Silence. Which speaks more than whatever he could say. Heโs at the door, listening to the lies that drip from this dogโs mouth. The grunt that alerted him to this scam cowers behind him. Whatever half trust he held for this man is now gone, the shards of it crunching under his feet.
โCharon.โ His voice booms, and for a moment he remembers the father who did the same to him. He extracts a pokeball from his belt without breaking eye contact, the movement slow and the punishment on the edge of being dealt. Isnโt waiting more torture to witness than the act itself? Why should you receive mercy when youโve bit and barked your way closer to his side? He presses a button.
A flash of light fills the room, condensing into a thick cylindrical thing thatย SCREAMSย as it forms. Gyarados. It growls a breath and knows itโs target. Havenโt you noticed you are alone?
Oh you insignificant moon, what scares you more? MAN or MONSTER? Furthest from his light, what does it feel like to have the sun now before your eyes? Your petty tricks, your cowardly schemes... Donโt you know that even though you are at the edge, you still belong to him? What other star will save you now that youโve committed yourself to his orbit?
The beast coils and its head lifts, towering above and blocking out light.
โNo second chances...โ Your leash is being pulled. โGo.โ
Gyarados lunges, body jerking to the side and whipping forwards like the pendulum of the time you have left. Goodbye.