Before I begin, I want to say that last chapter was land mark progress for me as a writer, so I plan on trying to reach around 4000 words, I'll probably do more since this chapter is more focused on Ash's first pupils Iris, Sawyer, Tierno and Trevor, and also May.
Last time on secrets
Tierno's view
"Why did I get stuck with this." I sighed. "I can detect an aura but I don't have the ability to detect all the auras of jubelife dammit. Still, I might as well try to make a start. Here goes a probably doomed quest to find other people with powers."
I walked through the main square of jubelife, sensing the life around me but everyone seemed to be completely normal. No elements which means no progress. Why did I have to open my big mouth? I continued walking my soul wanting to leave my body with each painful step I took. I stopped briefly and noticed a bakery.
"Might as well get something to eat to take a break and heighten moral." I said.
I walked inside and sat down at a table. I looked out of a window, everything seemed normal, but things can very quickly turn bad. Oh well, it's not like I'll be attacked by someone or something. Then I sensed something. I turned my head a little to the right and saw a girl with an aura of an element I had never sensed before. She looked right at me and walked over. I then just realised I knew her.
"Hey Tierno." She greeted happily.
"Hi Shauna… what's up?" I asked.
"Nothing much. Hey you okay, you look like you saw a ghost?" She asked.
"When did you plan on telling me you had an element?" I whispered.
"Wait, how did you find out?" Shauna asked surprised.
"I can see auras." I said.
"I see." She muttered.
"You may be in danger. There is someone out trying to force those with elements to join him and destroy jubelife." I warned.
"Oh I know that." Shauna said.
"You do? How?" I asked, confused.
"Because I am one of those attacking jubelife." She sadistically smiled.
"Wait what?" I cried, jumping out of my seat.
"Relax Tierno, it's only one city." She smiled.
"It's not good even if it is one city." I growled.
"Oh… I see how it is then. Well if you insist on getting in my way." She trailed.
"Hey I never said I was getting in your way!" I exclaimed.
"I'll have to kill you." She continued. "Please be aware that I didn't want to do this though." She smiled, a dark aura growing around her. "Goodbye Tierno."
She started charging up her attack and then she shot it to the ground.
Odd advert in between the flashback and the story because the author watched too much TV and now is trying to figure out if humanity is a program being watched by aliens with each person having their own show:
"Ever wanted to live free? Ever want to cause destruction out of revenge? Want to murder a few million people by enslaving some people with powers? Then talk to Image, the shadow hybrid of shadow the hybrid. This advert was brought to you by duck shopping adverts 'when you want something done, get a monster duck to destroy humanity for you'."
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And on to the story before you question the author's sanity anymore.
Tierno's view
For a second, I might have been foolish enough to believe this was all an elaborate prank Shauna was pulling on me, for what reason, I don't know, but I had been trained to know better, and I was glad I was because suddenly, a giant, white crystal shot up from the floor where the orb hit and smashed through the ceiling of the café. This caused three problems: 1) people know there are those with super powers now… well, more people at least. 2) the bakery will fall down and people may die. 3) I now need to fight Shauna, and I really don't want to fight her because she is… was my best friend. I started to make a run for it when I heard some kind of glass like fracturing sound. I turned around to see that in eight different directions, there were smaller crystals spreading, one trail rush past me, smashing into the doors and then covering them, before climbing up the ceiling and trapping me in the bakery. I watched as other trails climbed up and soon, the crystals started to spread some kind of wall that kinda looked like a mirror. At this point I knew the only option I had left was to beat Shauna. I made myself transform. I felt a shell develop on my back, and then spikes grow out of it. My head started to change until it resembled that of a blastoise but mine was surrounded by razor sharp fins defending my cheeks, chin, temples and forehead. Two cannons grew out of my shell, and then one on each arm. The skin of my body became solid like Galvanized Steel. My legs become much larger, soon in proportion with that of a blastoise. Then my body stretched until I was standing like a dragon that had a shell instead of wings. My hands and feet then became more like stumps but with massive claws extending from them and then a tail appeared. My tail ended with a big spiky ball. The transformation was finished. I charged into the centre crystal and smashed right through it. I stopped and looked into the segments but I couldn't find Shauna suddenly. I was about to try and break through one of the walls to let the people go, but it was that moment I was hit by some kind of ghost like arrow. I turned to the direction it was fired and saw Shauna standing there. She encased her hands in an odd kind of aura, and when it solidified, she had what looked like a combination of gloves and claws. She leapt towards me, getting ready to try and slash or maybe even stab me, but at last second, I batted her away with my tail, sending her flying into one of the walls. I bowed my head down towards the floor and then charged at her. I felt the blow connect with her and she was sent through the wall and out into the open. I noticed by this point Shauna was bleeding.
"I can't attack her anymore, I could wind up killing her, and that is not something I know I can do." I sighed.
I transformed back into my human form and walked over to Shauna. It was then I noticed her eyes were back like a volcano's ash cloud. Her head turned up towards mine and she started to cry black tears. I noticed that for some reason it looked like there was steam coming from the places the tears touched… wait, there is. Then her mouth opened and the black substance shot from her mouth and onto the ground. Shauna passed out by this point. I ran over to her and saw the damage done: it was almost as if she was attacked by someone with acid.
"It's a shame I had to lose one vessel, but maybe you'll do nicely." I heard a voice say.
I turned and saw a shadow, right in place of where the black liquid was. It seemed to have taken have taken the appearance of Shauna.
"Oh, you'll be brilliant, master Image will be so happy to see such a powerful power wielder under his command." She chortled. "shame the recruiter will soon die but there are other candidates we can use."
I cracked my knuckles. "And who says I'm going to let you use me as a vessel?"
"ME!" She screamed, hysteria written on her face.
She dashed right at me, her hands turned to claws, presumably to slash me with. I waited till she was in range though and I round house kicked her in the side of the head. I felt the blow connect but nothing seemed to have happened. I watched as the shadow girl lifted her arm to her face and then quickly retracted it. It seemed like she was in pain. She then ran at me again but I knew I shouldn't use the same trick twice. I ran towards her, and pulled back my right arm to punch. She jumped into the air to try and slash me before I could act, but I was able to block with my left, before punching her in the same spot I kicked her. a random crystal shard suddenly flew by me and struck the shadow in the stomach. I turned and saw Shauna. She gave me a weak thumbs up and winked to me. I smiled to her and then turned back to the shadow girl, who was currently pulling the gemstone shard out of her stomach. I charged up a water pulse attack in front of me, waiting for it to reach full power. The shadow girl though had wasted enough time on the crystal and now had pulled it out and charged right at me, the crystal in hand. My water pulse wasn't ready, but any more time and I could get stabbed. I pulled the orb to my side, spun around and right as the girl was about to stab me, the water pulse was flung into her stomach. She coughed up what I think was black blood, but when it landed on the ground it reacted the same way it did with Shauna's skin… that may not have sounded right. The shadow girl seemed like she was about to collapse from the fighting but I could tell that she was more dangerous now, filled with adrenaline and a thirst for violence. She stared right at me and started to walk towards me. I watched as her fingers became claws. I was about to run when I realised I couldn't. I tried but it was as if something was holding me in place. The shadow girl raised her claws and slowly dragged them along my body, the iron scent of blood flooded my mind and the nerve tearing pain of her claws in my skin were making me understand why Ash was so much more worried than me at the time. I wanted to fight back but my arms were locked in place. The girl moved the claws to my neck and slowly they were starting their way into my flesh.
"This has been a fun fight, but like life, all good things must come to an end." She said.
I felt more blood pour from my neck, more flesh being severed. Any deeper now and I won't be able to breath properly! I closed my eyes, losing hope that I'll live, and just as I felt the end reach out and the gates of death open, something shot past me. It hit the shadow girl and she was sent flying away from me. She started to get trapped in ice, and then some kind of bubble was shot at her. I turned to Shauna who gave me a thumbs up. I smiled to her but then I realised I felt really tired. I was about to head to a bench but my legs felt so heavy. Hey when did it get so dark… out.
"I think… I'm going… to sl-eep for a… bit. Night." I said, and my vision went dark.
I could have sworn I heard Shauna scream my name for a second.
May's view.
"Ash, there's something I want to know." I said.
"Go on." Ash encouraged.
We were sat in the living room. We had spent half an hour talking about the region hybridia and Ash had already shed some light on it's history, but he had said something that shocked me:
The region was one an anarchistic dictatorship, a dystopian land filled with war and violence. Every month, a sacrifice was made where four children would be handed to the light type territory. At first people resisted this and when they did the light territory sent soldiers to kill two families and destroy any graves, books, houses or shops that they owned or gave any remembrance to their ancestors, it was as if they were never there. This was their way of making it clear that was not a debate or an option. Soon everyone would do so and what happened to these children? Some believe they were forced to murder one another i arena. Others say they were made to be slaves to a man called Master Ray. But the one no one considered was that they were being experimented on to or they were brainwashed to be soldiers. This was the case. Two boys and two girls could either join the soldier program or be test subjects for a serum made to turn people into hybrids, ones powerful enough to murder other hybrids, but it was a bust. When a spy found this out, they decided to go to war with the territories which had been taken. The only territories left were the lands or air, water and ice. They decided to try and destroy the ice territory. They failed, and that first battle which started the war was called by two names, the first was the five hours of crimson snow. The second, the one man against an army.
"How can I see this war?" I asked. "I know that's an odd request, but I want to see the first battle."
"There is a way. I think it is best though you get Dawn to watch this. It may help her realise the true strength ice holds." Ash advised.
"Why?" I asked.
"Some saints need the fires to stop so a blizzard may start. When that blizzard starts, you won't stop them." Ash answered cryptically.
"Okay then." I sighed.
Ash left and a minute later returned with Dawn. In his right hand, there was a blue gem. The gem had faces of only hexagons. It was an icosahedron.
"This gem is a hybridian story teller. Any and every event in hybridian history is kept here in this and many more gems." He explained.
He muttered something to the crystal and then placed it on the carpet. It started to glow and then, I found that I was looking at a village covered in snow. It looked like it was the afternoon I couldn't see Ash or Dawn anymore, but I did see a group of villagers… not just a group but a crowd, maybe the entire village!
"We can't just stay here and fight, the only thing that will happen is our village being slaughtered!" One man shouted.
"It's die with honour or run in hopes that a mythical palace of ice, only possible to be found in the 100 year blizzard, which will miraculously hide you all, you filthy cowards." Another countered.
"There's no honour in letting yourself and your entire home being massacred and the fact to suggest it is at all better than trying to fight, either you have a screw loose or you just want us all to die." A woman screamed.
"It's better we die by their hand rather than the words of our folly!" He shouted. "If our blood is spilt, then so be it, but if we run, then we are just plain old mice."
"It's better to be a mouse than a skeleton." A boy shouted, drawing a sword of ice, held in his left hand, to the throat of the speaker. "Are you willing to die knowing that your family and friends will die, that people that could have been born may never see this world. Can you die knowing you could have made the right choice but you instead let your human ego drive you to the edge of delusion and insanity for what you call honour. 'Let us die in the name of honour, or at least human honour', is some how better than keeping your life and knowing that you may find a saving grace?"
"Of course you would say that Ithheo. But then again unlike us a bullet would just be a fly to you and watching us die in a blizzard would just be your way of starting a giggle fit. You hybrids think you can tell us what to do because you are immortal and supposedly are better than us. Take a look at your eldest species member Era, a monster, like the rest of you." The man shouted.
"Era was not the one in control, Era was not given a choice. You still have a choice. Die under the mad promise of some twisted form of honour, hoping and praying people see you as a man of legend when you are just an incarnation of mass suicide and slaughter. If you want to die, go ahead, but just know that I will have these people head to the palace of ice and as they run, I will spill the blood of those that dare threaten them. I won't come to prevent your idiocy staining the snow crimson though. I instead will let you die by your own instability and Arceus dam idiocy." Ithheo shouted, reason being the only thing clear to all but this man.
Ithheo now chose to lower his sword but kept it in his side.
"What are you saying?" He asked.
"Fraz Tedzos, master of arms of the Pineberg village I'll tell you exactly what that means, I will be your shield and die as your warrior. If they have the weakness of my species I will stay and murder those who wield it for as long as I can, and lest it be I may die then I die, but if you think that I will allow those who have no chance of survival against an army who will never show mercy to even a newborn human child, then you are wrong. I know you of all people have no trust in me or my species, but know that we are not all evil, and know that if I wanted you dead I could have ruined you all in seconds. If this doesn't prove that I want you all to live though, then run to the palace and see the next day that your village remains unharmed whilst your attackers remain in pieces. Afterall, I was born here in this village and this is my home. Those who dare attack it are my enemies as they are yours and this will be the first flake of snow that will be the blizzard of war. Afterall, here I am in my element." Ithheo delared.
"You risk your immortal life for the lives of us, people who could easily betray you?" Fraz asked.
"It would be undoing if I did but I know I would not regret my actions either." Ithheo answered, sure of his choice.
"Then will, I, will, do as you ask me too." Fraz said, bowing to Ithheo. "What will you have us do?"
"I carry with me one of the 10 pocket watches that can guide you to the palace. When the blizzard starts, bind yourselves by the waist with rope and run to the palace. There are five hours before the opponent strikes and there will then be five hours where they opponent screams. On the first minute of the sixth, the last drop of blood will be drawn and with that drop, war would have begun, but I will be the guardian of Pineburg throughout it all." Ithheo commanded, giving Fraz the watch, placing it in the right hand.
I didn't understand why it was the right hand specifically when the left was closer, unless it meant that Fraz was his right hand man or something like that, or maybe it was just a form of respect.
"Understood Ithheo." Fraz said, standing now.
The other villagers ducking their heads to the ground in thanks and agreement.
"Now go and prepare yourselves and your Pokémon and when the last one of you is bound, leave and do not return till the first light of the new day." Ithheo commanded.
With that the villagers ran towards a giant shed and started prepping themselves.
The village along with Ithheo suddenly faded, replaced by a pitch black void.
"That is called the noon of war." Ash stated. "It is seen as when the light region was unofficially challenged to war and the start to what was the one of the deadliest and bloodshed wars fought. One more thing. Time in Hybridia is in a metric measure. Every minute is 100 seconds, every hour is 100 minutes."
His voice faded away.
Then I saw the village again, it was now dark and there was next to no light. The moon was climbing the night sky and there was the sound of men marching and vehicles' engines pushing the vehicles forwards. When they came into view, there were men in with clothes with a yellow beam down from the right shoulder to lower left abdomen. They each had swords, machine guns and what I think was a vile of cyanide. They stopped before a giant wall of ice. Wait, that wasn't there before. A figure jumped down and landed in front of the wall to face the soldiers.
They stopped before the figure which I recognised as Ithheos.
"You there! Allow us access to the village of Pineberg or be slaughtered in the name of the empire of light!" One soldier commanded.
"You'd kill me afterwards anyway. Besides, there is no need to come here. The villagers have left and the village has no value now to you. But if you want to stay then that would just be great. Because the five hours are about to begin." Ithheos spoke, confidence in his voice.
"Boy you better let us enter right now or-." The soldier was interrupted.
"Persistent aren't you? Well to bad, it will be your undoing. Your belief you are mighty is your folly, and I must warn you all that you are about to die, every last one of you. Your black plague influence is not welcome in the ice territory, let alone Pineberg, so just remember as your heads are cleaved from your necks, as your blood floods the snow with a new crimson coating, as you listen to the beautiful screams of your comrades dying, that this was your choice and if it were two doors, you picked the wrong one. You chose the door to Yveltal's world and now you may pay with your lives so just so you know: your deaths were your fault, not mine. So please let your last words be the one worthwhile thing of your lives as I promise you that not one of you 1 billion people will live, not one of the near trillions I will later kill will have been seen as a man with a life worth remembering, and not one of you will ever been seen as more than just part of the genocide that I start at the ice wall of Pineburg. I am Ithheo, hybridian master of the ice territory and ice element and I command your last five hours of living to begin." Ithheo decreed.
"That's it you little piece of sh-." The soldier stopped, a sword piercing his body, and then slicing his head clean off.
"How rude. Did your mother never teacher you not to be rude to your murder? How pathetic of that old cow!" Ithheo laughed, sounding like a deranged mad man.
He rushed towards a tank, it was many times larger being at least 10 meters in height, but Ithheo simply made another ice sword appear, this one in his right hand, and sliced through it, somehow passing through the metal of the tank before it exploded.
"Say hello to death for me." He chuckled.
Soldiers began to fire at him, all bullets hitting but only damaging Ithheo for a second before he healed again. He transformed into a dragon like Ash's and charged at them. For the next 4 hours and nearly 100 minutes, People screamed as they were dismembered and savagely murdered by one boy. I watched as he summoned ice spikes from the ground and made icicles rain from the sky, I watched some freeze to death in the snow and then soon, there was only one man alive.
"One minute left. Say your last words." Ithheo said calmly.
"Kill me like you did my allies. At least I had some light you demons. Soon, all you hybrids shall die. It is the will of Arceus. The light empire is a divine order, THE divine order. Soon you will fall to it's power you scum." He menacingly screamed, as if he were insane.
"I tire of your delusions. Die, die knowing your life was a mere waste of Xerneas's energy and Era's region. Die knowing you never amounted to anything. Die knowing that this would have all been for nothing." Ithheo sighed.
And he stabbed the soldier in the heart.
"At least… *cough(blood splat)* I amounted to more… *wheeze* than you." The soldier said, and with that, his blood soaked the snow crimson and the colour left his eyes and soon all his body.
"Times up. Still, I didn't kill as many as Era. But I have earned my seat in the world beyond the confines of hell." Ithheo sighed peacefully, and then sat down by the ice wall, and waited for the villagers to return.
I finally got a good look at Ithheo. He had pale blue hair, coupled with sky blue eyes. His skin was albino and he had a white t shirt, a pale blue coat with a lot of pockets, track suit trousers that were made to look like they were part of an army's stealth kit and red trainers. The vision then left me.
I was back in the living room, probably scarred for life. I turned to see Dawn with paranoid eyes and Ash who seemed to be perfectly calm. He looked over to Dawn and decided to give her a gentle hug and kiss on the forehead. She then calmed down and happily hugged Ash. I smiled, happy that Dawn and Ash were there for each other. Meanwhile, I don't understand anymore what I thought I would accomplish by watching that.
Iris's view.
Figures I'd have to go get the girl. I guess though it is better to have me talk to her than the guys. Anyway lets see, what room might she be in? I looked through a massive hallway with yellow walls, a yellow ceiling, and a red carpet on the floor. I activated my aura sense and looked around. At first I could only see the auras of normal people, some playing video games, others doing homework and there was one who was… lighting a fire?
"Burn in the pits of hell evil citrus berry!" Barry's voice screamed.
I shrugged that off and continued to search for the an odd aura. Why do I feel like this is a doomed mission as if someone already found Helen and is taking her away. I think I may start running. I love the small feeling of wind rushing by me, and I think I went past an aura that, might be Helen. I stopped and started walking back to her room. I then saw her aura. It was a dark aura, dark as the new moon. I ran to the door and knocked on it. I heard frantic footsteps and a second later was greeted by Helen. She only opened the door partly though.
Helen had tanned skin, green eyes and brown hair. Her hair was curly and kinda made me think it was an afro. She stood at around 5 feet 8 inches in height and had a slim build, one that always made me think of a Zoroark or Lucario
"Oh, um… hi Iris. How are you?" Helen asked, a little nervous.
"I'm good thanks, you?" I asked.
"I am well thanks." She replied.
I suddenly heard a massive crash sound from, her dorm.
"Um… what happened?" I asked.
"It was… a vacuum cleaner." She answered nervously.
I suddenly saw an arrow fly behind Helen and it hit a picture of the sky. It looked like a photograph though so she might be able to salvage it.
"Umm… that picture… will that be okay?" I asked, awkwardly trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, I have a back up on my computer." Helen said.
"So… the arrow that came flying out of no where?" I asked.
"Oh crud. Dam freaking crossbow." Helen aggressively muttered.
"Crossbow?" I asked, a little confused.
"Oh, right. I have a crossbow that I sometimes use for target practice games." Helen said.
Right as she said that, a sword, more specifically a cutlass slid across the floor.
"The cutlass?" I asked.
"I like doing pirate plays where there are fight scenes?" She said in a nervous tone. "I also like knife throwing, ninja star throwing and dark cloaks that certainly don't help me with controlling my powers over ghosts and darkness to fight demons. She hysterically shouted. "I certainly don't do any activities like that and instead I hang around with my close friends!"
"Umm… yeah, sure. I actually came to speak about the whole power thing." I said.
"Wait what?" Helen asked, her face turning serious.
"Bad things are soon going to happen. I don't know yet but the ones I have been working with decided I should teach you. Mostly because the rest of them are men and while the leader is disciplined, he can't help because he is teaching five other people." I sighed. "Might I come in."
"Yeah, sure." Helen said, opening the door fully to let me in.
I entered and the first thing I noticed, was that the room was circular with a small hall that lead to a few other rooms. The next thing was that I was standing on a circular rug which had a five point star on it. Each point was a different colour and the centre had a smiley face. The gaps in between the star points were all red. I looked at Helen.
"So, what powers do you have?" I asked.
"You already know. But besides that I have vast experience with weapons and martial arts. Mostly kickboxing and karate. I did gymnastics though and I've looked into parkour." She explained. "Not all are powers but, they help keep me safe."
"Good to see you've been proactive!" I happily sighed.
Tierno's view
I woke up. I felt so weak, barely able to move any parts of my body. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in Shauna's dorm, more specifically, laying on her sofa. I looked around and I noticed the walls are extremely pink. I forced myself to try and get up, at least into a sitting position. The second I did, my vision turned extremely fuzzy. I felt my head pound violently as if someone was hitting it with a jack hammer, so I laid down again. Just then Shauna came in with a worried expression.
"Hey Tierno, are you okay?" Shauna asked, worried.
"B-are-ly." I croaked. "I can re-gener-ate though, so I th-ink I'll be o-kay."
I felt my head pain lessen rather quickly and after I think twenty or thirty minutes, most of my body was functioning properly. I pulled myself up again, and turned to see the TV on. Shauna and her roommate Serena were watching some kind of dance show. One person had a Slyveon and the other had Pokémon that looked like a Lillipup, but it's head was more round and it made a 'ruff' sound. The lillipup lookalike started to bark angrily suddenly at it's trainer. And then it turned black…
Just like the girl who possessed Shauna.
It suddenly leaped up and bit it's trainer in the neck. I heard the sound of blood fall to the floor and the crowd scream. People getting up to run but the doors to the studio they were in slamming shut in.
A sinister song started.
come one
come all
to where, crimson
paints the battle ground,
and swords fall to the ground.
Come sit
Come breathe
Come watch
As the titans' armours
fall and shatter
to shards and to pieces
to shreds and scraps
whilst people scream
some necks meet a battle axe
observe the chaos as it unfolds
and I only now need to know:
if iron of a warrior beats the strength of man's armour
bone so strong and beautiful.
If their tortured screams are heard
And the giants' visages
Fall like domi-no
*music plays*
Take in the air as my brother's head rolls off, please smell the flames for him
Take in the grace of bloodshed, please use their colour and paint a picture
Of hatred as
Life gives up
Forfeits it's essence
To the ones above and
And the claws of death
Take in another and
Now I know,
I only now need to kno-ow:
if iron of a warrior beats the strength of man's armour
bone so strong and beautiful.
If their tortured screams are heard
And the giants' visages
Fall like domi-no
Please sing your sister
Off to sleep
She has fallen
And she won't hear your weeps as she falls
Deeper to the gates
As you whisper
You'll meet your fate!
As their hellish steel
And burning flowers
Seek you out
And devour
The world you knew
The garden you grew
The house you built
The – family – you – blessed
So now we finally know:
The iron of a warrior beats the strength of man's armour
bone so strong and beautiful.
And their tortured screams are heard
And the giants' visages
Fall like domi-no
They all fall like domi-no
You all fall like domi-no
I…
I made you fall like a domino.
I looked at what was a studio filled with people and Pokémon… it was now just the dam near army that massacred them and the blood of people and Pokémon painting every inch of the room. They turned to the camera. One of the shadows began talking and his chilling voice was heard clear.
"People of Jubelife. It was two thousand eight hundred years ago on this day that you came and slaughtered my people from the land of Hybridia in a theatre almost exactly like this one. HOW DARE YOU DISHONOUR MY PEOPLE BY BUILDING THIS DAMED TOWER OF VICTIRY. ALL IT DISPLAYS IS THE MURDEROUS INSTICTS OF HUMANITY. WE WERE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOU BURTALLY MASSACURED MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY. It was this day our blood was spilt. Consider this not as a terror attack but as a promise, that Jubelife is next, just like the city you ruined. Your blood shall be spilt." He growled.
"We shall spill unworthy blood." The other people said.
"Your city will crumble before your eyes!" He growled.
"Your city shall be left in rubble." The other people echoed.
"It will be you, who watches as the place you once called home is ruined. And when it is… we won't stop there." He roared.
"No human blood cannot be spilt." The people warned.
"When we have taken Jubelife, we will then take hearthome, and twinleaf, and all the other cities and towns until YOU ALL SEE WHAT YOU DID TO US, AND YOU ALL PAY FOR YOUR SINS!" He roared.
"All sins cannot be repented." The people said.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Mirror image, the equal and opposite of Shadow Eclipse, brother of Era Karma Eclipse, and while they are passive I am not. While I exist you are going to die, city by city, and your puny Pokémon and sub par weapons can't hurt us on their best day. They are flies to us. Thank you Fraz Tedzos of Pineburg, for that beautiful little line. I hope you are traumatized by the beautiful memorial that is 'fall like a domino', and I know that at some point, we will all have a brief, beautiful fight, where I will see another piece of scum lose what gives them life, and then when Sinnoh is done… the world is next. Now then, tatty bye!" He laughed psychotically, and he smashed the camera. The feed cut out.
"We need to get Ash… now." I cried, paniced.
"Good sir… would you mind SHUTTING THE FUCKING HELL UP!" I heard someone roared.
I turned and narrowly missed a knife aimed at my throat.
"I… am Matter Master. Now… prepare to die." A voice said.
I saw him, someone dressed up in a knight's armour, knives by his side and a sword in his right hand. It scraped against the floor. I felt to afraid to move. I don't know if the girls will live. I know now I certainly won't. Matter Master raised the sword up high.
I felt so cold.
And then the executioner's blade fell.
Right towards my head.
How sad image needs a goon to do his dirty work. Shame he is so stuck up to believe he is the same strength as shadow. Even I can beat him.
"BASTARD!" Someone shouted.
Saywer's view
I had to train Paul. The grey haired depressant wrapped up in skin. This is going to be a lot of fun, isn't it? At least I know where the guy is: his dormitory. The main reason I know?
His is the only one that has a sign on the entrance reading 'don't waste my bloody time'.
And there is a red light on the door which lights up when he is in.
I walked up and knocked on the door. In seconds, I heard Paul walking to the door and when he arrived, he greeted me with the pleasant, classy, overly used words of 'Fuck off'.
"Yeah you purple haired tracksuit wearing ass, it's great to see you too. Let me in I have something I need you to hear and it can't be outside." I grumbled.
"Go to hell." He said.
"Already been there, and back actually. Also: they have an excellent hotel there, ten stars! The service was so go that the staff were almost like robots! Pool was a little hot for my tastes, otherwise, an all around great trip. They actually have a brilliant beach and a good few tourist attractions. If you need, I can take you sometime. I got a coupon right here for 50% off." I replied.
"Uhhh… that's a joke… right?" Paul asked, a little surprised.
"Nope, I have some pictures of the trip, right in my wallet." I answered. "That's not why I am here though."
"Okay. Just… don't waste my time okay?" he asked, returning to his normal demeanour.
"Well if I was going to, I would have dressed up as a clown." I said, walking in.
We sat on two grey armchairs in the living room.
"Alright, what's up?" Paul asked.
"First off, we are all in danger. Second, I'm in a team which has the full intention of preventing it. But they needed more allies. They found some with their own abilities, including you. However from how underdeveloped your aura is, I can tell you have avoided using them Haven't you?" I sighed.
"What are you talking about?" Paul asked dismissively. "I've been practicing plenty."
"Paul I have had my abilities for the last 7 years. I am many times stronger than you and I have seen all kinds of auras. Yours is in no way weak in contrast to other entities, but from how long it seems you may have had them, your powers are underdeveloped. By this point in time you should have enough power to take on entire herds of Tyranitar and win, and that would you with a broken arm." I sighed again.
"Wait what?" Paul said. "What the heck do you mean? I am strong as hell! I'll prove it by defeating you."
"Now I see why Ash wanted me to train you." I silently sighed. "Paul is way to arrogant."
Paul got up out his chair and charged straight at me. In seconds though I had jumped over him and made a shuriken appear in my hand. It was made of the bark of a redwood tree. I then set it on fire and threw the shuriken at Paul who… was trying to find me?
Dear Arceus if you are watching, please perform a miracle so Paul is no longer arrogant and he becomes a good student,
Because I doubt I will be able to deal with this for long.
Not long at all.
Trevor's view
Ash asked me to train David, and I hope it isn't something I regret doing. David is nice and often jokes around but is serious when needed. He is the kind of guy who you want as a friend but almost never get. It helps that he is very agreeable and is in no way a blank slate, smart but strong… physically and mentally. He may make a good student. I have yet to see. I walked to his door and knocked on it twice. I heard a frantic running. Suddenly the door opened.
"Oh, hey Trevor. Um… what's up?" He greeted, slightly nervously.
"Nothing with me. I actually have to talk with you though." I said.
"Um… now is… not a good time." David sighed, very nervously.
That's not like him at all.
"Something is up. What's going on David?" I asked, sounding lightly commanding.
"I really don't want to talk about it." He said.
This entire conversation he had his head poking past the door and his hands clinging on to it. I didn't expect what next happened.
"Just let me." I sighed, taking a step forward.
"STAY THE FUCK OUT!" he suddenly roared, a mask of spacial energy covering his face.
"Ash was right." I muttered in shock, taking a few steps ack.
"ABOUT WHAT, ME BEING SOME KIND OF MESSED UP PSYCHO?" He screamed at me.
"How much control do you have over your powers?" I asked.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, his mask disappearing.
"How well con you control your powers?" I asked.
"Kinda well." He said. "Why do you ask?"
"I'm here to teach you to use your full power." I declared.
"That's total crap." David sighed.
"Nope." I said, and I lit myself on fire.
"Holy… …" He trailed off.
"Pretty cool right?" I asked.
"When did you get confident?" David asked.
"I'm good actor. Now, may I come in?" I asked.
"Yeah sure. You can help me with my current problem." David said cheerily, inviting me in.
"What's up?" I asked.
"This dam suit of amour won't get off me." He cried.
"I see." I said. "Well just try and focus. If you try too hard it can have the inverse effect but if you don't try enough then it'll stick there. At least your power hasn't tried to over take you. My teacher once had to deal with me when at first, I wanted to try and set a building on fire."
"That sounds… interesting." David said, a little scared.
It was not too long before the armour David was wearing disappeared from sight.
Teaching is going to be easy!
Ash's view
"BASTARD!" I shouted.
I can't, allow Tierno, Shauna or Serena to die. I knew something this bad could happen when I looked into the timelines, but the strings of fate are cruel.
"I WON'T LET YOU KILL THEM!" I screamed, as my sword locked blades with that of the matter manipulating child.
"Your going to die right here. The question you should ask is how soon?" my opponent asked.
"If I die we both know you will go down with me. Then again, we both know that I just won't die." I sighed at his incompetence. "Then again, you on the other hand won't be so lucky." We backed off and I brought my sword, a katana to guard my neck, while me left fingers traced the blade. Take a page out of Era and Ithheo's combat book.
"Oh? And what makes you so sure?" the boy asked.
"This." I growled, and I shoved my thumb to the back of my middle finger and pushed it till I heard a crack sound like when you crack your knuckles, and then I let myself transform into a draconic state.
We charged at each other, the boy trying to slash me with the sword but I dodged each hit. I could feel the gazes of Tierno, Shauna and Serena on me. I charged into the matter manipulator and then backed off, preparing a flamethrower attack, but that was the time needed for the boy to make a giant piece of sodium appear and it exploded.
"Forcefield." I yelled, a giant, translucent, purple wall appeared and blocked Tierno, Shauna, Serena and I from taking damage. When the smoke from the explosion was gone, it was clear the matter manipulator had made his escape. "Everyone okay?" I asked, transforming into my human form.
"Yeah, we're good, I think." Tierno said.
Tierno looked like he had some scratches but was otherwise fine, Shauna just shrugged. Then I looked to Serena who just passed out.
"Does Serena have powers?" I asked.
"No." Shauna said.
"We'll need the mind eraser." Tierno sighed.
"wait you have a mind eraser?" Shauna asked.
"Yep." Tierno confirmed.
"Pain in the butt that we have to use it though." I grumbled.
"Why?" Shauna asked.
"It just isn't morally right." I sighed.
"It's necessary though. We can't suddenly have something like the government after us." Tierno stated. "On more important notes though, Shauna, are you able to use your powers?"
"My control is okay, but it can't be used often or it can cause me to faint. Also it can be unpredictable. What even is my power?" Shauna asked.
"Mystic." I said. "A power which can be seen as magic. It can cause very dangerous attacks and some very helpful boosts to your team. It is in turn, extremely difficult to use."
"I see. Can Tierno teach me?" Shauna begged. "You must have taught him and I think you may have students of your own so…"
"I'll get the resources Tierno needs and then it can be sorted. However I will monitor the first few lessons, just to make sure it is all going well, okay?" I commanded.
"Yeah sure." Tierno said.
I left the two alone, but immediately after leaving the dorm, I knew I needed to be careful. Image is clearly building his numbers, the stage slaughter is proof of that and the government may try to take action. I can't help but feel like Image has already selected his next target to control.
Image's view.
"Sharron, my shadow warrior, I know you failed me but there is still an opportunity to get redemption. Find Gary Oak. Follow him until he is all alone and when he is, do what you can to have him join us. However we can't have him possessed. Am I clear?" I asked happily.
"Yes master." Her light voice said.
She left immediately to find the boy.
Some would call it twisted or messed up, but I am so happy to finally murder a few hundred people. Soon all Jubelife will be bloody fields of glorious slaughter.
Beautiful beautiful crimson slaughter.
Author's note: let me know if I should change this story to M rating. (18+)
Also the knuckle crack thing, I got that from Tokyo ghoul. I got addicted to the anime, and also there is konosuba.
So much anime.
Too little time.
Anime.
