Mirror of Nightmare
Chapter 34: Day IV; Sanctuary of Mortality (1)
Dungeon VIII: Sanctuary of Mortality
Like Landwind Ruins, this dungeon has several entrances so Diasol and her friends have to split into several groups, but unlike the Landwind Ruins, this dungeon has not only two entrances but three!
There are three entrances into this dungeon. One is in Soulyn Palace, accessed by Diesel the Lugia, the princess of Soulyn, two is in Darkon Keep, accessed by Yterval the Yveltal, the prince of Darkon, and the last entrance is in Lumina Hall, accessed by Xynnia the Xerneas, the princess of Lumina. They communicate with others by their crowns, which have the special ability for their owners to contact the owner of other two crowns.
For the Soulyn Palace entrance, most puzzles are about the invisible floor or the invisible enemy. Sometime Yterval and Xynnia can hear Diasol's voice from the distant because the invisible enemy suddenly appears and attacks Diasol. (But Diasol can manage to defeat them.) The item that Diasol found is the Len of Truth, which allow Diasol to see the invisible enemy.
For Darkon Keep entrance, most puzzles are relevant to the darkness, such as the door that will only appear when the light goes out, but since Yterval is a dark type Pokemon, so he has no problem in the dungeon. The item that he found in the dungeon is the Hourglass of Ideal, which allow him to change the time of the day from night to day or from day to night, which is essential for solving the puzzle that is based on the time of the day. (But using this hourglass will not affect the real time. No matter how many times that Yterval uses it, today will still be the Day IV.)
For Lumina Hall entrance, most puzzles are the light-based puzzle such as reflecting the light from one place to another place. Once Xynnia has found the Rod of Absence, the puzzles of this dungeon turn out to be the puzzle of controlling the statue.
Of course, like the Landwind Ruins, some puzzles will not trigger anything in its side, but will trigger another puzzle in other sides. So Diasol, Yterval and Xynnia have to use their crown to communicate with others often.
After passing the dungeon for 70% of all, Diasol, Yterval and Xynnia meet up at the main zone of the dungeon. (Imagine the flower with three petals. Each petal is the rooms that are exclusive to each entrance, and the middle of the flower is the main zone of the dungeon.) The rest 30% of the dungeon is located in the main zone, so it is the time for three royal family members to work together.
While Xynnia are solving the puzzle, leaving Diasol alone with Yterval, Diasol decides to ask Yterval the question that she has in her mind.
"Um… Yterval, can I ask you something?" Diasol asks.
"Sure." Yterval says.
"…How.. How do you get birth?" Diasol says.
"Hm?!" Yterval looks at Diasol.
"I had learned from Zygarde that I was born from the chosen soul in this Afterlife, and I was chosen to be one of the royal family of the Afterlife, but Zygarde didn't tell me about how you and Xynnia was born. Plus, I know that everyone will die someday, include me, but I can't imagine how can you or Xynnia die." Diasol says.
"What made you decide to ask me?" Yterval asks.
"When I was a child, I thought that I shouldn't ask anyone about this question. But going into this place, the Sanctuary of Mortality made me think about it" Diasol says.
"Well… You know that Xerneas is the Pokemon of Life and Yveltal is the Pokemon of Destruction, right? After they had lived for a long time, they will lose almost all of their power, and they shall return to their slumber form. For Xerneas, they will return to their tree form, and for Yveltal, they will return to their cocoon form. And they will sleep for a long time before they wake up again, right?" Yterval says.
"Yes." Diasol says.
"For us, Xerneas and Yveltal of the Afterlife, when we return to our tree form or cocoon form, that is the path of our decision. We can choose to end our life now or not. If not, we will sleep and will wake up again once we recover our power, but if we decide to end our life, the original soul of Xerneas and Yveltal will leave their soul, leaving the soulless boy of Xerneas and Yveltal behind, and… Zygarde will choose the new soul that shall be the new Xerneas or Yveltal.
"So… Are you the old soul or the new soul?" Diasol asks.
"Of course! I am the new soul! This is the first time that I became the Yveltal! Most soul who became the Yveltal chose to leave their body behind because they didn't want to be the Pokemon of Destruction!" Yveltal says.
"…Then… If…If you return to your cocoon form, will you leave your body behind?" Diasol asks.
"… As long as you are with me, I will not leave you." Yterval says.
"Wait…What?!" Diasol says. Her face turns red.
"Didn't I say that I love you? I am thinking of getting married with you once we defeat the demons who rule over Lumina and Darkon…" Yterval says.
"Hey! I didn't say that I will marry you or want to be your wife!" Diasol says.
"Is that so…" Yterval says and kneels down and holds Diasol's hand.
"What?!" Diasol says.
"Diasol the Lugia, the princess of Soulyn, will you marry me?" Yterval asks.
"What?! Asking me in the time and place like this?!" Diasol says.
"Will you marry me?" Yterval asks again.
"If I agree, won't it hurt Xynnia?" Diasol asks.
"It is fine. I think that she will be happy to see the couple of true love more than following the tradition of the Afterlife. Plus, you are once the princess of the Lumina, so it will be fine." Yterval says.
"Yterval, you are so evil." Diasol says.
"Diasol, will you marry me?" Yterval asks again.
"Persistant, aren't you? If I didn't say anything, I will have to live in this place forever. Fine! Yes!" Diasol says.
After hearing Diasol's agreement, Yterval suddenly hugs Diasol.
"Yterval!" Diasol says.
"I am so happy, Diasol." Yterval says.
"Congratulation, Yterval, sis."
Yterval and Diasol turn their attention to the owner of the voice and see Xynnia.
"Xynnia! How long did you watch us?!" Diasol asks.
"Since Yterval asked you about the wedding." Xynnia says.
"…Um… Xynnia." Yterval says.
"Hm?' Xynnia looks at Yterval.
"I… I am sorry." Yterval says.
"No, you have no need to apologize to me. I am very happy to know that you two finally found your true love." Xynnia says.
"No… I apologize you… about … that wedding." Yterval says.
"Don't think about it. It is my false for couldn't control my power…" Xynnia says.
"Anyway, Xynnia, let's go. We have to meet Zygarde first!" Diasol says.
After that, Diasol, Yterval and Xynnia continue their adventure in the dungeon.
To Be Continue…
LD: AS I thought, this dungeon has three entrances so the main characters had to divide into three groups in order to solve the puzzle.
Pokedragon: Isn't it kinda cute?
LD: Anyway, Pokedragon! What happen to your brain?
Pokedragon: Hm? What?
LD: The Landwind Ruins, which is the dungeon before this one, is the 6th dungeon, but the Sanctuary of Mortality, which is the dungeon after the Landwind Ruins, is the 8th dungeon! Where is the 7th dungeon? Or you write the number of the dungeon wrong?
Pokedragon: I didn't do it my mistake. I do it on purpose. The Landwind Ruins is the 6th dungeon and the Sanctuary of Mortality is the 8th dungeon.
LD: Then, where is the 7th one?
Pokedragon: To be continue…