Wow, there's an introduction now ^_^. Anyway, the story's about 3 children(Pokemon) who live careless and lazy lives, and are suddenly dragged into a terrifying war between good and evil. They progress from rude, TV addicted pranksters to strong and courageous adventurers. But Cipher is weakening, which could lead to unleashing the true gods...
A silent night. A lifeless night. A forbidden field. A cemetery. The wind cold but gentle, making the trees rustle. The sky a deep black, the stars a beautiful white...
"Timeless"
A quiet night, not silent. 2 lives, not lifeless. Surely not forbidden.
"Timeless, they say" Croaks a voice. It was cold and aged, filled with emptiness. A firm and wise voice, as if it was from an age long forgotten.
"Timeless. Amazing", Comes another voice. This one was much younger. Deep and strong, with a cheerful atmosphere. Interested in the powers of the cave. Disrespectful and uninterested by the legend.
The crystal cave. The red saviour, the cave where the remains of chaos are sealed, the unity of Good and Evil, the start of our brilliant world. Timeless.
“There are only a few that can enter the pit. Only the saviour, the lords of good and evil, and those gifted by the saviour himself may survive. Those who as well, are unbound by our laws and bonds”, Croaks the first voice.
“I bet we could harness the energy in the crystals to power our world for millions of-
“NO!” Demanded the voice, once a croak, now a boom. Now much quieter, “The cave must not be disturbed”. There was a grunt, and then the second voice left.
A small conversation, a spark. An idiot and an empire. An adventure.
Before leaving, the first, looking up to the sky, roared “Oh Geminine, my lord! Where are you?!”
A silent night. A lifeless night. A forbidden field. A cemetery. Timeless.
Comments on the first paragraph please. The first chapter SHOULD be up today or tommorow, and it'll be less mysterious and will have some action and all.
Chapter one- The beginning
"PROFFESSIONAL ACTOR ZAK KAZ HAS RECENTLY BROKEN THE RECORD FOR THE MOST PAYED ACTOR, RECIEVING AT LEAST 5000 POKECOUPONS A DAY. ZAK RECIEVED HIGH PRAISE FOR HIS CHARACT-
"Change"
"THE WILD DEBATE ABOUT WILD MAGIKARP AND THEIR PROPOS-
"Change"
"THE NEFARIOUS TEAM RAMPA-
"Change"
"BOXING FINALS BETWEEN STRIKE AND SMASH HAVE BEEN ANTICIPA-
"Off!"
"Jesus, never anything good on T.V. I wish they'd just get on and hold the boxing finals, instead of having all these interviews and crap, you know? Fern?"
"Flare?"
"They should stop with the interviewing and just hold the boxing finals already"
"Oh, yes, of course".
Two Pokemon. One a Kindlejou, one Frondilo. Part of a small group who were nearly always stuck together. The third, Flood, was on vacation and was far, far away from the rest. They got a reputation as "Sweet", in the neighbourhood, which, being boys of their age, naturally hated. They were reasonably nimble, quick and active, lived a good life, and had loving, caring parents.
The oldest was Fern. He was very sociable, quick to think and usually considered himself the group leader. He was heroic and caring, the most outgoing and often overshadowed the rest in terms of his pranks, tricks and good deeds.
In the middle was Flood, a Reptide. Flood was known as the most mature and sensible of the group. He was often the one who didn't take part in the schemes, but organised them. He was also seen as rather "Unhappy" at moments and was, not shy, but the least sociable.
The youngest was Flare. He was usually the one considered most "Cute", "Sweet", "Adorable" and so on. Flare was a flame waiting to be lit. He was very shy amongst people he didn't know, but when he DID know you, he talked so much that sometimes he was even considered annoying. And, although he didn't show it, his confidence made him the most remarkable of the three.
"Hey Flare, talking about the boxing, could you show me that one you were talking about today?"
"Which one?"
"Where Strike sends Hulk on fire?"
"Hell yes!" Said Kindlejou, quickly jumping to the DVD player and inserting the polished, shiny disc...
"Huh?" Whispered Kindlejou. The screen. The screen wasn't playing the DVD.
CIPHER
"Mum!" Shouted Kindlejou, "Mum, the TV's scaring me!"
CIPHER, CIPHER
"HELP!!" Wailed Kindlejou, like a siren. A quick and graceful Solaccoon Dashed down the stairs to the screen.
"What's the matter dear?" Said his mum in a calm, soothing voice.
CIPHER
"Cipher! All it says is Cipher! Turn it off, it's too loud!" Shouted Frondilo, covering his ears. Flare's mother quickly turned off the screen.
CIPHER
"It's still doing it mum!" Screamed Flare, Frondilo still in pain. Flare's mother rushed to the phone. But it was far too late; Except for Frondilo, Flare's world was red...
Flare? Is that you?
"The world...Isn't...Really...Red", gasped Kindlejou, struggling to think.
No, it isn't, it's white Flare
Snap out of it you two! The world appears to be black!"
"Fern? Flood?"
"Letters...Cipher"...
Cipher, it's just cipher
Incorrect, there is a sentence
Oh, I see it now, it says... Spirit of light. All that is good. All that is holy. The temple... You, Flood?
Spirit of darkness. All that is evil. All that is unholy. The temple... Flare?
"I don't know, I can't read it!"
Flare?
"I can't read it!"
Flare, answer, Flare!!...
"I apologise for the early awakening. But I think it is best that I speak to my newest disciple in person."
Chapter 2- Diavil, Anjewl and Geminine
“Huh? What’s going on?”
“After millions of years, I have finally awoken. I trapped myself in these crystals to prevent my death. These crystals contain my powers. I am useless. But you are not. Take the crystal from the wall. Take my power and stop the war that will unfold on our land!” It was a boom. Ancient and wise, deep and grand. The most majestic thing Flare had heard in his entire life.
“But… There’s so many crystals… which one”
“Follow your instinct. One will be able to be removed without it breaking it.
“But what… What if I fail?”
“You won’t”
“But what if I do?” Wailed Flare, starting to panic.
“YOU WILL NOT. FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCT. YOU WILL NOT BE WRONG” Boomed the voice.
“OK.. Oh, but before I do, who are you?”
“Awake. Young child, awaken to my sanctuary, free of corruption, filled with pure light”.
Ungh… Sorry?”
“Finally, you awaken. This is the temple of holiness. I… Am Anjewl” This voice was angelic, soft, and the most graceful thing Fern had heard in his life.
“Why am I here?” Said Fern.
“Our world is not correct. It has been flooded with corruption. Evil has awoken yet again. But so have I. We will win this war. But I need you. You must travel. I am not certain of where to, but a certain place in the earth will hold the key to freeing me from here. It will let me destroy evil forever”.
“OK…” said Fern with a smile, “When shall I start?”
“Awake. Rise…”
“I-I”
“Rise! Get up! Do not disobey me! You do not want to find yourself dead! Not like the rest who have worked for me!”
“Waah!” Screamed Flood.
“Silence! Are you scared, of me?!”
“N-n-
“Tell me the truth!” The voice was a loud, evil roar, with the adding in of a crackling sound.
“Y-Yes!” Flood said, crying and gasping for air. The other voice stopped.
“Good. That is what I expected. But that will soon change. You are my apprentice. You must find a certain location. I do not know exactly where, but it holds the key to letting me free. And bringing back evil so it is no longer corruption- it will be purity.” Growled the voice.
“O-of course sir” Stammered flood.
“Diavil, apprentice”.
-2 months later-
“I’ve been in the desert for weeks now”
“Weeks”, thought somebody else, “More like a month and a bit”
“8 weeks to be precise”
“You sound-
“Just-
“Like-
“FERN!-
“FLOOD!-
“FLARE!
The three rushed together, in the blazing and unforgiving sun, to a nearby oasis.
“It’s great we’re all here!” Said Fern, hugging the others.
“I think we should drink while we can” Suggested Flood, and, for one moment, forgetting about each of their troubles, they sat down and drank as much as possible.
But none of them mentioned what happened to each other. None spoke of the events at the caves, none about the mysterious connection between each other at Flare’s home. Only about how lucky they were to live…
Chapter 3 should be coming soon, pleeeeaaase rate and stuff. And please tell me of spelling/grammar issues because I have a new keyboard which is extremely hard to use.
Chapter 3- Tricks of the mind
EDIT: LOL, I had the chapter name for another story there :P
“It’s dark… It’s scary… I can hear noises! Somebody help me! Help m-
“Please shut up!” Flare received a huge hit to his jaw. In a frantic panic, Flare released a burst of flame. The room became bright. Flare leapt into the air, taking a glance of what was happening. Two Machoke. Both young, strong, loyal and dumb. Absolutely perfect as a bodyguard. A tool. Unleashing a wave of fire onto the Machoke, Flare plummeted to the floor. However, unlike planned, Flare fell to the floor. Flare, startled, looked around his body. A syringe. Somebody had planned this well.
Flare reluctantly tore the syringe from his fur, leaving a small wound. The Machoke, shaking off the hot embers, charged into the bleeding Kindlejou. With an agile sweep, Flare managed to trip the now savage brutes. Flare’s head was pounding viciously. Flare gave out a large cry, and then fired a huge blast of flame at the steaming Machoke. Still throbbing. Flare collapsed, yet again. Struggling to keep consciousness, Flare screamed for help. If only he could reach the…
Exit. Flare regained consciousness. The room was dimly lit.
“Where are the-
“Gone. Your safe. You hadn’t removed the end of the pin. Try not to move”, Fern. Thank god, Fern.
“Why?” Said Flare, although quickly finding an answer.
“It looks worse than it is. Just stay calm, help should be on it’s way”.
“Where’s flood?”
“I-he-
“Where’s flood?!” Shouted Flare.
“He’s no-” Flare dashed to his feet.
“I’m going to find him”, Said Flare sternly, looking towards the exit.
“Flare, this is insane!” Shouted Fern.
“I don’t care. Are you going to just wait here and let your best friend get possibly killed?!” Fern stood on the wet, cold cave floor trembling. “OK then. We’ll go”.
Dashing through the empty(Save for the occasional Zubat) cave, the two came across a tall, stone door. Avoiding detection, Flare peered through a small gap in-between the two sections of it…
It was yet another room, this time lit by small lamps. Many Machoke, including the two Flare had seen. A tall, thin figure leading the group. A hostage curled up on the floor.
“Tell us, Yian, what power inside you makes you who you are. Tell us. Because we have slightly… Harsher methods if you disagree” The voice was Icy and cold. Evil and cruel.
“I-I don’t know what you mean”, Wailed Yian, the hostage. A 4 legged, cute and innocent fox like creature.
“Shut up!” Roared the other figure, losing his patience. “My claws are not merely for good looks”, he said in a devilish way, almost hoping that there would be a bad response.
“I’m not the right person! You must be talking about somebody else, I-
“Enough!” Shouted the figure, towering over Yian. Just before he could dig his sharp, crude claws into Yian’s defenceless body, The doors collapsed onto the floor, sending dust clouds into the eyes of the team. Before the figure could react, he was hit by a jet of fire.
The Machoke quickly disbanded, exiting the room with something blue under one of their arms. Flare pounced onto the once mysterious figure, a Ferrule. Ferrule with a primal roar, slashed at Kindlejou. Unfortunately for Ferrule, a quick burst of fire easily sent him sprawling into the wall. Flare ran to Fern, and helped untie Yian.
“Yian”, said Flare, “Those men said things about powers. What can you do? Why do they want you?” Said Flare in a worried tone.
“Y-you wouldn’t understand. J-just keep the light on” Said Yian, still shivering.
“What? What is it? Tell us” Said Flare, Fern, out of curiosity, approaching the light.
“Just leave the light alone!” Wailed Yian. But it was too late. Fern had already switched it off.
“N-no!” Said Yian, as if struggling. Yian, clenching his teeth, but to no use, rammed at Fern, sending him sliding across the floor.
“Fern you idiot!” Shouted Flare. Yian fired a quick, black beam at the power cable.
“You just-Ungh-don’t-listen!” Said Yian, now rising, changing. His eyes turned a bright yellow. His voice had became an incomprehensible cackle. With a crazed scream, Yian leapt onto Flare’s back, and began to claw. In a frenzy of pain, Kindlejou thrashed around firing random bursts of flame. “Yian, what are you doing?” Cried Flare. In less than a second, Yian’s now black, humanoid figure was on top of him slashing at high speeds.
“I told you!” Screamed Yian, “You wouldn’t understand!”
“What happened?! Yian, please stop!” Wailed Flare.
“Two different voices!”, gasped Yian, “Both screaming inside me! Two consciences, good and evil! I can’t contro-
“So do we all!” Shouted Flare still bleeding and sweating, “What do you need to turn back?!” Shouted Flare.
“A-a light! Please, get me, a light!” Screamed Yian, Exchanging bites and Slashes with Flare.
“I have, a light, just get off!” Shouted Flare, for what seemed like the 1000th time. “Just look into my eyes. Search for a door”, said Flare. Yian looked deeply, almost hypnotised. Everything but Flare’s voice had became blurry. “Look through your mind. Find me. Find me. Find my conscience”. Yian held his head in his hands. After a few seconds, he loosened his them. As if he had suddenly realised how beautiful the world was. “You-your- your perfect” Said Yian, in a quiet whisper.
“What? That’s not me. That’d be Fern. He hasn’t done anything wrong in his life.”
“No, you-
“I’ve done some bad things”, said Flare, gulping.
“Exactly”, Said Yian, “It’s perfect. A perfect balance. You’re the one I’ve waited for”
“What?” Said Flare, confused.
“For all the years I’ve lived… it was you to calm me. Forever. I can finally… Leave”
“What?!” Gasped Flare, Panicking, “Your going to d-
“Calm… Forever”. With a deep breath, Yian softly fell onto the floor.
“Yian, you don’t have to!” Cried Flare, tears staining Yian’s coat of fur.
“There was a message I had to give you. Go north. Find the red mist. Cipher has weakened. Find the guru… Cipher is dying…” Whispered Yian. With a final sigh, Yian passed away. Flare just stood, crying. 3 lives had ended at his fault today. Lives are short. Souls are timeless.
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Suspense builds. The treck through the desert will be long and cruel. Where is Flood, and finally, who/what is Cipher? The story continues in...
The next chapter :P. C&C please, and inform me of any grammar mistakes. I'm still not quite accustomed to the new keyboard.
Chapter 4- Desert
The desert. A harsh, dangerous place. Hot days in the blazing sun. Cold night’s in the empty black sky. Surely no room for life? Surely nothing could live here? But no. The desert is teeming with life. Young Pupunch, cast here to train and hone their skills. Noxigilia and Corrodogon, breathing clouds of gas and swallowing most every other pokemon smaller than it. The tribal Katranium, sharpening their skulls and practicing attacks. Even the occasional Sharterra appears to devour a pokemon in a single leap from the sand.
Fern. One of my best friends to exist. Bold, brave, strong and mighty. Refused to eat the dead pokemon found on the floor. Yet I was told that I was the saviour. I, the one trudging across the desert, practically scavenging for food. What can Fern not do better than me?
Flood. My other best friend. Lost. Because of my own stupidity. Carried away by a gang baring the badge “NE”, Neo Enterprises or something. Complained about blackness before I was confronted by a god, trapped in crystals. If I was making this up, I’d be more than happy.
And I’m in the desert searching for a red mist. A guru. And something called Cipher. I’ve been here for four weeks. Fern acts like it’s been 4 minutes. My head’s pounding again. The sandy winds are getting really cold. Hyperthermia? The world’s silent. No, I- Fern’s shouting. I… Can’t… hear him…
“Flare. Do you know who I am?”
“Geminine. What is it?”
“You have stuck by your friend Fern for your life, yes?”
“Yes. Why?”
“He is not to be trusted. Do not let him inside the cave of the Guru. You must warn the guru. He is not on your side”
“What?! He would never do anything wrong!”
“That is not true. He seeks a different path. He has different desires. You must not let him in. He has been misguided by another being. Leave him alone…”
“The blackness. Isn’t it calming? I can finally communicate with you”.
“Y-yes Diavil”
“You’re in a building. A tower. Neo Enterprises. The guards aren’t going to let you out”
“What?!” Gasped Flood in alarm.
“Unless you make them. Search your mind. Follow my voice”
“Yes sir”
“Find all emotions that will stop you. Compassion, fear, sadness, guilt. Erase them. Let your anger grow”, Croaks Diavil, “When you are finally pure. When you are ready. Keep your eyes closed. Follow your instinct. Remain pure”. Flood stood up, his eyes closed. As if in a trance, he dashed towards the door guards, and surprisingly, with one quick swipe, decapitated each. Smashing through the door. He Went from floor to floor, slashing, drowning, blasting and ripping people to their deaths. The tower was soon a bloodbath.
“Nelson sir, I believe we should leave” Panicked a nervous Kestrawk. Nelson was a careless, royal and power hungry Gildereign. The proud head of Neo Enterprises. Recently fell out with an important friend. An argument. Many important people disapproved of his plans to destroy the Crystal Cave. But Nelson didn’t care. His company wasn’t exactly Legal. Nelson quickly escaped the building, his bodyguards trailing behind him. With a click of a remote, and a flash of blue light, Nelson was gone. Finally the tower was empty. Flood, resting on the floor, found sharp, rocky blades on his arms. His stubby arms had grown crude cloors, and is body had turned darker. “Diavil, what have you done?” Questioned Flood, remaining surprisingly calm. “You should revert to normal in a few seconds. I can give you power, speed, rage, whenever you want. You can rule the world. But you must free me”, Said Diavil.
And then, the same message, with a different voice, rung continuously in both Fern and Flood’s heads:
“Cipher must be destroyed. If Cipher lives, I remain trapped. Go to the red mist. Get the Guru, Mountuna to talk. He will know the location to Cipher. Destroy the wicked guard of Cipher. Free me”
Flare awoke. His vision still blurry, he opened his eyes to an oasis, Fern staring down at him.
“Huh? What happened?” Whispered Flare.
“I don’t really know. You just grasped your head and told me to get away, but when I moved, you just screamed even louder. And now, something’s happened to you. Look in the water”, Said Fern. Flare got up, and looked at his reflection. His body had gone from an orange, to a redder shade. And looking at his forehead, there was a bright red symbol, a ring with an “X” in it. “I don’t know what’s happened”, whispered Flare in shock.
“That symbol, on your head, only appeared when you were seemingly unconscious-
Hey Flare, where are you-”, Fern cut himself off. In the direction that Flare had ran off in, he looked, and almost cried. Thick, red clouds…
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Why has no one posted here yet? Magma King has already posted 4 chapters and no one's posted?
I thought it was really good.
Wow, thanks ^_^.
There should be a new one, either tommorow, wednesday, or if not any of those, definitely the weekend. I might alter the story's length and use of language at some point(For the first two chapters).
Sorry for not posting guys, but here's chapter 5. An old acquaintance of Geminine's travels to our system, fuelled with power, hatred and a hunger for one last showdown.
Chapter 5- Infinity trek
The universe rumbles. In a barren galaxy, a cry is made. A torn, 4 legged creature pushes itself through the emptiness. It’s body is scarred, it’s hooves broken. It has a mark in it’s side. And, looking at the mark, it swells with anger. It finds a ferocious, all consuming black hole, and speeds through it.
"My name is Arceus. I am the master of our universe. I was born in the heart of chaos, and created your brilliant world. I created the stars, and your sun. I created planets, and space. I crafted emotion. I made everything in your world. And you know Geminine, that I made you.
In another galaxy, the creature swiftly hovers through star systems, evading suns and planets. It sees a star become a supernova. It sees a planet, filled with life. The saddened creature cries. It looks back and sees a wormhole, relieved.
You have always fought for righteousness and justice. You have always tried to calm your world. You just can't leave it be. I told you countless times, to let it pass, let it die, and let your world have a fresh start.
But no. You have to make it worse. You start the war again, and entire galaxies get caught in the war. Cipher will be destroyed. The pulse will leave every world starving, dying. Your planet does not have any more rights than them. You cannot ruin their life for the sake of keeping the world you love.
The creature remembers it’s first encounter with the one it seeks. And it remembers it all. Mewtwo, Darkrai, Giratina. Just faces. Faces from the depths of hell that he’ll never have to face again. Just faces. Just a bad memory.
I gave you chances. I gave you help. I gave you power, the cave, Cipher. But you don't repay me. You don't let life run the way it should. You interfere and wreck the universe.
The creature searches. It hovers through the universe’s core, trying to find the centre. The heat became bewildering, as a hot jet of fire blasted into the creatures already ravaged body. Flaming tongues lick it’s body, burning fur and skin.
This time I will not return and save you. You can see your world die. It may teach you a lesson in obedience. Maybe then, you'll realise, you can't have everything the way you want. There is more than earth in your galaxy. Do you know, Geminine, the Great merchant empire of Haaxuu? Do you know, the great Uvorl lords who transformed into living stars? Have you heard of the tropical paradise Jalmer? No. You don't care. You don't care to wreck the galaxy's precious jewels.
Finally, the broken being finds the heart. A Quasar, made specially for this occasion. The heat was the highest in the universe. A beam of light and heat jets from the Quasar. It enters, it’s body rapidly burning away. Flesh dissolves in the heat, as it becomes nearly skeletal. It lets out a painful moan, and then charges through, as it’s life force decreases at an alarming rate.
If you disagree, and continue to stop the war, and break Cipher, fine. Once more, we will battle. Once more, I will win. And for the final time in your life, you will learn that I, only I, am the ultimate being".
The shattered Arceus arrives in our galaxy. Meeting Geminine would have to wait, it thinks. It lands on the nearest tropical planet, and finds a forest. It reaches out for a tree, it’s thin, wrecked leg desperately struggling. Proving no use, it lets out one last cry, and then collapses onto the floor, fleshless, burning and dead…
Chapter 6. I really think I failed on the last part :/
Chapter 6- The truth and the traitor
The mist had disappeared. As they ran through, they found an old, tired Mountuna. His voice was a low croak. His shell was broken and battered, as if from a war long ago.
"Welcome, child", he said, trying to sound welcoming. However, his low pitch and eerie tone gave Flare and Fern a very unsettling feeling instead.
"Hello", Said Flare, weakly.
"I am very pleased to meet you. Why is there two?" Said the guru, confused.
"Huh?" Said Fern. Flare did not speak.
"There is only one disciple I am supposed to be meeting. There are two of you", The guru said, frowning a little.
"Oh, him?" Said Fern, pointing to Flare, "He's just my friend". Flare was alarmed at this statement, but tried not to show it.
"I see. Well, come in for now. I shall test your aura inside", Mountuna beckoned them into his grim, small cave. There was a small door at the back, with inscriptions written over the walls. An alter stood in the centre, and atop of it, a clear orb with swirling red clouds inside. Mountuna ordered the two children to approach him.
"My skills in aura testing are very high, almost as accurate as a Lucario's", Said Mountuna, "But of course, finding out which of you is our hero will be a very easy task". He cringed, and closed his eyes. He then began to adopt a small glow. When he opened his eyes, they had changed from a bloodshot yellow to a complete blue. He held a foot out to Fern's face. After around five seconds, he put it back down. "Stay here. Do not touch anything", he ordered. He then nodded at Flare. "Follow".
They went through the small door at the back. They had now entered a rather empty room, cold and barren. "Child", he said, "Listen". Mountuna gasped for air. "A few years ago, I had a conversation with an old friend. His own hunger for power overwhelmed him and he began to plan. He owns a large company, Neo enterprises. He has intentions of destroying the Crystal cave and stealing it's power. He also owns powerful weapons, and Cipher can only hold out for so long".
"Cipher?" Said Flare, "What's Cipher? I was told it weakened".
"Cipher is our guardian. Cipher manifests itself in the form of a red mist around this cave, and is stored inside an orb. It focuses most of it's power on the Crystal cave, but if it's destroyed...-
"Then it lets loose powerful gods and starts a chaotic war" Boomed a voice. Mountuna began to tremble.
"G-G-G Ge-", He stuttered, "Geminine?"
"Yes, my friend. It has been a long time" It came, the words of Geminine. The Guru began to cry.
"For so long I've relied on this flexible prophecy, hoping you'd come", He said in tears of joy.
"Don’t worry. This time our world will be saved" It said, "I see you have Flare".
"Yes. A tad young, is he not?"
"No. He's quick. Smart. Trustworthy. And he has perfect balance"
“I see. I’m sure he was the right choice”, Mountuna gasped for air, yet again. He violently coughed, stretching his hand as if clinging onto his life. Flare rushed to him. “Are you OK?” He said, in a worried whisper.
“Fine”, Said Mountuna, recovering and breathing heavily, “Geminine, continue”.
“It seems we have some more bad news. Very bad. As if Diavil and Anjewl weren’t enough”, Said Geminine.
“What is it?” Asked Mountuna. There was silence for a moment.
“Arceus”, it said, “It’s back. Considers me unable to stop cipher breaking. Also considers its very planet less important than others. To think, he made and cherished us, just to let us die again”, Geminine said, strongly.
“But Arceus can’t have got here. It‘d be dead!” Cried Mountuna.
“Probably. But Arceus is the lord of life itself. He can absorb it from any source. Considering that, it won’t take very long to get to earth. Not at all”. Silence blanketed the cave. They began to plan.
“So”, Said Fern, “You’re Cipher”.
“CORRECT”, Blared out the orb, “WHAT IS YOUR PURPOUSE?”
“Death”, Said Fern, grinning, “When you’re dead, the world will be right again. Cipher, this is my perfect chan-
“ONLY IF I CAN’T STOP YOU, PATHETIC CHILD”, Said Cipher. It Summoned a cloud of mist from the cave’s outside, and it quickly twirled around, becoming the shape of Fern. It then adopted his physical state too, becoming a bright red Frondilo. Cipher rocketed into Fern, although it was easily avoided. However, cipher quickly turned around, it’s legs quickly fading into a cloudy red train following behind it. The attack struck Fern, sending it spinning across the floor. Cipher fired a red cloud into Fern, becoming a claw, as it began to strangle Fern, as he helplessly thrashed and wailed.
“Fern, my apprentice. Listen to my voice”, Fern’s world had blurred. “Concentrate on my voice. Listen for it. And you will escape. You, too, will fly” Fern clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. And, as if bursting through a straw box, he destroyed the hand of Cipher. And, looking at his back, were a pair of large, white, feathered wings.
On the wall of the other room, the inscriptions quickly changed to a random mass of the word, “Cipher”. With a gasp, The Guru quickly bustled Flare into the other room. “Fern!” Shouted Flare, crying.
“Flare, can’t you see?! You’re helping corruption! Don’t listen to those people. Help me, quick!” Flare stood, wondering what to do. The world waited patiently around him.
“Get lost”, Flare shot a spiral burst of flame from his mouth, hitting Fern and knocking him to the floor. Fern, annoyed, quickly got back up. “Fine then. Don’t listen to me. But I have orders”, He said, grabbing Mountuna by the throat. “Goodbye, Flare!” , He chuckled, as he flew away, Mountuna in hands. Flare fell to the floor, in tears.
“FLARE. COME HERE”.