Chapter 29: Reencounter…

After all of the Pokemon from every ship got onto the beach, they are ambushed by almost every demon on the island.

The war has finally begun with blood raining everywhere from each attack that a Pokemon used.

As the Pokemon fight against the demons while Lucario, Servine, Gardevoir, and Gallade are still on the ship, Lucario asks Arceus with a serious expression on his face, "Where the hell did Zoroark's energy go? He's no longer on this island!"

Arceus looks directly at the floating island to the left of the island and he answers with a grim expression on his face, "He's up there… and he has another Pokemon by his side."

As Gallade jumps into battle with the others, Servine looks up at the sky near the mountain and her eyes widen with shock as she sees Darkdeath coming their way, flying swiftly towards them with a bloodlust expression on his face.

Arceus looks up at Darkdeath and he says to Lucario and Servine with a serious expression on his face, "I'll send you and Servine up to the island. I'll hold Darkdeath off for you until your battle is over…"

Lucario looks right at Arceus with a serious expression on his face and he says, "Arceus… don't release all of your power during your fight with Darkdeath. Remember what happened last time…"

Arceus replies as white aura radiates out of his body like steam, "I know… good luck out there, you two."

After Arceus's white aura explodes out of his body like a wildfire, both Lucario and Servine instantly disappeared from where they stood, being sent to the floating island.

After they both disappeared and Gardevoir jumps off of the ship into the battle, Arceus yells as he flies up straight towards Darkdeath, "Let's see what kind of power you have, Darkdeath!"

Darkdeath laughs malevolently and he yells out with a bloodlust expression on his face, "I've been waiting for this day to come, Arceus!"

After they both collided, an explosion of black and white aura rips through the skies, completely destroying every cloud in its path.

While Arceus and Darkdeath fight near Hell's Island, Lucario and Servine reappears on the floating island. They are standing near the edge of the island, looking right at a giant coliseum standing three hundred feet away from them. Above the coliseum in the night sky lays the moon, glowing ominously red.

As both Lucario and Servine stares at the mighty coliseum, Lucario says with a serious expression on his face, "Zoroark… is in there…"

Both Lucario and Servine looked at each other in the eyes and they both nod their heads. They both look back at the coliseum and walk towards it.

Lucario thinks as they get closer and closer to the coliseum, 'Zoroark… being in the presence of your aura is bringing all of my memories of you back…'

Lucario closes his eyes as he starts picturing the time he first met Zoroark in the forest as a Zorua to the point where Zorua tries to kill Riolu by stabbing him through the chest.

After Lucario opens his eyes, he sees the entrance into the coliseum right in front of him.

He stops walking and just stands there as he sees Zoroark and Mienshao standing on the battleground on the other side of the coliseum, waiting for Lucario and Servine to enter.

Lucario has a serious expression on his face as he sees Zoroark staring him down with a murderous look in his eyes.

Lucario hears Zoroark say from within the coliseum, "What's wrong? Are you frightened to come in, Lucario?"

Lucario doesn't reply and he starts walking through the entrance with Servine by his side.

As they enter the battleground of the coliseum, all of the exits are sealed off, trapping all four Pokemon inside.

After Lucario and Servine stopped walking, Mienshao says in a serious tone as she looks directly at Lucario with her scythe in her hands, "It's good to see you again, Lucario."

Lucario looks right at Mienshao with a serious expression on his face and he says, "Well ah be… so they gave you the same power as my dark clone, huh? This should be interesting."

Zoroark says in a serious tone, "Lucario… it looks like we get to finish what I started after all."

Lucario looks directly at Zoroark with a serious expression on his face and he says, "Yeah… it seems like it, Zoroark."

As they both glare at each other with a look of anger in both of their eyes, Servine thinks as she looks directly at Zoroark with a concerned expression on her face, 'So this is Zoroark, huh? His aura is… evil. His thirst for blood is so great, that I'm actually feeling the presence of that urge from here…'

Zoroark turns his eyes towards Servine's direction, glaring at her with a murderous expression on his face.

As he stares at her, he says with a serious expression on his face, "So… she's the one that saved you from death that day, huh?"

Servine hesitates slightly as Zoroark continues, "If it weren't for your dark clone, Lucario, Mienshao would have been dead since I failed at that quest…"

Zoroark activates his Night Slashes as he says, "I think I'll start this out by killing your little friend over there!"

Zoroark disappears from where he stood like a ghost as he runs straight towards Servine.

But before he could reappear right in front of her, Lucario jumps right in front of Servine, activates his Aura Blades, and blocks Zoroark's attack just in time as he reappears and tried to run his right arm through Servine's chest.

As Lucario held Zoroark there, he says with an angry expression on his face, "I'm the one you want, Zoroark! Leave Servine out of this!"

When white aura from his Heaven Spirit Blade explodes out of his body like a fire, he pushes Zoroark back through the air, sending him flying back to his side of the coliseum.

Zoroark lands on his feet right next to Mienshao and he says as Lucario's white aura forms back into his body, "You're strength has increased, Lucario. Impressive…"

As Lucario stands in front of Servine in the defensive position, Zoroark continues in the same serious tone, "However… how long do you think you can keep your friend safe while trying to fight me?"

Lucario thinks with a concerned expression in his eyes, 'He's right… there's no way I can try to keep Servine safe while fighting Zoroark. But if I let her fight on her own, he could try to kill her…'

Before he could finish his thought, he hears Servine say, "Don't worry about me, Lucario…"

Lucario looks back at Servine with a concerned expression on his face as he hears Servine continue, "I want to fight without you worrying about me. At least let me fight my own battle and you fight your own."

Lucario says in his defense, "Yeah, but…"

But Servine interrupts by saying with a serious grin on her face, "You're kind to be worrying about me, Lucario. But now's not the time to be worrying about me,"

She has a serious expression on her face as she continues; "You should be focusing on Zoroark. No matter what happens to me, you must keep fighting. Whatever happens is meant to happen, correct?"

Before Lucario could say anything, Mienshao disappears from where she stood like a ghost and reappears right behind Servine, swinging her scythe straight towards Servine's neck.

Servine looks back at Mienshao with a serious expression in her eyes and she says, "Oh no you don't!"

Servine ducks down and swings her tail at Mienshao's feet, causing her to start falling backwards. But before she hits the ground, she disappears like a ghost again and reappears by Zoroark's side, standing straight up on her feet.

As Servine stands straight back up on her feet, she continues with a serious expression on her face, "Lucario, please don't worry about me during this battle. It's insulting to a warrior to be worried about…"

Lucario stares into Servine's eyes with a calmer look on his face and he thinks, 'She's right… she's capable of her own battles after all.'

Lucario looks back at Zoroark and Mienshao with a serious expression on his face and he says to Servine, "Just don't die on me, Servine. Keep your guard up at all times, and…"

Before he could finish his sentence, Servine says, "I know…"

Zoroark says as he crosses his arms and stares Lucario down with a serious expression in his eyes, "Lucario… you might as well keep your guard up as well. Wouldn't want you to die so soon before I have the chance to kill you slowly and painfully."

Lucario stares down at Zoroark with a serious expression on his face and he says, "You should do the same,"

Before Lucario finishes his sentence, he disappears like a ghost as he goes for Zoroark's back. But when he reappeared right behind Zoroark and tried to stab him through the back, his eyes widen with shock as he sees black lightning aura flowing out of Zoroark's body.

Lucario tries to stab through the aura, but the aura blocks the attack like a shield.

As Lucario disappears from behind Zoroark and reappears right by Servine's side like a ghost, Zoroark says with a serious expression on his face, "Oh but I am keeping my guard up, Lucario…"

As Zoroark switches to his attack stance, he says as black electricity flows out of his Night Slashes, "Let's get this battle started, Lucario!"

Before the battle begins, Reshiram says in Lucario's head, "You have no other choice, Lucario. You need to worry about yourself and no one else. Your opponent right now is using Zekrom's power!"

Lucario looks back at Servine and he says with a serious expression on his face, "I'll take care of Zoroark here. You focus your attention on Mienshao, got it?"

Servine nods her head and she replies with a serious expression on her face, "I understand, Lucario!"

When Lucario looks back at Zoroark, he says as he stands in the battle stance, "All right, Zoroark. You want power?"

White aura fire forms out of his two Aura Blades as he continues, "I'll show you power!"

After both Zoroark and Lucario disappeared into thin air like ghosts, Servine and Mienshao are still standing where they are, glaring at each other with serious expressions on their faces.

As the four Pokemon started their battles, Arceus and Darkdeath are both fighting in midair above the mountain of Hell's Island.

Darkdeath swings his Twilight Blade at Arceus, trying to get a direct hit on Arceus, but the white aura flowing out of Arceus's body is acting as a shield, blocking the Twilight Blade's swings.

But Darkdeath keeps it up, slowly pushing Arceus back with each powerful swing. Arceus thinks as he keeps his white aura armor up, 'I must keep Darkdeath's attention on me. If he manages to weaken me, he'll kill Lucario and Servine!'

As Darkdeath continues to swing his blade at the armor like a maniac, he yells out with a bloodlust expression on his face, "Come on now, Arceus! Surely you have more power than this!"

He swings with ten times the strength, sending Arceus sliding back through the air two hundred feet.

After Arceus recovers his footing and increases the defensive capabilities of his white aura armor, Darkdeath instantly appears right in front of Arceus like a ghost and swings his Twilight Blade again at thirty times the strength.

Arceus's eyes widen with shock as the blast from the swing sends him sliding through the air ten thousand feet.

After he recovers his footing again, Arceus says as his white aura flows back into his body, "Not bad, Darkdeath. You certainly have gotten stronger since the last time we fought."

Arceus closes his eyes and he says with a serious expression on his face, "However,"

As powerful white aura flows out of Arceus's body, he say as a reddish-brown colored plate forms out of the white aura and into his body, "Let's see how long you can last against this!"

Darkdeath smiles malevolently as he sees the ring around Arceus's waist turn into that reddish-brown color.

Darkdeath thinks as he positions his Twilight Blade into the defensive position, 'So he turned into a fighting type, huh? This should be interesting…!'

Before he could finish his thought, Arceus instantly appears right in front of Darkdeath and tackles right into Darkdeath's black aura armor by using Superpower.

Darkdeath slides back thirty thousand feet through the air as he pushes against his blade with his left hand.

After he regained his footing, he says to Arceus with a serious expression on his face, "It seems you have gotten stronger as well, Arceus…"

After Darkdeath switched from the defensive position to the attack position, he says as Arceus flies straight towards him with another Superpower in play, "But how long can you keep this up? You're holding your power back!"

After Arceus comes into contact with Darkdeath, he makes contact with his sword. But the white aura flowing out of his body serves as armor, protecting Arceus from being sliced from the Twilight Blade.

After the blade cracks slightly from the destructive power, Darkdeath jumps back just in time, avoiding Arceus's tackle.

He lands on his feet in midair one hundred feet away from Arceus.

After Darkdeath stands in the defensive position, he thinks with a serious expression on his face, 'Damn… so you have the power to nearly destroy my Twilight Blade, huh?'

Darkdeath raises his Twilight Blade in the air and he thinks with a serious expression on his face, 'If that's the case…'

Arceus watches as the Twilight Blade turns into black aura and forms into Darkdeath's right arm.

Arceus thinks as he sees Darkdeath dropping his right arm to his side empty handed, 'Now I see… if I manage to destroy that sword of yours, then you won't be able to stay in that form…'

Before Arceus could finish his thought, his eyes widen with shock as he feels a massive chill coming from his left.

When he looked to his left, he has a shocked expression on his face as he sees a massive gray aura dome covering the entire top of the island.

Darkdeath looks to his right and he asks as he sees the gray aura dome, "What the devil is that?"

When Arceus looks straight ahead at Darkdeath, he has a serious expression on his face as he thinks, 'It seems as though Darkdeath is still clueless about our plan. Now I don't have to worry about stalling Lucario some time with Darkdeath.'

Arceus flies straight towards Darkdeath with Superpower flowing out of his entire body.

When Darkdeath looked back at Arceus, he quickly disappears from where he stood like a ghost.

After Arceus passes where Darkdeath was, Darkdeath reappears where he stood again and he says as Arceus turns around and cancels his Superpower attack, "Show me something new already, Arceus. That Superpower trick of yours is getting annoying…"

Arceus replies as the plate forms out of his body and disappears into thin air, "I guess you're right about that,"

Arceus says as a yellowish-green plate forms out of the white aura and forms into his body, "so allow me,"

Arceus finishes as the ring around his waist turns into the yellowish-green color, turning his into a bug-type Pokemon, "to heat this battle up a notch."

As Arceus and Darkdeath fly straight towards each other, an explosion of freezing aura rips through the sky from the top of the floating island.

As the shockwave of freezing aura vanishes, a scream of agony is heard from the island.

A female scream…