Cursed Hearths; Prologue (English)

Story by dax104 on SoFurry

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This is my first story, hope you like it~

Note:My englsih is bad, if there's any grammatical errors, please let me know...


In the Almia Region, the leaves of the trees transmit the warm sensation of the wind, which in turn was accompanied by the sweet songs of the bird pokemon. In the center lay an unconscious Eevee, near him was a kind of tree with a rather strange shape. The Eevee got up from the ground...but when he opened his eyes he realized his vision was not entirely "normal", around the apparently completely black, except that he could distinguish what looked like trees, surrounded by a species green energy.

He look at its surroundings and visualize other colored elements, the water had a blue glow, the sky was black with a yellow sphere that seemed to be the sun, and the grass below the era was a dark green hue... At the moment of looking at the tree, he noticed that its energy was of a pure white color.

The moment he tried to approach the tree he experienced indescribable pain all over his body, "Hungry... very hungry..." suddenly a voice began to sound in his head, "Hungry! I'm hungry!!" The voice began to increase its tone and the more it did, the more horrible was the pain that eeeeee all over his body, the moment he became intolerable, he lost consciousness.

[2 hours later]

When he regained consciousness he stood up and began to walk through the forest, strangely that voice stopped booming in his head, but the pain, even if it was off the level, was still there. Taking an unknown course, he walked hours and hours, until he manage to hear something in the distance, it was a scream; the cry of a girl.

He approached towards the source of the sound and run into a small Ralts being held by the claws of a Tyranitar. "Oh come on, don't scream, or maybe; do you really want to meet your mommy?" Looking at the Tyranitar's belly the Eevee realized that it was big, but only a second later it was shrinking, which meant that he had digested something. He looked at the Ralts again and noticed how a sea of tears fell on her terrified and disturbed face. "Well, if you insist so much," the Tyranitar began to approach the little girl's mouth, pleading for her life, realizing that she had no escape, she closed her eyes.

*Crunch*

The sound of a branch being stepped on caught the Tyranitar off guard, turning his full attention to the direction from which it provided the sound. Obviously that sound had been caused by the Eevee trying to continue on its way. "And who the hell are you !?, Can't you see I'm trying to eat!?" replied the Tyranitar furiously "Or do you want to be part of the menu!?"A smile is drawn on his face as he dropped the unconscious girl to the ground and began to approach the Eevee, which was unmoved by the situation.

"Hunger..." he heard that voice again; "I'm hungry...hungry for...souls!!" at the moment of listening, words a dark energy starting to come out of the eye of the Eevee, at that moment the boy did not control his actions, despite this, he didn't took importance. At that moment, Eevee kicked the Tyranitar in the chest, and besides his weight and size he fell very hurt. "W-what the hell just happened?..." said the Tyranitar gasping before falling to the ground.

The Eevee turned to where the girl Ralts was, "Diana, Nicole! A man's voice began to be heard, a Gallade came out of the trees ,"Nicole!" she was regaining consciousness and seconds later she hugged Gallade while crying uncontrollably,"Daddy!! that big monster a-ate mommy!! the little girl said between sobs. Minutes after father and daughter calmed down, the Gallade approached the Eevee "Thank you for saving my little princess, I thank you from the bottom of my heart," he said as he shook hands with the boy, but he just didn't show any expression , "... I suppose you don't like talking to people" he exclaimed politely, "Well, we're leaving ...if you need anything you can go to my house located next to the city, my door will always be open" he said while he was carrying his daughter who said goodbye to Eevee waving his hand and smiling at him, the Eevee did not flinch. When the father and daughter were gone, the voice appeared;

"Hungry... I'm Hungry... I need...Souls!" At that moment Eevee wasn't controlling his body and began to walk slowly towards the Tyranitar, finally when he reach him, he took it with both hands "w-wait w-what are you going to-" *Crack* "Aaaaagh!!!" a scream of pain came from the Tyranitar's mouth while his back was broken, apart from that he could not move, he tried again and again without any result, he began to beg for mercy without any result, then he took the Tyranitar and in one bite was gobbled up.

The Eevee could feel the Tyranitar still alive inside his belly, that had a negative taste on his palate, he decided to rest in a tree and finally fell asleep.

[Hours later]

At the moment of awakening he ran into his empty stomach and no change in his physique, that did not seem to affect him, when he got up he felt a stabbing pain in his left hand, when looking at it it began to show a scar of a purple tone, which Despite his vision he could see how it glowed. Turning to continue on his way, he observed what appeared to be the body of the Tyranitar, which seemed to have been adrained of all the life that was in it. "Hahahahaha" a sick laugh was heard through the corridors of his mind and when he finished laughing the voice said to him; "That brand represents our eternal bond....I am the one who brings death and pain to this world....from today...you will be my transport to the beyond" suddenly a completely visible spectrum for their eyes showed before him, he had a big white smile without teeth and eyes without pupils and completely white "From now on, you belong to me....that mark represents your life time, every time you devour a soul the mark is it will enlarge and the bigger the size, the more part of your soul is the one that took me " The specter vanished but could still be heard; "If you want to live...you will help me find certain people..." he said with a mocking tone "if you can find 13 of those people...you will be free...but if you do not succeed....well....i will end your existence!! "As soon as the voice came, it disappeared, moments later; He started walking for a while until he came across an old cabin, which seemed worn by the years. Upon entering the cabin, Eevee began trying to find and feel any object that might be useful, and ended up obtaining a worn black jacket, ripped pants, a T-shirt, and a brown belt. Those clothes had tears everywhere, they were in a sorry state, but it was the only thing that could be put on. When he finished dressing he left the cabin and continued on his way.

[Meanwhile]

"Ugh...i feel so tired" next to a river was an Arbok, who was exhausted and at the same time frustrated at not finding a relic in the nearby caves, "don't worry Kirod, you just have to find something old and valuable, fuck you Hawlucha!!, he exclaimed furiously, Kirod thought about taking the day and decided to eat some oran berries from his bag to hang out. When he finished eating his fourth berry he decided to take a little nap.

The Eevee kept going through the forest which was getting darker and darker, until the moment the night fell down, he looked up and realized that in the sky there was now a glowing white sphere, instantly he moved the seen and continued walking "I forgot to mention something", that being returned to make an appearance while an immense pain ran through the body of the Eevee, "I may find myself...without spirits or just being bored....and to avoid that I have decided do something for fun" the pain increased more and more," and that something...is to make you suffer..." the pain became so great that it was intolerable, and in less than three minutes the Eevee was on the floor unconscious.

The sound of music woke Kirod from his nap, it was his communicator, someone was trying to communicate with him,*yawn* "h-hello??" The tired Arbok replied, "Kirod where the hell are you!? You should have been here 4 hours ago!!" replied an extremely annoyed voice, "I'm sorry Rotom, it's that...i got lost" "Stop making up excuses!!" the Rotom exclaimed,"bring your flaky butt to the base, RIGHT NOW !!" It was the last thing Kirod heard before the call went dead. *sigh* "why is he always in a bad mood..." commented the Arbok as he prepared to return, on the way to the base he ran into a humanoid Eevee which was lying on the ground.

"H-hello??" Kirod said worried, when he received no answer he realized that the boy was unconscious, when he tried to touch him the Eevee began to scratch himself, dropping a lot of blood, seconds later he became still again, the blood ran down his body and he needed help immediately, Kirod took the Eevee with his tail and placed it on his back, immediately began to slide quickly towards his base for the boy to receive help.

[Hours Later]

("Professor #### I sincerely think that the project MZ02 and MZ03 with the code names of ###### and ######## can become dange-" *hit* "And you think I haven't noticed ######?, your experiment is much worse than mine...creating a....with the....of your....")

At that moment the Eevee opened his eyes and he found himself in some kind of medical room, "Oh my," exclaimed a Swanna in a medical uniform "I did not expect that you would wake up after suffering almost fatal injuries, Oh lightning, where are my manners?, I am Beatrice the doctor of the main facilities of the Rangers," she said, she had finished filling out some documents, "The Rangers are an organization that is in charge of exploration and rescue, for the benefit of Pokémon and humans," Beatrice explained in a almost motivated tone.

The Eevee got up from the bed he was in and stared at the nurse, "W-wait, you shouldn't get up yet !!" She cry worried "your scars have not healed we have not confirmed yet if your current condition is stable-" No need to worry Beatrice" exclaimed an Shiny Mienshao who had entered the room." I-I'm sorry boss," said the Swanna, "Don't worry my dear, these things happen, would you allow me to speak to the patient alone?" he asked politely, "Y-yes sir, it's all yours," said Beatrice as she left the room.

At that moment the silence was present, both Pokémon stared at each other, it seemed the tension could only be cut with a knife "Could you tell me your name? Asked the Alakazam in a serious tone, but received no response," how old are you?", Got the same result; nothing, the Mkenshao seemed to be relaxed despite the situation, meanwhile the Eevee stared at him with an emotionless face, "gender?", "...masculine," replied the Eevee with a young voice (like that of a teenager) but it sounded completely empty, as if it had no soul, "Last question, where did you come from and why do you have a code engraved on your back?" Asked the Mienshao with a threatening tone, once again the Eevee was completely silent. The Mienshao circled the room and commented; "The code on your back contains the digits DGL000, at first I thought you belonged to a prison, but none of the facilities had someone with that code as an inmate."

The Mienshao stopped and stared at the Eevee, "in Pokemon's incarceration system the numbers supposedly represent the age of the Pokemon" standing idly by, "frankly this is something beyond my understanding...changing the subject...do you have somewhere to live? " The Mienshao kindly asked, "No..." replied the Eevee. "I offer you to stay in one of our facilities, in exchange for you being part of our organization" he extended his hand, the Eevee stood for a few minutes, until he shook his hand with the Mienshao, "Welcome Ranger" said cheerfully the Mienshao, "I forgot to mention it but I'm the head of this organization, my name is Victor" he explained as he showed him the facilities (even though all he could see was the aura of plants and other Pokémon), "We take care of explore unknown places in the world and discover their secrets and treasures, we also take care of helping other Pokémon that are in trouble, all our members are made up of teams of 3 or more Pokémon, whose performance is evaluated by the effort of their members Depending on the performance of the team, it will receive one of the 5 ranks that are: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond".

When he finished explaining the basics Victor took the boy to what seemed to be a reception, once there the Mienshao explained that if he was going to be part of the Pokémon Rangers he needed to form a team, after explainingthis, Victor approached the receptionist one female Machoke and asked if there were members available, the Machoke started searching his computer, it took a few minutes but he had the results, "There is only one member available sir, the Arbok Kirod of Team Dusk, whose rank is silver and is the only one member of his team." the receptionist informed, "so Kirod, hmm....ok, please call him here" Victor ordered kindly, "As you order sir" replied the Machoke while using his communicator. Minutes later, the Arbok appeared, "Master Victor, wh-what do you need from me!?" the Arbok asked nervously "Kirod boy, the day has finally come when you will finally have a partner" replied the Mienshao, the Arbok was trembling with nerves "Starting today this Eevee will be the new member of your team", "f-for real!!?" The arbok replied cheerfully, he quickly approached the Eevee "Oh you are the Eevee that I save!! , my name is Kirod, pleasure to meet you!! So what's your name!!?" he asked excitedly, "Ahem...Kirod, could you come with me for a moment, I need to speak to you privately about certain things" Victor exclaimed "Ummm... yes sir" Kirod replied as he accompanied the Mienshao to his office. [

[3 hours later] The Eevee was sitting while he was waiting for the return of those two Pokémon, when he noticed that they were approaching he got up and stood in front of them, "Well Kirod, I leave it in your hands" said the Mienshao as he walked away to attend to other matters, Kirod and the Eevee stared at each other, until Kirod began to speak to him; "So...your name is DGL000...hmm is a rather strange name, I think I'll call you Douglas !!" The Arbok said cheerfully, "Is that okay with you?" There were a few minutes of silence until the Eevee responded with a serious tone in his voice; "...yes...", "Perfect from today I will call you Douglas !!" he exclaimed cheerfully as he escorted Douglas off the building.

"Let's go to my house, or as I like to call it the base" Kirod said as they walked under the moonlight, they passed near a city and on the outskirts of it was a 2-storey residence, with the symbol of the Pokémon Rangers, which was next to the beach and a cave, "Here it is" replied the Arbok "I know it's not much but it's a home..." he said as they entered the base. Inside was a few pieces of furniture; a dining room, kitchen, a living room, which had a huge monitor on the wall and a basement. "Well, there are three rooms available, choose the one you like best!" Kirod kindly offered, while Douglas stood there staring at nothing, "Oh sh*t!! How could I forget!?" exclaimed the Arbok, "Master Victor told me that you were blind, look uh...let me help you..." said the Arbok with a sad tone, Kirod made Douglas understand the size of the rooms, finally returned to ask what room did you want? "The basement ..." replied Douglas, "t-the basement ??...okay..." said the Arbok puzzled. Once installed in the basement, Douglas asked Kirod to leave him alone and he did so, when he was completely alone, that voice reappeared again; "Do you really think you can live this new experience !! ?? ... No, I will not tolerate you breaking our agreement d-" Douglas interrupted the spirit; "This will allow us access to relevant information related to those 13 individuals you are looking for.

The spirit spoke again in a mocking and sinister tone; "I see.... you are smarter than I thought, you may be very useful to me after all..." when he finished saying those words the spirit vanished, leaving Douglas completely alone. The only thing he did was sleep in his bed, which was a blanket on a carpet and a pillow, it didn't matter to him, he only fell asleep easily.

Before he fell sleep he heard on his head; "From now on....you are cursed..."