-4-Parting-

Fuzh had never held back during a fight. Even now, as he faced this hindered child, he found himself pushing Bisharp to the limit, however unnecessary it may be. Fuzh's Pokemon landed back at his feet, and the fight was done. The six Pokemon could do nothing to defend themselves, though still they tried. While the other two sages showed no preference in their targets, Fuzh did everything he could to avoid attacking the trainer's Scrafty. He could sense the bond between her and her master, and just watching her take blows from the Crawdaunt and Tyranitar alike made him flinch.

The fight didn't last long. The exhausted six didn't stand a chance; beyond their limits, they could hardly pose a threat. All three of the sages Pokemon were still standing, not a scratch on them - they weren't even breathing hard. Each of the trainer's Pokemon were laying at the trainer's feet, wounded, bleeding, and out of energy. The trainer was on the verge of tears. The middle sage stepped forward, an evil stare in his eyes. "I think they've had enough. These Pokemon would never have known such pain had you not captured them. If you had left them alone in the wild, where they belong, they would have been far happier." The trainer glanced at his friends. They had fallen fighting for him, and he was close to the edge of his will power.

The sage shook his head in disappointment. "It's time."

The trainer lunged in front of his Pokemon with the last of his strength, catching Fuzh and the other sages off guard. "Never..." He hesitated. "Never! If you want to get to them, you'll have to get past me first!" The middle sage's Tyranitar stepped forward. The trainer's bravery faltered. No matter how much courage and willpower he had, the Tyranitar could shatter it with just a glance of its bloodthirsty eyes.

"If you do not step aside, we will not hesitate to move you ourselves."

The trainer regained his composure. "I don't care! I won't abandon my friends!" Sweat ran down the trainer's face as fear flickered in his eyes. The Tyranitar moved closer; the trainer stood his ground.

"Move out of the way foolish boy. This is your last chance." The Tyranitar let out a growl deep in its throat. Fuzh watched the trainer as he eyed his Pokemon up and down. Clearly he was at his breaking point; no soul could withstand what had happened in this room and continue to ask for more.

"...no..."

Fuzh's eyes grew wide as he screamed in his mind. The fool! He could have been spared! "Fool..." The sage turned around. "Tyranitar. Stone Edge." The Tyranitar growled, pulling its arms back. The trainer braced himself, spreading his arms in an attempt to shield his Pokemon from the vicious attack. Tyranitar's hands began to glow, conjuring horrid spikes. His Pokemon watched in horror as the Tyranitar heaved forward, shooting thousands of razor sharp stones from its hands. The trainer stood his ground. Time seemed to slow down as the bullet-like razors raked his body as they passed through him. Stone after stone pierced him one at a time, spilling the trainer's blood upon the floor and upon his stunned Pokemon. The Pokemon were petrified as they watched their master dying before them. Serperior, the trainer's first Pokemon, was quietly weeping as it felt its life-friend's blood splash upon its body.

Fuzh stood watching, though he would have given anything for the ability to turn away. He could not stand the thought of death. Countless times he had brought people misfortune, horror, pain…but never had he killed anybody! This was wrong. He needed to do something, but when he looked up to speak, the sight of the trainer being constantly bombarded with stones left his mouth hanging open.

The last of the stones grazed the top of the trainer's head, leaving an open gash. The trainer stood, broken. His eyes were wide and unfocused, his arms still out. A small, final puff of breath escaped from him as he fell to his knees, his final moments of life fading away. All of his Pokemon watched in pure horror and shock as they watched their trainer fall forward onto the cold stone floor. Nobody said a word. The trainer's Pokemon stared at his mangled body, horrified. The sages' Pokemon stared apathetically while the sages shook their heads, Fuzh looking down while doing so. Fuzh had to blink a few times, for if he hadn't, the others would have seen the tears forming in his eyes.

"The fool could have kept his life if he knew when to quit. We were going to get his Pokemon in the en-"

The trainer's Pokemon all roared in desperate anger. Fire flared off of Reshiram, igniting the room in living flame. The entire castle shook as Gigalith stomped the ground in an enraged tantrum. Musharna was pulsing with immense psycho power, distorting the roaring light in the room. Durant began tearing off extra chunks of steel skin as her razor of a jaw began to viciously snap. Scrafty had murder in her eyes as its teeth cracked from anger. Serperior hissed and coiled tightly with a burning hatred in his eyes. The sages and their Pokemon were caught off guard; they had thought the Pokemon had reached their limits.

"Avalanche."

"Bisharp, Night Slash."

"Crawdaunt! Guillotine! Now!" The sages' Pokemon were preparing their attacks when the first attack landed: Gigalith unleashed a vicious Rock Slide, stopping the Dark types in their tracks. Serperior lashed out and savagely sliced Crawdaunt with a critical Leaf Blade, felling the still-flinching Pokemon. The Bisharp and Tyranitar came to their senses, prepared to continue their attacks. Suddenly, the Bisharp fell to the floor, asleep. Musharna could not harm them due to their type, but could hold them still. Scrafty jumped up, holding onto the ceiling before pushing off with great force. The Tyranitar moved out of the way, but he was not the target. With great force, Scrafty landed a vicious Hi Jump Kick to the Bisharp's skull, effectively removing any fight he had left in him. The Tyranitar had a dark glimmer in his eye. He took a stance as the air became frigid. As he was preparing his attack, Durant charged in at a blinding speed. Tyranitar had no chance of dodging, but that was not the intent. The overzealous Durant moved in with a razor-sharp X-Scissor. The Tyranitar took the hit, but it was not enough to bring him down. The Durant joined the others around their fallen trainer, overflowing with every negative emotion possible. The Tyranitar leaped forward, unleashing a double-power Avalanche upon all of the trainer's Pokemon. Huge chunks of biting snow conjured above and fell heavily upon the hobbled six. The Pokemon had already been pushed to the point of fainting, but pure emotion at the loss of their trainer drove them, almost negating the heavy damage they had taken. The sages were astonished by the Pokemon's resilience.

"Tyranitar! Stone Edge!" Tyranitar could not even begin the attack. Reshiram's anger spiked its firepower. The roaring fire in the room collected above Reshiram in a massive fireball as it prepared a max power Fusion Flare. Tyranitar and the sages were stunned at the massive ball of burning energy forming in front of them. Panicking, the left and right sages withdrew their Pokemon back into their poke balls and bolted for the open door. The middle sage called for his Tyranitar to retreat as he fled for the door after the Fuzh and the other sage. Fuzh ran with a sense of cheer, as well as gloom. The trainer would not suffer anymore, but he worried it was too late. Reshiram's eyes were ablaze with blue fire as it unleashed its attack. The Fusion Flare shot forward at the now-fleeing sages and Tyranitar. The concentrated fire bomb made contact with the black stone floor in front of the doorway. A massive explosion rocked the entire castle, blasting fire along the ornate walls of the hallways. The Tyranitar wasn't fast enough to escape the room unscathed. The blast exploded upon the Tyranitar's back, incinerating the stone flesh off of him, exposing muscle and spine. Savagely wounded, while not fatal, the Tyranitar escaped death. However, the explosion was too much for the small stone room. The doorway collapsed in a large, immovable pile of black rubble, sealing the Pokemon with their fallen trainer in the cold black room.