stalemate, each one waiting for the other to make a move. Kai sighed, then ran straight at Aegislash.
"King's Shield!" She declared managing to generate her barrier. "Weren't expecting that, were you Sire?"
"Actually." Kai jumped behind Aegislash and started generating large amounts of heat from his gauntlets, without releasing it. "Charging my attack…" Aegislash gasped, when her King's Shield finished its duration, Kai raised both of his gauntlets at Aegislash opening the shutters. "Makeshift Overheat!" A spiral of flames erupted from the gauntlets surrounding the area around them. Aegislash was forced away, her body covered in scorch marks.
"Impressive Sire… I conceive." Aegislash admitted bowing.
The flames stopped and Kai looked down at his gauntlets, the shutters were burnt and smoking like last time, but the domes weren't cracked.
"Well that's better than last time." Kai murmured.
Aegislash hovered over to him. "It has been an honour to be your opponent, but how did you-?"
"You lurch slightly forwards when you're about to use King Shield. It's your tell."
"My tell. Well unlike Greninja, I will take that information to heart and improve from it. Thank you Sire."
"No problem." Kai exhaled feeling worn out, as he felt sweat beginning to drip down his head. "I think that's enough training for now, let's head back and take a break."
"As you command, Sire."
September 7th
My research into the Canalave library has been… Eye opening. According to these texts there are legendary Pokémon of time and space, but also one that rules over them, rules over all… Arceus. Assuming that both Remnant and Earth exist in the same universe, then that would mean a Pokémon created our entire world, a sobering thought. Supposedly these Pokémon reside in a mythical temple known as Spear Pillar, located on top of Mt Coronet. The journey may be difficult, and there is a good chance I may fail, but knowing that beings of such power are within my grasp, my determination has been reignited. I hope to leave soon, though I must confess I might be having doubts. Recently I have been suffering terrible nightmares, I cannot remember much; just a dark figure chasing me and my worst fears coming to life. Was it a Grimm? No matter, I must push these thoughts aside to continue my journey home.
Aegislash floated alone in Kai's room fully healed, reading the passage that Kai had just finished. She hummed to herself, as a knocking was heard at the door. Aegislash went away from the book and headed over to the door opening it.
"Lady Blake, what brings you over to our humble abode?" Aegislash greeted as Blake shyly stood outside the door.
"Is Kai here?" Blake asked.
"I'm afraid that you have just missed him milady. Myself and Sire were training earlier, and after coping to my injuries he thought it wise to take a shower. Would you like me to pass over a message?"
"Yeah, just tell him that me, Ren and Nora will be at the side of the school training together."
"Very well, I shall inform him at his earliest convenience."
"Thanks." Blake was about to close the door when Aegislash stopped it and opened it again.
"Lady Blake, while I have your attention. May I have permission to speak with you, for a moment."
"Um… Sure." Blake replied cautiously.
"After hearing of your story several nights ago, I have been thinking over it and I think I have the answer."
"The answer to what?"
"To whether you've been punishing yourself or not. Would you like to know the answer?"
"Oh that…" Blake paused and thought for a moment. "…Okay tell me."
"Very well. The answer… Is both yes and no."
Blake gave Aegislash a confused look. "Yes and no?"
"Indeed. As you revealed in your tale, you decided to seek justice away from the White Fang after you disagreed with their methods. However, I believe the reason that you feel as strongly as you do about seeking out justice is partially due to your background as an oppressed Faunus… And partially due to the guilt you felt from your actions making you seek redemption through helping others and righting wrongs. A community service if you will."
"Oh, I see." Blake replied quietly.
"Are you quite alright Lady Blake. You seem disheartened by my report."
"It's nothing." Blake responded closing the door leaving.
Aegislash looked down in thought. "Have I made a mistake?" She whispered.
Sometime later…
At the side of the school premises, Nora was enthusiastically cheering as Ren and Blake fought.
"Come on Ren! Prove you're the better ninja!" Nora encouraged.
Ren brought his blades down, getting blocked by Blake's sword and sheath. Ren pulled his blades up turning to the side and thrust kicking Blake, a shadow clone took the hit letting Blake move back before she started grabbing the ribbon on her sword, using it like a chain-scythe. She swiped at Ren, causing him to backflip backwards, then quickly step back consecutively to avoid Blake's swings. Ren aimed his guns at Blake and began opening fire, Blake pulled her chain-scythe bringing it back to her while using her sheath to ricochet the bullets away from her. She raised and lowered her sheath rapidly in front of her, while rotating in place to keep going forward towards Ren. Ren went aggressive running at Blake while continuously firing, making her stop in place and deflect the bullets with both her sword and sheath. Ren charged at Blake putting his palms together thrusting them at her only to hit a clone, Blake jumped of the clone into the air before jumping off another one to dive kick Ren pinning him on the ground, raising her weapon against his throat just to be sure.
Ren sighed. "I give."
Blake got off him and smiled offering her hand to pull him up.
"Aw, you almost had her." Nora moaned.
"Almost being the operative word." Ren stated. "It was a good fight."
Blake looked away spacing out. "I hear something." She murmured, staring around the building. She walked slightly to the left to get a better view and saw Kai and his team walking towards them. "Never mind, it's just Kai."
"Were you expecting someone else?" Kai asked.
"No, we just want to keep this private."
"So, what'd we miss?" Greninja asked insistently.
"The two ninjas over there just fought." Nora answered.
"And you didn't include me." Greninja overdramatically responded.
"In all honesty we've only just started." Ren stated.
"Perfect! Means there's plenty of time for me to beat you into the dirt!" Talonflame shouted.
"Let the parfume's of war be unleashed!" Slurpuff cried out.
"That's a little extreme guys. Might want to turn it down a bit." Kai critiqued.
"So, who should fight next?" Ren asked.
"Me!" Greninja and Talonflame said in unison causing them to look at each other.
"Watch it you pyro. Let me have this and I won't hose you down like last time." Greninja threatened.
"You got lucky that time you wet blanket. This time I won't go easy on you." Talonflame retaliated.
"Oh really?"
"Really!"
"REALLY?!"
"REALLY!"
"Do you two always have to fight?" Noivern nervously interrupted.
"YES!" The two shouted back.
"Well you can't because I called dibs!" Nora cheerfully stated.
"DIBS! THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN DIBS! THIS IS ABOUT PRIDE! STRENGTH! AND-!" Talonflame shouted angrily.
"But I called dibs."
"BUT-!"
"Dibs."
"I might have a solution that might make everyone happy." Kai began to say. "What if we have a multi-battle."
"A multi-battle?" Blake repeated.
"Where I'm from a multi-battle is where four trainers in teams of two fight together with their Pokémon. But we're gonna put a twist on it, i.e. two vs two and everyone also gets to use one of my Pokémon as a partner if they're okay with that."
"Can me and Talonflame be on two opposing teams?" Greninja asked.
"I don't see why not."
"Why have we not done this sooner?"
"If I may be so bold Sire. I would appreciate it, if you would let me fight with Lady Blake." Aegislash asked.
"Why me?" Blake asked.
"I fear that things may have become tense between us, I hope to remedy that by having us fight together."
"Things aren't tense between us."
"Splendid, then there should be no issues when fighting together."
"Greaaat." Blake exaggerated.
"Are you tired Lady Blake? You seemed to be yawning just now." Aegislash said, making Blake sigh.
Greninja walked close to Kai. "All right buddy, let's show these guys a thing or two."
"Hold on a minute!" Talonflame intervened. "Why do you get to go with Kai?"
"Because I'm his partner Pokémon. His starter, his first, his ace in the hole!"
"He officially got us both on the same day, and I'm the better battler!"
"That's debatable."
"Guys!" Kai intervened. "I kind of… Already had an offer."
"FROM WHO?!" The two brothers shouted. The sniffed the air and looked down at Kai's feet to see Slurpuff giggling. "OF COURSE!" The two of them exasperated, before looking behind them at Ren and Nora.
"I'll take the ninja." Greninja unenthusiastically stated.
"And I'll take the hyper hammer girl." Talonflame unenthusiastically responded.
"I don't mind sitting this one out." Lucario stated.
"Me too, I don't feel comfortable fighting friends and family." Noivern added.
"Great, now we just need to organise the teams." Kai explained.
"Me and Ren fought just now. So, this time we should work together." Blake summarised.
"Very well, I hope we perform adequately." Ren hoped.
"Guess that leaves me with Nora." Kai assumed.
"This is gonna be fun!" Nora cheerfully giggled.
The two partners and their respective Pokémon grouped up and spread out, ensuring there was a large space in-between the two teams of four.
"All right, the winner is the last member standing. A member is taken out if they surrender or have their aura reach critical levels, or for Pokémon if you get knocked out." Kai declared.
"This is kinda funny." Noivern said.
"And why's that?" Lucario asked.
"I know that our brothers and sisters are fighting as well. But we are Pokémon about to watch humans fight." Noivern noticed.
Lucario began laughing to himself once he understood. "Yes. I suppose that is quite humorous."
"Is everyone ready?" Kai asked, flexing the fingers on his gauntlets and twisting the glass domes so that they both glowed yellow. Everyone else stayed silent and nodded, preparing to strike. "Then let's go!"
"Water Shuriken!" Greninja ran ahead of his team and grabbed two blobs of water from the stars on his feet before applying pressure and throwing two shurikens at Talonflame pushing him back.
"Acrobatics!" Talonflame accelerated instantly charging at Greninja, hitting him in the front before repeatedly striking him from the sides pushing him back.
"Is that all you've got?" Greninja taunted raising his front foot and pulling his toes back and forth signalling 'Come at me bro!'
"I'm not even close to getting fired up!" Talonflame angrily responded.
"Then bring it!"
Before the two Pokémon could continue a loud explosion was heard, before Nora flew above their heads riding her smoking hammer.
"Cannonball!" She cried as she flew straight for Ren. Naturally Ren saw her coming (it's pretty hard to miss a screaming girl riding a rocket hammer) and jumped back as she landed fracturing the ground. Nora quickly recovered, eying Ren down. "You know, it's crazy how this is the first time we're really fighting each other." Nora ran forward swinging her hammer forcing Ren to go on the defensive, either dodging or using his blades to push the swings away. "I mean I don't mean fight in general. We have argued, we've debated- are they the same thing? Probably. Either way-" Nora brought her hammer up and swung it down forcing Ren to crouch and block the blunt end of the hammer with his blades in an 'X' position.
"Nora…" Ren painfully interrupted. "Maybe you should be focusing more on the fight right now."
"Slurpuff use Energy Ball!" Kai commanded.
Slurpuff put her stubby arms together generating a ball of life energy. She threw it at Ren, stuck between a rock and a hard place, Ren chose to get hit by the Energy Ball sending him away.
"Why'd you do that? I had him." Nora moaned.
"Not from where I was-" Kai was blind sighted by Blake who slashed at him with her sheathed sword. The strike shocked Kai activating his semblance letting him sense Aegislash coming from behind with Slash. Kai crouched his legs and back flipped over Aegislash's sweeping attack, landing behind her. "Did I just do a backflip?! Woo! This spatial awareness thing is pretty good, I didn't even think about it!"
"Focus on your guard Sire or you let the enemy in!" Aegislash suggested. "Shadow Sneak!" Aegislash submerged into the ground and squirmed under Kai. Kai leapt forward, only for Aegislash to strike first, knocking him upwards with a shadowy blade.
Kai regained focus and aimed his gauntlet at the ground. "Shocking Laser!" Kai fired a yellow laser with sparks of electricity seeping out of it. It crashed onto Aegislash making a sound like thunder, making her face the ground.
"Lady Blake!" Aegislash cried out, and Blake jumped from a clone into the air towards Kai.
His perception let him process the situation and he scowled. 'Darn it! I can't dodge in mid-air! This is gonna suck.'
Blake slammed Kai in the chest with her sheathed weapon making him wheeze, as he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Excellent form Lady Blake." Aegislash complemented.
"Be careful, we've only just started." Blake warned.
"Dazzling Parfume!" Slurpuff cried out from the distance. Blake, Aegislash, Ren and Greninja immediately focused their attention on her when she generated a bright flash of pink light. Aegislash while she had low defences wasn't fazed too badly. The others however were all sent skidding back.
Ren raised his blades. "We need to take her out first!"
"Right. Can I finish up with Talonflame or…" Greninja murmured.
"Greninja! Put your foolish rivalry aside!" Aegislash commanded. Slurpuff is our greatest source of conflict, and we must strike her down before she can use-"
"Well since you're taking your time this turn: Slurpuff use Cotton Guard!" Kai ordered.
Slurpuff surrounded herself in white fluffy balls of cotton before expelling them violently, generating an orange aura.
"… You were going to say Cotton Guard weren't you?" Greninja bluntly asked.
"Unfortunately I was Greninja." Aegislash bleakly responded.
"What's so bad about cotton?" Blake asked.
"Why don't I explain?" Kai started to say as Nora grouped up with him, Talonflame mysteriously absent. "I'm sure you've noticed, that occasionally when using a move, my Pokémon glow orange, that's them getting a stat buff."
"A stat buff?" Ren repeated confused.
"It's basically a temporary buff to one of their… Let's say physical attributes: attack, defence, speed, so on and so forth. But Cotton Guard is a move specifically designed to raise a Pokémon's stat, and oh boy does it!"
"Cotton Guard drastically raises Slurpuff's defence by three stages." Aegislash interrupted.
"That doesn't sound so bad." Blake confessed.
Aegislash sighed. "A foolish statement Lady Blake, but one you made without knowing."
"Huh?"
"For reference a single stat boost is still a reasonably game changing amount, Slurpuff got three boosts at once and the maximum is six." Kai finished explaining.
"… That may be a problem." Ren whispered.
Slurpuff giggled. "My defensive parfume is so great even Poison and Steel type parfumes are unable to break through my parfumes scent. Now it is time for my parfume to-!" Slurpuff was interrupted by a sudden blast of hot water, sending her flying.
"Except that your Special Defence is still lacklustre." Greninja bluntly interrupted. "Don't worry guys, just leave this to-"
Greninja was suddenly taken down by a blue blur colliding with him making dust rise. Greninja coughed and got up to see Talonflame flying where he once stood.
"DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD LET YOU JUST DITCH OUR BATTLE!" Talonflame angrily shouted.
"Well this is chaos." Kai deadpanned.
"I know right!" Nora responded enthusiastically lifting up her hammer. "Come on! Let's spread this chaos!"
Kai shrugged before aiming his gauntlets. "All right."
Meanwhile at a safe distance, Noivern and Lucario were continuing to watch the fight.
"This is getting intense." Noivern murmured.
"I suppose, though I doubt they're even close to fighting at their own strength." Lucario stated. "But when they do, I'm sure this will get interesting."
"Yeah, that's great." Noivern whispered vaguely, his head turning all over the place.
"Is something the matter Noivern? You seem distracted." Lucario asked.
"There's this odd whooshing sound. Like a strong wind or a plane."
"Strange, I haven't noticed anything like that before."
"Me either, it's freaking me out." Noivern sharply turned his head nervously, and Lucario sighed.
"Perhaps we should find the source of this sound. Will that calm you down?"
"Really! You'd do that?! But what about the fight?"
"I suppose it is only practice. I don't think they'll mind us leaving… Or even notice."
Lucario and Noivern proceeded to head off as the fight continued.
"Makeshift…" Kai ran at Greninja with both of his gauntlets covered in electricity. "Thunder Punch!" Kai threw a right punch which Greninja dodged by jumping to Kai's left.
"Aerial Ace!" Greninja's lower feet glowed light blue, he lunged at Kai kicking him in the gut before following up with an upward kick with his other foot knocking Kai backwards in the air. However, Kai's perception let him land on his feet. "So, how's your power to dodge any attack going against a move that can't be dodged."
"Pretty good. How's the Dark type frog, doing against the Fairy type standing right behind them."
Greninja went to speak when he realised what Kai said and darted his head behind him, to see nothing there. "Wait? She isn't-"
"Thunder Punch!"
"… Clever girl…" Greninja whispered as he was blind sighted by a super effective punch to the face knocking him away.
Greninja's body flew as a blur flying past Blake and Talonflame.
"Flame Charge!" Talonflame shouted, as he flew right at Blake. Blake let a clone take the hit and used the chance to jump away, she pulled out her gun and filled it with a Dust cartridge before firing blue electric shots at Talonflame, making him wince. "Flame Charge!" Talonflame shouted as he flew at Blake even faster than before striking her in the chest before she could dodge.
"Why didn't the electric shots take you down? Kai said Flying types are weak to electricity." Blake asked.
"It doesn't matter if they're super effective, those pot shots are weak! Besides- I'VE BEEN THROUGH WORSE SHOCKS! Steel Wing!" Talonflame flew at Blake with metallic wings, he slammed her only to hit her shadow clone, before spinning in place back handing (or winging) Blake knocking her onto the ground. "STOP DODGING AND LETTING YOUR COPIES TAKE THE HIT! FACE ME!"
Blake got herself up and brought out her sword and sheath as several pink explosions went off in the distance.
Nora was hunched over smiling with her rocket launcher, as the smoke slowly faded away revealing Aegislash floating in Blade Forme unharmed.
"Lady Nora, I didn't think I would have to repeat myself so many times. However, I am compelled to remind you in the spirit of fairness that my ghost typing prevents your explosives from harming-!" Aegislash was interrupted by another round of explosives phasing through her.
"Any second now. Aaany second." Nora chanted.
"FOR GOODNESS SAKE!" Aegislash finally snapped. She became fully metallic and her cross-guard widened into a circle. "Iron Head!" Aegislash charged forward slamming head first into Nora barely making her budge due to her armours Steel type properties.
"Ha ha ha! You fell right into my trap!" Nora cried out raising her hammer.
'No, not again!' Aegislash thought. 'Why must I always charge in so reckless like a foo-'
Nora slammed her hammer down… Phasing through Aegislash like a Normal type move.
"Huh, well that should have worked." Nora deadpanned.
Aegislash sighed and closed her eye. "I should be grateful, but I am still burdened by my sheer incompetence from charging in. Curse my poor defences as a blade and curse my foolishness."
"… Are you okay there? You're kinda gloomy." Nora noticed.
"I apologise for not being more enthusiastic about our duel Lady Nora, but my mind has been plagued with doubts this day, and these rash actions of mine are not helping." Aegislash explained.
"So, don't think about it."
"But if I don't think about, then how will I improve?"
"Will moping help you improve?"
"On its own no, but-"
"Then don't think about it!" Nora cheerfully cut off as she threw her hammer in the air, letting it fall with all it's weight landing on Aegislash's head with the properties of a Steel type move. While it didn't do much damage, it did make Aegislash rub the top of her grip (or pommel? You try describing parts of a sword in relation to the human body).
'Self-improvement without dwelling on one's failures.' Aegislash realised.
"Dazzling Parfume!"
Before Aegislash could react, a bright pink light blinded her, dealing minimal damage as Slurpuff giggled in the distance.
"Ah, my sweet Dazzling Parfume has delivered its beautiful fragrance to you all." She said proudly before sniffing the air. "Ah, Samurai parfume I've been expecting you."
Ren's guns clicked from behind Slurpuff as she turned around to see him panting and aiming the guns at her. "You are surprisingly formidable for your size."
Ren pulled the triggers, his guns shot a spread of bullets at Slurpuff who just stood there unfazed, her high defences letting her absorb the blows relatively hassle free. Realising he wasn't doing anything substantial Ren charged at Slurpuff furiously cutting her, again not doing much.
"Your speed parfume is fragrant and your physical attacks are satisfactory. What a nice parfume, but against my defensive parfume, it won't be enough." Slurpuff critiqued. Slurpuff raised her arms making Ren shield himself with his arms. "Cotton Parfume!"
Slurpuff used Cotton Guard again maxing her defences as Ren brought his blades down against Slurpuff, doing almost nothing. "I need backup!" Ren cried out desperately.
Meanwhile on the Main Avenue just in front of the Huntsman statue; Noivern walked slowly on his feet with his ears tilted in the air like a satellite dish picking up radar. Lucario walked by his side at a relaxed pace.
"Do you have any ideas what that sound was?" Lucario asked.
"Not really." Noivern replied. "It stopped, then it started again, and then it got quieter. It's like it went away after stopping here."
"Interesting." Lucario placed his chin on his paw in thought reminiscent of his trainer. "Perhaps it was an airship dropping off supplies."
"Why would an airship come here when everybody's le-" Noivern froze sharply turning his head and his ears along the long path from the air dock. "Someone's coming! They're close."
Lucario quickly raised his paw and aura appendages, closing his eyes to sense aura. "Hmm… Of course, it would be them." Lucario stopped sensing aura and turned to Noivern.
"Who?" Noivern asked. Several figures soon got closer and became clear, making Noivern go wide eyed and gape. "… Oh."
A flailing metal fist flew through the air, narrowly getting avoided by Blake. A second one quickly followed striking one of her clones, letting her get some distance.
"You don't make this easy, do ya Blake?" Kai remarked as he continuously swung his gauntlets. Kai swung one fist under Blake's feet making her jump into the air, and Kai swung the second fist at her blind spot. Before Blake could dodge, Aegislash appeared out of nowhere blocking the attack with King's Shield bouncing the gauntlet away. Blake landed on her feet and Aegislash hovered by her as Kai recoiled his gauntlets.
"Thanks." Blake calmly said.
"My pleasure Lady Blake." Aegislash replied.
Kai whistled and Talonflame quickly flew down to his side.
"Where's Greninja?!" Talonflame demanded. Kai gestured to the wall which Greninja was slumped against knocked out. "WHAT?! WHO BEAT HIM?!"
"I may have overdone it with the electric dust." Kai admitted.
Talonflame looked mad, then started to laugh. "About time you knocked some sense into him. How did it feel?"
"Satisfying."
"Sire, Talonflame. Need I remind you that we are combatants." Aegislash interrupted.
"Sure, go ahead." Kai replied uninterested.
"Go ahead. Fight us." Talonflame added.
Blake narrowed her eyes. "They're planning something."
"I concur Lady Blake." Aegislash agreed. "Where is Lady Nora and Slurpuff?"
Ren flew at them landing flat on the ground battered and panting. Blake's scroll went off showing his aura was in the red.
"Four!" Nora cheered, holding her hammer over her shoulder like a golf club Slurpuff giggling beside her.
"An excellent parfume, Syrup parfume." She commented.
Blake and Aegislash looked to each other. "This may prove adversary." Aegislash admitted.
"That would be an understatement." Blake responded.
"Lady Blake… This may not be the time or place but I would like to offer my sincerest apologies."
"For what?"
"My over-analysis of your career choice."
Blake sighed. "Look I-"
"Let me speak!" Aegislash interrupted. "I was wrong. This is the path you wish to follow right?"
"Yeah I-"
"Then the reason doesn't matter, punishment or not! Just keep moving forward, and we'll find out together your resolve!"
"…"
"Hello! Are we fighting or what?!" Nora shouted.
"Yeah! I was fine waiting before- BUT THAT WAS WHEN I THOUGHT YOU'D ATTACK US AND LEAVE YOURSELF OPEN!" Talonflame angrily complained.
"Way to reveal the plan Talonflame. Real nice." Kai sarcastically stated.
Blake and Aegislash stared at their opponents in front of them.
"We're probably not going to win this are we?" Blake asked.
"Well in a Pokémon battle, we fight on 'till the bitter end!" Aegislash declared. "… Or unless the trainer surrenders, though mine is the one currently attacking us."
Blake held her sword and sheath in front of her defensively while Aegislash unsheathed herself ready to attack in her Blade Forme.
"Shadow Sneak!" Aegislash declared transforming into a shadow.
"Here she comes!" Kai warned his perception showing the shadows most likely path. "Nora! She's coming after you!"
"Not a problem!" Nora raised her hammer, before Aegislash blasted out of the ground. Nora endured and slammed to ground sending shockwaves that made the ground shake heading towards Aegislash.
"Not this time!" Aegislash declared jumping into the air to avoid the tremors. She turned her body and saw Talonflame flying at her with Flame Charge.
"LET'S SEE YOU CALL ME AN IDIOT AFTER THIS!" Talonflame cried. Aegislash braced herself as a black blur reached behind her. Talonflame charged at Aegislash… Only for Blake to take the hit before turning into shadows. "WHAT?!"
Talonflame looked confused then saw the ground seeing Aegislash with Blake by her side.
"My thanks Lady Blake, you're reaction speeds are quite remarkable. How did you know to take the hit?" Aegislash awed.
"I didn't, I just saw you and it just… Happened." Blake commented.
"Well that's enough of that." Kai interrupted turning the globe on his right gauntlet so that it glowed orange. "Burning Laser!"
"Flame Parfume!" Slurpuff cried and the two fire attacks charged straight at Blake and Aegislash.
Aegislash suddenly got in front of Blake. "Get behind me!"
"What are you doing?" Blake shouted.
"Trying to make something happen!"
The two attacks reached them and Aegislash braced herself. The attacks collided and obscured Blake and Aegislash in flames.
"That ought a do it." Nora commented. "Who's for snacks?"
Kai stopped firing his laser and awed. "No way…" Through his perception Kai could see Aegislash was avoiding the attacks by holding her shield out in front of her to block despite not being in Shield Forme.
"Lady Blake… Hurry and counter…" Aegislash said painfully.
Blake nodded and jumped into the air before jumping off one of her clones, spinning at Slurpuff. She dived at her slicing her numerous times before knocking her into the air with her sheath.
"Now!" Blake shouted. Talonflame flew at her with Flame Charge only to let her clone take the hit, giving her an escape.
Aegislash meanwhile angled herself upward at Slurpuff before moving further back. "Iron Head!" Aegislash leaped forward with a large amount of momentum and bashed Slurpuff in mid-air with a super effective attack sending her spiralling away.
"Slurpuuu-!" She moaned as she flew out of everyone's vision. Soon after a high-pitched scream was heard followed by a metallic thump.
"Good heavens." Aegislash said as she floated back down to the ground. "I know this is not customary, but given the circumstances-"
"Yeah, we can have a time out. We need to see if Slurpuff is all right." Kai finished.
"And it sounded like there was a girl screaming." Blake added.
The conscious group of five headed off (Talonflame grumbling along the way) and made it around the corner, gaining surprised expressions.
"You've gotta be kidding me." Talonflame grumbled.
"You guys are here!" Blake cried out surprised.
"Welcome to my world." Kai remarked.
In front of them was Noivern and Lucario along with: Ruby, Weiss, Yang, Pyrrha and a defeated Jaune on the ground who suffered the unfortunate fate of having a knocked out Slurpuff land on top of him.
"Slurp…" Slurpuff weakly moaned.
"Uuugh. Someone help." Jaune weakly pleaded.
"For goodness- JUST GET UP YOURSELF SHE'S NOT THAT HEAVY!" Talonflame berated.
"Why are you guys back here, I thought you weren't coming back for over a week." Blake asked.
"Well the funny thing is… Dad wasn't home." Ruby awkwardly answered.
"Yeah, turns out Signal called him in last minute to help look after some of the students that were staying in the school." Yang explained.
"He ended up having to take Zwei with him as well!" Ruby moaned, comedic tear streams coming from her eyes.
"And what about you Lady Weiss. Why would you wish to return?" Aegislash asked.
Weiss crossed her arms looked at Aegislash sourly. "Well if you must know, my sister wasn't able to make it home. She got called away on a mission, without her life at home is… Unideal."
"Hmph. Of course, the rich would comment on home life not being up to their standards."
"What did you say?!" Weiss shouted locking eyes with Aegislash.
"Oh no not again." Noivern quickly panicked.
"Perhaps we should move on to Mr Arc and Miss Nikos." Lucario suggested.
"My reason isn't all too special." Pyrrha admitted. "I just didn't like the publicity when I got back home. When a regional champion leaves to become a Huntress for a few months, it builds up a lot of anticipation for their return."
"And as for me- Well-" Jaune nervously laughed as he got up, Slurpuff falling off him. "It turns out that… My parents leant my room to my grandpa while I was here. And they didn't expect me coming back."
"Then tell the old geezer to leave! It's your room!" Talonflame cried out getting disapproving looks from everyone. "What?!"
"So, we decided to come back to Beacon early. We actually all met in Vale to get an airship here, it was so cool." Ruby exclaimed.
"So, what have you been up to? You look kinda rough." Yang noticed.
"Oh you know, the usual: had a sleepover, told some stories, just beat each other up. That same old routine." Nora answered.
"Shame, we missed it. Who won?"
"It was a tie Lady Yang." Aegislash said.
"NO IT WASN'T!" Talonflame argued. "WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO BEAT YOU!"
"Until myself and Lady Blake started rallying together to deliver a strategic comeback. Besides we were interrupted, it may be best just to call ourselves even."
"WELL WHY DON'T WE CARRY ON RIGHT NOW?! Flame Char-!" Talonflame was interrupted by Aegislash bashing her shield in Talonflame's face, stopping his momentum.
"Fool! A straight forward attack like that. You left yourself wide open."
"YOU'RE ONE TO TALK!"
"How'd you do that sis?" Noivern asked.
Aegislash looked at her shield. "I honestly don't know. It just came to me, in hindsight using my shield to avoid attacks in Blade Forme seems oh so simple and obvious. It was foolish not realising it earlier."
"Better late than never." Kai responded. "So since you guys are here, how about we do something fun, take a break from the training."
"Sure, I know! Me and Yang just brought over this board game we play at home!" Ruby exclaimed.
"A board game. It has bored in the title." Nora moaned.
"It is a strategic, and fun game for ages seven and up."
"Aren't you a little old to be playing that game?" Weiss remarked.
"And up!" Ruby repeated.
The group stood there together enjoying their reunion as the early summer breeze was beginning to blow, along with the winds of change.
And that is the end of the 'End of Semester arc' how was it? There are two things I want to talk about here: first Aegislash's new technique.
I'm sure many people have seen Aegislash in Blade Forme and asked why they don't use their shields to defend themselves, however in Pokken Tournament DX, not only is it used to block but can also be used as a Parry to stop enemy attacks and build up burst meter. This was my inspiration for Aegislash and you'll be seeing this technique a lot in the future in regards to her fighting style.
Second is about the next arc. The next arc is the 'Investigation arc' which will cover the first four episodes of Volume two. It will also be... The last arc for a while. I really hate to say this-
(Don't you dare)
But-
(Don't say it!)
After the next arc, this story will be going on... An indefinite hiatus.
(NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) (You suck!) (Why do you toy with our emotions!) (Go to H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS!)
Look calm down people. I know it sucks but let me be clear. This story is not cancelled. It's just that my writing drive has severely gotten less, I have been writing, but if I post everything now then there might be errors, and you'll be left unresolved and unsatisfied.
I also have plans to keep fans entertained in the mean time but I'll reveal that later.
Regardless I hope you enjoyed this arc, and will enjoy the next arc.
So until then this is Kallerston signing out!