The Dark Chronicles Chapter 25

I was, in a word, terrified. Everything around me was deteriorating to nothingness. Only seconds before I had been on the side of a grass path with everyone and now I was in a completely flat ,white landscape. Or at least, it looked flat. Since everything was white it was impossible to tell. There was an eerie silence that was very obvious, ussually there was at least some noise, but this place was completely quiet.

I stood up and suddenly felt very heavy, like my bones were made of lead. I found that I would have to exhaust myself just to stand, and I didn't even want to try walking. I looked up at the sky (or what I thought was the sky) and yelled "Is anyone there?"

"I am."

I cocked my head to the source of the sound and was infuristed to instant I saw who was the speaker. It was something that made me angry beyond words.

Standing about 2 meter from me stood a very confident looking, grinning Espeon. His large ears were perked up. His most striking feature was that his eyes were blue. A ussual espeon's eyes were a purplish tint, so his eyes stuck out emedietly.

His small grin got a little larger "Hello Night."

"How the hell do you know my name you psychic bastard ?" I snaped at him, knowing full well that my bite would come no were near him.

"Whoa Night," said the Espeon putting up his front paws in a defensive position " No need for the insults. I read your mind, I also know about Ruby and your sister." He pasued for dramatic effect "And I know about Azelf."

My hot temper exloded "What the Mew gives you the right to read me like some freakin' book? That is seriously important information..." I lowered my brows "I hate your kind, they make me sick!"

The smile returned to the psychic feline's face "Likewise, you dirtly little dark types are the scum of the earth."

"Shut up!"

"Very well," said the Espeon calmly "I am going to play a little game Night." he pointed at me "And it involves you."

I frowned deeper "How?"

He spun his paw in a circle and pointed at his head "I'm going to play with your mind."

"What are you talking about?"

The Espeon smirked " A great human once said 'There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line' I intend to do the same thing to you."

At that moment I suddenly felt my body feel lighter again. I smirked "Your about to regret that statement." In a burst of speed I lunged at the eeveelution in a rage. I felt a surge of engery in my right paw as I swung it at him.

There was a sickening dark crack when my paw connected with his face. A flash of light blinded me for a moment and when I regained my sight I was in a completly different place. The White landscape that had been was replaced bt dark rolling plains of grass and powerful rain.

Not paying too much attention to my change in scenery I looked down expecting to see an unconscious (or dead) Espeon on the ground. But what I did see still haunts me to this day.

Brathing hard I placed both my paws on my mouth and fell to my knees

"Mom"

My mother lay there motionless on the ground before me. Her large brown eyes were wide open and looking right at me, but she saw nothing. He body was limp and a thick stream of blood flowed from an open wound on the side of her face. Her mouth was slightly agape, dark blood bubbling there. She was dead, and I had killed her.

Tears flowed from my face as the rain pounded down on me, my mind in a slump and my heart going numb with pain.

"...mom..." I spoke in an unstable tone as I reached down and held her to me "I'm sorry mom... I'm so sorry..."

I felt breath on the back of my head as a voice said "Oh poor Nightly poo killed his mama."

I turned my head in a mixture of anger and shock and was flabergated at who it was.

The Esepon smiled "Remember me?"

I widened my eyes "What the..."

I swiftly turned back to my mother and was again shocked. There, crattled in my arms, was the Espeon. He still had that same grin on his face.

"Whoa Night, I didn't think you felt this way about me."

I screamed in pure terror at what just happened and as I did the world changed back into the white landscape. I looked down and the Espeon was gone again.

"What the Mew is this?" I said, now beyond freaked out.

Espeon's voice echoed in my head "Oh Night my friend, it is only your first test..."

I staggered back "Only the first test, this isn't some game you dolt. I just saw my mother dead!"

Espeon appeared in front of me "Yes you did, becasue I put her there. At this time your mind in under occupation by mine. This is all in your brain." He turned his back to me "Although, some things will seem very real."

I frowned again "This isn't some kind of game you sick bastard!"

The Espeon gave a casual gesture "Oh, my poor Umbreon. It is, did you not here me before," he turned his head to face me "I' going to play a little game, and that was just the first part."