Unrequited Love

The Downfall

When Volo first arrived in Hisui, his mind was focused on his only goal. To defeat Arceus and remake the world. His plans were taken down by the hero of their time, this is why he decided to travel forward in time using the rift Giratina made. Unfortunately, he discovered that the shards were all scattered over the region, guarded by numerous strong pokemon. He can definitely take them by himself but most of their locations are unknown to him. Being new to this region, he decided the best way is to go camouflage.

That is when he first met you. Hearing the news that you were dropped from the sky, by the same rift Giratina made, piqued his attention. He was curious about you. He wanted to know your origins, a part of him was scared that you might be sent out to hunt for him. Instantly, he investigates in Jubilife about you. With ease, as he blended very well as a merchant, he was introduced to you by your team. Thinking it was too easy to meet you in person. However, he was not expecting to be stunned by how you looked. You definitely did not come from his time nor his village. No one looked like you back then, nor moved like you.

To further his investigation, he asked you for a pokemon battle which you swiftly won, making Volo more impressed with you. Nonetheless, it was to say that he got distracted by his initial goal in Hisui. He now added you to one of the things he wanted to know. Aside from Arceus and the powers he can conquer, he wanted to study you like how he passionately studied mythology in pokemon. Volo is a clever guy, he still kept his goal in mind but delayed it further by letting you collect the shards for him.

He was always there, wherever you went, he would go. It sounded so sweet whenever he thought of it, only if he didn't have a dark plan behind it. Unfortunately, it did become romantic for him later on. The more he spends time with you, the more he knows about you. And with each nugget of knowledge about you, he can't help but fall deeper and deeper into the hole he dug for himself. Until one day, he realized that he likes you, more than just a friend. He is confident enough that if you see his perspective, you will understand his plans. Volo began fantasizing about you being his lifelong partner. You can both defeat Arceus and change the world together. Besides, you two are already collecting shards together. He is just looking for a way to tell you his grand plan without scaring you away.

Occasionally, he would tell you parts of it during your journey. Whenever you don't get weirded out by it, his heart would swell, thinking that indeed you understand him. Volo started making plans on how he will confess to you one day, and help each other hand in hand. And that thought of change suddenly hit him. Maybe, he doesn't need to look for the shards. Maybe, he doesn't need to change the world if he's with you. The world isn't such a bad place if he gets to be with you until the end. Volo is starting to reconsider his initial plans. The sense of peace and comfort you bring him is enough. He doesn't need Arceus anymore, nor to change everything.

Volo thought that you were his answered prayers. All these times, he was begging in pain to Arceus, angry, and resentful of all the things he experienced. Maybe now he finally heard him. And sent you for him.

It was that night, that he planned on confessing to you. He asked Iscan to bring him along when he heard from him that you were attending the Diamond Clan's festival. This was his chance. He can't let it slip away.

You looked so pretty that night. He was stunned when he saw you from afar. His heart was racing as he approached you. Immediately, he noticed your sad look as you pout on the table while holding your chin. Volo felt as if the sadness crept into his heart as well. It was contagious when it comes to you. Not wasting any time, he asked you if someone is sitting beside you. Gladly you replied no one. Volo tried striking conversation first, thinking about how he will divert it into his confession as he talked to you. Although he noticed you looking at Adaman from time to time while you were talking. He wanted to grab your chin and force you to focus on him. He knew with your tiny gestures that you like the Diamond Clan leader.

A sting of sadness and anger stirred within him. He wanted to challenge the clan leader right then and there. But he wouldn't stoop down to his level. Volo looked at Adaman as well and saw Irida dancing with him and the elders. He slightly grinned to himself, knowing that he doesn't need to challenge him in a battle. Volo assumed that there was something going on between Irida and Adaman, same as you thought at that time. All he has to do now is to make you happy and make you realize that he is always there for you. And that's what he did. He called you out on your sad longing look, asking you why you look so broken.

"He doesn't know what he lost. You don't have to waste your time on him. There will be someone better than him that will treasure you." Volo said to you after you vented out all of your frustrations to him that night. "Come on now, don't waste your tears on him. Did you know that water is precious?" Volo said while sweeping your hair away from your face. Gently cupping your cheek with his other hand and having his thumb wipe away your tears. You giggled slightly at his joke. Soon, Volo began telling you more stories and jokes, making you laugh throughout the night, almost forgetting where you were.

The loud festival noise covered up most of your conversation but not your laughter. You almost forgot how loud both your laughter was until you saw some clan members glancing your way. You two began to tone down your voices, giggling silently due to embarrassment. This caught Adaman's attention, constantly hearing your laughter made him want to go there and snatch you away from Volo. He glanced at you two but was slightly startled when he caught Volo glancing at him as well with a glare. But Volo quickly reverted back his gaze at you, and when you noticed that he was looking at something he quickly held your face to turn it back to him. A gesture that further drove Adaman mad.

Just as Volo is about to ask you for a dance, where he plans to confess his feelings for you, Adaman comes in to take you away from him. Asking you for a dance which you accepted to his dismay. Volo's eyes didn't leave you the whole time you were dancing with Adaman. He saw your demeanor change towards him, slightly distancing yourself and even the one who pulled away first after the music ended. It was visible on Adaman's face that he was defeated, seeing Volo smirking from afar, silently declaring his victory. Indeed after that night, Volo stepped up his game. He became more visible around you.

In return, Adaman did so too. The Diamond Clan's leader is too stubborn to be defeated. The two continued their passive-aggressive steps against each other, and while one is gone, the other one will make terrible remarks toward the other. While Volo is having the upper hand, Adaman decides to take a drastic measure. He asked you out on a perfect day, mustering his courage, it's now or never for him. Adaman knows if he fails this attempt, he won't have any left. And that is when Volo got back from his trip. He was livid when he heard that Adaman announced your new relationship. He wanted to storm the clan's base with his pokemon and destroy Adaman.

The locked wrath, frustrations, and all negative energies within him are once again unleashed. His long-forgotten shadow, due to the light you bring around him, was free. You were the only one holding him back. And now that you were stolen from him, he is back on his track. He remembered the original plan he used to have when he first stepped into Hisui. Blaming himself for being distracted by you, hating how he was blinded by your mere existence. But at the same time, he feels as if everything is happening to punish him. He once had everything taken away from him. People treated him poorly in the past. And now, the only person he ever loved this great, was taken away from him. The only one who can make him change. His newfound world was once again destroyed by another human. The dream that was near at the grasp of his hand, was pulled away.

Volo focused back on his mission, but this time it includes you in his plan. He will remake this world, to get everything according to his plan. When Volo wants something, he will do everything to get it.

He vows to remake the world and all the circumstances so that you two could start fresh and all you'll ever see is him. And only him.

The dream that he wants to turn into reality.

And so he began, collecting the shards with you... without you knowing what was waiting for you in the end.