Chapter 5, Champion vs. Champion

"Come on , I can do this" Sonar thought to himself as he faced the tree in front of him, he learned he could focus to increse his acrobatics, through this, he decided to use this skill to become like a ninja. He was focusing his energy toward his paws and dashed off to the tree, once he hit it he instantly started running up the tree, he was succesfully wall running, he flet his grip loosening so he gave a flip off the tree, he then recovered and soon got back up "Yes, thats good...I just need to perfect it now" Sonar muttered to himeslef. for two weeks he spent trying to perfect his new ability

Sonar now stood hanging upside down from the tree, smiling at his succes, he got down and started resting up, now that he was adept enough at this skill he felt it was time to move on. Sonar was relaxing in fron of the tree that he used to train, little did he know that he was being watched, he started to feel a disturbance, like s a dark presence was nearby, this made him wary. Almost instanly, a wave of shuriken was flying towards him, he instanly sprung up and threw a small cluster of his kunai, this drove his formerly unknown attacker out of the hiding, the figure rolled out of hiding to reveal that it was an umbreon, one with a weapons pouch at its side, and a broadsword strapped across it's back

"So, you have some skill, you need fast reflexes to dodge my attacks. You've been trained" The figure said, giving a light ,yet dark, laugh. Sonar instanly recognised the voice

"You...your the one, the one I'm after...Neminda..." Sonar said to the umbreon

"So you know of me...wait, I know you...your that eevee...so many years ago...So it looks like you managed to form something out of your life eh Blindboy?" Neminda said, giving a taunting snicker, Sonar growled

"The name is Sonar...Never forget it" Sonar clenched through his teeth

"Heh, a bit cocky. You know I'm undefeated, and no one I've faced survived, except one...I'd tell you, but you woon't live long enough" Neminda said while shooting a sneer, though Sonar couldn't see it.

"I'll have you know that there is no way to beat me, I have power beyond you" Sonar replied

"We'll see about that" Neminda said before instanly starting the fight by leaping toward Sonar, he senced the attack and instntly entered his focus. Neminda had drawn her blade, which Sonar had responded with drawing his own two swords. Neminda didn't seem to be as fast a Sonar, he was able to dodge the lunge attack with a quck jump to the side, he took the time of opening from Her lunge and attempted to strike down, But it was deflected as Neminda had turned hersellf and had deflected his attack, she turned herself around again and landed on her paws, sliding a little in the process. She stood up, glaring at the blindfolded flareon

"So your faster than me, big deal. There is still no way that you can win" Neminda said tauntingly, Sonar didn't respond but simply lept up, using a nearby tree branch to redirect his jump toward neminda. He then threw a group of kunai in her direction, Neminda blocked these but failed to see through Sonar's plan, her attention returning to him too late, he got her in a tackle, now rolling against the ground with he in his grasp, he got her in a pin and used the hilt of his swords to slam down on her chest, she gave a gasp but kicked him off and recovered to her feet. Now even angrier at him, she pulled out multiple shuriken, hurling them at Sonar, he once again dodged them, Neminda had then charged forward and attemtped to hit him while he was in midair, but was surprised when Sonar had cought the sword in mid-slice, he then forced his weight into the sword and forced it until it hit the ground, Sonar then procceded to to use his hind legs to kick the umbreon, sending her sideways. Neminda was now on the ground clutching onto her chest which had recived heavy damage, Sonar wasted no time before charging at Neminda to make sure she was down, his vow prevented him from killing, but he wanted to curb her killing ways, but as soon as he reached her, he was suddenly struck so hard it sent him flying into a nearby tree. He landed on to the ground, where he then felt a paw wrap aound his neck and was pinned into the tree, Neminda stoo clutching Sonar, her eyes now a deep crimson red

"This is why I never lose" She said in a now dark, almost demonic sounding voice. Neminda then threw Sonar aside with little effort, she then chased him at triple her normal speed, once again with her blade she was on Sonar before he could even hit anything, she got in front of him and threw a kick, sending Sonar in the other direction. Neminda almost seemed to warp in front of him and gave a quick slash with her blade, Sonar was sent into a spin before hitting the ground, Now bleeding openly, he clutched his side. Neminda now slowly walked toward, Sonar could sence one of his swords nearby, he struggled to reach for it

"You want the weapon?" Neminda said "Then take it" She said as she kicked it to him "but with that wound, you'll barely be able lift your arm" She said, Sonar had failed to sence it, but it was now obvious. Neminda was a champion, now in stage 2

"Concentrate..." Sonar wispered to himswlf as he began gathering his energy

"Now, to finish what I started all those years ago...you'll be seeing your parents soon" Neminda said as she raised her blade and began the downswing to finish him off, but her blade was stopped by Sonar's who had blocked it.

"No...this fight only started" Sonar said as he mangaged to get her to jump backwards by attempting to kick her, now on opposite ends, Sonar ran his paw across the gash, using his healing ability to bind the wound. Neminda stared at Sonar, now realising what Sonar was. She gave a grin, but it didn't seem too dark of one

"It seems I underestimated you, Who woulda thought someone like you could become a champion" She said as she sank her blade into the ground "That means we were having a duel, and even I must honor the code, I was the challenger. Name the rules"

"Only one, this shall not end in death" came Sonars reply

"Figures, the only reason Zek still lives too" Neminda said as she drew her blade from the ground again "But that doesn't mean I'll make this hurt!" She yelled before reading her sword, Now both in stage 2, they were in a staredown, then the two charged forward, clashing blades as they met, now hitting blades back and forth, sparks flying from the clashes of the swords, until the two finally met in a sword lock. Sonar struggled to hold it, but Neminda had more physical strength than he did, he bagan to slip. He broke the lock by jumping backwards, this caused Neminda to lose balance, Sonar took this moment of vaunerabilty to strike at her, charging at her and slicing her in the stomach then ramming her, sending her backwards. into a tree. He continued to charge at her, but got too careless and let his guard down, his gave neminda a chance to grab her blade and attack him, Sonar tried to dodge, but got his chest cut from the edge before getting out of the way, his leap sent him towards the tree, which he then stuck to and readied a handful of kunai, then hurled them at Neminda she got out of the way by rolling then hurled sevral shuriken at him, Sonat lept off the tree and attempted to get her in a downward slice. Neminda blocked this attack but Sonar manuvered himself to kick her in her bleeding stomach. Neminda cringed at the pain but saw an opening, she then grabbed his tail which was left unguarded, she got him in a swing and hurled him away, during the throw Sonar managed to grab onto a tree branch and swing himself back upwards, now the two were panting heavily, Heavily fatigued from the fight and the bleeding. Now in another staredown, the two realised that they had dropped their weapons and were out of throwing weapons. Seeing no other option they both lept at eathother with fists clenched. The two had met as they punched one another hard, Neminda hit Sonar in the chest, while Sonar had struck at her face, Sonar had recived damgage from it but it was less than what Neminda recived. She fell on the ground while Sonar was able to stand, though both were no longer in stage 2. He was hurt but still moving toward her.. He senced a nearby Kunai that was thrown and picked it up

"This is for everything that you've done to me" He said before using his paw to pin her, He then took his kunai and used it to slice her eyes, wothout stage two Neminda couldn't stand the pain and gave a loud cry of pain, Sonar was now completly worn out and collapsed next to her.

A few hours later the two had recovered, tho two now shared a few words

"So you were trained under that bird too, No doubt you hepled him that night I attack" Neminda said

"I couldn't let him die like that" Sonar had said

"Figures he would make you make a vow like that, after all, I did become an assasin"

"Bloodthirsty assasin" Sonar added

"Whatever, I'll have you know that I have a group who follow me that I tolerate, they see me as a goddes, and thats almost true" Neminda said

"I don't thinke so, we're merly avatars of a more powerful being" Sonar said

"Hmm, the silent flame is clearly more modest to his champion than The Dark Stalker is, and you do know that your vengance won't last forever, I can learn to fight blind as you have, and next time the Dark Stalker speaks to me, your "Vengance" will be no more, speaking of which, why do you continue to wear that?" She asked, regarding his blindfold

"I wear it for my own reasons" Sonar said "Either way, we must finish the code's honor"

"Very well then" Neminda said "I must make a request however"

"What?"

"During the fight, you used the wall climb, I too desire to know that technique" Neminda said

"So be it" Sonar replied "As the codes honor, i cannot refuse"

"Good, in return I'll show you how to form illusions, to make ohers see what is not there" Neminda said

The two spent as little time as needed to teach eachother, then the two had seperated

"This moment, never happened" Neminda said, turning away from Sonar

"Agreed" Sonar said before leaping into the trees

A month went by, it was night. Sonar had fallen into sleep, there he had a vision, he Dreamt of a plane in Curelean city, of a small band of five pokemon, one of them being a vulpix. Something had made Sonar catch intrest of this vulpix, he didn't know what though. he saw them all, then suddenly they were all stuck in the back by shurikens, then he saw Neminda, laughing evily

Sonar woke up suddenly, he saw something in his dream, he knew Neminda was aiming to kill the group, Sonar felt it was his duty to help. He tried as little human interaction as possible, bu to help them, he had to make an exception

"Who was that vulpix? She was beautiful..." Sonar asked himself, he looked up and headed out to Curelean, there he saw the airport. He knew he had to get on

"But I have a feeling that if I do this, My sanity might be severly tested..." Sonar thought from his guts, he decided to shake this feeling off and use his now perfected illusion to cloak and sneak past the cops who seemed to be arresting someone. He made it on to the plane, and managed to find a seat. at first everything seemed normal and uneventful. Until Sonar was encountered by a psyduck...

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Continued in Poke Vacation, Sonars past has been told. To see what happens next Read my friends Story "Poke Vaction", and if you need a little more. ask and I will think of something with more of this. Until then, farewell