Chapter 15: The end is near!
Thunder's POV:
Third day of the journey. We were all curious if the day would bring surprises like the one before. I really would've liked it to be like that if the surprises would've been as great as the one on the day before. After my fight was done, I talked to Evan and Fate about it. At first, I was pretty speechless, but I soon realized that what happened would finally end the war within my family. I would really HAVE family for the first time in my life… if we'd live on. First, we'd have to shatter the Darkness. To be more specific: The Shadow demon. And there was only one day left until we'd meet him and fight for the sake of our world.
Knowing this, we stepped further. The sun was darkening fast and now she was accompanied by a storm. The wind was howling and the rain was dropping fast. Every few moments, a lightning struck down, having a Thunder following. The storm made it harder to continue walking, but we knew, we would have to stay strong! The cave was getting nearer and the world was falling apart! The finale was uninventable coming close!
?'s POV:
"They're coming! The end is getting closer and closer! Every little step of my plan worked out just fine. All of them did just what I wanted them to! They all are my puppets. And now they're walking right into my trap! If they'd know that THEY will make my power coming back. Fate, you may have already forgotten our little dialogue at the beginning of your journey, but the time has come to make true what I promised you! But it was clear from the very beginning, so there's no possibility for me to lose. I was always the god of this world. And this time, there won't be a legend to stop me. This time, I'll get what I deserve! I'll destroy! I AM TO DESTROY! NOBODY CAN STOP THE SHADOW DEMON THIS TIME!"
Fate's POV:
I just had a bad feeling that wouldn't go away. Like I forgot something important… not that I'd wonder after what happened to me… but still, it was kind of creepy. I asked Evan and Thunder if they'd feel it too. Both of them didn't. Every step I took, every move I made, the feeling just got stronger. With every metre we neared the cave it became stronger. Something was there. Something I forgot long ago. Something of my past that would come back to haunt me. The feeling creeped me out. Thunder tried his best to comfort me and with how he was, he managed to do so pretty good.
Soon, on the fourth day, we were able to see the spring of the darkness that covered the sky in the distance. It came right from the top of a mountain. "Within this mountain lies our journey's end. I hope you are all ready guys. We'll rest here until tomorrow, then we will have to end it all. Tomorrow this journey will end in some way."
We didn't even try to make a campfire, since the rain hadn't stopped even a little. And I had the feeling that he only would if the Shadow Demon would be defeated. "So… what do you guys expect the demon to be like?" Evan tried to break our tense silence, trying to start small talk. To distract myself, I answered. "I… I can't really imagine what a Demon could look like. Just… he'll very likely be insanely strong." Thunder's answer turned out more cold-hearted than mine, but I could not blame him. "Why should I care? We survived SD. Nothing could be worse than this little peace of shit!" We fell quiet again, before I continued with another Question. "Since you mentioned SD… did you understand about him in the end? About him being a Virus? And why should he be here?" Evan was the first one to answer. "Well, I only have a theory. Maybe, but only maybe, he is the same type of Virus than the mythical Pokemon Deoxys. People often tell legends about Deoxys being a life form from another world, invading our planet. To me, this seems pretty similar to SD." Thunder again had his own ideas. "Well, my theory is quite more… emotion-based than fact-based. But I always believed that out there are some worlds, that are similar to ours. Just… parallel worlds. And my theory would be SD being the Darkrai of a parallel world. But only the nightmare energy, without the vessel. "
As he talked about Darkrai I realised one thing I missed all the time. "That's it! Thunder, I know what I still don't know. We still don't know, why Darkrai attacked me back then." "You… you're right. I already forgot because of all the events at the moment. We still don't…" Evan interrupted him and I realised what else we forgot. "Wait, Darkrai attacked you Fate? You never told me!" We spent the rest of the evening telling Evan everything he should know. As time went by, we decided to finally rest. We'd need the strength. It obviously took only a few seconds for Evan to fall asleep since he snored pretty loudly. I could not sleep that well. The feeling about forgetting something was still there. Too, tomorrow I'd have to decide this world's fate. A group of a little police Eevee, a depressed Shinx and an amnesiac Vulpix.
Some minutes late I heard Thunder talk to me. "Fate… are you still awake?" "Yes, what is it?" "You know… tomorrow… we will decide about everyone's future. I'll get a chance to redeem myself. But… now I feel what you meant. Something even worse than expected hides within the cave. I just…" I heard him sighing. "Fate, just thank you!" I was pretty confused. "For what?" "For everything. You just did more for me than I'd ever imagined somebody to do. I never would've expected things like this as I found you in the forest around two months ago. You were always there for me. No matter how tomorrow turns out… remember how much I love you, okay Fate?" I just smiled. "Of course, I will. I love you too and don't you forget that. Even if you sometimes don't feel like it, you are not worthless. You really are special. And you'll always have somebody." We went quiet for some minutes. After they passed, I heard him walking to my side before he laid down, snuggling against me. "No matter what happens tomorrow… we'll never leave each other. Promise?" "Yes, I promise!" Even with the rain falling down, I now could sleep peacefully… until the decisive day arrived!
Today you got the answer about "?". From the very beginning… he WAS the demon itself. And I already told you some chapters ago: The finale would be arriving. And next time, it's beginning. Don't worry, it will be quite long, maybe 4 or 5 chapters. But it will begin! The demon will be fought soon! Reviews are appreciated, like always. ChosenSpheal is out!