Chapter 38

3rd person POV

High above the Triton station two figures shot out of the water. One shot a luster plurge as the other shot a mist ball. The two attacks collided, creating an explosion the size of a ocean liner.

As the smoke cleared a red blur charged at the green Latios, moving several times the speed of sound. The two Lati clashed, creating shockwaves as they fought.

Lana mega evolved and fired another mist ball, but Connor simply went intangible and the attack passed through him. She growled and resumed her charging. The two legendaries ramed each other over and over. The fight was happening so fast that all one could see was two flashes of light and the shockwaves from the collisions.

For now, the battle was at a standstill.

Alex's POV

When we entered the room we were greeted by 8 Bisharps standing at the ready. 2 of which were blue instead of red.

"KILL THEM" a voice shouted from across the room.

The Bisharps ran at us, only to be hit with a tidal wave of fire from Jake. All 8 fell to the ground, smoking and tinged black.

We all walked past them and came face to face with a device unlike anything we'd ever seen. It was a massive metal ring, with a black ball of energy in the center. It was pulsing like a heart, it looked like it was made of black sludge. At the base was a spiderweb of hoses and circuitry.

Next to the device at a computer terminal was a man clocked in a blue and grey robe. His hands were obscured by his long sleeves. The long hair on his head was deep blue, with just the slightest hints of grey around the edges. A stone cold face with black sunglasses covering his eyes gave off a vibe of pure intimidation.

He looked at us in silence for a moment, clearly sizing us up. Then he spoke. "The three I've heard so much about, I'd imagined you'd be a little older"

We all stood their confused, taken aback by his casual demeanor.

"I am Ardos, grandmaster of Cipher and son of Greevil, the founder of Cipher. I must say that I never expected my own nephew to be one of the biggest thorns in my side" he confessed, looking directly at me.

"What, you're saying that I'm, no that's not possible, my uncle died in a..." I denied before he finished my sentence.

"Car crash, that's what Eldes told you, the coward, too ashamed of his family to tell the whole truth" he muttered.

I stood their in shock, his aura was similar to my father's after all.

I assume you're Latios friend is fighting Lana?" He questioned.

I nodded, my head still spinning from this revelation.

"I see, a pity she won't be here to see the work completed" he said, genuine sadness apparent in his voice.

"You aren't finishing anything" Jake snarled as he and Cassie fired a thunder and fire blast respectively. The portal simply absorbed the attacks midair.

"I'm afraid that won't work, that's pure shadow energy, not the diluted form we use to make shadow Pokémon" he explained.

"We've come too far to give up" I stated firmly.

"A shame, farewell nephew" he sighed before unleashing a wave of shadow energy from his body. It took the form of a black fog blowing towards us like wind. I stood tall as it blew us back. I felt horrible, as if me entire body was on fire. A feeling of hopelessness and dread consumed my mind. I looked beside me, Cassie and Jake were unconscious on the ground.

"Impressive, but futile" he taunted as the winds intensified.

I fell to my knees, my will was the shadowy wind pummeled me.

"Feel the despair, feel your very live force being drained away" Ardos said maliciously.

"I WON'T GIVE UP" I yelled. As I said this my body began to glow, my aura surged from within me as I mega evolved out of instinct.

I got to my feet, I could feel my power skyrocketing. That deeper well of aura within me was finally unleashed. A pillar of blue light formed around me, dispelling the wind.

Ardos stepped back, clearly surprised. For all his power he was legitimately worried.

He regained his composure and shifted. He fell on all fours as scales grew over his skin. Massive blade like wings formed on his back as his body grew. A black salamence with a mega stone around his neck was soon before me.

"An admirable effort, but all in vain. The gateway will be open in mere minutes. Whether I win or lose this fight you've already lost" he boasted.

"Not yet, we fight until the end" I yelled.

In response he mega evolved, after a brief flash of light his wings melded together into a single huge, crescent-shaped wing, the hard, yet very flexible properties of the wings allowed them to be used as a blade. His face, neck, body and tail became narrower, and his tail was noticeably shorter in length. The ridges above his eyes were now far less prominent, and he no longer possessed the thick, gray scaling over his lower jaw. Instead, the smooth red flesh underneath has been left exposed, increasing the streamlined appearance.

I fired an aura sphere, he took it head on and was unfazed.

He flew at me, his crescent wing ready to cut me in half, I rolled to side just in time. He was so faster that even my mega form was struggling to keep up.

"Time to die" he yelled as he changed up a dragon pulse.

"I cannot lose" I yelled.

I summoned every ounce of aura I could, he unleashed a shadow infused dragon pulse as I fired a massive beam of aura.

The beams were at a standstill, i focused as hard as I could, trying to keep up.

Suddenly my beam pulled ahead and sent his attack back at him. He was shoved into the portal as both my aura and his shadow energy exploded in unison.

I looked up as the smoke cleared, the device was destroyed.

Ardos reverted to his human form as the black ball of energy levitated towards him. Two glowing red orbs formed within the abyss.

"You have failed me" a serpentine voice said.

"My lord please I can make this right" Ardos begged.

"Our deal issss forfeit, I will be taking my power back now" the voice said.

"No please" he screamed.

A black smoke began to pour out of his body. As this happened wrinkles formed all over his skin. His hair turning silvery white. The last of the black smoke left his body as Ardos let out one last feeble cry. His body dissolved into a pile of ashes.

The orb then began to shrink, then it vanished from existence.

I didn't have time to comprehend what I had just witnessed, my aura faded and I blacked out.

Connor's POV

"Lana, give up" I yelled as she panted, clearly exhausted.

"N-never" she jeered, her voice was horse as she sucked air.

"Don't make me do this" I begged.

"You're gonna have to kill me" she yelled.

She charged at me one final time, I dodged effortlessly. My claw went intangible, all I could think was one phrase.

I stabbed her straight in the heart, she wasn't nearly fast enough to stop me. As she coughed up blood I whispered in her ear "I love you, and I'm sorry" with that I removed my claw and she fell, her mega form disappearing as she hit the water. I used our sibling link to confirm. As I tried to reach out the link was cut, something only death could achieve.

I couldn't hold the tears, for the first time in years, I wept.

A voice entered my mind "Connor, Ardos is dead, we're clear of the station with Alex, Cassie and Dana, we disabled the other subs,are the charges set?"Jake asked.

"Do it" I ordered, failing to suppress a sob.

A geyser of water erupted from the ocean, then the ocean calmed.

I sighed, all I could say was "it's over"...

Author's note- thanks for all the support over the course of this story, there's a short epilogue but other than that this is the end of this story.

Tell me what you think of the finale