Monsters in the Shadows [Xelx]

[Paige]

Luna wasn't sure how much time had passed. How long it had been since she had seen that little girl get killed. Luna hadn't known her name or anything about her, sure, but that man's Fearow had killed her.

She had seen it. Oh, sure, she had missed something that had happened when the sun's glare hit her eyes and blinded her temporarily, but there was no mistaking it. One moment, a Fearow was murdering a little girl, and the next the owner of that Fearow was riding off on it. Monsters really did exist in the world. She had kind of doubted it, honestly. That monsters existed inside of people, that people were capable of doing cruel things like that. And the worst thing was that girl had pretty much been a civilian, of that much Luna was certain. Killing civilians, and children at that...it was no way to fight a war. She was a mercenary, but even she had standards.

And those standards had caused her to chase this man across regions, all the way to this Route 208 in Sinnoh. For most people it would be difficult, but this was what she did. As a mercenary, she was sometimes called upon to assassinate others, so she had to know how to track them. And it wasn't difficult to keep up with him either, not when he was traveling by the skies, because that was her domain. Where she felt most comfortable. "Where the hell is he....?" the normally composed and cheerful girl asked herself as she stalked through the route. The man was here, she knew that, but she didn't know WHERE in this route he was. Right next to her was a Floatzel, stoic and on-guard as he watched for any oncoming threats. "Show yourself dammit." she muttered to herself as she continued to seek the bastard out.

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It’s just another wonderfully awful day for Mr. Xelx. He was hungry because he had to skip breakfast, the damn sun was too bright, and his neck was killing him. Xelx was unfortunately feeling the traits of pre-old age, though he liked to think the universe just hated him.

So what was he doing today? Well he was just wandering near the watery areas of route 208, looking for a Golduck to add to his expansive collection of pokemon. Xelx always liked golducks, not just because their name was fun to say…he secretly enjoys the color of baby blue. Today, his signature best pal Reaper the fearow was not occupying him on his quest. Reaper was still grounded thanks to his ridiculous behavoir earlier in the month. Instead Xelx had out his loyal Vaporeon Slade, who was swimming through the occasional lake areas in order to find her master’s prey.

As you can imagine, he hasn’t had much luck. Slade kept kicking out psyducks and Xelx would have to constantly scold her for beating up the wrong pokemon. Once she threw out a magikarp, and Xelx proceeded to slap her with it. “Damn it Slade how many times must I tell you?” The mighty trainer scolded. “Golduck is blue. Blue. For the love of Arceus you’re blue, this shouldn’t be so hard. Keep going.” Slade didn’t like this job of hers. It wasn’t her fault she didn’t know what the heck a golduck was, they don’t teach this stuff in…whatever one calls Xelx’s training. This guy was lucky he was good at petting, or else he would have had a blast of muddy water in his face by now. Slade huffed loudly and sulked back to the water, Xelx watching intently.

[Paige]

Yeah he was not showing up at all. Luna let out a sigh as she glanced around. No doubt he was still here, somewhere, but...just standing out in the open like that? She would have been a prime target for him had he come running while she stalked the route. If he was willing to kill a little girl for...well, practically no reason at all, she was willing to believe he'd pull a sneak attack if he got the chance. If he was worth anything, he would have noticed her by now, following him. Then again, perhaps not.

She had been utilizing her skills to the fullest, after all, and an assassin never let themselves get seen unless they wanted it to happen. "Looks like he isn't showing up, Poseidon," she spoke to her pokemon with a sigh, giving up on her search. Still, though, she had to walk through the route, so it was best to keep Poseidon out in case she did come across this man. That, and the wild pokemon too. Now...the nearest city. That was definitely Hearthome; the only thing on the other side of the route was Mt. Coronet. But...while she was here, might as well do a little exploring.

However, as she began to walk, it wasn't long before she stopped moving suddenly, her Floatzel doing the same as she stiffened up. That was him. Quickly she ducked behind the oversized rock she had just rounded and checked her left and right thighs. Yes, the daggers were still strapped there. If need be, she could throw three of them and use the fourth as a melee weapon. If her pokemon's attacks didn't manage to incinerate this man.

"You. You're the one with the Fearow, right? And you were at that incident near Solaceon." she came out from behind the rock once more, her Floatzel walking protectively beside her as she slowly approached the man.

She would have thrown a dagger while he wasn't aware she was there. But she had to make sure. She couldn't kill an innocent.

Not like he had.

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When Xelx heard that squeaky little voice behind him, his skin shivered. Not just because of the fact that a person actually had the nerve to speak to him, but because she mentioned…the event. Not so long ago, Reaper killed a child without Xelx’s permission, hence why he is currently grounded. Xelx thought there were no witnesses, obviously he was wrong.

However Xelx wasn’t stupid, he wasn’t going to admit to this crime, even if this girl supposedly saw it. The fact that he didn’t have Reaper on him could help, though he was almost certain this encounter would end with a lot of pain…for her.

He slowly turned toward the girl, and examined her briefly before hissing with his salty voice, “I don’t know what you’re talking about wench. Be gone.” Soon after he stated that, another psyduck burst out of the water and landed behind Xelx. Slade followed soon after and quickly noticed the new visitors. She quickly scrambled to her master’s side and made an intimidating face as if she had known they were there all along.

[Paige]

Luna bristled at the tone he had, and could tell that if she didn't do as he said, her life was at risk. But that didn't matter. What kind of person would she be if she just allowed herself to walk away right then? If she allowed him to get away with the murder of a little girl. A girl that had just been enjoying a day with her pokemon, if Luna's imaginations held true. The mercenary grit her teeth and glared at the man, angered at the arrogance he showed. And at the apparent lack of remorse over what he had done.

The young-looking 23 year old could feel tears of anger at the corners of her eyes, and she quickly wiped them away before shaking her head. "I'm not going anywhere! You killed a child, a little girl, and you don't even give a damn about it! I can't just let you walk away from that, to get away with it. What kind of a human being would I be?" she shouted towards him, clenching and unclenching her fists, unsure if she wanted to punch the hell out of this guy or slap him silly.