Chapter 16- The Ultimate Sacrifice
~The principles of the Kaisers are to
eliminate the weak, and that’s what they’ve labelled the species of humans as.
Emotions such as friendship and love is seen to them as a delusion, and now I
know why. They see us as weak because we rely too much on them. I refuse to be
labelled as weak in their eyes, and I will show them. Friends? Don’t know what
that is. Love? That’s just some pathetic feeling. Freedom has been turned into
nothing but a mere illusion ever since that damned Cult came into existence,
and I’m going to stop it. I stand for freedom, and I have abandoned my friends
who have held me back, and I can fight at my fullest. For too long I have let
weak emotions impair my judgement, and I will show the Kaiser Cult. They think
I’m weak? I’ll show them. I am a
-Ash
Ketchum
(Location- Whitesand Pokémon Centre)
Ebi sighed as sat working at the desk, building the
new weapons… he didn’t know why he even bothered with this. It’s not like they
had any use for them… after all, the only one among them really capable of
fighting was Ash. Maybe it was just because it distracted him from the depression
he was feeling. “Ow” he pulled his hand back when he cut his finger. He really
ought to start wearing gloves.
Tracey was also sitting in the room, but he was
keeping quiet. “Hey.” Brock said as he stepped into the scene. No one spoke,
and Brock sighed as he sat down. For the next few minutes, none of them spoke.
They were all really depressed, but Brock, Tracey
and Ebi’s sadness combined didn’t compare to Pikachu. Words couldn’t describe
how he felt, being abandoned by his best friend. Not just Pikachu, but the rest
of the pokémon as well. They were all out with
Everyone was saddened greatly by the recent
events. They heard Ash and Misty arguing. The whole town could hear them. They
could also hear it when Ash smashed the wall open and ran out. It’s been two
whole days, and none of them have heard at all from Ash. All they knew was that
he was out there, armed with the QuickSilver and a burning desire to fight.
After the blows to the heart dealt by Misty, there was no telling what Ash
would do. Though he’s jumped into many fights that could have easily killed
him, for first time ever, they were truly scared for his sake. No one talked to
Misty ever since the argument. Ash was out there doing what he thought was
right, and Misty was sitting in a different room, believing that she was right.
Even if Ash didn’t run away, chances are that they still wouldn’t be talking to
each other. Amaebi had given up trying to help her. There was no getting
through to either of them. Misty was every bit as stubborn as Ash, and this
wasn’t a good thing.
Ebi got up and stepped to the sink to wash off
his cut and bandage it. As he did, he finally spoke up, “Guys?” everyone looked
at him, “With Ash…” he paused at the mention of the name, “…gone, you probably
know the only real fighter next to him is Gary, and he isn’t really part of the
group, he just comes and goes.” Said Ebi, “Though we’ve gotten better, we’re
still without real fighters. We’ve been recognized as enemies of the Kaiser
Cult, and we are in danger anywhere we go. We are not strong enough to
withstand the might of a Kaiser, but we have to be careful. We have to be
cautious, so from now on, we have to stick together.”
As Ebi sat down, the same thought passed through
each of their heads, “(Stick together? Then why isn’t Ash here? Without him,
not only our strength is diminished, but also we have no spirit either! Ash…
where are you?)”
***
(Location- Greyrock Trails)
Ash walked beneath the hot sun without a word.
Sweat poured down the side of his face and his mouth was dry, but he simply
ignored it. The weather was hot in this region, and he had been walking all
day. He was far from Whitesand, and he had no intention of turning back. He was
travelling alone, and constantly search for battles. He had encountered a few
people and challenged them. Though it was quite a shock to the opponent
trainers that he didn’t have any pokémon, he defeated whatever they used
without any trouble. After the first few battles, Ash ignored anyone else he
passed. Chances are, they weren’t worth challenging. He’d get no experience
from weaklings… No. He needed to find a stronger opponent…
Suddenly, Ash didn’t know what was it. He felt a
strange twinge. “Is somebody there?” he turned around, nothing. Ash definitely
felt it was his trainer instincts that kicked in, but it faded as suddenly as
it appeared. Strange, it’s not like they have ever failed him before… but it
was a warning. There was trouble coming up, and it was closer than he expected,
“Good…” he said. That’s just what he wanted.
Meanwhile, behind some rocks, two people in dark grey
uniforms, each bearing the familiar emblem of a chained sword surrounded by a
ring of fire, the simple coloured blue, remained hidden. They were following
him, watching his every move. “Is that boy really the infamous Ash Ketchum?”
asked the first guy
“There is no mistake about it” answered the next,
“The hat, the jacket, that peculiar weapon… it is definitely him”
“This… CHILD, is the one that defies our
Cult!?” the first one growled and held up his rifle, “Even if he is just a
child, such crimes cannot be forgiven. That’s is. I am going to finish him off
myself!” he said as he fixed the bayonet on the end and got up
“Wait!” the second Kaiser Cultist grabbed him, “The
child is a Chosen One, a vicious demon! We are merely scouts, we cannot fight such
a monster alone!”
“Very well… I shall signal the others!” the first
Cultist took a mirror and flashed it in the light, working as a signal. From
the rocky field, a number of other cultists emerged, quickly and silently
moving through the field in military formation, so as not to be seen. Laying
low on the rocks above Ash, they aimed their weapons down at him. It was then
when the first cultist leapt down from his hiding place, and ran towards the
path, stopping on the path Ash was walking.
“No! You fool…!” the second cultist exclaimed. He
was perhaps the only one among these cultists to have seen firsthand the fury
of a Chosen One in battle. Anything less than an army was too little! “These
men… it’s all over for them! I must alert Lord Blue Kaiser!” he quickly
retreated, away from the battlefield…
Ash eyed this stranger carefully. This person in
a uniform and holding a rifle… he could tell he wasn’t here just to talk. “What
do you want?” asked Ash.
“Divine retribution” said the first Kaiser
Cultist. He smiled. On the ledges all around Ash, the Kaiser Cultists got up to
their knees, aiming down at him…
“Divine retribution?” Ash asked, thinking what it
meant… when he noticed symbol on the chest of his uniform, the emblem of the
Kaiser Cult! “You’re Kaiser Cultists!”
“Yes!” the first Kaiser Cultist laughed and
raised his rifle, “FIRE!”
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!
From every direction, Ash was getting shot. Again
and again they kept shooting at him, showering him with bullets. “HAHAHAHA!!!!”
the Kaiser Cultists all laughed maniacally! “Justice has been served! The demon
is now… WHAT?!”
“Dead? I don’t think so” Ash smirked… “That
barely itched”
“W-what?! How… how?!” the Kaiser Cultist
stuttered
Ash darted forwards and slammed the Kaiser
Cultist, slamming downwards on his head with his fists. As the cultists on the
ledge to the left of him took aim, Ash immediately kicked off the ground and
flipped through the air, landing right in front of them! “HAAA!!!!” He roared,
attacking them up close, grabbing two of them by the hair and slamming their
heads into each others and dropping them unconscious. Another one lashed at him
with the bayonet, but Ash evaded it easily, his hand shot forward and grabbed
him by the front of the shirt. “YAA!” he flung him through the air to the group
of cultists on the opposite ledge, crashing into them! Then, taking out a Nitro
ball, he then whipped it in their direction…!
BOOM!
“It’s all over” Ash smirked, hopping back down to
the trail. Five seconds… that’s all it took for him to take down the whole
squad… “You shouldn’t have come to fight me. The one that ran was the smartest”
He said, his hands in his pockets. “Rather than shooting at me knowing nothing,
you should’ve done your research… like about the mesh in my clothing that protects
me from bullets! Shooting at my head’s an even bigger waste of time, my hat’s
got the most mesh and is the most well protected…”
BLAM!
The first Kaiser Cultist had fired from pistol
straight at Ash’s face! “HAHAHA!” he laughed, “And what do you think YOU’RE
doing, telling us all your weak points! The deed is done!” he laughed
hysterically, standing up, “Let this be a lesson, to all you weak and useless
humans who defy the Kaiser…! WHAT?!”
Ash simply stood there, totally unscathed.
“Compared to Sky Render’s sword, a bullet moves in slow motion…” he said,
having dodged it from point-blank range. “A weak and useless human am I?” he
asked, “I’d say it’s you who’s weak and useless!” he hit the pistol out of the
Cultist’s hand. The Cultist pulled out a combat knife and slashed at Ash, but
Ash caught his wrist and twisted his arm hard. “HA!” he punched him, causing
him to drop. Ash growled as he twisted the Kaiser Cultist’s arm harder…
-SNAP-
“AAAAAUUUGH!!!!” The Kaiser Cultist screamed when
Ash broke his arm.
“Face it Kaiser. You can’t defeat me. Even if I
wasn’t protected by armour, do you really think I could be killed by mere
bullets?” Ash crossed his arm as he let go of the Kaiser Cultist, “You don’t
have an enhanced body like Red Kaiser, you’re nothing but a normal human
thinking he’s something else. I’ve got no interest in crushing weaklings. Beat
it. Run home, and go cry to your Kaiser God or something”
“Such blasphemy… WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED!!!” The
Kaiser Cultist screamed and pulled something out, “KAISER BEAST GOREBAT! I
CHOOSE YOU!” he threw the black pokéball before he collapsed and fainted. The
ball had designs of black batwings and a red spot of paint that represented a
drop of blood on it. The ball opened up, and darkness seemed to come out of it.
The creature materialized, a large bat creature. It was black in colour and had
bloody red patterns on its two wings. Along with the wings, it had a pair of
long arms and a set of razor sharp claws. Its face was long like a rat or fox’s
and its mouth was full of jagged fangs. Gorebat swooped forwards, extending its
claws as it flew towards Ash.
“WAH!” Ash jumped and dodged the Kaiser Beast’s
slash. He struck at Gorebat, and his hit did seem to do some damage, but not
very much. Gorebat slapped Ash with its wing and knocked him off his feet.
Gorebat seized the opportunity and dove down on Ash, its claws were extended,
its fangs bared…
CHOMP!
“GOOORE!” Gorebat screeched angrily. It had bit
the QuickSilver and did no damage
Ash observed the Kaiser Beast. Gorebat was bigger
than him, and possessed much strength and speed. There didn’t seem to be any
weak points, but judging by the build of the Kaiser Beast, it had no strong
points either.
“GOOOOREBAAAT!!!!!” Gorebat slashed at Ash. Ash
ducked this time and the claws tore right into the wall. Ash ran as fast as he
could to get away from this Kaiser Beast, but it flapped its wings and flew
into the air to pursue him.
“GRRR!” Ash ran as fast as he could. Three words
could describe this Kaiser Beast, ‘out of control’. It continued to slash madly
as it pursued Ash, and it didn’t matter who it hit. As Ash ran by a Kaiser
Cultist, Gorebat slashed and tore into the unfortunate person. Gorebat simply
tossed the useless corpse to the side and continuing its fierce onslaught. Ash
growled, he couldn’t defeat this crazed monster just by running away. Ash
stopped running and took a fighting stance. He wanted to fight the Kaisers?
Well that that included any monsters they created!
“BAT!!!!” Gorebat snarled as it dove towards him,
ready to tear into human flesh…
“HAIYA!!!” Ash struck with his right arm. Gorebat
stumbled back from Ash’s strong hit. It shook its head and attacked once more.
“AH!” Ash exclaimed. Gorebat slashed his arm, causing it to bleed. Gorebat
jumped back and licked the blood off its claws and screeched once more. The
taste and smell of blood drove it wild. Ash was having a hard time defending
himself. Fighting a beast was nothing like fighting a human. While this Kaiser
Beast was nowhere near as powerful as the giant Charrannosaurus, it was still
aggressive. Ash growled, but remembered he fought an enemy like this once
before, Chaos Reaper! Chaos Reaper fought with fang and claw, like this Kaiser
Beast… but there was no comparison between them. In terms of power and kill,
the dark Super Fiend was infinitely stronger than this stupid bat! However…
remembering his fight with Chaos Reaper, Ash got another idea…
“SCREEEEECH!!!!” Gorebat dove towards him,
opening its mouth wide. It was going to tear the human’s head right off and
feast on his remains…
“TAKE THIS!” Ash shouted as he threw the explosive
nitro ball right into the Kaiser Beast’s mouth…
KABOOM!!!!!
Gorebat dropped to the ground. Biting into the
nitro ball had exploded its head, and this Kaiser Beast was dead. Ash sighed
and wiped himself off, “Ew…” he said as he looked at the mess from the Kaiser
Beast. Ash sighed, the Kaiser Cult have really done it this time. Making
seemingly normal human beings believe so strongly in whatever that they’d
attack someone and try to kill him for no good reason? Creating creatures for
the sole intent of killing? Ash had seen many pokémon before, and thought lots
of them were bitter towards humans, they all had a soul. But this Kaiser Beast,
when Ash looked into its eyes during the fight, he didn’t see anything. The
only thing that the Kaiser Beast could think of is to kill.
“Damn you Kaisers…” Ash said quietly. Bringing
creatures into this world that shouldn’t exist… he felt sorry for the Kaiser
Beasts. They were created unnaturally. Unlike certain Kaisers, these ones
didn’t have any choice. They were slaves to the Kaisers Cult as much as they
were slaves to their needs to fight. Ash sighed. Though he wanted to fight some
Kaisers, this victory was empty, and he felt so hollow, but that’s how he felt
ever since he ran away, and the only way he could escape his sorrow was through
battle. After dropping a red Fire Attack ball onto the beast and burning up the
remains, Ash continued walking, he would continue searching for more opponents.
Just like the Kaiser Beasts, he needed to fight…
***
(Location- Jade Cliffs)
“I’m sorry Pikachu, but he just isn’t here” said
“Pika…” Pikachu sighed as he walked with
“I know what you mean” said
“Pikachu, pika…” said Pikachu
“Yeah. I understand how you feel” said
Pikachu was very depressed that Ash was gone. He
was not captured or wounded or anything, but gone on his own free will,
abandoning all of them. Out of all the people in this world who was the least
likely to do something like that, Ash did it.
“You can’t really blame him” said
“Pika! Pikachu!
“No, it’s not entirely Misty’s fault. Ash is as
much to blame as her… well… no, it’s actually mostly her, but still. You have
to look at it from her point of view” said
“Pikachu! Pika!
“Misty probably felt scared or threatened by this
fighting side. I mean, who is he? What has he done with the sweet and gentle
Ash we know? Like I said, the kind one is the one she fell in love with, and
that kind one fades out of existence when the fighting starts, which is almost
always. Still, you are right about Misty, that she shouldn’t have acted that
way. You can’t help but wonder if she really loved him if she hated another
side at the same time.” Said
“Pika…” Pikachu looked into the sky as well.
Wishing, hoping… that Ash was okay.
***
(
In a few hours the sun had set, and Ash had
reached the entrance of the next town,
Ash was really thirsty, and decided that he might
as well use the money to get something to drink. As he stepped out of the store
and tossed the finished bottle of water to the side, he noticed something
strange. On the walls were many posters of missing people. Not just children,
but many adults. The whole wall was covered in them, “Hmmm…” Ash stared at
them. As he walked, he overheard some people
“You heard me! That man I saw wearing the cape
isn’t human! He’s the one responsible for kidnapping all those people!” said
the first guy, “I saw that guy fighting unarmed against a pokémon trainer and
beat them! After beating the pokémon, the trainer himself attacked with a
knife, but the caped guy disarmed him by twisting his torso AFTER the guy’s
knife was stuck in his chest!”
“You’re kidding me!” said the second guy, “So
you’re telling me he doesn’t use pokémon, yet he’s invincible?”
“I never said he didn’t use pokémon! He called
out these GIGANTIC monsters! I mean, my pokédex had no idea what it was! After
they beat the helpless trainer, his men just dragged him off! Just like that!”
said the first guy
“Where did you see them?” Ash asked as he stepped
in
“Huh?” the first guy turned around, “Who are you”
“The Kaisers. Where did you see them?” Ash asked
“Kaisers? That’s what they’re called?” asked the
first guy, “I’m sorry, I don’t know where they are…”
“Wrong answer” Ash said as he grabbed him by the neck
and with an impressive display of strength, lifted him up, “Now, where did you
see them?”
“Gah… KUH!” The man coughed, now scared, “N-north
side of the city! That’s where all the disappearances have been happening…! No
one goes there anymore because they’re all scared…! Everyone who disappears is
never seen again…!”
“North side…” Ash released him, letting him fall
to the ground and ignored him as they ran. “Never seen again, huh? Sounds like just
about the right place to look” he said to himself as he clenched his fist “The
Kaisers… I’ll put a stop to them…”
Two hours had passed, and Ash had walked all over
the city, questioning people about the missing people and sightings of Kaiser
Cultists. By the end, it was safe to assume that this town had a pretty
unfortunate rapport with the Kaisers. “So you saw them over there?”
“Yes…!” the guy he was questioning, said
nervously as Ash put him down, “They held at gunpoint and dragged her off!”
“Hmmm…” Ash growled as the guy ran away, “I must
find them” he said and started walking… “Those damn Kaisers… they won’t get
away from me. Not this time…”
***
(Location-???)
“So you saw Ash Ketchum?” asked Blue Kaiser
“Yes your lordship” the second Kaiser Cultist
from earlier bowed, “He was alone”
“That does not sound like him. He always travels
with companions” the Kaiser Knight growled, “You’re sure you aren’t mistaken?
You’d better not be wasting my time…” Blue Kaiser pulled out his rapier and
pointed it at him
The Kaiser Cultists backed off nervously, “It was
him! He had the same hat and jacket and metal object on the back! The other
scouts attacked him, but I listened to your orders and came straight back
here!”
Blue Kaiser sheathed his rapier, “Ah…” he said,
“So he really has arrived.” As he started walked, he stopped and turned to the
Kaiser Cultist, “You said the others attacked, while you ran?”
“Yes, I immediately left to inform you” the
Cultist answered
As Blue Kaiser ran his fingers through his hair,
his hand suddenly shot up and grabbed the Kaiser Cultist by the neck, “Though
you followed my orders, you still ran from battle, and cowardice is something I
will not tolerate!”
“AH!” The Kaiser Cultist exclaimed
CRACK!
The Cultist’s head hung limp after Blue Kaiser
snapped his neck with his hand. Blue Kaiser sighed and dropped the Cultist’s
body, “Hmmm… Now why did I do that? He did follow my orders. Ah well, CULTISTS!
This mess is in my way! Pick it up!”
“Yes Lord KN-04” the two Kaiser Cultists quickly
came and dragged the dead cultist to the side, and Blue Kaiser started walking
“Ash Ketchum… sinful
***
(
“Come on Kaisers, where are you hiding?” asked
Ash. It was the late evening now and still no sign of the Kaisers… “What’s the
matter! Are you afraid!?” he shouted in anger. Ash then sensed something… killing
intent! Ash spun around, looking around him. There was a malicious presence…
coming his way…
“Looking for someone?” a voice asked. Ash’s eyes
opened wide, as an individual stepped out of the shadows of the buildings and
stood in front of him.
“You…!” Ash snarled, “Blue Kaiser!”
“Impressive that you’re still alive… truly
impressive, for a filthy heretic” said Blue Kaiser, “To have survived your
encounter with the great Red Kaiser… it’s true what they say about cockroaches.
Too stubborn to die… and here you are, continuing your crimes against the cult,
and one of them is simply being a human”
“It’s a crime to be human now?” Ash growled, “Is
that what your damn cult is all about? What the hell kind of stupid belief is
that anyways?!”
“Such foul words.” Blue Kaiser gracefully drew his
rapier, “With this sacred weapon, I shall save this world…” Ash felt his
trainer instincts warning him… DANGER!
CLASH!!!!
“WA!” Ash deflected the stab from the rapier with
the QuickSilver
“By purging it of your tainted presence!” Blue
Kaiser, brushing his hair back
“AH!” Ash gasped, nearly falling over as he
dodged another quick thrust! Blue Kaiser had tried to kill him just there!
“These barbaric civilisations must be destroyed,
so that we Kaisers may usher a new era!” He shouted as he continued to thrust
his rapier. Though he was nowhere near as strong as Red Kaiser, he was still an
amazing fighter. Most of Ash’s punches were dodged with ease, and the ones that
hit barely hurt him at all. “You possess great strength… but it is tainted! That
demonic power you call ‘Power of One’! We Kaisers believe in purity. The flesh
holds weakness and temptation… both of which I have cast aside. You filthy
savages… Your existence alone is a sin. And there is only one possible way to
atone for your sins…” he glared at Ash… “That is through death!”
“You’re completely insane!” Ash shouted “That Kaiser
Beast that attacked me today is a monster that you people created! Pokémon were
never meant to be used as weapons… but YOU turn them into monsters! You have no
place to pass judgement on my race, because even more so than Gorebat… YOU’RE
the real monster!”
“Gorebat? Pfft, don’t make me laugh” said Blue
Kaiser, “That creature is nothing but a lesser Kaiser Beast, fit for meagre
cultists.” he said, “Cultists are at the bottom of the cult… still holding
their own flesh… weak as any human and just as disposable… their only strength
is in their numbers, but at least they are faithful… To think I was once like
that, no better any mere human… so many years ago… but that has all changed. Over
so many years my faith has been tested, and I have completely abandoned my past
as a human. More and more my body is being strengthened by the gifts of our
divine ruler… and from a meagre disciple I have become a prominent knight!
Blessed with this immortal body, I have fought in the name of the cult for centuries,
and with it I shall so continue for the many years to come!!!!”
“Immortal? Centuries? What are you talking about?”
Ash shouted, “I know it was you Kaisers who are responsible for the
kidnappings! Bring back those people you took!”
“I am afraid that is impossible” Blue Kaiser said
calmly
“And why is that?!” Ash shouted, “And let me warn
you, if any of them are dead…”
“And what of it?” Blue Kaiser asked coldly, “They
are no use to us alive.
We prefer to think of it more as… becoming one
with the true god”
“You had them killed?!” Ash screamed
“If that’s what you want to think…” Blue Kaiser
places his hands in his pockets. As Ash ran towards him, Blue Kaiser raised his
hand, “Stop. Do not come any closer, or else…” Blue Kaiser pulled out a blue
pokéball. This one had designs of waves and water, and a symbol that resembled
a turtle shell, “You remember that Kaiser Beast you fought earlier today? This beast
here, I personally trained myself, and it holds more destructive power than
that pathetic bat creature ever will. If insist on continuing to fight, I shall
release it and it will destroy you”
“Go ahead and try it Kaiser! I’m ready!” said Ash
“You have been warned” Blue Kaiser threw the
pokéball high into the air, “KAISER BEAST ARKTOISE! I CHOOSE YOU!” The blue
pokéball opened up, released a huge flood, like a waterfall. From the water, a
shape was emerging, and and as the water itself fell to the ground, there now
stood the mighty Kaiser Beast… Arktoise
“AAAAARRRRKTOOOIIISE!!!!” Arktoise roared. Ash
gasped at the sight of this fearsome monster. Though it stood not as tall as Charrannosaurus,
it was far bulkier, and had to have weighted many tonnes, as the ground
underneath its feet was cracked. Arktoise looked down at the puny Ash. The
shell opened up and several large cannons stuck out. Instead of just two water
cannons like the regular Blastoise, Arktoise had six in total! Two of them were
by the neck, two of them were in the place of the regular Blastoise’s cannons,
and the last two were just over the arms. Arktoise roared as it stamped down
with its foot.
CRASH!!!!
“AAAAH!!!!” Ash jumped into the air, barely
missing being crushed. Arktoise swung its arm, and swatted Ash to the side.
“AGH!” Ash hit a building, leaving cracks in the cement as he fell to the ground,
but got up, “TAKE THIS!” he took out four nitro balls
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The balls exploded over the Kaiser Beast’s shell,
but did no visible damage. “Damn! I’ll have to think of something else!” said
Ash as he jumped to the side. Arktoise roared and stamped on the ground. Ash
jumped and dodged it easily. The noise had gotten the attention of many, and
people were staring out of their windows in shock at the sight of this gigantic
monster.
“Kaiser Beast Arktoise!” Blue Kaiser shouted, “I
COMMAND YOU! ATTACK NOW!!”
“TOISE!” From Arktoise’s shell, all six cannons took
aim, and from one a water gun that looked more like Hydro pump fired, and there
were six!
“AAAAAGH!!!!!” Ash screamed as the wave threw him
off his feet and sent him spinning violently in the fierce torrent it had created.
The water attack ended and Ash lay on the ground, drenched… “Heh… is that the
best you got?!” he shouted.
“We are only starting!” said Blue Kaiser, “ARKTOISE!
BUBBLEBEAM!”
“ARRRK!!!” Arktoise aimed all six cannons at Ash.
From each cannon, hundreds upon hundreds of bubbles were being fired.
“AAAGH!” Ash screamed, bracing himself as each
rock-solid bubble hit him with like a bullet. The attack soon ended, and Ash
was on his knees, panting
“You are no match for the power of a Kaiser
Beast!” Blue Kaiser shouted, “Give up now… you cannot possibly survive another
attack!”
“Just watch me!” Ash smirked as he got up. Though
he wasn’t afraid, those attacks had such destructive power… Ash didn’t know if
he could keep this up.
“VERY WELL!” Blue Kaiser shouted, “CRUSH THE
HERETIC! HYDRO PUMP!!!”
“ARRRRK…” Arktoise growled as it aimed all six
cannons towards Ash…
“Come on. Hit me with your best shot” Ash said.
Behind his back, he held six EC balls, each of them were ready to grab a blast
of water.
“TOOOIIIIISE!!!!!” Arktoise roared. All the
blasts of water flew towards Ash…
“CAPTURE!!!!” Ash threw the six EC balls. Each
ball hit a blast of water from the water cannons, “Yes!” he captured all of
them, but there was one more! “WHAT?!”
CRASH!!!!!
“AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!” Ash screamed as the
seventh of water blasts hit him. It was more like being hit by a train than
water! The attack ended, and Ash was on the ground, unable to go on. “What…
what happened?” he asked himself, “I hit all of them… where did that seventh
come from?” then Ash realized it, “AH!” the biggest, strongest water blast he
missed because he was focusing on the cannons… it didn’t come from any cannons,
it came from the mouth!
“You lose” said Blue Kaiser, “Look at you. So
pathetic…! Cold, drenched and unable to continue, you can fight no more. Surrender
now.”
“N-never!” Ash struggled. It was the hardest
thing in the world to do, but somehow he got back up to his feet, “I’ll never
surrender to you, Kaiser!”
“Hmmm…” Blue Kaiser couldn’t help but admire
Ash’s spirit. “Fine. It is your choice, but if you don’t give up…” each cannon
on Arktoise’s shell aimed at a different building, “I shall command the
strongest Hydro Pump attack, and erase the presence of more of the filthy humans
that taint this world.”
“WHAT?!” Ash shouted. Arktoise showed no signs of
reconsidering what it was about to do. Blue Kaiser was asking him to surrender.
If he didn’t, the attack could easily break those buildings apart, and many
innocent people would lose their lives… “No…”
“HAHAHA!” Blue Kaiser laughed, “You didn’t think
I would do that? No. Not yet. Though they will be slaughtered in the name of
our all-powerful god, but not in this crude manner!” he said, “This city has
been taken in the name of the Kaisers, and all the inhabitants shall be mass-sacrificed
after the ceremony of blood is performed! None of our offerings so far were enough
to complete the ceremony, and we need a worthy offering!” He pointed his rapier
at Ash, “It shall be you!”
“Go to hell” Ash grabbed the QuickSilver, “So you
can’t go through with this city’s sacrifice till I’VE been sacrificed first? In
that case, I’m not gonna let you! If you’re gonna take me anywhere you’ll have
to kill me first!” Ash then smirked, “And that’ll ruin the ceremony, won’t it?”
he took a fighting stance, “As long as I fight, it’s a win-win situation! I destroy
you, and I’ll continue fighting your cult! I lose and die? You can’t sacrifice
me or these innocent people! RAAAAARH!!!!” he charged
“HA!” Blue Kaiser kicked Ash in the stomach and
slammed him hard in the chest. “And who said I would have to kill you in order
to win?” he asked. Looking at Ash growl and struggle, it was clear he would
fight to the death! “Such determination… such spirit… such stupidity…” Blue
Kaiser deflected Ash’s hits and slammed him again, “Your essence will greatly
please our god!”
“Oh shut up! I’m not gonna satisfy anything that
has to do with you Kaisers!” Ash shouted. He was heavily injured, but he
refused to stop fighting no matter what. “I told you! I’m not helping any of
you carry out your sick, twisted plans!”
“Oh but you will!” Blue Kaiser grabbed Ash by the
neck and slammed his head to the wall, smashing right through it. “I will make
sure of it!” he slammed Ash’s head again and again, smashing many holes into
the wall. By the time the beating ended, Ash was heavily wounded. He had
suffered some serious injuries that could kill
“Heh-heh-heh” Ash laughed weakly
“What’s so funny?” asked Blue Kaiser
“Any more fighting and I’ll probably die” said
Ash, “I can’t beat you… but you still won’t win! Hopeless isn’t it?” He asked,
“I die right now, and you can’t do your ceremony without me! I’m sacrificing my
life, but not to your god! Even if you somehow beat me without killing me, by
that point I’ll be so injured that I’ll probably die in the process of you
taking me there! You can’t win!”
“We will see about that…” Blue Kaiser Growled,
“RRRAAAAAH!!!!!” the floor cracked when he smashed Ash to the ground… and then
he flung Ash’s body into the air, “ARKTOISE! CLEANSE THE UNCLEAN! PURIFICATION
HYDRO PUMP!!!”
“ARKTOOOOOOIIIIIISE!!!!!” Arktoise fired the
seven blasts of water at Ash. This purification version of the attack was far
stronger than the normal one, and Ash was slammed with several tonnes of water
with more force than a cannon. The water smashed right through one building
after another, with Ash in the front.
The attack ended, and Ash lay on the ground, many
bones had been broken. “HAA!” Blue Kaiser stabbed into Ash’s body with his rapier
right through his chest puncturing his heart. He continued to plunge his sword
into Ash’s chest again and again. After countless thrusts, Blue Kaiser smiled,
sheathing his rapier. “Kaiser Beast Arktoise! Return!” he called Arktoise back.
He snapped his fingers and several Kaiser Cultists appeared, “Take this boy.
The ceremony of blood shall be completed with him”
The Kaiser Cultists picked up Ash’s body and
carried him. Ash’s eyes were closed, yet he smiled. He was defeated. His heart
was punctured many times and he’d die from the wounds. Though barely alive, he
wouldn’t survive the trip to wherever they were going, and would surely die
before they reached it. The people would be spared, and this loss was a victory
after all. Ash’s thoughts faded as his mind went blank. His mouth and breath
was of blood, and he wasn’t breathing anymore. His heart stopped struggling to
beat. It has happened… against the Ancient Kaiser Knight, Blue Kaiser… the
“Lord Blue Kaiser!” one of the Cultists said, “We
cannot offer this lifeless corpse!”
“Oh, but I have a plan” Blue Kaiser smiled. “Go
ahead and smile
The might and ruthlessness of the Kaisers
have proved to be too strong against the righteousness and spirit of Ash Ketchum.
Defeated and lifeless, Ash’s body is carried off to be used as a sacrifice to
the god of the Kaisers. Though he had given up his life to protect the people
of the city, was his sacrifice in vain? Wasn’t the ceremony only supposed to
work if Ash is alive? Just what is Blue Kaiser planning? Find out next time on
Pokémon: Shadow of the Deceiver!
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TO BE CONTINUED