Chapter 20: Complications
(I decided to release this early as a thanks for everyone enjoying the story so far.)
{Rui's Point of view}
The Lopunny Ancestor looked down at me, her voice commanding, "Who do you serve?". I didn't want to answer but the only exit seemed to be behind her. Her guard also seems to be aware of my focus on escaping. He casually guarded the exit, waiting for his next order. I finally said, "I serve Minerva." She glared at me, "You lying little... *Sniff*" She started sniffing the air, turning her head with a confused look. Then she sniffed looking at me, bending down. I took a step back and she answered with a firm, tight grip on my shoulder. She growled, "Don't even try it. You smell..." She smelled me more, "You definitely smell the part. Look at you, quite the extravagant male, aren't you? 12 different mates. That's impressive for a Gardevian. Typically, don't your kind stick to seven or less?" I decided to be honest, "It wasn't entirely by choice." Her eyes lit up, "Ugh. Human Hybrid. Disgusting." Then she smirked, "Well, not entirely. Say... you have a permanent mate? I have a daughter that's looking for one. Then again, maybe I could crush your head between my thighs~" I pulled away, "Why the fuck are you asking me that right now? Is mating all you fucking degenerates care about?" Her face darkened, her smirk twisting, "Well, you know what happens to bad Armored Ones. We strip them of their powers and sell you off as a mate. Female ones sell for quite high. Human hybrid males sell for a lot of money in the Dragon and Dark lands. There are also some really horny Salazzles that buy new harem mates." I shook my head, "I'm not getting sold off." She stepped back, smiling to herself. She sighed, "Interesting... Such fire coming from a little poochyena." I pulled out my knife, "Wait until you felt my bite." She looked excited, "Oh my~ I haven't seen such a bold male in a long time! Please, do go on." She leaned in, grinning mischievously, "Entertain me~" I swiped at her with the knife. She grabbed my wrist, using it to pick me up and slam me onto the ground a few times before tossing me away, "Try again." The impacts really fucked up my arm. I got up and held my elbow, trying to stretch it. She taunted me, begging me to try. I started wondering what the hell Zraak is doing. Did he seriously run off without me? I looked for my knife, noticing it underneath her. She gently kicked it over to me, urging me to pick it up. I did pick it up and started thinking of a plan of action.
She stomped her foot impatiently, "I'm waiting!" I took a deep breath and readied myself. I put the knife away much to her surprise. I ran towards her, reeling a fist back. She smirked and tried to hit me with a Darkest Lariat only to watch me slide underneath her. I quickly pulled out the knife as I slid to cut one of her ankles. Earning a hiss, "Agh! You little gremlin!" She raised her foot and tried to stomp on me. I side-stepped it and aimed to cut the back of her leg onto to feel a hand grab the back of my neck. She tossed me across the room, slamming my back into a wall. As I slid down, she shoved her fist into my stomach and held me there choking. She smacked my chin and made me look up, "Hey, up here. Focus. You need to try a little harder. If not, I might get bored and go overboard." I punched her chest and blasted her with my Fey fire. She jumped away, smacking her chest and stomach fur to put out the fire. I then noticed a burn appear on her arms, hindering her. She grunted, "Will-o-wisp?" Her eyes narrowed, "Huh... that's... not normal." She looked at me, narrowing her eyes. My other arm is pretty fucked up. I think she dislocated it. I rubbed my arm, "Why are you wasting our time?" She tilted her head, "It's been a long time since someone has excited me. The long nights of passion gone, the cries of love from my descendants have gone deaf, and Arceus himself does not pay us any mind. As I continue living, life seems to be getting further and further away. I miss the excitement." I could tell from her eyes, she sincerely felt depressed. I said, "Is it really the excitement or do you miss some of the people who are gone?" She tilted her head in wonder, lost in her thoughts before answering, "I guess it's the people. It's hard being immortal and those you have known their entire lives are suddenly snuffed out." I then asked, "So, if you understand that, then why do you think it's okay to constantly enslave and end the lives of others as you please?" She stared at me with a blank expression, eyeing me for a minute straight. She didn't look at me in a judging manner either. Instead, she said, "So that's what this is about. You're mad at the unfairness of the world. A human... wearing that armor..." I suppressed a flinch as she watched my every move. She continued with a sigh, "I'll tell you the truth. The humans did nothing wrong. We all knew that. Still, we had to kill most of you. All because of a Gardevoir falling in love with a human. The human died and his remains are said to be under the city. Minerva changed that day she found out. I've never seen her so panicked. Still, she gave up the culprit to Arceus as soon as she could. The one who did it had her vocal cords ripped out, her arms and legs set ablaze, her mind trapped in a heinous nightmare for days on end... and then on her last day, when she begged for death. Minerva was ordered to skin her. Minerva was never the same since. She then had a child shortly after, none of us knew who the father was. She never openly had a mate and apparently it was just a fling." I felt intrigued by that, "Why are you telling me this?" She answered swiftly, "Consider it payment for entertaining me. Now, are you going to try again, or-" The lights suddenly went out. 'Did Zraak find a way to turn off the power?' I thought to myself before realizing how hard it'd be to sneak out of here. She's the Lopunny Ancestor. Her hearing is on a level of its own. To my surprise, she grabbed me by my throat and picked me up. She sniffed me, "I'll remember this scent. Next time we meet, I expect to see a little more from you." I agreed, "Alright?" She threw me into a wall, knocking me unconscious for a couple minutes before being woken up by Zraak. It's still pitch black, but he somehow found me. I groaned, "I feel like I got ran over by a Tauros stampede." Zraak tried to pull me up, but he tugged on my injured arm. I screamed out, "My arm's dislocated man!" He immediately let go, apologizing to me, "Sorry. Here, let me try to help. I have a med kit. It's Sitrus based, should heal it up quite a bit." He injected it into my arm. After several minutes, my arm started to hurt a lot less. Zraak then popped my arm back into place once the pain was numbed. He gave me a few pain killers as we stumbled out of here. This mission fucking sucked. I hope whatever is on this flash drive is worth it.
When we got back to the hotel, I passed out and slept for about 13 hours. Waking up, I felt like Poochyena shit. My arm needed a heal pulse, but I needed to get through the day to get on the plane. Surprisingly, no one was waiting for us at the airport. Nothing bad happened at all, I couldn't believe it. The entire time I kept looking over my shoulder, expecting someone to try and attack us. The entire plane ride I was too hyped up on adrenaline from the idea someone or something could harm us on the plane. I honestly at one point expected the fucking plane to explode. It bugged me how much my thoughts drifted back to Aura ever time my life was or is in danger. It was much easier working as someone who thought no one really truly loved him, now I keep thinking about how devastated she'd be if I died... then I started thinking about the serpent tongued dipshit demanding her to mate with that Blaziken. Dark thoughts would push themselves into my head and I started wondering how many were my own. I forgot about the blessing and thought there might be a psychic Pokémon trying to make me think like that. Is it normal to be this paranoid, or is it the drug he injected in me? I should probably find out what the possible side effects are. Several hours of mentally tearing myself apart later, the airplane landed, we got off, no one bothered us, and I arrived at my apartment complex. I got up to my door and unlocked it, still expecting an attack only to find my fridge was raided by Symphony. I said, "You got to be fucking kidding me." She got up from the couch in a panic, "Oh shit! Uh... I'll clean the mess up!" I yelled at her, "I've been gone for only like two days! How the fuck did you rip my fridge a new one!?" Symphony took the next hour cleaning up the apartment before running off to buy me groceries. I expected Abaddon to appear, but he is currently absent. It's hard to talk to an entity that literally just appears when he wants to. Then there was Aura. I expected messages or calls from her but had none. I sent a text saying I'm home and safe. Hours passed and no answer. I laid down on my bed depressed, hoping she is okay. Before long, the jetlag hit me, and I passed out like a light.
I went to work the next day and had a quiet, busy workday. No one bothered me, and I noticed Aura's friend is mysteriously absent. The wounds still hurt a lot, and I chose to go to a clinic for a heal pulse. It costed me some money, still worth it for the pain and damage to be mended. It took a bit to get the blessing to go away temporarily, but once it did, they healed me up. It is nice how Aura can free me of the blessing temporarily however the worry of a permanent removal does wear on my mind. Cayden called me while in the middle of treatment, but I still have a free hand to answer. I greeted him, "Hey man, what's up?" Cayden answered with, "I'm good man. What are you up to?" I replied, "Currently getting my arm fixed. Perks of being a Gardevian." Cayden took a moment to respond, "Right... anyways... I got some intel you might like to hear. Want to hear it now or later?" I thought about it, "I'd say now is as good a time as any." Cayden talked a bit quieter, "So, that Gothitelle and her mate? They're rotating between several dozen labs throughout the continent." I sighed, "Of course. It can never just be easy." He continued, "The thing is, there's one month where they stick to a specific lab for research involved the very issue your friend has. That month is coming up soon and then you'll have your chance." I asked, "How long do I have to wait?" He said, "Seven weeks." I cursed myself underneath my breath, "Alright... I hope he doesn't pass before I can get him his revenge." Cayden said his goodbyes and hung up. My arm felt as good as new and with Margrev allowing me to use Gardevian privileges, it felt good to know I can get a heal pulse if needed. I just have to stay aware when the blessing is gone. Things took a strange turn when I went back home afterwards.
As always, someone is waiting for me at my home. I don't understand how everyone just happens to know where I live. It's really fucking annoying, especially when I try to sleep. If everyone always knows where I live, then what's stopping someone from killing me while I'm sleeping? Abaddon still being absent also worried me as well. What happened to him? Is he hurt? Did he do something? Did he steal my wallet? "Hey." While lost in thought, I walked by her. The Gardevoir I worked with. Aura's friend. The one who mentioned the Hypnotism Nights. She's wearing some rather revealing clothes, but I noticed some armor on her arms. The Armor didn't look like Black Steel. Strange she'd be wearing that. Stranger that she's here. She grabbed my wrist, "We need to talk." I rolled my eyes, "Let go of me. I have nothing to say to you." She got angry, "Actually, I have something to tell you. Aura will be breaking up with you soon." I turned to face her, immediately trying to punch her in the face. How dare she say something like that to my face. She caught my wrist, stopping my punch in its tracks. I looked at her bewildered, she's a Gardevian. How is she strong enough to do that without psychic? She smirked at me, "You never did know anything about me. I've trained my body; I don't even ignore gravity. You and I, are on the same playing field Rui." In my rage, I powered through and forced the connection. This sent her sprawling onto the ground in shock. I kicked her while she was down, my rage building as these recent events that caused me so much distraught played through my mind. I stopped mid kick when I saw her curled up, a hand weakly shaking as she whined, "Please... Stop..." That exact pose, those same words... I did that when I was being beaten. Now I'm doing it to someone else. Was I ever a good person or was I always just as bad as them but fooled myself into thinking I'm not? Then she started laughing, taunting me with a defiant superior gaze, "You're so pathetic. Always trying to hold some sort of... moral high ground." I glared at her, wanting to raise my foot and crush her skull into the pavement, "You know something, and I bet it has to do with what I found out recently. Why the fuck do I have twelve female pheromones coming off me?" I started to feel beyond furious as she asked, "How the fuck should I know?" I shot back, "How the fuck do you know about the so-called hypnotism nights?" She flinched, "Can we just drop it?" Then she grinned, "Focus on you and Aura... before you lose her. Heh." I shook my head no, "I am fucking sick and tired of all you fucking douchebags never fucking telling me anything! Tell me what I want to know now!" She opened her mouth to retort but stopped when she noticed how close I am to killing her. She looked down and whispered, "The ten other smells came from those nights." I calmed down, "Alright, so how do you know?" She looked me dead in the eye, taking a deep breath before saying, "Because I am one of them. I was there some nights." I felt a cold wind blow over me, "W-what?" She got up and dusted herself off. She didn't look injured at all, "You heard what I said. Why do you think I like being so close to you, getting you so physical with me? I like that." She licked her lips mischievously, "I like my lovers making a little noise." I couldn't believe it, "There's no fucking way we ever had sex. The only two I-" She cut me off, "Aura knows by the way." I flinched, "Knows what? Who the others were... Wait, she knew you-" She grinned, "Yep. She even watched. Ah... I still remember her fiery hateful glare as she watched me ride you to climax... Ah... memories~" I felt disgusted, "That's a load of Tauros shit and you know it!" She smirked, leaning against the building, "Oh no, we've had sex several times. In fact, I still dream about it some nights." I yelled, "Stop messing with me!" She shook her head, "Whether you believe it or not, everything I've said is true. I can't spoil everything, at least not yet but your mate did a few intimate things with you as well during the time. She never went all the way, mind you, but she did suck you off. She really enjoyed that." I lunged at her with my knife, locking us in a battle of strength. I pinned her to the wall, huffing in her face and she held my wrists above us. She panted, "Stop being such a baby. It was all in good fun." I asked, "Why the fuck should I believe you?" She whispered in my ear, "I currently work for the guy that wants her to fuck the Blaziken. He knows you'll murder Aura if she does it. It'll also push you over the edge and make you a Pokémon killer." She tried to kiss me, I kept my head back, "Why the fuck would you do this to your friend?" She laughed, "My friend!? That bitch took my idea to be your friend and ran with it. I wanted to be your friend when we were younger, but I was too shy." I yelled, "So you were just being spiteful!?" She cursed Aura, "Damn right, fuck that bitch! Aura is a piece of shit!" I shook my head, "I don't even know your name." She let go, suddenly dejected, "Whatever... she's not going to break up with you anyways. She loves you too much..." I put my knife away and angrily walked away.
She followed after me, "That's it?" I shook my head in frustration, "What the fuck do you want from me!? Do you want me to kill you!? I still don't even know why I should believe you!" She sighed, "Yeah... you don't have a reason for it. However, one day you'll learn everything, and things won't be so easy. Trust me." I looked at her, stunned by the audacity of this bitch, "Trust you!? Why the hell would I trust a psychotic bimbo like you!?" She sighed, "My name is Fiara." I shook my head, "Whatever Fiara. Get to the point already." Fiara pulled out her phone, "This guy. The snake dude. I told him the secret. He paid me a lot of money for it. He's a follower of a demon." My throat suddenly went dry, "A... a demon?" She nodded, "Yes. They have dealt with humans for a very long time. They're not a good bunch. I am still under his payroll and will finish serving him for the tenure. Just know this, his name is Scorpio." I now have a name to the face. Scorpio. I don't know what secret that fucking bastard is lording over my mate, but he sure as hell better be ready for the ass whooping, I'm going to prep myself to give him. With that, Fiara kissed my hand and ran off. Female Pokémon are so fucking weird.
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