Okay here is the second chapter. Wanted to update one of my stories before the two day matanice thing, yes I most likely typoed that, but I always typo something. Anyways, as always I do not own pokemon, anything related. I don't own the songs used or anything else really. Just Erebus and the plot.

[Blah] lyrics

-"Blah" speach in flashback

{Blah} telepathy/thoughts

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[ You love the way I look at you While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through You take away if I give in My life, my pride is broken.
Cover up your face You can't run the race The pace is too fast You just won't last.
Points Of Authority by Linkin Park ]

"The world was drastically different," Erebus started as she delved deeper into her tale...

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"Don't wander off to far, Talin! And watch over your sister!" Winter called out to her eldest son. The red head nodded as he waved back to mother, while a eight year old girl tugged eagerly on his hand. "I wanna see the Butterfree, the Girafarig and Caterpie!!!" Sera exclaimed with excitement as her brother was taking her with him to the orchard to gather the harvest. The young man laughed as he picked his much younger sibling up, and set her on his left shoulder.

"Is that so? We'll see." As his sister rambled on, Talin laughed softly.

- "But what happened next, changed everything. Completely. My world was turned upside down."

Talin had set Sera down, telling her to stay with the other children and to not go exploring like she wanted too. For there weren't just the peaceful pokemon that lived on this land. There were dangerous ones. Even those out for the flesh of humans. So Sera sat, watching her brother and his companion; a young Haunter, gather the apples and other fruits that the other young men or women couldn't catch in the baskets as humans with Butterfree or Pidgeotto as companions sent the fruit falling out of the tree.

"Well, look here. It's Sera." A snakelike voice sneered out, and Sera turned, frowning deeply when she saw who it was. "Thomas."

The boy grinned as she said his name. Greasy black hair spiked up over his head and went every which direction while light tan and grey clothes adorned him. "So, the village idiot actually can speak?" Sera didn't reply to this as she turned her back to Thomas and his small band of friends. "He asked you a question, freak!" A lacky shouted, stepping forward. Sera started walking away. If this was how they were going to act, fine. She'd have much more fun trying to get Haunter to let her have an Apple or Orange.

"Ha-" She was cut off as three bodies five pounds or more heavier than her slammed into her and Sera was sent sprawling. Her cry of pain was cut short when her face hit the ground; dirt and grass lodged into her mouth and she was now concentrating on spitting it out rather than screaming for help. While distracted, the strongest boy was the one that struck her across the back of her skull. Knocking Sera out.

Thomas looked up quickly, fear searing through him at the thought the adults could have seen this cowardly action, but they were all to busy with their jobs of securing food for the village through the winter. "Cmon." He snapped out, leading the three that had attacked her (while they dragged Sera) to the forbidden part of the forest.

The other children that could acctually stand Sera, and her forever staring eyes or questions that could tend to get repetitive, watched on silently. It wasn't smart to get wrapped up in the leader's kid or whatever troubles he caused. They were always the one to get the blame. Not Thomas. Nor his friends. All they could do was thank the gods as they weren't the one Thomas had his sights set upon. Atleast not today.

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"Set her down here. Yeah, that'll do." Thomas declared, grinning evily as his lackies dropped Sera to the ground infront of one of the many extremely tall fir tree's. "Now let's get back, before it comes!" At this, all four boys quickly left the area. Not wanting to see if their father's warnings were true. That something did reside in the forest. That was ancient. Ancient and evil.

-"I have no idea what saved me from it, initally. So don't bother interupting just to ask the age old question; What was it?"

A dark shadow formed in the edges of the trees. Sickly laughter drifted over the air as it slowly started to slither towards this new prey. It would get a body out of this, and finally it's reign would come again. Just as the first coil of darkness was about to latch onto the prone girls form, a streak of a shadow just as dark as itself struck the large seething mass of dark. Hissing in pain, the creature withdrew long enough to collect itself. Muttering gibberish in it's native tounge, the blob of shadow drew itself up, ready to strike. But the smaller shadow shrieked and sent out a bolt of energy. Hitting the blob in the abdomen area; sending it scattering back into the shadows. It didn't come back, because now it had realized, it didn't need too.

The smaller shadow turned and looked at the girl. Slowly aproaching her and sat down at her feet. A single ear twitched as a sharp, sword like tail dug into the dirt while talon like claws tore grass and small pebbles apart. Black fur (still bristled slightly from the fight) seemed to glow while ruby red eyes soaked in the image of the human. Then silently the pokemon stood up. It was time to leave this territory before Tanith succeded in her foul plan.

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Tanith hissed to herself. The human had almost been the perfect host! Young, and innocent looking. Almost perfect to get into that damn village, past the few ghost and psychics. Then her plan would have been at hand! But no, that bastard had to go and save the girl for some reason or another.

The seething mass of shadow quivered as it finaly reached the boundary. With exagerated caution, she sent out a tendril and felt for what had kept her and her breathren stuck in this idiotic forest for so long. But when those bumbling, but delicious looking children had intruded upon her territory, they had taken down the spiritual guards. The only thing keeping her from escaping.

Snickering, she slowly drew herself forward; wrapping tendrils tightly on trees, bushes or rocks and pulled herself along. Leaving a trail of dead or dying plants in her wake. It didn't matter if she lost the chance at the girl's body. She could feel the presence of other humans. Not as viable for what she had planed, but nearly as good.

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Sera gave a groan and rolled over onto her side. Wondering why it was so cold. A hand reached out, searching for her blanket. Frowning as her hand met turf instead of a blanket, Sera wondered again; why did her brother let her sleep on the ground, instead of taking her back home? Then slowly as she opened her eyes. The memory of what had transpired came. Giving an exclamation, Sera shot up. Scrambling to her feet; running in a direction she hoped was home. Everywhere she was surrounded by trees.

It was like a nightmare she couldn't wake from. Emerald green eyes were wide from fright as she all but ran into a tree. Crying out in pain, as confusion gripped her. Sera searched for some way to find where she was. But it was chaos. Pure and simple. That was untill she smelt the smoke. Following the scent of it, she hoped to find a wake out. And she did, after an hours traveling that felt like an eternity. By the end of her treck Sera was looking beyond weary and tired. All she wanted to do was lay down and rest.

But something inside her told Sera that she must not stop. Not yet. Gaining her fourth wind, Sera drew her head up. Eyes scanning for anything that looked familur, and the young girl almost cried in shock and horror at the sight before her eyes. It was fire everywhere... death everywhere.

Pokemon lay on the ground. As if thrown like old dolls. They were still. As if lifeless. And something deep within Sera said they were lifeless. Figures started to appeare from behind the smaller fires. They were the towns people. But... something about their deminor. And how they were bloodied in places. A person loomed up behind them. And grinned darkly, flashing bright teeth. "Well, well. If it isn't the brat from before."

Sera blinked in confusion. It sounded like... her brother! "Talin?" Sera asked, hoping this was all a dream she would wake soon from.

But the thing before her only laughed. "No, Talin is no more! And soon you wo-Hey! Get back here you brat!" As the child went un obstructed as she ran across the fields, the body snatcher scowled. "Well, get after her!" Tanith commanded the zombie like humans. Groaning or moaning, the started forwards.

Growling at their lack of speed, Tanith forced the body she was in to move. An idea of where the human had been heading too before disappearing in the soon to be burned field and disappearing in the tall stalks of corn.

-"I thought I had managed to get away. But I was wrong."

Sera skidded to a halt as the river came in sight. Looking up and down the bank, she tried to locate the bridge so she could cross safely. But her luck had run out. Thudding footsteps resounded behind her. Sounding like thunder in the night. Whirling, she whimpered as her changed brother and the mindless villagers closed the distance between her. Clenching her eyes shut, she drew her arms to cover her head as she gave a final efort for a saviour; screaming for help.

As her brother, or former brother, or whatever it was, laughed at her last ditch effort. Something answered. From behind Sera, water spurted from the river; striking Talin directly in the face. And then chest, driving him back and away from the human. Sera had been expecting a blow, and when it didn't come, she slowly wthdrew her arms from covering her head. Just in time to see another spout of water strike the rest of the villagers. Turning, Sera strained her eyes to see what had saved her. When it saved her the trouble, slithering onto shore and gently wrapping it's, no, his tail around her ankle. Tugging as he turned his head to the water.

The creature that had saved her was snake like. With a rounded snout, wing like ears and bright blue eyes. His silver body gleamed in the soft starlight while his belly and ears were a deep blue. Sera had no idea what this pokemon was, but she'd rather go with it, than stay behind. Eagerly following it to the water, Sera slowly waded into the chilly and swift running river. Grabbing hold of the snake like pokemon's tail when offered. From the banks, Talin screamed in fury. For it seemed he could not come near the river anymore than he already was. Throwing out a hand in his rage, he pointed at both human and pokemon. Rage boiling and pouring out from him, Talin (or in reality Tanith) yelled a curse that both human and pokemon would be prey to.

"Human filth, I strike you down with the eternality of the Phoenix! You shall suffer like the Mew! You will wish for death but it will never come! And when it does, reborn you shall be in the same state. Body and mind! Only when I finaly come for your body, your soul, will you know an instants relief before an ever lasting enslavement to me! Erebus shall be your name untill again we meet!"

It felt like thunder without lightning as he called out those words. Then all hell broke loose as the river turned into a raging, half alive thing. Throwing the silver pokemon and human about. Slamming them into rocks, eachother and out of the water for a few seconds before they were dragged back into it.

Sera fought for just a few more seconds, but darkness started to sink in her vision and mind. She felt sluggish. Unable to more correctly as arms and legs started to feel unaturaly heavy. Then everything was a blank after that.
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Erebus winced in pain as it seemed fire danced through her legs and up her back. As the throbbing finally started to dull into a low pounding. And the pain dimmed to a more tolerable level, Erebus opened her eyes and sighed, able to ignore the pain for now. But a sense of urgency pounded deep within. Giving the human the knowledge of priority. Not long now... and if she took to much of her short time left, her plans would be ruined.

"That doesn 't explain why you fought, and killed my father. If you wanted him to kill you!" The dark Mewtwo snarled, thinking that was all of the human's tail. But Erebus let it pass over her, as if it was unimprotent. "Tell me, did your father name you?" Erebus asked softly. A reprimand about interuption forgotten as she did not want to call this pokemon by Mewtwo, idiot child or brat. The four or so year old clone was taken aback. But answered readily. "Yes. Osiris was what he named me."

"Big name, for a small child. Now, Osiris, what does 'Erebus' mean?"

Osiris snorted. "Darkness."

"No," Duff spoke up. "She means in our tounge. I think." This was the first time the Sableye had spoken in an hour or more. Osiris gave the dark/ghost a look of contempt and then back at the human. "Fine, I'll humor the human. What does Erebus mean?

"Ere, from Erenkus; meaning Life. Eternal, everlasting. Bus, from Kranbuosa; meaning Pain. Death. That... thing, cursed me. Giving me that name," Erebus trailed off as a coughing fit caught her. Weakly she held a hand to her mouth, grimacing at the taste of her own blood. The metallic tang left her wishing for an orange slice or even a lemon. But that was just hopeless longing. "Tanith only desires one thing. To rule. Now, kill me or her wish will come true for her."

Osiris scowled. "No, I don't believe you. Not yet, you said the full story. That was barely a day in your hundred and so odd years of life. And besides. I like watching you wither in pain. Payback for my fathers death." Erebus sighed, and was about to restart her tail when Osiris once again, interupted her. "Tell me how you obtained your powers. For I know a mere human like you shouldn't be what you are now."

Giving the pokemon a level look, for breaking the rules she had set, Erebus remained silent. Scowling Osiris bowed his head, so as to not give her a look of death. "Sorry. Now, tell."

"Around thirty years or so had passed... I had grown untill I had reached my teen years, and then stopped aging all together. As had Apollo, the Dratini as I learned a few years later. He was mute, and unable to evolve. Most likely because of the curse, or some other reason. I didn't care. I had also been able to make a small addition to my party. A young pokemon, olive green with a red diamond of belly scales. He wasn't very large, but he was strong enough. He aged slowly too, for his kind lived long before evolution of the second and final stage.

"I had only thought it was legend, but what I found... was hell itself.. The last reminants of a long lost, forgotten and damned people. Pokemopalis and the last of the Pokemopalians..."

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Okay, and that was the second chapter-

Shinigami: ::nursing a black eye and bruised ego:: and short.

... Anyways, I'll have the third chapter done by around by the 24th. And yes; if anyone was going to complain; the second chapter will be longer. And hopefully confuse everyone less. ::sweatdrop::