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Angel of Chaos
Summer has officially started for me as of last night! I am also officially a senior in high school and I am looking forward to next year! Here is chapter 24. There are 19 more days until I leave…yikes!
Chapter 24
Future
Scarlet stepped forward, trying to get a better look at Quamachi. The angel was just as tall as Cyrus, which obviously had to be unnerving for the light-type. She smiled a knowing, but slightly cruel, smile and turned to look at Giratina.
“So, you want to know what would happen if you were to accomplish your goals,” she said quietly. She turned her head back, and Scarlet could see a sort of triumph glowing in her eyes. “Then let us begin.”
The clapping together of her hands echoed through Scarlet’s mind like the ringing of a bell. Giratina’s eyes shifted downward, then it lifted its head in a huge roar. Waves of energy escaped from its flesh and rocked the atmosphere around them. Scarlet braced herself for the impact, closing her eyes as waves of energy swept over her and threatened to lift her off of her feet.
The waves subsided, leaving behind an eerie silence. Scarlet opened her eyes. Nothing had seemed to change. Kris looked around her, and turned to Cyrus. “What just happened?” She asked breathlessly, shifting from one foot to another nervously. He looked over at Quamachi, asking her silently to explain.
“The first wave is the destruction of life. Look around you. There are no trees…on this mountain or anywhere else. All Aquapolians, humans, animals, and Pokémon are gone.” Quamachi gestured to the lower slopes of the mountain, where pine trees had once flourished. They were dead, mere skeletons in the wind.
Giratina’s eyes glowed again and another roar shook the mountain to its foundations. Waves of energy crashed through the air, lifting Scarlet’s hair above her head. The sky above disappeared, surrounding the earth with pure black space and spots of bright light. The sun remained, its light stronger than ever.
Kris gasped and her hands flew up to shield her eyes. At first, Scarlet thought that she was affected by the rays of the sun coming from above, but neither she nor Cyrus seemed to be affected by the light. Kris trembled and Cyrus put his hand on her arm, trying to calm her down. “Are you okay…”
“Oh…I forgot that she is afraid of surrounding images…” Quamachi muttered. “Not to worry…Giratina will take care of that.”
Scarlet was able to prepare for the third wave. This one, though, packed a bit more punch behind it than the one before had. Before her eyes, the sun started to grow closer and closer, filling up the space around them. Even this scene unnerved Cyrus. He clutched Kris’ arm even tighter, trembling a bit along with his niece, who still had her hands over her eyes. In a blinding flash of light, Scarlet felt the earth disappear from under her feet.
Scarlet forced herself to open her eyes, trying to force back the feelings of anxiety and doom stirring up in the back of her mind. She could feel something solid underneath her feet and looked down. There was nothing visible under her feet. Empty space spread out beneath her. Around her, stars blinked out, the sun fading into oblivion. The only light came from an orb of psychic energy that rested in Quamachi’s palm. Silence reigned in the still air, the only remaining element from the past universe.
By now, Kris had nearly suffered a complete breakdown. Her head was buried in Cyrus’ shoulder, sobs racking her body. Cyrus held one arm around her shoulder, his eyes trained on Quamachi. He was nearly as unnerved as Kris was. Scarlet backed up, feeling her shoulder bump into something solid. She looked up to meet Giratina’s eyes. They had been cold before, but now…they seemed warm. People sometimes took Pokémon’s feelings too lightly. Maybe even legendaries had deeper feelings than Scarlet had thought before.
Suddenly, Scarlet heard Kris gasp loudly. She spun around to see Kris sink to her knees, clutching her arms tight around her body. Her eyes were wide and were dimming quickly. She shook violently with pain, lying on her side on a mat of black. Cyrus knelt down beside her, laying a hand on her shoulder and whipping his head around to Quamachi. Before he could ask anything, she sighed.
“Unfortunately, when you destroyed the universe, you also destroyed heaven and hell as well. Angels cannot exist without heaven. I can only stand before you now because I am a guide for this vision.” She smirked. “Can’t you see that your new world would destroy the only one you care for?”
Scarlet watched as the light in Kris’ pendant start to flicker, slowly growing dim in time with the shine in her eyes. As the pendant disappeared completely, Scarlet flew backward, both visions fading as reality set in.
<<<<<<>>>>>>
A burst of energy exploded as it crashed into the wall just above Scarlet’s head. Her eyes flew open, her mind confused as to where she was in the real world. Her arms flailed, trying desperately to get her head above the water that was still in her vision. Her right hand paused in mid-air as she realized she was lying on her back in the chamber instead of in the pool. She turned her head toward the bought going on on the other side of the chamber.
Explosions of dark energy ringed the surface of the diamond colored barrier surrounding Volkner. Kirio’s advances were starting to chip through his defenses, leaving deep grooves in the barrier. Scarlet wondered briefly if Volkner had pulled her out of the pool before the battle got serious, and pushed herself to her feet.
She had two options: She could either try to calm Kirio down or help Volkner overtake him. Scarlet knew nothing about calming a Shadowficated Aquapolian, so she went for the second option. Kirio was too strong to go against with her electric attacks. She would have to fight with the power of dimension on her side.
Closing her eyes, Scarlet felt energy bend and sway in the air around her. She focused on one point, and her eyes flew open, the air around her bursting forward with a blow of powerful energy that coursed through the air, slamming into Kirio’s back. He cried out in shock and pain, twisting around to see who had attacked him. Another blast hit him in the side and sent him spiraling across the floor.
Scarlet could feel another blast coming, but she tried to hold it back. No, that’s enough! She could see Kirio lying on the floor, unable to get up and nearly unconscious. She squeezed her eyes shut, forcing the energy back. I could kill him if I unleash another blast!
Suddenly, she felt the energy subside and the air around her grow still. The chamber was quiet, but inside Scarlet’s mind, a great clamor arose. She could feel herself changing, growing…stronger.
Once again, she could see those familiar red eyes…the eyes belonging to Giratina.
But this time, she could feel another, calming presence…
---
The fight is growing closer…
What was that?
…
The Dimensional Warrior has woken…
And discovered her true form…
---
Scarlet’s body tingled from head to toe, refusing to move as she underwent her transformation. Scarlet could no longer see the chamber, just Giratina’s blood red eyes. They started to glow, engulfing her in a dark red light.
The chamber swam back into Scarlet’s vision. Volkner was frozen, Kirio lying at his feet. The electric-type stared ahead, his mouth open in shock and wonder. Scarlet had the urge to ask him why he was looking at her that way. Was her transformation horrific or just surprising?
She stepped over to the pool of water and knelt beside it, pressing her palms against the cool surface of the marble. Her reflection looked quite different from what she was used to. She was dressed in a strapless black and purple dress which covered her kneeling legs and feet completely. Large black wings spread out behind her, brushing the floor gently. Her light purple hair had grown, reaching all the way down her back. The gold lines on her skin stood out even more against the dark material of her dress.
The change that caught Scarlet’s attention most was her eyes. They had morphed from light brown to gold. They looked…deeper, more powerful. Sort of like Giratina’s eyes, but these matched Scarlet perfectly.
She looked up at Volkner, who was still standing beside Kirio’s unconscious body. “What is this?” She asked, lifting up one of her hands to motion toward her wings. They felt strange and foreign to her, and she knew it would take some time to adjust to the feel of the feathers gliding down her back.
Volkner’s shocked expression faded, replaced seconds later by one of contemplation. “Maybe this form allows you to use stronger attacks without damaging your body.” What he said made sense to Scarlet. She felt as if she would be torn apart when she used her powers of dimension to knock Kirio out. Now, she could still feel her powers stir, but they were controlled. She closed her eyes, focusing on her Aquapolian form, and felt herself shift back. She hoped that she would be able to shift at will in the future, but she had no time to practice at the moment.
“Volkner, will you look after him for me? I’m going to go find the Opal Orb,” Scarlet asked, motioning to Kirio, who was still slumped on the floor. She doubted that he would be getting up soon. If he did, though, she hoped that she had hit him hard enough to knock him out of his Shadowficated state.
“We’ll be right here and waiting for you to get back,” Volkner replied, taking a Poke Ball from his belt and releasing his Luxray, who sat beside his owner and obediently shifted his gaze to watch over the silent form of Kirio. Scarlet couldn’t help but remember the violent pack of Luxray that had attacked Mars, Gardenia, and her in Jhoto.
She knelt down to meet the Luxray’s eyes, trying to reassure herself that not all of his kind was dark. He smiled warmly, and she returned his smile, getting to her feet and turning back to the wall that Tess had materialized from. Scarlet couldn’t see a handle or a switch. Maybe…the power of dimension would let her slip through like a ghost.
She took a deep breath and thrust her hand through the marble wall. She stepped through into another passageway which led down into the inner chamber of the Temple of Dimension.
The Opal Orb gleamed in its position on the marble surface of the altar. Scarlet couldn’t believe that she was able to enter the room once again with the image of blood still fresh in her mind. She tensely walked toward the altar and touched the orb, relaxing as she felt its power flow into her body.
But now that they had obtained all six orbs, what were they to do?
Chapter 24
Future
Scarlet stepped forward, trying to get a better look at Quamachi. The angel was just as tall as Cyrus, which obviously had to be unnerving for the light-type. She smiled a knowing, but slightly cruel, smile and turned to look at Giratina.
“So, you want to know what would happen if you were to accomplish your goals,” she said quietly. She turned her head back, and Scarlet could see a sort of triumph glowing in her eyes. “Then let us begin.”
The clapping together of her hands echoed through Scarlet’s mind like the ringing of a bell. Giratina’s eyes shifted downward, then it lifted its head in a huge roar. Waves of energy escaped from its flesh and rocked the atmosphere around them. Scarlet braced herself for the impact, closing her eyes as waves of energy swept over her and threatened to lift her off of her feet.
The waves subsided, leaving behind an eerie silence. Scarlet opened her eyes. Nothing had seemed to change. Kris looked around her, and turned to Cyrus. “What just happened?” She asked breathlessly, shifting from one foot to another nervously. He looked over at Quamachi, asking her silently to explain.
“The first wave is the destruction of life. Look around you. There are no trees…on this mountain or anywhere else. All Aquapolians, humans, animals, and Pokémon are gone.” Quamachi gestured to the lower slopes of the mountain, where pine trees had once flourished. They were dead, mere skeletons in the wind.
Giratina’s eyes glowed again and another roar shook the mountain to its foundations. Waves of energy crashed through the air, lifting Scarlet’s hair above her head. The sky above disappeared, surrounding the earth with pure black space and spots of bright light. The sun remained, its light stronger than ever.
Kris gasped and her hands flew up to shield her eyes. At first, Scarlet thought that she was affected by the rays of the sun coming from above, but neither she nor Cyrus seemed to be affected by the light. Kris trembled and Cyrus put his hand on her arm, trying to calm her down. “Are you okay…”
“Oh…I forgot that she is afraid of surrounding images…” Quamachi muttered. “Not to worry…Giratina will take care of that.”
Scarlet was able to prepare for the third wave. This one, though, packed a bit more punch behind it than the one before had. Before her eyes, the sun started to grow closer and closer, filling up the space around them. Even this scene unnerved Cyrus. He clutched Kris’ arm even tighter, trembling a bit along with his niece, who still had her hands over her eyes. In a blinding flash of light, Scarlet felt the earth disappear from under her feet.
Scarlet forced herself to open her eyes, trying to force back the feelings of anxiety and doom stirring up in the back of her mind. She could feel something solid underneath her feet and looked down. There was nothing visible under her feet. Empty space spread out beneath her. Around her, stars blinked out, the sun fading into oblivion. The only light came from an orb of psychic energy that rested in Quamachi’s palm. Silence reigned in the still air, the only remaining element from the past universe.
By now, Kris had nearly suffered a complete breakdown. Her head was buried in Cyrus’ shoulder, sobs racking her body. Cyrus held one arm around her shoulder, his eyes trained on Quamachi. He was nearly as unnerved as Kris was. Scarlet backed up, feeling her shoulder bump into something solid. She looked up to meet Giratina’s eyes. They had been cold before, but now…they seemed warm. People sometimes took Pokémon’s feelings too lightly. Maybe even legendaries had deeper feelings than Scarlet had thought before.
Suddenly, Scarlet heard Kris gasp loudly. She spun around to see Kris sink to her knees, clutching her arms tight around her body. Her eyes were wide and were dimming quickly. She shook violently with pain, lying on her side on a mat of black. Cyrus knelt down beside her, laying a hand on her shoulder and whipping his head around to Quamachi. Before he could ask anything, she sighed.
“Unfortunately, when you destroyed the universe, you also destroyed heaven and hell as well. Angels cannot exist without heaven. I can only stand before you now because I am a guide for this vision.” She smirked. “Can’t you see that your new world would destroy the only one you care for?”
Scarlet watched as the light in Kris’ pendant start to flicker, slowly growing dim in time with the shine in her eyes. As the pendant disappeared completely, Scarlet flew backward, both visions fading as reality set in.
<<<<<<>>>>>>
A burst of energy exploded as it crashed into the wall just above Scarlet’s head. Her eyes flew open, her mind confused as to where she was in the real world. Her arms flailed, trying desperately to get her head above the water that was still in her vision. Her right hand paused in mid-air as she realized she was lying on her back in the chamber instead of in the pool. She turned her head toward the bought going on on the other side of the chamber.
Explosions of dark energy ringed the surface of the diamond colored barrier surrounding Volkner. Kirio’s advances were starting to chip through his defenses, leaving deep grooves in the barrier. Scarlet wondered briefly if Volkner had pulled her out of the pool before the battle got serious, and pushed herself to her feet.
She had two options: She could either try to calm Kirio down or help Volkner overtake him. Scarlet knew nothing about calming a Shadowficated Aquapolian, so she went for the second option. Kirio was too strong to go against with her electric attacks. She would have to fight with the power of dimension on her side.
Closing her eyes, Scarlet felt energy bend and sway in the air around her. She focused on one point, and her eyes flew open, the air around her bursting forward with a blow of powerful energy that coursed through the air, slamming into Kirio’s back. He cried out in shock and pain, twisting around to see who had attacked him. Another blast hit him in the side and sent him spiraling across the floor.
Scarlet could feel another blast coming, but she tried to hold it back. No, that’s enough! She could see Kirio lying on the floor, unable to get up and nearly unconscious. She squeezed her eyes shut, forcing the energy back. I could kill him if I unleash another blast!
Suddenly, she felt the energy subside and the air around her grow still. The chamber was quiet, but inside Scarlet’s mind, a great clamor arose. She could feel herself changing, growing…stronger.
Once again, she could see those familiar red eyes…the eyes belonging to Giratina.
But this time, she could feel another, calming presence…
---
The fight is growing closer…
What was that?
…
The Dimensional Warrior has woken…
And discovered her true form…
---
Scarlet’s body tingled from head to toe, refusing to move as she underwent her transformation. Scarlet could no longer see the chamber, just Giratina’s blood red eyes. They started to glow, engulfing her in a dark red light.
The chamber swam back into Scarlet’s vision. Volkner was frozen, Kirio lying at his feet. The electric-type stared ahead, his mouth open in shock and wonder. Scarlet had the urge to ask him why he was looking at her that way. Was her transformation horrific or just surprising?
She stepped over to the pool of water and knelt beside it, pressing her palms against the cool surface of the marble. Her reflection looked quite different from what she was used to. She was dressed in a strapless black and purple dress which covered her kneeling legs and feet completely. Large black wings spread out behind her, brushing the floor gently. Her light purple hair had grown, reaching all the way down her back. The gold lines on her skin stood out even more against the dark material of her dress.
The change that caught Scarlet’s attention most was her eyes. They had morphed from light brown to gold. They looked…deeper, more powerful. Sort of like Giratina’s eyes, but these matched Scarlet perfectly.
She looked up at Volkner, who was still standing beside Kirio’s unconscious body. “What is this?” She asked, lifting up one of her hands to motion toward her wings. They felt strange and foreign to her, and she knew it would take some time to adjust to the feel of the feathers gliding down her back.
Volkner’s shocked expression faded, replaced seconds later by one of contemplation. “Maybe this form allows you to use stronger attacks without damaging your body.” What he said made sense to Scarlet. She felt as if she would be torn apart when she used her powers of dimension to knock Kirio out. Now, she could still feel her powers stir, but they were controlled. She closed her eyes, focusing on her Aquapolian form, and felt herself shift back. She hoped that she would be able to shift at will in the future, but she had no time to practice at the moment.
“Volkner, will you look after him for me? I’m going to go find the Opal Orb,” Scarlet asked, motioning to Kirio, who was still slumped on the floor. She doubted that he would be getting up soon. If he did, though, she hoped that she had hit him hard enough to knock him out of his Shadowficated state.
“We’ll be right here and waiting for you to get back,” Volkner replied, taking a Poke Ball from his belt and releasing his Luxray, who sat beside his owner and obediently shifted his gaze to watch over the silent form of Kirio. Scarlet couldn’t help but remember the violent pack of Luxray that had attacked Mars, Gardenia, and her in Jhoto.
She knelt down to meet the Luxray’s eyes, trying to reassure herself that not all of his kind was dark. He smiled warmly, and she returned his smile, getting to her feet and turning back to the wall that Tess had materialized from. Scarlet couldn’t see a handle or a switch. Maybe…the power of dimension would let her slip through like a ghost.
She took a deep breath and thrust her hand through the marble wall. She stepped through into another passageway which led down into the inner chamber of the Temple of Dimension.
The Opal Orb gleamed in its position on the marble surface of the altar. Scarlet couldn’t believe that she was able to enter the room once again with the image of blood still fresh in her mind. She tensely walked toward the altar and touched the orb, relaxing as she felt its power flow into her body.
But now that they had obtained all six orbs, what were they to do?
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