WARNING MAJOR PLOT EDIT: From now on, the role of the Velvet Room master will be handed to Mustard, so no more Oak.
Mustard was my original choice but for some plot related reason I change it to Oak, but guess what? The plot changed again, so (LOL) I want to give Mustard what belongs to Mustard. Well have a good read
You will find the playlist for this chapter in the comments, I recommend reading this chapter while listening to it.
CH. 12: THE MEETING PART 1
Friday 18 September, Evening / Clear
Step
After training for an hour-long in the Darkest Den, you had decided to end with the training for the day.
During your training, you ran into a group of new Shadows, the Braixen's, these fox-like creatures used their sticks to summon will-o'-wisp to attack with, after defeating them, one of them decided to follow you.
Since it was Friday evening, after dinner, some students had organized a night-weekend movie event with Milo and Sonia.
The night-weekend movie event allowed dorm students to decide through vote which movie to watch on the weekends, tonight the majority chose to watch Voidman: Origin, a movie starring the famous unovian actor Brycen Icemask.
Voidman was a film franchise based on the comic series focusing on the super villain of the same name, both the films and the comic narrate his never-ending battles against the Aura Family.
Voidman was a former altruistic superhero by the name of Stratospherico who became a villain after the betrayal of the very people he was trying to protect, the movie Voidman: Origin, was especially focused on his past and his eventual descent into becoming an egoist super criminal.
Most of the students were in the common area watching the movie, the others that were not interested had retired to their rooms to do other things or to watch other movies.
Not being familiar with superhero movies yourself, you were about to go back to your room as well, but you, Hop, and Aion are convinced by Gloria to stay, Gloria being a huge fan of superhero movies and comics, told you that this movie, in particular, had little of the super heroic action that the genre was known for, and it was more focused on the thriller and drama aspect.
Convinced, you decided to stay for the joy of your friend, and you spent the evening watching the movie together, somehow.
Hop after half an hour of watching the movie, began yawning and after his fourth yawn he fell asleep for the rest of the movie, the rest of you instead, watched the movie until the very end.
At the end of the movie, Gloria, annoyed by her childhood friend's snores, waked him by violently shaking him.
You all bid each other goodnight and everyone got to his own room.
Later that night
The Poem of Everyone's Souls
You waked up in the Velvet Room.
As always, Mustard and Klara were waiting for you there.
"Welcome back to the Velvet Room, dear customer." Mustard greets you as he usually does.
"I am pleased to see that since our last interaction, you have made great strides." he said with his usual smile.
"Your road toward absolving humanity of its many accusations is still a long one, but the fact that it is a long journey, that doesn't mean that the final destination is unreachable." added the elderly man.
"As attendants of the Velvet Room our goal is to assist you and bla bla bla, I believe that at this point even an empty-minded person such as yourself would have understood that too." Klara rudely intrudes into the conversation.
"..." you look into Mustard's direction and expect some kind of reaction from him.
"..." instead, the master of the Velvet Room said nothing about his assistant's behavior, on the contrary, he let her continue in his stead.
"Due to my assisting role, I'm here to give you the best of the help we can provide, and in that regard..." Klara takes a moment to return her tone and her facial expression from annoyed to kind.
"Now that you carry more Pokesoul in your psyche, I want to introduce you to a new form of assistance that will be done by me, and that would be the fusion." declare Klara in a softly spoken voice.
"Fusion?!" you repeat aloud, already imagining what this fusion could consist of.
"Often during your journey, you will come across obstacles that at first glance they will seem insurmountable, but if you play your cards well, even the aforementioned obstacles will be of no concern." Klara told you while assuming a more confident and serious voice.
"A way to surpass these hindrances is to bring suitable Pokesoul along with you that can protect you in situations where Lucario will not be able to"
"Hope you understood, because not paying attention to this particular detail could lead to your and your companions' demise." the woman concluded passive-aggressively.
Despite the anxiety that Klara has given you with her last words, you nod, not showing your discomfort.
"With that said, shall we proceed with the fusion? For this demonstration, I need the two Pokesouls, Poliwhirl and Yamask, please summon the fruit corresponding to each." demanded the woman, by putting a plate in front of you.
Since she was the one ordering you to do so, you didn't even waste time discussing it with her, and you concentrate on evoking the aforementioned fruits and, as expected, a blue berry and a dark purple fruit, appeared on the plate, after which Klara took the plate and began to cut them into slices.
At first, you do not understand what Klara was doing, but then after a while, you would eventually come to understand that the attendant was preparing a dish with your Pokesoul Berries, it seemed that she was preparing a fruit salad.
"Was such a thing even possible?!" you asked yourself stunned, after Klara concludes the "fusion" she hands you out the end result of her culinary art.
Instead of having the fruit salad in front of you, there was a light purple fruit on the plate, not very different from the ones you normally use.
"..." that leaves you a bit dumbfounded, but remembering the surrealist nature of the Velvet Room you immediately get rid of this thought, you take the fruit and bite it, as usual after the first bite the rest of the fruit begins to emit an energetic aura and ends up dematerializing into the air from which a fish-like Pokesoul emerges with a particularly aggressive air.
"I am thou, thou art I, I am Carvahna, Sinker of Ships, let me tear to pieces our enemies with my fangs."
After the introduction, Carvahna disappears into your unconsciousness.
"Well we are done, for now, our time is coming to an end, anything you want to add master?" Klara concluded by turning to Mustard.
"Nothing to add… then until the day we meet again, farewell." after Mustard's bid you farewell, you fell back into sleep, only to wake up later in your world.
Friday 19 September, Early Morning/Cloudy
Step
Today you wake up pretty early, since it was the weekend, many are still asleep, so the canteen was basically empty.
While you had breakfast with sandwiches and the usual orange juice, you notice Gloria, the girl seeing you she waved to you and after a while, she joins you for breakfast
Noticing the girl's attire taken by curiosity, you obviously ask her where she was going.
"I have to meet my grandparents, I am going to school with them." the girl answers with her kind tone.
"The school needs their signature for some parental protection stuff..." told you the girl.
"I see..." you say, trying to be as careful as possible with your words.
"After that, we will go to visit Mom at the hospital, grandmother also wanted to take me to do some shopping, so I will likely be back in the evening." Gloria concludes with a benevolent voice.
"Having said that, I will be getting on my way." Gloria stood up to leave.
"Hey, Victor, if I remember correctly, I still owe you an ice cream, right?"
"Yeah, I completely forgot about it." you answered nonchalantly.
"Listen next Monday afternoon, the GMAX House gives the first Voidman movie, this is a great chance for you to get into the series." Gloria said with a brighter expression.
"I have no problems, so I am more than happy to come." you told her.
"Perfect, let's go on Monday afternoon then, ok?"
"Count me in."
"Sweet, well now I have to leave you, till this evening bye." having said that Gloria went on her way.
An hour later.
Hop and Aion in the meantime had woken up and were now having breakfast in the cafeteria.
While waiting for them at the entrance, you meet Milo Guanyin your supervisor, he was dressed up as if he were a farmer.
In addition to his peculiar straw hat, Milo wore a green dungaree, black field boots, and white gloves.
Passing by, Milo notices you and approached you.
"Hey Victor, how are you doing?" he asks with his fruity voice.
"Fine, thanks." you answer politely.
"Good to know, well see you see later."
"Where are you going?" you ask him.
"Me? I'm heading to the school." declares the gentle giant.
"Are you going to work in the gardens?"
"Um, more like to take care of them than anything else, It's more of a hobby for me"
"Oh, alright then."
"Strange hobby, don't you think? I inherited the green thumb from my mother, she was a gardener, I come from a country town, and I used to help my grandparents on their farm after school." revealed Milo briefly.
"And this habit remained with me even when I moved here for work, luckily the Twin King High gardens were available and big enough, and the headmaster Kleio was quite happy to be able to save money." Milo burst into a short laugh.
"Gardening..." you thought.
"Anyway, I'm going now."
"If you need a hand, don't hesitate to ask me for help." you offered him your assistance.
"Thank you very much, I'll keep that in mind." Milo said gratefully.
You can feel Milo's heartfelt kindness, you sense a tie of friendship binding you and Milo...
The Spirit
I am thou... And thou art I...
Thou has formed a brand new bond...
It shall become the evidence of the unselfishness of the many, overcoming the egoism of one...
Thou shalt be blessed when forging Pokesoul of the Emphatizer Arcana...
THE EMPATHIZER ARCANA RANK 01
"..."
"Later then." the words of Milo who was walking away bring you back to reality.
"Um yes, see you later." you watch Milo walk out the front door to head towards the parking lot.
"Gardening... who knows if this activity will also be useful for my growth..."
After a while, you are joined by the others, with which you will spend the rest of the day, and in the evening, Gloria reunites with you again.
You spend the rest of the weekend in the company of your friends.
Monday 20 September, Early Morning/Cloudy
It was time for Professor Jibril's geography lesson, Professor Jibril, at school he always showed up, wearing mailman uniforms.
You were listening attentively to the lecture on the capitals cities of the regions around the globe.
"A capital is a city that houses the seat of government of a region, often but not always the capital it's also the cultural and economic center of the region." explained Prof. Jibril.
"In the case of the Galar region is Wyndon its capital city, as I assume you all already know."
"Some capitals date even to pre-medieval history, cities such as Wyndon itself and Illumis were built in antiquity, in those times they were known as Vincerum and Luxetia."
"Other more recent capital cities are for example the city of Hau'oli in Alola and Saffron Yamabuki in Kanto."
"Is safe to say that this school is made up of students from every corner of the world, can anyone tell me the name of the capital city of their region? Victor, you are a "Rufflet" aren't you? I meant a young Unovian of course." the professor pointed to you.
"Tell me, which city is the capital of the Unovian region?"
"Easy." you thought while getting up to answer.
"The capital of Unova is Castelia, professor." you answered.
"Was that one too simple?" asked Prof Jibril jokingly.
"Alright, going ahead, other famous capitals are Jubilife Radost' in the Sinnoh region, Goldenrod Mǎnjīn in the Johto region, and Batu Slateport in Hoenn."
You kept listening to the lesson until the end.
Afternoon/ Clear
After school.
…
As you and Gloria were preparing to set off to Shootenfield, you are approached by Hop, who appears to have important things to report.
"Sorry, but you have to put your date aside for now." said the boy approaching you two.
"Hop!" Gloria exclaimed, blushing.
"It's not a date!" the girl said with a face, red from the embarrassment.
"Dude..." you thought while remaining silent, trying to hide your discomfort.
"Anyway, we have an issue, and it has to do with the Macro Cosmos." declared Hop.
"What did you find?" you asked Hop, after the name of the Macro Cosmos was brought up the situation was suddenly shifted.
"Let's talk about it in the courtyard, I warned Aion too, so let's head there." having said that, you went to the courtyard to continue the discussion.
Five minutes later in the schoolyard.
Suspicion
"Okay, now that we're all here, I can start," said Hop, clearing his throat.
"For a few days now, I have been searching on all the official Macro Cosmos social profiles and sites, looking for some clue that could link the conglomerate to the Darkest Den," said Hop with his sonorous voice.
"As expected nothing came up, there seems to be no research, experiments, or anything like that, being done or recorded by the conglomerate." told you the boy.
"I even looked into Rose Pendragon and the other individual personalities, like executives and prominent employees, and even then nothing came up, until..." continued Hop.
"I ventured on some conspiracy forums, and there I searched for discussions regarding the conglomerate, mostly were nonsense conspiracy theories."
"But then a particular story among them managed to caught my attention, it was the account of an alleged former employee of Macro Cosmos."
"A former employee?" asked Gloria, perplexed.
"Yep, now lemme read the post to prove my point." Hop started reading.
"I know that many will not believe me, but all the thing that I will write down here are the absolute truth regarding the recent deaths of some internationally acclaimed scientists and researchers, in recent years the Macro Cosmos has been conducting secret research on a newly discovered parallel dimension, the researches have been conducted in Winscor in a yet not built theme park,"
"Wait!" you thought after hearing the world theme park.
"To assist with such experiments, prominent scientists and researchers were called, I myself have never been in this dimension, thus I have never seen it, as I worked in a completely different department, all the information I have been listing here were apprehended by reading non-authorized files, at the time I did not take these files seriously, thinking that they were some sort of joke, until the recent deaths, that is."
"The disturbing fact is that besides the scientists, there have been many unreported deaths of members and employees of the Macro Cosmos, and the conglomerate has always used its influence to cover the latter death's news from spreading." Hop finished reading.
"So, what do you think?" Hop asked you.
"That theme park... was he talking of the Wild Area?" Gloria asked with a shaken voice.
"That's right! I searched for theme parks related to the Macro Cosmos, and as you can guess, the name of the Wild Area popped out." Hop confirmed Gloria's doubt.
"It was a theme park that was supposed to be open to the public in the year 2012, but for some "reason" that we can safely imagine it was shut down." added Hop
"The things reported in this post... are too accurate to be just a series of coincidences." you said, re-reading the post from Hop's smartphone.
"If this post is true, our suspicions about the Macro Cosmos seem to be well-founded and moreover it seems that the situation is more serious than we initially thought." you added.
"Many incidents have not even been reported..." repeated Gloria with an upset expression.
"It's obvious that we have no more time to waste..." Hop concluded.
"Now that we have some information regarding the matter, we need to find a way to get in touch with the people that have worked in the Darkest Den." said Hop.
"But how? We are simple students, nobody will take our words seriously." lamented Gloria.
"..." you observe that during the whole discussion, Aion has remained silent.
"I've already thought about it to, and I have some sort of solution to that particular issue." Hop said.
"What are you planning to do?" you asked him.
"Simple, I'm gonna ask Leon for help." revealed the boy.
"Leon?" you echoed.
"Exactly, leaving the fact that he is damn famous, I recall the Macro Cosmos being one of the main sponsors of the Wyndon F.C, plus the last year Leon also acted as a world ambassador for the Macro Cosmos." explains the boy.
"Are you sure he will help us?"
I am pretty positive about it." declares Hop.
"With that said, I will let you continue on your day, as for me like I said I will get in touch with my brother, see ya tonight then." after that Hop left.
"I have to go to, see you." Aion followed Hop toward the school gate.
"…What a mess." Gloria sighed.
"Yeah, it looks like things got even more complicated," you said.
"... Listen, would you mind postponing our "date"?" she asked, mortified.
"Sure." you replied.
"Thank you very much, sadly, this whole story has messed me up a bit." admitted Gloria.
"I have to admit that I am too..." you said.
"Then I'll let you know when they give Voidman again." Gloria said.
"Alright, thanks." you say in response.
After setting the "date" aside, you and Gloria headed back to the dorm together with Hop, and spend the rest of the day speculating on the post.
That evening...
AION POV
The silver-haired boy was on the phone, talking to his usual interlocutor.
"Good evening Aion, how can I help you?" said a ringing voice.
"I need to talk to you about something important..." said Aion.
Wednesday 23 September, Afternoon/Cloudy
Butterfly Kiss
As promised you meet with Gloria to spend time with her at the GMAX House, this time you were not interrupted by anyone.
After getting on the Skybus you arrive in Shootenfield, the borough of entertainment and wonders, after a half-hour ride.
"Here we are!" Gloria said enthusiastically.
"Come on, let's not waste any more time, the film should start in about 10 minutes." warned Gloria.
The GMAX House was the largest cinema in the whole of Galar, it was owned by the Galarian Film Institute also known as GFI, which had it built in the 80s.
When you arrived at the cinema, you bought the tickets, went inside and enjoyed the movie.
At the end of the movie, Gloria spent the rest of the time bombarding you with questions about the film, asking your opinions about it, your impressions, emotions, and much more.
After exiting the GMAX House, you pass by a nearby Solga - Leon where you decide to pick something to eat.
"I don't think I'm going to have dinner today," Gloria said, unwrapping her sandwich.
"Why is that?" you ask her.
"I get satisfied with little food, that's why I avoid eating before dinner as much as possible, nanna often gets angry when I don't eat dinner." Gloria told you about her grandmother with a radiant expression.
"By the way, are they still in town, or they return to Postwick?" you asked the girl another question.
"They went back yesterday, when I was with them Saturday they told me they would take their time to say visit some of their acquaintances and talk to the rest of the family that I have here in Wyndon, about mom's condition." explained Gloria.
"Is that so... would you like to tell me about your grandparents?" you asked Gloria again, a new question.
"My grandparents?" Gloria echoed.
"Well, what can I say, grandpa is a fantastic man, he is kind and reliable no matter what problem you have, he always tries to find a solution together, nanna is quite intelligent and patient, and she knows how to love and how to be loved." Gloria described her grandparents with love and joy.
"They are really important to me, you know, there were my parents, while mom and dad weren't there..." Gloria's voice became sorrowful as she spoke, and a melancholy smile formed on her face.
"But let's not talk about these depressing things, we were talking about my grandparents weren't we?" Gloria said in an attempt to stay positive.
"Ah! You know, my passion for superheroes comes actually from my grandfather?" Gloria said, her eyes glinting at the subject.
" He is a huge enthusiast of vintage superheroes, you know the one of the Golden Age and Silver Age, like Charizard Man, Captain Raichu, and Iron Scizor. " Gloria listed a series of famous superheroes that even an ignoramus like you knew them by name.
"And what heroes do you like, or which is your favorite hero? I know that Voidman is your favorite villain, so which heroes do you prefer?"
"My favorite hero? More like my favorite superheroes, and that will be the Neo Feathermon." revealed Gloria.
"Oh, you mean the ones in the multicolored armor?"
"Exactly, them!" said Gloria with a firm enthusiasm.
"I really love their team spirit and especially the way they complement each other." explained the girl.
"Each one of them has his own weakness and strength, and for that reason, they always manage to defeat each monster they face regardless of how powerful he is, you know what? We should really try to be more like them." Gloria added smiling.
Your mind gets filled with the mental image of an orange card for an instant.
THE CONQUEROR ARCANA. RANK 02
After eating, you set off to return to the dormitory.
...
As you walk the streets of Scorenwell, Gloria comes up with a question that catches you off guard.
"Come to think of it, today we talked a lot about my family." Gloria reflected.
"Victor, how about your parents? What kind of people are they, do they have a similar personality to yours?" Gloria asked innocently.
"... Yes, kinda, my parents are rather calm people, almost boring I would dare say." you say while forcing a smile.
"Is that so?" the conversation, regarding your parents, quickly died there.
"..."
Gloria then changes the subject and talks about other things until you arrive in the dorm.
Evening/Cloudy
After dinner, you went to Hop's room to do your homework, Aion was the only one who still has yet to come, he reassures you by saying that he would arrive later.
After a while, the alien joined you.
"There you are." greeted him, Gloria.
"What do you have for today?" Hop, ask him about his homework.
Fearful Experience
"I have something to ask you..." Aion said with his adamant voice, ignoring Hop's question.
"Next week Saturday I would like you to come with me to meet a person." said Aion.
"A person? And who exactly?" you ask him.
"The person who helped me until now, the chairman of the Macro Cosmos conglomerate, Rose Pendragon." declares the alien, leaving everyone surprised.
"W-what did you say?" Hop asked incredulously.
"I said that chairman Rose wants to meet you." Aion repeats.
"Yes, we understand that, but... How come you didn't tell us before? Why didn't you tell us you were in contact with the Macro Cosmos?!" Hop starts getting nervous.
"And to top it off with the chairman himself ..." you remark.
A feeling of suspicion starts to pester you about the alien.
"I'm sorry if I haven't been able to tell you that so far, but at the request of the chairman himself, I couldn't inform you." tried to explain Aion.
"And why would he ask you that?" Hop asked doubtfully.
"Why don't you ask him once you've met him." said Aion.
"Don't mislead the question!" yell Gloria, surprising the rest of you.
"Why do you insist on not telling us anything? Don't you understand that this leads us to not trust you?" the girl reproached him.
"..." the alien listen to her silently.
"Hey Gloria I think you're exaggerating now..." you say trying to calm the situation a bit.
"Hey Aion, can you explain your… decision?" you tried to ask him as less accusatory as possible.
"As I have already told you, you can ask everything you want to know to the chairman himself." he replied dryly again.
"I understand that my presence is currently no longer welcome, so I will be leaving you for today, goodnight." having said that, Aion leaves.
No one tries to run after him, the alien's declaration left everyone in a bad mood.
"Hey... what should we do now, Victor?" Hop asked you with a defeated expression.
"Nothing... for now we await the designated day." you said, sighing.
"..." Gloria remained quiet.
"Let's try to look on the bright side, soon we will go to meet the chairman of Macro Cosmos in person and hope that the situation becomes clearer." you explain to your friends.
"But..." Hop tried to respond.
"For today let's not think about it anymore, let's forget about the homework likewise." you say, and with everyone's agreement you went for your room, your back turn to take a last look at your friends and expressions of sadness and discomfort could be seen all over their faces.
"* sigh*..."
Saturday 2 October, Morning/ Sunny
Reasoning
The following days the mood between your group was not of the best and Aion ended up practically avoiding you.
You and the rest of the group also talked and discussed a lot about the actual situation, and whether it was the case to go or not go to the meeting.
On the promised day you were having breakfast in the cafeteria as usual, when Aion approaches your table.
"Good morning." greeted Aion.
"Hello." you greeted him back.
"Yo..." said Hop a little more reserved.
"... Hello." Gloria greeted despite the reluctance.
"Let me get straight to the point, what have you decided?" Aion said without wasting time.
After exchanging glances with your friends, you decide to give your answer to the alien.
"We have been thinking and rethinking during these days about what to do, but... our goal remains the salvation of Gloria's mother, this is why we can't refuse." you told him.
"We decided to go with you, as I said last week we have no time to waste anymore, while we are here wasting time other people's lives could be in danger." explained Hop.
"Understand, what about you Gloria?!" asked the alien turning to the girl.
"I have no issue with it, as Hop said we can't afford to waste time." declared Gloria.
"Excellent, then after breakfast, please allow me, to lead you." Aion said with a satisfied expression.
Later that morning,
Crossover
Led by Aion you headed out to meet Rose Pendragon himself, at the Macro Cosmo's official headquarter that's located in Central Wyndon.
On your way toward there you come across a rather unusual commotion, two men and a woman were standing at a traffic light and four people around them seemed to hold them back, some had the phone in their hands and seemed to be taking videos with it, in particular, they seemed interested in talking and filming the man in the middle with the gray businnes suit.
"Is that... the chairman? Rose Pendragon?!" you said shocked after recognizing the man in the suit.
"You're right! What the hell is he doing here!" Gloria also exclaimed with a surprised expression.
"The president usually fetches espresso at Yoshida's Coffee, although that rarely happens." answered Aion, as a matter of fact, the chairman seemed to be holding a cup of coffee with the brandmark of the famous chain of cafe shops on it.
"I had seen video clips on the internet of people filming him ordering latte macchiato at the Yoshida, but seeing him live, sure does have a certain effect... after all, after all, is one of the richest and most influential men in the world." said Hop.
"Anyway come with me." Aion motioned for you to follow him, moving closer to Rose and the people around him you began to hear more clearly what they were talking about.
"Mr. Pendragon tell me how can I become a successful man like you?" asked a boy.
"Congratulations on your success, Mr. Pendragon!" yelled a woman, while those around her just filmed the billionaire.
"Thank you for your support, I hope you continue to sustain us" Rose greeted his fans with a smile.
"Mr. Pendragon, we have to move or we'd be late for our first appointment." said the well-dressed woman near him.
"Yes, let's go, and to you my dear ladies and gentlemen, I wish you a good day." Rose bid farewell to his admirers.
"Good day to you too Rose."
"Goodbye chairman."
"Mr. Pendragon please give me an answer to my question!"
You made your way through the admirers, and you intercept the chairman before he could leave.
"Mr. Pendragon!" Aion called the billionaire.
Rose turns around as if he recognized the voice that was calling him and with a happy expression, he replied to the alien.
"Aion! What are you doing here?" the chairman asked coming toward you.
"We were just heading to your place." declared Aion.
"I understand, so I assume your friends are..." Rose turned his full attention to the rest of you.
"They are my companions, Victor Sandmann, Gloria Tyr, and Hop Mercury, and I like I told you they are all Pokesoul owners like me." Aion briefly introduced you.
"Surely no introduction is needed by my part, but I introduce myself anyway, I'm Rose Pendragon my pleasure." Rose held out his hand to you, to with you reciprocated by shaking his hand.
"We are pleased to meet you too." you say in a contained voice.
"I have to apologize, as much as I would like to get back together with you, I still have some duties to attend to, I will immediately call a car to come and get you, and I will have you waiting in the guest room, I should end up in uhm... let's say a quarter of an hour from now and then I will join you immediately. " Rose said, and without giving you time to answer, the chairman sets off for her next destination.
"See you later." said Rose before leaving along with his bodyguard and the platinum blonde woman.
"Wow..." said Hop in amazement as you silently watched them go.
Later in the guest lounge.
Puzzling
As you awaited the chairman's return, a disheartening silence ensued over you, as Aion was back with you after a long time.
Looking for a way to distract yourself you and Gloria looked at the aquarium that was in the room, you also gave them to eat.
Chairman Rose eventually joined you, always followed by the woman with the icy expression.
"Hello, again people." Rose greeted you as he enter, with a vibrant tone of voice.
"Before starting with the talk I would like to take the time to introduce my secretary Oleana Lakshmi."
"Nice to meet you." the woman greeted by bowing slightly, to with all of you replied.
"So, let's get straight to the heart of the matter, I am pleased to see that here which us we have the company of the brother of the champion Leon Mercury, and of the daughter of Tyr spouses."
"So you knew my parents?" said Gloria a bit bitter.
"Yes, I was the one that hired them in the first place, my condolences for your father and your mother, I sincerely hope that she at least she can survive." Rose declare with a distraught expression, Gloria added nothing else, deciding to simply remain silent.
"As you already know, we came this far with the sole purpose of finding answers to our questions and a solution to our problems." you told him.
"Let's hear your request then." Rose said as everyone sat around the table
" as you may already know by now, my friends and I have stumbled upon an alternate dimension called the Darkest Den." you begin to explain.
"In this dimension and here in our world, we have found sources of information that indirectly imply the involvement of the Macro Cosmos in the Darkest Den." you say handing him the files found in the abandoned laboratory, from here Hop took the word.
"Gloria's mother Veronica Tyr is currently in an incurable critical condition, and some of the symptoms found in Aunt Veronica are similar to those suffered by other deceased scientists and experts who previously worked with the Macro Cosmos, symptoms we had while fighting in the Darkest Den, please if we want to save Aunt Veronica we need to know more." added pleading the golden-eyed boy.
"Please, you are the only one we can count on if we want to save my mother." also begged Gloria.
"Let me tell you how it all started then..." Rose said preparing himself for the long story.
"It all began on June 16, 2006, the construction workers of MCC our branch dedicated to construction was busy building a new theme park commissioned by me, over the months some employees began to disappear into thin air without leaving any trace, the search teams searched for them in the entire area, but to little avail," explained Rose.
"All this until they themselves reappeared all together out of nowhere. When interrogated on where they had disappeared, the workers all replied that they had fallen into a sort of place with a red sky, they also said that they didn't know how they have gotten there, they then added that they were able to get back thanks to some kind of portal."
"At the beginning as expected, hardly anyone believed their words, but everything changed when during the excavations a rocky structure emerges like the one described by the lost workers."
"Our workers reported that a ray of light came out of that structure that ended up transporting away another group of people, who returned after a day and confirmed all the things said by the previous group, this time it was a little more difficult to not believe them."
"That was the discovery of the Darkest Den..." said Hop.
"That's right, and immediately after learning this news we start researching the dimension that will be later known as the Darkest Den, we began building laboratories in the Darkest Den, to study the environment and its particular it's inhabitants, the Shadows."
"It took us around three years to build the labs in the Darkest Den... but I took less than a year to leave it." Rose said these last words with more difficulty.
"Over the course of six months we were able to make progress and discover a lot about the Darkest Den, especially thanks to the team of experts like the Tyr spouses, but the Shadow's change of attitude from harmless to aggressive forced us to do a step back and abandon the search, from that day we left the Darkest Den, and the portal no longer emitted its beam of light putting a definitive stop to the search."
"During the research, we had some casualties, sure, but... what I didn't expect at all were the deaths that came after." the president bitterly admitted.
"After the death of the third victim, the researcher Franz Buxus, we began to look to the Darkest Den as the place to look for a solution, but as I already told you the portal was no longer activated, therefore not allowing us to return to it, in searching for a way to return, we completed the construction of the Wild Area and continued to monitor the portal. "
"Things started to change only nine years later in the summer of this year, the portal suddenly reactivated, and I immediately formed a specialized group with the intent of looking for a remedy or a way to stop the deaths, but that too will end terribly, the Shadows attacked the group with more ferocity than ever, and the only person that saved the specialized team from a terrible demise was the suddenly appeared Aion... " Rose said pointing its eyes at the alien.
"Aion saved the Special Squad using his Pokesoul, and that's also when we discovered about Pokesouls, the only way to fight the Shadows.
After that Aion was brought here to us, on that occasion he told us about his alien origin and amnesia, not knowing what to do, we decided to take him under our tutelage, enrolling him at Twin King High and assisting him in his search for his other alien partner in the Darkest Den, after that you guys came in the picture and I think you know the rest of the story." Rose finished narrating.
"The reason why I invited you is only one, please..." said Rose standing up from his chair to knelt toward you.
"Please lend us your power, help us resolve this serious crisis." pleaded Rose.
End of Chapter 12
Author's Note
大家好 (Dàjiā hǎo), hope your are doing good everyone.
This chapter was brutal... this time around i don't have much to say, i just wanna sleep and recharger for next month.
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And with that said stay safe and until next time, farewell.