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Moemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Chapter 77
The tower was standing in the center of a large lake, attached to the shore by a stone bridge. Petal and I walked down the bridge, accompanied by my moemon and the strange moemon.
I walked into the tower, frowning. The first floor of the tower was a room that was circular, with tan-green tiles and a small pool that took up about half of it. I walked past a rather creepy skeleton covered in clay, and arrived at the stairs.
"Alright, let's go." I said, walking up the stairs. Petal followed after me, but before she could step onto the steps, she was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Petal!" I exclaimed, turning around.
"Only one human is permitted entry past this point." The woman said, frowning.
"Sorry, I guess this is as far as I go." Petal said, smiling.
"I'm not going to just leave you here!" I said, frowning.
"Don't worry, Kelly." Petal said, smiling. "I'll be fine, don't worry about me."
"…Okay, fine." I said, nodding. "Kana, Rimei, can you make sure that Petal is safe?"
"You got it!" Kana said, saluting.
"Count on us, master!" Rimei said, smiling.
"Alright, Kurou, let's head to the top." I said, Kurou coming up next to me. I looked over at Petal, whose hands were pressed against an invisible barrier. I held my hand up, and placed it against hers, the two of us staring at each other in silence.
"I'll be back." I said, smiling comfortingly.
"Good luck." Petal said, looking at me. I turned and headed up the stairs, accompanied by Kurou.
We arrived at the next floor, where two moemon I'd never seen before were fighting.
"Shut up!" One of the moemon said, crying.
"Baby." The other said, smirking. "Don't cry little baby."
"Um, what's this?" I asked, frowning.
"Oh, a visitor!" The first moemon said, turning to us, smiling. This moemon wore a grey shirt and grey skirt, with a green scarf around her neck. She had dark green hair down to her neck, sticking up like a fin in the back. She had bright red eyes, and a smile.
"I see." The other moemon said, nodding. She wore a blue dress with a black fur collar around the neck, and had black hair down to her neck. She had pink eyes, and a smirk.
"Um, we're just going to go past you." I said, heading towards the stairs.
"Wait, you can't go past!" The first moemon said, frowning.
"…What's that over there?" I asked, pointing over the moemon's shoulder.
"Where?" The moemon asked, spinning around.
"…Idiot." The second moemon said, face palming.
"Hey!" The first moemon exclaimed, turning to the second, charging at her. The two began fighting, Kurou and I heading up the stairs.
We arrived at the final room, which consisted of a single large door, with a single key in the door.
"Alright, Kurou, only I can make it past here, okay?" I asked, frowning.
"Yes, master!" Kurou said, saluting. I turned around, and gripped the key in my hand.
"Two." I said, smiling.
The three turned the key, and the door opened with a blinding light, the three stepping into the room. The room was massive, far bigger than it should be. It was circular, and written on the walls were scripts in a foreign language, the words stretching up to far beyond where they could see.
"What the hell?" Blake asked, looking at the other two, shocked.
"Who are you?" I exclaimed, shocked. "Why you do look the same?"
"I don't know…" Aurore said, frowning. "So you two must be the rest of the three, then?"
"I guess…" Blake said, nodding. "Aurore, am I right? It's nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you."
"Nice to meet you…" Aurore said, smiling.
"Aurore?" I said, frowning. "I know about you. I've heard about you from Petal."
"Well, I don't know who that is." Aurore said, shrugging.
"As you shouldn't." A voice said, the three turning to the owner of the voice. The owner of the voice was a figure who wore a black and shape fitting mask over their face, resembling black, nondescript skin. There was a white line traced across the mask, stretching down over the mask's face, moving down to where the right eye would be. When it passed the right eye, he line moved to the right and then continued down, like a lightning bolt. The line stretched up over the head of the mask and moved down the back.
"You." Blake said, glaring at the masked figure.
"You know him?" I asked, surprised.
"He tried to kill Rin." Blake said, frowning.
"What?" Aurore exclaimed, turning to the masked figure. "So you tried to kill Rin, did you? Well, I must say, that makes me angry. And when I get angry, things tend to die."
"I see…" The masked figure said, nodding. "The only reason I targeted Rin is because of you, Aurore. So you should blame yourself."
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Well, I guess it is time for proper introductions." The masked figure said, nodding. "Unfortunately, I can't reveal my true identity. However, you may refer to me as Morning Star."
"Morning Star, is it?" Blake said, frowning. "How apt… Morning Star, the name for the planet Venus, also known to the Greeks as the 'light-bringer' as well as being the star that shines brightest just before the sun rises."
"That's not all." Aurore said, frowning. "It has also been used in several different ways as reference to Lucifer, Christ or Mother Mary."
"You've done your research, it seems." Morning Star said, chuckling.
"Well, I only knew about Lucifer for sure." Aurore said, smiling. "After all, the deepest level of hell is for he who betrays his fellow man."
"Luckily for me, I'm not a man." Morning Star said. "I have transcended existence as a human being, as you one day will."
"Over my dead body." Aurore said, glaring at Morning Star.
"And you like preaching about irony." Morning Star said, laughing. "Now then, it is time that I began my explanation."
"Listen, what does this have to do with Rio?" I asked.
"Do you know the legend of the Dream World?" Morning Star asked.
"No." Blake said, frowning.
"I have, actually." Aurore said, frowning. "There was a reference to the Dreamworld Celestials in the Sechrima Grimoire."
"Yes." Morning Star said, nodding. "Those are the deities to which I answer. Long ago, in the lost history of Sechrima, the Dreamworld Celestials granted the wishes of humans."
"What were those wishes?" I asked, frowning.
"Long ago, there were creatures on the earth known as 'Pokemon'." Morning Star explained. "These creatures lived in servitude to humans, though both humanity and pokemon desired to become closer to each other. And so the Dreamworld Celestials granted their wishes."
"What were their wishes?" I repeated, frowning.
"Pokemon took on the form of humans, and became creatures known as Moemon, creatures who resembled humans in appearance and personality, and could speak the same language as humans…"
"Impossible." Blake said, frowning. "Are you saying that moemon are nothing more than these creatures known as pokemon that have been sealed into the form of humans?"
"Yes, for that was their wish." Morning Star said, nodding. "That event was known as Genesis, the creation of a new world where humans and moemon could live together."
"So why are you telling us this?" I asked.
"This tower is a constant existence, did you know that?" Morning Star asked. "It was forged by the Dreamworld Celestials as a symbol to the unity between moemon and humans. Right now, this room is frozen in time. That means that since the three of you entered at three different times, you exist at the same point at time. However, this tower shall stand as long as the relationships between humans and moemon remain. But should they splinter, then the tower will collapse. And not only in this time, but in every time.
"Then what's happening to it now?" Aurore asked, frowning. "If it had already collapsed, then it would have in every time. So how are we here?"
"The tower is in turmoil because the option for two futures has presented itself, thanks to your interference." Morning Star answered. "Only time will tell. However, moemon can only survive off of contact and affection with humans. Should this tower fall, then every moemon in existence would die. And the moemon with stronger powers can sense that coming."
"So that's what's happening with Rio…" I said, frowning.
"Indeed." Morning Star said, nodding. "However, I can tell you the name of the one attempting to splinter the relationship between moemon and humans."
"Who?" Aurore asked.
"His name is Ghestsis." Morning Star answered.
"So what can we do?" I asked.
"You and Aurore cannot do anything." Morning Star answered. "It is far too great a task to alter history. However, the future must rely on Blake and his actions."
"Whose side are you on?" Blake asked.
"My Masters decided to create moemon for this world." Morning Star answered. "So I am on the side of the ones who wish to protect it. I wish… All of you… The best of luck."
Morning Star held up their hand, releasing a blast of light, banishing the three of them from the room.
So, what can Kellyn do?