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"So, are you ready to begin your advanced training?" The old man had led me out into a nearby forest. Today I was going to learn how to use non-weapon shadow attacks, and I was excited. There was one thing that was bugging me, however. "So, wait, why are we here? What am I going to train with?" There was nothing around but trees. The old man grinned craftily. "I have gathered information on a Team Blaze patrol going through this area. They will be arriving..." He looked down at a watch on his wrist, and his eyes widened. "Oh my, they will be here right about... now!" He threw a small object at his feet, and it exploded in a cloud of smoke. He was no longer there, but I could still somehow hear him. "Now, when they arrive, try focusing on a wave attack. If it helps, you can use your blade as the base of the attack, but focus hard on your target at a distance when you swing." His voice sounded electronic, as if he were using an intercom system. I heard a rustling off to my right, and turned to see 4 men wearing the Team Blaze uniform. The one in front pointed and shouted "Get him!" They grabbed their Poke Balls and threw them in the air. Suddenly, a Talonflame, Arcanine, and Pyroar appeared. The leader grabbed his own and threw it, and a Heatran appeared. I raised an eyebrow. "Is it required that all high-ranking members have legendary Pokemon?" He smiled dangerously. "Actually, it's the other way around; the stronger your Pokémon is, the higher ranked you become!" I shrugged and held out my arm, summoning my helix blade. "I guess we'll find out if you're really worthy of that position!" I turned my gaze to a grunt on the far right and focused hard and swung my blade as hard as I could. I was hoping it would go the way I wanted it on the first try, but my strength ended up spinning me around, causing me to fall flat on my back. The 4 grunts began to laugh as I struggled to my feet. "Come on, boy. You need to focus entirely on the attack. Don't focus all on the swing, focus on the wave." The grunts began to look around wildly. "Who the hell was that?" the leader shouted. I ignored him and shifted my focus back at the grunt I was aiming at before and took a deep breath. Complete focus, no distractions I thought as I raised my blade above my head. I brought it down swiftly, but not as powerful as before. The moment the blade was lowered, a crescent of pure black energy shot at the grunt, its impact knocking him into a nearby tree. The leaders eyes widened as he looked between his comrade and me. Then he smiled, saying "This should be interesting." He nodded to his Heatran, and it stomped on the ground, creating a large fissure in the ground, and as it opened I saw it was filled with boiling how magma. I jumped back as the spot I had been standing on suddenly collapsed into the ground, the dirt and grass burning to form a choking black smoke. I looked at the Heatran, which was at that moment forming a huge fireball in its mouth. I had an instant to realize what was going on before a huge wave of fire slammed into me. It's impact didn't move me at all, but it completely burned my arms, back and legs. I was able to quickly duck down out of instinct, protecting my face and chest. I stood up, gritting my teeth as my scorched back began to heal. I looked at the man angrily. "That was the third shirt this week you assholes have destroyed!" I decided to try something new. I dropped the sword, causing it to fade away, and then I placed my hands together and raised them above my head. Then, I swung them downward until they were level with my knees. The result was a black wave larger than the first to shoot out from the tips of my fingers. The leader and Heatran jumped out out of the way in time, but one of the grunts behind him was unlucky enough to not see it in time. He, like the one before him, was slammed backward into a tree. The remaining grunt and the pokemon now knew I was more than a match for them, so they quickly gathered their unconscious allies and ran off. The leader wasn't afraid, though; I saw a look in his eyes that told me he wasn't backing away. "Silus has been studying your powers, and has put up a huge reward for your capture." He smiled viciously. "with cash like that, I could quit this stupid job and go live on a beach somewhere, in a huge house." I narrowed my eyes. "That's the thing about 'dreams'," I said, re-summoning my sword."You only believe in them while you're sleeping. Me, I don't have dreams. I have hopes and wishes, because hopes and wishes you can strive for. Dreams are just a memory from when you are asleep." I began to charge at him with my sword, ignoring the training parameters. The Heatran tried to stop me, but I had already learned how to utilize non-physical attacks. I formed a shadow wave on my sword, but did not launch it, strengthening my blade. I pushed the Heatran backwards slowly, it's eyes wide with fear. Obviously it had never fought anything that could move it, and now that it had, it was uncertain of what to do. It quickly slipped from under my sword and ran off to the side, hiding behind a tree. I looked at the leader and smirked. "Just you and me. Still feeling tough?" He gritted his teeth. "I don't need a Pokemon to defeat you!" He shouted as he pulled a combat knife out from each of his boots. He held them backwards and charged at me full speed. I smiled, for he hadn't realized that I still had a wave of energy on my sword. I swung my sword horizontally, and the wave flew out, bouncing off the ground on the way to its target. The leader simply slid underneath it, and I felt a pain in my arm as he ran past. I dropped to my knees and screamed, and I saw a knife through my left arm when I glanced over. I was really mad, now. Okay, then. You want a fight? I'll give you a fight.

I turned and glared at him intensely. "I'm going to ask you like this only once: Where is Silus, and where is he keeping Vix?" I said, struggling to keep my demonic side down. Even with my training on controlling it, I knew that if it came out while I was angry like this, I would lose control again. And this time, Vix wasn't here to snap me back before I went on a rampage. The man laughed cruelly. "What the hell are you thinking that I'm just going to give up that information freely? I'm not afraid of you, even with your smoke tricks and magic swords." He tossed his dagger in the air, caught it in his teeth, and then pulled two more daggers from sheathes at his sides. I stared at him for a moment. "Have it your way." I sighed. I focused on my arm, concentrating all my power into it. My arm began to glow a dark red, and black smoke began to trail off of it, blowing behind me in the gentle breeze. He gave me a funny look, then shrugged and charged at me. I closed my eyes and continued to focus on my attack. I knew I had to time this just right; I only had one shot, and if I struck too early or too late, he would tear me apart. I listened carefully, the sound of his footsteps getting louder as he drew closer. Wait for it, I thought slowly. After what seemed like forever, I snapped my eyes open and spun around, my glowing arm connecting with the man's head like a baseball bat. At that precise moment, I unleashed all the energy I had stored, and the wave sent him sprawling across the battle field, his head just over the edge of the crevice his Heatran had created. I walked up to him and pressed my shoe on his chest as I summoned up another sword. "Now, tell me where Silus and Vix are, or I slow roast you on this. And you don't want to know where it's going." I demanded in a low, menacing voice. He looked to his sides and saw his dagger just out in his reach. He grinned and quickly grabbed at it, but he only screamed in pain when I pinned his hand to the ground with a shadowy kunai. He looked me in the eye, finally have given up. "Alright, fine. If you go south from here, you'll reach a port with a carrier just offshore. He's got your Pokémon on there, along with the full numbers of Team Blaze." I glared at him, deciding whether he was telling the truth or not. When I was satisfied, I moved my foot off of his chest, and kicked his daggers into the lava pit. "Okay, then. You have ten seconds to get out of my sight before I decide to finish this." He didn't delay; he immediately turned and ran off as fast as he could. After about five seconds, he was out of my sight. I heard the old man on loudspeaker again. "Good work, Steven! Nice use of mixed tactics, both energy and weaponized attack! Come on back and rest; we'll begin your final lesson tomorrow." I turned towards the cabin and slowly trekked back. I was just now feeling the fatigue of the battle, but on the plus side I had successfully quelled my demonic side. A carrier... I thought numbly, rescuing Vix is going to be trickier than I thought. I looked to the south, where the Team Blaze member had said the port was. One more lesson, I thought happily, Then I can save her. I just hope I won't be too late.