Tfw it takes a month to write this because you didn't work on it during Thanksgiving break.
Chapter Fifteen: Xerneas, Beauteous Goddess of Life.
We had been following Xerneas silently for around ten minutes. At first, I was worried that Tranchant may take this chance to ambush us, but I reassured myself that Xerneas' presence would surely deter him if he decided to come back. Sammy was still shaken up by our encounter with him, and was clinging to my leg more than usual. I felt bad for him. He had to sit there and watch, helpless, as his own trainer was almost killed by Sheer Cold. It was like watching one's parent being held at gunpoint. It would be a massive understatement to say I knew that feeling.
In any case, I couldn't think about that right now. Xerneas looked back to us, telling us that it was just a few meters ahead. Most of us breathed a sigh of relief, glad that we were almost there.
"Mine human should be arriving shortly. Nay, he may already be here." She stopped walking and stomped the floor hard. Immediately, the ground started to glow a faint pink, and the light soon formed some kind of rune. It looked like Xerneas' horns, but surrounded by various leaves. The rune's light began to increase, eventually blotting out the ground beneath it. Soon, the light faded, revealing a new entrance leading underground. Xerneas gestured towards the opening. "Let us proceed." She said. We did so.
I expected to find a dark rocky cavern inside. You know, like what a cave normally is. Instead, we were all greeted with a rather extensive and luxurious looking living room. There were portraits of Xerneas lining the walls, all painted in a glorious and holy light. However, there was one painting that stood out among the others. It was of a human boy, no older than fourteen. He had curly blond hair, watery brown eyes, and a rather skinny build. He was smiling, but it was a feigned smile, masking nervousness deep inside. He was sweating slightly, and his posture was lopsided.
"Dude looks like a twink." Sarah said offhandedly. I looked at her quizzically. What did she say?
"What's a twink?" I asked. Sarah began to snicker, then burst out into a fit of laughter. Zekrom slapped her over the head.
"Sarah! That is a child! Please refrain from making such comments about those who are not ready for those actions." Zekrom yelled. Reshiram let out a slight laugh.
"Oh, Zekrom. You were always so serious." She said.
"You're one to talk! Talking to you feels like having a conversation with a wall!" I retorted at Reshiram in a joking manner. However, rather than a laugh, I got a slightly concerned look from Reshiram. She tilted her head slightly.
"Is that how you feel, Marcus?" She asked. Zekrom shot me a glare. What did I do? Realizing things were about to get out of hand, Xerneas interrupted this tense situation.
"Guests, mine human is near! He approaches mine den as we speaketh." She announced. Sure enough, I faintly heard footsteps approaching the den opening.
"Xerneas, is there someone else here?" A childlike voice asked.
"Yes. Nay, there are a great many of them." Xerneas replied.
"What are they doing here?" The child asked, the footsteps getting closer.
"They've come by to warn us of something." She replied. The source of the footsteps began to descend the staircase. The source turned out to be, perhaps unsurprisingly, the same child in the painting from earlier. When he finished descending the stairs, he looked at all of us, eyes widening.
"I-Is that Reshiram and Zekrom!?" He said in a mixture of nervousness and excitement. Xerneas nodded.
"Indeed, but thou art forgetting our other guests." She replied, somewhat curtly. The boy adjusted his posture into a more upright position.
"O-Oh, sorry! W-Where are my manners? Well then, who are all of you?" He asked.
"I-" I started, before Sarah cut in.
"I'm Sarah, Zekrom's human. This dork next to me is Marcus, Reshiram's human." Sarah said. I decided to let her disparaging comment slide, not that any protest on my part would do anything. The boy nodded.
"I'm Absalon! Nice to meet you!" He said, straightening up some more. No one said anything for a few moments. Eventually, Absalon decided to speak up.
"S-So, why are all of you here?" He asked.
"We have reason to believe TDA is going to attack here next. We came to offer some assistance." I said. Absalon tensed up.
"T-TDA is coming here!?" He said fearfully. We all nodded.
"Most likely. Fear not, for we are here to protect you." Zekrom said.
"Indeed. We are well protected, young Absalon. I've known Reshiram and Zekrom since I was first borne from Arceus' divine hand. Mine friends are strong enough to hold their own, whilst protecting us." Xerneas added.
"W-We can fight too, can't we?" Absalon asked.
"I suppose so. I possess the Fairy Type, which should be effective against that hideous monster's Dragon Type." Xerneas mused. Reshiram nodded in agreement.
"I presume you will be useful in battle." She said. Xerneas gestured to a set of doors.
"Then let us retire until he arrives. It will do us good to prepare." Xerneas said. With this, only one thought crossed my mind.
"Great, more waiting." I muttered.
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Yveltal felt uneasy. As the deity and mediator of death itself, he was used to sensing this emotion in other beings as their times in this world came to a close. He rarely ever felt disturbed himself, but something was in the air tonight, something… sinister. The Bird of Death glanced out from his mountaintop cave, surveying the surrounding area, but it was difficult as darkness obstructed much of it.
"You feel it too, don't you?" Yveltal's soft spoken human said. Like human, like Legendary, his partner could sense a foreboding presence as well. She stood next to Yveltal, also looking across the dark landscape for any potential threats. Her short red-orange hair was blown by the chilly night air and her freckled face turned red from the cold, both due to the night temperature and the high altitude. Yveltal acknowledged her with a tilt of the head.
"Yes. Something is here, and it is nigh-deathless. It must be another Legendary, and a fairly strong one at that." The bird replied. The human girl looked at her partner quizzically.
"Do you know where it is?" She asked. The bird nodded it's large, horned head.
"It's close. Watch yourself, Clovis." He advised. The girl, Clovis nodded and adopted a fighting stance.
"Yes, Yveltal." She replied. The Bird of Death was about to instruct her further, but the ground began to tremble, catching them off guard.
"Wha-What is this!" Yveltal said, surprised.
"What are we going to do?" Clovis asked. Yveltal considered many options. Facing whatever the threat was would be too dangerous, and hiding in this cave would only work for so long. They'd have to run away, as humiliating as it would be.
"Clovis! Get on my back! We have to get out of here! I don't know what's here, but I can feel that it most certainly wants us dead!" Yveltal warned. Clovis nodded and quickly moved to hop onto Yveltal. After some slight difficulty in finding the right position, Clovis successfully mounted Yveltal, and the pair soared out of the cave.
It was almost a successful escape, but fate evidently had other plans that night. With a single movement, a tentacle launched forward, hitting Yveltal. This knocked the bird out of the sky, and the divine Pair of Death began to fall toward the surface. With a crash, Yveltal landed on his belly in order to ensure that Clovis remained relatively unhurt.
Grunting, Yveltal struggled to right himself. As he was doing so, the unseen enemy landed nearby. Yveltal yelled in frustration. "What are you!?" He yelled. Someone laughed. The bird and girl looked toward the source, and saw a horrifying sight.
A serpentine dragon, donned in grey, red, and black, possessing six shadowy tentacles, and a golden crown. Six spikes protruded from its body, three on each side, and its eyes glowed with red, seething hatred. A man was riding this demonic monstrosity as well. He was a thirty year old Alolan-Sinnohan with fierce purple eyes and messy brown hair. He laughed once more, and grinned at the pair.
"Who am I? You should know that already!"
As they say in Kalos, le bruh moment.
This chapter wasn't well planned out, but the next one is, so it should come out sooner. I mean it this time.
See ya around.