The Lost City of Twilight

Chapter 53: Smile and Tear (2)

-Back to the Real Time-

"The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days..."

"It is something that grows over time... a true friendship. A feeling in the heart that becomes even stronger through time...The passion of friendship will soon blossom into a righteous power through it, you'll know which way to go..."

"Time passes, people move...Like a river's flow, it never ends. A childish mind will turn to noble ambition...Young love will become deep affection... The clear water's surface reflects growth..."

"What are those quotes, Tysand? I don't understand them…" Falcon says.

"They are the quotes from the game that I used to play. I think this game is called "Ocarina of Time" or something." Tysand says. (Pokedragon: BREAK THE FORTH WALL!)

"Anyway, do you understand those quotes?" Falcon asks.

"I used to don't understand them until I meet Anna. Our journey made us fall in love with each other. It also made me understand those quotes and the strange feeling that I felt when I saw Anna for the first time. It's the feeling called "Love"." Tysand says.

"So, what happen next?" Falcon asks.

"We finally decide to marry. After several months, our child gave birth. He is a Gible. He looked very similar to me…" Tysand says.

"And then you killed them…" Falcon says.

"No, I didn't kill them." Tysand says.

"But you said you are the one who made her die…" Falcon says.

"I am the one who makes her die. But I am not the one who kills her." Tysand says.

"Anyway, what happen next?" Falcon asks.

"After our child became five years old, the war between the Earth Kingdom and the Sky Kingdom happened…" Tysand says.

"Your means the Great War between the Earth Kingdom and the Sky Kingdom?" Falcon asks.

"Yes, in that war, I, Anna and Gible are escaping through the battlefield. Then…" Tysand says.

"Then what?" Falcon asks.

"We are separated together. After I realized that she isn't with me, I decided to go back to the battlefield again to look for her. Finally, I found her and our child. But…" Tysand says.

"But?!" Falcon asks.

"She is hurt. Many bullets pierce into her body. She says to me to let her die here. Because her injury is too harsh so she has a little time in her life left. And if she comes with me, she knows that she will make me and our son die on the battlefield too. But I still insist. Suddenly…" Tysand says before a clear tear comes out of his eyes.

"Tysand, are you crying?!" Falcon says.

"Then a bullet is coming to my body. But she uses his last power to shield me from that bullet. It makes me survive. But it makes her die…" Tysand says.

"That's sad… What happen next?" Falcon says.

"I hide her soulless body. Then I and my son escape from the battlefield. But my son finally dies on the battlefield too…" Tysand says.

"So only you survive…" Falcon says.

"Yes, I still remember Anna's last word to me. She said "Thank you for everything, Tysand. May we meet again in another life…"." Tysand says.

"What happen next?" Falcon asks.

"I decide to bury my son's soulless body in the Snowfall Forest. But for Anna's body, I decide to send it to the Palace of Mist. After I finished everything, I travel back to the Kingdom of the Dragonking." Tysand says.

"Why do you come back to this kingdom?" Falcon asks.

"Because I hear that the twelfth Dragonking is dying already. So the competition to find the next Dragonking will be held soon. So, I decide to come here and join the competition." Tysand says.

"What is the result of the competition?" Falcon asks.

"I win. So I become the thirteenth Dragonking." Tysand says.

"What?! You are the Dragonking too!?" Falcon says.

"Yes. But finally, I leave this kingdom because everyone in this kingdom has the different ideal from me. Because I want to invade the Earth Kingdom and the Sky Kingdom since their war make my wife and my son died. But no one agreed with me." Tysand says.

"That's the reason that explains why there's no name of the thirteenth Dragonking in any book." Falcon says.

"Yes, I am too evil to be in this world." Tysand says. Then they notice something.

"Look! The sunrise!" Falcon says.

"It looks like we are taking all the nighttime." Tysand says.

"I just notice it, Tysand. The time in this kingdom runs normally. The sky in this kingdom is normal, not always covered in the twilight." Falcon says.

"…It's a long time since the last time I watch the sunrise. Maybe we are living in the world of the twilight too long…" Tysand says.

"By the way, Tysand. What happen to the Pure Pendant that Anna gave you?" Falcon asks.

"That pendant?! I lost it during the Great War between the Earth Kingdom and the Sky Kingdom. And I finally found it. But now, it belongs to Latias." Tysand says.

"Latias?!" Falcon says.

"Yes. Latios own it first. But then he gave it to Latias as his gift." Tysand says.

"Why don't you take it back? It's your memento of Anna…" Falcon says.

"Take it back will do nothing. I think let Latias has it is the best thing. And it will make Latias and Latios happy too." Tysand says.

"But if you have that pendant, maybe you will get out of the darkness that surrounds you now." Falcon says.

"Falcon, do you know where is the place that most Garchomp live?" Tysand asks.

"Where?" Falcon asks.

"In the cave. You may don't know about this. But the darkness inside the cave is the darkest thing in this world. It means that my life is always surrounded in the darkness and will always there forever." Tysand says.

"…Okay. Now let's go back to our room before everyone wake up." Falcon says.

"Fine." Tysand says.