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CHAPTER XI: Lost Soul
403 days A.A.D.
9:21 am
"It's been awhile since we sent them out. But hopefully they should be back before noon if my calculations are correct." informs Cornus loyally to his icy boss.
"You don't know that. We’ve never put those three together in a quest before. That should add a margin of error to your math." responds Geo, who is next to Cornus looking at the monitors, which are broadcasting images of the building's exterior.
"B-but... a perfect pair, plus a convenient backup, will let said pair have a bigger advantage over the expected enemy." Cornus stammers, feeling a bit eradicated by Geo's earlier response. "I don't really see where it could go wrong!"
"I tell you this by experience." Geo says as he turns to Cornus, looking at him with his almost motionless face "Things that are meant to go together, don't do well together all the time. We just can't guess right now how things will go. For there’s a reason we're both here right now instead of being part of an Enervemon bunch at the Frozen Montes, where we were meant to be at first."
Cornus stares at Geo, partially feeling his logic insulted, but knows his boss is right; since he could relate to Geo’s life experience.
"I really couldn't hold up with the rest of my clan, they were insane. I knew from the beginning we wouldn't make it through the snow." Cornus sighs and nods at Geo "Then you showed up, also separated from his group, saved my life, and from then we started doing things our own way." Cornus stands still for a couple of seconds, after a sudden realization came to him; "No one would have guessed we would make a group together. Boss I think I finally understand now."
"Don’t get me wrong either. I trust your choice of members for the mission; you're smarter than me after all!" Geo echoes a laugh, a laugh which turns into a frown in a moment as he felt an unusual huge heat behind him, forcing him to turn around.
"What's wrong boss?" Cornus gasps as turns to where the Geo is looking. A bright and fiery white flame lights up the middle of the room. "A FIRE!? NOW?”
The panicked Haxorus stops his shouting once that white flame shows its true nature; beneath the flames a Chandelure reveals herself by coming up from the ground; two feet tall with red eyes and her head as white as her fire. The Chandelure ascends from the floor with her semi-intangible body until she notices the two looking at her.
"A Chandelure, and not an Enerve..." Geo thinks as Cornus moves to a battle stance.
"ANOTHER INTRUDER!? How's that possible!? Considering how few sane Pokémon remain in the world?" Cornus questions angrily while the Chandelure levitates almost to the ceiling. "Boss, allow me to take him down, I be waiting for orders."
"Pwahaha, allow me to correct your sentence, living being. First, I am what you would classify someone of the opposite gender... Second, why do you need to punish me? I have not caused anything at the moment to deserve such misery." The Chandelure finally speaks, sighing between sentences.
"You’re an intruder! That's more than enough" Cornus shouts, disliking the attitude of the ghost Pokémon that levitates in front of them.
"Cornus, don't be rude to the newest Miserable." Geo announces, making Cornus step back astonished.
"WHA!? Are you recruiting her!?" Cornus yells, questioning his boss's decision, while the Chandelure watches confusedly.
"Uhm... I am afraid that I have no idea about what are you both discussing, so just allow me to introduce myself." The Chandelure approaches them, still staying at a considerable distance in order to not startle them further. "My name is Banshee, better known as the... Queen of the Souls. Lamentably, the ghost world has went... insane, the same has happened with this place; the Pokémon everywhere are all mindless and powerless, and so their souls aren't worth anything to me. Now I finally found you two, lively, full of energy, souls."
"I see, you have been in a quest to find sane Pokémon, there are more than just us in this group, the rest should be back eventually." Geo responds with confidence, while Cornus stands at his side, feeling insecure. "We are a survival group, are you interested in joining us? We have reserves of Elixirs, the root of the power that keeps us sane.”
"Bwahahaha, for your information I have evolved beyond the need for Elixirs, the reason I'm here is... TO CLAIM YOUR SOULS!" Banshee screeches and gives a malicious look as her torches grow even brighter. Cornus frowns, getting ready to attack while Geo curiously doesn’t get intimidated the slightest.
"Our souls eh? Ok, you could have them" Geo responds, making Cornus turn to him in shock.
"Boss Geo, excuse me, but, are you serious!?"
"But you must defeat Cornus first in a battle, the Haxorus next to me. If you lose, you'll join us in our survival group." Geo proposes, this answer doesn’t relieve the Haxorus at all. Banshee now remains stationary on the floor and considers the offer.
"Well, such a strange proposition that I can't deny. It sounds amusing, fair… not to mention that I'll end up being victorious either way." Banshee nods accepting the challenge that would decide their fate. Geo sighs in relief; he wasn't expecting the fire ghost would agree so easily. Geo turns to Cornus once again.(wut
"Ok Cornus, go!" the Cryogonal commands. Cornus, even though feeling totally worried about the situation, moves forward, putting his faith in his boss. The Haxorus jumps towards Banshee and lands mere feet in front of her, and then roars mightily. Banshee moves back reflexively and her torches begin to act crazily.
"For that, you'll be surely the first of your pathetic group to have his soul taken away, pwahaha." Banshee faces down and blows an enormous Flamethrower at Cornus, who holds his arms in defense and repels the attack. The heat in the room ascends, yet Geo stays in place watching the battle.
"Cornus, what are you doing finish her off already!" Geo commands, making Cornus dash at Banshee with a Dragon Claw attack. Banshee levitates up to the ceiling, evading the slashing claws.
"Pwahahah it will not matter how much effort you put into this match, I’ve got the absolute advantage." Banshee responds with a Shadow Ball attack which successfully hits the top of Cornus' head, spreading smoke around the room. "I'm pretty sure you are smart enough to predict your purpose."
"ROOOOAR!" Cornus howls violently, blowing the smoke away and revealing himself. Banshee is greatly shocked at seeing that something has changed in Cornus, Geo grins.
A red Aura surrounds him, his iris become tinier, but his most noticeable change is that he has grown big all of sudden. His body is now slightly more muscular, nine feet tall, enough to touch the ceiling with the top of his head, also enough to face Banshee directly.
"Oh... Well, that is impressive, even for me." says Banshee to the now huge Haxorus in front of her, who is looking at her with blood lust. "This has been entertaining, but now I must take my leave."
Banshee, using her ghostly skills, tries to get through the ceiling wall, but Cornus stops her by slashing his now massive claws at her.
"Dragon Rampage" Groans Cornus as he begins to pierce his claws into Banshee, who starts to lose flight and descend to the floor.
"Graaahhhh." Banshee howls in a disturbing way, her torches beginning to slowly extinguish, she barely responds with not very effective Flamethrower attacks.
Geo now stays serious at seeing his teammate has managed to defeat the ghost-type as he had expected. As Banshee falls to the floor weakened, Geo decides to fly towards them.
"How dare you to be so disrespectful to the Queen of the Souls!?" Banshee stammers feebly. Cornus moves in really close to Banshee and then lifts his left foot over her.
"Right, didn’t you want my... sole?" Cornus jests as he proceeds to lower his foot quickly in order to crush her, but he stops himself in the moment he hears pained screams from her.
"I GIVE UP, I GIVE UP, YOU GUYS WIN AND I'LL BE ONE OF YOU OKAY? DON'T DESTROY ME." Banshee prays with all of her remaining strength. Cornus moves back without stomping her and begins to shrink back to his usual size, making Banshee feel relieved "Thank you... aghh."
"Banshee, the result of this battle makes you officially a member of the Miserables. A survival group which aims to start building a new legion on this currently hopeless planet. So we ask you to be loyal to your teammates and this ideal." Geo states to her, making sure the deal is up.
"A-affirmative" Banshee mutters weakly, trying hard to levitate again. With that, Cornus carries her in his arms carefully. Banshee doesn't respond to this.
"Boss, she needs a bit of treatment first." says Cornus, immediately warming up to the idea of having such a formidable foe as her as an ally.
"I'm aware of that. Go to the greenhouse, the pharmacy, get whatever she needs." Geo orders. "I need to go to the freezer room for a while. I’ll be back as soon everyone else arrives. Then we give the announcement."
Cornus makes his way out of the room carrying Banshee, leaving Geo alone. Banshee’s face soon starts forming a sinister smile as her flames start to light again quite slowly.
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All right, here's the 11th chapter of Era, the next two ones are the end of Season 'E' and the Epilogue, I'm rather excited I've been able to reach this far, still a long way to get though x3
While Esna, Shiva and Turret are still out in their mission, Geo and Haxorus be having a talk at their headquarters, everything is normal until an unexpected guest shows up, which, they'll try to recruit to the Miserables group.
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