67 Random street orphan

-Random ex orphan pov-

My name is salva and I'm currently 12 years old….I was an orphan that used to live in the arceus church orphanage in the slums of the capital city Gretelen of the Sinnoh kingdom….

I'm currently in a building across the road from the newly constructed noble freezon….I'm on duty today in case something happens….

I can't say I've had a horrible life compared to what I've heard people going through, but it's not been a good one by any means….. me and my friends used to have to steal food or pick pocket on bad weeks when the church got very little donations, or had gangs take what we had but we never truely enjoyed having to take from other people to live, but we had to do it to survive…

Nobles were terrible people, I've been vine whipped by a nobles Pokémon just for being unsightly before trying to go about my day…..he was in the slums for some reason , and a noble in the slums never leads to anything good....and that's one of the more tame stories of things happening to orphans of the slums…. I've had friends go missing when nobles are said to be in the slums….

But when anyone would talk about it they would go missing as well…. The big gangs of the slums worked for the nobles, doing their dirty work…..everyone knew it but what could we do? They were strong and ruthless and no one could do anything to them…..they were untouchable….

That was until about 6 months ago when some people from the famous merchant company, Ineeta Gold came around looking for orphans to "join" their lord….Gideon storm…..never heard of him before that day.

I can't help but taking a trip down memory lane to remember how my life was turned into a borderline fairy tale by my lord….

They said they would take any orphans who were interested in working for their lord and provide food, a bed and even a Pokémon… and I only had one thought…..he's trying to turn us into his soldiers….but with life being as bad as it was what choice did we have? The church was hurting as we were already over stocked on orphans from the constant struggles of people trying to survive and failing…

But we were very sceptical at first….and who could blame us? Nobles were just that bad so 10 of us "volunteered" to go and check out if the place is what they say it is... and we were brought to a place called "little town" by a psychic type Pokémon who teleported us here...isn't it common knowledge that psychic types are super rare and even nobles can't use them as they like? And they used one to teleport orphans?...

We were handed off to what looked like a maid who started to guide us into "little town"

Well we were in a place that looked like paradise...people were happy…..there were no foul smells in the air..... just fresh air and something else that smelled appetising….. and were taken to something called a public "shower" which was just a big room with metal plates with holes in it coming from the walls…. It was strange…..that was when we were told to strip naked...

I was on edge after that….I've heard the stories of those nobles with sick fetishes….. but we would have to find a way to escape when they turned their backs….we all had the same idea, so we did as they said….and they took our "clothes" which were little more than rags, but they kept us from being naked so we used them…

We were asked to stand in front of the metal plates…..and we did…..all of a sudden there was a strange hissing noise and water came out of those plates and soaked our bodies….but it was…..warm?, it felt kinda nice and we were provided "soap" and some wash cloths to scrubs ourselves down... isn't soap something only nobles can use?

Well best not to think to hard about this at the moment... so we "showered" and I have t say I felt brand new after it…. I haven't felt like this since….ever….and my fellow orphans agreed…. And the same maid came back and gave us new "clothes" that seemed better quality than ever nobles wear, clothes aren't meant to be this comfortable are they?...and then brought us to a big building and told us the food is ready...

And as we came inside the smell hit us….. dear arceus what could make such a pleasant smell…. And so we came to a big room with long tables and brunch chairs…..but we were told to grab a tray and line up at a big square window….as we did we were given "crumbed gyarados fillets" and "mashed potatoes" with vegetables on the side….

Gyarados….. aren't they the bane of all sailors and of the most feared Pokémon in the world?…. I must be thinking of something else…. Anyway we were given our divine smelling meals and told to sit and eat…..the smell did it justice….it tasted….. well…..Divine…. No one could keep quiet and made strange noises as they ate… but it's not hard to have amazing food when you eat scrapes to survive but this is something else…

And we were brought to a big room where they had "bunk beds" as we crawled and went to sleep…..the next day we were fed amazing food for breakfast and told it was time to start training…..so we did…..running, lifting heavy things and any assorts of weird exercise…I thought they would train us to fight or something?…..nevertheless….training was gruelling...but lunch perked us right up…. Back into gruelling "training" again….Into the "showers" again into bed…

This was all that happened every day for a month until we were told it was time to meet the lord and "unlock" our aura….. was this an aura guardian thing? I never trusted those guys…. They were always sly and wanted something from you if they were there…..

But when I asked the people escorting us laughed and told us our new lord hates those "shady fuckers"….alright…. So he's not with the aura guardians….I must admit i was kind of looking forward to seeing him, I've heard nothing but good things about him from my time here…..and none of them were forced to either I could tell….they genuinely loved him

So we were escorted to a giant manor in the middle of the town and I had to say it looked majestic….but I didn't have time to ogle at it as we were quickly brought inside and we quickly came up to 2 large doors that seemed to lead into where our new lord was waiting….

But we could hear yelling from behind the door for some reason and it put everyone on edge a bit, myself included..

"Get out of here you pink little fuckers I'm busy!!!…stop touching all my shit!!!!….. go an harass Harold or something!!!….alright!! Which one of you peppa the pig looking motherfuckers ate all my weed!!!?...you're supposed to be rare Pokémon!!, I can't throw a rock without hitting one of you little cunts!!!"

There seemed to be a commotion happening behind the doors and we looked to the people escorting us but they didn't have a change of expression….like this was normal?

Well one of them knocked and then opened the door to reveal what all the yelling was about…..there was a guy there…I guess our lord?…. He was covered in pink little Pokémon we came to learn we're named Muuna, a psychic type Pokémon that is said to be rare, but I've seen them all over the town….honestly they were everywhere..

But there had to be a good 30 of them in the room as about 10 of them were piled on top of our new lord as he looked at us with a deadpan expression...some were on a side desk looking to be eating papers, some were just floating around in circles and giggling…..one was even asleep on its side holding what looked to be an empty liquor bottle….it was chaos…

And as I was in my thinking about it I heard a *AHEM* and I saw one of the people who brought us here try and get past this awkward atmosphere

" my lord, we have brought a new batch of recruits for you to look over and possibly unlock their aura if you see fit"

Wait he can actually unlock aura? Like for real? I thought the aura guardians were the only ones who could…

Our lord sits up as his pile of muuna roll off him and quickly get back up to sit near him….a few on his lap and one on his shoulder and the rest just snuggle around him….

I noticed he's very tall, he looks young but i don't think I've seen someone so young so big….his muscles are HUGE, so this is our new lord huh?

Gideon " thanks guys, I'll have a little wrap session with these guys and see where it takes us, you can go do your thing I'll send me back to the barracks when I'm done"

So the people who escorted us left… and our lord motioned for us to take a seat at the large table with enough seats for everyone as he got off the floor and took a seat in front of us…..the muuna followed close behind and took their previous positions….

Gideon " so gang…..I'm guessing you must be pretty confused at this whole thing right? being spirited away to a foreign place and made to work out….well I'll get to why that is in a second, but I don't really want to have to speak to everyone because it would take to long so choose a leader amongst yourselves and he can speak for you and ask questions"

It was almost instant, the group chose me, I've always kind of lead us to most of what we do so why change it now right?

Gideon " so to put it simply I'm just recruiting people for my potential territory in the future and I need people to do all kinds of things, but most people I've met are shit at what they do and it's easier to teach the young and not have to worry about shit with other nobles.... I guess this is like a less fucked up child soldier program….I mean you could be a soldier if you want but you can do what ever…..I don't even know what we need to be honest…..other people handle that shit for me…..I won't tell you I'm some hero taking kids off the street or trying to save the world because I'm not.... I'm doing this to get your loyalties early and I'm not some saint or anything so you gotta work for what you get…..but I'll tell you this...I look after me and mine…..and since you guys are here now you count as one of mine…..so if you need shit tell someone and they WILL help, that's kind of our thing…..also we have some rules and shit….you'll learn them eventually but it boils down to one sentence "don't be a cunt"….. don't think you're some hot shit because you work for me or go around swinging your dick because you got a little power....we come down on that shit hard…..so as long as you do your job and aren't a dick, you should be fine...so any questions?"

What a strange way to talk…I didn't understand some of what he said but I kinda get it at the same time….so questions? I have a few of the kids whisper to me some mild questions

Salva " umm excuse me my lord….what kind of jobs are available?"

Gideon " fucked if I know?, builders? Guards? I don't really pay attention to that stuff to much….next question"

After another round of whispering….

Salva " they said we could get Pokémon as well is that true?"

Gideon " yeah course it is…..all my people have a few mons, but let me tell you now that we take good care of our mons here, so regardless of what job you get you'll learn how to look after your mon properly"

Everyone seemed excited….having a Pokémon is like a dream for orphans like us….they represent power and they are usually hard to look after and no one would teach an orphan how to actually look after a Pokémon properly so we never really tried….well the church tried, but they aren't very good at it either… and if you mistreat a Pokémon they would turn on you….so it was never worth the risk….

Gideon " you know what? Enough questions I have shit to do…. Stand In a line over there I'll juice you up so you can get back to your days…."

So we did as we were told and he walked to me first and placed his hand on my head…..and I felt something enter my body….it's hard to describe….the best way was like a pleasant fire running through my whole body…..and suddenly I felt something…..stronger?

He did the same with the rest of us and they all reacted the same….surprised and happy, our lord quickly sent us "home" and went about his day

For the next few months was training and learning new things about the jobs we would be doing….I chose to be a soldier…..I don't know if I trust lord storm 100% yet but I can tell he isn't like the others….and when the day comes I do trust him, I want to be a shield that keeps him safe…..

I even got a Pokémon!!! A growlithe!!! He's so cool!!! We bonded quickly and we trained ate and slept together everyday….

One night though…. Some more of our people came back in a bit of a rush looking for more hands to strike back at someone who tried to hurt lord storms business…..and I felt fury….I didn't even realise how much my lord had grown on me…..I…..will protect us and ours…..

But when I went to volunteer they told me I was to weak to be of any help at the moment…not in those exact words but that's what they told me and it crushed me...was i too weak to protect anyone? I look at growithe and he looks back...it was almost like an unspoken agreement to get stronger…..I never want to feel this helpless again…..what if they actually attacked my lord? How would I stop them?...I will be stronger…

And eventually people came back injured but happy….there were no deaths on our side which was amazing….but quite a few injured…..so they asked for hands to get rid of bodies…..the bodies of my lords enemies? They should be thrown into a ditch…..I eventually talked them into allowing me to tag along but I didn't expect such a scene...it was the slums….near my old home…..

Bodies were everywhere…..pokemon and people.....I thought I should have been feeling sick to my stomach but...all I could feel was relief...relief that my lords enemies were dead...and that's when it hit me who these guys actually were...Dark Type Blood…..one of the 3 most powerful gangs in the city…..all dead….. these guys really made our life hell when they harassed the church and took anything they saw we had…..

But now they're all corpses for trying to mess with lord Gideon and our people…..haha….hahahaha….HAHAHAHAHA

I would have looked insane as a child laughing standing in amongst the corpses but it was just so freeing...the people who made our and everyone who lived in the slums life so much worse are all dead...because they thought themselves above my lord... I felt it at that moment.... My lord...he has to be sent by arceus to help those in need…..

He said it isn't to help the needy but his actions say otherwise….my lord is truely a man to be respected…..I know I've been training to make sure I can be a bulwark for his enemies…..but looking around I see it's not enough….even with my newfound resolve before coming here...it went from a strong flame to a raging inferno....I will bring death and destruction to all my lords enemies...I will protect all he holds dear... I will be what he needs me to be…..

We spent the next few hours discreetly disposing of the bodies…..and I felt like I was ready for more when I was told to return home….so I did…..I need to up our training and see about getting another Pokémon or two, growlithe won't be enough alone….

And not even a few days later as me and growlithe were in intense training we were told out lord has purchased ALL of the old territory of Dark Blood Type, and plans to tear it down and rebuild it to the standards of little town….and I couldn't be more excited about it…..they were asking if anyone was interested in learning to build, which I obviously wasn't…..but I wanted to help my lord in any way I could…..and a lot of my friends and our people felt the same….

And over the next 4 months we created a wonder of construction that was dubbed "noble freezon" and all of the scum were thrown out but the decent people were recruited and given better homes which they could "rent" fairly cheaply…..it made the noble district look like the slums….

But not once did I ever slack on training…. My lord even gave me two more Pokémon….and told me something about how they would now get stronger 10 times faster than others….I now have a growlithe, muuna and meowth….they have been growing strong at rapid speeds according to everyone else….

And in all his wisdom the lord refused entry of any and all nobles into this new paradise in the capital…..so many nobles tried everything to get in but it never worked…..the guards are far to strong to brute force their way in…..the guards take the bribes and don't let them in anyway….oh the fury on their faces was intoxicating…..and me? I'm no guard but I have a special job in noble freezon…..and that's being a street orphan…..

Again our lords wisdom comes in bright…..he purchased the building across the street from the entrance where we "street orphans" wait for any noble who's angry and trying to cause trouble….and our job??...to make the nobles angrier….. our lord loves to piss on the pride of those "uppity sword swallowers" as he calls it….

And I'm brought out of my musings about how my life has became so bright by a commotion across the road….

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M NOT ON THE LIST!!!! WHAT LIST!?!?"

" sir please calm down….your name isn't on the list…..so we can't let you in…..I wish I could help I really do….you look like an upright fella, but we just can't let anyone in noble freezon, it's for the elite of the elite, so we have a list and your not on it…..I'm sorry my hands are tied…."

Looks like it's time for me and the crew to show up…..we're dressed in smelly rags covered in dirt….and our names are on the list….which my lord has informed us that doesn't actually exist….the list just makes it sound official…..so I guess as my lord would describe it...it's show time….

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