Requiem of the Fallen Dragon
Part 3: Tale of the Fallen Dragon
Chapter 84: Sanctuary of Memory (1)
Dungeon XI: Sanctuary of Memory
-Trial I: Sorceress of Existence
Iris opened her eyes and found that she is in a civilized laboratory…
"This place… I remembered it… This is the place where I gave up…" Iris mumbled.
Iris then noticed a group of Pokemon standing at the end of the room. They are examining a newborn Pokemon, a Mewtwo.
"…That's my newborn form…" Iris mumbled.
Iris then followed the memory of her life since the day she was born, the day she broke out of the laboratory, the day she met Ravenoir, the day when she met other Hero/ine of Legend, and… the day when Ravenoir died…
After watching Ravenoir jumped down from the tower, Iris ended up in a large hall.
"A large hall?" Iris thought of Anna's word, but this hall didn't have any large gap. Instead, this hall has a mirror wall on the other side of the room.
Iris gradually walked up to the mirror wall. She also saw her reflection on the mirror. However, as she proceeded to get nearer to the mirror hall, her body gradually changed, from a Mewtwo to another Pokemon.
And when she reached the mirror wall, the reflection on the other side of the mirror wall isn't herself, but is the reflection of someone else…
"That's…" Iris mumbled.
Before Iris could say anything more, the mirror wall started cracking! And then it shattered into small pieces!
-Trial II: The Diamond-Dust Valkyrie
Nyxier found herself in a room resembled the House of Tundrafrost. There were many maids and butlers working here. Today, they seemed to be very busy.
"I wonder what happened…" Nyxier mumbled and walked up stair and went to a room where the maids and butlers often went in and got out. In that room is…
"!" Nyxier's face turned pale when she saw four Pokemon that aren't maid or butler in that room. One of them is laying on the bed, not moving. Two of them are crying at the side of the bed, and the last one stood still near the bed.
The Pokemon on the bed is an Aurorus just like Nyxier. However, she didn't move or open her eyes.
"Mother!"
Two Pokemon who are crying near the bed, an Amaura and a small Lapras tried to call their mother, but the Aurorus on the bed still didn't move.
"Nyxier… Snow… Mother is just… going…" An old Lapras who stood near the bed spoke with a sad voice.
"Where will she go?! I don't want mom to go anywhere! I want her to stay with us!" A small Lapras said while crying.
Nyxier understood everything. The Sanctuary of Memory chose her most painful memory for her, the day of her mother's demise.
"…" Nyxier looked at her mother's dead body. Even when she died, she is still smile, like as if she lived a happy life.
"…Mother…" Nyxier mumbled.
Suddenly, the room changed. This time, it brought Nyxier to a large hall. However, Nyxier couldn't see anything around her because this room is covered by a white mist.
"What is this?" Nyxier walked randomly around the room. And then…
Nyxier stopped walking when she found another Pokemon in the room. This Pokemon appeared from the white mist and stood in front of Nyxier. At first, Nyxier thought that this is an illusion, but when she saw that Pokemon appeared fully from the mist, she realized that this Pokemon is real…
"Y…You?!" Nyxier said.
-Trial III: The Ocean Pirate
Magnus looked at his memory. It is at the time when his grandfather, Seablade the Greninja, his cousin, Riftblade the Frogadier, and he. They are in the dept of the Seacross Grotto. Another Pokemon is here, a shark-like Pokemon!
"BANG!"
A sound of a bullet got fired from the rifle echoed through the room. The bullet then pierced through Seablade's body. The red blood splashed from his chest to everywhere in the room!
"NO!" Magnus held his head with his paw and roared out, and then everything went dark…
Magnus then regained his consciousness and found himself in a large room with a large gap that separated this room into two sides. Other than him, a Pokemon is here.
"You must be the son of Scarley… You finally come…" Anna spoke.
"Dragonqueen Anna?… Wait… Where are others?" Magnus spoke.
"They haven't arrived yet. You came in the second place." Anna answered.
"…" Magnus said nothing.
"By the way, Magnus, what did you see in your memory?" Anna asked.
"…I…I saw my grandfather, Seablade the Greninja, got killed by that Mad Demon…" Magnus spoke.
"…"Anna listened carefully to Magnus's tale.
"I…I hate that Mad Demon, even though he is now our comrade. He killed my grandfather… And he destroyed our pirate group…" Magnus spoke.
"…Well… I think I understand now…" Anna said.
"Understand what?" Magnus asked.
"The reason that this place brought that memory is because it wanted you… to discard your hatred toward that Mad Demon." Anna said.
"WHAT?! But he is my grandfather's murderer!" Magnus spoke.
"But he is now our comrade. You must learn to overcome your hatred for your comrade. With this, you will become stronger…" Anna said.
"…" Magnus said nothing.
-Trial IV: The Purity Cleric
For Zira, what she saw was her peaceful time when she lived with Rucas, and then the scene suddenly changed when Rucas left her…
"...That day… The day when my pillar of life became unstable…" Zira spoke.
The memory of Zira showed the day when she realized that she is not Rucas's sister…
"That day… My pillar of life fell apart… My mind couldn't accept this… But… Now, I finally regain my ability to stand with my legs… Thank to him…" Zira spoke and thought of a Pokemon she developed a feeling for. And then Zira walked forward, but then…
"!" Zira then found out that there is an invisible pit in this room, and she stepped into it!
"WAH! SENPAI!I! HELP MEEE!" Zira cried as she fell into the pit…
-Trial V: ?
"This is so long since I came! Where are the others?!" Magnus roared while waiting in a large hall with Anna, but others had yet appeared.
"Stay still, son of Scarley. Even you took about two hours to appear after I came into this room…" Anna spoke.
"Two hours?! I used that much time?!" Magnus spoke.
Then, another Pokemon appeared from behind, turning the attention of Magnus and Anna to her. The Pokemon that had just appeared is none other than the daughter of the Dragonqueen.
Anastasia walked forward slowly. She seemed drained. Her face is pale and her eyes are red as if she was crying.
"Anastasia? My dear daughter…" Anna spoke.
"MOTHER!" Anastasia let out a cry and ran up to her mother. Then she jumped into her mother's hug.
"Anastasia? What happened?" Anna looked at her daughter.
"Mother… Please don't ask about it… It was horrible… It was a nightmare…" Anastasia spoke while crying.
Anna assumed that Anastasia had seen the memory when she separated from the rest of her family, which is Anastasia's weak point. "…My dear… Your mother is here now… Baromyteus will come soon… And father… He is looking upon us right now… No one could separate us again… Please… Stop crying…"
"Mother… And Magnus…" Anastasia looked at her mother and Magnus. "Please… Don't tell Baromyteus that I cried… Right?"
"…Okay. I promise." Anna said, and Magnus nodded in agreement.
Anastasia nodded thank you to both Anna and Magnus, and then she continued crying on her mother's hug…
-Trial VI: The Ancient Gladiator
Tyrus is in a crowded town near a mountain. This is the Brownhill Town, the place where his family lived before moving to Kingdom of the Dragonking.
Tyrus then saw a Tyrantrum and a Tyrunt. They seemed like they are leaving this place.
"My son, we will leave now." Tyrantrum spoke.
"Can't we stay here? I love this place." Tyrunt spoke.
"I told you for the the countless times, we couldn't stay here because I am the knight of Kingdom of the Dragonking. I need to stay at that place." Tyrantrum answered.
"But I don't want to go!" Tyrunt spoke.
Tyrantrum then turned back and smacked the Tyrunt with his tail!
"ARRG!" Tyrunt cried in pain as his father hurted him.
"Such an insolent brat! I told you that you must obey me! And do not disobey me again or I will punish you harder!" Tyrantrum roared.
The first memory scene ended here, and then it brought Tyrus to the scene when he faced his father in the Dragon WarChess, and the scene when his father died.
"Father…" Tyrus mumbled.
The room changed again. It brought Tyrus to a large room, but Tyrus couldn't see anything around here because of the white mist that surrounded this room.
"…" Tyrus walked around the room, trying to find a way to proceed.
Tyrus then stopped when he found another Pokemon in this room. She appeared from the white mist and now stood in front of him.
"Y...You?!" Nyxier spoke.
"Nyxier?!" Tyrus said.
Nyxier then rushed up to Tyrus, and hugged him. "Oh! Tyrus! I found you!"
"…It seemed like our paths were crossed here…" Tyrus spoke.
"But… Why?" Nyxier asked.
The room answered Nyxier's question by changing into a large meadow.
"What is this meadow?" Tyrus asked.
"…It is a small meadow that linked the Indifrost Region and the Brownhill Region…" Nyxier answered.
Upon Nyxier finished speaking, two Pokemon, an Aurorus and a Amaura appeared from the left and a Tyrantrum and a Tyrunt appeared from the right. They then met up in the middle of the meadow.
"Long time no see, Kohaku." Aurorus spoke.
"…You as well, Glacier." Tyrantrum said.
'It has been… seven years since I met you last…" Aurorus spoke.
"Time went by so fast… But you are still as graceful as ever." Tyrantrum spoke.
"Thank you, Kohaku. Anyway, who is a cute Tyrunt that come with you?" Aurorus asked.
"Oh! I always want to introduce him to you. He is my son, Tyrus." Tyrantrum spoke.
The little Tyrunt stepped out of his father's shadow. "I…I am Tyrus Orestone the Tyrunt. Nice to meet you, Madam Glacier Tundrafrost."
"He is just like you, Kohaku. Anyway, then I should introduced my daughter to both of you as well. Nyxier."
Upon hearing the call from her mother, the Amaura appeared, but she is still hesitate to face the Tyrantrum and the Tyrunt.
"Don't worry, my dear. Kohaku and Tyrus won't hurt you." Aurorus spoke.
"I… I am Nyxier Tundrafrost the Amaura… It's good to m…meet you…" Amaura spoke.
"She is so cute. Then, Tyrus, go and play with Nyxier over there." Tyrantrum spoke.
"Okay! Nyxier, right? Let's play!" Tyrunt spoke.
"W…Wait!" Amaura spoke, but the Tyrunt already grabbed her paw and dragged her into the flower garden of the meadow.
Tyrus and Nyxier then followed the little Tyrunt and Amaura. They are playing a game where the Amaura acted like a princess while the Tyrunt acted as her knight.
"Heehee! This is fun!" Amaura spoke.
"You are so cute, Nyxier!" Tyrunt spoke.
"When I grew up, I will marry you, Tyrus!" Amaura spoke.
"W…WHAT?!" Tyrunt spoke.
"Heehee! I love you!" Amura spoke and smooched Tyrunt's cheek, making Tyrunt's cheek red.
"Wahhhh. Nyxier, you are so playful!" Tyrunt spoke.
While the Amura and Tyrunt continued playing together, Nyxier and Tyrus spoke to each other.
"It seemed that we had met each other for long before we met at …" Tyrus spoke.
"And I also said that I will marry you, Tyrus!" Nyxier said.
"W..What?!" Tyrus said.
"And now, my word from the innocent past came true! Thank you!" Nyxier smooched Tyrus's cheek, making Tyrus's cheek red.
"N…Nyxier!" Tyrus spoke.
Then, the memory scene ended, and Tyrus and Nyxier were brought to a large hall with a large gap that separated this room into two sides. Anna, Magnus and Anastasia are already here.
"Hey! Tyrus! Nyxier!" Magnus waved his paw at Nyxier and Tyrus.
"Ah… You must be the daughter of Glacier and the son of… Kohaku." Anna spoke.
"…" Nyxier and Tyrus became sadden when they heard the name of their deceased parent.
"What's wrong? What did you see in your memory?" Magnus asked.
"…The day when my mother died." Nyxier answered.
"…The memory of me and…my father." Tyrus answered.
"…" Anna turned her attention to listen to Nyxier and Tyrus's memory while Anastasia walked away silently.
"…I knew what it wanted me to do… As the eldest child of Tundrafrost Family, all of the responsibility fell onto me. I had to bear it for the sake of my family." Nyxier spoke.
"And for me… Well… Before we entered the Sanctuary of Memory, I always asked myself if I were chosen the wrong path of betraying my father, resulting in his demise, but now, I knew that we have our own path, and I had chosen my own path, a path I shouldn't regret on." Tyrus spoke.
"You two are clever." Anna complimented. "You figured it out pretty good."
Hearing the compliment from Anna made Tyrus and Nyxier smiled.
"Well then, who will come next?" Magnus asked.
-Trial VII: The Forest Swordsman
Joshua ended up in the memory scene that looked like the Forest Lake. Here a young Grovyle is practicing a sword skill alone.
"Hah! Hiyah! Hi!" The Grovyle spoke as he practiced his sword skill as well as his Leaf Blade.
"Joshua! I finally found you!"
A voice called the name of the young Grovyle. The one who called him is a Sceptile.
"Dad? How could you know that I am here?" Grovyle asked.
"It is because the Forest Lake is also my favorite place for practicing. You and I shared several same characterists." The Sceptile answered.
"Of course. I chose this place because I want to become the Swordmaster like you. The best way to achieve this is to train hard, right?" The Grovyle spoke.
"That's right… However…" Sceptile spoke.
"However what?" Grovyle asked.
"All swords in this universe have two sides. One will aid you while the other will hurt you. If you could remember this, you will become one step closer to be the Swordmaster." Sceptile spoke.
"Alright!" Grovyle said and went back to his practicing.
"All swords in this universe have two sides. One will aid you while the other will hurt you…" Joshua thought of this word. He remembered this word very well. He thought that its meaning is to use his power for the good side, not for the bad side. But since this place chose this memory for him… Does this word has any more meaning?
Before Joshua could think any further, he was brought to a large hall with a large gap that separated this room into two sides. Anna, Anastasia, Magnus, Nyxier and Tyrus are already here.
"Yo! Joshua! You finally come!" Magnus greeted and waved his paw at Joshua.
"…And you must be the son of Jedi." Anna spoke.
"…It seemed like I came a bit early." Joshua spoke after looking around the room.
"Anyway, Joshua, what did you see?" Magnus asked.
"…All swords in this universe have two sides. One will aid you while the other will hurt you… Does this word mean anything to you more than using your power for the good side?" Joshua asked.
"So many meaning…" Nyxier spoke.
"What?" Joshua looked at Nyxier.
"It could also mean that everything you did has both benefit and hindrance. I saw you always practice your sword skill. This, however, could be bad for your health if you practice too hard without resting." Nyxier spoke.
"…" Joshua listened to Nyxier's word carefully.
"And..." Tyrus joined the conversation. "Something bad that someone did may have a reason behind it. The good example of this is… my father. Although he was a tyrant general, he is actually not that bad. He just couldn't disobey the sound of the dragons who didn't accept Anna as the Dragonqueen since she didn't come from the normal method of chosing the Dragonking/Dragonqueen."
"…" Anna became silent when he heard Tyrus's word.
"Oh! Dragonqueen, I didn't mean to hurt your feeling…" Tyrus apologized.
"…It's fine. I understand this very well… My lack of ability is the cause of the rebellion. General is not to blame…" Anna said.
"…Dragonqueen…" Tyrus mumbled.
"Well then…" Nyxier changed the topic. "Who's next?"
-Trial VIII: The Techno Knight
The memory that appeared before Kamui's eyes is his childhood memory, when he was just a little Aron. He was crying in front of his father, the Solar Dojo Master.
"Father! I couldn't take it anymore! Why do I have to train this hard? I hate fighting…" Aron cried.
"My dear son, our kin are born with a great defensive skill. It is our job to take a place in the battle someday…" The Dojo Master answered.
"B…But… I hate fighting! Why everyone must fight? Why we couldn't live together in harmony?" Aron asked again.
"…If you longed for the life of harmony, you must fight and become stronger, so you could protect someone who is important to you…" The Dojo Master spoke.
"Someone… who is important to me?" Aron repeated the word.
"You will understand it soon, my son." The Dojo Master told his son.
After watching his memory scene, Kamui found himself in a small white room. This room has no exist except climbing up since this room has no ceiling, but of course, Kamui is too heavy to climb up.
'What should I do now?' Kamui asked himself before something happened…
"WAH! SENPAI!I! HELP MEEE!"
A familiar voice came from above. When Kamui looked up, he saw a Pokemon is falling from above!
"WAHH!" Zira cried as she fell down, but Kamui grabbed her just right before her body hit the floor.
"Zira?!" Kamui called.
"Kamui?! Is this really you?" Zira looked at Kamui.
"Yes. It's me." Kamui spoke.
"YAY!" Zira hugged Kamui. "Kamui! Thank you for saving me! You protected my life!"
'Protect?!' Kamui thought of his father's word. He started to understand it.
And then, the room changed from a small room into a large hall with a large gap that separated this room into two sides. Anna, Anastasia, Magnus, Nyxier, Tyrus and Joshua are already here.
"Oh! Kamui! Zira!" Nyxier called them.
"Hi! We finally arrive! Yay!" Zira spoke.
"...What did you see in your memory?" Joshua asked.
"For me, I saw that I had to overcome the painful past that I am not Senpai Rucas's younger sister!" Zira spoke cheerfully.
"And for me, it told me that I have something to protect, which I found it out now." Kamui said.
"Excellent, both of you!" Anna complimented, which made Zira and Kamui happy.
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: Welcome to Sanctuary of Memory, the 11th dungeon of Requiem of the Fallen Dragon. Here, the protagonists will travel through their own memory. For now, we had seen the memory of Iris, Nyxier, Magnus, Zira, Anastasia and Tyrus, but Iris and Zira didn't arrive yet…