Chapter 18- A Heart of Darkness
~Every time I think I’ve seen the worst
of the Kaiser Cult, they somehow manage to pull out something new and surprise
me. Creating mindless Kaiser Beasts for the sole purpose of destruction,
sacrificing innocent people in order to call their god so they could kill MORE
innocent people… just the thought makes me burn with rage… The Ceremony of
Blood that has to be performed before the culling can begin has been completed,
and unless we stop the Kaisers now, there’s no way we can protect the people of
-Ash
Ketchum
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“HAAAAA!!!!” Ash Ketchum and Blue Kaiser charged
towards one another…
SMASH!
Both of them growled, not stopping their attacks.
The Chosen One and the Kaiser Knight struck at each other again and again with
powerful blows. They seemed equal and neither one of them was winning, nor
showing signs of losing.
“HA!” Blue Kaiser swung his fist and smacked Ash
across the face twice and kicked him hard in the stomach, making him stumble
back a few steps
“GRR!” Ash recovered quickly. He spun, kicking Blue
Kaiser across the face and then jumping up, striking upward against his chin with
his knee
Blue Kaiser jumped back, “You fight well, for a
heathen”
“You Kaisers give me a lot of practice” said Ash
as he aimed the QuickSilver to him
BOOM!
“UNGH!” Blue Kaiser covered his face with his
arms in the ‘x’ position as he slid back
Ash took his opportunity “SILVER BULLET!” he
shouted and shot forwards. This time however, he didn’t hit Blue Kaiser. He
stopped right past him and stuck out his leg, tripping the Kaiser over, making
him fall on his back. While he was down, Ash took this opportunity, “HAIYA!!!!”
he slammed Blue Kaiser with all his strength
“URK!” Blue Kaiser exclaimed. The punch was so
strong, the ground underneath him cracked a bit. Blue Kaiser growled as he got
up, defeating this boy was tougher than he first thought. However, he could
easily win if he turned things up a notch… which were his intentions exactly…
“Tell me boy, do you have any requests?”
“Requests for what?” asked Ash, but Blue Kaiser
darted forwards, faster than he could react, and elbowed him in the face, and
kicked him hard in the stomach. As Ash stumbled back, Blue Kaiser crouched on
the ground and swung his leg at Ash’s ankles, causing him to trip. Before his
face hit the ground, Blue Kaiser’s other foot swung upwards, kicking him hard
and sending him flipping into the air. As Ash was landing, Blue Kaiser
roundhouse kicked him and sent him flying.
“What we should carve on your tombstone” Blue
Kaiser smirked evilly
“A-agh…!” Ash got up slowly, clutching his
stomach and side of his neck that were hit the hardest. That last round of
attacks was strong enough to kill a regular man, and seriously hurt him, “Why
you…” he growled, “You’ll pay for that!” he charged
WHACK!
“When you last fought Red Kaiser, tell me, just
how easy was he going on you?” asked Blue Kaiser. He had moved around Ash
quicker than the eye and karate-chopped him on the shoulder, making him fall
“He is far stronger and more skilled than I am, yet you are so weak. Just how
many friends were fighting for you?”
“None” Ash growled, “There’s no such thing…” he
darted forwards, “AS FRIENDS!”
Blue Kaiser smiled when he caught Ash’s wrist.
“That is the first intelligent thing I have ever heard a heathen say.” He began
crushing Ash’s wrist with a powerful grip. As Ash grimaced in pain, he struck
with his other hand, which Blue Kaiser caught
WHAM!
“AGH!” Ash exclaimed and almost fell back, but
Blue Kaiser was still holding onto his wrists. Ash growled, he felt some
bleeding on his forehead. That head butt did a lot of damage, and Blue Kaiser
held his head back and was going to head butt him again, but Ash ran up with
his legs and kicked him in the chin, knocking his head back. He swung his leg
again and kicked him on the side of the head, finally causing him to let go.
“Ow…” Ash groaned as he held onto his shin. It was like kicking a rock!
“Heh…” Blue Kaiser grinned, “Was that your full
strength? It was barely a tickle”
“Oh yeah? Then why’d you let go?” Ash shouted
“I just though I’d humour you a bit, but enough
is enough” said Blue Kaiser as his hand shot up and grabbed Ash by the throat,
surprising him. Ash struggled to break free, but the grip was too strong, “HA!”
Blue Kaiser struck Ash in the face. He did it again several more times, before
he tossed him on the floor. He then stepped on Ash’s head, “Now to crush you,
insect” he said as he began to press his foot down
“WAH!” Ash exclaimed, but Blue Kaiser didn’t
stop, “AAAAAAAH!!!”
“Suffer…” Blue Kaiser said as he lifted his foot,
giving Ash a moment of rest. He raised his foot, he was gonna crush him, “AND
DIE!”
“NO!”
CRASH!!!!!
Ash opened his eyes in surprise, “Huh?” he
blinked, “I’m alive? WA!” he looked up and saw him. The black outfit, the pale
skin, and dark scythe, “Goth!”
Goth didn’t respond. He held his scythe up in a
fighting stance. Before Blue Kaiser had crushed Ash, Goth appeared at the last
second and sent him flying.
Blue Kaiser groaned and got up. As he picked it
up, he turned his head and saw Goth’s face, “YOU…” He immediately grabbed his
rapier and charged “RAAAAH!!!!!”
CLASH!
“Wa!” Ash jumped. He couldn’t even see what
happened…
Goth and Blue Kaiser jumped back. Blue Kaiser was
snarling like a wild animal. The two attacked each other again and again. Goth
was swinging his scythe, and Blue Kaiser was striking with his rapier. Their
weapons deflected one another’s, they seemed equally skilled.
WHAM!
Blue Kaiser’s punch sent Goth spinning and
hitting the floor while his scythe flew out of his hands. Blue Kaiser jumped
and dove down, ready to skewer Goth. Goth looked up, “SHADOW STALKER!” the
first thing he said was the attack. Immediately he sunk into the ground as a
shadow.
“WHAT?!” Blue Kaiser exclaimed as his sword hit
nothing but ground.
Goth emerged behind him, grabbing his scythe,
“MORTAL REAPER!!!!”
Ash stared at the fight going on. “That did it…”
he sighed as the scythe passed through Blue Kaiser “HUH?!” he exclaimed. Blue
Kaiser elbowed Goth in the stomach, causing him to fly back. He pulled the
sword out of the ground and stood up like normal! “No way! I definitely saw the
scythe pass through him! What happened?!”
“GRR…” Goth wiped some blood off his bleeding
lips, “I tried to banish your soul to the void, but as I suspected, you have
long since given it up to the Cult.”
“There is nothing the likes of YOU can do to
against me” said Blue Kaiser as he grabbed Goth by the front of the shirt and
swung him, slamming him to the ground. “The darkness has no power here, as we
are in holy grounds…” Goth slashed up at him, but Blue Kaiser moved out of the
way. It cut through the front of his uniform, but other than that, there was no
real damage. Blue Kaiser punched Goth in the face hard, and while the Super
Fiend was dazed, Blue Kaiser aimed his blade to his stomach and was ready to
thrust…
“NO!” Ash shouted
BAM!
“AH!” Blue Kaiser exclaimed when Ash punched him
in the face and caused him to stumble back.
“You okay Goth?” Asked Ash as he turned to the
super fiend
“(Pant) yeah…” Goth was sweating heavily, Blue
Kaiser sure did a number on him, “Had to wait for him to rough me up before you
could help me?”
“Can’t hide nothing from you, can’t I?” Ash
smirked. He hadn’t forgotten the
“Fine.” Goth reached out and shook his hand
before turning to Blue Kaiser
“So two against one is it? Fine with me…” Blue
Kaiser reached and grabbed the pokéball, “KAISER BEAST ARKTOISE! I CHOOSE YOU!”
“AAARRRRRKTOOOOIIIISE!!!!” The Kaiser Beast
roared
“WA!” Ash exclaimed at the sight of the
terrifying Arktoise
“Grr…” Goth growled at the sight of this monster
made by the Cult. Taking regular pokémon and putting hem through all sorts of
horrible experiments, forcibly evolving them further and altering their brains
to erase emotions and make them more aggressive… he only had one word to
describe it, “An abomination…!”
“TOISE!” Arktoise fired a blast of water. If it
weren’t for Goth’s quick reflexes, the water pressure would have crushed him
“YOW!” Goth exclaimed, “You don’t have to tell me
twice!” he lifted his scythe, “If my mortal reaper didn’t work on Blue Kaiser,
then I doubt it’ll have any effect on the turtle over there. Speaking of which,
where is Blue Kaiser?”
“YA!!!!” Blue Kaiser shouted as he darted from
the side with his rapier
“AGH!” Goth screamed. He tried to sidestep it,
therefore getting stabbed in the arm.
“GOTH!” Ash exclaimed as Blue Kaiser jumped back,
“Are you okay!?”
“Yeah” Goth stood up straight, completely
forgetting the wound in his right arm, “A tiny wound like that’ll never compare
to the real injuries this cult has dealt to me”
“Huh?” Ash wondered, but was distracted when a
blast of water hit him “WA!”
“ARKTOIIIISE!!” Arktoise shouted as he stomped
around the room. Many Kaiser Cultists came, standing in front of Arktoise. In
front of them all stood Blue Kaiser
“That’s a lot of enemies” said Goth
“Why don’t we divide them. 50/50?” asked Ash
“Just what I was thinking” said Goth, “I’ll also
take Blue Kaiser, you fight the beast”
“No, I got a score to settle with him! The guy
STABBED me like a hundred times!” said Ash “I fight Blue Kaiser, YOU take on
the Kaiser beast!”
“Cry-baby, whining about a mere hundred stabs…
I’ve had worse than that. I have some long awaited scores to settle, therefore I
insist that I fight him”
“He freaking killed me! I insist that I
fight him!” Ash was getting annoyed.
Blue Kaiser stared at the two bickering…
“ROCK! PAPER! SCISSORS!” Ash and Goth both
shouted
“Yes! I win!” Goth smirked, while Ash scowled…
“This is getting ridiculous” Blue Kaiser growled,
and raised his sword, and the cultists began charging. “ATTACK!!!” over a
hundred cultists charged towards the two…
“TAKE THIS!” Ash tossed nitro ball after nitro
ball at them, taking out large groups at a time. There were still a lot left,
and Ash literally flew into battle with amazing speed and strength, knocking
one after another unconscious and dodging their hits.
“RHAAA” Goth whirled his scythe through the air,
cutting down anyone who came close. Whenever they attacked, he sank into the
darkness as a shadow and reappeared elsewhere, cutting them with his scythe!
“HIYA!” Ash knocked another to the ground.
Looking around him, there were still a lot more. “Fine with me…” he said, “I
could go on forever! AGH!” he exclaimed as something hit him on the back of the
head. It was a bullet! He looked up; he could see snipers aiming down at him!
Sure, he could dodge bullets and armour could take them… but sniper rifle ammo
might be another story, and there were so many snipers it may be impossible to
dodge! He got was lucky that his hat protected him, but what about Goth? He had
no armour of any sort! “Goth! Watch out for the…”
Without a word, Goth darted through the balconies
and swinging his scythe, cutting the rifles and slashing at the cultists,
knocking them down from the high ledges
“Okay… I’d say you’re fine” said Ash as he
continued fighting. The people around him were all armed with a vast array of
weapons, from the most basic clubs and spears to the most advanced laser guns
and plasma weapons, but it didn’t make a difference, they were no match for
him! They fell, one after the other, and when Goth was done with the snipers,
he jumped down and joined once more. In no time whatsoever the battle was over,
and the Kaiser Cultists were defeated, either because they were too injured to
go on or being banished to the void. Whether they would ever return was Goth’s
decision, and it was seeming unlikely….
“That’s all of them” said Goth, “Only ones left
are…”
Goth’s speaking was interrupted by a clapping
sound. They looked up and saw Blue Kaiser standing on Arktoise’s head. “That
was very amusing. 362 armed Cultists, yet you defeated them all in 151.43
seconds.” Blue Kaiser smirked, “Had it been me fighting, it would have taken half
that amount of time. I have analysed your fighting styles. The Chosen One may
be enduring when it comes to physical attacks, but he lacks in attack and has
very little defence on his left side and back. YOU…” he pointed at Goth, “You
may be quick and have strong attacks, but your main attack has no affect on me,
and you have a very weak defence and will fall easily to a strong blast, such
as one from my Kaiser Beast here” he tapped Arktoise and jumped down, “End of
the line for you both. I will be your final opponent”
“Get ready!” Said Ash as they both took fighting
stances. Blue Kaiser and Arktoise also got ready. Ash was going to fight the
Kaiser Beast, and Goth was going to deal with Blue Kaiser, “NOW!”
***
(Location- Greyrock Trails)
“Hurry-hurry-hurry!” Ebi called as the jeep sped
forwards
“Ebi! Could you tell me again why we bought this
thing?!” Asked Tracey as Brock drove, “Don’t you think Ash’d be mad if he found
out you spent HIS money?”
“Nah!” said Ebi as he sat on the roof, setting
his sniper rifle to it, “All the weapons I made for him, they’re not for free!
The labour I had to go through to make them, the cuts and hours without rest
and the money I spent buying parts… it costs a fortune! I was just giving him
everything he needed in advance! Consider it a late payment, because I took the
money he owes me and used it to buy this thing!”
“Then why aren’t you driving?” asked Brock,
“You’ve got a licence, don’t you?”
“Of course I do!” Ebi called down. The laser
rifle was set up. “But when we run into the Kaisers you’ll need someone to hold
them off! Especially when the Kaiser Beasts come! Those monsters are bigger and
stronger than ever and can eat us up!”
“Then how can we survive an attack from them?”
asked Tracey
“We’re not strong enough to hold one off!
Especially if they are stronger than before!” said Brock, “Anyone got a clue?”
“Kaiser Beasts are very complex and made by
Kaisers to be the ultimate fighting machines! But don’t forget matter what the
Kaisers say, no matter how much they deny it, they’re still just humans, and
all humans are prone to making mistakes!” said Ebi, “Finding flaws and weak
points in their designs will be our only hope!”
“Those barbarians that killed Ash…” Brock
growled, “I won’t let them get away!”
“We’ll show those Kaisers just how much we’ve
trained!” said Tracey “Step on it!”
“Strategy is the only thing we have left… and
odds are we won’t win. The only attack strong enough to beat Kaiser Beasts is
the UniStrike, and the only ones capable of commanding it are gone!” Said Ebi…
thinking of Ash and
As the jeep sped off, they didn’t know it, but
there was someone else in this car who could command the UniStrike like Ash or
***
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“AAAARK!!!!” Arktoise roared and fired the
powerful blasts of water
“CAPTURE!” Ash shouted as he threw the element
capture balls and caught the water attacks. He looked at his supply of Element
Capture balls, most of them were water attack ones. He’d have to discharge
them, “TAKE THIS!” he shouted as he loaded one into the QuickSilver’s shooter
and fired. A huge burst of water shot out and hit Arktoise, but having no
effect, “Water-type… damn…” Ash snapped his finger, “WA!”
“HA!” Blue Kaiser thrust with his rapier, and
Goth avoided it. Goth said nothing as he swung his scythe at Blue Kaiser, but
the Kaiser Knight simply dodged. They dodged and parried each other’s weapons,
but they couldn’t touch each other with them.
SMACK!
Blue Kaiser kicked Goth and knocked him back. He
thrust with his rapier and stabbed Goth in the stomach. It was hard to tell if
Goth was bleeding because of his black clothes, but there was a large wet spot
on the shirt, meaning he was.
“I’m quite surprised you still have blood in that
corpse you call a body!” said Blue Kaiser as he stabbed Goth again in the leg,
but Goth continued fighting.
“TAKE THIS!” Ash shouted
BOOM!
“Damn! Nothing!” he cursed. Water attack balls
had no effect. Nitro had no effect! If he had his pokémon, maybe a UniStrike
could penetrate the shell, but he didn’t have his pokémon, “No…” he spoke, “I
don’t need no pokémon for this! I’ll find a way to beat you, Kaiser Beast!” he
shouted
Goth hit the ground hard. He got up and his face
was heavily battered. His lips were bleeding. “(Damn… he’s too strong. I
can’t win)” he thought as he licked his lips and tasted the blood.
Suddenly, he got an idea!
Ash had run out of electric attack balls, and he
had no way to hurt Arktoise. He couldn’t try fighting it up close because it
would just crush him. “Damn! How do I win this one? I’m not strong enough!”
“Ash!” Goth called him, “You’re a Chosen One,
aren’t you?”
“Of course I am! You’ve seen it yourself!” Ash
responded
“Then use the Power of One to get stronger! While
you’re at it, turn me into Chaos Reaper!” said Goth, “You know how to do that,
right?”
“Actually… I don’t” Ash looked down
“What!? What kind of Chosen One are you!?” he
shouted as Blue Kaiser attacked him again, “JUST FIGURE IT OUT QUICK!”
“Okay…” Ash thought… “WA!” Arktoise blasted him
with a powerful water attack, knocking him off his feet, “Why you! TAKE THIS!”
he shouted as Arktoise ran forward
“
“Hmmm…” Ash closed his eyes and focused. He dug
deep into his soul, searching for the strength, searching for the power… he
could feel it! Suddenly, the image of his former friends and pokémon came into
his mind, and the power slipped away. “No…” Ash spoke. “This is more important!
This is my purpose!” he growled. Concentrating hard, he wanted nothing more
than to get stronger, to fight the Kaisers, but every time he came close, the
image of his friends came into his head
“What’s taking you so long!? AH!” Goth screamed
when Blue Kaiser stabbed him.
“I’m trying!” Ash growled. He was sweating, and
Arktoise was getting up.
“
“AH!” Ash exclaimed as he saw Arktoise’s mouth
closing, “WAAA!!!” He stuck out his arm with the QuickSilver and Arktoise bit
it. “Ah!” Ash exclaimed. The crunch attack dented the board, and slowly the
mouth was closing further, “No…!” Ash growled. If he didn’t pull his arm out now,
Arktoise would bite his arm off, but if he let go, he’d lose his weapon! What
to do?! Arktoise’s bite was getting harder, and in a few more seconds the
QuickSilver would break, and Ash would lose his arm, “AGH!” Ash pulled his arm
out as Arktoise crunched into the Quicksilver, “No… QuickSilver…” Arktoise
turned his head to Ash and made a sound. If Arktoise could laugh, that’s what
the sound would have been. “Why you…!” Ash growled as Arktoise opened his mouth
and got ready to crunch Ash to pieces, “NOOOO!”
FLASH!
A bright flash of light illuminated the whole
room for a split second. Blue Kaiser and Goth stopped fighting and gasped at
what they saw.
“GRRR…” Ash growled. There was a glow surrounding
his body, a golden one, and he held Arktoise’s mouth open with his hands,
preventing it from eating him, “You broke it! HA!” He threw Arktoise’s head up,
causing the Kaiser Beast to stand on two legs and stumbling in attempt to keep
itself from falling on its back, “Goth” he turned to the Super Fiend, “Here…” he
held his hand out to Goth.
“What…?” Goth stared at himself. He could feel
power entering his body… a familiar power. A golden glow surrounded him, and
Goth smiled, “Blue Kaiser… prepare yourself… HAA!!!” the golden glow changed
into a black one and disappeared. Goth stood there, but not Goth anymore. Over
his black outfit, he had a rib cage for body armour, bones protecting his arms
and legs, wolf skulls for shoulder pads on his black cape, and his skin was
deathly pale, along with his fingernails turning into claws. Hanging from his
belt was a blood-soaked black whip. He grinned, revealing his vampire fangs as
he held up his supercharged scythe, and opened his blood-red eyes. He was no
longer Goth; he was Chaos Reaper! “…FOR A REAL FIGHT!”
SMASH!!!!
“AH!” Blue Kaiser screamed as Chaos Reaper’s
punch sent him flying, “What is this?”
“The end of your life!” Chaos Reaper held up his
claws and slashed at him.
“TROIIISE!!!” Arktoise stomped down on Ash, but
Ash raised his two hands into the air and held Arktoise’s foot over his head.
Arktoise growled as he tried to crush this human, but Ash didn’t let him. Ash
pushed the foot up, causing Arktoise to fall on its back. Ash jumped and ran up
the Kaiser Beast, slamming it where the stomach was located under the shell,
and making a large crack in it.
“Heh…” Ash smirked. He could fight now!
“GRRR!” Blue Kaiser and Chaos Reaper growled as
they struggled under each other’s awesome might, locking themselves in a mercy
fight. The transformation increased Goth’s strength greatly, so he was now
equal to Blue Kaiser.
“GRRRRAAAAAHHH!!” Ash shouted, sweating as over
his head, he lifted Arktoise! “HA!!” with all his strength, he threw the Kaiser
Beast!
THUD!!!!
The sound echoed throughout the room, and the
ground cracked when Ash tossed the Kaiser Beast. Arktoise growled. Every time
it was turned on its back, getting up was an extremely difficult task. Ash was
charging towards Arktoise, but Arktoise was ready, “AAAAARRRRRKTOISE!!!!” it
roared as water blasted out of the cannons
“Huh?!” Ash exclaimed, “AGH!” The blast of water
slammed into him and sent him crashing into the wall, which cracked behind him.
“Why you…” he growled
“BLOOD SLASH!” Chaos Reaper shouted as he slashed
at Blue Kaiser with his claws.
“AGH!” Blue Kaiser screamed when the claws
slashed him and left five long cuts “I will not be defeated!” he punched Chaos
Reaper, “Grrr!” Blue Kaiser growled, when Chaos reaper stopped his punch, with
his teeth! “LET GO!” Blue Kaiser pulled back
Chaos Reaper stepped back, spitting to the side,
“Yuck” he said, “Tastes terrible.”
“You will pay for that!” Blue Kaiser shouted and
ran forwards with his rapier, “HA!”
“That stung a little” said Chaos Reaper, when the
rapier stabbed into him…
SLAM!!!
“AH!” Blue Kaiser took a strong punch, flying
back, and pulling his sword out
Chaos Reaper pulled out his whip, “BLOOD WHIP!”
He shouted as he lashed it, catching him by the foot and pulling him back,
“BLOOD SLASH!”
“HIYA!!!” Ash jumped and kicked Arktoise, making
it slide back
“AAAAARRRRK…” Arktoise growled as all the cannons
aimed towards him, and opened its mouth. Ash knew what this was, the
Purification Hydro Pump!
“I’m ready” said Ash taking familiar stances and
moving his arms with the proper movements, “It may not be the UniStrike, or as
strong, but it is still a technique I can do, and like the UniStrike, water
will only make it stronger!” he concentrated all his energy, to an attack that
would win this battle…
“This fight can go on for all eternity unless we
end it right now.” Said Blue Kaiser
“Enough talk. Let’s finish this!” said Chaos
Reaper, holding his scythe
“YAAAAAAARR!!!!” Blue Kaiser charged towards him
“HMMM!” Chaos Reaper got ready. He remembered
what happened to him last time he did this. He was going to try something else,
“LURKING DEATH!!!!!”
“WHAT?!” Blue Kaiser shouted as Chaos Reaper
turned into a ghost and he passed right through him
“RRR!” Chaos Reaper snarled, materializing in his
normal form, “HAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!”
SCHRINNNNG!!!!
“A-AGH…!” Blue Kaiser gasped in disbelief. His
rapier fell, as did the top half of his body, and his legs were still standing.
“I win” said Chaos Reaper as he hung his scythe.
Blue Kaiser was split in half, losing the bottom portion of his body. “You
cannot fight anymore. I have won”
“N-NO!!!!” Blue Kaiser shouted
In the meantime, Ash and Arktoise were ready.
Arktoise had gathered all the strength, and was going to use the Purification
Hydro Pump, to crush this human once more “TOOOOOIIIIISSSSSE!!!!!!!!!” it
launched the powerful attack
“Heh…” Ash grinned, he remembered how this attack
nearly killed him, but that was before, and this is now. He wasn’t going to be
beaten, “I’ve seen this move performed many times. I only did it just to
irritate Aquamarine, but his move is what’s going to save me… and win this
battle!” he said as he shot his hands forwards, “TERROR OF THE DEEP!!!!!”
Though it was much smaller than the Purification
Hydro Pump, the crystal-coloured shark beam literally tore right through the
water, growing in strength as it did, all the way to Arktoise and into its
mouth…
KABOOM!!!!!!
Many explosions rung from inside Arktoise’s body
as the attacks ended. The insides of its mechanical were blown up. Pieces of
his shell fell to the ground, and smoke was coming out of the cannons. “
“GRRR…” Blue Kaiser growled as he used his arms
to crawl, “Must… reach the spring… heal myself, become strong once more and
eliminate… these heathens…” he saw a shadow covering him, “What?” The shadow
was from Arktoise. It was dead on its feet, and it was going to fall… on him!
“NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!”
CRAAAAAASH!
The sound echoed. The ground shook, and it would
be heard from miles away. “Whew…” Ash sighed. KN-04 Blue Kaiser… was defeated.
Crushed by his own Kaiser Beast. “It’s over… we’ve won. You doing all right Cha…”
Dark light surrounded the super fiend’s body and disappeared. The fangs, cape
and bones disappeared, along with the red in the eyes and the scythe returned
back to normal. Goth stood there with his arms crossed. “Goth” said Ash as Goth
slashed an opening and released the Kaiser Cultists from the void. They all
fell to the ground, unconscious, “Should you be doing that?”
“It’s fine. They’re scattered and broken,
powerless now that their leader is gone. I would’ve arrived to help you
earlier, but I was busy, placing a curse on the spring and nullifying the
powers of this temple” he smiled, “Darkness holds little power on holy ground…
and it is very difficult to control them here”
“Well that explains it” Ash said as they walked.
Ash thought of something else “Goth… Blue Kaiser seemed to hate you especially,
far more than me. Why is that?”
“Do you really want to know?” Goth sighed as they
walked outside and Ash nodded. “Fine.” He said, “Sky Render is wanted most by
the cult because he is dangerous to them. I am wanted to the cult because of
what I have done to them”
“And what could you have done to them that was so
bad?” asked Ash
“The heresy of KN-01, Black Kaiser” he answered, and
Ash jumped
“WHAT?!” Ash exclaimed
“You heard me” he said, “It was thousands of
years ago, a completely different era…” he sighed as he remembered the past.
“We were the first taught by the Kaiser Tyrant. There were five of us, all
disciples” he remembered. “We have established our religion, but though we
didn’t know why, many pokémon feared and hated us, and the people followed
their lead. We went to war against them. In that era, technology was limited,
and though we possessed impressive skills and weapons, we were far outnumbered.
Many wild pokémon just stopped their daily lives and just came to fight us,
without being ordered or anything. Many of us lost our lives… leaving only the
five strongest disciples who would later become the Kaiser Knights… it was then
when the God of the Kaisers took shape and came into this world, defeating the
invaders. From that moment on, we rebuilt everything, and our clan was becoming
stronger than anything the world had ever seen…”
“I know that part” said Ash, “What about the
heresy?”
“With our almighty god leading us, we would soon
rule the earth. Our technology had further developed, we had modern weapons
unseen by anyone of the time… even robotics was being put into practice and the
theory of Kaiser Beasts was being developed. But then I discovered something…
our leader… our so-called god… We served beneath him, acting under his will,
believing that we were waging this war for the good of this world, to unite all
the ‘barbarians’ and non-believers to serve beneath the ‘Kaiser God’… but this
‘God’ wasn’t anything close. Our god… is in reality a demon… the vilest one to
have ever existed” Goth growled, “In this war, countless people were needlessly
dying and suffering as we acted under our god’s will to ‘save’ this world…
while all this time, that accursed demon was sitting above us all, enjoying the
torment and devouring their essence, and most of all laughing at us the
Kaisers… his servants… or rather, his ignorant slaves.” Said Goth, closing his
eyes. “The whole time we thought we fought to save this earth, we were instead
bringing it closer to destruction, just so we could feed a lying demon… a
deceiver. Pokémon have always hated us, yet I never understood why before this.
It was the presence of the evil god… they sensed it before anyone. I began
announcing my discovery to the rest of the Cult. A number of my loyal followers
supported me… but it was then when we are attacked. All of us were branded as
traitors, and executed down to the last man, I was the only one who escaped
with my life. Though I had escaped, I looked at myself… and finally felt the
true weight of all the evil acts I have committed. I fled… into hiding… into
the darkness…” he sighed. “My body covered in countless wounds, even to this
day those scars last, the pain still burns all over me. Those wounds I have sustained,
my body couldn’t withstand it, I wouldn’t survive. But all those idols of
darkness that surrounded me, they did not let me die…”
“Idols of Darkness?” Asked Ash
“Those who reside within the dark… often referred
to as ‘evil spirits’. I won’t say it isn’t true, but compared to the Kaiser Cult,
the darkness is truly the lesser evil.” he explained, “They held great power,
but they too were threatened by the Kaiser Cult. They knew my wish to continue
fighting the Kaiser Cult, and they granted it. The dark spirits entered my soul
and became one with me, granting me their strength. I became their vessel, I am
the Champion of Darkness” he said, placing his hand over his heart, “With their
powers at my disposal, and the weapon they held sacred, now in my hands” He
held up his scythe, “I could continue my fight, as I, the Champion of Darkness,
led an army of demons against the Cult” Goth then sighed and look down,
“Despite my newly granted powers and army, the cult had continued to grow in size
and power, and already the Kaiser Knights had already replaced their flesh and
blood bodies with mechanical ones far stronger than their original. Demons of
Darkness could not match the Kaiser Machines, and even that army of vicious
demons fell to the size and weapons of the Kaiser army. The Knights alone slaughtered
a thousand demons apiece. I was virtually powerless against them, and as I retreated
once more, just as I thought it was hopeless, it was then when I discovered
those who held the power to stop the Cult, once and for all… the individuals
with power unmatched by anything in this world, not even the powers of Darkness
nor the strength of Kaiser Machines could compete with…
“C…
“Humans who have been acknowledged by the gods
have been granted with the Power of One. In that era, there were seven
“Oh!” Ash exclaimed, “You mean the Super Fiends!”
“That’s right. You wouldn’t believe my surprise
when I found out there was a Chosen One in that group… Sky Render. He told me
how the world was in danger, because of the Kaisers. I decided I would
accompany them… but I would not carry the name I once held and revered… Black
Kaiser. My true name had long been forgotten, and because I thrived in the
darkness so long, I adopted the name ‘Goth’. The world has changed so much… and
travelling with Sky Render could blemish one’s records, and I became a
criminal, yet I didn’t care. I have only one purpose, it is to destroy the cult
and eliminate the leaders. Blue Kaiser is dead, and that takes out nearly one
fifth of the leadership. It is still not enough.”
“That’s sad. Your only purpose is to eliminate
the Kaisers?” asked Ash
“It’s no different from yours, is it?” asked
Goth, and Ash shut up, “Either way, it’s my reason for existing. I don’t care
who gets in my way and tries to fight me, I must win all the battles and continue
to fight the Cult. Before you ask what will I do when the job is done, let me
answer. I’ll accomplish what I wanted to do for many years. I will die” He
said. Ash stared at him, but Goth spoke up, “Don’t be surprised. My life has
been eternal, and I do not age. I had slept for thousands of years, only to
wait for them to emerge. The dark spirits chose me to be their vessel only for
the same reason I chose to allow them, so I could fight the Kaisers. When my
purpose is complete, the dark spirits that dwell within me would leave me and
rest once more, and I can do what should have naturally happened years ago, to
rest in peace.”
“Well… okay” said Ash, “By the way, you probably
know I left those people I used to hang out with. Those weaklings… held me back
too long… I see that I need to be part of a group, a strong one that actually
lets me fight. Though Sky Render already said ‘no’ once. I’m gonna say it
again. I wanna join. I want to become a Super Fiend”
“I knew it” Goth crossed his arms, “But for you
to join is Sky Render’s decision. He may have changed his mind, so you will get
your answer tomorrow.” Goth left, “Go back to
“Okay. Thanks” said Ash as he started walking
towards Greyrock city.
“Ash Ketchum… his determination is incredible,
and I don’t think they will refuse to let him in.” Goth couldn’t help but
smile, “While he has suffered terrible blows to the heart, it is not to late to
do something about it” he said as he walked off to search for the others, “Ash
Ketchum, just as you have helped us countless times, we will help you…” He
smirked one last time, “Whether you like it or not!”
Goth, the former KN-01 Black Kaiser has
given up his life to fight the Kaiser Cult, and in order to do so, he had
allowed himself to become a vessel of darkness. Despite this, he hasn’t lost
his heart. Will he help Ash join the Super Fiends, or will Sky Render refuse
once more? Will Ash ever re-unite with his old friends and pokémon, or has he
surrendered his heart to hatred and care only to fight the Kaiser Cult? Find
out next time in Pokémon: Shadow of the Deceiver!
►TO BE CONTINUED