Interlude II :Whispers inthe Dark
#8 of Love and Aura
As per tradition, the chamber was pitch black, forcing anyone who entered the room to see by sensing Aura. In the center of the room was a stone table. Seated around the table were five people, each with a different colour of Aura. They were five of the six members of the Elder Council of the Guardians. The entrance to the chamber opened, and in came the sixth member, a man with a yellow Aura. One of the others, a man with a red Aura, responded to the arrival. "Nice of you to join us, Tahnokk. Care to explain your lateness?"
"My apologies, Mathias, but I do have a reason." He took his seat at the stone table. "I have just learned that the dark presence in the Hoenn region has been dealt with."
Several sighs of relief were heard, echoing off the stone walls. Then, the woman with a bright green Aura spoke. "That's good to hear. It would seem that we sent the right Guardian after all."
Mathias nodded. "Indeed."
"Yes, and now I believe it is time to return our attention to the perversion that has unfortunately struck at the Guardians once again."
"You refer to the discovery that an, as yet unidentified, Guardian has formed a forbidden relationship with their Lucario, yes?"
"Exactly. So, does anyone have any leads as to who is involved?" Tahnokk asked.
The Councillor with a blue Aura scoffed. "You are kidding, right? When this happened twelve years ago it took months to find them, and even then it was just blind luck."
The man with purple Aura then voiced his thoughts. "What worries me is that the amount of time between these perversions is growing shorter. The last one was only twelve years ago. The one before that was twenty seven years ago. They are becoming more frequent."
The woman with a pink Aura responded to this by saying, "Yes, and with this increase of frequency, I can't help but wonder if the foretold time will soon be upon us."
"What are you referring to, Angela?" The woman with green Aura asked.
"I am referring, Sarina, to the time foretold by the first Guardian."
Mathias then spoke. "The first Guardian, he who saw the truth in all things. He, who in his dying moments, saw the future."
"How did it go again? Something about love and anger...and darkness."
Everyone was silent as Mathias began to recite the ancient words. "In a time when love and love's meaning have been corrupted by man's foolishness, a champion will rise. Fuelled by love and righteous fury, and assisted by a man who is pure of heart and just in nature, the champion will wage his battle against fear, and the darkness itself. Should fury and love prevail, then rage shall be quelled by love's power, and a new era for love will begin in the light. However, if they should fail, then darkness will be unleashed upon the world, and the lights of the universe itself shall be extinguished." He finished speaking, and the chamber was silent. The silence went unbroken for several minutes, then was ended by Mathias. "I believe we should adjourn for the night."
When no one argued, they all stood and began to leave.
Angela and Sarina quickly caught up with Mathias, who had been the first to leave the room. Though his Aura was still strong, his body was showing the signs of his five plus decades of life. As they caught up with him, Sarina spoke. "Mathias, Angela and I have been thinking, that we shouldn't be hunting people-or pokémon-based on whom they love. And I don't think you want to either."
He stopped. "No, I don't. But we must follow the laws of the Guardians, that's all there is to it. Some things will simply never change." He then walked away, ending the conversation.