Capítulo 7: Love is Dead
After venturing onboard another ship, I finally reached my destination. Maiden's Peak, a town near Saffron City that is a well-known haunted area where many strange phenomenons occur.
History says that two thousands years ago, a massive war took place where every men from Maiden's Peak were forcefully shipped overseas as soldiers.
After the war, the men came back to their families but some didn't. One of the latter in particular, was the lover of a young woman who had waited for him since the very beginning and continued to do so.
According to legend, she died while standing on the edge of a cliff, and her body became part of the cliff itself, as she forever waits from her partner's return. Hence there's this festival that's celebrated annually about the Maiden's legend.
The festival will be cool and all but that's not what I'm excited for. What I'm actually here for is to get down to the root of the rumours.
They say that every festival, a ghost resembling the maiden appears and play pranks on young men. However I know the truth, that it's actually a Gastly who is imitating the maiden's appearance.
Walking past the festival, there were stalls all around the place selling food and various items. Before I could leave the area, a young woman came up and pulled me over to her stall.
"Sir, would you like to buy this?" She asks, while showcasing a bunch of lantern boats.
"What are they for?"
"Well tonight, there'll be tons of people setting these babies out to sea." She picks one up and gave me a closer look. "It's to help guide any wandering spirits! I'm sure they'll appreciate it."
Seeing her pleading eyes and enthusiasm, I decided to buy one for the heck of it. It must have been her first sale because she was overjoyed when I accepted.
.....
The temperature dropped as howls of cold wind started rushing across my face. The more I climbed the hill, the more eerie it got.
When I finally made it up, there was a certain figure standing in the center of my eye. It was a statue of the maiden; she was stationed directly on the peak with her eyes gazing towards the horizon.
As I made my way to her, I looked around the area for anyone suspicious. That was when I saw a beautiful woman standing still behind a tree, before disappearing completely.
"Gotcha.." I clenched my fist, knowing that my plan was going smoothly.
I continued to stay beside the statue and waited till nightfall. Though once in a while, I would go back down to buy some snacks at the festival.
Sitting on the ground with my legs crossed, I would lean on the statue with a drowsy face. Knowing that Maiden's ghost was inside the statue, I would tell random stories out of the blue all while assuming that she was listening.
The moon had rose from the horizon while I was seen laying down on the statue, almost asleep. My eyes were still open as I stared at the countless stars above me. That was when a creepy old lady suddenly appeared beside me.
"Beware!" she yells out. "Anyone who have seen the beautiful young woman have met a terrible fate!"
Ah... About time you showed up.
I rubbed my drowsy eyes and got up. While the old lady kept yapping around, I took out Indra beside me and stretched my back.
"Hm? Why are you taking out your Pokémon?" she asked, confused.
"Cut the crap. I know you're a Gastly."
It's face flinched as it took a step back but soon a smile formed as it transform back into it's original form.
This was the pokemon I wanted and for a good reason too. Telepathy, a rare skill that can be useful in many situations. Not just that, it also has an immense talent for the move 'Hypnosis'. Normally, using hypnosis can only put the opponent to sleep, but this guy can do much more.
"Indra you ready?"
『 Prinplup (Indra) ♂ Level: 29 (12%)
Ability: Torrent
Physical Moves:
- Pound, Peck, Tackle, Metal Claw, Strength, Bide, Fury Attack, Shadow Claw
Special Moves:
- Bubble Beam
Status Moves:
- Growl, Water Sport, Work Up 』
He responded by unleashing shadow claws from both his arms. They were dark transparent claws with purple essences that enveloped Indra's entire forearm. This was a move I had prepared in advance specifically for a type advantage against Gastly.
However before we even noticed, the Gastly had already used hypnosis on Indra and scary images started filling Indra's vision.
You see, what's so special about this Gastly's hypnosis is that it has the ability to alter someone's vision to make them see whatever he wants them to.
"Ignore them! Whatever you're seeing right now isn't real." I shout out.
Indra immediately snapped back to reality and the images vanished the moment he realised they were fake. I knew the hypnosis wouldn't work on him. With how aware he is of everything, it's gonna take alot more to trick him.
Slightly angered by this, Indra leaped towards the Gastly and swung his shadow claws at it. However, it easily dodged the attack by just flying upwards.
Indra wasn't done though since he immediately sent out a beam of bubbles right after. This took it by surprise as the bubbles blasted it away to the sky before crashing down.
Like always, before the Gastly could even think of what just happened, Indra was already above it with his shadow claws. Two successful slashes later, the Gastly took out it's tongue and licked Indra, damaging him.
"Move away then use Work Up."
Indra did as told and jumped to a safe distance. He then began to flex his muscles as a red aura started forming around Indra's body, making his veins pop out even more. This gave him higher damage on both his physical and special attacks.
Meanwhile, the Gastly had flew up a distance and started forming a poison attack around it's mouth. From the looks of it, probably a Sludge Bomb.
Indra distracted it with a series of bubbles while moving closer. He then used a tree as footing and jumped up, slashing the Gastly with great speed.
The Gastly had a pained look on his face but endured it to released the Sludge Bomb at Indra. However, such a predictable attack was easily dodged and a pound on the face followed, sending the Gastly straight to the ground, creating a small crater.
I had to cover my eyes from wave of dust that came from the crash. Suddenly, out of the dust cloud came a badly injured Gastly making a run for it. Too bad, since I already had a PokeBall equipped in my hand.
I wasn't the best pitcher in high school but was definitely decent. Throwing the ball as hard as I can, it got sent off with a slight curve before landing on the Gastly's body, turning it into red energy before getting sucked in.
"One...two..." I held my breath as I watched the Pokeball shook around. "Three!"
A click was heard, indicating that I had caught the Gastly. Making my way down the hill, I picked up the Pokeball and released the Gastly.
"So I'm finally caught huh...after all these years."
The Gastly had an upset look but wasn't retaliating. It then went over to the Maiden statue and started talking to it. Afterwards, I came over and gave a pat on the statue's shoulder.
"Hey, don't you think it's time to move on." I say blatantly, while looking at the statue.
The Gastly was angered by this and was about to headbutt me until an unknown presence stopped him. I couldn't see the spirit but there was definitely someone standing in front of me.
After a while, the Gastly had teared up out of nowhere. Him and the maiden continued talking, while I sat around munching down on some snacks.
"So this is goodbye..." says the Gastly with a depressed tone.
"...Wait." I interrupt him.
Getting up from my seat, I placed my snacks down and walked over to the statue.
"Hey lady, why don't you possess me?"
A short awkward silence occured before both Indra and Gastly could comprehend what I just said.
"H-huuuuuuh!?" The Gastly cries out in confusion.
It was an idea I had just thought of and couldn't see why it wouldn't be possible. If she can possess a statue, why not a human body as well?
"You wanna find your lover right? I'm gonna travel the world anyway so we got a common goal."
The Gastly then turned his head towards the maiden statue and after a while, he faced me with a serious look, sweat visibly forming.
"...She asks if you're sure."
"Yeah go for it."
I stretched my arms out and readied myself. Both Indra and the Gastly were by my side, with worried faces.
....
On the side of a cliff, a young boy could be seen standing tall with his eyes closed. Strong wind blew against his front, while moonlight surfaced his back. The nearby trees shook violently as the leaves started to drop.
And the very moment the first fallen leaf touched the ground, a loud piecering cry of the young boy was heard.
His bones started to move around on it's own, expanding and contracting in certain areas. The sound of friction was heard clearly coming from the inside of his body.
His skin became loose and was flapping around like a blanket. Then just like boiling water, bubbles started forming inside his skin. They kept popping non-stop, exposing the inner muscles.
There was also his eyes where the pupils started to change in color and shape. Twisting and turning in different directions, blood slowly creeped out.
Then there was his hair, it was standing up on its own as if being pulled up. Strings of hair would be pulled out until nothing was left. The young boy's black hair was tossed down the cliff as the wind carried it away.
Hours of torture later, the sun had finally rose. The boy could be seen laying down on the edge of the cliff, with blood staining the ground and spit flowing down his mouth.
His body was slightly thinner than it was before but that wasn't the most remarkable change. Hair, the color of a ghostly grey had grew out of his scalp and was as long as the maiden's. Not just that, his eyes changed colors as well, into a silvery grey. His skin was also much lighter then before and body hair could no longer be seen.
....
"What the hell? I look hot." I say while staring at a river reflection.
My face changed to look like the Maiden's but my musculinity was still there. It's as if I became the Maiden's twin brother.
"Fuck.. How is Ash and the others gonna recognize me now." I scratched my head in annoyance.
Meanwhile, Indra and the Gastly were looking at me strangely from behind. Stinger was there as well. It seems that Indra pulled him out during the ritual.
"Anyway... Hey Maiden, you still there?"
"My name is Violet." A female voice resonates in my head. "You should already know that..."
Ah that's right... Somehow mine and her memories got jumbled up together so we basically know everything about each other now.
She knows all about my reincarnation and I know all about her past. Such as her past with the Gastly, who helps her out a lot and someone whom she considers to be a friend.
"A friendly ghost huh...Oh!" An idea sparked in my head. "Gastly come over here."
"Yes?"
"Casper. That'll be your name from now on."
"Wha-"
He was caught off guard and had a lost for words. But soon after, he started laughing out loud and flew merrily in the air.
"Hahaha!! After all these years of being free, my first name is Casper!?" He laughed hysterically, with tears in his eyes.
"It's cute." Violet commented.
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