Chapter 22 – Visions of Shade

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Time: 23:30

Location: Abandoned Power Plant

Percival had taken his trek to the Yureyu Power Plant as fast and carefully as he possibly could. His reason for going there: majorly so he could get the power in the Underground Rail net back up, minorly so he could get another Gym Badge. But he was careful about it as in recent events, Percival was technically a criminal.

The crime in question was breaking out of an orphanage in Lapis Ward. As he and a few other kids were taken in against their will. One of the children knew the only way out was through the Rail net. But it was no longer powered, and the power plant was the home of the Gym Leader Shade. A mysterious gym Leader, that no one knows if they are human or not. But either way Percival needed to meet with him to get the power back up.

"Hello? Anyone there?" Percival called out as he entered the Abandoned Power Plant. It was dark, though lights sometimes flickered. From the flickering Percival saw open panels and damaged wires, and other electrical things scattered the floor. It had an ominous feeling to it, even though no one responded to Percival, he felt as if he was being watched. "Well, this sure inviting."

Percival then walked deeper into the power plant. He stopped as he felt something behind him. "…*Movement of air*"

Percival instinctively grabbed one of his pokeballs and turned around ready to fight, but as he looked. There was nothing only darkness, cold darkness. "I-I guess I'm imagining things…"
Percival had a nervous smile, looking into that darkness. He turns back to face the way he was going and saw a man with purple hair, standing over a blackened hole. "…"

"W-wait, didn't you?" Percival could barely get out as the man with Purple hair jumped into that hole. Disappearing into darkness. Percival was both confused and scared as the man jumped, it was same sight he saw a few days ago on Beryl Bridge. "T-the hell? T-that… N-no…"

"It wasn't real, it was a vision." As Percival was still in midst of confusion of what he saw, he heard a voice. It sounded young, younger than Anna or Noel.

"W-who are you?! Where are you?" Percival looked about searching for where the voice came from.

"Right here." The voice said, Percival jumped as he noticed it was right next to him.

"What the?" Find the voice was right next to him, barely alarmed Percival. But what he saw did. He looked at what the voice was coming from. Its form looked like a human boy, age approximately 6 or 7. But the boy was completely different than any human was. The boy's skin was black like the shadows around him, his eyes were just a few shades lighter, his hair pure white even whiter that Percival's. Percival then asked. "What the hell are you?"

"…" The boy took a moment to think, then responded. "I don't really know; I've been called a d͢͞ȩ̷̧̕͜ḿ̢͝ó̡͘͞ņ before. But I think I'm human."

"You were called what?" Percival asked as he didn't hear the distorted word.

"Never mind." The boy calmly spoke. "You're here for Shade, aren't you Percival Whitehall."

"What the? How did—" Percival was taken a back as the boy both knew his name and that Shade was hear.

"How did I know? I just do." The boy said uncaring. "If you want to see Shade, you'll have to see the other three."

"Other three?" Percival questioned, with a slight dread about it.

"The other three Visions." The boy explained. "You just saw the… or re-saw the Death of Corey."

"Why did—" Percival's question was ignored as the boy started to walk away.

"I don't know why he wants you to see them. But Shade says that you need to see them." The boy started to walk into the darkness. "Don't fall too far behind. Or else… well I don't really know what you'll see. It differs between people."

As the boy's silhouette disappeared into the darkness, Percival felt chills, and echoes of voices he wished to not hear then chased after the boy. "W-wait up!"

The boy led Percival through the dark for what felt like hours, slowly growing hotter and hotter as they progressed, then the boy stopped. "Here."

"What?" Percival also stopped looking around in the darkness, for whatever he was supposed to see. But then vision appeared, it was of a woman with pink hair, she seemed to be fairly young, mid-twenties early thirties. Though she held a cane in her hand, it almost seemed calm. Until a Garchomp appeared, and with one hit it swiped through the woman. Killing her. Percival gasped in surprise at what he saw. "What the?!"

"It's currently just a prediction." The boy stated calmly, "Though, it is a definite shame for her. She really didn't deserve this."

"…" Percival didn't know what to say, as he saw that vision. The boy then motioned to continue, Percival followed, slightly despairing what he might see next.

They continued, and though Percival swore he was inside a building he started to hear rushing water. A river that flowed into a water fall. They boy then stopped and said. "Here's the third vision."

"…" Percival gulped and looked around. This time he saw a waterfall headed into a hole like he saw with Corey earlier. But the person he saw, was someone he recognized a Gym Leader named Amaria. Percival only watched in horror as Amaria closed her eyes and fell into the hole, and saw another person with red hair chasing after trying to grab her hand but fail. Percival was aghast to see this. "why did she…? Why?"

"I don't think I mind that she goes." The boy said, "She ends up causing a lot of trouble. Though it is still sad."

"Then what the hell are you just doing here. Why don't you do something." Percival yelled at the boy.

"It's not my job too." The boy said. "my job is to show you these. Like how… never mind. We're moving on."

"No, we're not. you—" Percival tried to stop him and get some answers, but as he grabbed the boy's arm, he grabbed nothing. Percival saw that his hand passed through the boy's arm, but he grabbed nothing. His hand merely passing through the boy. "What the? What are you?"

"…" The boy was silent. Staring at Percival.

"how was that able to… Are you—" Percival went to the first thing to think of. He thought that they boy was dead.

The boy could read this off of Percival. "I'm not dead… but I'm clearly not in my body."

"What are you then?" Percival looked at the boy. Still beyond confusion at what the boy was.

"The small light, in a black whole." The boy said.

"What the hell, do you even have a name." Percival asked in a combination of anger and actual confusion to the boy.

"My name? my name…" The boy was quite surprised, as if he wasn't called by it for a while. "It is… it's N… Bianco."

"Bianco?" Percival asked knowing what the word meant.

"Yes, now were moving to the final one." Bianco said, walking into the darkness once more.

"Fine." Percival said reluctantly agreeing. Following Bianco into darkness. They walked and walked for what seemingly went for hours once more. Finally, Bianco stopped. Percival then asked. "Is this it?"

"Yes." Bianco answered, the first time since encountering Bianco, Percival heard anger in his voice. Then in a few seconds a woman appeared, she had green hair, and green eyes. Bianco only stared in rapture. "I've seen you die hundreds of time, in this vision only to wait until it occurs."

CRACK.

The image of the woman shattered as if it was a piece of glass. Bianco could only smile seeing her shatter. "I can only count the days until your death bell toles. The people you've hurt, the people you'll continue to kill... One of these days we will no longer be your 'pawn'. He might not know but, I know what you did. And I'll never forgive you, or your H̸͢͜͞͞y̵҉d̨͟ŕ̨̨́i͢҉̶͡ég͢͡o͘͏n̶̷͟͡͏. Let death be painful, as whatever you've planned fails."

"…" Percival only looked in shock at Bianco. Knowing this, Bianco looked back at Percival.

"Shiro," Bianco smiled at Percival. "You know who I am. I'll say this, my soul is split. He will be opposing you as your enemy, he doesn't know I exist. I'm just as guilty of sin as he is. We've done… some terrible things. Though the world has done just as many to us. It's just I find our deeds more regretful then he. But…"

"But…" Percival asked wondering what Bianco.

"… I can't say now, Shade wants to fight now." Bianco said.

"…Fine." Percival glared distrustful of him, waiting for Bianco to move.

"I can't lead you there." Bianco said, "Shade said, I've done too much already in helping your way through the visions."

"Tch, Typical from you." Percival annoyed walking into the darkness.

"Wait," Bianco called out.

"…" Percival stopped. Waiting for whatever he had to say.

"Tell Lucille, I'm sorry. t̶̴̨h̴̶̴̵͠ą̵͜͝͞t̨̕͢ ̧̧̡͜͝d̸̵̢͘a̛͘y͜͞,͘͜͝ ͡͞i̡̕͞t̷̀͟ ̡͘͟s̢h͡҉o̸̕͝u̵̡͢҉l̛͠ḑ͡ ̶͠͠h͞͡a͘͞v͘͏̀͟é̕͞ ͢͜͡b҉̛͘͢é̢́é̶̵̵͝n̡͘͜͠ ̡͝m̢̢̛e̕҉" Though Percival couldn't hear the whole statement, Percival heard the sadness and regret in Bianco's voice.

"Whatever." Percival said angrily not real in understanding what Bianco meant, but Percival had to do something else. He wandered into the Darkness, he came here for shade, and he was going to do so.

The darkness was cold, long, and terrifying to Percival. He walked, seeing visions of his past. Moments as a child, the accursed battles with his father, the painful torment from Kuro and Ari, the time he thought that Vee might die… and more. He continued through the darkness. Until he found himself back in a room. It wasn't as badly destroyed as the entrance room, but still a mess. Percival looked and saw a huge monitor before him.

It was less than a second as the monitor clicked on, on it: was Percival, Lucille, and Nero. The image was still before it just turned off. With he just saw before, Percival gulped at that ominous image. "Well, if that isn't foreboding… then I don't know what is."

"…" Even though it was silent, Percival could feel it. Something was once again behind him

He turned to see another shadowy figure with red eyes. Percival remembered seeing this figure before, from back on the train before it crashed, and then in Lapis after that incident. Percival watched the entity, before sighing. "*sigh* You know, you're a hard man to find."

"…" Shade was silent continuing to stare at Percival

"I would state my reason for being here. But I feel like you already know." Percival said, readying his Delphox for a battle. "Don't you?"

"…" Shade responded with a smile; the shadow moved revealing a wide grin of sharp teeth. Shade released his first Pokémon in a barely audible tone. "…Corey…"

And in a gaseous form showed up, a Gengar, its red eyes beating into Percival. Though hearing the name, it slightly through Percival for a spin, before shaking his head. "N-no, enough of your tricks! Oracle come out and use shadow ball." As Percival was getting sick of this psychological torture, he called out to his Delphox, Oracle, and commanded him to use shadow ball, the dark soundings powered it even more, knocking out the Gengar in one shot.

"…Rotom…" Shade slowly spoke sending out his next Pokémon, the electric ghost Rotom to the field.

"Oh no you don't." Percival said, done with this whole thing. "Oracle Shadow Ball, again"

The Delphox listened to Percival once again sending a ball of shadows at his opponent, again with another shot taking down the Rotom. Shade only stares un moving with his smile. "…"

"What the hell, is with you." Percival yelled at the smiling Shade. "you show Omens, yet you do nothing. You knew about the train too, didn't you?"

"…Bane…nette" Shade said another Pokémon taking form next to him.

"Answer me." Percival demanded, but as he was responded with silence. Percival gritted his teeth and commanded Oracle to attack again. "Shadow ball!"

And again, with that same move Shade's third Pokémon fell, but with it so did oracle. "Destiny… is… bonded… with… others… Dhelmise…"

"…" Percival felt stupid for not noticing it. "Vee! Aerial Ace!"

"Shadow… Claw…" Shade whispered. The Dhelmise's HP dropped to 48% from Percival's Leafeon. Meanwhile Leafeon went to 70% from the shadow.

"Vee, again." Percival commanded this time taking out the Dhelmise.

"Doublade…" Shade said as two swords came out from nowhere.

"A Doublade… Vee return Phoebe!" Percival switched his Leafeon to his Milotic. Who was immediately hit by another Shadow Claw now falling to 50%. "Gr… Water pulse!"

"Shadow… Claw…" Shade responded The Doublade fell to 50% as Phoebe fell from the shadow claw.

"Artemis you're on." Percival angry. "Shadow ball."

And with that, the Doublade fell. Shade was silent. "…"

"What the hell is with you, you have all this knowledge yet you don't do anything with it." Percival says to Shade. "What have you forsaken this city.

Shade only smiled, in response sending out a Mimikyu "…Abyss favors the forsaken…"

"Artemis!" Percival commanded as the Mimikyu used sword Dance, though with the special ability of Mimikyu no damage was dealt. "Damn it…"

"Shadow claw…" Shade commanded and with one swipe from the Mimikyu, Artemis fell.

"For… Vee, return to the field." Percival said, sensing that he might just have to win with a gamble.

"Shadow Claw…" Shade commanded again; this time Vee fell just to 8%. But she already set up a swords dance.

"Vee, Leaf blade." Percival said, and his Leafeon raced forward slashing at the Mimikyu. Taking it down.

Shade looked at his defeated Pokémon then at Percival impressed. "...Omen Badge... Yours... ...Level 45...Gift."

Shade said, giving Percival the gym badge and the TM for Shadow Claw. Percival took it, but said. "Thanks… but I was hoping to get the power turned back on."

"...Power?" Shade though curiously, before drifting to the console. "...Activate." Then the power returned to the building lights flicked on showing a hallway to the exit. But more than that an image of the Rail net turned on the screen. "...Observe."

Back in the Rail net. Cain, Lucille, Charlotte, Anna, Shelly, Heather and Noel were all standing around waiting for the power to return. Lucille was off to the side talking to Cain. "It's been a while… I hope Percy's alright…"

Cain just snickered. "Heyyy now, he's only been gone for like an hour. Besides it's Percy, he's yet to lose a battle against me."

Click, Clunk, Clunk, Clank.

"Ah! It opened!" Anna shouted as the door opened. "Percy did it!"

Just then a man, wearing black and a red eyepatch came from the door. Lucille barely recognized the man as he talked. "Oh. Greetings, all. This is even more convenient than I expected. Seize them!"

"everyone! Get away!" Lucille shouted as she remembers this man was part of Team Meteor.

But before anything else Meteor grunts came out as well capturing, Charlotte, anna, Noel, Shelly, and Heather. As they tried to capture Cain and Lucille they fled back. And when Lucille accidentally trip over a rock

"Shoot… Nidoking!" Cain said throwing out his Nidoking out. "Nidoking, use earthquake, now!"

Shake, Crack!

The ground started to shake causing a fissure to appear between Cain, Lucille and the meteor grunts. Cain quickly picked up Lucille and returning the Nidoking to his pokeball. "let's go!"

On the other side of the Fissure, the man, Sirius stood across with a grunt by his side. the grunt nervously asked. "Sir?"

"Let them go." Sirius said. "They're not part of our deal. We've got everything we need. Exactly what the doctor ordered.

Back at the Yureyu Power Plant. Percival stood stunned at what he just witnessed. He felt the Earthquake from there. "ah…"

"...So, dying souls offer the keys to your gain...Let not them suffer to the poison in vain..." Shade whispered as Percival ran to go meet with Cain and Lucille.