Chapter 11- Fury of the Kaisers
~The Kaiser Knights… they’re the Kaiser
Cult’s most powerful warriors, a single one of them has the power to decimate an
entire army, and everyone of them possesses strength surpassing that of a Super
Fiend. The Kaiser Knights are warriors possessing great skill, their deadliness
has been enhanced by alterations to their body, their flesh and blood replaced
with mechanicals limbs, and attaining strength far surpassing any human. Their
destructive power is matched only by their ruthlessness and evil. Until now
we’ve had a few run-ins with the Kaisers… not enough to know what they want,
but more than enough to realize they’re dangerous. They were the ones supplying
the Missingno gang with weapons, and all our direct encounters with them have
shown us even darker sides, like how they let loose a Kaiser Beast in the
forest to test its powers on average trainers… or their raiders in the desert that
terrorized travellers. We never realized just what their true intentions are,
but they are far from an ordinary ‘evil organization’. We didn’t know it yet,
but their true intentions are far darker than I could have ever imagined…
-Ash
Ketchum
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“Your pokémon have been healed” said Nurse Joy as
she handed Ash a tray full of his pokéballs along with Pikachu, “We hope to see
you again!” she smiled
“Thank you nurse” said Ash as he accepted them.
Pikachu hopped onto Ash’s shoulder while he started walking and placing them on
his belt, “Nurse Joys are all nice people, but is it right for a HOSPITAL to
tell you they hope to see you again?”
“Not really, but guys like you who get into
fights all the time are good for business” a voice spoke up behind Ash
“
“Uh-huh” said
“Okay, thanks!” said Ash as he ran outside
“Hmmm… maybe I should’ve told him his friends are
worried sick about him, and that’s an understatement”
(Meanwhile)
“How long has it been?” Asked Tracey, “Since he
left to fight Aquamarine?”
“Too long” said Ebi. “That storm back there… that
wasn’t a regular storm. When Misty told us about Ash leaving to fight the
fiend… I realized everything” he trembled… “That it whole storm was caused by
the resonance of their power… to think that such powerful beings could exist… it’s
unthinkable…” he gripped his knuckles till they turned white, “Ash has grown
unimaginably stronger since I first met him… but Aquamarine is legendary for
his power and skills, and he too has grown since then. In a battle like this,
there’s no telling what could happen. Do not suspect anything less than the
worst”
“What are you saying?” asked Tracey nervously
“I’m saying… that we may no longer see Ash again”
said Ebi sadly, looking down
“You mean he’s…” tears were gathering in
everyone’s eyes
“Yes! The unthinkable has happened!” said Ebi,
and everyone started crying. “Ash was not only the greatest Fiend Fighter that
ever existed, he was a good friend. Let’s all have a moment of silence and
lower our heads in honour of-GAK!” Ebi exclaimed as someone stepped out of
nowhere and slapped him on the back of the head, “Ow! Hey, what was
that-EEEEEEEEK!!!!” he shrieked… in an unusually high-pitched voice
“WAAAA!” Ash and Misty both jumped back. Ebi was
shaking like he’d seen a ghost, Ash’s ghost for that matter. Ash straightened
up, “It’s bad enough you’re talking behind my back, even worse that you’re
talking about me as if I were dead, now you’re screaming in my face (in a girly
voice no less)! What’d I ever do to you?!”
“I’ll make a list… but that’s beside the point!”
said Ebi “I mean, you DID just get into another duel with Aquamarine, the
legendary psycho! So you know, I thought that even if you DID come out alive,
which was still pretty unlikely, you’d be in such good health… hey speaking of
which, there’s something different about you” said Ebi
“Yeah, I noticed it too!” said Misty as she
stepped back and took a look at Ash. Ash used to be a bit shorter than her, but
now they were the same height
“Heh! I have ‘evolved’!” Ash flexed his muscles “As
of this moment, I am a Level II Chosen One! Tougher than ever, and ready to
kick some serious butt!”
“You mean there’s actually LEVELS to this Chosen
One thing!?” Brock exclaimed, looking at Ash. “Holy…! I mean… I already thought
you were insanely strong earlier, and now I find out that was ONLY level one!?
How many levels are there?”
“Three levels, and a tremendous gap in between
each one.” Ebi straightened his glasses, “So Ash, I would assume the shining
sphere’s fused with your heart?”
“Yeah! But how did you know about that? And the
Levels?” asked Ash
“Not important” said Ebi, straightening his
glasses in his usual manner
“I guess we should all stop treating you like a
kid now (even though technically we make you do all the fighting) I mean, just
look at you! You look like a real hero!” Amaebi said as she tapped Ash’s
shoulder excitedly, “I’ll bet you’re WAY stronger than the Super Fiends now!”
Ash smiled proudly. Sky Render’s made sure
Aquamarine would stay away, he’s back and better than ever. After all this
excitement, Ash wanted nothing more than some rest. The enemies were defeated,
and nothing could go wrong now.
Ebi grabbed the QuickSilver, “Whew, you must have
gotten Aquamarine in a bad mood. Just look at all these cracks and dents! Well,
since you’ve got no shining sphere to carry anymore, I’ll just have to find a
different use for the extra space. In the meantime, why don’t you go get
something to eat?”
“YEAH!” Ash cheered as he and the rest of the
group ran out the door.
“Let’s see… insides damaged due to powerful
shocks, and the outer shell is in even worse shape than when he fought Chaos
Reaper…” Ebi sighed and looked at it, “Always the same, I have to fix it after
every major battle! Just what part of ‘indestructible’ doesn’t anyone seem to
understand?”
***
(Location- Restaurant)
The group was in a restaurant now, and Ash, who
had just been in the fight of his life with Aquamarine, was just moving onto
his eighteenth course.
“Whoa…! Slow down Ash!” Brock gasped, and
everyone sweatdropped as they watched Ash eat. Ash’s hands were flying
everywhere so fast it looked like he had eight arms, and he was cramming food
into his mouth at an incredible rate “Hey! That came from my plate!”
“And that IS my plate!” Tracey exclaimed over the
loud crunching of porcelain. Everyone was careful to keep their hands away from
him, because there was a good chance he’d eat that too if it got close enough.
A lot of other customers were staring, whether shocked or amused at the amount
this boy ate, while the waiters and cooks where rushing frantically to meet
this kid’s demands.
“AHHH…” Ash sighed and leaned back, closing his
eyes and rubbing his stomach, “That was great!” he smiled, as the cooks and
waiters who were ready to collapse from exhaustion all sighed in relief… “Now
for dessert!” …only to fall over in stupidity
“Seriously Ash! You keep eating like that and
you’re gonna burst!” said Misty “But I’d be more worried about what happens if
you eat ice cream so quickly like that…”
“Why?” Ash raised his head. Suddenly he shivered
as he felt the horrifying effects of the brain freeze. “AGH!” he held his hands
to his head and his friends laughed. After a few moments, Ash shook his head,
“All right! It’s gone!” he said happily as he quickly gulped down a second
sundae. “AAHH!” After feeling the chill in the brain, he started again. He just
didn’t learn his lesson. Misty, Brock, Tracey,
“How could a guy eat so much and not gain any
weight?” asked Amaebi
“Probably because I fight a lot, you get a REALLY
good workout, you know?” said Ash
“Another thing I’m worried about… the bill… how
are we gonna afford it?” everyone gasped when they saw the amount written
“Ah, don’t worry! I got it covered!” from out of
nowhere, Ash pulled a HUGE sack of money, “Giovanni’s secret stash! Seriously,
he’s got some issues with his brain. There’s like a million criminals running
around in the same building as him and he hides his money in a freaking cushion…!”
KABOOM!
Everyone jumped when they heard an explosion
outside. “What was that!?”
“It came from outside!” said
“Right behind you!” Ash exclaimed and ran after
them, quickly turning around and grabbing a chicken drumstick as he ran out.
“Eat and Run…” One of the waiters glared at the
group that ran out without paying… though the employees were all simply too
exhausted to chase after them…
***
(Location- Whitesand Streets)
Outside the restaurant, it was utter chaos!
People were screaming, everyone was panicking and screaming because of the
explosion. “What’s going on?” asked Ash as he ran into the scene. Several
buildings were burning and one collapsed completely
“I don’t know, but I’ve got a hunch it’s not
something good” said
“You can bet your board it’s not good!” said Ebi
as he ran into the scene, carrying the QuickSilver and handing it to Ash, “This
destruction just reeks of Kaiser!”
Suddenly, something clicked in both Ash and
CLANG!
A sword whirled out of nowhere.
“You want to fight me?” White Kaiser said as he
attacked and Ash deflected it
“Not just fight, but smash you into the ground!
But here’s not the place! Too many innocent bystanders!” said Ash
“A pitiful excuse.” White Kaiser stepped back
“However…” He held a pokéball, containing a Kaiser Beast… “If I destroyed them
all right now, there’d be no one to stop the fight. How does that sound?”
“NO!” Ash shouted, “Fight me, outside the city,
away from everyone else!.”
“Fine! I know a place. Follow me!” said White
Kaiser, “And if you don’t show up, this entire city shall be slaughtered!” he
said as he ran smashing people out of his way
Right before Ash followed, Misty stopped them,
“Wait! What are you doing?!”
“We’re going to fight him!” said Ash, “You heard
what he said about killing people!”
“But you can’t! It’s too dangerous! You remember
what happened last time you fought him? He beat you!” said Misty, “Don’t do it!
You’ve already risked enough then you fought Aquamarine. Don’t do it again! I
don’t want you to…”
“Misty!” Ash shouted, stopping her, “I’m sorry if
you don’t have any confidence in me, and it’s too bad you feel this way, but
I’m gonna do this no matter what! And that’s final!” he said as he ran away,
pulling the QuickSilver off his arms and throwing on the ground, hopping onto
it and sped off. As he did, he shouted, “No matter what, don’t follow me
Misty!”
Misty stood there shocked. Never has Ash talked
to her like that. She was feeling extremely hurt.
“I have a bad feeling about this,” said Ebi as
Amaebi was trying to comfort Misty. A cold wind blew, and this was a very bad
sign…
***
(Location- Jade Cliffs)
The Jade Cliffs region is an area full of trees
and high cliffs taller than any skyscraper. It was a place of natural beauty…
but right now it was soon to become a battlefield… Ash arrived on the scene,
followed by
“I know. That’s why I’m here” said
“I’m going to fight him myself. Don’t help me. Thanks
to the actions of the Kaisers, we had to go through so much trouble, and we
almost lost Misty because of them. That’s why I told her to stay behind… she
won’t be put in danger again.”
“Fine, but do you think you could’ve told that to
Misty rather than me?” asked
“Huh?”
“When you were so serious about her not coming,
you hurt her feelings” said
“Hmm…” Ash thought to himself, “WA!”
White Kaiser wasted no time. He charged forwards
while Ash was talking and slashed at him. Ash quickly deflected the blade and
kicked White Kaiser in the stomach, pushing him back. White Kaiser continued
whirling his blade through the air. Ash sidestepped White Kaiser’s sword easily
before slamming his QuickSilver arm across his face. As White Kaiser was
stunned by the hit, Ash spun and elbowed him on the back of the neck. He then
ducked and kicked the back of the knight’s legs, tripping him. As White fell to
the ground, Ash shouted, “MAXIMUM POWER! THUNDER!”
“PIIIKAAAACHUUU!” Pikachu, also enraged at this
man, one of the people who harmed Misty, jumped into the air and struck with
his strongest attack. There was a loud crash as a bolt of electricity struck
White Kaiser. Ash didn’t give him any time to rest. He jumped into the air and
hurled a dozen nitro balls at White Kaiser, followed by a dozen explosions. The
smoke cleared, and White Kaiser stood up, completely unharmed. White Kaiser
dusted himself off and stood ready for more.
“Hmm… not even a scratch”
“Do you actually think such feeble attacks could harm
a Kaiser Knight?” a voice shouted. From a ledge a few metres above their heads,
Green Kaiser jumped down and landed from the air and stood next to White
Kaiser. Green Kaiser glared at Ash “Do not waste our time heathen, you stand no
chance”
“Oh yeah? We’ll see about that!!!” Ash said as he
charged forwards. Green Kaiser struck at him, but Ash moved and struck back,
landing a powerful blow on his face. As Green Kaiser stumbled, Ash slammed
Green Kaiser’s stomach. As he was about to hit again, White Kaiser jumped in
and kicked Ash on the side of the head, causing him to fall over. Both Green
and White Kaiser pulled out their swords and swung down at Ash. Ash rolled to
the side, barely missing the hit. He got up quickly
“Need some help now?” asked
“Not now” said Ash as he ran to fight again
KAPOW!
“AAAGH!” Ash flew back and hit the ground hard.
“Still not yet?” asked
“I said no!” said Ash
SMACK! BAM! WHACK!
“AGH!” Ash flew and hit the rocky wall.
“You sure?” asked
“Shut up already!” said Ash. He looked up, and he
could see something else
Out of nowhere, a man in a dark tunic and wearing
a blue cape appeared… the cape bearing the familiar emblem of a chained sword
surrounded by a ring of fire. His hair was light blue, and parted in the
middle. He had a rapier by his side, “Am I late?”
“You arrived just in time KN-04 Blue Kaiser”
Green Kaiser said to Blue Kaiser
“Perfect” Blue Kaiser pulled out his rapier.
“This should be fun” Ash growled and took up a fighting stance. These Kaisers
were strong, but how many were there?
“HMM!” Blue Kaiser thrust forwards with the
rapier. Ash had barely enough time to evade the attack. He grabbed the blade of
the rapier and pushed it aside as he slammed him hard in the face, but Blue
Kaiser didn’t seem to feel the hits!
“HAAA!” Green and White Kaiser charged and
attacked with their swords. Ash was having a difficult time fighting all three
of them at once. He took several cuts from their sharp swords and groaned in
pain. The rapier pierced into his arm and the swords sliced across his
shoulders and back, but he continued to fight.
“AH!” Ash screamed and fell to his knees. The
grass was stained with his blood. The Kaisers were so strong, their swords were
able to pass through his protective mesh and cut him! Ash struggled to get up,
but couldn’t manage; he had taken so many wounds. Pikachu quickly ran in front
of Ash, his cheeks sparking threateningly at the Kaisers. The three Kaiser
Knights just laughed at the little mouse pokémon
“Move it, rat” said White Kaiser
“Pika!” Pikachu growled… he wasn’t about to stand
aside…
“No… Pikachu!” Ash tried to get up, but tripped
and fell to the ground.
The Kaisers laughed at him “What’s the matter?
You can’t fight anymore?”
“I can fight plenty more” Ash growled, “But tell
me… why are you targeting everyone who isn’t part of the Cult!?”
“This world is in chaos, it is infested by the weak.
Weakness is a sin, and we, the Kaisers have been charged with the task of
purifying these lands of your blasphemous race!” spoke White Kaiser
“Grrr… you’re all crazy!” Ash said as he got up,
“With power given to you surgically, you call yourselves strong?! If MY RACE is so weak, then why’d haven’t
the four of you beaten me yet?”
“Four?” asked White Kaiser, and all the Kaisers
looked behind them. They could see Red Kaiser standing there in front of the
waterfalls
“He pretty good. Even with noise of waterfalls
and excitement of combat, he sense me coming.” Said Red Kaiser jumping down
from a rock, “He is insulting us, calling us weak…” he growled. As he walked
towards them,
“AH!”
“Be quiet. Your voice annoy me.” Red Kaiser
scowled, and threw him towards the stone wall.
“
“He wants fight one-on-one? Move. I fight now” Red
Kaiser didn’t wait for Ash to accept his challenge and immediately charged
forwards. The three others moved aside… not only to honour Red Kaiser’s request
for a duel, but for their own safety. When Red Kaiser fights… his own allies
are just as likely to be cut down as his enemies, caught by his berserk fury…
“HMMM!” Red Kaiser darted forwards, “I KILL!”
CLASH!!!!
“GRRR!” Ash growled as he deflected Red Kaiser’s
fist… “AH…!” he gasped, even though he blocked it, the shock from that punch
ran through his body…!
“PIKAAAA!” Pikachu unleashed a blast of
electricity…
“WEAK!” Red Kaiser roared, even as the full power
of the thunder struck him, he did not show any sign of pain… “KIAI!!!!” He struck
his hand into a large tree, ripping it in half and lifting it over his head,
“HAA!” he hurled it at Pikachu…
“
SMACK!
“NO! PIKACHU!!!” Ash screamed as Pikachu’s body
came hurtling down the air at an incredible speed towards the ground… “AH!” Ash
dove below and managed to catch him in his arms… “Pikachu… PIKACHU!” he gasped,
shaking the injured pokémon… “Please be okay…! Answer me…!” he said
desperately…
“Pi… ka…” Pikachu groaned weakly, eyes opened for
a second, but fell closed. Pikachu was unconscious…
“Pikachu…” Ash stood there… he began to tremble… Holding
Pikachu in one arm at a time, he let his jacket fall off. Then wrapping Pikachu
with the jacket, he slowly moved towards Gary’s and body and gently placed him
there. Ash stood there in his black T-shirt, his back facing the Red Kaiser… his
body trembling with rage… “YOU…!” he turned his head, his eyes were burning
with fury… “No one hurts Pikachu…” he turned to face Red Kaiser… “AND GETS AWAY
WITH IT!!” the very ground seemed to tremble from his rage… “HAAAA!!!” Ash
charged towards Red Kaiser, “SILVER BULLET!” his armoured was further powered
by the rocket boosters, as it went crashing into Red Kaiser’s face, sending the
red knight flying!
“Ugh…!” dust flew into the air, as Red Kaiser was
embedded into the wall and his head hung low… “Hmm… ha-ha…” a shadow covered
the top of his face, as his lips curved into a smile… “So funny… what you did for
pokémon… I never see anything so pathetic before…” he hopped back onto the
ground and shook the dust off. “Weak is disgusting, and to show so much in
front of me is insult…” his expression changed to one of utter hatred and
disgust as he continued to approach Ash… “RHAAA!” Red Kaiser suddenly broke
into a run, tackling him and sending him flying!
“AGH!” Ash gasped as he hit the ground… the
breath had been knocked out of his lungs… placing his hand on his chest where
he’d been hit… it was in pain! “Urgh…!” he growled as he quickly sprung back
up, as Red Kaiser was charged again! “AGH!!!” Ash gasped, hunching over when he
felt Red Kaiser’s fist slam upward into his stomach. Ash clenched his teeth and
growled… “RHAAA!” He shouted, striking him across the face, causing him to step
back.
“Hmm!” Red Kaiser smiled insanely, turning back
to Ash, showing no reaction to the hit, “You call that punch? THIS IS REAL
PUNCH!” Red Kaiser smacked him hard, and Ash fell to the ground under the
strength of the punch. “So weak!”
“I’M NOT DONE YET!” Ash screamed as he got up and
swung at Red Kaiser. Red Kaiser tilted his head to the side and missed the
punch. Ash swung his fist again, but Red Kaiser blocked the punch with one
finger. Ash struck again and again, but it made no difference… to him, fighting
Ash was less than child’s play.
“This fight is boring…” Said Red Kaiser as he
blocked Ash’s next hit… and smiled wickedly, “Needs more blood!” he spun around
and hit Ash on the back of the head, knocking him down. Red Kaiser grabbed Ash
by the hair and flipped him over, slamming him to the ground hard. He then
kicked him and sent him flipping into the air. “HAIYAAA!!!!” he shouted,
drawing his sword and stabbing upward…
“HMM!!” Ash moved the QuickSilver and shielded
the sword… “AAHH!” However, Red Kaiser jumped and flipped through the air,
kicking him and sending him flying…! “Ngh… agh…!” Ash lay there on the ground,
writing in pain, finally feeling those other hits Red Kaiser had landed… Ash
could not believe it… this man’s strength. Even Aquamarine wasn’t this strong…!
“N… no…!” Ash growled, clenching his fists. He wasn’t going to give up… “I
WON’T LOSE TO YOU!!!”
“Hmm?!” The four knights eyes opened wide, when
they saw a golden glow…
“HAAA!!” Ash stood there, the Power of One
surrounded his body. The strength was unlike anything he had felt before, and
the power wasn’t centred around the QuickSilver, but all through his body. This
was the strength of Level II!
“A
“RHAAA…!” Ash roared, lunging forward and
attacking Red Kaiser… but gasped when the red warrior suddenly sprung off the
ground, slamming his knee against his chin! “WHAT…!?” He gasped, but quickly
straightened himself… “HA!” he quickly attacked again, but Red Kaiser had
deflected his hit and punched him in the face! Ash growled, he lunged at the warrior
and kept attacking, but every time the results were the same! What was going
on?! Wasn’t he using the power of one!? Ash was stronger than ever! He had just
become a Level II Chosen One, why was he losing!?
“Because I am stronger than you…” Red Kaiser
smiled wickedly, as if he had read Ash’s mind. “Like all Chosen One, you become
arrogant moment you use Power of One…” Ash tried to struggle against him… but
this man’s strength… it was greater than his own! “I am Red Kaiser, Leader of
Kaiser Knights, Warlord of Kaiser Cult! The power of one may give you little
bit more strength… but is not enough to even give me challenge! That how I was
able to kill so many Chosen Ones over the years!”
“AH…!” Ash exclaimed… he was terrified. This man
was able to defeat
“You’re fooling yourself, Chosen One! In this
world there exists no warrior as fierce as Red Kaiser!” One of the knights
called, “Everything about him was made for battle… right down to his mind. He
has always been an unstable man… his speech impediment is also a result… but he
has incredible instincts to go with that invincible body. When unleashed in
battle… as if possessed, he becomes truly unstoppable!”
“HAAA!!!” Red Kaiser roared… just as it had been
described, a change seemed to be taking place within him. He was growing
fiercer, his attacks were becoming increasingly brutal… he was going completely
berserk! Ash tried to fight, but he couldn’t stand against his power! Red
Kaiser continued attacking him again and again with his fists… Ash couldn’t
fight back… he was too strong!
“(I… I have
to get out of here…!)” Through the pain, Ash looked at Pikachu and Gary…
there was no way he could win…! He had to escape somehow, while taking them to
safety! “SILVER BULLET!” he shouted, pointing his arm upwards. The boosters
flared as he began to shoot upwards…
“YOU NO RUN AWAY!” the warlord jumped high into
the air and grabbed Ash by the ankle, pulling him down, “HAAAA!”
SMACK!
“AGH…” Ash gasped. The wall behind his back
cracked when Red Kaiser swung him into it! Red Kaiser landed neatly on his
feet, as Ash fell and hit the ground…
“It’s over. You are weak… no different from any
Chosen One I kill before…” said Red Kaiser as he pulled out his sword, “I kill…
KAISER SWORD!!!”
“NO!” Ash screamed as the blade came down, he
raised the QuickSilver in defence
CLANNNG!
“Hmm?” Red Kaiser looked at Ash, somewhat
surprised
Ash growled. The hit was so strong the sword was
embedded into the QuickSilver. Earlier on, he had given his jacket to Pikachu,
that jacket which usually served as armour… even that mesh would be totally
useless against a sword that can cut into the once-thought indestructible board.
However… it did give him an idea… He quickly opened the parts that held it to
his arm and aimed upward, “SILVER BULLET!” The QuickSilver shot into the air,
out of his hand, and pulling Red Kaiser’s sword with it! Ash was unarmed, but
so was Red Kaiser
“How… dare you…!” Red Kaiser growled, kicking Ash
in the face. Separating him from his prized sword was an insult that could only
be forgiven by death! “RAAA!!!” he continued to attack fiercely… Ash was unable
to fight back…!
Ash was panting heavily. It took all of his
strength to stand up. Red Kaiser swung his fist again, but Ash blocked it… he
scowled, feeling pain in his arms from blocking such a strong blow. Red
Kaiser’s attacks kept coming, and the only thing Ash could do was defend
himself…! Even if he had separated him from his weapon, it made no difference!
“AAAH!” He screamed when Red Kaiser grabbed Ash by the neck and punched him
three times… and then let go, letting him fall to the ground.
“Hm…” Red Kaiser left Ash lying there as he
walked to the QuickSilver. Placing his foot on the board, he grabbed his sword
still embedded, and pulled it out. “Take your weapon
“RGH!” Ash growled as he bit hard into Red
Kaiser’s hand
“AH!” Red Kaiser exclaimed. Red Kaiser slammed
Ash on the head and got him to let go. He knocked Ash back, and Ash spat some
blood out of his mouth, “GRR!” He held his hand tight. He looked at his hand…
it was bleeding! Red Kaiser cursed the feeble body parts that still carried
blood showing such weakness! Red Kaiser growled, “You should have not done
that.” He said as he raised his sword, “I KILL!!!!!”
“WA!” Though Ash jumped back and missed the
killing swipe, the sword was strong enough to pass through the protective mesh
concealed in his clothing.
“KAISER SWORD!!” Red Kaiser swung his sword
upwards and Ash moved his face back, the bill of his cap was sliced in half.
Ash gasped. He felt the energy from that swing, it was no regular attack, it
was a real special technique. The bill of Ash’s cap wasn’t the only thing that
was slashed. Ash felt his face bleed, even though the sword didn’t touch it
directly. His cap then fell off, landing onto the ground in two pieces, split
through the middle all the way, even through the protective mesh. Red Kaiser
grabbed Ash and pulled him forwards. “All who defy rule of Kaiser Cult must die…!”
he snarled like a beast… “All enemies of Kaiser Cult… I KILL!!!” with the hilt
of the sword, Red Kaiser struck Ash with enough force to shatter a normal man’s
skull… and Ash could not take it. The Chosen One gasped, trembling… before his
knees gave away and he collapsed… defeated. Red Kaiser didn’t let him fall
though. He grabbed him by the neck and gripped it tight, while in his other
hand he raised his sword “KAISER SWORD!!!!!” his voice echoed as the world went
silent. Everything seemed to move in slow motion, as he swung the final killing
blow…
“UNISTRIKE!!!!!!” A voice shouted
“Hmmm?” Red Kaiser turned and gasped, unwittingly
letting go of Ash…!
CRASH!!!!!
“AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!” Red Kaiser screamed at the
intense force of the beam that hit him and slammed him into a cliff. Several
tonnes of rocks began to fall and he was buried under the rubble.
The dust cleared, and they saw who did it.
“GRRR…” Red Kaiser growled as he burst out from
beneath the rocks… having taken some actual damage from that attack… was
nowhere near injured. “We were about to leave anyway, because I am already
finished. I win” he said as he threw a pokéball, unleashing his Kaiser Beast.
He and his allies jumped and stood atop the dragon as it spread its wings and
flew
“Ash… are you alright…? ASH!”
Meanwhile, atop the cliffs stood Sky Render and
the other Super Fiends
“He beat Ash Ketchum so easily” said Cleft in awe
“They beat us with even less effort” said
AntiArctic sadly
“I’ve never felt so weak. Even my strength
doesn’t compare to theirs” said G.I. Jolt
“I will not let them get away with that!” said
Twin Dreamer
“Hold it. If you were to go down and fight, even
as Grand Dreamer, you would be defeated even more easily than Ash!” Sky Render
stopped him
“Then what can we do?!” Twin Dreamer exclaimed.
“Your strength is too unequal to them… they holds
enough power to match a Chosen One, Red Kaiser especially has the strength to
kill them.” Said Sky Render. He then sighed, “Is there no limit to their evil?
Just earlier they openly attacked the seaside town of
“What do you mean?” asked Goth
“We’ve fought long and hard to stop its
spreading… but while we fight, it makes no difference, as it is constantly
eating away the world.” Said Sky Render, “All our efforts to stop it may have
been for nothing”
“You mean they’re winning?” asked Twin Dreamer
“No. They are not winning. They have already
won…” Said Sky Render. Everyone looked sadly at the ground, “But in the moment
of darkness, we must still find hope.” He looked down and saw the injured Ash
Ketchum, “We must gather up all those that can fight. The hearts of the strong
and brave will not kneel to the Kaiser Cult! Ash Ketchum is not defeated for
good, and neither are we! We will continue to fight until we all draw our last
breath!”
“YEAH!” The Super Fiends all cheered. They each
left in their own direction. Though down, they were not out. Even if the forces
of the Kaiser cult infinitely overwhelmed them, that won’t stop them from
fighting their evil…!
Though the Super Fiends consisted of criminals,
they were the only force that was standing against the Kaiser Cult… an evil
that goes beyond anything imaginable… as it had the power to defeat Chosen Ones
even. If the cult succeeded in its goals, this world would be over. Sky Render
scowled… no… he would not let that happen…
(
Ash slowly opened his eyes. He felt nauseous. He
didn’t know where he was. He slowly tried to get up, but he felt a searing pain
in his chest, and it hurt to breathe. He gritted his teeth as he pushed himself
to sit of straight and see where he was. It was a room of some sort. Ash
struggled as he tried to sit up, only to feel more pain through his entire
body. Despite the pain, he ignored it and moved so he was sitting on the side
of the bed. Slowly and surely, he managed to get up. He didn’t want to be lying
anywhere he didn’t know. “GRRR…” Ash grunted as he got up. He saw a mirror, and
he could see what he was wearing. He was dressed in that white thing that
hospital patients wear. “No wonder it’s so hard to move” Ash said quietly to
himself. He said as he saw all the bandages on his arms, head and chest.
Looking over, he saw his clothes folded on a small table, along with his bag.
His pokéballs were there, but the QuickSilver wasn’t. His hat was also missing,
and when he lifted his shirt and jacket. They were cleaned completely and there
was no slits or rips in the fabric. “What happened?” Ash asked himself. He then
remembered what happened. Red Kaiser… That fearsome warrior attacked him
relentlessly, striking him with the sword, trying to kill him and nearly
succeeded. Everything was a blur after that. Slowly, he got up and went over to
the chair to get dressed. It was tough, but he managed. Once that was finished,
he headed for the door, still straining himself to walk normally. The pain was
mostly in the area across his chest.
Slowly, he pushed the door open and walked
outside. Following through the hall and making it down the elevator, he soon
arrived it in the main lobby. No one was there but a woman sitting at a
counter, working on the computer. She heard Ash open the door, and gasped. She
was shocked to see him standing! “Hey, what are you doing?” she said, “You’re
in no condition to be walking around!”
“Sorry, can’t stick around. Gotta go find my
friends” said Ash
“Wait! No!” She said, but Ash wasn’t listening
“Listen to what she says. It’s a better idea for
you to return to bed” said a voice. Ash turned around and saw a man standing at
the door, the doctor, “You have suffered some serious wounds, and you have been
unconscious for a week”
“A whole week?” Ash said in awe as the doctor
tried to usher him back to his room
“It is a much better idea that you return to bed
and rest.”
“I’d much rather not. I’ve had enough rest,
especially after lying around for the entire week” said Ash, “I also need to
find the rest of my friends”
“Your friends? Oh, that group. Don’t worry about
them. They were extremely worried about you. It’s lucky that the one in the
purple shirt…
“Uh…” Ash looked at himself. He wasn’t educated
in this sort of thing
“Though at the rate you’re healing, you should be
ready to leave soon. But it’s still not a good idea to push it.” Said the
Doctor, “And since it’s too late at night to go anywhere, I suggest you at
least remain here until morning.”
“Alright” said Ash as he made his way back to the
room. Ash kicked off his shoes as he lay down in bed. He didn’t even have time
to pull the covers over him, because he passed out immediately. The next
morning, after eating the breakfast the hospital provided, Ash was ready to go.
“Though I still disagree on you leaving, just be
careful out there. We’ve had quite a lot of people sent here by the ones who
did this to you. Many of them are downstairs with a sheet over their body and a
number tag on their toe.” Said the doctor
“That’s another reason I should go. They came
here specifically searching for me. If I remain here, the people in this
hospital will be in danger, and I don’t want that”
“I don’t think they’ll be coming. The police have
issued a warning and everyone’s keeping an eye out for them.” Said the doctor
“Yeah, well I guess the everyone will have to
watch out. Kaisers will do anything, kill anyone, will stop at nothing to
finish off their objective, which is currently me.” Said Ash, remembering how
Red Kaiser trashed him so easily, “I’ve fought against lots of people during my
travels, and many enemies with many people stronger than me, but I won because
I would find a way to beat them. These villains are no different, and though
it’ll be difficult, I know I can win somehow”
The doctor smiled. “So much determination in such
a small trainer. It’s rare to see anyone with this much of it these days. Most
people nowadays become trainers just so they could be famous and make a big
name for themselves, or just make a lot of money. You on the other hand are
different, and I’m confident in you.”
“Well, goodbye, and thanks” Ash shook the
doctor’s hand. The doctor wished him luck one last time before he left. As Ash
walked outside, he sighed as he looked around. It was very early in the morning
and pretty cold. Ash knew his way around this town well enough, and made his
way gradually to the pokémon center. When he entered, the only person there was
Nurse Joy sitting at the counter. Ash walked to the counter, quietly so as not
to make to much noise, “Um… excuse me, Nurse Joy?”
The nurse looked up and smiled. “Hello there,
Ash. What can I do for you today?”
“Nothing, thanks.” Said Ash, “Are my friends by
any chance in this centre?”
Nurse Joy nodded. “Yes they are. They’re inside,
but I don’t think they’re awake yet. Your Pikachu is with them. Fourth room to
the right”
“Thank you Nurse Joy” Said Ash. Ash quietly
opened the door to the bedrooms where the group was in. On one side of the room
were the bunk beds that Brock and Tracey shared, while on the other side was
Misty and Amaebi. Ash looked around for a free bed, but there weren’t any, and
for some reason, he didn’t see
“Ash?” Misty’s voice spoke up, causing Ash to
jump.
“Oh… uh… hi Misty” Ash turned around, “Uh, sorry
about the noise”
“That’s okay. I’m just glad that you’re fine” she
said, “How are you feeling?”
“Well, aside from the many, aches, pains, cuts,
bone fractures and internal bleedings that may very well kill me, I’m fine how
are you?” he answered
Misty slid over slightly. She giggled at his
weird sense of humour. “Lie down then”
His eyes widened. “Uh…what?”
“I said lie down,” she repeated. “We’ll talk some
more.”
Ash looked at the open spot in the bed. Looking
left and right, he could see that everyone else was asleep, and there wasn’t a
free bed. Ash sighed and moved slowly, “Ow” he grunted as he laid back
“Are you okay?” asked Misty
“I’m plenty fine” said Ash, “Just sore”
“Well that’s good” she said, “When you were first
brought to the hospital, people there were panicking. You didn’t look like you
were going to make it. If you saw yourself, you’d understand what they meant”
she sighed, “But I knew you wouldn’t let us down. You’ve survived before and
you’re tough enough to live through this. I mean, what was so different this
time than all those other times you fought against someone who was armed with a
sword?”
“Well, this guy successfully struck me with a
killing hit. Not to mention before that, I’ve already been impaled several
times by his cronies.” Ash shuddered. It hurt just to remember. Ash turned to
say something else, but Misty has already fallen asleep. Ash sighed, “This is
nice…” Misty was cuddling onto him, “Ngh… too hard…! Can’t breathe…!” Ash tried
to loosen Misty’s tight embrace, but to no avail.
Red Kaiser was a fearsome opponent, even
more savage than Aquamarine and far stronger than Ash. Against an opponent
capable of defeating
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TO BE CONTINUED