Setting a Spark

A room where the makeshift beds were in were hastily covered in cloths, fabric and anything flammable before a lit torch lit the items. As the flame catches, it slowly starts to spread towards everything that can catch on fire.

Neku watched long enough to make sure everything was burning before he stepped out of the room. He headed towards the room with supplies. He can see various medicine, bandages, containers for various items, and other things. Neku decided to take a few items just in case before he set the room ablaze.

As he does this, he notices that he hasn’t encountered any other Pokémon around. “Felix is really good at moving around. Hopefully they’re listening to him and they’re waiting at the entrance. I’ll do the library for last.” He stated before looking at the entrance of the crypt.

Everything that happened tonight was because of what they were doing underneath everyone’s eyes. He stares at the entrance darkly, gripping the touch before he enters the crypt. He arrived at the spot where the bags were before setting them on fire. “Hopefully the ones who lost their lives to this can get a little bit of peace.” Neku stated before leaving the room and exiting the crypt.

“You!”

Neku heard a voice and he turned towards the direction to see the Meowstic he knocked out beforehand, now free and looking angry.

“You’re that Zoroark that came with that group. I knew you were trouble the minute I saw you, and now you’re burning the one place that is keeping everyone sheltered and safe from the infected?!”

“Safe?” Neku repeated what he just said and chuckled, “Hah, that’s rich coming from someone who was keeping a room with discarded bags out of sight and knowing you sacrificed innocent Pokemon to your infected priest!”

“You know what’s out there! He was keeping us safe, and if that requires a few every once in a little while, it’s a sacrifice worth paying!“

“Valorie is insane! The infected Slowking wasn’t protecting you. All she was doing was finding an excuse for her poor leadership!”

“Don’t you talk about her like that! She picked up the pieces after what happened!”

“Not all of the garden is being fully used. If it was, she would probably have more food for everyone, also there are more beds than expected. So you all had previously allowed others to stay longer than a night, probably even allowed them to stay as long as they like.” He stated, seeing the feline’s growing anger. “Clearly if Valorie put more effort in managing the church grounds, but instead she let her delusion get in her head and tossed innocent lives away for nothing.”

The Meowstic launched himself towards him, claws unsheathed and aimed towards his face. Neku however, saw it and blocked it with his arm. In one swift motion, he grabbed the Meowstic and slammed him into the ground.

‘I admire his ferocity, but facing a dark type, it was over before it started…’ Neku thought to himself as he saw his form lay on the ground. Just as he let the arm he was holding go, the Meowstic spun around and caught Neku’s arms with his claws, making him wince as he backs off, watching the feline get back on his feet.

He looks over his arm and saw the claw marks on it. “How? Even if tough, a non-infected Pokemon wouldn’t recover so fast from taking an attack that they’re disadvantage with… Unless.”

He got his answer as the Meowstic showed him a paper with a fighting type symbol written on it. “As long as I hold this fighting type talisman, your dark type moves won’t be as effective as they should be!”

Neku growled at hearing that. It was naive of him to assume that he wouldn’t be prepared when he was the one who approached him. “Maybe so, only a fool would rely on one type!” he announced, his claws extending before he charged at him. The Meowstic’s body started to glow as he put up his arms in a defensive maneuver, defending himself from Neku’s relentless swipes.

Afterwards, the cat stares at him, “It won’t be that easy!” he then takes a deep breath and as he opens it, a line of pink circles launched towards the Zoroark. Neku’s body quivered as the sound penetrated his ears, making him spasm as the tried to cover his ears, but it did little to lessen the impact. When he finally felt his ears stopped ringing, he uncovered them, but it took a moment for his body to get feeling back into them. Neku growled before he gathered spectral energy and launched it towards him. The Meowstic quickly put his arms out and his body glowed a different color, making him cry out in pain, but he’s still standing from the attack.

The two of them stared at each other, with the Meowstic panting a bit from the strain of battle.

“I get it now. It makes sense why you’re the guard.” Neku pointed out. “Your defensive abilities are formidable, but your offensive capabilities are poor.”

That got a hiss out of the Meowstic, which he responded with a sneer only gives him the impression that he’s right. “I get that you wanted payback from being knocked on your ass so easily, but taking me on alone, even with that talisman was really overestimating your capabilities.”He explained.

It was the Meowstic’s turn to sneer at him. “What makes you think I wanted to fight you alone?”

Neku raised his eyebrow before he just noticed something approaching him spinning rapidly and colliding with his side. He winced in pain before he managed to push him off. It was then he noticed another, a Gothetelle whose staring at him intently, her hands on her temples. Neku realized what was happening and leaped out of the way, dodging the direct blow, but still getting caught in the blast.

Neku rolled from the impact, groaning from the daze as he looked and saw the Meowstic standing with the Gothetelle walking towards one of his side, with the spinning figure going to the other, stopping the spin to be a Baltoy.

“It’s as you said, I’m more on defense and support, so I perfer to have others fight while I cover them.”

“Your little incident has caused us a lot of trouble. We’ll have to figure out how to replace what was destroyed.”

“We’ll figure it out. First we have to deal with him first. Gotta snuff out the flame before it spreads even further.” the Meowstic answered, ears lifting up.

Neku grumbled, seeing the odds quickly stacking against him as he sees the three preparing to make their move…

He sent a dark pulse towards the three!

A rain of bullet seeds rain down on them!