Chapter 54: A Battle with Nyx Part 2
Ash and Lillie go past the Hall of Legends, they finally reach the Throne of Hegemon. Ash looks in front of the tower and he says, "A Tower..."
"And I have never seen this before..." Lillie says. "I think this is an original place..."
As they are at the door, they both stop their feet and Ash turns to Lillie, "Nervous?"
"Yeah..." Lillie says with a sigh. "As long as I am with you, there is no need to worry."
Ash nods as he grabs her hand, he says, "We go in together, shall we?"
"Of course..." Lillie says as they walk into the tower, they see the SHE in front of them.
"Ash, Lillie. I've been watching you. I apologize for making you trek here, but I felt it was appropriate to do our business here." She says while standing in front of them.
"You have better tell us where we are and what do you want with us." Ash says coldly.
"This is where the worlds are made." She says. "They call me She because they don't know my name, but my real name...is Nyx or Golly. The first one is my actual name, and the second one is the name I gave myself ever since I got here."
"Okay...Nyx." Lillie says. "Now please tell us what is up with you and the cults? Why are you doing this?"
"I'm not your enemy. We're both just in... unfortunate situations. Please, take a seat, make yourselves comfortable. I'm the leader of..." Nyx hesitates for a moment, then she says, "Well, we have no name. We're certainly not a cult. I have no qualm with your people. As I said, we're all bystanders. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. You've met with the... Timeless, I believe they call themselves, right? The group of trainers that guard the crystal against me? Warriors from spacetime who are bound by the orders of Arceus, or whatever silly speech they have?"
"Silly?" Ash says as Arceus and Giratina appear.
"I feel offended that you will say that word." Arceus says.
"Well...if it isn't Arceus and Giratina...if the situation is right, I would have greeted you. Where was I...oh, they're a stingy bunch. After Arceus gave them the crystal to guard, there wasn't a way to get it directly. So, I helped your brother, Zenith, create the Infernal Cult. It's not something I'm proud of, but you folk are really easy to manipulate."
"So it was you who gave Zenith the Mind Control ability?" Ash asks. "How dare you separate our family just like that..."
"There is no psychological "mind control", just a few psychological...ah, never mind. Point is, we hoped that the mayhem caused would scare the Timeless into using the crystal. It worked even better than we expected. Dozens of cults sprang up, and they leased it to Adam, the First Augur." Nyx smiles. "Zenith was supposed to take his father, the first Augur, down and fetch the crystal for me, but Jaern threw a hitch of my plans."
She shows a frustrated face, "He stole the crystal and stopped fighting the cults. His lust for power really hindered us- there was no way for us to get it back. I had to get more involved. I hired someone from your realm- some amateurish street magician. I told him to shine some lights, release some smoke, and fake a grandiose prophecy. And just as I hoped, he fell for it. He believed that he could take you out easily. ...and just like I predicted, your brother got cocky. The psychological tricks we have don't really work on everyone- least of all someone who was strong enough to be chosen by Arceus and Mew. But Zenith thought they did. And because of that, he lost."
"So you pulled some strings, and the cults destroyed themselves..." Giratina says. "I must say that was a very clever choice."
"The pieces of the crystal slowly returned to me. And now... all the pieces are in this room. I'm monologuing. I apologize. But you deserve to know the entire truth. Lillie, you seem like a smart young girl. What do you know about how the universe is created?"
"Arceus made it, right? It was born from a golden egg? Then it made Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina govern over time, space, and Dark Matter." Lillie says.
"Anti Matter." Arceus corrected her. "Not Dark Matter. Those are two very different things."
"Right. Antimatter. Does... does it matter?" Ash asks.
"No, just continue." Arceus says, and they notice how Nyx is getting impatient.
"Giratina grew angry and tried to overthrow Arceus, so it was banished to the Distortion World forever." Lillie says.
"Yes, I was angry, but the last sentence is wrong, I didn't get banished, I went there voluntarily." Giratina says. "The Reverse World is actually a good place for me to relax."
"To be honest, should I need to care about that? Tell me, if Giratina won, instead of ending in peace, what would you expect the stories to say?" Nyx asks.
"I would want the world to think Arceus revolted against me, and that I stopped it. Just like Jaern did. I'd want people to like me." Lillie says.
"Exactly. History is written by the winners. The truth is... the birth of the universe is far more complicated than we can imagine. Nobody knows how it happened, but I believe the crystal was involved somehow. But here's what I do know: Arceus wasn't in charge." Nyx says, causing the two to be surprised and both Arceus and Giratina just stare at her.
"Do you know what the difference between matter and antimatter is?" Nyx asks.
"Matter is made of very small subatomic particles. These particles- such as protons and electrons- can have a positive or negative charge. In antimatter, it's the opposite." Lillie says.
"That's it. One isn't inferior to the other. They're basically the same. The names are arbitrary. It's only what we call them that matters. The fact is, the matter that makes up the main universe? That was supposed to be called antimatter. The antimatter world is now known as the Distortion World... but it was originally the other way around. But Arceus didn't like being the bottom dog. Along with Dialga and Palkia, it stole my crystal and overthrew Giratina."
"You did?" Ash asks. Arceus just stays silent and Ash asks, "Why didn't you talk, Arceus?"
Giratina says, "It was in the past, the crystal was mine. And like she said, Arceus wanted to be in charge of the world, with Dialga and Palkia, she did try to attack me."
Ash and Lillie gasp, they look at Arceus, who is showing sorrow in her eyes. Nyx suddenly becomes angry and she yells, "And not only that, did you see those people who are stalling you guys? 10 of them, they are also trapped like me, inside this Distortion World! Ever since Giratina forgave Arceus for what she had done to him, they banished us together! We used to look like you! But being in the Distortion World... it's ruined us."
Nyx then takes off her uniform, her skin is as pale as snow and they couldn't even see her face, only her golden hair. Ash and Lillie look like they have seen a ghost, and Nyx clenches her fists. "...and when it comes down to it, nobody deserves to live in the Distortion World, whether that title goes to your world or mine. But this is the way it was meant to be. If it comes down to one or the other... then I will fight to save my friends. Using the power of the crystal, I can reform the universe to the way it was always meant to be! My people will be happy again... and the earth you know would become the new Distortion World. And Arceus and Giratina, the insurgents, will be cast aside forever!"
"You wouldn't dare..." Arceus says with a shock.
"I can't take them from you by force, so I think you know where this is headed. I'm sorry. I wish it didn't have to be this way. But it's too late now to stop. And if it comes down to me or you... I will fight for my people." Nyx says with sadness.
Ash and Lillie are shaken by the fact, Ash says, "Arceus, can you explain everything? Was all you said about her a lie to me?"
"I..." Arceus sighs. "You see, Nyx and those other people are from this Distortion world...which was the real world. But it is true: when Giratina rules the world, I grew jealous. I wanted that power...so I created Dialga and Palkia, with them, I tried to challenge Giratina for the title."
"I accepted her challenge." Giratina says. "And we battled...but our battle destroys everyone...those 11 people were the only ones left alive back in the distortion world. We saw how much damage we had caused, so I decided to let Arceus win and we decide to create the new world, and the old world becomes the distortion world...they didn't back to the world we live in, causing them to suffer from the fate. I knew that some of them escape the Distortion World, only to suffer as well..."
"I see." Lillie says. "And this time, they want revenge, and it is up to us to stop them."
Arceus and Giratina look at each other, Arceus says, "Giratina, I know what has happened in the past can't be changed, but let's fight together this time."
"Of course, my friend." Giratina says, then they turn around and face Nyx. Ash says, "Nyx, we are ready to stop you."
"Good." Nyx says, "In this place, we are going to battle by my rules, in the Distortion World, typings work... a little differently. So we're going to play by the typings I know, not yours. Which means, the battle will go inverse."
"Inverse Battle..." Ash says. "I have heard of this kind of battle before. Back in Kalos, I remembered a person who showed me about it, and it is just that the types are going inverse...which means...Grass beats Fire, Fire beats Water."
Lillie says, "If we remember the Type Matchups, then we don't need to worry."
"And here are the Pokemon that you are going to fight!" Nyx yells as she raises her hand. Much to their surprise, they see a lot of Pokemon in front of them. All of them are the Pokemon living in the Distortion World, and they aren't happy with them.
"So this is why the prophecy asks me to take all the Pokemon..." Ash gasps. "There are too many of them."
Lillie says, "But still, we might have a chance to defeat them as well." Then Ash and Lillie also send out all of their Pokemon, both Normal Pokemon, and Delta Pokemon. Pikachu and Eevee are standing in front of them.
"Mega Evolve!" Ash and Lillie activate their Key Stones as they use what they learn from Arata to Mega Evolve all their Pokemon. Nyx says, "You are not the only one that can do that."
Nyx also does the same thing as some of her Pokemon are capable of Mega Evolving as well.
"I will like to see you try and beat them." Nyx says. "After all, the battle starts now." Then all the Pokemon from Nyx's side and Ash and Lillie's side goes on the battle.
Here is the second part, and this time I made some changes to the story. I hope you like it and the next chapter will be concluding the battle.
