Of Magic, Tamers And Beasts Of Power

To Quell a Lion

Leona was not expecting for Yukiko to surprise him with that kind of entrance.

"Whoa! That was an entrance!" Cater commented.

"Shishishi! Even so, it's already too late to help Diasomnia!" Ruggie bragged.

But then they were interrupted with certain individuals that stepped from the shadows.

"Pray tell, I am quite interested in that story." Lilia spoke up. As Silver and Sebek appeared with him.

"Who said they were too late?" Sebek frowned.

"As you can see, us Diasomnia players are safe and sound. And it's all thanks to them." Silver added.

"Eh, what!? You guys should've been swallowed by the crowd a while ago...!" Ruggie said in shock.

"Too bad~! It wasn't really them." Cater said, catching them off guard.

Then suddenly Gardevoir and 'Malleus' appeared to Leona's shock.

But then 'Malleus' started to change, and in his place was a bipedal fox-like creature in black and Crimson coloring looking at Leona with a smirk.

"What?!?" Leona said in frustration.

"Well, we were warned us that we were in danger, Malleus most of all. So, we complied easily. Malleus is somewhere safe too." Lilia smiled.

Silver explined further. "The Diasomnia students were all part of an illusion by that fox of the tamer's."

"And all the spectators were safely released using magic. You better be grateful!" Sebek added.

"Illusion?! I-is that even possible!? But i did not sense any Illusion magic!" the hyena said in protest.

Then Rotomdex appeared and explained.

'Zoroark, the Illusion Fox pokemon, Unovan variant, a pseudo legendary Pokemon. A dark type. It has the ability to fool a large group of people simultaneously. They protect their territories and packs with illusory scenery, earning the nickname as The Illusion Master. It is even said they use this ability to transform into both pokemon and people.'

It was silent for a while but then Leona's eyes shadowed over.

"........ Ah, I'm done." Leona suddenly said.

Eh?

Leona sighed. "I give up."

"Wai—Leona-san... What do you mean...?" Ruggie asked his leader.

"Idiot. If Malleus is gonna play in perfect condition, we have no chance of winning.
There's no point in playing now. I'm gonna sit this one out." Leona frowned.

Ruggie couldn't believe his prefect was saying this after all their efforts...! "N-no way...!
Malleus aside, I did what you said and injured all those players...
And yet... You said you won't play. I doubt we'd even place at all now...
What's going to happen to our dreams now...?"

Leona replied bitterly;
"No matter how much of the world watches, in the end it's just a students' game.
You guys just got delusional about that dream and I just played along."

"Why...? Weren't we going to overturn the world...?" Ruggie quietly asked when Leona bitterly laughed.

"Ah, stop nagging... Then, let me tell you the truth.
You are a hyena raised in the trashy slums and I'm the loathed second prince who will never be king!
No matter what we do, the world won't be overturned!"

"Wh-what the hell!? Don't mess with me! We did all this and now you're giving up!?" Ruggie shouted in anger.

"That's going too far, Leona-san!" A Savanaclaw student shouted as the others agreed.