Dawn of the Chaos
Chapter 38: The Darkon
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"Arrrr…"
Link moans in pain. Then he tries to stand up. Finally, he is able to do it. He looks around and sees nothing but the darkness. Zelda is sleeping by his side.
"Zelda!" Link says.
"Urr…" Zelda says and regains her consciousness.
"Zelda!" Link says.
"Link, where are we?" Zelda asks.
"I don't know…" Link says. Then he hears a voice.
"Someone…please…"
"Who are you?" Link says and walks to the source of the sound. Then he sees Lumiere.
"Lumiere!" Link says.
"Link! Zelda! I thought that I am alone in this place!" Lumiere says.
"By the way, do you know where we are?" Zelda asks.
"No. The last thing that I can remember is…" Lumiere says.
"Mewtwo created a light barrier around us. And then…" Link says.
"I can't remember about what happen next…" Lumiere says.
"So do I." Link says before he remembers something.
"Wait, Lumiere, have you seen others?" Link asks.
"I don't know. You are the first Pokemon that I have met in this place." Lumiere says.
"Hm…" Link says and looks at the darkness around his body. Finally, he can see something. Now he realizes that he and Lumiere are in a strange place. This place looks like a dark cave or something…
"This place is kind of scary…" Zelda says.
"I can hardly see anything, especially you, Link since you are a shiny Haxorus." Lumiere says.
"Let's not talk about it. Let us find the other." Link says. But then…
"Who are you guys?" Someone says. Then he walks to Link, Zelda and Lumiere. But because of the darkness, it makes Link, Zelda and Lumiere can't see who he is.
"I have never seen you around here before…" He says.
"Well, we don't even know about where are we." Link says.
"So, you two are a new guy here, don't you?" He asks.
"Wait, where are we?" Lumiere asks.
"You don't know?" He asks.
"Yes." Zelda says.
"Well, you are kind of strange Pokemon…" He says.
"So, where are we?" Lumiere asks.
"This is the "Afterlife"." He says.
"What?!" Lumiere says.
"The afterlife?!" Zelda says.
"Yes. The afterlife is the place where you come when your life is over. Now you are in the Darkon, the place that Pokemon that full with sin and guilt when they were alive live." He says.
"It can't be…" Link says.
"We are dead already?!" Zelda says.
"So, how did you die?" He asks.
"But we are still alive!" Link says.
"Yes. We haven't died yet!" Lumiere says.
"Refuse your death, aren't you? Well, it isn't a strange thing…" He says. Now Link, Zelda and Lumiere can see him more clearly. But the only thing that they see is he is wearing a white skull on his head. They still can't recognize about what kind of Pokemon is he.
"So, you don't accept your death. You should go and see Giratina, the ruler of this place. Maybe he will be able to tell you about your death. If you are a good Pokemon while you were alive, you may go to the Lumina, the place where a good Pokemon live. But if you were a bad Pokemon while you are alive…you must live here, the Darkon." He says.
"Okay…" Lumiere says.
"And one more thing, while you are going to Giratina's Palace, you must cross a river called "River of Sin". I warn you, don't step into that river." He says.
"Why?" Zelda asks.
"Because there are a lot of monsters in that river. They will drag you into the depth of that river and you will never be able to go to the surface again…" He says.
"What happen to the Pokemon that step into that river?" Link asks.
"Well, I don't know. Maybe their life in the afterlife ends and they vanish from this world…forever…" He says before he walks away into the darkness.
"…" Link, Zelda and Lumiere say nothing.
"Link, let's go and see Giratina, maybe we will be able to tell him that we are still alive…" Zelda says.
"Okay…" Link says. Then they start walking.
-While they are walking-
Along the way, the darkness disappears so they can see many Pokemon in the Darkon. They all look very depress. Link, Zelda and Lumiere say nothing until they reach the River of Sin.
"This is the River of Sin. The water in this river is the sin and guilt that Pokemon have done when they are alive…" Darkrai says while he rowing a boat to deliver Link, Zelda and Lumiere to the other side of the river. Link, Zelda and Lumiere say nothing but look into the river. They can't see anything. But they hear a scream of frustration from the depth of the river…
Finally, they arrive Giratina's Palace.
"Well, Link, we must make Giratina believe in us…" Zelda says. Then they enter the throne room. In the throne room, there are many Pokemon in the throne room. Link, Zelda and Lumiere realize that they are Giratina's servant. They can see Giratina sits on the throne. And there are three Pokemon quarrelling with Giratina…
"We haven't died yet!"
"We are still alive!"
"Please, believe us!"
"Shut up!" Giratina says. Then Link and Lumiere realize that three Pokemon are…
"Jedi! Ordin! Scarley!" Lumiere says.
"Link! Lumiere! Zelda!" Scarley says.
"So, you all end up here too?" Zelda asks.
"Yes. But we all are still alive!" Jedi says.
"But no matter what we try, Giratina will never believe in us." Ordin says.
"Since I become the ruler of the Darkon, I have seen many Pokemon that don't accept their death. You are one of them!" Giratina says.
"But…" Zelda says.
"Enough!" Giratina says before he can sense something…
"Wait…You have a strange power…" Giratina says and points his claw to Link.
"Me?" Link says before he remembers something.
"Is this the power than you mentioned?" Link says and picks all Pure Pendants from his pocket.
"What?! Pure Pendants?!" Giratina says.
"This is the proof that we all are still alive." Jedi says.
"…If you all have this, it means that you all aren't a bad Pokemon. So, I will open a way to the Lumina for you all." Giratina says. And a door appears.
"But we are still alive!" Link says.
"Still don't accept your death, don't you? Well, I recommend that you all should visit the Windsky Santuary…" Giratina says.
"Windsky Sanctuary?" Lumiere asks.
"That place is a sacred place in the Lumina. That place will tell you the truth about your life." Giratina says.
"…" Everyone says nothing.
"Now please enter this door. It will be quite a long way before you reach the Lumina. But if you all are good enough, you will be able to defeat the monster along the way." Giratina says.
"Link, let's go." Zelda says.
"Okay…" Link says. Then everyone enters the door.
-Along the way-
"This road is so dark…" Zelda says while they are on the dark road.
"This is the Darkon Road, the road that leads us to the Lumina…" Lumiere says.
"…But I can't believe that we have died already…" Ordin says.
"…" Everyone becomes speechless.
"Jedi, what happen when the first time you awoke in this place?" Link asks.
"I awoke in this dark place. Ordin and Scarley are collapsing by my side. We don't know about what has happened nor where are we. So we decided to walk until we reached Giratina's palace. Then we met Giratina. He told us about where are we. And he said that we have died already. But we didn't believe him. So we quarreled with him until you and Lumiere walked into the hall." Jedi says.
"So, you don't know about where Winsol and Frostic are…" Link says.
"How about you, Link? What happened when you awake at this place?" Scarley asks.
"Hm… After I awoke in this place, I found Zelda and Lumiere by my side. And a Pokemon came and told us about where we were. He also told us to come to Giratina's Palace. Then we came to this Palace." Link says.
"What kind of that Pokemon that you met when you awoke in this place?" Ordin asks.
"Because of the darkness, I couldn't see him clearly. But he wore a white skull on his head. So I guess that he is a Marowak." Zelda says.
"Marowak?!" Lumiere says.
"What's wrong, Lumiere?" Ordin asks.
"Well, I have heard a legend about a Marowak that haunted in the Pokemon Tower several years ago…" Lumiere says.
"Pokemon Tower?" Link asks.
"Well, it is a tomb of a Pokemon in the land of Kanto." Lumiere says.
"Kanto? Where is it?" Scarley asks.
"I don't know." Lumiere says.
"Well, anyway, let's not talk about it since it didn't happen in the Pokemon world." Ordin says.
"Yeah…" Jedi says. But then, they hear a loud noise come from the darkness.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
"What is that?!" Lumiere says.
"Who is there?!" A noise from the darkness says. Then the Pokemon in the darkness walks to Link and his friends. The light from Ordin's tail reveals him as…
"Frostic!" Link says.
"Link?!" Frostic says.
"We finally found you." Link says. But then, Frostic grabs Link at Link's neck.
"How dare you let Mewtwo kill you!? I must be the one who ends your life!" Frostic roars.
"Hey! Calm down!" Link says and struggles. Then Frostic looses his grip.
"Awww…" Link says.
"By the way, Frostic, are you on the way to the Lumina?" Zelda asks.
"No. I am a fiend. I don't belong to the place like that." Frostic says.
"Nah…You must come with us." Link says.
"Why do I must go with you all?" Frostic asks.
"Because you are one of us, Frostic. You are in our team too." Link says. His word makes Frostic turns his face away.
"…" Frostic becomes speechless.
"Frostic, you always act like a cruel Pokemon. But I know that you are a Pokemon with a pure heart." Link says.
"Shut up!" Frostic says. But Link sees clear water comes out of Frostic's eyes.
"So, Frostic, come with us, to the Lumina." Link says.
"…Yes." Frostic says. Then Link, Zelda, Lumiere, Jedi, Ordin, Scarley and Frostic start walking again.
To Be Continue…