Chapter 3

(Flashback 12 years ago)

"Where is everybody? Where do you all go?" A younger Lillie was looking around in the forest worriedly.

Suddenly, a Poliwag appears, which causes her to fall to the ground and hurt her knee. Then she starts to form tears.

"I knew I should have come to this Summer Camp..." Then she cries out for her mother sadly.

Just then, she hears someone says, "Poliwag, where are you?"

Then a younger boy emerges from the bushes and then notices her. Then he says, "Are you alright?"

As the boy stops in front of her, he says, "I am Ash. What's wrong?"

Lillie looks at her leg with a frown and says, "I hurt my leg..."

Ash notices the blood coming from her knee, then he takes out a handkerchief and then ties it around her knee. "See, it is better, now watch this, Pain Pain go away!" He says as he waves his arms.

Lillie tries to move her leg, but she feels pain. "It still hurts..."

Ash takes out his hand and says, "Come on, don't give up until it is over." He pulls her up and holds her in his arms, causing her to blush.

"See, you did it." Ash says while grinning, "Let's get back to the camp."

Then the two walk together back to the camp, as Lillie forms a blush on her face. It is the first day when Ash and Lillie met each other, they already know that they have auras in each other, and that's why they were inseparable back in the Summer Camp.

(A few days later)

The Summer Camp has ended, and the Aether Family is going back to Alola so they can study the Ultra Wormholes. Wanting to bid them farewell, Delia and Ash arrive at Lillie's house, Delia knocks on the door and finds that nobody is answering. "Maybe they're not home..." Delia frowns. "Lusamine? It's me, Delia. Is anyone home?"

Ash notices the blood on the window as he widens his eyes, and Delia turns the knob, finds it unlocked, and opens the door. Lusamine, Gladion, and Mohn are on the ground weakly, and Delia rushes to them.

"What's wrong? Lusamine! Mohn! Gladion!" Delia tries to shake them, and Lusamine weakly says, "Lillie...kidnapped..."

"Lillie was kidnapped?" Delia gasps. "Don't worry, I'll call Officer Jenny. Ash, you'll wait here, okay?"

But Ash doesn't pay any mind to Delia as he just runs away. "Ash! Where are you going?"

Ash notices a house, where three people are standing in front of a bound Lillie. One man asks, "Hey, are you sure she'll actually sell?"

"Just take a look at her face, looks nice, but she's still just a kid. Doesn't strike my fancy." Another man says.

"I'm not asking about your tastes, we are going to sell her to the Underground market in the capital and auction her off to those old perverts." The boss says.

Lillie can only lie on the ground emotionless, "Brother...Mother...Father...Ash..."

Just then, two of the sex traffickers are talking when they hear the door open. Ash is the one coming in and he says, "Excuse me."

"Hold it, kid!" The thug stomps over to him. "How did you find this place?!"

"Er, uh, I got lost in the forest. And then, umm, I saw a cabin, so…" Ash looks a little scared.

The thug looks at his boss, who makes a gesture with his arm that means disposal.

"You know kids shouldn't wander around the forest all alone." he says in a sickly sweet voice, kneeling. "Scary Pokemon lives in the forest, you know."

But just as he is petting Ash, Ash already has a knife in his hand behind him. "But there's nothing to worry about now. We'll be happy to take you—"

Just then, Ash manages to stab the man and he falls to the ground. "Thanks, mister. I already know that, so die, you bastard."

"Huh? What the hell?!" The boss jumps from the seat, and Ash notices it and he quickly slams the door. When the boss opens the door, Ash already tapes the knife on a broomstick and stabs the leader.

"Go to hell! This is what you get! This is what you deserve! Never get up again!" Ash says with an evil smile as he continues to stab both people. Lillie is watching the scene and she is shocked to see what Ash has done.

"You're safe, now." Ash turns to Lillie, helping her untie the bindings.

"Ash...you've come...but there were three of them..." Lillie mutters.

"Huh?" Just then, the third one is back and he notices the two dead bodies. Ash tries to reach for the knife, but the sex trafficker kicks the knife and then grabs Ash, trying to strangle him. "Was it you? Was it you who killed 'em?! Was it?!"

Lillie watches in horror, trembling. "I'm gonna kill you! You're fucking dead!"

Ash is struggling and he yells, "F-fight! Fight or die! Win and live!"

Seeing Ash struggling, Lillie decides to grab the knife in front of her, but she is trembling as she can't do it. But just as Ash is about to pass out, Lillie feels that her aura powers awakened, and she lets out a yell before charging at the man.


"His heart was pierced through the back in a single strike." One officer says to Officer Jenny.

"Those kids did this?" Jenny can only mutter in surprise.

Outside, Mohn and Delia are there. Delia scolds Ash, "I told you to wait, did you know what you've done?"

"I got rid of those creatures." Ash replies. "They are using human skin to hide their identities."

"Ash!" Delia yells.

"They would've been long gone by the time Officer Jenny arrived! It would've been too late!" Ash says.

"Even so, you were just lucky, Ash!" Delia looks pissed off. "The way you casually threw your life away is what I'm angry about!"

"But," Ash frowns, voice shaking, "I wanted to save her as fast as I could."

Delia sighs as she turns to Mohn, who is holding the unconscious Lillie. "What are you going to do with Lillie?"

"Her Aura powers are awakened, and she is still too young to control it. Maybe it would be better if she did the same thing as Ash..."

Delia knows what he means and she can only sigh.

(Flashback Ends)

"Hold on, so that's when you were split into 3 people?" Ash asks in surprise.

"Of course. But it was my first kill as well... You told me to fight so I can live." Lillie says.

"Yeah. The world is really cruel after all." Ash says with a sigh, "When I was 4 years old, my aura powers were awakened, and that's why Dad forced me to split into 3, one went to Kanto with my Mom, one stayed with Professor Sycamore in Kalos, and the last one stayed with Team Plasma, only to find that he's a traitor."

"Traitor? You don't mean Ghetsis, the leader of Team Plasma, right?" Lillie asks.

"Yeah. At first, he agrees with the plan to have the humans release their Pokemon, along with the six sages, everything is going perfectly. However, five of the sages, including Ghetsis, are driven by greed and they form the Black Team Plasma, that's why we have to get rid of them. Don't worry about the other sages, they are fine on the Sevestar Island. I would often visit them through N, although I didn't do that anymore after absorbing him back." Ash says. "Like those people who kidnapped you, those evil team leaders are just creatures who were in human skin. And if I have to guess, Mr. Goodshow and those who are controlling the governments are also the same."

Lillie frowns and asks, "Ash...I want to know, that wasn't the first time you kill people, right?"

Ash shakes his head and says, "When I was five years old, and I mean as Ash or N, I have been trained to kill people who don't seem eye to eye with aura guardians like us. I don't like killing, but it is just like what I said, either fight or die."

"Yeah..." Lillie sighs. "Ever since that day, Dad would also train me how to kill, until he went missing in an accident."

"And that's also when you started to fear touching Pokemon." Ash says with a frown. "Do you remember my dream? About how to become a Pokemon Master?"

"You always talk about it back in Sinnoh, Kalos, and even Alola. Of course, I remember. What about it?"

"Being a Pokemon Master is my goal, but that's not the true reason why I traveled to the 9 regions." Ash says. "Dad gave me a mission, to observe how people think about aura users, and how aura users like us were treated. I have to guess that your statements about those people back in Sinnoh, Kalos, and Alola are not true, right?"

"You're the same as well, but that's because we need to hide our identities. We are not traveling alone, after all." Lillie says. "But still, I'm really sad about them because they seemed very nice when we traveled together, but to Aura Users like us, they just badmouth them without a care and treat all of us as enemies."

"Me too. But do you know what I'm thinking?" Ash asks.

"What?" Lillie asks with confusion.

"Because of what they've done to us, they are not our friends anymore. They are our enemies, and I intend to kill our enemies." Ash says.

Lillie gasps in shock, and she asks, "Are you sure, Ash? I mean, do we seriously need to kill them?"

"They didn't hesitate to kill us when we were in danger, so why would we try to act weak in front of them?" Ash says.

"I guess you're right. No matter what choice you make, I promise I will stay by your side, after all. I'm your wife." Lillie says with a slight blush.

"And I'm glad to have you." Ash says as they share a deep kiss.

Let's start a new life from the darkness

Until the light reveals the end

Fear, hatred, sorrow, desperation

Even you look miserable

Look down from above

I feel awful

The time has come

Let's all go home

Sinister faces, growing curses

This is my last war

Angels playing disguised with devil's faces

Children cling to their coins squeezing out their wisdom

Angels planning disguised with devil's faces

Children cling on to their very last coins

Destruction and regeneration

You are the real enemy

The next day, Ash and Lillie wake up in the morning as they dress up, and go outside. Two Rapidash, one normal and one Galarian, are ready in front of the castle gate, with Ash and Lillie hopping on each of them and leaving the castle. Lillie asks, "So where are we going?"

"We're going to meet the representatives of the 18 aura users. You are the representative of Ice Type aura users, so there are 17 more." Ash says.

"Do you know their exact locations?" Lillie asks.

"My Dad gave me a map, and I'm sure that we'll be able to find them. Aura Users are friendly toward Aura Users, and they only attack when threatened." Ash says.

"I see...and there might be someone as skilled with weapons and Pokemon fights as us." Lillie says. "Let's go."


And I'll end the chapter right here, as you can see, this is mainly the backstory of Ash and Lillie's first actual meeting and Lillie's first kill. I hope you like this chapter.