Pokémon The Divine Truth: The Fight for What Matters

Chapter 8

*WARNING* THIS CHAPTER HAS DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE, BLOOD, AND/OR DEATH

The three Mightyena quickly shifted their hostility from Haru to Ophion and Lantana.

"What're you waiting for? You mutts! Attack those two!"

"Arbok, Sludge Bomb," Ophion commanded.

As the Mightyena charged at Ophion and Lantana, their Arbok and Scolipede stood between them. Something from Arbok's stomach was protruding out, beginning to rise to its throat and then into its mouth. Arbok opened its mouth, releasing a barrage of brown sludge towards the Mightyena.

"Don't let that stuff touch you! If y'all get poisoned, it's all over!" One of the Pink Venom guys yelled.

The Mightyena were able to barely avoid the incoming attack. As the sludge splattered onto the ground, a rancid smell began to emanate from it. The Mightyena continued their assault, jumping onto the Scolipede and attempting to bite through its tough exoskeleton to no avail.

"Scolipede, get them off," Lantana ordered.

At Lantana's command, Scolipede slammed one side of its body, which two Mightyena were clutching onto, into a small building. The force of the impact caused the two Mightyena to faint and the building to crack. There was only one Mightyena left, who had let go of Scolipede at the last moment. The Mightyena tail was between its legs, quivering with fear at the loss of its allies.

"Oh shit! We gotta get out of here." One of the Pink Venom guys said.

They both looked at the guy Haru had knocked out, and the two fainted Mightyena, then attempted to escape.

"Arbok Glare"

Arbok spread its hood, revealing markings that resembled glowing red eyes. In an instant, the two guys trying to run away froze in place, unable to move. The remaining Mightyena became paralyzed with fear, looking into Arbok's markings. Lantana walked over to the last Mightyena, putting her hand on its head.

"There is nothing to fear; you did nothing wrong." In a warm, gentle voice. Lantana then looked up at the two men who were frozen in place and said, "You two, on the other hand, have done plenty of wrong. You have not only gone against everything Pink Venom stands for, but you are also making the name bring disgust to those who hear it."

Lantana walked over to the two men, looking them dead in the eyes.

"Nothing you say will make your punishment any less painful. Not like you can speak anyway right now."

She then ripped their masks off their faces and the sleeves off their jackets with the Pink Venom logo on them. Ophion and Arbok went over to Lantana, standing in front of the two men.

"No longer can you hide behind the name Pink Venom," Ophion said angrily.

Ophion then pulled out a small dagger and held it up to Arbok's fangs. A purple liquid was secreted from the fangs onto the blade, coating it in venom. Ophion then cut both of the men on their arms, and almost instantaneously, purple vein-like structures started to spread from the wound.

"Once the purple veins reach your heart in about twenty-four hours, you'll be dead. You won't find any sort of cure in Mycorrhizal, so leave. And never come back. Arbok release em"

At Ophion's command, Arbok rested its hood, releasing the two men. They grabbed their throats and gasped for air as they were unable to move for several minutes. Quickly realizing they were breathing in the smog due to the lack of a mask, they covered their nose and mouth with their hands. Staggering to get up, they tried to get away as quickly as they could, soon disappearing into the smog.