Pokemon POV starts
It all started with a prophecy.
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He who will be born in a different realm,
Separated and never seen his kin,
He will be trained under an entity far different from a Pokemon,
The gambit will attain the unimaginable power of both dark arts and will have the body of steel.
He will carry the lineage of the tribe and guide it to salvation after the destruction.
Care for him, respect him, and nurture him, for he will be the first gambit to be recognized by the heavenly law.
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Prophesies were always vague, and they were never accurate all the time. But this prophecy was different. It was a prophecy that the elder of the tribe said before its death.
The elder was a Bisharp with dark core who had powers of unknown, but the elder was always the one who protected the tribe from the enemies.
After the death of the elder, the tribe had a huge rukus. The leader of the tribe, the only Kingambit and the god rank Pokemon didn't even come out of his home for a week. All of his time was spent thinking about what this could possibly mean.
The content of the prophecy was kept secret from the tribe members, and only the elders had knowledge about it.
'Since it says that the gambit would be separated and would never see his keen, I think we should train the orphans. That could be the only answer. But does that mean that the chosen one could be from a different realm?', thought the leader.
"Sir, there is a verse that says that 'The gambit will attain the unimaginable power of both dark arts and will have the body of steel.' This means that the gambit will have the power of dark core and steel core."
"But that is impossible. A Pokemon could only have one core. That is the law. But what I am scared of is the verse that says, 'He will carry the lineage of the tribe and guide it to salvation after the destruction.' Does that mean that our tribe will face destruction?"
The elders were giving their views, and they discussed it at great length. Finally, they decided to select twins who had lost their parents. One of the twins will have a dark core and another will have a steel core.
"Maybe, if we do this, we can find the answer."
As it is known, prophecies were never correct all the time, but this time, the leader of the tribe felt that they were going to face something so big that they might not be able to handle it.
So, he decided.
"Ok, let's do it. We will get the answers in the future."
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"Glen, are you sure that we should do this?"
"Oni, we don't have parents. They died heroically in the last battle. If we follow the idiot Cracker, then we will not even get proper food. It is better to do this."
In the tribe of Bisharp, there was always a strict hierarchy. If you lose to a Bisharp, then you would have to follow it and do everything that it asks. You can only get out of that situation if you challenge that Bisharp and win, but such a thing was very rare.
Glen and Oni were twins. Glen was the sister, and Oni was her brother. Both of them were only 1.5 years old, and they had not even evolved to Bisharp. Their parents had lost the fight against a Bisharp called Cracker. So, they worked under him.
In the last battle, both of their parents died, and they didn't get to even see them. So, now, they were working under Cracker. Cracker was a ruthless leader. It was a champion-rank Pokemon and it was quite strong.
But then, suddenly, two months ago, the leader of the tribe announced something that changed their lives.
If there was a twin who was born and could not see their parents, they could train under a special program under Elder Korn or Elder Sword. The program would train them to the limit, but they would be valued. Also, if they want to agree to the program, then one of the twins would have to select a dark core, and another would have to select steel core.
Those were the requirements. Now, there were some elders that had dark core, and they were very powerful, but they were few and rare. A warrior tribe like them always favored having steel core.
Even though the tribe was strict and ruthless, they followed the warrior code to the letter. This meant that no one could influence which path they would want to take. No one could pressure them if they want to have a dark core and steel core.
Glen and her brother always hated Cracker. Cracker was ruthless, and Glen had a suspicion that her parents had died due to Cracker. Of course, it could not prove, and it was just a common rank Pawniard.
So, it decided to go with this special program with her twin brother, and it decided to be the one to select the dark core. This was a necessary sacrifice.
"Sis, think again. I know that you don't want to have dark core. You are the genius, not me."
At that time, Glen stood in front of her brother and patted its swordy head with its swordy hands and said, "Silly little brother, you think that dark core is worthless? Have you seen the power of dark core? No, right? Then how can you say that it is worthless? Don't worry, I will make sure that I will be the strongest Kingambit in this tribe. Just watch me."
After hearing such a determined statement from its sister, it finally agreed. Even though they were born at the same time as they were twins, it always considered Glen as its big sister. Its sister always made sure that it ate fully everyday, even though Glen was the one who had to stay hungry.
So, it also made an internal resolution that it would protect its sister from any harm.
'Don't worry, sister, I will make sure that your legacy will be spread out loud throughout the fairy realm'.
"But which elder should we choose? Elder Korn or Elder Sword?", asked Oni.
"Let's go with Elder Sword. Even though he is ruthless, he is fair, and he will treat us with respect."
Every elder in this tribe was a god rank Pokemon. Even though they were just Bisharp as the leader was the only Kingambit, they were extremely strong. Getting the chance to personally learn from a god rank Pokemon was something that Glen didn't want to miss.
Finally, they reached the place where Elder Sword lived. They realized that they were the only pair that had come to Elder Sword to train. Elder Sword was too ruthless compared to Elder Korn. So, no one wanted to train under him.
Since every elder was a god rank Pokemon, they were not called 'it' but 'him'. Yes, even females were called 'him'. This was a sort of respect given to a warrior.
"Haha, so you are the ones who came to train with Hellbringer. Are you sure?"
Both of them gulped their saliva, but they didn't move from their kneeling position. This was the respect that should be given to a god rank Pokemon.
"Fine, but first, I will have to test you. If you cannot pass my test, then I will not accept you."
Saying this, a completely different Bisharp appeared out of nowhere. This Bisharp looked exactly like Elder Sword.
"Survive for 5 minutes. You both have to attack at the same time."
What kind of test was this? They had to face a god rank Pokemon while they were common rank Pokemon? Oni wanted to become strong, but it didn't want to die. At that time, a swordy hand patted on its sword head. It was Glen.
"Silly little brother. Don't worry. With our partnership, we can achieve anything."
Since its sister said it with such confidence, it decided to trust its sister.
Both of them rushed forward, but Oni was a little behind Glen. Glen attacked with full force, but it was blocked by that Bisharp. The block was so strong that Glen was knocked off, but Oni was there to help Glen maintain its balance.
Both of them attacked at the same time with different formations. Even though the Bisharp only blocked their attacks, Elder Sword noticed that their coordination was flawless. It was as if a single mind with two different bodies were attacking.
This was the power of twins that they had been gifted.
"Maybe, they could really achieve something great.", mumbled Elder Sword.
When 5 minutes were over, Elder Sword moved his hand, and the replica just disappeared.
"You have done great, and I am proud of you both. But both of you need to learn a lot. I said to survive, and my replica didn't even attack both of you. So, why did you waste all of your energy attacking it? You could have simply stayed back for 5 minutes to pass the test.
Remember, brute force is not always the answer, it is always the last answer. If you can win by other means, never use your energy."
With this, both of them started to train under Elder Sword. Elder Sword took care of them as if they were his own children. He had seen their potential. Glen had leadership qualities, and it was quite strong. But Oni completed Glen in many ways. He knew that both of them had their roles.
The first time they saw the amount of food that Elder Sword gave them, both of them had tears in their eyes.
"Glen, since we have so much food, you should eat all of them. Eat mine too."
It knew how starved Glen always was. This was the time for repayment. Glen understood the sentiment of its brother and ate all of it. This was called respect that a warrior would give to another warrior.
Years passed, and both of them had evolved into Bisharp now. Glen got the dark core, while Oni got the steel core. This time, both of them had reached elemental rank.
"Oni, why are you sleeping so fast? Don't you have to sharpen your swords? Come here and let me sharpen it for you."
This was the culture of the Bisharp tribe. Every day, one must sharpen one's sword and keep it in top condition. Giving others to sharpen their swords was the form of ultimate trust.
Of course, the siblings trusted each other. As they were trying to sleep, they heard that someone had come outside, and Elder Sword was talking to it.
They came forward to see that it was Elder Korn and he had a twin Bisharp behind him.
"So, these are the runts that you have been training. I have to say, it must be so easy to just train one pair. I have 20 pairs and they are quite a hassle.", sighed Elder Korn.
He may look like he was sharing his experience, but what he was doing was boasting in front of Elder Sword. Oni never understood these complicated things. It had a simple motto. Train, eat, and sleep. But its sister understood all of it, and it could not stand this humiliation.
Elder Sword had been their everything. How could it let Elder Korn humiliate Elder Sword?
So, it decided to speak.
"Of course, it is easy for Elder Sword. We are very diligent and follow his every command, unlike your disciples."
Elder Korn's sharp eyes followed Glen, and he used his aura to suppress this elemental rank Bisharp to teach it a lesson.
BOOOM!!!
The power of a god rank aura exploded the training ground that they were standing on, and this included their home too. It was completely destroyed. Fortunately, Elder Sword could already see what Elder Korn was planning to do, and he shielded Oni and Glen from that aura suppression. If he had not done that, they would have been turned into a meat paste.
"Elder Korn, it is not respectful to show your anger to your juniors. It looks like you need to learn a lot.", said Elder Sword with a smile.
"Oh, really? Then why don't…."