Chapter Twenty Four: Zygarde Part Two: Battle of Gods
Previously on Pokémon Azure Light:
-"There once was a shadow. It consisted of flames of pure darkness."
-"It had a treasure it held close to its heart."
-"I believe the inscription refers to Ace."
"what does he have to do with this?"
-"Who are you?"
"You may call me Lukara."
-"Lukara?! What were you doing fighting her?"
-"That seemed too easy."
"It did."
-"What's behind the portal she became?"
"Her master, the most evil demon in existence."
"Who?"
-"Zygarde, your reign of terror ends here."
"Big words. But can you back them up?"
"Hell yes, we can!"
Pokémon Azure Light Chapter Twenty Four: Zygarde Part Two: Battle of Gods
"You really are something, Arcean." Zygarde said, chuckling. "You've managed to impress me. Something that doesn't happen often"
"I'll do more than impress you." Eon said, summoning her Fire energy to her fists.
"We'll see." Zygarde said, summoning his own energy to his fists.
Ace and Shadow summoned their energy to their fists and the members of the Unholy Trinity charged at the Balance Pokémon. They all punched, kicked and fired energy blasts, but Zygarde seemed to dodge every single one of them.
"You're going to have to do better than that" Zygarde taunted. "If you want to beat me."
"He's much more powerful than us right now" Ace said. "We'll have to fight carefully as well as powerfully."
"You haven't seen anything yet." Eon said, actually landing a powerful Fire Punch on Zygarde's face.
"I must say, Arcean" Zygarde said, chuckling a little. "You've managed to impress me more. But my impression ends now."
Zygarde shot power into the ground, causing little orbs to appear everywhere on the ground. The orbs shot up a strange green energy, which all moved into one spot. It didn't merge, but they all gathered into one place as if controlled by a psychic power. The orbs began to rain down, all of them into one spot: where Eon was standing.
Eon looked up and realized what was happening. She began to dodge all the energy that was raining down, but still some of the orbs hit her, causing massive damage, even more than Archie's Origin Pulse.
After the attack ended, Eon lay on the ground, seriously injured, but still conscious. Ace and Shadow looked at her in horror. Zygarde merely laughed.
"O how the mighty hath fallen." He said, laughing.
"What was that?" Ace asked, the move something he'd never seen before.
That was my Thousand Arrows" Zygarde explained. "It's one of the most powerful Ground type moves in existence."
"How the f #$ is that a Ground type move?!" Ace shouted.
"I really don't know" Zygarde said, shrugging. "But it doesn't matter, because your friend will die in a mere few minutes and you can't do a thing about it."
"Eon" Ace said to Eon, standing over his fallen friend. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Eon asked weakly.
"I'm going to need my full power." Ace said, charging up Dark energy in his hand. "I will make this monster pay for what he's done."
Eon's eyes grew wide as Ace fired his blast. She clenched her eyes shut as she felt the Dark energy envelop her, then she felt nothing.
Shadow's eyes grew wide as she saw what Ace had just done. Even Zygarde, who was used to things like this, was shocked.
"Damn." He said. "Not even I was expecting that."
"Ace" Shadow said to her friend, horror everywhere on her face. "How could you do that?"
"She was weak and injured." Ace said, not showing remorse. "She was only in the way right here and we'd have to worry about her body."
"But why would you do that?" Shadow asked. "Didn't the time you spent with her mean anything to you?"
"That's why I did it." Ace said. "Why risk her getting killed in this battle when you and me would handle things so much better alone anyway?"
"But why would you do that?" Shadow asked her again.
"She's out of harm's way." Ace said. "She's in a better place. One where she won't have to fight this monster."
Hall of Origins
The legendaries had gathered together to hear what Arcey had to say about the upcoming battle, each and every one of them ready to fight if they had to (though, in all honesty, they were hoping with all their might that the Unholy Trinity could beat Zygarde and restore peace without them having to do anything). Arcey hadn't showed up yet (she had something to attend to prior to the meeting), but they were nervous and anxious all the same.
"Sorry I'm late guys." Arcey said as she and Giratina walked into the room. "I had to attend to some things."
"Did Giratina 'assist' you?" Entei said, causing most of the others to burst into laughter, which caused them to get a death glare from Arcey.
"No" she said, growling a little bit. "He met me in the hallway."
"Oh" Entei said, his grin mischievous. "So, we need to urn the halls now, do we?"
The other legendaries burst into even more laughter as Arcey shot Entei with a Judgement, causing him to fall on his face.
"Anyone else want to say something?" Arcey said, her voice almost insane as she held up a ball of Judgement energy in her hand. The other legendries shut up pretty quickly after that, all of them afraid of the God Pokémon's wrath.
"I thought not." Arcey said, the energy ball in her hand dissipating. "Now, let's get to the topic at hand: Zygarde."
Every legendary in the Hall started to shake a little just from hearing the name of Zygarde. Even Cressa and Diana, who had just learned of the monster, were feeling fear.
"Currently" Arcey said, her voice grave. "even as we speak, Ace, Shadow, and Eon are fighting that monster to stop him from harming anyone here or in the outside world."
"Well, may Arceo have mercy on their souls." Darkora said. Arcey looked at the female Darkrai curiously.
"And, who are you?" she asked. "I don't recognize you."
"That's Darkora." Giratina said nonchalantly. "She's Ace's twin that I introduced to you on the night of our last Battle Royale."
"I didn't get my battle!" Dialga whined.
"Not the time, Dialga." Palkia said in a whisper, nudging his girlfriend gently.
"Twin?" Arcey thought out loud, scanning Darkora. "Your aura is similar to Ace's, but you don't seem to have the same level of power."
"I didn't undergo the Kyuryoon ritual." Darkora said without hesitation. "That's why he and his girlfriend are so powerful."
"Ah, I see." Arcey said.
"I think the blonde over there sees me as competition." Darkora said, referring to Cressa.
"She's the jealous type." Melody said. "She sees Shadow as competition, even though if it were a competition, he wouldn't even be in it."
"I've noticed his lack of interest in a relationship for her (Cressa)." Darkora said. "And his serious interest in her (Shadow)."
"Hey!" Cressa shouted, jumping over to Darkora and looking like a mad moe girl.
"What?" Darkora asked, clearly knowing she had struck a nerve. "Are you mad?"
"Cressa" Melody said, taking her best friend's hand. "Calm down. You promised him, remember?"
"Fine" Cressa said, standing down.
"Well" Arcey said, extending her hand to the female Darkrai. "If Ace trusts you, then, I guess, I will too."
"Thanks" Darkora said, shaking Arcey's hand.
"Now" Arcey said. "The next thing we need to do is…"
That was all she got out before the limp, near unconscious form of Eon fell through a portal made of shadows and onto the table. The legendaries crowded around the Eon Goddess to check on her condition.
"Eon?!" Arcey exclaimed running over to check on her child. Giratina, also concerned for his daughter's well-being, ran over.
"Ace sent me here." Eon said weakly. "He said he needed his full power to fight Zygarde."
"Oh no" Arcey said, her eyes wide while she teleported Eon to the healing room. "He's going to unleash that monster again!"
"What monster?" Melody, Cressa, Diana, and Darkora asked.
"When Ace lets his nightmare powers go, then he becomes a complete monster, something that is composed of pure rage and Darkness."
"Oh" Darkora said, realizing just what Arcey was referring to. "He's really wanting stop Zygarde then?"
"Yep." Arcey said.
"Well" Darkora said. "I hope he can win."
"Here" Arcey said, focusing her psychic powers to make a screen of sorts. "We can watch the fight here."
The legendaries and the guests watched the screen, hoping that the Kyuryoon could stand a chance against the most powerful and evil demon on the planet.
With Ace and Shadow
"Now that she's gone." Ace said, smirking. "We can really get this fight going."
"Whatever do you mean?" Zygarde asked, clearly thinking he was far superior to his opponent.
"I sent her back to the Hall of Origins" Ace said, his aura beginning to increase. "So I could unleash my true power. I will make you pay for what you've done Zygarde."
"Do you really think you can fight me?" Zygarde asked. He could see a fire in Ace's eyes that he had known so long: the fire of hatred, courage, and strength, all rolled into one.
"I do" Ace said, his Dark power increasing.
"How do you plan to do that?" Zygarde asked, actually curious as to what Ace's response would be.
"Like this!" Ace shouted, unleashing his power and causing his aura to skyrocket.
Ace's normally black hair turned white as snow (or his twin, Darkora's). His eyes turned as red as the scarf he wore. His power level could be felt as well as be seen. The room got a little Darker as the full power of Ace's human forme was released, no longer having to restrain monstrous nightmare powers.
"His aura" Zygarde thought to himself. "It's massive. It's much closer to mine that it was before. And the girl's is the exact same. It's like they're the same person. I'll have to be careful when fighting these two."
Ace and Shadow stood side by side, both in fighting stances and both ready to fight to their deaths if they had to.
Zygarde made the first move, shooting his own Ground type energy into the ground, the energy spreading out in waves. The waves hit Ace and Shadow, jarring them a little.
"What did that do?" Ace (Nightmare, but I'll refer to him as Ace since Ace now has more control of his power than before) asked, confused as to what the attack actually did.
"That attack" Zygarde said. "Was another Ground type attack that only I know. It is called Thousand Waves. It prevents anyone hit by its waves from leaving a specific area, namely, the area it is used in."
"So basically" Shadow tried to understand the purpose of the move. "It simply keeps us from leaving this place?"
"Until one side is dead" Zygarde said, an evil grin on his face. "Neither can leave. We will finish this here and now."
"Good." Ace said, cracking his knuckles and summoning his Dark power to his hands. "I wasn't planning on leaving anyways. Let's finish this."
"Yes" Zygarde said, summoning his own power to his hands. "Let's."
Ace and Zygarde leapt at each other, both of them exchanging powerful blows. Dark Punches and Dragonic Terra Punches (a combination of Dragon Punch and Earth Punch) flew in a flurry. Ace would land punches and Zygarde would land punches. They both seemed to be even, but one who could read power levels, Zygarde had a pretty good sized advantage on Ace, but Ace had become more brutal due to his nightmare powers, so he could partially hold his own against the Demonic Dragon.
Zygarde got a lucky punch on Ace's face, sending him back into the wall next to Shadow. She looked at him with concern, hoping he was okay. Thankfully, Ace stood up, looking like he was fine.
"Shadow" the Nightmare Creature said to his best friend extending his hand to her. "Let's take this guy out together."
"Allright" Shadow said, taking her best friend's hand. "Let's do it."
The two Kyuryoon summoned their Dark energy to their hands, preparing for battle. Zygarde simply stood there, waiting for them to attack.
Ace and Shadow lunged at the Balanced Demon, throwing extremely powerful Dark Punches at him. They both landed on Zygarde's face, sending him backwards into the wall.
Zygarde stood up from the wall, surprised almost that the two Kyuryoon, that couldn't be older than twenty, were holding their own against him, the most powerful demon in the universe.
"So, then" Zygarde said, wiping some stray blood from his mouth. "It's going to be a good battle. I can feel it. You two are very powerful indeed. I've never had a fight like this before."
"You're going to have to do better than that" Ace and Shadow said, almost like one person. "If you want to walk away from this."
"Oh, I plan on walking away from this." Zygarde said, chuckling. "And I plan on mounting both of your corpses on the walls of this room."
"You won't beat us here." Ace said, clenching his teeth as well as his fists. "Even though you're more powerful than us, you can't beat us together."
"That's where you're wrong." Zygarde said, laughing. "I will now reveal to you my ultimate power"
Hall of Origins
"He's going to shift to pokéforme." Darkora said. The other legendaries looked at her, wondering how she could know something like that.
"How do you know that?" Mewtwo asked.
"It's kind of obvious to me." Darkora said. "I mean, he's gotta be desperate to beat them, right? It makes perfect sense."
"If that's true." Arcey said. "Then Ace and Shadow will have a fight on their hands."
"Do you really think that they won't be able to beat this guy?" Dialga asked. "They're legendaries after all."
"Yes" Arcey said, her voice grave. "But, even legendaries can die."
"They're also Kyuryoon." Giratina said. "They'll win this. Zygarde's going to have to use every trick he knows to beat them."
"Yes" Darkora said. "And Darkor's instructions in the Dark arts have made Ace even more powerful."
"Darkor didn't train Ace" Giratina said.
"What?!" Darkora exclaimed, as this was news to her ears. "My mother said Ace, and Shadow even, were trained by Darkor and Shador."
"They died before they began training their children." Giratina said. "They were murdered."
The other legendaries and guests (except for Mewtwo and Arcey, who knew already, and Mina and Jirachi, who didn't know what was going on (they'd 'found' a ginormous stash of candy in Jirachi's room and were busy devouring it)) gasped.
"What happened?" Entei asked. "We've never heard this."
"And with good reason." Arcey said. "Ace and Shadow didn't really need to hear this. But now I think it will be okay to tell. They're old enough and neither of them really has positive memories of their parents anyway."
"Tell us the story" Dialga pleaded. "We want to hear it."
"Fine" Giratina said, sighing. "I suppose it must be told at some point. I'll use telepathy to show the events of the story to you."
Flashback- fourteen years ago
He had been given his orders; that he knew. But, he had had to convince himself that it was the right thing to do. After all, he would be doing something that he normally wouldn't do.
"No" he thought to himself. "I have my orders. I must fulfil them."
He charged up a beam of dark blue colored energy in his hand, letting it grow to the size of his head before releasing it into the air.
Once in the air, the ball exploded, releasing hundreds of large dark blue rocks at his targets: two houses deep in the Forbidden Woods. The houses were no more than smoldering craters in less than thirty seconds, the occupants inside dead.
Smiling to himself for a job, he reclined back from his position in the air. He could go back home to his girlfriend and have a nice dinner. Their daughter was just about to turn seven, so he would have some fun celebrating her birthday with her and his girlfriend.
Suddenly something caught his eye: two children running from the woods toward the house, a boy and a girl about seven.
The boy was wearing a black shirt with black pants. He had on a small, black jacket that he wore. A small red scarf was around his neck. His hair was a dark as his clothes, possibly Darker. His eyes were Dark with power, but they still held their childlike innocence and kindness. He seemed to enjoy violence, but only in a fun loving way. His aura was purely black, suggesting he was not only a purely Dark Type, but he seemed to have an enormous amount of power inside of him.
The girl seemed a lot more passive than the boy, seemingly much gentler. She wore white clothes with a green shirt. Her hair was as black as the boy's, but was fairer. Her eyes were black with red mixed in, having childlike innocence, but also having a deep sense of hurt. One of them was swollen and had black around it. Her aura seemed to have a link with the boys, but the observer couldn't rightly tell what it was.
He considered ending them too, seeing as how their very existence was a threat to him. HE charged up a ball of energy in his hand, preparing to destroy the monsters in front of him But he saw something that shocked him to his core.
The girl was running and screaming, possibly for her mother. The boy was running after her, assumingly calling her name.
The boy caught up to her and grabbed her, pulling her to the ground. She struggled to get free, but the boy grabbed her and held her back. She began sobbing in his arms. He simply said something to her, which, to the observer, sounded like the singing of a lullaby. The girl calmed down and seemingly fell asleep in the boy's arms, breathing softly.
The observer lowered his hand, the energy in it disappearing. He couldn't bring himself to harm two innocent children, no matter how much he believed in following orders.
He landed on the ground behind the two children so they couldn't see them. The cloak he wore hid his face so no one would recognize him. He preferred not to be known around here.
"Your parents are dead." He said to the two children, his voice deep, but still with a hint of kindness. "I killed them."
The boy turned around quickly, careful not to jostle the sleeping girl on his lap.
"What do you want?" the boy asked, his voice angry. His aura grew to a dangerously high level, causing the observer to start getting a headache. The girl seemed unaffected by the sudden rise in aura, though.
"I mean you no harm." The observer said, holding his hands up in surrender. "Please hear me out."
"Fine" the boy said, lowering his aura. The observer's head stopped hurting and he put his hands down.
"My headache disappeared when he lowered his aura." The observer thought to himself. "He's barely a child of seven. How does he have such power? Only a god should have that much power. I feel I was getting a nightmare, but I'm awake. If his aura is this powerful now, then how strong will it be when he's fully grown? I'll need to make sure he doesn't become a threat. This world couldn't handle another like that."
"I wish to take you" the observer said, trying to keep the boy, who was clearly protective of his friend. "to someone who will make sure you are provided for."
"I don't really trust you." The boy said, clenching his teeth."
"Well, how about we get to know each other?" the observer said, extending his hand to the boy. "My name is Giratina."
"My name is Ace" said the boy as the girl began to stir in his arms. "And this is Shadow."
"Well, Ace and Shadow." Giratina said, beginning to walk, while the two children followed him. "Follow me, and I'll take you to someone who can take care of you."
Later-Hall of Origins- fourteen years ago
Giratina brought the two young children to the home of Arceus, the current god (and his girlfriend). He knocked on the door, a small girl opening the door.
She was about the same height as Ace, but just a little shorter. She was mostly dressed in orange, except for the cream colored scarf she wore. Her hair was like a fire, orange and bright. Her eyes were the same shade, but more liquid. It seemed there was a fire blazing in them as well.
"Giratina" she shouted, hugging the God of Death as he walked in, escorting the two children in.
"Hi, Eon." Giratina said, putting the Fire type down. "I'm here to celebrate your birthday, but first, I have to talk to your mother about something."
"Who are they?" Eon asked, pointing at Ace and Shadow.
"Those two are who I need to talk to your mother about" Giratina said, walking towards where he believed the God Pokémon to be.
"Hey, you." Eon said, talking to Ace. "Do you want to fight?"
"My name is Ace." Ace said, looking at Eon as if he was sizing her up. "And I do like to fight."
"Ace" Shadow said, her voice quiet. "Don't hurt her. You've just met her."
"You won't hurt me!" Eon said proudly. "I'm the daughter of god. You can't beat me."
"Then let's see." Ace said, getting into a battle stance.
Eon leapt at Ace, shooting a ball of fire from her hands. Her aim, however, was off, and she accidentally hit Shadow by mistake. Shadow was knocked off her feet by the impact, landing a few feet away.
Ace ran over to his friend, kneeling down over her.
"Are you allright?" Eon asked, worried. "I'm so sorry. I've never missed a target before. I guess I should work on my aim."
"I'm fine" Shadow said, standing up, pretty much unharmed. "I've endured much stronger attacks than that."
"Now it's my turn." Ace said, running towards Eon and using his energy, Dark energy, to punch Eon in the face, sending her back into the wall behind her.
"You're good." Eon said, standing up. "But, now we fight for real."
Ace and Eon leapt at each other, Dark and Fire energy in their fists respectively. Their fists collided in midair, sending shockwaves throughout the room.
The two of them traded blows left and right, neither of them getting an advantage on each other.
"What is going on here?!" a voice, female, shouted from the doorway. Everyone turned to see a woman dressed mostly in white, save the font of her shirt, which was grey.
"Eon" she bellowed, Eon still holding Ace's shirt and getting ready to throw a punch. "What are you doing?!"
"We're fighting." Ace said, ready to throw a punch at Eon. "Eon and me decided to fight while we waited for Giratina to come back."
"Eon." Arceus, the name of the woman, said. "You're my daughter, and very tough at that. How are you not fighting this boy to the best of your abilities?"
"I am." Eon said. "He's just that good. He's a tough fighter. He's just as powerful as me."
"Is that true?" Arceus asked Ace.
"How should I know?" Ace asked. "Neither of us are truly at full power yet, so we may never know."
"These are the two I was telling you about." Giratina said. "The two Kyuryoon."
"What's a Kyuryoon?" the three children asked.
"Kyuryoon is a term" Arceus explained. "That means 'Dark'. It also could mean 'demon' or 'evil' as well as 'monster'."
"So, we're evil?" Shadow asked, the thought frightening her.
"I truly don't think so." Arceus said. "I can see your hearts. I think you would make great additions to my Legendary Council."
"Legendary Council?" the two Kyuryoon asked.
"Yes" Arceus said. "It's a group of powerful Pokémon that defends the earth from evil beings."
"Cool" the two Kyuryoon said, clearly interested in the idea.
Suddenly the sound of a small baby crying turned Arceus' attention from the three children.
"Oh great" Arceus said, turning around. "Mina's crying. She'll wake up Mewtwo and Deoxys at this rate."
"I must go" she said to the children. "I will return shortly, but until then entertain yourselves with something that doesn't destroy the Hall."
"Okay, Ms. Arceus." The two Kyuryoon said, smiling.
"Please" Arceus said. "Call me Arcey. It makes me seem younger."
"But you're only twenty seven." Giratina said.
"Whatever" Arceus-Arcey-said as she walked out the door. Giratina followed her, leaving the three children alone with each other.
"I think" Eon said, putting her arms around the two Kyuryoon. "That the three of us are going to be best friends."
With the legendaries
"And were they?" Darkora asked.
"Oh yes" Giratina said, laughing at the memories. "The three of them were inseparable."
"That doesn't excuse the fact that you nearly killed them." Darkora said. "Imagine if you had. We wouldn't even be here. Zygarde would've obliterated us by now."
"That would've been my fault." Arcey said. "I ordered him to do it, but when I met Ace and Shadow, I instantly regretted my decision."
"So" Bianca asked, changing the subject. "Why didn't Ace let Eon fight?"
"Eon was pretty heavily injured." Arcey explained. "She would have succumbed far too easily to Nightmare's power."
"So" Ray asked, worried for his two friends. "What's going to happen now?"
With Ace and Shadow
Zygarde's skin turned either green or black depending on where it was and what color the clothes around it were. Said clothes fused with his body, quickly losing their look and becoming more like scales. The front of his body from his midriff down was a bright green. All of the back was black. His arms disappeared as did his legs. His body grew longer as a green tail formed behind where his legs once were. It had a design like frills, but it was stronger than steel. Six tendril like objects sprouted from the sides of his body, just below his head. Everything above his midriff was black. His head morphed into something that sort of resembled the head of a Beedrill. It was black and had some sort of faceplate that blended into itself. Five long-um, things- sprouted from his back and were black with two green hexagons each on them. His face somehow still held its cruelty and malice. However, the most intimidating thing about pokéforme Zygarde was his eyes. They were four large green hexagons each and seemed to be demonic at the same time. His aura had increased by a lot, but the two Kyuryoon had a small worry that he still wasn't at his maximum power level.
"We'll have to shift to keep up with him." Ace said to his best friend. "Otherwise we're dead."
"Right." Shadow said.
Ace unleashed his true inner power as he shifted to his pokéforme. His skin turned as black as his aura. His clothes did the same. His body became more and more like a shadowy fire as he shifted. His fingers sharpened themselves into shadowy claws. His nose disappeared as did his ears, giving his face a straighter look. His face looked at least ten times as intimidating, if that's even possible (he's still in Nightmare forme). His red eyes grew larger and started to faintly glow. They were demonic and terrifying. His hair grew longer and moved like a fire. A fire that was purely white. His aura intensified, making the room seem a little darker by its sheer Darkness.
Shadow's transformation brought about physical changes as well. Her shin and clothes turned as black as her hair. Her pants morphed into a dress that opened in the front for mobility. Her legs became like stilts, small, but powerful. Her arms became slightly thinner at her shoulders, thickening as they moved closer toward her elbows. Her five fingers morphed into three, becoming sharper (not as sharp as Ace's but sharp). The rose petal locket she wore turned black and extended from her chest. A smaller, rounder one extended from her back. Her hair became rounder, curving down in front of her. The green highlights in it intensified, glowing almost. Her face became a little rounder as her nose disappeared. Her eyes began blazing, signifying her power. Her aura extended, permeating the room and seeping into the minds of the observers.
The three warriors stood facing each other, each ready to fight to the death. Their auras threatened to tear the room around them to shreds.
Zygarde made the first strike, his tendrils extending and striking at the two Kyuryoon. They dodged and used their own power to attack.
"You're good, Kyuryoon." Zygarde said, charging up a powerful blast. "But not good enough."
Zygarde shot the blast at the Kyuryoon, who held out their hands to block it. The energy collided with them, pushing them back.
The two Kyuryoon were straining against the massive blast of energy that was pushing against them, threatening to end them if they stopped. They began shooting their own energy into the blast, forcing it backwards towards Zygarde.
Zygarde shot his own energy into the blast, pushing it back toward the Kyuryoon.
"We will not lose to you here!" Ace shouted, using Focus Energy, Shadow doing the same. The two of them forced the energy back at Zygarde.
The energy collided with Zygarde, causing him to hit the wall behind him hard. He stood up (or whatever it was called when a snake is upright.
Ace and Shadow followed up the energy ball with some powerful Dark Punches right in his face, followed by Dark Claws which sliced ribbons all over Zygarde's body.
Zygarde stood up, shaking slightly.
"this will be the best fight I've had in years." Zygarde said, chuckling. "I shouldn't have underestimated you. But now, I'm going to show you true power."
"You'll never beat us!" Ace shouted.
"We'll never let you take this universe." Shadow said, clenching her fists. "This ends here."
"I agree." Zygarde said. His eye flashed a bright green for less than a second before two glass orbs floated up from the floor. Inside each of them was an unconscious body.
"Xerneas and Yveltal!" Ace said, shocked. "So you took them."
"Yes." Zygarde said. "I did. And do you know why?"
"We don't care" Shadow said, summoning Dark energy to her hands. "But we will get them back. Including Yveltal."
"I took them." Zygarde said, his eye flashing, causing the glass orbs to disappear. "Because they are my keys."
"What?" Ace and Shadow asked, confused.
"I can use them" Zygarde said, laughing evilly. "To reach my full power."
Ace and Shadow's eyes widened as the gravity of those words hit them.
Zygarde, still laughing, shot his tendrils out at Xerneas and Yveltal, turning them into energy, which Zygarde absorbed. His body glowed as he continued to laugh.
With the legendaries
"Oh no!" Arcey gasped, her eyes wide and her face pale. Her heart rate was at least five times higher than it was at the beginning of the fight. She already had to shift to pokéforme to be able to simply view the battle between her pupils and the Balance Pokémon.
Mewtwo was also a little paler. He rubbed his hand through his hair, breathing heavily.
"So, what are their chances now?" asked Giratina, who knew what was going on.
"Very low, I'd say." Darkora said. She'd been studying the situation the entire time.
"What makes you say that?" Bianca asked, worried.
"Zygarde was toying with them the entire time." Darkora said. "It was only now he's even started getting serious. And if he's doing what I think he's doing, then Ace and Shadow are toast, despite their enormous power.
"What's he doing?" Dialga asked. The other legendaries also wanted to know just what Zygarde could be doing, that could instantly cause their two best fighters to be demolished in such a short period of time.
"Zygarde" Arcey said, the screen till showing every action of the battle. "is unleashing his true power."
With Ace and Shadow
Zygarde's body glowed brightly as the souls of Xerneas and Yveltal were absorbed into it. Ace and Shadow shielded their eyes from it as they tried to figure out what was going on.
Suddenly the light stopped, revealing Zygarde's body. The two Kyuryoon, however, noticed that Zygarde's body had undergone some major physical changes.
Zygarde's previously serpentine body now had legs. Its entire color scheme was still green and black. The front left and back right legs of his new body were similar to the claws Yveltal had in pokéforme. The front right and back left legs resembled what Xerneas' legs looked like in pokéforme (not shown in story). All four of them were black with green veining down and around them. He had a tail that was the same as the tail Yveltal had in pokéforme, but the red on Yveltal's tail was replaced with green. Two enormous Yveltal claws extended from either side of Zygarde's body. They were black with green veining into them like blood vessels. The things that had sprouted from his back remained, but seemed a little larger. Zygarde's head also remained the same, but his face looked even darker and eviler than ever. A green shockwave was emitted from Zygarde's body as he finished his ungodly transformation, buffeting the two Kyuryoon.
"Oh, yes!" Zygarde shouted triumphantly, relishing the power he now possessed. "It's been millennia since I last had this power. It feels so godlike."
"You can enjoy it in hell, you bastard!" Ace shouted as he ran up to Zygarde and threw a Dark Punch. He was thoroughly shocked when Zygarde's enormous claw blocked his punch. The other claw landed a Dragon Claw on his chest that cut him deep.
"You fool." Zygarde said, laughing evilly. "Not even you can defeat me in this state. Your pitiful Darkness is useless against the Ultimate God. In this forme I am Perfect!"
"Too bad for you." Ace said, smiling despite the enormous pain. "I watched way too much Dragon Ball Z to believe even Super Perfection could be undefeatable. Why don't we just skip to the epic Kamehameha beam struggle where we obliterate you?"
"You're not making any sense, Hunter." Zygarde said, tossing Ace over to Shadow, where he landed with a loud crash.
"Your useless prattle will gain you no ground." Zygarde said, holding one claw up in triumph. "My fusion with the ones you call Xerneas and Yveltal has given me my true powers once again. Now this world shall crumble before my might!"
"Not if we have anything to say about it." Ace said, standing up shakily. Shadow put her arm around him to support him.
The two of them both charged, firing Dark Blasts at Zygarde, who deflected them with his enormous claws. They summoned Dark energy into their hands for Demon Claws, slashing at blinding speed at the Ultimate God. Zygarde, however, was faster, deflecting every slash and swipe with his giant claws.
"You fools" Zygarde taunted. "You can't hope to defeat me with your inferior speed and strength."
He punched the two of them, sending them back into the wall behind them, their impact leaving two large craters in it. They slumped to the ground, nearly unconscious.
"How will we beat him at this power level?" Shadow asked, clutching her chest. "He's more powerful than both of us put together."
"But" Ace said, an idea forming in his mind. "he's not stronger than both of us combined."
"What do you mean?" Shadow asked, confused.
"I mean" Ace said, standing up shakily and offering Shadow his hand, which she took. "Let's see if we can combine our powers into one body, making us even stronger."
"That's just stupid enough to work." Shadow said, thinking. "Let's try it. But how will we do it?"
"The inscription you heard in your dream." Ace said. "I heard the other half of it. It said 'The shadow and its treasure, having been reunited, soon faced another problem. The shadow and its treasure, to face the problem, became one and the same, sharing their power and abilities. Such was the bond that they shared'. If that's us, like Arcey said, then we should be able to pull it off."
"How?" Shadow asked, the idea intriguing her. "I swear to Arceo if you say we dance…"
"We could join hands." Ace suggested, chuckling slightly at the joke. "And pour our energy into where it meets. The secondary effect could combine our souls in the middle, causing us to fuse."
"It's worth a shot." Shadow said, shrugging. She and Ace turned to face Zygarde, standing side by side. They extended a hand to each other, clasping them together. Energy flowed from their bodies into the place their hands met. Their bodies began to distort, seeming to be sucked into the place their hands met.
"Fools" Zygarde said, laughing (he couldn't hear them talk about their plan). "You really think you can beat me?! This last pitiful attack you are trying to use on me won't work. I'm far too powerful for you to even hope to match me."
"We will defeat you." The two Kyuryoon said, their voices confident. "Today is the day you die."
"Show me what you've got." Zygarde said, fully confident that he could beat whatever the Kyuryoon could send his way.
"Get ready, Zygarde." Ace and Shadow shouted, their eyes glowing azure. "Because now, you will face true fear!"
Shadow and Ace's bodies were sucked into where their hands met. The energy gathered there shrank until it disappeared.
Zygarde looked confused, this had never happened in a fight before. Had his opponents escaped, using that strange technique to bypass his Thousand Waves?
"No" he thought. "The boy was the type to never give in, no matter the odds. If anything, he would've sent the girl away and stayed to try to fight me himself. Also, that was unlike any Teleport or Shadow Force that I've ever seen. What was that? I can't sense their auras anywhere. So, does that mean they died?"
With the legends
"Where did they go?" Melody asked, having noticed that Ace and Shadow were gone.
"I have no idea." Arcey said, just as confused as she was. "We saw them put their hands together and pour energy where they met, but they just disappeared. I can't even find them."
"Do you think they killed themselves?" Entei asked.
"Entei!" Giratina said, his voice showing anger. "That's a horrible thought!"
"I'm just saying." Entei said, nervous due to the Death God's anger. "What if they accidentally poured too much of their energy into that orb, creating a black hole and sucking themselves in? That's what it looked like."
"He's got a point." Darkora said. "That is what it looked like. It could be what happened."
"I think you're all wrong." Cressa said, her voice loud. "Ace and Shadow aren't dead! They're not the types to just die like that. They're still alive. I believe in them."
"We do too" Dialga said, the other legendaries nodding in agreement.
"Hold on." Arcey said, halting their supporting shouts. "Something's going on where Zygarde is."
"What?" the viewers asked, turning their attentions back to the screen.
"I don't know." Arcey said. "But whatever it is, I can't feel it. This might be a problem."
With Zygarde
He had just watched the two Kyuryoon disappear. It had surprised him, he would admit that. No one had ever been able to escape from his Thousand Waves before. He had never met an opponent quite like them before. And then, there was the factor of him being unable to sense them anywhere. That was something he'd never experienced before. If they had fled to anywhere in the universe, he could've located and eliminated them there simply by sensing their aura. But even their auras had disappeared, leaving him to believe that they had died.
But, no. That couldn't be it. They were legendaries. They'd been trained to fight any opponent that threatened the safety of the world to the death. Sure, they'd been taught fighting with wisdom, but still. It made no sense. Even though his Perfection was all powerful, they wouldn't have gone running if they were proper legendaries. Things must have changed since he last roamed the earth.
Suddenly, in front of him appeared an azure orb about ten feet in diameter. It appeared so suddenly and with a sound so loud that it nearly knocked him off his feet. He stood facing the orb, his eyes somehow wider.
Inside of the orb, shadowy silhouettes of two beings stood in power up poses. They shouted due to the energy strain on their bodies. Their figures, black as Darkness itself, moved closer to each other, neither one changing position. Their forme overlapped each other, another flash of light accompanying the first. The shadowy forms morphed into one being, the voices changing into one, which sounded almost demonic.
"What is this emotion I'm experiencing?!" Zygarde thought to himself. "Is it fear? I haven't experienced that emotion in millennia. Buy why am I experiencing it? Surely, it can't be because of this. I'm in my Perfect Forme. I should feel triumphant, but why don't I?"
Suddenly, a massive shockwave was emitted from the orb that threw Zygarde against the wall, despite his power level shielding him from the pressure the orb was putting out. He looked up at the orb, which had changed. The orb, which had been dispelled in the shockwave, now had the shape of a Pokémon.
It was no ordinary Pokémon, however. It was completely black, as black as Darkness itself and then some. It had a shape similar to a Gardevoir's, but it looked far more hellish, intense and nightmarish. Its body resembled a shadow, flowing and moving with almost no solidity, but also a fire. It had three claws on its hands, all three of them sharp. What resembled a tail came from behind it, though it was just as shadowy as the being's body. It seemed to wear a dress like a Gardevoir, but it was tattered and shadowy, similar to its body. It had a fiery crimson ring that went around its neck, flames sprouting up like jagged teeth. Its head resembled a Gardevoir's, but the being had white, medium length hair that rose up like a fire on its head. It had its mouth slightly open, revealing its teeth, all of them pointed to extremely sharp points. Its most intimidating feature, however, were its eyes. Its left eye was pure black, just as black as its skin, but being more liquid. Its right eye was crimson, piercing through one's soul. Its face was one of pure Darkness and rage. It had no aura, a surprising fact (every living thing has an aura, though nonsentient beings have much different auras than people or their pokéformes—it's how power levels are measured).
Zygarde looked at the being in front of him in what was known to others as shock and terror. It was as if this being in front of him had an aura of fear.
"Wait" he thought to himself. "This thing has no aura. Not even a trace of an aura. What is this thing?!"
With the legendaries
"What is that?!" Darkora looked at the creature facing Zygarde. "It's unlike anything I've ever seen!"
"That" Arcey said, fear in her voice. "Is the combination of Ace Hunter and Shadow Darkstar."
"So" Entei said, confused. "What gender would that make it?"
"I'm going to assume" Arcey said. "That since it is both male and female, we can call it either, but I'm going to refer to this creature as an 'it'."
"Why?" Giratina asked.
"Because it's neither." Arcey said. "But back to the issue at hand. This thing looks like it's going to give Zygarde the fight of his life."
"That I want to watch." Darkora said.
With Zygarde
"Wh-what are you?!" Zygarde shouted at the being in front of him.
"I am neither Ace Hunter nor Shadow Darkstar." The being said, its voice so demonic and chilling that even the legendaries watching it got chills. "You may call us… Darkevoir"
With the legendaries
"Somebody better pick up that phone." Mewtwo said.
"What phone?" Cressa asked, confused because she didn't hear a phone ring (she's not an idiot, it's just she doesn't know Mewtwo as well as the others).
"Because I f #$ing called it." Mewtwo said.
With Darkevoir
"Why do you have no aura, 'Darkevoir'?" Zygarde asked, confused.
"We are a shadow." Darkevoir said, summoning Dark energy into its hands. "Shadows have no aura."
"You aren't much of a shadow." Zygarde said, shooting a powerful Hyper Beam at Darkevoir.
Darkevoir made no attempt to dodge the blast. The blast, instead, went right through it.
"That's impossible!" Zygarde exclaimed. "Not even a Ghost type could have phased through that!"
"I'm more powerful than any Ghost type." Darkevoir said.
"You know what?" Zygarde said, anger on his face. "I will not be beaten by two Dark types. My very aura weakens Dark types. You should not be able to do this!"
"I guess we're more powerful than you give me credit for." Darkevoir said (apparently it couldn't figure out if it was one being or two), smiling and showing its pointed teeth.
"Enough!" Zygarde said, his anger truly evident. "I'm putting a stop to this! Power release: Balance Loss!"
Zygarde's power rose to an extremely high level, even higher than it had ever gone before. The room would have felt suffocating to any other being. Darkevoir, however, seemed unaffected by the power of Zygarde's aura.
"Now, Darkevoir." Zygarde said, his claws ready to strike. "Try and kill me now."
"If you think this was the limit of my power" Darkevoir said. "Then, you've severely underestimated us. Power release: Black Void"
Darkevoir stood in a power up pose for about thirty seconds. Due to having no aura, it was impossible to determine if it had actually gotten any stronger.
When it had finished, its eyes seemed to glow slightly. This only made Zygarde angrier.
"I'll show you true power!" he shouted, rushing at his opponent, both claws raised, Dragonic energy flowing from them.
Darkevoir met his blows with Dark Punches of its own. The two of them exchanged blows at light speed, no visible advantage given.
Finally, Darkevoir kicked Zygarde back into the wall. Immediately after that, it charged up Dark energy into its fist.
"Here is where you meet your end, Zygarde!" it shouted, pulling back its fist and running towards Zygarde. "Kyuryoon Black Dragon Shadow Punch!"
Zygarde countered with a Dragon Punch of his own. The two immensely powerful punches collided in midair, sending massive shockwaves out. For a second, it looked like they were evenly matched, but, eventually Darkevoir's Kyuryoon Black Dragon Shadow Punch not only overpowered Zygarde's Dragon Punch, it literally crushed his hand and arm, causing it to become an awkward shape. Zygarde screamed in pain as his large claw was so heavily injured.
"This is where you meet your end, Zygarde!" Darkevoir shouted, driving its fist into Zygarde's body further. Cracks of pure Darkness began forming in Zygarde's body, eventually meeting around his entire body.
"How is this possible?!" Zygarde shouted, his body cracking and breaking away as he spoke.
"Face it, Zygarde" Darkevoir said, pulling back its other fist for another Dark Punch. "You've just met your match."
"You are not better than me!" Zygarde shouted as his body cracked more and more.
"Before we kill you" Darkevoir said, leaning closer to where it assumed Zygarde's ear would be. "Let me tell you something: Your Aura Break was affecting us. And it still is."
Zygarde's eyes widened with pure horror as Darkevoir threw its punch. Zygarde's body shattered into innumerable pieces and disappeared.
Darkevoir's body flashed loudly as it split back into Ace Hunter and Shadow Darkstar's human formes, said Dark Types flying against opposite walls and hitting them. Shadow sank into unconsciousness from the impact, but Ace was still awake.
Ace struggled to a shaky stand, walking over to his best friend's body. He gently picked her up, being careful not to jostle her too much. Her body was limp in his arms as he held her bridal style.
"Funny" Ace said out loud as he looked down at his best friend. "Now it's my turn to carry an unconscious you back to the Hall."
He summoned a portal through the Distortion World, which he entered, leaving behind the battlefield where the greatest battle in the universe was fought.
Hall of origins
The legendaries were waiting patiently, watching the screen. They had seen Ace exit the battlefield, but hadn't seen him return to the Hall.
Suddenly, behind them, a portal appeared, revealing a shaky Ace carrying an unconscious Shadow.
"Ace!" the legendaries shouted, running up to the Dark type.
"Little help here." Ace said, straining his voice.
"You guys did it!" Eon (who had partially recovered) said, clapping him on the back, which almost caused him to drop Shadow. "You beat Zygarde!"
"Thanks" Ace said, his voice shaky. "Now help me get to the Med Bay. I don't know how much longer I can hold out."
"O-okay" Eon said, opening the door for her best friend to walk through it.
Ace walked shakily to the Med Bay, where May and Sapphire took Shadow from him and placed her on a bed, hooking up the proper machines to her. It was only at this point that Ace collapsed.
May and Sapphire, in almost a panic, called for Arcey, who teleported in, once again in human forme. She looked at Ace, horror crossing her face. She reached down and put her fingers on his wrist, feeling for a pulse. She found none, which caused her to gasp loudly.
By this point, the others who had watched the Zygarde fight had reached the Med Bay. Upon seeing Ace, they also gasped.
Arcey, tears in her eyes carried Ace's limp body into a room that was empty save for one table. She lay Ace's body down on the table and covered it with a sheet.
"Why are you putting his body in there?" Eon asked, her voice sad.
"His body still has an enormous amount of energy." Arcey explained. "It can be harnessed as a power source, something I will not allow. Also I don't want anyone disturbing his body. The energy should be gone in a few days, three weeks at most."
"Then what?" Eon asked.
"Then we'll bury him." Arcey said, tears in her eyes and a lump in her throat. "With a proper funeral and everything."
"When will we tell Shadow?" Eon asked, knowing that the Dark Empath would be worried for her best friend.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Arcey said. "I don't want to cause her unnecessary grief right now."
"Well, then I hope you've built that bridge sturdy." May said as she walked past the God Pokémon. "Because she's waking up."
"Arcey" Shadow's soft voice could be heard.
"I'm right here" Arcey said, teleporting into the room where her pupil was.
"Where's Ace?" Shadow asked. When she asked the question, Arcey's countenance fell.
"Shadow" Arcey began, almost breaking down. "Ace is…"
"What's wrong?" Shadow asked, suddenly feeling sad for a reason unknown to her.
"Ace is dead." Arcey finally managed to say. "I'm sorry Shadow."
"What?!" Shadow said, the meaning of Arcey's words not really sinking in for a few seconds. Once they did, however, she started to shed tears. They were silent a first, but, very quickly, they became loud sobs. She buried her head in Arcey's shoulder, wrapping her arms around the God Pokémon's neck.
"It's okay." Arcey said. "He wouldn't want you to be sad. He used the last of his energy to carry you here to the Med Bay."
"He's really gone." Shadow said. "I knew he'd be gone someday, but I thought it would be a long time from now. I never told him how I really felt. We never actually got to go on a real date"
"Yeah you did." Arcey said, trying to cheer up the Dark Empath. "You went on that one date to the burger place two weeks before your birthday."
"That date was ruined." Shadow said. "Cresselia attacked us and we didn't finish it."
"Oh" Arcey said, the situation awkward. "I'm sorry to hear that."
"It's allright." Arcey said. "He loved you. That's what's important. Don't forget that. He would've died a thousand times over just so you could live a normal life. Don't let him die in vain."
"I won't" Shadow said, holding Arcey tighter. The two of them hugged each other and cried softly for a while.
I hope you enjoyed this story so far and will continue reading this and my other fic: The Adventures of Team Lunar Fire. There will be an epilogue after this chapter, though, so keep a look out for that.