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Tales of Supernova Sun and Penumbra Moon

By Arie Draconoid

Chapter 10: Pendulum that swings both ways

Back to the catacomb, the group still chasing Gideon who fleeing from them to avoid death.

"So not even a Priest immune to daemonblight huh..." Velvet commented about Gideon's transformation into Lizard daemon.

"I guess he hit his limits." Magilou replied while Jun only growled in anger while running to continue his beatdown to Gideon.

"Calm down Jun. Overwhelmed by your anger only driving you into much worse problem than before." Eizen said toward Jun.

"I'm perfectly calm dude. I'm Perfectly calm" Jun said with barely-restrained angry voice, trying to keeping his composure.

"Did you just bring that praetor malak too?" Hau asked as he noticing unconscious Number 1 on Jun's back. Everyone seems surprised by it.

"…Are you trying to follow Velvet's example?" Rokurou asked Jun in confusion.

"I'm not letting another kid, be it human or not turned into a goddamn living weapon. That's already crossing the line for me…" Jun replied before he kept running with everyone.

As The group keep running, in the midway of pursuit…

"Gyaaaaaargh!" Gideon's roar can be heard from a far.

"What was that?!" Velvet gasped.

"That Priest was close! We cannot let him loose, come on!" Jun replied as everyone else nodded before the group continued to run until they're stopped on the floor basement and shocked by what they're seen.

"Whoaaa! Warning! Warning! Something horrifying is coming, proceed with caution bzzt, bzzt, BZZZT!" Rotom warned.

"Shoot! We're being kill-stealed!" Jun curses witnessing Gideon being killed by something.

"W-W-What is that?!" Velvet wondered in shock.

"Oh, Holy Arceus!" Hau gasped and take a few steps back seeing something big in front of him.

"For Arceus sake…" Lillie went horrified and trying to not puke for something horrified that she just seen. Everyone also just horrified as they're seen the dead and mangled body of Gideon who eaten by another bigger, Griffin daemon! The Gigantic bird keep pecking and eating part of Gideon's daemon form flesh along with his malevolence, which afterwards returning him into human form and without everyone realizing it, Eleanor was following them, already cured from her paralysis.

"The daemon…no, Gideon return back to normal?" Eleanor muttered in disbelief before shifting her attention to the said Griffin daemon and her expression quickly turns into horror. "And…WHAT IS THAT BEAST?!" She gasped in horror witnessing the Griffin. The Griffin roared and trying to take a flight, only bumped to some sort of barrier that seems have a purpose to kept the beast from escaping.

"I can't believe those Abbey guy…keeping a Griffin…" Gladion muttered in shock.

"Keep your toes up guys…this thing is not a laughing matter…" Jun warned as everyone agreed and keep their guard up.

"It being kept in barrier too for some reason…" Eizen commented.

"So, what? The Abbey is holding this thing captive?" Rokurou asked.

"This barrier…" Velvet muttered while her expression turns much serious than before. "I know it well…" She said as she seems familiar with it before briefly looking toward Gideon's mangled corpse.

"You knew?" Lillie asked the therion daemon. Velvet ignoring her however, to Lillie's exasperation.

"It seems our errand has met with success, at least technically speaking." Magilou informed that thanks to the Griffin, they're technically finishing their assassination job.

"Yeah, that big ass fowl just kill-steal our target duh." Jun growled in annoyance.

"Agreed with you." Rokurou replied agreed with Jun's word with an annoyed face.

"Right, let's get outta here anyway." Velvet said as everyone nodded but as they're turn around, Eleanor quickly aim their spear toward them.

"Not again…" Jun growled as he grasping his fist with barely-restrained rage. He already done and tired dealing with the whole Gideon's fiasco. He didn't want anything happens again.

"What did you do to the High Priest?! What is this daemon?!" Eleanor interrogates the group.

"I don't know, not that I care…" Velvet replied.

"That priest already done by that big ass fowl redhead. Move aside…we're already done with our assignment anyway…" Jun replied trying to stay calm…barely.

"You're think I'm going to trust y- "Eleanor refuses to believe Jun's word but…Jun finally snaps and…

"SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!" Jun shouted so loudly with Hyper voice in anger that shocking everyone, the Griffin included and knocking Eleanor aside to the wall and giving eveyrone a massive earache.

"He hit his limits too…" Magilou commented while holding her ears in pain.

"Don't need to use Hyper voice bzzzt…" Rotom muttered as he getting dizzy with his eyes replaced by spiral. Jun quickly launching himself toward Eleanor and holding her by neck as he lifting her to the air.

"STOP BEING STUBBORN WILL YOU?! WHEN WE'RE ARRIVED HERE, THAT DAMN PRIEST ALREADY TURNED INTO THAT BIRD LUNCH AND WE'RE JUST ARRIVED YOU'RE GOING TO ACCUSE US FOR KILLING GIDEON FIRST AND HAVING THAT BIG ASS FOWL ON OUR OWNERSHIP?! I SWEAR IF YOU TRYING TO ACCUSE US FOR SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN DO, I'LL BREAK YOU INTO PIECES, YOU F*CKIN ASSHOLE! DO YOU HEAR ME?!" Jun threatened Eleanor as he goes absolutely ballistic as Eleanor horrified by Jun's facial expression now turned into unyielding fury and hatred-filled glare.

"Jun!" Velvet angrily calls him out as Jun turned around seeing the Therion girl glaring toward him sternly. "Put her down…" She told Jun to put Eleanor down.

"Shut up!" Jun retorted only meeting Velvet's consuming claw close to his face.

"I'll put you down if your anger getting out the line you hear me? Now… .DOWN. She not worth it…AT ALL." Velvet threatened with similar glare to Jun. growled in annoyance, Jun quickly let Eleanor go, all while the praetor shivered in fear, she maybe have a chance to use her weapon to strike, but she just too terrified to do so as she watching the group leaving her be, horrified while close to cry. The Griffin then merely stares at her just before ignoring her.

"Who are you? Who are you people?!" Eleanor muttered weakly in distress, sadness, and horror mixed into one before finally tears formed up on both of her eyes before she leaving, crying as she still horrified by what everyone has done.

Outside.

SFX: Slap!

"Kuh…!" Jun gritted his teeth in pain as Velvet slaps him.

"I understand you clearly stressed out by what happened to me earlier. But don't let that anger of yours causing you fly out of handle…" Velvet reprimanded while gritting her teeth in annoyance before her expression turned into more neutral. "Why are you getting angry for me getting attacked in the back anyway? Is there something bothering you so much that you going ballistic like that?" She asked Jun who went silent.

"Spill it out Thug boi. We're not mad, we're just curious to be fair~" Magilou said with her usual smile.

"Jun-kun…" Lillie muttered weakly while Gladion and the others giving Jun a serious look. Jun clearly biting his lips so hard it draws blood to holding his own sadness from a painful memory that coming back toward him after seven years he forgetting it. The day that completely shatters his 10 years old innocence and preventing him to becoming a Pokémon trainer until he turns 17…

Flashback, 9 years ago.

"I swear we're going to be the best like no one ever was pal!" Young Jun said toward a seemingly Fire-type Pokémon who roared in glee and agreement.

Then scene shifted again to…

"NOOOOO! DON'T GO! DON'T LEAVE ME! WE'RE NOT FULFILLING OUR PROMISE YET BUDDY! DON'T!" Young Jun shouted in anguish and despair trying to reach his Pokémon friend who falling to the deep chasm along with the wild Pokémon that attacks both of them. The Pokémon friend of Jun giving thumbs up, smiling as it falling along with its opponent all while A horrified Jun watches helplessly.

Flashback ends

"Jun…" Velvet trying to call the boy. "…Just say something…" She said toward Jun who still silent.

"My apologize…I just couldn't tell you the details, but like you, back when I was Young, I lose someone very important…the only, genuine friend of mine. That's all…" Jun replied somberly while wiping out the blood from his lips before leaving. The group puzzled by his reply, but they're seems sympathizing the boy current condition.

"So…the thug boi seems has almost exact same past as you huh, Velvet?" Magilou asked toward Velvet who sighed in annoyance.

"Jun-kun…you could discuss it with us, right? Maybe we can help…" Lillie muttered sadly while looking toward Jun who walking silently, carrying still Unconscious Number 1 on his back.

"Right now, his emotion not at the most ideal condition. Let him be…as much as I want to know…seems judging from Him saying about "losing the only genuine friend", it was so traumatizing that he didn't want to speak about it…" Gladion explained toward the group while looking toward Jun with a sad look.

"Jun said he never have any friends too when he was little. Does that mean he only have one friend that genuinely wanted to befriend him back then?" Hau wondered as he worried about Jun.

"Perhaps that just a case. I think it involves his friends getting attacked in the back in same manner Velvet getting attacked by Gideon. That is where he finally flying off the handle. Maybe the best way is waiting for the right time where he will be told us the truth…" Eizen replied the best is the group better didn't speak about Jun's whole anger because Velvet attacked in a back.

"…" Velvet went silent as she, deep down was sympathizing with Jun's own condition before shifted her attention to Rotom. "Did you and Jun's other Pokémon know about this?" She asked.

"None bzzt. But, that was not the first time he getting angry like that bzzt. Whenever Jun snaps…somebody will be getting thrown out the window or leave the scene heavily bruised and bones broken if there no one who restrains him." Rotom explained with sad emoticon.

"Last time he getting angry like that when I was taken as Hostage by Ghetsis, one of Rainbow rocket higher-ups. Jun getting so angry that he pummels Ghetsis in spot until Colress-san, one of our acquaintance stops it. By the time everything is over, Jun couldn't even speak without him getting furious or hitting something until he calming himself down by letting Guzma in our world to punches him until he is calmed down…" Lillie explained the last time Jun goes ballistic was when she taken hostage by Ghetsis and Jun basically beating the Team Plasma leader into pulp until Colress interferes and later, Guzma in his world Punches him to calming him down. This is surprising the group.

"His anger issue is really that bad?" Rokurou asked with serious tone.

"His boiling temper much worse than I thought…" Magilou said shocked by what Lillie was said.

"I'm not exaggerating here anyway. HE REALLY DID THAT IN SPOT…" Lillie replied in serious tone. "What I felt is just one thing, though I'm unsure am I correct or not…" She continued as she knows something as everyone curious about what she going to said.

"What did you feel?" Velvet asked.

"Judging from his tone…and anger witnessing Velvet-san getting attacked and what Jun-kun said before…He afraid losing one or all of us. Basically…He afraid the same thing happened again…the day where he losing the one and only friend of his." Lillie guessed as everyone seems agreed by what she said.

"Jun…" Laphicet muttered somberly.

"So, that's his reason…?" Velvet asked before she remembering the time, she losing her sister. Then again, her brother in the hands of Artorius. Judging from Jun's words, it seems they're share few things in common. Losing someone important that made them becoming avenger and rage-driven person respectively, perhaps… "I understand. Let's wait for him to calming down and I'll keep an eye out of him to preventing him causing problems with that blind fury of his. Now, the best we're going back to the Inn and report to the old woman we're done." She said that the best is they're going back to the Inn.

"Yeah, what a night we're having here…" Rokurou said before yawning.

"I feel sleepy too…" Hau agreed as he yawning and felt sleepy.

"Stay sharp. Dawn hasn't come yet." Eizen warned just before everyone leaving. After told the disguised Bloodwing members about their mission, he told them to inform Tabatha immediately. The group quickly leaves and after few walks, they're manage to catch up upon Jun, who was silently looking to the sky.

"There he is. I thought he going to destroying things like no tomorrow." Magilou commented.

"I was waiting…" Jun replied with a deadpan.

"Are you calmed down now?" Velvet asked as Jun nodded.

"I already blew some steam prior…I couldn't feel any better. Sorry about everything…" Jun apologized to the group

"I don't need your apology. You're flying off the handle again, like I said before, I will stop you with anything that I got. Don't let that happen again…" Velvet said before walking past Jun.

"If you having something weighing you down, you could discuss it with us Jun. You cannot bear your burden alone; everyone is here to help each other out right?" Hau said patting Jun on his back.

"Just told us if something happens. We're try to help if we can, getting furious for everything isn't good for your health Jun. Chill out for a bit!" Rokurou added.

"You've always got us to help bzzt! Pokémon never leave their trainers unguarded! They're always trying to help whenever they can!" Rotom encouraging Jun while all of Jun Pokémon giving a nod and smiling toward Jun inside their Pokeballs. Followed by Lillie and Laphicet and also Magilou.

"Yeah, thanks everyone." Jun replied while trying to muster a smile as the group (except Velvet) giving a satisfied smirk just before the group following Velvet.

Then…

"Hey Magi-chan. I want to ask you something…" Lillie said suddenly to Magilou.

"Oh, what it is my dear Lillie~?" Magilou replied with her usual smirk.

"How did you…manage to steal that perverted dwarf in hat from that Redhead Exorcist?" Lillie asked as Magilou raising an eyebrow before grinning impishly.

"Hey, that is what I want to asking too. Stealing a Malak from that Redhead…How did you pull that one off, Magilou?" Rokurou asked the same thing too.

"You guys talking about Bienfu doesn't it?" Magilou said as the said malak appeared beside her, sulking and lamenting his fate all while Lillie glaring toward the said malak, covering her chest by both hands. "He was my malak to begin with. Then he betrayed me and ran away from his rightful home." She continued smiling before giving a naughty look toward Bienfu who sweatdropped hearing what Magilou just said.

"Nnngh…. Miss Magilou treats malakhim so bad-bad-bad… I couldn't take it anymore!" Bienfu cried out with streams of tears from his eyes.

"Really?" Lillie asked while giving suspicious look to both of Magilou and Bienfu.

"Yeah it is miss!" Bienfu exclaimed before latching himself upon Lillie's long and supple legs. "After a little while, I ran into Madam Eleanor. She was soooo much nicer to me!" He squealed as he cuddling to Lillie's legs with perverted expression on his face. A cross-popping veins appear from Lillie's head, along with Magilou's. The Aether younger siblings immediately pulls Bienfu away from her leg and gripping his head tightly like before.

"I see, I see~" Magilou replied with a smile and horrifying aura. "Now just how am I going to punish you for THAT little slander on my character along with your raging libido hmm~?" She threatened by pressing one of Bienfu cheek hard enough to make him yelped in pain.

"And I'll help you for that exactly…" Lillie added indignantly with a smile as she tightening her grip as Bienfu cried out in pain while she's radiating a terrifying aura along with Magilou.

"Oh yeah, Kilgore is hungry too." Jun chirped in pointing Kilgore's Pokeball and inside, Kilgore giving a slasher smile and licking his fangs in hunger. Bienfu freaked out at instant hearing that name along with the punishment that will administered to him by both girls.

"BIEEEEN! The bad-bad days are here agaaaaain!" Bienfu screaming in horror as he trying desperately to escape, but Lillie's firm grab preventing him to do that while Magilou and Lillie giving a malicious look toward the perverted malak.

"You're an exorcist, then." Velvet said toward Magilou, surprising Jun and co.

"I found that unlikely…" Jun replied with deadpan look.

"Bzzzt! I'm a witch, silly Thug boi and his partner-in crime. Bienfu here is the source and core for my magic!" Magilou corrected.

"But only exorcists can form a pact with malakhim." Velvet said before shifting her attention to Jun. "and I bet you brought that praetor malak for Lillie to make a pact with doesn't it?" She asked Jun and Lillie who raising an eyebrow hearing that.

"I don't know about this whole pact-thingy…and I already said it before, right? Not any kid be it malak or not will turned into living weapon under my watch and NEVER WILL." Jun replied sternly. "But that wasn't a bad idea for Number 1 making a pact with Lillie since that brit staff granting her Exorcists power." He said with confident smile as Lillie puzzled hearing it.

"But How I make a pact with a Malak? Also, I didn 't wanted to turn him into a living weapon as well…" Lillie wondering how.

"Not that my problem. I don't know…" Velvet replied with a shrug.

"You probably could ask our so-called Great Witch here. If she providing straight answer though." Jun replied pointing toward Magilou.

"Oh, come on. Says who the one who exorcist? Someone who likes making dumb rules?" Magilou replied nonchalantly. Lillie merely sighed by that while Jun taking few lemonades to calm himself down while Velvet grow angrier as she grasping her right fist tightly, but Rokurou stops her.

"Enough, Velvet. Questioning HER is a good way to get mad. We already tired dealing with Jun already volatile temper, we don't need another one exploded like a bomb…" Rokurou replied sternly.

"Come on guys…" Jun growled as he walking toward the inn, followed by everyone.

Inside the Inn…

"You guys did the job well it seems. I heard there's lot of ruckus inside, but all of you made it safely." Tabatha said impressed by the group progress.

"There lot of bullsh*t that we're dealing with. That priest already done, though not in a way that we wanted though…" Jun replied somberly.

"You heard quickly." Velvet replied to Tabatha.

"That's about all I'm good for. And with these old ears, sometimes it's hard to hear at all." Tabatha replied before her attention shifted to Number 1 on Jun's back. "You brought another person here again? Every time you came back, there always new guy followed behind." She commented.

"Long story ma'am." Jun replied noticing Number 1 seemingly sleeping soundly. Lillie gently caressing the malak kid like a mother taking care of her children as Laphicet watching in curiosity.

"And did you learn anything about the "key" for passing through the barrier?" Velvet asked Tabatha.

"Yes, only the high-ranking exorcists can enter through the barrier protecting Artorius and his temple. Exorcists are considered high-ranking if they are accompanied by at least four greater malakhim." Tabatha informed about the "key" is actually a four greater malakhim.

"Kinda like Elite four formation…" Jun commented about it as Hau, Gladion, and Lillie nodded in agreement while Rotom taking few notes.

"Hmm, So, if we had four powerful malakhim with us, we could slip through." Rokurou said.

"But malakhim outside the Abbey's control are rare. They thought this through." Eizen replied and said Malakhim outside Abbey's control is rare.

"So, basically we're going to do malakhim hunting?" Jun asked as Velvet grumbled before a green light shot out, revealing Bienfu.

"Well guys, I may not look it, but I'm A GREATER MALAK!" Bienfu exclaimed proudly.

"Did you? You aren't lying to us, doesn't you?" Jun asked.

"Of course not! Believe me, This Bienfu never lies to everybody!" Bienfu replied brimming with confidence.

"Eizen, Laphicet, and Bienfu… So, we just need one more…ah, we've got the silver-haired kid on Jun back…he also a similar Greater Malak to Laphicet. He could probably help us." Rokurou said.

"The only thing is. Unlike these three, we still need to teach this little guy in similar way we've done toward Laphicet, acting without orders and learn how to express himself. I doubt he will comply since He technically still under that Brit ownership though…" Jun replied as Laphicet looking toward Number 1 with sad look.

"Look, you guys manage to get Laphi-kun reclaiming back his emotion. I bet we can do the same thing to Number 1 too!" Lillie said pumping her fist as she confident the group can help Number 1 regain his emotion. Laphicet seems happy hearing that while Jun and Hau grinning and Gladion smiling proudly toward his sis.

"Of course. I like your confidence and optimism, that's an admirable trait for you Lillie." Eizen praised the blondie, causing Lillie to smiles nervously. Rokurou seems happy too along with Magilou.

"With everything we have, we should ready for him. Better we've getting some rest first as for now…" Velvet suggested toward the group.

"So, I have to come too? Sounds like a pain…" Magilou complained.

"Then stay. We don't need you. Just Bienfu the one who going with us though." Velvet replied toward the witch.

"You have no courtesy. How about It would be an honor, Madam Magilou." More like that." Magilou retorted while Velvet started to get annoyed while Jun looking through the window, seemingly worried about something.

"Rather than overthinking it, let's get some rest first as Velvet said." Gladion said toward Jun, which the boy agreed for.

Tomorrow morning…

Velvet was walking out from her room and ready to go to the first floor until when she walks past Lillie's room, she seeing Lillie with Number 1 seems chatting about each other.

"I'm Number 1, your servant and your tool…" The young malak said toward Lillie.

"No. Your name is Silva and you are my friend, not a tool, not a servant. Repeat what I said can you? This is isn't an order, I just want you to repeat after me." Lillie replied and told Number 1, who recently named Silva to repeat what she said. The Young Malak went silent for a while, seems confused.

"…Did he just get his name?" Velvet asked Lillie who surprised seeing her entering her room.

"Ah, Velvet-san. This was suggestion from Eizen-san and Jun-san though. I'm trying to make Silva-kun to interact normally as Laphi-kun did, but…I didn't find any result…" Lillie replied wistfully while Silva merely looks toward the two with empty expression. The Moment Velvet seeing him was reminding her the time Laphicet back when he wasn't developing his emotion, yet.

"Take your time and don't give up. Tethered Malak like him wasn't going to develop emotion in one day. In the fact, Laphicet need more than a day to develop his own emotion. Come on, let's go…" Velvet said before leaving the room.

"Ah…yes." Lillie said before following Velvet alongside Silva.

Outside the bar.

"Finally, some fresh air right before we go!" Hau yelled stretching his arms upwards. Crabominable also copying the latter.

"That's right chubby boy~! What a joy to face a clear, refreshing morning. Especialy after a long night of meting punishment of my heartless betrayer!" Magilou cheered referring about punishing Bienfu alongside Lillie.

"I'm oddly found out to enjoy it too, you know?" Lillie added with a smile while…still squishing Bienfu with both of her bare hands…strongly.

"BIEEEEN! My poor, battered body…." Bienfu cried out lamenting his unfortunate punishment. His body also wrapped in bandages indicating the Harsh punishment that both Mages administered before the little Malak dropped to the ground, knocked out.

"You two better not kill our key." Velvet warned.

"R-Right…" Lillie nodded meekly.

"You're one to talk. Better not eat the boy, he's your precious key now~!" Magilou replied nonchalantly as Velvet sighed in annoyance

"I know." Velvet replied before picking Bienfu up and placing the latter on Jun's bag.

"She's a bad influence for Lillie…" Gladion growled with a facepalm seeing Magilou.

"Couldn't be agreed more…" Jun snorted before taking his Malasada from his bag and as soon he removing the wrapper, his eyes turned the same when he enraged before, causing everyone to be surprised seeing it.

"B-Bzzt! Are you still reminded about the whole capital problems Jun?!" Rotom asked in panic.

"Jun, I swear if you- "Velvet angrily said as she attempted to clawing Jun's head with her claws only…

"Ants…" Jun muttered suddenly, causing everyone to stops.

"What?" Everyone reacted in confusion until they witnessing Jun's glaring toward…Few of ants that was on his Malasada hatefully, radiating a scary aura seeing them.

"Oh dear…bzzt." Rotom deadpanned seems knowing what exactly is happened.

"There some ants on his malasada…" Rokurou commented just before everyone shocked seeing Jun summoning his Supernova Gauntlet and crush the said Malasada…along with the ants in it.

"NOOOOOO! That still edible!" Hau screaming in despair witnessing the Malasada is crushed.

"Ants…my nemesis…my most hated enemy…Scavenging food like a moocher…they're deserves to die…" Jun replied coldly before unleashing dest break shockwave that destroying the said crushed Malasada and ants into smithereens.

"…Did he really…hate ants so much like that…?" Eizen asked with a deadpan tone.

"He is bzzt…due one of his older brothers once pranking Jun for eating a sandwich filled with red ants disguised as a strawberry jam, resulting a rather painful tongue trauma that unfortunately…cannot be described…" Rotom explained why Jun hates ants so muchto the point he referring them as his Nemesis. Magilou trying to hold her laughter while everyone (sans Silva and Laphicet) deadpanned hearing his explanation

"Eww…I can understand that…" Hau cringed in disgust alongside the others.

"Still…he's exagerrating…" Gladion sighed.

"Oh my, I guess thug boy another weakness is spotted~! A tough cookied with volcanic rage…referring a small, weak, and fragile ants as his nemesis. Now that's lovely~!" Magilous teased as this is struck on Jun's nerve.

"Magilou, if you try to exploit my dislikes toward those blasted insect…I'm going to flatten you beyond your already non-existent curves!" Jun yelled in annoyance, causing the witch to hissed in annoyance as Jun once again mocking her curves or lack of thereof…Velvet simply facepalming by the whole situation. Meanwhile, Laphicet gazing toward the other side and looks troubled. "Laphicet…? You look troubled, what's up?" Jun asked toward the young malak boy, he simply shook his head.

"Oh right. You're facing the Sheperd and an Empyrean. Ol' Shepsie's one thing, but Empyreans are, y'know, just… gods who created the world? You think you can win just by smacking it around a bit? Even with thug boi and his numerous legendary allies and weapons, this ain't an easy task, y'know?" Magilou chirped in toward them.

"G-God? You mean…We're going to fight a god?!" Hau asked in disbelief as Gladion and Lillie eyes widened in disbelief as well

"Less likely due he ain't showing his face yet or shortly, their Empyreans or god ain't fully awakened…yet." Rokurou replied toward Hau, Lillie, and Gladion.

"That's no Empyrean. It's a phony. Artorius is just using a legend to control the people…" Velvet replied.

"And we're going to end his legend…and his so-called god." Jun added gripping his fist tightly. Velvet nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. After all, wouldn't a true god be able to do something about the daemonblight?" Velvet said as Eizen sighed.

"You don't believe in Innominat?" Rokurou asked them.

"I believe there exists something people CALL Innominat. But it's just a malak that used a special arte to bring the other malakhim into our world." Velvet replied.

"You sound confident." Magilou said.

"I witnessed it three years ago…" Velvet replied as this is shocking Lillie, Gladion, and Hau. Jun and Rotom could only watching silently, especially since they're witnessing Velvet's past through Dialga's projection a long time ago.

"Do you really?" Lillie asked Velvet.

"Not that I wanted to tell you, it just horrifying and the result? Look at my current self and what happened to me now…" Velvet replied toward Lillie who couldn't even find a word to ask even further.

"Well, if it's not actually a god we're against, we just might stand a chance." Magilou replied with her cheeky smile.

"Of course, we do. And ultimately, our target is Artorius. I don't care about anything else." Velvet said.

"But stay on guard everyone. Even with our current powers and Pokemons on our side…We still need to watch out about what exactly Artorius and Abbey hiding behind their sleeves. They could catch us off-guard anytime without warning." Jun warned.

"Precisely. Our target is an important person, our guard lowered a bit…All of us guaranteed to meet our death." Eizen added as everyone nodded in agreement.

"Revenge against Artorius… for her brother." Laphicet muttered while Silva looking toward him silently.

"All right you two, Which way is the Empyrean's Throne?" Rokurou asked. Silva didn't react to him but Laphicet is.

"Ummm… It was north of Loegres, in the mountains up the Danann Highway." Laphicet replied pointing the direction toward the Empyrean's throne.

"The same place where we meet each other, I guess?" Hau asked as Jun simply nodded.

"If exorcists are keeping up their inspections, they might provide us a chance to steal another malak." Velvet said.

"I sent my men a sylphjay with orders to scout out the inspectors...alongside Horus as Jun suggested earlier…" Eizen replied.

"Horus just a good scout as Hasshan does, we can count on him too." Jun replied confidently.

"With their information, we'll be able to plan the attack." Eizen added.

"Hmm. We can meet up at Port Zekson." Velvet said.

"Port Zekson?" Lillie asked in confusion.

"One of the ports of this capital, bzzt." Rotom replied toward Lillie.

"That's the plan." Eizen said.

"Now, let's go to our destination, we couldn't just stand up here forever." Jun said before walking off, followed by everyone else. Meanwhile…Guzma watching the group from distance with Golisopod.

"I see they're going to the same place where we're brawl. That's give me an idea…" Guzma replied with a psychopathic grin before moving out from the area alongside Golisopod and few of Team Skull grunts following him.

Later, the group was gathering in the fort after talking with some townsfolk and minding with their own business other than Velvet. Hau was with Benwick, eating Malasada while chatting each other and both becoming fast friends, with Decidueye and Crabominable playing with Benwick's Sylphjay, Eizen also sits besides the chubby boy, looking toward the sunset. Lillie on the ship was continuing to taking care of Silva and teaching him many things about being an individual with Snowy besides her, Rokurou and Dyle speaking about…drinks that they're need to hide form Benwick and co. for some reason, Magilou was speaking about giving an apple to a certain boy with a worried Bienfu, Gladion is busy tending his Silvally not far from Lillie, as for Jun…

BGM: Kikaider's Guitar

Jun was on certain spot of the fort, facing the ocean. He can be seen playing a rather sorrowful ballad from a guitar that he asked from Hoopa, who currently watching his performance with Rotomdex, Bruno, Horus, Shade, Scalius, as well Laphicet who eating lots of apple besides him. After playing for a while, he ended his performance.

BGM Ended

"Thank you." Jun bowing down as his Pokemons, Hoopa, and Laphicet applauded him.

"As good as always Jun, Bzzt!" Rotom praised while clapping his hands.

"This boy quite a decent musician." Hoopa added with his usual smirk.

"Bravo and Exquisite, sir! Albeit the melody is really sorrowful…" Shade added.

"That's amazing Jun! I don't know you…good with music!" Laphicet praised.

"You seem already familiar with these music stuffs, Laphicet." Jun replied with a small smile toward the boy.

"Of course. I'm usually watching Lady Teresa playing her violin on her spare time long time ago, back when I was her tool, though…" Laphicet said reminiscing sadly.

"Speaking about tool…you know where the music that I was perform with came?" Jun asked as Laphicet seems curious by his question.

"I do, from who exactly?" Laphicet asked curiously.

"It from a story from my world. About an artificial man that created to stop certain evil organization that creating numerous man-made monsters to take over the world. Whenever he appears, he always playing a sorrowful note from his guitar, the same tune that I play before kicking those man-made monsters butt. Though…no matter how he trying to act like a real human…he cannot deny in the fact he's a machine that often being told by one of his closest allies. Regardless, he keeps fighting to protect those who he holds dear and slowly becoming much more human-like…" Jun explained wistfully reminiscing about a certain TV shows that he watches when he was young.

"I see, though I couldn't help but feel sorry about that artificial man…couldn't deny he is machine, does that mean I couldn't deny that I'm used to be a tool?" Laphicet asked worriedly, thinking he also couldn't deny he's a tool.

"No, the only thing that you couldn't deny is your individuality. You are yourself, not someone else tool. Or to make it a bit…easy to understand, you are your own person, be it Malakhim or human. Kinda like that…" Jun explained as much as he could, trying to cheer Laphicet up.

"Right. I am myself, Laphicet. Like that?" Laphicet asked as Jun nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of which, there's your beloved mistress coming, sir." Shade said as Velvet coming toward them. The Therion woman giving an annoyed look toward the Overturning Pokemon who chuckled in amusement.

"Ah, Velvet. Don't mind Shade, is there anything you need?" Jun asked her as Velvet looking toward Laphicet who continued to eat his apple.

"Is it good?" Velvet asked the young malak.

"It's tart…and yet, sweet." Laphicet said a she looking toward the apple before offering one to Velvet.

"No thanks. Just give it to Jun or one of his Pokemon instead. I wouldn't able to taste it anyway…" Velvet replied shooks her head before sitting not far from the two. Laphicet could only nodded weakly before giving the apple to Jun, who accept it and eat it.

"Still, you found anything useful about Artorius?" Jun asked Velvet while eating his apple.

"…Not much…" Velvet replied before glancing toward Laphicet's compass. "Laphicet and you sure like the sea." She commented that both Jun and Laphicet loves the sea.

"Well, I live in the region where I'm seeing Ocean everyday. So, that's natural. It also relaxing to see a beautiful sunset in the ocean like this." Jun replied with a slight chuckle.

"I—I'm afraid of the sea…" Laphicet replied nervously as this is surprising the two. "The waves, Sharks, All the strange fish…" He continued before Shade steps in.

"Don't forget the sea monsters that responsible for many ship sinking boy, they're lurking everywhere under the sea-GACK!" Shade teased only Bruno quickly putting the latter into headlock and starting to choke him

"DON'T SCARING HIM EVEN FURTHER YOU IDIOTIC CEPHALOPOD!" Bruno yelled reprimanding Shade while choking the Malamar with a headlock as the group watching in deadpan. Shade could only scream in pain as Bruno choking the latter.

"Moving on Laphicet." Jun deadpanned as he told the group to ignore both Bruno and Shade.

"Uh...y-yeah. At the same time, it's huge and full of wonder, When I let myself think about what might be over the horizon…It's exciting." Laphicet replied.

"Looks like somebody excited to start his journey. I like your spirit, Laphicet." Jun replied with a hearty laugh. "Maybe, if we manage to get into my world, you're going to start your Island challenge like I previously do two years ago. I bet you can become an awesome Pokemon trainer like me!" He said as Laphicet seems excited the moment Jun mention Island challenge.

"Then I can become strong as you Jun?" Laphicet asked him.

"Indeed, or even more! Maybe if you grow strong enough as both as Pokemon trainer and combatant, you can challenge me in the battle. Even if Velvet is here, I'm not going to make it an easy challenge. You better keep that excitement within your heart so you could enjoy your journey and getting stronger at the same time too." Jun said with a confident smirk as Laphicet nodded eagerly before the two quickly discussing about Pokemon and Island challenge. Velvet sighed before looking toward the sea, remembering something that her younger brother once said.

"I wish if I'm fully recovered from my sickness…I wanted to see the ocean again with you when going on the journey together, Velvet."

"…My brother…He loved the sea and wanted to go to a journey too…" Velvet said as she surprising Jun and Laphicet.

"Your brother? Really? / He is?" Jun and Laphicet asked at the same time as Velvet nodded.

BGM: Velvet's theme

"He'd sit on the cape, just staring at it. I told him he'd catch cold in that ocean wind, but he never listened to a word I said." Velvet said recalling her past about her brother.

"Well…I can understand that he undergoes his rebellious phase." Jun said as Velvet giving him a look. "To be fair…I'm the youngest among my siblings, basically my older siblings treating me like you treating your younger brother, Velvet. But yeah, I never listening to them most of time..." He replied sheepishly.

"I bet back when you still little, you have same anger issue…only worse than now." Velvet guessed. "

"Not…that much." Jun deadpanned while Laphicet and co. looking toward them curiously.

"Anyway…" Velvet replied before looking toward Laphicet. "Your way of looking at the world is so much like his." She said that Laphicet's view is similar to his namesake. "I wish…I wish I'd bought him that compass. I wish we could've traveled together. Like he wanted…perhaps if he meeting you right now Jun, he could be excited to taking the Island challenge in your world and wanted to learn more about Pokemon too." She ended her story as she struggling to holding her tears.

"I see…" Jun replied wistfully, couldn't help but feel sorry toward Velvet and he could imagine should Velvet's brother: Laphicet still alive, not only she still the happy and motherly girl that she used to be, her brother could have a better future rather than being killed by someone who close to them.

"Bzzt…" Rotom added with a sad emoticon on his screen. Laphicet, Bruno, Scalius, and Hoopa could only watch in silence, while Shade…he knocked unconscious by Bruno's beatdown before. Then…

"Hey! The scouts are back, everyone!" Rokurou yelled from distance as this is surprising everyone.

"Coming!" Jun yelled back before standing up and returning his Pokemon back to their respective balls as well Hoopa to his Prison bottle.

"Laphicet, Jun, you two know both of you don't have to do this if you don't want to." Velvet said toward both of them.

"I…I'm going with you Velvet." Laphicet said as hestanding up before giving a confident, fearless look toward her.

"I already said that long time ago, right? I'm always there to be the hand that you need to reach for help. So, I'm sticking with you." Jun added.

"Pokemon always on human side bzzt, you could always count our help too!" Rotom finished with a salute.

"I see. Thank you…" Velvet replied before the group leaving the cape to gather with everybody.

BGM Ended

Later on…

"You said he using pendulum?" Eizen asked Benwick about the report that they're get from their scouts which seems about a certain person that they're looking for.

"Aye, sir! And he blasted all the inspectors! I think he'd be a match for even the captain." Benwicke reported.

"Sounds like a tough cookie that we've got here…" Gladion commented.

"Thank you. I'll look into this for myself." Eizen said.

"You're going alone Eizen-san?" Lillie asked the Malak.

"I'll be back soon. Just don't follow me for now…" Eizen said before he leaving the group.

"Hold it, what's going on?" Velvet asked.

"The exorcist inspection team was attacked by a pendulum—wielding malak." Rokurou explained about several inspectors being attacked by a malak.

"You said he wielding a pendulum?" Jun asked Rokurou.

"Yeah, and also according to the scout, the said malak weaponizes the pendulum and using it skillfully." Lillie explained to Jun.

"That's one unusual way to use something as a weapon…pendulum usually for hypnotizing people like…Faba's Hypno doing." Jun replied with a disgust remembering Faba.

"Please let us forget about that exploding clown mad scientist and his big-nosed hypnotizing ugly tapir, thug boi...He still creeps me out though he absolutely hilarious to watch." Magilou said giving a cringed look.

"Pardon me, but…If I need to tell you, the same type of weapon was found at the place the captain vanished from." Benwick said as this is shocking the group.

"Captain? But Eizen-san was here seconds ago…!" Lillie said.

"Eizen not the true captain. Their true captain, Aifread was vanished long time ago for unknown reasons untilhe was taken to the custody of exorcists. So Eizen the one who fills up the shoes." Jun explained toward Lillie, Hau, and Gladion.

"Don't tell me…the attacker was the one who took your captain?" Hau asked Benwick.

"I don't know, but this can't be coincidence!" Benwick replied worriedly.

"And Eizen going by his own…something is wrong about all of this…" Jun replied as he suspicious about why Eizen leaving the group alone.

"Aifread is in custody of exorcists. Why would they attack their own?" Velvet asked putting one of her fingers under her chin, putting a deep thought.

"What will you do? One of your keys is running off." Magilou said teasingly.

"Should we go after him?" Gladion asked Velvet.

"Right. We're going after him. If they're already in disarray, causing more confusion will only benefit us." Velvet replied in agreement.

"Pandemonium! My favourite!" Magilou yelled in excitement.

"And we need to be quick as well." Jun replied before assuming Draco plate and spreading his wings, ready to go.

"Eizen sure picked an inconvenient time to run off, though, didn't he?" Magilou asked before summoning her Guardian for gliding around.

"I can't blame him. He's got his own purpose." Velvet replied before the group leaving the port.

Danann Highway—Northern Area—Outside Port Zekson East Gates

The Menageries currently travelling through the sky in order to locate Eizen. Jun was flying with is Draco Plate form, carrying Laphicet on his back while Velvet and Rokurou riding Horus on his back, Magilou riding her Guardians while carrying Lillie along with her, and finally Hau being carried by a large, blue european Dragon Pokemon with red wings and fearsome look. Which was his Salamence, with Gladion joining on the ride.

"Found them?" Velvet asked Jun who using Foresight to scan the surrounding area.

"Wait for a while…" Jun replied as he trying to concentrate to locate Eizen.

"Still…can't believe chubby boi get his own Dragon too…the most traditional and scariest looking even." Magilou commented nervous seeing Hau's Salamence.

"Don't worry about Salamence. He maybe looks scary, but he's friendly!" Hau replied reassuring the group.

"Can I get the info of that Salamence guy, Rotom?" Laphicet asked the living dex who floating nearby Jun while holding the champion's shoulders tightly.

"Sure, here you go bzzt!" Rotom replied as his screen now showing Salamence's info.

= Salemence, Dragon Pokemon and the evolved form of Shelgon. A Dragon and Flying-type Pokemon, as the result of a strong, long-held dream of growing wings. The cells in its body triggering a sudden mutation, enabling a pair of majestic wings grew out upon evolved. It flies around the sky and usually doesn't land until it's completely exhausted, needs to sleep, or being commanded to do so by its trainer. When enraged, it loses all sense of itself and destroys everything around it by burning everything with its fire breath into cinders. The destruction will continue until Salamence either tired itself out or being stopped by outside help. = -Rotomdex info about Salamence.

"So…basically he gains his own wings simply because he simply dreaming and praying to got them? Talk about being dedicated…" Magilou said slightly impressed.

"Though it acts like your typical Dragon: Destroying everything upon getting enraged." Velvet added.

"Did you really like flying so much?" Laphicet asked Salamence.

"Sky is where you can see lots of wonders from a far kiddo. Nothing beat the amazing scenery when you're seeing them from the sky by taking flight…" Salamence replied with deep voice, resembling certain famous dragon from a certain movie.

"Guys, hate to interupt but I found them!" Jun informed the group.

"Where is he, then?" Velvet asked.

"Follow me, we're going to land on that spot." Jun replied before flying toward a certain spot of Danann highway where Eizen located. The group proceeding to follow him.

After the group landed on the spot that Jun pointed at, the group witnessing Eizen fighting a malak. The malak in question has muscular body, tanned skin with some tattoos/body marking on his chest, and wearing a brown shirt that unbuttoned, exposing some of his chest and stomach as well black pants decorated with simple stripes similar to his tattoos and two silver gun holsters on his belt. The malak also has short white hair that tied in ponytail and orange eyes. The said malak quickly attacks Eizen with a swing from his pendulum that he uses like a whip, which Eizen dodges then counter with a punch, but the said malak manage to dodge Eizen's punch as well. Around them was also the defeated and unconscious exorcists, probably thanks to the said malak doing.

"Tch…" Eizen growled toward the said Malak.

"Well! You're good, whoever you are." The Malak said praising Eizen capabilities.

"I'm Eizen, the reaper, and Aifread's first mate." Eizen introducing himself to the said Malak, who grinning in amusement.

"A buddy of Aifread's Oh, this'll be too good!" The Malak exclaimed in excitement.

"So, you ARE the one who took Captain Aifread from us!" Eizen replied with a silent fury.

"Oh yeah, that's the spirit, pal!" The malak replied as he seemingly didn't deny Eizen's accusations, making Eizen growled while struggling to hold his anger.

"Oi, Eizen!" Jun yelled as Eizen turns around and seeing the rest of menageries approaching them.

"Eizen, calm yourself. He's a malak AND he's against the Abbey. If we work together, we can pass the barrier." Velvet said.

"Don't give me your peacemaking crap." The malak said before he set his sight on Jun, who now wearing both of his gauntlets. "Hoo, boy. Talk about my lucky day! This kid is the wielder of Aldebaran's gauntlet? Now this is going to be FUN." The malak said with a slasher smile seems excited by Jun due the latter wielding Supernova and Penumbra.

"Err…sir, you know my gauntlet?" Jun asked the malak.

"Not that my obligation to told you kiddo. But I wanted to see what the Sun and Moon wielder can do...right after I done with Aifread's first mate." The Malak said before preparing his pendulum.

"I'll take that as a challenge." Jun replied with a cheeky smile before cracking his knuckles.

"Stand aside, Jun. This is my problem that I'm going to settle with my own way. Right here, right now!" Eizen declared with anger detected from his tone.

"You didn't need help? That's unlike you…" Jun asked as he seems puzzled by Eizen's sudden of change demeanor before realizing what exactly happened... "Look guys, maybe we could settle this with much peaceful- "He trying to calming the two down, however…

"Stay out of this!" Both of them shouted toward Jun before preparing to continue their fight.

"I see. Well, two can play at that game. I'll handle in my way." Velvet replied shooks her head before gripping her left hand tightly. "I'll beat you both senseless until you're helpless, then open that barrier!" She's declared she going to beat both malaks up.

"I'm glad someone thinking the same as me if peaceful solution isn't work." Jun replied as Horus joins him before Jun's body surrounded by red aura along with him.

"Seems this is the only way huh?" Lillie asked before reluctantly getting her staff out as well preparing one of her Pokeball.

"Why does it to be like this…?" Rokurou asked before reluctantly getting both his kukris ready.

"Let's beat some sense out of these two to find out…" Gladion replied before getting his Pokeball ready.

"Force transformation!" Jun shouted befopre Horus screeched and fused with the latter and glowing red.

"Jun, did you just…?!" Gladion asked as he shielding his eyes with his hands.

"He going to fuse with his Pokemon, the same move that he once done in the port…" Rokurou explained recalling the moment Jun using force transformation: Tyrantrum back when they're fighting Guzma.

"Oh, this is interesting!" The Pendulum-wielding Malak yelled in excitement just as Jun's transformation completed.

Jun newest force transformation is unveiled. His appearance now having his hair turns orange with black on the tips and have his body now covered in plumage with similar color scheme as Talonflame itself(Orange with grey underside complete with orange spots on it) and on his back, he growing a pair of orange wings with a black coloration on the tips just like his hair. He also growing the same tail as Talonflame and both his hands and legs turned into large yellow talons and he also gains face marking resembling Talonflame mask-like markings and finally, his mouth turn into Talonflame's own beak. His appearance overall Jun turned into a Humanoid Bird

"Force transformation: Talonflame!" Jun announced as he poses.

"Holy Koko! That looks cool, look at it, guys!" Hau yelled in excitement impressed by Jun's transformation.

"So that's how he fuses? Jun…never cease to amaze huh?" Gladion commented sarcastically. "Though, I felt this is familiar yet I don't want to remember it…" He thought about something's familiar that he didn't want to remember.

"*Sigh* Jun-san…" Lillie sighed.

"Wahahaha! Bring it then kiddo! I, Zaveid the whirlwind never turned down a challenge like this!" The malak, who revealed to be called Zaveid laughed before rushing toward Jun to attack him. Jun smiled by his response.

"Guys, this is personal! I told you to stand as- "Eizen attempting to reasoning with the group, only to be quickly attacked by Velvet with her gauntlet-blade, which he blocks with his fist.

"I already told you before, right? I settle this with my own way…just like you do." Velvet said coldly before kicking Eizen aside and unleashing her consuming claw. Eizen merely growled in annoyance knowing how hard to convince Velvet once she made her decisions.

"Get ready guys, this is a new challenge for us!" Jun shouted before he flies toward Zaveid and started clashing with the malak. Everyone nodded before they're joins in to fight against both Zaveid and Eizen.

BGM: USUM Battle theme.

"HEAT WAVE!" Jun roared before unleashing fiery gales by flapping his wings wildly toward Zaveid.

"Whoa! Two can play at the same game boy! Crown Fire!" Zaveid replied before using his pendulum to summon some wisps of wind circle that quickly burst in flames, protecting Zaveid from Jun's Heat wave.

= BEAST KILLER SILVALLY! =

"I'm right here too, you know?" Gladion replied before firing few shots from his Beast Gun toward Zaveid.

"Not so fast!" Zaveid yelled before swinging his pendulum wildly, deflecting the bullets toward the group, forcing Gladion to shot them down.

"Come on out, Snowy!" Lillie yelled as she throws her Pokeball, unleashing Snowy from there.

"My Princess, just told me what I need to do." Snowy replied just before activating her Snow Warning ability, causing Hail upon she's entering battlefield.

"Hey, that's new. Summoning some kind of daemon from balls. All of you is very Interesting!" Zaveid said with a glee before swinging his pendulum, unleashing tornadoes toward them.

"Let's freeze it together with our attacks." Lillie replied as she casting ice spell before unelashing a powerful Icy wind form her staff.

'Got it." Snowy nodded before unleashing Blizzard from her mouth that freezing the tornadoes together with Lillie's attack before she unleashing another one toward Zaveid, due Blizzard being used during Hail, it didn't miss and hits Zaveid home, blowing him away and sending him roilling on the ground

"GAH! That's cold, even from you my ice queen…!" Zaveid exclaimed shivering due the cold from Blizzard earlier. The damage severe enough that Jun quickly deduced he weak to Ice-based attacks

"I bet you need some fire to make it hot right? Heat Wave!" Jun yelled as he flapping his wings on the air, unleahsing the same fiery gale of winds toward Zaveid. The Malak quickly dodges it however before swinging his Pendulum like a lasso to snatch Jun by his leg then slamming him to the ground, causing him growled in pain.

"No thanks! I'm already hot enough for many chicks out there!" Zaveid said before rushes toward Lillie and Snowy and whipping the two with two wild swings from his Pendulum, knocking them aside as they're screaming in pain. "The one who exploiting their opponent weakness will always being defeated first! Jealously Cyclone!" The Wind Malak yelled before performing an anticlockwise spin and a wide strike from his pendulum, conjuring green whirlwind toward Lillie and Snowy.

"Salamence! Protect them!" Hau told Salamence to protect Lillie and Snowy while he helping Velvet alongside Gladion fighting against Eizen.

"Right!" Salamence nodded before flies toward Lillie and Snowy, snatching them from Zaveid to dodge his attacks, to Zaveid's surprise seeing him.

"T-Thank you." Lillie said thanking Salamence.

"Don't mention it." Salamence replied nonchalantly as he preparing to attack Zaveid while Jun joins them.

"Dragon? I see what are you trying to do." Zaveid said with a serious tone and wicked grin before the Malak jumped toward Salamence to attack the three.

"Flamethrower!" Salamence roared before taking a deep breath and unleashing a stream of blue flames toward Zaveid. The attack hits the malak and and causing him crashed to the ground.

"Steel wing!" Jun joins in as he flies toward Zaveid with his wings hardened like a steel, struck the malak the moment he recovers from Salamence's Flamethrower, knocking him aside.

"Guh! You guys are tough…just as I wanted!" Zaveid exclaimed gleefully before attacking back using Jealously Cyclone.

"Heh! You too buddy. Just as I wanted as well!" Jun yelled back before unleashing Another Heat wave to counter Zaveid's arte, clashing each other. Lillie, Snowy, Magilou, Gladion, and Hau's Salamence assist him to fight against the Malak. This is didn't discourage Zaveid at all, in the fact he grew even more excited with many opponents against him.

"Devour!" Velvet roared as she slashing Eizen with her Consuming claws, therionized her into Unknown before she using Shell splitter to attack Eizen.

"Stone Lance!" Eizen yelled before slamming on of fist to the ground, creating sharp stalagmite wall to defend himself from Velvet's attack.

"Sorry for this Eizen…Alolan Sumo: Palm push two!" Hau yelled behind Eizen before strucks the latter with double palm strike twice, pushing him aside.

"Not bad Hau." Eizen replied before punches the latter, which Hau blocked. Before he knews it, Rokurou already on the air with both Kukris ready to cut Eizen down

"My apologize for this too!" Rokurou said preparing to cut the Malak, Eizen quickly using Mirage to dodge Rokurou's attack before gathering energy on his fist.

"Winter Winds!" Eizen yelled before landing yet another punch toward Rokurou, but…

"Vengeance!" Rokurou yelled as he using Vengeful stance to block before countering Eizen's attack, cutting and damaging the malak greatly. Eizen quicklyr ecovers and witnessing Velvet and co. ready to attack him, he merely cracking his knuckle before he clashing against them again.

As for Jun and co…Zaveid surprisingly a tough Opponent, even with their combined forces, he manage to fight all fo them equally.

"Force disengages!" Jun yelled as he cancelling his force transformation, releasing Horus from his body before his body glows, switching to Draco plate.

"Change anytime kid! Not that even going to save you!" Zaveid exclaimed before attacking Jun with his pendulum. Unfazed, Jun quickly dodges while Lillie who now accompanied by Snowy ready to attack.

"Blizzard! / Cold prominence! "Lillie and Snowy shouted as they're unleashing a combination of violent Blizzards and cold blue energy ball toward Zaveid. Knowing due hail, it didn't miss…

"Tch!" Zaveid growled before unleashing a powerful gale from a swing of his pendulum, forming barrier that blocking their attacks.

"Dragon Darts!" Jun yelled as he forming a pair of shoulder cannon made from dragonic energy before firing two Dragon-like Pokemon-shaped bullets from each cannon, both attacks hits Zaveid and Eizen respectively, knocking them aside with big explosion.

"That's actually surprising me…!" Hau commented witnessing the attack.

"That was a new move from a certain Pokemon from Galar region, right?" Lillie asked Rotom

"If I recall, it was bzzt! As I just receiving new update about that Galar region and their mons too." Rotom confirmed.

"Gah! Not bad- "Zaveid attempt to comment, only Jun firing another Dragon darts toward both malaks.

"Mirage!" Eizen exclaimed before dodging the darts while Zaveid swinging his pendulum again, forming the same wind barrier that protecting him from the attack.

BGM Ended

"Man, they're stubborn…" Jun commented with a sigh.

"That is why they're need a bit scolding" Velvet snarks before preparing her consuming claw and gauntlet blade while the others join her. Before they can attack however…

"Haha! You're a treat, you know that? So, what's your plan after you've punched through this barrier?" Zaveid suddenly asking them before he punching the air, only an invisible wallk who actually a barrier was blocking it. This is surprising the group briefly as Zaveid seemingly know their goals.

"So, that's the barrier that miss Tabatha talking about…" Jun thought witnessing what Zaveid just done.

"I don't think we can easily get through either, even by flying with either My Salamence or with Jun's Talonflame…." Hau said.

"Kill the Sheperd." Velvet replied.

"Daaamn. That's a new one!" Zaveid replied excitedly before looking toward Jun with dissapointed look on his face. "I was enjoying my time messing with you especially, but sadly…you didn't use your gauntlet though." He said toward Jun pointing both Supernova and Penumbra that...Jun forgot to use during the fight.

"My Apologize, I-I'm just forgot to use it, I guess?" Jun apologized nervously. Eizen, Lillie, and Velvet giving the boy an annoyed look for apologizing to their enemy. "What? I can't help it!" He retorted in annoyance.

"Anyway...She's dead serious." Eizen replied toward Zaveid that Velvet serious about her goal.

"All right, all right. You guys technically won the fight. What do you want me to do?" Zaveid said that they won and asking them what they're wanted to do with him.

"Z-Zaveid-san, you could possibly help us to open up this barrier, right? That's the only thing we're wanted to do…" Lillie replied toward the wind Malak.

'Oh~ You should speak much sooner. Anything will do for you, milady." Zaveid said before bowing toward Lillie then kissing her hand, making the young trainer blushed in response, shocking everyone.

"Can I shoot this guy dead?" Gladion asked with tranquil fury while radiating ominous aura, aiming his Beast Gun to Zaveid but he being held quickly by Jun.

"Calm down…we need this womanizer malak to make it work!" Jun reprimanded before Magilou quickly summons Bienfu. In response, Lillie also summons Silva.

"We only need five of them anyway." Velvet said toward Lillie.

"Just to be sure." Lillie replied while still blushing due Zaveid kissing her hand as the Wind malak giving her a wink.

"Are you ready, my merry little malakhim? Now, line up before the barrier!" Magilou commanded as all the present malakhims proceed to doing so. Then Silva and Laphicet touching the barrier, it glows brightly before the barrier is vanished.

"Oh!" Lpahicet yelped in surprise seeing the barrier vanished upon touch.

"Assignment done." Silva added with flat tone.

"Yosh, the barrier is gone for good, now we can go through!" Jun exclaimed eagerly.

"Alright Boys and girls, the rest is up to you. I just want to see the panic on the exorcists' faces." Zaveid said turning around to take his leave.

"Hold it. I still have questions for you…" Eizen called as Zaveid stopped on his track.

"That's enough for now, Eizen. If you persist, one of us will end up dead." Zaveid replied toward him. This is making Eizen annoyed.

"Zaveid the whirlwind, isn't it? Who are you truly?" Eizen asked sternly toward Zaveid.

"Just A fighter, nothing more." Zaveid replied nonchalantly with a shrug before truly leaving the group.

"He one mysterious guy, isn't he?" Hau asked.

"And a disgusting womanizer too…" Gladion said in disgust. Presumably due Zaveid kissing his sister's hand earlier.

"I swear he hiding something from us, but as much I want to know, better leave it be as for now. Our goal simply to break the barrier and nothing more." Jun said as he put Horus back to his ball, follwoed by Hau and Lillie who putting their respective mons back to their balls.

"Right." Velvet nodded before looking toward Eizen. "I won't stop you from going after him." She said toward the Pirate Malak.

"No, I walk with you. Besides, Melchior is still my surest link to Aifread's whereabouts." Eizen said reaffirming his intention to follow Velvet.

"Thank Dialga you're quite reasonable…" Jun sighed in relief.

"Heh. Could've saved a lot tof trouble if you'd listened to me from the start." Velvet replied.

"If I had good judgement, I wouldn't be where I am in the first place." Eizen said.

"You really are a fool, much like Jun." Velvet sighed.

"Oi…" Jun deadpanned in annoyance as several of them giggled by Jun's response.

"Speaking of which…even though they're our current enemy, how's the exorcists?" Lillie asked worried about the unconscious Exorcist around them. In response, Jun and Laphicet quickly checking their condition.

"They're alive, just unconscious…Zavied surprisingly not that violent despite his eagerness to defeat us earlier." Jun informed.

"A fighter, not a killer huh?" Eizen asked.

"Come on. Let's move…We cannot afford to wasting time here…" Velvet said as everyone nodded before leaving the area.

Meanwhile, in the another spot in the same area...

KABLAM!

"Gyah!" Several loud screams echoed as revealed they're came from several Team Skull grunts; all being sent flying alongside their Pokemon by an extremely powerful explosion.

"Yo Master Guzma! How did we supposed to fight that?! I know it just an ordinary Pokemon, but -!" A grunt asked fearfully toward Guzma, only earning a painful stomp fromhis demented boss. Making him screaming in pain.

"Shut up for a while, will you?! I'm trying to find out a solution here!" Guzma reprimanded as he seems panicked by whatever the Team Skull fighting against. As the boss of Team Skull turns around, he watching a giant shadow, looming over them just before witnessing it sending his Golisopod flying with single slap of its tail, kncoking him out. "I know I never afraid of anything, but…this…THIS IS JUST STUPID!" The Team Skull boss yelled in disbeleief as the Giant shadow slowly revealed as three red clouds appears surrounding its tail. It only muttering one word with deep, booming voice that enough to sent Guzma chilling down to his spine.

"Pi…"

[ Closing Screen: Bruno The Incineroar, Hau's Salamence, Rotomdex, Shade the Malamar, Snowy the Alolan Ninetales, and Hoopa ]

= TO BE CONTINUED =

Oh My God, finally I can update this story after not only just a horrendrous Writer's block, but several problems that happened in real life like six of my cats died due sickness and Myself who also being sick for a while. But here it is the newest Chapter! Yeah, you see Jun at his angriest is not that pretty to witness, thanks to his past for losing his Pokemon when he was 10 years old and thanks to Gideon who hurting Velvet in same manner about how his previous Pokemon is attacked when he was 10. I mean, the scene kinda like somebody losing their pet being attacked then eaten by a predatory animal which will Traumatize everyone else, especially kids...(My apologize for everyone who experience that. I don't mean to being insensitive.) and also due Pokemon Sword and Shield is already released, I wanted to implementing the Dynamax and co. concept in here as well Galarian mons too to this story. I'm also trying my best to didn't spoil Sword and Shield content, so for those who playing it...I recommend you to finish it first, just suggesting.

Critics and Reviews will be appreciated, until next time Guys, ciao~!

Next Chapter: A Big, Fat,and Shocking experience.