Chapter 6: The Nowhere gym
The Arena of Spirits
Blue ghost flames illuminated the battlefield inside
Nowhere Gym.
The battlefield looked ancient.
Broken gravestones surrounded the arena.
Mist drifted across the floor like living spirits.
On one side stood
Morrigan.
Calm.
Elegant.
Mysterious.
On the opposite side stood
Elior.
Focused and determined.
From above,
Mira watched nervously.
A floating referee Rotom appeared beside the battlefield.
"This will be a three-on-three Gym Battle!"
"Only the challenger may substitute Pokémon!"
Morrigan raised her Poké Ball.
"…Come forth."
A ghostly Pokémon materialized onto the field.
Its body resembled a floating spirit lantern.
Purple fire burned within its hollow body.
Wispurn
"…Let's do this, Mystveil!"
Mystveil appeared confidently.
"BEGIN!"
"Wispurn, Shadow Ball!"
A dark sphere flew across the field.
"Mystveil, dodge and use Psybeam!"
Mystveil spun gracefully through the mist and fired a colorful beam.
BOOM!
The attacks collided midair.
Suddenly, Wispurn disappeared into the fog.
"Behind you!" Mira shouted.
Too late.
Wispurn struck Mystveil from behind using Hex.
Mystveil crashed across the battlefield.
"…Don't chase it with your eyes."
Mystveil closed its eyes.
Its psychic senses spread across the arena.
The candles flickered.
"There!"
Mystveil instantly turned and fired Psybeam directly into the mist.
BOOOOM!
Wispurn was blasted onto the ground.
"Mystveil, finish it with Psychic!"
Glowing energy lifted Wispurn into the air before slamming it down.
"Wispurn is unable to battle!"
Morrigan Smiles Faintly
"…Interesting perception."
Her next Poké Ball opened.
A massive black bird emerged from the shadows.
Its wings spread across half the battlefield. A moon like shaped in forehead and spirits surrounded all over the body.
Noctowl Lunarian form.
Elior Keeps Mystveil In
"…Can you continue?"
Mystveil nodded confidently.
"Air Slash!"
Blades of dark wind rained downward.
Mystveil dodged rapidly across the field.
"Psyshock!"
Psychic blasts shot upward—
But Noctowl vanished into the shadows above.
SLASH!
A direct hit knocked Mystveil backward.
"…Return, Mystveil!"
The crowd watching from the upper balcony murmured.
"Riolu, your turn!"
Riolu rushed onto the battlefield.
Elior shouted "Riolu use foresight."
After that morrigan looked at Noctowl and nodded.
Then Noctowl also nodded and attacked repeatedly from blind spots.
But Then Riolu closed its eyes.
Morrigan noticed immediately.
"…Aura sensing…"
The candles flickered.
Riolu suddenly moved.
BOOM!
A perfect Force Palm struck Noctowl directly.
The ghost bird screeched.
"Quick Attack!"
Riolu dashed forward at incredible speed and landed another hit.
"Finish it with Aura Sphere!"
A glowing blue sphere exploded against Noctowl.
"Noctowl is unable to battle!"
The gym fell silent.
The mist thickened.
The ghost flames dimmed.
Morrigan slowly released her final Pokémon.
The shadows behind her twisted into a gigantic spirit-like figure wrapped in spectral cloth.
Multiple glowing eyes opened across its body.
Soulmourne
The pressure was overwhelming.
Even Riolu stepped back slightly.
Mira swallowed nervously.
"…That thing is definitely the ace."
Elior Smiles Calmly
"…Then we'll answer with ours."
He reached for a familiar Poké Ball.
Dark lunar energy pulsed around his hand.
Eclipse Lunashade
emerged onto the battlefield.
The entire arena shook slightly.
Ghost flames bent toward Lunashade's aura.
Morrigan's eyes widened for the first time.
"…So the bridge truly walks beside you."
Soulmourne's countless eyes opened fully.
Lunashade's crimson aura ignited in response.
The two powerful Pokémon stared each other down across the battlefield.
"Lunashade…"
"Let's win the Phantom Badge."
And the journey continues....