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Chronicles of the Blood Moon

Wow, I never realized just how many writers here liked to use Supernatural aspects to their Pokemon Stories. Be that as it may, I'm one of them.

WARNING! This Fiction contains Blood and Violence

Full Moon
Chapitre 1: The Princess and The First Knight


Tonight was an interesting night. At this hour, the forest was usually silent. Even the trees normally would not rustle with noise as a cool evening breeze flew through their many leaves and branches. The eerie silence was what this particular neck of the woods was famous for. But tonight, it seemed like Destiny had other things in mind for its denizens.

The trees still remained ever silent, but through this, one could definitely hear a strange commotion going about, as though they themselves might be its cause. Winged creatures that rest in the forest's leafy arms were awake and chattering, their wings fluttered as they cried their cries in annoyance. Down below, something was happening. An owl-like creature, resting by itself on one particular tree, peered down into the abyss, but with its eyes it could see clearly what was going on, or at least it tried, for all the little Hoothoot saw were several black and silvery streaks dashing near the roots of its perch. They were chasing after a smaller, brown streak. For what reason, it didn't particularly care. As soon as it heard the other birds chatting up a storm in the nearby nests, it knew that whatever they were, they were now moving farther from where it was.

Meanwhile, on the ground, the little brown streak was beginning to lose its breath. He had been running and jumping for quite some time, and even when he found so many places to hide, he was too tense to get a proper breathe of air, or he would be found in nothing flat. Mightyenas were known for being persistent, and they were built to be persistent in whatever endeavor they had. It was quite the misfortune for this little one to come across these creatures' food supply, let alone steal some of it for himself, without the proper knowledge of who it belonged to, or even knowledge that it belonged to someone for that matter.

And so here he was, suffering for a crime he did not know he had committed. And how could he know? He had been on a long journey, and it had left his mind nothing but thoughts of hunger. But now was not the time to vouch for himself. Those Pokemon were not going to listen to reason, certainly not from a little Eevee much like himself.

He did not dare look back, only to find that he was mere moments away from his pursuers. If it were to end here, he would definitely not want to see it. I he were lucky, he wouldn't feel any pain and simply keep on running all the way to the next world. But this was not his story alone for fate to change. It was also hers.

Kaithlyn continued to walk slowly into the thick of the woods. She peered around for any twigs or branches that might scratch or tear her elegant black skirt or long warm sleeves. Her scarlet red cloak flowed behind her in every which way the wind took it. It danced elegantly to the rhythm of its invisible partner as the cold night brought a frosty white mist to her breath. Her hands, wrapped in silky white gloves clasped each other together tightly; as she took care in aligning each and every step to the tune she began to hum in her head. Soon, her lips opened again and from them came a most enchanting voice. It seemed to make the air even chillier around her and the forest seemed to be painted in a layer of fog. Yet the voice seemed to convey something even more beautiful. Its sweet and mellow tone was the sort that made one want to snuggle up close with someone and share in a warm embrace, or perhaps enjoy a delightfully hot drink on nights even colder than this. It was a voice of longing, longing for a companion. And yet, such a sad and charming tone came from someone whose eyes seemed to be even colder than anything one might imagine. Kaithlyn continued her singing as she slowly and solemnly marched into the woods. Her eyes continued to bear no sort of emotion as they peered past the corners of her hood. She was waiting for someone, and this song was for that someone to know she is still waiting and that she is waiting in that spot.

Who she was waiting for was not certain, but our other little friend had definitely heard her. And after hearing such a strangely wonderful tune, it seemed that time had stopped for him. He was no longer in the woods, he was somewhere else. His pursuers were not with him, yet he could not move his legs, or any part of his body. His neck, refusing to obey his commands seemed to force his face to keep on looking forward. Before him, there were no trees, there wasn't even a ground. All there was was a lone shadow. Somehow, the Eevee could see with his own eyes that the haunting song was coming from that shadow. There were no questions asked. He had to get closer; he had to find that shadow, if it meant he could continue listening to that song. But Fate wasn't going to let him off so easily it seemed.

The Eevee winced. A sudden pain came shooting into his back like a Thunderbolt. It began to make its way slowly all over his body like a seed slowly spreading its roots into the ground. His vision was coated on red as he tried to utter something to describe this horrible pain. Back in the woods, one of the Mightyena had finally caught him, and nestled its sharp fangs into its back to make sure he could no longer escape. The Eevee could hear it now, the sound of his own blood dripping from his fur, and the Mightyena's teeth sinking and cutting deeper into his flesh. Hearing it made the pain even more intense now. Having snapped back to reality, he began to struggle. His paws lashed about wildly, his mouth could now utter piercing yelps, but the Mightyena for a while did not move from his position. Eventually, it waved its head and threw its prey a good few feet from it, crashing into the ground.

The Eevee immediately tried to get up, and looked as if he had suddenly decided on ignoring the pain altogether. The Mightyena glared at him with a deadly gaze. It licked its chops of the blood splattered across its muzzle, and for some time continued to glare at the little Pokemon's attempts to get up, before shaking it from its face completely. It wasn't going to expose its tongue to such a pathetic taste.

The injured Pokemon had managed to get back on his feet, but did not dare look at his assailant. Rather, he did not seem as interested anymore. His head bowed down and turned towards his back; towards the source of the haunting voice. He began limping quietly away, and the Mightyena just stood there still watching. It then uttered a long and low growl, before finally giving up itself. This was a waste of time, it thought, and with a swift motion of its head, its entire pack began to move in the opposite direction, deeper into the woods where they lived. Just as he, too was about to make his leave, the Mightyena turned back once more to look at the Eevee. It barely moved a few inches, and already, a puddle of blood formed around it. This won't last long, he thought gruffly, and followed the rest of its pack into the darkness of the night. He looked ahead to see his pack stalking into the forest normally. It was evident none of them could hear what he heard. An enchanting and beautiful voice; a voice that he expected to hear this night. And as he looked up to see the moon, bright and round sitting comfortably in the sky, he remembered what he was told a long time ago when he was a small pup.

On a night after the full moon is born, a beautiful voice can be heard. It seemed to call out to the select few Pokemon who would hear it. It asked them to come to its aide. However, under no circumstances was he or any Pokemon ever allowed to follow it to its source. There were many different reasons as to why this was, all coming from different words of mouth. But they all seemed to call it "a fate worse than death."

Hopefully, that little one will be dead before he meets that fate
, thought the Mightyena. He clenched his teeth tightly and growled one last time as he and his entire pack broke into a run and made their way home.

Please, I need to get closer, was all the Eevee could think about. It was still suffering the full brunt of pain the Mightyena gave him, however, he was no longer afraid. He looked at it somewhat like an annoyance; a hindrance that was preventing him from getting closer to the thing he desired. I need to find where the voice is coming from... If he still had the energy to yell, he would have done so, if in some way it would motivate his limbs to move faster. Please, I have to... His legs would not listen to his thoughts, they were much too busy trying to get the blood flowing so they could move at all. Please...

The Eevee began to feel groggy. His vision blurred, the pain in his body was starting to crawl back and brought a large amount of fear with it. This is it, He mustered all his energy to think. I'm going to die. The fear had managed to knock some sense back into the little Pokemon as it finally collapsed on the ground. Its eyes closed slowly, trying as hard as they could not to be able to think about anything else. The Eevee began to notice his own breathing, and that it was becoming much harder to do so. Eventually, all there was was the blackness of his mind, and the soft sound of footsteps getting closer to him.

Kaithlyn looked down upon the awful scene. She had heard an intense yelping and made her way to its source, only to find that he was lying in a puddle of his own blood, breathing heavily. Such a gruesome sight though did not seem to affect her. She gazed at the little Pokemon with eyes as cold as ever.

She was quiet for a while, and then suddenly knelt down before the victim. Remaining silent, she closed her eyes and began to carefully remove her silk gloves. Setting them aside in her pocket, she picked up the Eevee and nestled it warmly in her arms. And something truly awe-inspiring occurred; Kaithlyn's eyes were no longer cold. They, in fact emanated such a warm and gentle gaze upon her ward. "So it seems you went to great lengths to come here, just to find me," she said softly. With a free hand, she reached into her pocket once more and pulled out a small ring. One of its sides was slightly altered to be pointy and sharp, almost like a claw. She fastened it unto her hand in a manner in which it did resemble a silver claw upon her finger. She looked down at the Pokemon in her arms, and gave him the slightest of smiles. "Your valor shall be rewarded, little one. It shall be known for all time," she said as she stroked the fur near its open, still dripping wound. "And so shall it be known that you will be my first warrior."

With this, Kaithlyn plunged the silver claw into the Eevee's open wound. The Eevee made no sign of restraint, nor did it even make show any sign of life, save for a tiny breath escaping its mouth. She then retracted it, now dipped in a thick, glistening layer of blood. She eyed the crimson blade for a while before quietly moving her hand towards her face. She placed the claw's edge daintily in her mouth, and licked off the blood.

"Thy blood is now mine, and thus are thy gifts from The Mother," she whispered.

She then placed the bladed finger against her thumb. With the slightest motion, her own blood had been drawn from a small cut. As it bled out, Kaithlyn placed her thumb near the Pokemon's face. A small drop fell from it, and towards his open mouth.

"My blood is now yours, and thus my gifts from The Mother,"

The little Eevee did not know where he was, nor could he hope to describe it. His feet felt nothing underneath them, a sign that he was not on the ground. Wherever he was though, he soon found himself being forcively evicted from it. He could feel an immensely powerful breeze blowing behind him. He wasn't sure if he was moving or not, it was difficult to even describe if he was stationary in the first place, but his long, brown ears and bushy tail could definitely feel like something was blowing against them. His own body felt like it was being tugged. Suddenly, the breeze stopped blowing. His ears and tail bounced back up, and his fur no longer felt like it was being pulled. He now felt warm and cozy, as though he was being cuddled by his own mother. He then realized that all the while, his eyes were somehow closed. He opened them slowly, and found himself nestled in the arms of a human. As he looked up to her, he saw a kind smile and loving eyes looking back at him. It made him feel all the more warm, all the more comfortable to be nestled in her arms. The girl began to stroke his fur, and as he watched her delicate fingers run through his back, he had the feeling that something wasn't quite right. His mortal wound was now gone. He looked back at where it was, and it was no longer there, nor did it show any signs of being there to begin with.

In such a situation, one is prone to worry about how this all fit together, but for the Eevee, all it could think about was how comfortable it had felt. Such a feeling had never come into him in the longest time. He purred softly to show his thanks to the girl, and she continued to look at him with the same sweet look.

"You've had it rough tonight, little one. So for now, let us return home to rest. And tomorrow, everything begins," Kaithlyn told her new companion softly. When she said this, her face had changed. No longer did it look too cheerful, yet it did retain a mellow and dreamy quality of it. She seemed slightly distressed about something, as though she had forgotten some small detail. The Eevee did not really care for this though, and was already just about to fall asleep when he quietly whispered to her. "Good night, then..." He paused suddenly. He realized he did not know who this person was. Kaithlyn looked at him quietly, and simply told him "call me Princess." The Eevee smiled again and proceeded to close its eyes once more. "Good night, Princess."

Kaithlyn smiled at hearing this and began to walk towards the direction of her home. She thought quietly to herself during the first-few steps. Then she looked down at the Pokemon nestled warmly in her arms. "Good Night, Sol."
 
Wow. I couldn't stop staring at the page while I read this. Is that Kaitlyn girl from some odd Pokemon-blood-drinking cult?
 
Oh, there a blood-sucking lot, but not exactly human, nor are they exactly vampires. Read on to find out.

Chapitre 2: Tales of the Blood Moon

The fire roared happily while sitting comfortably in its place. It's bright, yellow flames danced with life, and cast excited shadows unto those that sat near its gentle warmth. However, it seemed to be the only thing that was so ecstatic in the room. Everything else, from the exquisite paintings hanging on the wall, to the dusty pottery that aligned many tables; they all gave an impression of a stiff, sort of no-nonsense posture. Indeed, the paintings of past members of the Tonnerre Family seemed to look down disdainfully at everything around them; proud of their noble positions and a pose far more elegant than anything else sitting in the room. Had they been alive, they might have commented on how elegantly their descendant; Kaithlyn Tonnerre sat in her chair. They would then wander over to her counterpart sitting from across her in another chair, and how his posture made him look aloof and unrefined.

If they were indeed alive, they would certainly jump out of their paintings in annoyance and proceed to walk about the room complaining about how their pottery has not been dusted, or that their ancestors had such bad taste in pottery to begin with. Alas, there was nothing but the sound of a roaring fire and the quiet sip from a tea cup, for all who were truly around were their descendant Kaithlyn, and her new partner, Sol.

Sol had wanted to say something himself but wasn't sure where to begin. He had awoken in a place unfamiliar to him. He was greeted by a human girl who referred to him in such a friendly manner, though he had never seen her before. But before that, wasn't he also badly injured the previous night? Why was his mortal wound gone? Why was it that he could understand the girl perfectly in his own tongue? What happened that night he was being chased and seemingly killed by a pack of wild Pokemon?

And suddenly, Kaithlyn broke the silence herself. "Mortal wounds are just that; wounds that affect mortals. You, however, are no longer among that sort," she said quietly as she took another sip from her cup. Sol's ears arched up in surprise. "Although I wouldn't call it immortality either; after all, no one is truly capable of that," she continued. "Your lifespan has been extended, and any minor wounds like that heal almost instantly because of more active cell regenerating, if you can understand that." All the while Kaithlyn calmly drank from her cup, never showing an ounce of change in her expression, even with the amusingly bewildered look her partner gave her.

"A-and the reason I can understand you?" Sol stuttered. "That is simply something I can do, speaking to Pokemon," Kaithlyn replied. "Other than that, everything else that has happened to you happened because you drank my blood."

The Eevee winced at hearing this. He hadn't been able to stomach this thought, no matter how many times she told him about it. "A-and you drank my blood, too, right?" He whispered. And as she watched her take another sip, the fur on his back stood up, He really didn't know what was in that cup of hers…

"It's Sitrus Berry Tea," Kaithlyn said eyeing his reaction. "Partaking of blood is forbidden, save for special occasions, such as now. It further corrupts the legacy of The Primordials, you see." She pursed her lips after saying this. Sol was about to open his mouth when she continued her explanation. "We Primordials used to have some honor in being called vampires, but now those accursed creatures are uncontrollable. Feeding on blood in excess and attacking innocents…" She tightened her grip around her cup. Sol noticed her expression changed slightly into something of a mix between annoyance and sadness. She looked down at her tea cup, and dipped her finger in it.

"Princess…" The little Eevee spoke, this time clearly and with a sense of worry himself. Hearing this seemed to snap her out of it, and she glanced back at him with her usual stony expression. "There is a reason why I chose to save you, Sol," she told him. Sol listened intently. "Yester night, the full moon had revealed itself. It is a sign of something dreadful coming. And so at this time, the Primordials of this generation must arm themselves in defense. In the case of my family, we summon guardians to our aide," she explained. At hearing her last words, the young Eevee suddenly remembered hearing a melodious voice; its tune skipped playfully in his mind. "You," Sol declared. "You're the one who sang that night." Kaithlyn simply looked back at him. "It is merely something I was taught, so that I could find the ones who are to become my guardians. Only certain Pokemon can hear this song, and it is that evidence that points that they are worthy to receive the gift of Unmortality."

"I don't really get it; why would I need to become…unmortal?" The Eevee asked. A slight twitch of his ears showed that he still wasn't used to the thought. Again there was no change in Kaithlyn's face. "This ordeal will be far more painful than it already is if you weren't," she said quietly as she began to drink again. Sol looked down at his paws with widened eyes; his jaw dropped and uttered something of a moan and a shiver. He struggled to gulp, but his throat just felt so dry. "Don't be so afraid," his Princess told him. This snapped him out of it as he looked towards her. A familiar expression played across her face. Kaithlyn was now looking at him with the same kind eyes he had seen before, when she saved him. It was those kind eyes that made him want to call her Princess. But indeed, there was still a hint of fear traveling down his back.

"You are not the only one who shall suffer. There are many others like you, who have been summoned for this task. They will be suffering alongside you. As I will, too," with this, Kaithlyn placed her cup down on the table next to her chair. She motioned for Sol to come over to her. The Pokemon was reluctant at first, but then walked over to his master and leaped into her lap. As he did, Kaithlyn reached into her pocket once more. She withdrew her hand, and in it was a collar. It was made of a tough-looking but smooth black material, and on it dangled a small silver ring. The ring was adorned with strange symbols, and engraved with black accents.
His Princess than fastened it around his neck. It dangled loosely, but felt very comfortable. She then held the silver charm. "This ring is a sign of the blood pact you and I had partaken. It is a symbol of authority that you are my first Guardian, and that further more, you and I are to share all the burdens that lie ahead," she told him in an assuring and soft tone. Though Kaithlyn had very kind eyes, she did not smile this time, like she had done when they first met. Her lips showed a frown more so than the usual one. "As part of the pact, you receive my strength, and I in turn also receive your weaknesses. So you see, I chose you not simply as a servant, but also as a part of me." Sol looked at her and then at the fireplace. He immediately understood her kind words. This was not something he alone was going to go through. She too was going to suffer as much as he did.

"If that's the case, then neither of us can allow the other to suffer for our own sake," he concluded. "It may have been forced upon us, but it is something very much like the kindness people hope for, I suppose," she replied thoughtfully. Kaithlyn sighed at this thought, and then placed Sol on the ground before getting up herself.

"Now then, we've wasted enough time," she said. Her voice seemed very strong-willed and her kindly eyes once again vanished. "I'm sure you don't want to suffer as much as I do. In that case, we must begin training, in preparation for the first battle," with this in mind, she made her way towards a large door at the end of the room. Sol nervously followed, still a bit surprised in the sudden change of her character. Still, she had a point, if there was going to be any fighting done, he certainly had to learn how himself. And as Kaithlyn awaited him at the door, her mind for whatever reason began to wander, and eventually arrived at a strange thought of as to what her brother was doing at this moment.
 
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Wow. That's all I have to say. Just wow. Incredible, remarkable, amazing-*runs off to find a thesaurus*

You have me hooked definetly. I don't even think I blinked while reading this. If I did, I don't remember it.
 

Shiny Motley

2016 Singles Football
Oh, wow, RX. This is, like, one of the best fics ever. The title was very cool, and I would've read it anyways, even if you hadn't pointed it to me. ^^

ANYWAYS. The storyline is very interesting, and it has a somewhat chilling feel to it. The blood part in the first chapter was intriguing, and the idea that there's something in between mortality and immortality is... awesome.

Also, having an Eevee in there was win.
 
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