Hey-oh! Chapter 38!

-Chapter 38: Dusknoir, Commander of Dialga's Army-

-Dusknoir's POV-

Treecko… My brother, I didn't mean to do it. But what's done is done. I saw your soul descend into the Distortion world. The prophecy wasn't about you after all…

I flew straight back to Temporal Tower, and once I got there, the sableye tried to stop me, but I roared, "I wish to speak to Lord Dialga, you miserable insects!"

The Sableye backed away, realizing that I was Dusclops, except now I'm Dusknoir. I noticed that the mouth on my stomach, and the pins above them reflected my emotions. It grinned when I was happy or pleased, and frowned when I was upset or angry… That was pretty neat.

I went to Dialga, who smiled cruelly when I returned, "Well? I hope that you were successful?"

"Lord Dialga, with all due respect-"

His smile faded, "Get on with it."

"Both assaults that you sent failed. No Sableye or Golurk survived. The aura master… He is a human, with extraordinary capabilities."
Dialga's roar moved the stone slightly, "What is a human doing in this world?! I thought my imbecil brother Palkia had that taken care of!"

"I-If I may interject, Lord Dialga, the human… I believe that he is the one of the prophecy. His power… Might have the capability to match yours, with all due respect."

Dialga immediately spoke normally again, which I knew meant that he was not happy at all. He calmly asked, "Then why… Did you not die trying to kill him…?"

"He simply waved his hand, then Treecko and I were teleported to the opposite side of Dragon Mountain."

Dialga inclined his head slightly, "Treecko? My former apprentice? The one of the Prophecy?"

"Y-Yes, Lord Dialga… Don't worry, I took care of him. He wanted to go back to the insurgo, but I stopped him before he could return."

"Is he dead?"
"I… Believe so, Lord Dialga."
He scoffed, "You believe so? What, are you now so incompetent that you can't even tell if you killed him or not?!"

"There is no way to guarantee death, Lord Dialga. Giratina may very well revive him, knowing that he is the one of the prophecy."

Dialga shook his head, "No… It is forbidden by Arceus to allow a soul to re-enter the world in the same host body that they left…"

"Would Giratina break the rules put in place?"
"If he did, then there would be no way to tell, unless you saw Treecko descend into the Distortion World, then saw him again in this world…"

"I did see his soul taken by Giratina. He was dead when I last saw him… And if I may be so bold, I would like to lead the third assault against the Insurgo. They will be unable to defend against a third strike. All I require is a few dozen Sableye and a few Golurk. We will crush this rebellion!"

Dialga's eyes glowed red, "If Treecko is still alive, then I will need to have a serious discussion with my brother… The Prophecy is not supposed to come true. It would mean the end of the world; You know that, Dusknoir."

I nodded, "Yes… I understand. May I-"
He cut me off, "No… Patience is key, my apprentice. That human will prove just as troublesome as before, even with you at the helm. I find it unwise to send in another team."

I tried to speak, but he continued, "However... I will grant unto you the capabilities to command as a leader of my armies. Gengar will now answer to you as a General, as well as all of the sableye and Golurk. Now, if my armies fail, it will be because you lead them to a defeat."

"Lord Dialga, we cannot wait for the Insurgo to regain their strength! We must crush them while they are weak!"

"No! We will wait. I have all the time in the world to get ready for the assault that they will undoubtedly launch against me."

I knelt respectfully and asked to be excused. He nodded, and I floated off to the training grounds, beginning to utilize my newfound strength. I flew around, dodging the illusory Sableye that Spiritomb had made, and knocking them all aside. I smashed one into a boulder, and the stone split in two. And it didn't even hurt my hand! I felt the mouth on my stomach form into a grin, and I chuckled, "Oh… This is going to be great…"

I continued training, and my mind kept coming back to Treecko. The way he looked at me… I betrayed him…

I shook my head, "No! You have to focus! He was weak, unfit to serve Dialga…"
But my thoughts kept coming back…

Why did you kill him…?
"I don't know… He defended that Ditto rather than me, after all that we've been through!"

You trusted him, though… He could have killed you, but he didn't.

I shook my head again, "Get out of my head! Gah!" I smashed a boulder into rubble, and floated off. I pushed the sableye aside as I went up to my room to go to sleep.

I felt my eye tearing up, and I tried to stop it, but I didn't want to… I killed him, because I was blinded by my own rage. I knew fully well what I was doing when it happened. My emotions caused me to kill my brother…
Could that part be about me…? I lost a brother because Dialga has morphed my mind… Maybe. But I did that myself... Dialga doesn't control me...

"All this thinking is doing a number on me…"
I laid down on my mareep wool bed, and closed my eye as I tried to rest.

Alright, let me know if you want more; I'll upload regardless, but a review or PM really helps with the 'wanting to keep uploading' part. So with that, I hope you enjoyed, and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas eve; I don't know if I'll be able to upload tomorrow, so I'll upload three today probably.

-PL