Fun Fact: Typhlosion is actually a Team TECH experiment. Many years prior to the modern day events of Nothing to Arceus, Team TECH ran several tests with Typhlosion being one of the subjects. They wanted to see how Pokemon would react by absorbing radiation to the sun and investigate any potential mutations that would follow suit. Typhlosion was the only one to survive, becoming mutated from the sun's radiation and as a result, has his infamously deadly blue flames.

The threatening sound of Daniel's dark aura was chilling, the Enforcer and the CEO stood in place at utter shock of what they just saw. The teen was slouched over, having placed the girl's corpse on the floor. The Representative was enveloped within a sphere of energy that obscured him from his enemies. He began to stand up but his head hung low and his aura formed around him, lightly obscuring him within his own energy but becoming more visible to the other two. The teen glared at the two of them with his black eyes and his blood-stained tears dried up on his bruised cheeks.

All Daniel saw was two enemies in front of him surrounded in red static, he couldn't process the environment, he didn't know where he was, all he knew or saw was the person he wanted to kill.

The counterpart stuttered and ordered for his subordinate to eliminate the teen. Without hesitation, the large enforce dashed towards the teen and threw a mighty punch as he zoomed past the teen and assumed a stance but something didn't feel right.

Daniel barely processed what just happened but within his left hand was the arm of his enemy, blood gushing out of the torn out socket as his finger acted like claws, digging into the skin of the piece of meat he held and latching to it. He was amazed and surprised at what just happened, he didn't process how he did it but the deed was done. It was so easy he found it amusing, barely managing to let out a chuckle which developed into a light maniacal laugh.

The Big Boss cried out in pain as he covered the socket of his left arm with his other hand. The creature was on his knees as the pain was excruciating. He slowly turned towards the teen who didn't budge from his position. He watched as his left arm was tossed aside like a piece of trash and the teen's fingers covered in his blood. He growled, throwing away all restraint and lashed out towards the teen. Daniel turned his head around just slightly to catch the approaching target out of his peripheral vision.

Daniel rapidly spun, his hand coated in dark energy as he effortlessly sliced through the man diagonally, leaving his expression filled with pain and despair as the Enforcer's upper torso began to slide off and the body collapsed to the floor. Daniel's eyes widened and his mouth agape before forming a sheepish smile.

The CEO watched in horror as his number one guard was hacked into oblivion by a maniac. The teen bursted into uncontrollable laughter as he mocked the weak prey he took out. He needed to run for his life, he had to get out of here before he got killed too. The counterpart made a break for the staircase, sprinting as fast he could.

Daniel heard the footsteps and ceased his laughing as he noticed the other leaving. He muttered, "Oh no you don't." He reached out towards the man and held him using his new-found powers, held the man using a psychic-like energy. Daniel brought the CEO close to him and with a firm grip, grasped the man's face. The sheer look of terror and fear in the man's eyes was enough to ignite a smile on the teen's face. But that wasn't enough, he wanted more.

The CEO grabbed the teen's arm and tugged at it, attempting to tear himself away but to no avail, Daniel was too strong.

"You always like to watch your own works and see others suffer because of it, as a result: I don't think you'll be needing these."

He nearly wet himself as the teen's other hand emerged and formed a claw shape as it moved towards his eyes. He begged, "Please, no…!"

The CEO screamed in pain as his sight was removed, it was so much he wished to cry, but he had lost the ability to do so as well. Daniel took his bloodied free hand and used it to get a firm grasp on the man's shoulder and with his other, began to force the man's head to tilt backwards until it reached its limit.

The counterpart's neck felt like it was burning from how much it was being stretched, his spine began to feel like it compressed on itself and his breathing was being cut off. Daniel dragged it out as long as he wanted until finally, he slipped. In one sudden movement, a series of bone-breaking cracks and tearing flesh sounded. And in that moment, the Representative pushed forward with his arm one last time and removed the CEO's head from his body, allowing the ball of skin and hair to roll on the floor and create a mess as the body fell backwards with it.

Daniel stood in complete silence now, as his arms dropped to his sides and he simply stared at his own work, coming to terms with what he's just done.

It was in the middle of the night in Kalos, Serena was laying in the bed of a room she rented out inside of a Pokemon Center. She remained tucked under her blanket as she clutched her second pillow tightly, bringing it as close to her as possible. She longed for Daniel's warm and comforting embrace, the only thing she could use to cope with that is her pillow. Remembering the teen and how she's treated him as of recent made her cry. She dug her face into the pillow and let herself go, staining the pillow with her tears.

She missed him, more than anything else, she regretted leaving him behind and rejecting him. There was so much she wanted to say to him, so much she wanted to do with him yet she does this to herself. However, despite her pain, she could only imagine what he's going through at the moment. She could only wish he can get over it better than she can, but she knew that wasn't a reality. She held the pillow close, imagining herself in the teen's embrace and thinking to herself at that moment. "I wonder what Daniel's doing right now and how he feels… I hope he isn't feeling too down right now."

Daniel stood over Serena's corpse, looking upon her with his grief-stricken expression. His heart ached the more he looked at her and he began to cry once more, fully absorbing the fact that she's dead.

No matter how much you try, she's not coming back. The world is a cruel place, ruthless and unforgiving. But you know that, don't you?

The teen fell to his knees and fell over, catching himself by his hands as the reality of what he's just done and the consequences of it all began to dawn upon him.

The only thing left for you to do is destroy everything. Destroy everything that can hurt you and end your suffering. Give into me, and you will become more powerful than anything that has ever existed.

The teen complied, sitting up straight and allowed his eyes to roll back, leaving only the blackness of his eyes to be visible with his white pupils removed. His aura began to spiral upwards and create a sphere of energy above him. It grew larger by the second and began to rise upwards towards the ceiling as its mass expanded. With each passing second, a memory of Serena flashed in his head, a memory of a cherished moment of all his loved ones began to appear in his mind. However, they were being erased, each picture of his slideshow of memories began to shatter and burn as the only thing left for him to see is the red static of his unfathomable anger.

Down below, Bisharp was outside warding off hordes of chimeras until he noticed a light coming from above. Everyone there stopped to gaze at the light as they observed a humongous ball of energy rise from the peak of the tower, phasing into the clouds above. Bisharp was shocked to see this and questioned what was happening to Daniel up there and what he was fighting but those were questions he didn't have the answer to.

Emerging from the clouds now was a meteor shower of dark energy rapidly descending upon the land. Bisharp took to the air as he prepared for evasive action. The dark energy hailed upon the land, each pebble of energy generating a powerful explosion disintegrating the buildings they touched, melting the living creatures it impacted. Everything melted as if touched by acid as everything was being destroyed. The forests outside of the headquarters began to burn and turn over, the foundation of the base became unstable and cave in as the skyscraper of a tower began to tumble over. Surrounding Bisharp was several hundred incinerated corpses radiating steam with a foul odor of burnt flesh and metal. Bisharp rose higher into the air as he watched the skyscraper crash to the ground, completely decimated upon impact as it shook the ground with tremendous force.

Bisharp looked upon the flaming horror which was the headquarters, no creature lived and no buildings stood, everything that could be considered alive had been disintegrated into dust as the melted remains of all those that lived piled together. Smoke rose up from the air of it all, the majority rising up from the burning forests of Kalos, Bisharp felt the same way he did when the poachers attacked the island a year ago but this was worse, this was a massacre. But his deepest concern at the moment was for the safety of his brother who was in the tower when it collapsed to the ground. The brother inhaled as much as he could and screamed out for his brother's name, "DANIEL!"

He was greeted to a chilling silence as the wind swept by and the raging fires burned. Bisharp didn't know how to proceed until he heard something nearby. He heard several rocks tumble from the rubble of the collapsed skyscraper. Bisharp inspected the area from a distance and was hopeful that his dear brother survived the collapse. An arm shot out of the rubble and placed its hand on the top of the mess. Another emerged and did the same thing. Then, a person broke free from the rubble, growling like an untamed beast as they steadied themselves. Bisharp recognized the white hair as Enganos and grew disappointed with the reveal.

The man however stood in place leaning forward, raising his head to look at Bisharp. The aura of the Representative began to swell upwards and fixed his posture as he faced the sky, unleashing a powerful roar which disrupted the still air in the area. The aura exploded from his body, now a reddish-orange color on the inside while dark on the outside. He fell on all fours and growled loudly as his teeth sharpened into fangs, his fingers digging into the ground, and he unleashed a cry as several black tendrils with red tips jutted out from his back, reminiscent of Giratina's tendrils. As a result, his shirt was destroyed, and the spiked tendrils swayed in a majestic motion repeatedly. His eyes glowing and golden horns taking shape around his torso.

The man looked like a feral beast now on all fours, Bisharp was curious as to what was happening with him and soon realized it was not Engano. Upon closer inspection, he discovered his brother's signature scar on his left cheek and his very first one marked on his side. Bisharp's heart dropped realizing what's happening to his brother.

Daniel looked upon Bisharp once more, he was blinded by fury and unable to see the carnage and destruction he's caused. He saw a figure floating in the air and he attempted to focus on it and identify the creature. However, just as he focused and began to see a more clear view of who the person was, his vision revealed Engano watching above him. This infuriated the teen even more, the man he hated the most besides Calem stood above him as if he's a lowly creature. He wanted to end Engano's life now, no restraints or hesitation for the act.

Bisharp twitched once he saw his brother assume a stance and prepare. The Representative prepared himself for whatever came next. There were several seconds of silence as Daniel remained in place, scowling at Bisharp as if he was Engano. Daniel leapt towards Bisharp at rapid speeds, too fast for the Pokemon to comprehend as he was man-handled into the ground and dragged through it. The teen mercilessly forced his brothers head through the ground and planted his feet firmly, stopping the forwards charge. With the built up momentum, he slammed Bisharp on the floor with incredible power. The Pokemon tumbled forward upon hitting the floor, rolling like a bowling ball with no ability to control or stop his movement.

Daniel jumped into the air, twirling quickly, using more momentum to slam his fist upon Bisharp and forcing the creature into the ground. He abruptly grabbed his brother by the legs and spun rapidly in place before launching the Representative away like a bullet. The Destroyer zoomed forward at incredible speeds past his sibling. Once he was far enough, he turned the other way to intercept his flying target and threw a punch which Bisharp crashed into.

The hit took the air out of the Pokemon and the pain was immeasurable as his body fell upon the floor like a ragdoll. Daniel walked up to his brother and aimed one of the tendrils at Bisharp and forced it down in an attempt to pierce him. The Pokemon barely evaded by rolling out of the way, the teen followed up with another pincer but his brother continued to evade the attacks. Bisharp pushed himself off and slid on one hand to perform a roundhouse kick which was effortlessly blocked by one of the tendrils. The black tendril wrapped around Bisharp's leg and slammed him into the floor several times before throwing him away.

As the Representative of Creation skidded across the floor, his opposite chased after him with astonishing tenacity. Bisharp regained control of himself and hopped into the air to avoid an incoming attack. He brought his fists together and slammed downwards as he descended, striking against the tendrils which cushioned the impact for its creator. Daniel placed his hand upon his brother and focused his energy into his hand, unleashing a dangerous beam of destruction blasting against Bisharp. The Representative was blown away and crashed into the remains of a broken down building.

The Pokemon emerged from the rubble, sitting on his knee as he panted, body steaming from the blast and covered in bruises from all the hits. He couldn't believe the amount of power Daniel possessed at the moment, and although he was concerned about why his own brother was attacking him or how he even became this way, one thing was clear: he was dead-set on murder. The only way he would survive this is to stop holding back and go all out against his very own brother. It may hurt him but this was the only way he could think of.

The teen let out a powerful shout as his aura began to flow behind him. Bisharp observed as the aura began to manifest into a shape and take form. Bisharp couldn't allow this and tapped into the power of the Arceus Stone, choosing to power up before Daniel did. His aura began to spike upwards as the ground shook slightly and after a brief moment, Bisharp shot his arms outwards and the red lightning of 100% exploded from within and encased his body. The Representative assumed a stance and muttered, "Let's go."

Bisharp launched towards his brother, moving so fast his aura lagged behind and he was a blur of energy. As he approached, Daniel's aura had begun to manifest into a silhouette of Giratina with its eyes glowing red. At that moment, the construct unleashed a magenta bolt of lightning which struck Bisharp instantly and created a large explosion. Fortunately, Bisharp wasn't out for the count and continued his forward assault as he zoomed towards the teen and threw a punch which was blocked by the tendrils as expected. However, the guarding tendrils were pushed back as they struggled to maintain the hold, the Representative of Creation yelling as his red lightning became more sporadic and he forced himself through the barrier.

Telling himself he wasn't fighting his brother, Bisharp landed a mighty blow at his brothers gut, making him cough out just slightly before following up with another to the face. The secondary hit sent the teen backwards several feet yet but the pokemon continued his pursuit. The tendrils all focused on one point as they attempted to hit Bisharp but he teleported past his opponent and kicked at his target.

The tendrils snapped backwards to block the kick, surprising Daniel as he looked behind him in shock but growled at the sight. The pincers unwinded themselves abruptly, knocking the Pokemon back as the teen turned around to face him. The tips of the pincers took on a different shape and Daniel opened up his hands and built up a ball of energy in each hand. Shooting everything forward, the Destroyer began to fire a rapid volley of energy blasts directed towards Bisharp. The Pokemon began to hop backwards evasively, avoiding each lethal blast that incinerated whatever it touched. Daniel took to the air and began to fire down upon Bisharp from the sky.

Bisharp decided to change tactics and charge the teen head-on, utilizing Daniel's phasing trick to go through the barrage of energy. Once he was close, he grabbed ahold of Daniel by the shoulder and hurled him towards the floor to bring him down. Just as the teen was about to make impact, the tendrils acted once more in defense and cushioned the teen's fall and brought him to his feet.

Bisharp was breathing heavily, he's never sustained 100% for an extended duration of time and it was taxing on the person who used it. He couldn't figure out how long he could maintain it but he needed to drag it out as much as possible if it meant ending this fight. Daniel was much more powerful than Bisharp though, the Giratina Stone was naturally more powerful than that of the Arceus Stone but the price came at the user's mind. The Stone feeds off of their mental capacity, slowly but surely widdling it down and the less they thought and the more mindless they became, the more powerful they were in the end.

Because of this, Bisharp was on the brute end of Daniel's onslaught and cracks had already begun to form on his blades and bruises covering his body while Daniel had only taken some light damage from his two punches prior.

Daniel growled like an animal once more and his energy built up as he unleashed another powerful cry, but this time, it sounded like Giratina's own cry blended with his own. His energy seeped into the ground, covering it in a black essence as the very foundation beneath his feet began to crumble and collapse. Large fissures appeared and emerging from them was light spurts of lava which filled the bottom of these ravines. Instantaneously, the teen's tendrils stretched out to Bisharp and grabbed ahold of him, bringing him closer. Daniel brought his hands back, coating them with dark energy and once his target was in range, he brought his open hands forward. Smashing them into his brother, the blades on his torso shattered and the Pokemon's eyes widened with pain as he was blown away.

Bisharp fell into one of the ravines but caught himself by the edge, holding on with one arm. The Pokemon pulled himself out of the hole, sitting on one knee as he began to feel worn out from all this fighting.

Daniel saw Engano emerge from the ravine and grew frustrated at his resistance to die. He barked at Engano with a volume that hurt his throat, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Bisharp heard the death threat and felt hurt hearing those words from his brother directed at him. He realized this definitely wasn't Daniel, he was being manipulated like a puppet and needed to be stopped for his own good. Bisharp stood up and reignited the Arceus Stone, contemplating how he should go about this and only managed to say:

"And I'm going to save you."

Bisharp walked towards his brother for a little bit before entering a full sprint and creating a ball of energy in his right hand. He leapt into the air as his brother did the same, zooming towards Bisharp and jumping up to meet him. No words were exchanged as their attacks collided and created another large explosion covering the entire area. Everything was covered in smoke and from the outside, nothing was happening but a lot was happening inside the cloud.

Bisharp and his brother engaged in fierce close quarters combat as each punch and block they performed rattled their bodies. The Pokemon grabbed Daniel by his shoulder and dragged him down as he forced his knee to meet Daniel's chin and knock him back. He followed up with a backflip to gain some distance and fire an focused blast which was slapped aside. The teen countered with his own, firing his own energy blast which cut through the smoke and separated it. Bisharp ducked out of the way of it as it whizzed by, seizing his opportunity to come in close and kick at his brother.

Daniel raised his arm in anticipation of the incoming kick but he was psyched out as Bisharp threw a punch instead making direct contact with his face. The punch was powerful enough to send the teen flying into the ground and burying himself in it. The smoke cleared and the Representative of Destruction laid in the ground, growling angrily. He forced himself up as his eyes began to glow red and he let out a powerful roar, sending his aura skyrocketing into the sky.

Daniel appeared above Bisharp, throwing a punch with enough force it created a focused air blast which struck the ground and created a crater. Daniel attempted to pummel Bisharp's face several times but the Pokemon reacted quickly and acted accordingly. The teen went berserk, coating himself within his aura and unleashing a projectile in every direction like a maniac. Bisharp protected himself as best he could as the projectiles flew everywhere, devastating the landscape even more. The enraged burst of energy lasted for half a minute before calming down.

The teen was revealed to be gasping for breath, his face cooked with his own sweat and visibly exhausted from that outburst. Engano was nowhere in sight for Daniel and he dropped his guard as a result. Bisharp shot up from the ground, getting an uppercut on the teen and followed up with several consecutive punches. Daniel's tendrils kicked back into action, grabbing Bisharp and they both descended rapidly as the secondary arms slammed the Pokemon into the floor as hard as they could. Bisharp recovered quickly, flipping away and charging towards his opponent once more only to be blocked by the arms.

The Representative relentlessly punched away at the tendrils, pushing them back slightly with each punch. Once Daniel's defense was broken, his energy swelled up and exploded from within Daniel, destroying the ground and knocking Bisharp back. The two began to descend down a ravine now with scorching hot lava awaiting at the bottom. The fighters slid on the walls of the ravine at a quick pace, leaving behind a trail of dust as they descended. During this, the two brothers leapt towards one another repeatedly, exchanging blows back and forth as they repeatedly ricocheted off of the walls and bounced back towards one another.

The lava was close now and Bisharp wasn't sure if his brother was conscious enough to notice. In a desperate attempt to save his sibling, he teleported underneath him and uppercutted him out of the ravine successfully. Bisharp zoomed above the teen and attempted to slam his hands down upon him but was countered by a tremendous backhand, blowing him away into the ground. Bisharp used the momentum to keep going backwards, doing a back-handspring to regain control and continue moving backwards to avoid the Destroyer who crashed into the ground. Daniel smashed his fists into the ground where Bisharp was, each powerful enough to create a large crater that decimated the ground. Bisharp began to build up his energy into a powerful attack, deciding it was necessary if he was going to survive.

Daniel dug into the ground and drilled through at a rapid pace, Bisharp continued to evade as projectiles beamed out of the ground in an attempt to hit the Pokemon. Bisharp miscalculated and took a direct hit from one of the beams, and the moment he was stopped in his tracks, Daniel appeared right in front of him. Daniel punched Bisharp in the stomach so hard it sent a shockwave through the pokemon. Following this was an uppercut knocking the Representative of Creation high into the air. This was the chance Bisharp needed to unleash his attack and shooting his limbs outwards, he released his energy and declared his attack.

BLOOD MOON SLASH!

An army of Blood Moon projectiles exploded from the Pokemon's body, homing in on the teen as he moved out of the way. Daniel moved quickly, avoiding the rapid volley of projectiles as they whizzed by and missed him. However, he wasn't quick enough, taking a direct hit from one the slashes which exploded upon impact followed up with a second one striking him down to the didn't take long for the teen to emerge with the smoke trailing him and covered in his own blood.

Daniel took to the sky, continuing to avoid the projectiles left and right and rapidly approaching his target. With the remaining slashes homing in on Daniel, he utilized this opportunity to have them hit Bisharp. However, he wasn't a fool and knew the Pokemon could dodge so he managed to impossible. Utilizing his tendrils, he juked Bisharp out by grabbing ahold of the projectiles and manifesting them into one point. And all in one swift motion, he created a focused ball of energy similar to Variant two and smashed the Blood Moon energy into Bisharp.

Getting hit with his own Blood Moon Slash, Bisharp was blown away several hundred feet in the air and came to a halt as his entire body was cracked and bruised from the one impact. The two Representatives landed on the floor, both gasping for air in unison as they attempted to collect themselves. The colors of reality slowly changed in their presence, yet they didn't notice because of the adrenaline caused by this fight.

Daniel entered a full brown sprint, shooting out energy blasts from his palms as he ran. Bisharp charged at his brother, bobbing and weaving around each blast as they closed the distance between them.

"You're right, we've made it this far. It's way too late to turn back now, but we're in this together till the very end." -Daniel Barsony

Daniel used his tendrils to dig into the ground and uplift from whatever foundation that was left and launched a massive chunk of rock towards Bisharp. The Pokemon sped up and slid directly underneath the rock as it passed by him overhead. He was quick to get back on his feet and leap towards his own brother, throwing a punch.

"From this moment, Bisharp and I no longer fight as trainer and Pokemon, but instead, as brothers!" -Daniel Barsony

Bisharp followed through with the punch, using Daniel's brief flinch to grab ahold of him and flip the teen over and hurl him into the ground before kicking him away. Bisharp unleashed a Hyper Beam towards his sibling who had managed to stop himself and unleashed a powerful roar which dismantled the Beam as it approached and caused his aura to flare.

"Then what's your motivation? What's keeping you going?" -Daniel Barsony

"Mine…? It's mostly you, I think about protecting you and everything I care about, and I willingly want to do this because I care. Don't let the Stone guide you, you guide the Stone, let it be an extension of you, not the other way around." -Bisharp

Bisharp accelerated towards his brother who threw a punch at his brother. Bisharp phased right through, confusing the teen and shortly after, another Bisharp appeared in front of Daniel and socked him across the face with enough force to make him spit out blood. The Destroyer"s feet were firmly placed on the floor as he slid back several feet, maintaining his ground. Daniel growled angrily once more, his tendrils becoming more sporadic with their movements and his aura growing out of control.

Bisharp let out a sigh that conveyed many emotions but most dominantly, grief. He advanced on his brother's position and jumped up into the air, calling upon the mighty power of the Stone and he erupted into flames as he merged Volt Tackle with Flame Charge to create Flaming Volt Tackle. He zoomed forward, ricocheting off of the blocking tendrils which got blown back upon impact. The Pokemon followed through, bouncing back and impacting his brother repeatedly with each charge. The Representative soon broke through his brother's defenses and began to unleash an onslaught of rapid strikes as he zoomed back and forth, too fast for the teen to process.

The enraged beast caught Bisharp and threw him onto the floor. The Pokemon recovered quickly and engaged in some incredibly fast paced combat but he was overwhelmed by his brother's raw strength and blown back. It was so powerful, Bisharp almost lost consciousness from the blows he took and as he was knocked back, all he could think about was his will to help his brother. He didn't want anything else right now and he cried out, "Arceus, I beg you! Give me the power to save my brother!"

At that moment, his wish was granted as the red color of Bisharp's body turned into a very light grey, his aura reignited as a bright white and the golden wheel of Arceus hovered behind him. Bisharp jumped towards his brother, landing a punch which struck the tendrils. The punch shook the ground and created a powerful shockwave. The Destroyer's tendrils began to disintegrate with each hit, each powerful blow shaking the very earth they stood on as Bisharp overwhelmed his brother with his new strength. Splitting and breaking apart any energy blast that came his way, Bisharp was on the offensive.

They backed away before leaping towards each other again, zooming around the area they fought at speeds so fast they couldn't even be seen. The brief encounter ended as Bisharp grabbed his brother by the head and unleashed a fully powered beam of energy which severely damaged the teen and blew him back. Daniel was still standing luckily and Bisharp decided to finish this fight with one move. Building up all of his remaining power, he assumed a stance and waited for his brother to come in range. Once close, he shot his hands out and encased his sibling in his own energy, trapping him in place.

Daniel growled and screamed as Bisharp's energy bound him to the same spot, keeping him as immobile as a statue. The Pokemon's power faded and he fell to his one knee and looked his brother in the eyes. He could read all the pain and frustration Daniel is enduring just from his eyes alone. Bisharp attempted to reach out to his brother as that was all he could do now. "Daniel, everything's going to be fine now."

The teen flinched and stopped for a brief moment but slowly got angry again. "I understand you're hurting a lot right now, but you need to snap out of it, this isn't you. This isn't my brother." Daniel's static-filled vision began to clear up and the figure he saw as Engano began to dissipate and the real person that was in front of him began to reveal himself. "Everything's going to be all right now, I'm going to fix things. That's what brothers do, right? We have each other's backs." Daniel's vision cleared up, his white pupils returned and he saw his dear brother extremely injured and at the brink of death. It dawned upon the teen that the person he was attempting to murder this whole time, was his own brother.

Tears streamed down his face at this realization, his heart ached once more as he sobbed and his cheeks became puffy and red from how much he was crying, he began to chant "I'm so sorry" repeatedly in a hushed and quiet tone. The Pokemon willed himself up to his feet and went to embrace his brother who was incapable of doing the same. Bisharp rubbed his siblings back to reassure and comfort him, simply saying:

"It's going to be okay… I forgive you, you know I can never get mad at you, brother."

The chains that held the teen back were undone and he collapsed into his brother. Giratina's tendrils began to shrink away and disappear from the teen's body as his hair began to regain its life. Bisharp backed off, allowing his brother to lift his own weight as he fell on his knees. He struggled to get up but gained more strength the more the Giratina Stone disappeared from him, or so he thought.

The dark aura of the Giratina Stone splashed from his body so unexpectedly, he fell on all fours as corrupt electricity began to surround him. The Giratina Stone was pulling him back, it wanted more. His entire body began to burn up as if he was dumped into a flaming hot room. He sweat ferociously as he dug his fingers into the ground due to the excruciating pain. Bisharp called out to his sibling in worry, unsure of what to do. "I can't fight it!" Daniel cried out, his whole body lifting upwards instantly as the aura skyrocketed upwards. He screamed in terror as his eyes turned into a glowing red and his hair became the pale white it used to be.

Bisharp stated to his brother, "You have to fight it, resist the stone!". Daniels clutched his whole body as the tendrils began to erect from his back once more. In a minor lash, he brushed his hand outward, slashing the floor with his power as he held onto his head and told Bisharp.

"I-it's not the stone, it's-" He was cut off by his own cries as the power began to overwhelm him, he continuously slammed his head into the floor in a desperate attempt to ward off his possessor. The process continued for several seconds, the tendrils now acting as a shield for the teen as they defended him from harm. Bisharp couldn't get close now and all he could do is reach out to his brother.

"Daniel! You have to fight! You must!"

Visible strains formed on the teens forehead as the blood created from his repeated slamming drizzled down his face, avoiding his lips. He shouted through his pain, his body trembling as a result as he began to shake repeatedly, losing his balance. Bisharp cried out once more as loud as he can for his brother to hear:

"Fight it, dammit, you need to come back! Not just for me, but also for Serena who's desperately waiting for you to return! So whatever you do, don't give in because you're Daniel Barsony, my brother! And the strongest God damned kid I know." Daniel's memory kicked in once more and the fragments of his memories began to piece back together as he regained his motivation and the love he had for everyone he cared about. The dismissal of all these memories and the monster he's become now tore him to bits, his tears rolling down as he unleashed a powerful cry of rage, not from what happened but to himself who failed and the situation he's in.

Daniel used every ounce of willpower he had stored within him to tear the stone away from him, letting out once more scream, the Stone was removed from him but not without a cost. Once the Stone was removed, the aura exploded from his body once more but didn't encompass him this time, instead, it faded like an explosion. Picking up a cloud of smoke which blocked everyone's vision. Bisharp had his arms up in self-defense, taking the brunt of the aura burst and dropping his arms as a result to find his brother. Though he couldn't fully see him, he saw his body laying on the floor, motionless.

Bisharp crawled over to his brother's body, calling out to him repeatedly as he struggled with whatever stamina he had left which was little to begin with. Once he reached him, the teen was lying faced to the ground. The Pokemon rolled his brother over whose eyes were closed but everything else had miraculously returned to normal. His hair was finally the proper color and everything became peaceful as silence dawned upon them all once more.

Bisharp shook his brother repeatedly, hoping he would wake up. After a bit of shaking, he was met with some success as the teen groaned and furrowed his brows as he regained consciousness. He rubbed his eyes before opening them and was met at the sight of Bisharp. The teen screamed in fear as he pushed himself away from the pokemon and crawled backwards, trying to get away from Bisharp. "G-get away from me! Who are you?!" Daniel questioned, slowing down and keeping his fearful eyes upon the Pokemon.

Bisharp stood up, extremely confused by the situation, and began to walk up to Daniel reaching his hand out hoping it was some sort of prank. The teen scrambled backwards, keeping his distance from the pokemon, acting as if he was terrified for his life.

"Who are you?! Why are you coming after me?!" Bisharp stopped in his tracks and his eyes widened. Realizing that Daniel couldn't act or fake the fear in his eyes. This was genuine and the boy before him didn't hold a shred of the confidence or stability that his brother did. He pondered to himself:

"Was his memory wiped? Is this a sick last resort put in by Giratina after it loses its own Representative? Or is this a result of the Stone eating away at his consciousness or perhaps both?" Bisharp stopped to think about how he should handle this, hoping the memory wipe wasn't as extensive as he hoped. He got down to his knees and reached out towards his brother and said, "It's alright, you can trust me. I'm your brother."

However, he was met with worse results. The teen didn't even comprehend what Bisharp said to him and raised his brows in confusion. Bisharp cursed to himself and begged that there was a way to undo this. Before he was given a chance to think of an alternative, Engano appeared behind Daniel, wrapping his arm around the teen's neck and stating: "He's mine now." Before vanishing with his brother in hand. The Pokemon's expression was filled with shock as he had a delayed reaction, jumping out towards where Daniel was a second prior but was met with empty space. The Representative was tired out and had no energy left within him, only able to push himself off the ground and keep himself aloft using his arms, unable to activate the stone's power at the moment.

Bisharp cursed to himself as he growled, dropping his head a result and winced in disappointment towards himself. Clutching his fists so tightly his arms trembled, he was furious. He couldn't move, his stupid body wouldn't move or obey him at the moment. All he wanted to do was chase and knock out Engano before he stole his brother but it was too late. The man had bided his time, waiting for the perfect chance to strike and if he so desired, could have killed him right then and there. But Engano let him live so he can torment his own failure. Using his own rage and fighting his body, he raised his head towards the sky and let out the more powerful, throat wrenching, tear-filled, emotionally driven, and agony-induced roar he's ever let out in his whole life as his rage capped and he lost consciousness, collapsing on the floor as the cold wind blew against his body. The forests of Kalos continued to burn and whatever was left of the Team TECH compound was long gone. This wasn't a victory, in all, this was a crushing defeat for the representative.

1 Week later…

Samuel was outside with his Deoxys by his side, the two simply stood by the front of their house, hoping the teen would reveal himself and come home at last. However, it was too late in the day, the sun had begun to set and the day became darker by the second. Samuel closed his eyes in disappointment, turning away to return to their household and saying, "Let's call it a day, we'll find him tomorrow…" The Psychic type Pokemon did as told and began to make his way towards the door. However, he felt a familiar presence which made his eyes shoot up, he whipped around to see who it was. In the distance was a figure who limped towards the two of them, almost falling to the ground with each step as chunks of himself began to chip away.

It was Bisharp whose eyes were obscured in the shadows, his blades destroyed and all he had left to himself was the Arceus Stone in his hand and his willpower. Samuel noticed as well and the two partners rushed towards Bisharp to aid him. Deoxys managed to catch the Dark Steel Pokemon just as he fell over. Samuel asked the pokemon, "Bisharp, are you all right?" Bisharp didn't respond, he didn't feel the need to explain himself or what happened, all of it was a failure and he didn't deserve to speak until his brother was home. The two previous Champions lifted Bisharp back inside the house in a hurry, rushing to treat his injuries.

Inside of a dark room in an unknown part of the Kalos region, Daniel was kicked across the room, rolling around as his abuser ran after him and stomped his foot on the teen's head, catching him in place. Torturing the teen was Engano, who maintained a sadistic smile as he crushed the teen's head with his own foot before proceeding to kick and beat him more and more, leaving him covered in unrecovered bruises with his lip busted and a black eye from all of the hits.

The teen didn't understand why any of this was happening, he didn't understand what was going on. All he knew was that regardless of if he had his memories back or not, he was in Hell. He didn't have the strength to fight back and could only hold on to life as he was toyed around with by this man who kidnapped him. Even though he saw the Pokemon briefly, he knew he'd rather be in its presence than the tormenting Hell he was forced to endure at the moment. As he lay on the floor being beaten, he reached outwards with his hand, hoping someone would reach out and take it and save him from this, someone he knew, someone who cared about him.

Serena got up from her bed, her heart suddenly aching as she felt a desire for her friend's presence. She couldn't bare not seeing him anymore and wished more than anything she could. She walked over to her window and opened her curtains to allow the light from the night sky to enter and aluminate her room. She gazed upon the star, placing her hand on the window as if reaching out to the person she cared for the most. Hoping by some miracle, he would reach out just the same and they could remain connected in their shared grief. It was there that Serena realized she was done cowering away from her fears and needed to right her wrongs. She wanted to go back, she wanted to come back to the one she cared for the most: Daniel.

And so, as the Representatives of Creation enter what is possibly their darkest time, Engano claims his opportunity to gain an advantage in this war between Representatives. Serena must face her own feelings and admit the truth, while Bisharp wallows in his own guilt and rage, eagerly awaiting Engano's next appearance. The threat of the Reflection Caves have been ceased and all points are beginning to converge as everything now leads to Engano who stands as the last threat to the Barsony family and the rest of their lives.

And so, the story will be continued next time on Nothing to Arceus: Aftermath.

To be continued… Chapter 14, A brother's fury