Pokemon Sword and Shield: To Be the Strongest[SLOW UPDATES]

Chapter 21: The Past

Altyrei's POV

"Again!" My father's voice boomed again

I wanted to cry out from the pain coming from my arms and legs where I got struck by the wooden sword my father was currently holding

"I-I can't" I tried to say despite the aching pain

He didn't say anything as he waited for me to take my stance

Sadly, my limbs were crying for me to stop, but I had to endure it

My shaking hands tried to hold onto the long wooden implement but it kept trembling

In that instant I manage to notice my father swing the wooden sword at me again and I managed to block the first strike but he immediately swung again and hit my left leg, causing pain to rise up again and I fell over

"Again!" He said once more

I tried to get up, but my arms and legs just gave up on me and wouldn'tallow me to stand up, so I just started crying on the ground

Without a word my father walked towards me and patted my head

"Next lesson will be 4 hours from now"

He said coldly before standing up and walking away, leaving me on the ground

I heard the dojo door slide open then closed and immediately cried harder

I know he's doing it for a good reason

I thought

I just can't bear it

After a good while had passed and the pain started to fade, I tried to change into a sitting position and cringed at the sudden twinge of pain I get while doing so

Through my tear-filled eyes I stared at the long wooden staff beside me, wondering why I felt the urge to take it up again

"I see the training is still harsh then"

A voice said nearby

It came from my brother who stood by the dojo's doors with his partner Riolu sitting on his shoulders

"Big brother..."

He walked towards the wooden staff and picked it up, and did some practice moves with perfect fluidity

"Did you prefer using the naginata over a blade? Or did he tell you to use it instead?" He asked, hatred in his voice

I shook my head "I chose it"

His face softened after hearing my answer and then he squated right beside me

"Are you sure you really want to continue with this?"

I nodded

Seeing my answer my brother sighed before handing me the wooden staff and helped me to my feet

"I should be telling you to rest, but knowing we're related by blood...." he didn't finish his sentence and instead patted my head before walking back to the door and left me alone in the dojo

"Yo Altyrei? You okay?" Gloria's voice woke me up

I looked around and saw that we were beginning to land in the middle of the wild area, specifically right by the train station to wedgehurst

"Whatare we doing back here?" I asked Gloria

"Well, you suggested we go to the wild area and Evie called a Corvinight Taxi for us, but while you were sleeping she informed me that she knew of a special place we could go instead" Gloria explained

Once we had properly landed and got off the Corviknight taxi Evie led us into the train station and spoke with the train master who gave her something then she gave to use

"These are Armor Passes, this will allow you to go to the Isle of Armor whenever you wish" Evie explained

"Isle of Armor?"

"Its a small island near Galar thats similar to the wild area, but there are pokmon there that aren't typically found around here"

"Woah! That's totally amazing! Even more pokemon!" Moon cried while jumping up and down, causing Lillie to calm her down again

"But wait, wouldn't it cause a problem for me and Gloria? I mean we are still taking the gym challenge after all" I asked

"The second gym won't open for a few more days from now, so it wouldn't cause too much problems for you two to train a bit in a different area for a while" she answered with a smile

I looked at Gloria hoping she would have something to say but she just shook her head

With that Evie ushered us into the train bound to the Isle of Armor

Eyo whatsup! I'm back but don't expect regular uploads for a while longer, I just started feeling like writing for now, not sure if its permanent

Short chapter for now and yes, I know the Crown Tundra has already been released, but I feel like sending them there at this point would be weird so I'm sending them to the Isle of Armor

I've been wondering how I should be doing the dlcs since they can be played at any point of the base game, so I'm gonna start the isle of armor arc before the second gym, don't worry I won't do all the quests in the isle of armor in one go, unless you all want me to

Also a few more things, which one do you guys think get Kubfu? Gloria is the main character of this story and so is Altyrei and I'm not sure what would make the better sense because Altyrei has been in a dojo and knows martial arts as in the story thus far

And lastly, I have started writing another story during my free time between online classes, I know I said I didn't feel like writing but it started out as a short story for a class and I just couldn't stop working on it cause I'm already at chapter 5, its not a pokemon story sadly, but I do want to make something original for once, just tell me if guys want me to publish it and I'll release all 5 chapter at once

Title is still pending though

Anayways thats it for now

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