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Chapter 59: Emptiness
As I walked away from my home, I couldn?t stop the tears running down my cheeks. I didn?t want leave my mom. I didn?t know when I?d be back?but soon?maybe?I didn?t look back at my home. The familiar air that was around me in there was gone. Something familiar for years was gone in a few minutes as I found myself back in the beach.
?You?re back,? Toshin muttered. He was there to meet me. His dark eyes gazed at me and noticed my tears. ?That happens,?
I wiped my tears with my hands and didn?t answer him. He snorted when I was finally in front of him.
?Gary, are you ready?? He asked me as he took out an Ultra Ball.
I nodded as I took out Blaze?s Pok?ball. I looked down at the red and white ball. I?ve gone a long way now. I couldn?t possibly fail this time.
?Good,? He muttered as he summoned out his Pidgeot. ?It?s time to go.?
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I scanned the area just north of Saffron city. There was nothing but fields, trees, rivers?nothing more. I looked at Toshin and he pointed downwards. I nodded and we both zoomed down. My hair was getting messier as we finally came to a stop and then landed softly on the ground.
Trees scattered through the whole field. I noticed the swaying green grass as I returned Blaze. Then as Toshin returned his Pidgeot, I noticed two dark figures next to him.
?Brother,? Sakaki whispered as she went next to him. She was about to throw her arms around him but stopped on her tracks.
Makoto smirked as Toshin looked at them. ?Any signs??
Makoto shook his head in disapproval. ?Nope, couldn?t find anything.?
I walked towards them and looked at their dark cloaks. I didn?t mention a word but I was quickly noticed.
?Ah, Gary?s here, huh?? Makoto exclaimed. ?Where?s Emily? Isn?t she supposed to be with you??
?Ran away,? Toshin answered his question then simply sighed as he turned his attention to the ground.
?Ran away? Gary, Silver said that you should take care of her!?
?I?m sorry?? I muttered. ?It?s just that?well?she was kinda confused and all?? I trailed off and fell silent.
Toshin then glanced to Sakaki. She seems to get his message quickly. Then, she looked at Makoto and Makoto seems to have a confused look in the face.
?Alright, I?ll do it, then!? Makoto blurted out all of the sudden. ?I?ll find her!?
?Huh??
?We just had a conversation?well?I?m going to find her for you.? Makoto muttered as he turned around and then started to walk towards Saffron city.
?He?ll be back,? Sakaki said before I can ask her a question. ?He just needs to find her.?
I looked at Sakaki and noticed that under her cloak, she was wearing a shirt with the left sleeve torn away. I looked at her arm and noticed four tattoos lined up vertically. They were strange black tattoos shaped in a square and a mysterious symbol in the center. They all looked identical.
I knew Sakaki noticed me staring at her arm since she quickly covered her arm with her cloak. I looked away immediately and tried to avoid her eye.
?I?ll be back, too?? I heard Toshin mutter as he quickly summoned out his Pidgeot and flew off without warning.
Soon, Sakaki and I were the only ones standing.
?You?you noticed them, have you?? Sakaki whispered as the wind blew softly.
I looked at her and she was staring at the sky. She had her elbow tucked under her arm.
?Y?yeah?what are they??
?You?re too young to learn their purpose, Gary?but someone gave them to me when I was young?? She whispered softly as she continued to look at the sky.
I looked at the sky, too, looking for anything interesting there. ?Sakaki?did?did you really kill people before??
I looked at her and she gasped.
?I mean?Karen said so when we were back in that island.? I stammered.
Sakaki paused for a while. When I thought she wasn?t going to answer, she immediately talked.
?Yes I have?? She whispered. ?I only took three souls in my life. The first one I ever took was by force.? She then took off her cloak and let it fall on the ground. I looked at her arm and the four tattoos were still there. ?The first time I took a life, it was unfair since I had no choice. I took the life of the boy who gave me these tattoos.?
?But why??
?I had to. If I didn?t, he would?ve killed my life. Either way, I knew I wouldn?t be the same girl as I used to be.? She held her hand, covering her tattoos and then sighed and looked at the ground. ?There was something else, Gary,?
I remained silent as she sat down on the ground. She held her knees as she let out a small sob.
?I loved that boy?I loved him with my whole heart??
?But why did you kill him?? I said as I kneeled down. ?If you loved him, why did you kill him??
?Because I had to!? She sobbed as her grip became tighter. ?I loved him so much?he wanted to die?he had no choice but to die. Either way, lover would kill the loved one.?
?That?s not supposed to happen!? I yelled all of the sudden.
?Gary, I had no choice?? She cried as she wiped her tears with her shirt. ?These tattoos serve as a reminder every time I look at them. Every time I look at them, I remembered how he lovingly placed them on my arm??
I didn?t say another word after that. But then, she was the one to say it first:
?Gary, I know it in you. Don?t waste your time trying to ignore that fact that two girls love you. There would be a day where you?d have to take a life changing decision like what I had?like what Toshin had?like what Makoto had??
?Huh? But?how did you??
?When you released Emily from her possession, I was still there and I was watching you. You made her think of her father?but then you also made her think about you.? She then smiled and then patted my head. She stood up and sighed. ?Michelle on the other hand, was jealous of her brother and jealous of you, too.?
I was shocked as she continued. But then I remembered that she was a psychic.
?Am I right, Gary? Isn?t that the reason why she ran away? You couldn?t accept her or love her back. I know you both are young?but when a girl tell you that she loves you, it?s best not to deny that.?
I nodded slowly as she smiled. ?I?I guess?but??
?If you love one of them, love them secretly and don?t tell anyone. Not from either. I promise I won?t look in your mind.? She was still smiling as she said the words.
Before I could tell her that I don?t love either of them, Toshin returned.
?Called Silver,? He muttered as he noticed Sakaki who wasn?t wearing her cloak. He picked up her cloak and gave it to his sister. ?He told me to go here without him. He?s going on his way,?
Sakaki nodded as she accepted her cloak and wore it.
?You better remember his promise,? He was whispering and to her and yet I could understand him.
Sakaki nodded and then finally hugged her older brother. ?I will?? She released him quickly as I stood up.
?Toshin,?
He looked at me with attentiveness.
?I have been wondering?how old are you guys?? I asked him. ?You people are always hiding your ages.? Toshin let out a low laugh.
I looked at Sakaki and she had an alarmed look at her face. ?Brother?we can?t tell him now??
?Sakaki, he has the right to know. All these days you?ve been hiding it away from him, eh??
Finally, I could at least know how old these people are. Toshin kneeled down to match my height.
?Gary, there are some things that should be left kept secret. Our lives for example,? Toshin began. ?When you learn how to open an Unown gate; when you fully master everything that is needed to know, something weird happens.? He paused then massaged his temples. He exhaled as he prepared to say something important.
I listened carefully to what he said. He was looking down at the ground, avoiding my eye.
?I mastered how to open an Unown gate first. Then, Sakaki followed. Finally, Makoto. But before that, we never knew everything. We were just ordinary people helping our grandfather teach a bunch of kids learn. But that one fateful day?when you saw that vision?when Miharu died?I was different.? He sighed as he sat down.
?I forced myself to study everything. When I saw a glimpse of that Unown gate, I knew I could master it. When I began to master it?I was aware of the consequences. I knew that nothing is free in this world. But before I could, Reiji already did?he already harnessed the power?? He tried to continue but I immediately interrupted him.
?What are the consequences??
Toshin sighed. ?The consequences?of being able to leap through different dimensions and time frames of the world?it?s an eternal curse?immortality and control over his or her own age??
?WHAT?? I stood up immediately. ?What?s that supposed to mean?? I didn?t believe him at first. I didn?t want to. It was all too good to be true.
?Unowns control the whole world and time frame. Unowns?those Pok?mon that control this dimension?and others?they altered our view on the world. We were subjected to their mystic powers when we tried to leap from dimension to dimension?we all gained immortality and control over our ages. We still felt pain no matter what.?
He paused. He must have been waiting a question from me. However, I didn?t have anything to ask.
?When you saw Makoto save your mother, he could never die. He has to feel those pains over and over again. Not until your mother healed him. My sister?she felt the pain of the loss of a loved one. However, she learned opening gates after his death. I myself?the struggle between two different names; I was either Hiroki or Toshin.? He then stood up. ?I hope that answers your question??
I was shocked after he was finished. It did answer everything?everything that I?ve questioned to myself. They couldn?t possibly be immortals. All of them couldn?t be?
?You guys couldn?t be! It?s impossible!?
To be continued...
Jikan Yokoku: The Shocking Truth