Kai and the Divine Medallion
Chapter 36: Age of Darkness
Drip. Kai felt a drop of water hit his head.
"Water?" Kai thought.
Drip. A second drop of water hit his head. Kai then slowly opened his eyes. He found himself in a jail cell. The walls were completely black and white, and his sword was missing. On his right wrist was a strange band.
"Where am I?" Kai asked.
"Crimson Island," Erika said from behind him.
Kai turned around. Erika was right behind him. She also had the same band on her wrist, and her weapons were also missing.
"What's going on?" Kai asked.
"Maybe looking outside will explain some things," Erika said. "There's a window on the wall."
Kai then looked through the window that Erika pointed out. Everything was completely black and white. Kai could not see any color at all.
"What's going on?!" Kai exclaimed.
Kai then fell onto the floor and looked towards Erika.
"We probably don't have much time before our execution, so I'll be quick," Erika said. "This is the future."
"Future?!" Kai exclaimed.
"One hundred years in fact," Erika said. "I'd like to explain more, but I hear the guards coming."
"One hundred years?" Kai thought.
The door to the cell then opened up. Two men in black cloaks were at the door.
"Get over here!" one man shouted.
"How about you taste a Din's Fire!" Kai shouted.
Kai focused his magic, but the moment he did, a large electric surge shot painfully through his body.
"What was that?" Kai asked.
"The wristband," Erika said. "If you try casting magic while wearing it, you get hurt."
"Get moving!" the man in the black robe shouted.
The two men led Kai and Erika through the halls. They were soon led to a large room with two poles. The two of them were then tied to the poles.
"Where are we?" Kai asked.
"The Gallows," Erika said. "We're about to be executed."
"What?!" Kai exclaimed.
Kai then saw a familiar, yet evil face walk into the room.
"Junpei!" Erika shouted.
"I never thought that I'd get the pleasure of watching Kai get executed here," Junpei said. "I guess I get to kill two birds with one stone. Sableye!"
He snapped his fingers. Suddenly, a bunch of Pokemon that Kai had never seen before had rushed into the area. They had sapphire eyes and sharp claws.
"We like to use Sableye to perform our executions here," Junpei said. "They make things slow and painful for our criminals."
"Kai, I have a plan," Erika whispered. "You'll have to endure some pain, however."
"We're going to die if we don't do anything," Kai whispered. "What's the plan?"
"The Sableye will slash at us until we die," Erika whispered. "But they might accidentally slice the ropes before they kill us. That one chance is our window of escape. As soon as the ropes weaken, charge forward."
"Got it," Kai whispered back.
"NOW!" Junpei shouted.
The Sableye began to slash Kai and Erika. Kai felt extreme pain with every slice.
"Damn!" Kai groaned in pain.
"Hold…on…a…bit…longer!" Erika groaned.
Suddenly, Kai saw that the ropes were weakening.
"That's it!" Kai thought.
The ropes got weaker and weaker.
"Now!" Erika shouted.
Kai and Erika charged forward. They burst right through the ropes and began to run away.
"Don't let them escape!" Junpei shouted.
Erika led Kai through the prison.
"I memorized a blueprint of this building," Erika said. "The weapons vault should be just ahead."
Erika pulled Kai through a nearby door. Inside were Kai's sword and Erika's ninja tools.
"Perfect," Erika said. "Now we can escape."
Erika and Kai continued to run through the prison, using their weapons to charge through any obstacle. They ran around the labyrinth-like prison until they reached their escape. They were free.
"Damn!" Junpei shouted as he slammed his fist on a wall.
Kai and Erika ran further and further away from the prison. Once they were sure that they had lost their pursuers, they took a break to catch their breath.
"I think we're safe for now," Erika said. "Let's catch our breath and continue as soon as possible."
"Where are we going?" Kai asked.
"To the rebel base," Erika said. "That's the only truly safe area right now."
"Rebel base?" Kai asked.
"I'll explain everything once we get there, but we have to get there first," Erika said. "I think I hear someone coming. Let's move!"
Erika continued to lead Kai through the colorless land. Along the way, Kai saw many horrible sights: pits of complete darkness, destroyed villages, ruined castles, and more.
"So much has happened in a hundred years," Kai thought.
Soon, Erika stopped at a huge rock wall.
"Here we are," Erika said.
"A wall?" Kai asked.
Erika stepped forward. She then pressed six stones into the wall. Suddenly, a trapdoor appeared below them. Kai and Erika fell down a long slide. They fell further and further until they landed on a padding at the bottom.
"We're here," Erika said.
Kai saw that they were in a strange cavern. At the other side of the cavern was a strange building. Erika led Kai to the front door. Once there, Erika knocked on the door.
"Who's there?!" someone asked from inside.
"Erika," Erika answered. "Now let me in. I've got things to tell you."
The door cracked enough for the person inside to see who it was. The man at the door then slid the door wide open. He had spiky blonde hair, a red robe, and a katana.
"It's Erika!" the guy said. "She's back!"
Suddenly, a three more people came there. One was a girl with blue hair and glasses. In her hands was a book. Another was a Zora with a gigantic sword that resembled a shark-fin. He wore a black robe and had a cross-shaped scar on the back of his right hand. The last was a guy with long red hair. He wore blue armor and wielded a knight's sword.
"Erika!" the Zora exclaimed. "You're back!"
"Thank the Goddess!" the red-haired guy said.
"Was the rumor true?" the girl asked.
"Take a look behind me and tell me yourself," Erika said.
The four of them saw Kai, who looked very confused.
"Who's he?" the Zora asked. "Your new boyfriend?"
Erika looked very frustrated by this.
"No!" Erika shouted. "This happens to be Kai Kamai!"
The other four gasped in shock and awe.
"Is it really him?!" the Zora asked.
"A living relic in our base!" the girl exclaimed.
"Amazing!" the red-haired guy exclaimed.
"Let's go to the boss," Erika said. "Kai here deserves an explanation. And we need to get these bands off of our wrist."
"Right," the other three said.
They all then began to lead Kai through the building. They soon reached the last room. Inside was a fat guy wearing sturdy looking armor. On his back was a large axe.
"Welcome back, Erika," the guy said in a rough East London accent. "Just who the bloody hell is that guy?"
He pointed towards Kai.
"This is Kai Kamai, Angus," Erika said.
Angus looked shocked for a minute. He then smiled.
"So the rumor was true, eh?" Angus said. "Cor blimey!"
"What's this rumor that everyone's talking about?" Kai asked. "Just what's going on here?"
"You deserve an explanation," Angus said. "You guys get those bands off of their arms while I explain this whole thing."
The blue-haired girl and the Zora began to fiddle with the bands on Kai and Erika's wrists.
"Kai, as you probably know by now, this is the future," Angus said.
"A hundred years, right?" Kai asked.
"Right," Angus said.
"Why is everything like this?" Kai asked.
"Well, a hundred years ago, you battled against the King of All Evil," Angus said. "According to what we researched, that battle ended with your defeat."
"What?!" Kai exclaimed.
Just then, the bands came off.
"Good job, Mina and Augustus," Angus said.
"Thank you," Mina said.
The two of them then found a place to sit.
"Let me continue," Angus said. "According to history, that big old sparking thing of yours, what was it called?"
"The Gigaslash," Mina said while looking in a book.
"Right," Angus said. "Anyway, that attack didn't work against the King of All Evil. Because of that, you lost against him. You were immediately finished off."
Kai looked surprised and scared. A moment later, he regained his posture.
"What happened to everyone else?" Kai asked.
"One-by-one, the Evil King killed every single one of them," Angus said.
Kai then imagined the horrible sight. He saw blood being spilt from all of his friends and allies. The last one, and the most horrifying one to Kai, was Hazel.
"Without anyone willing to fight him, that King guy became the world's ruler," Angus said.
"He turned everything into darkness," Mina said.
"All color in the world had faded, time had stopped flowing, and the day no longer comes. The world has been put into a state of paralysis."
"Nobody is brave enough to go up against him," Augustus said. "Only we, the Rebel Forces, have the strength and skill to protect the weak against the King's army."
"But not even we have the strength to defeat the King himself," the blonde-haired guy said.
"Then what can I do about this?" Kai asked. "If the Gigaslash can't beat him, what else can I do?"
"We did some research, and Mina found something," Angus said. "Tell him, Mina."
"Well, I found out that there was a technique that was far superior to even the Gigaslash," Mina said. "It's called the Gigagash."
"The Gigagash?" Kai asked. "How do I do it?"
"Sadly, we don't have that information," Mina said.
"Then how do I learn it?" Kai asked.
"We think that a book that tells how it works exists in your time," Angus said.
"Well, how do I get back to my time?" Kai asked. "I have to find this book, right?"
"There is only one hope," Angus said. "We heard a rumor that there was a legendary Pokemon that could travel through time. It was known as Celebi."
"Celebi?" Kai asked.
"The moment we heard about Celebi, I sent Erika and one other girl on a mission to find her," Angus said. "Seeing you here proves that the rumor was definitely true."
"It is," Erika said. "We found Celebi in the Temporal Woods. She sent my partner and I to Kai's time."
"Wait a minute," Kai said. "If there were two of you, what happened to this partner of yours?"
"I don't know," Erika said. "We got separated in the Time Stream."
"Alright," Angus said. "It's about time we get moving. This time, all of us will take Kai to Celebi. Erika, as you found it, you will lead us. Alright, gang! Let's move!"
All of the rebels led Kai out of the rebel base. They were soon back in the dark outside world.
"Let's move quietly," Erika said. "The King's army could be anywhere."
"Right," everyone agreed.
As they walked off, a Shadow Sentry saw them walk away. He first spoke in some untranslatable language. He then disappeared.