Zaia's POV 🎃

"Just as I thought...It's the curse mark." Yachio says.

Eddy and I started to feel confused again.

"Um...What do you mean?" I asked.

"A long time ago, when she was Luka's age, Lukari had an elder sister named Yaruichi.

It's a really sad story.

They were very close siblings who loved each other so much.

Until one horrible day, that's when everything changed.

A demon from the netherworld emerged, possessed Yaruichi, and used her like a puppet to kill Lukari's parents.

She butchered them, showing no mercy, and was about to end Lukari's life if she hadn't gained control over herself for only a few minutes.

Yaruichi begged Lukari to end her life so she could put a stop to this and take the demon with her unto her death to prevent anything like this from happening again.

Lukari refused and unconsciously had summoned the Aura Sword, ending her sister's life at the same time.

Heartbroken, Lukari couldn't do anything to save Yaruichi.

Years later into now, Lukari had recently gotten cursed by Yaruichi when she found out that she was brought back to life and encountered with her again." Yachio says.

"Ever since that day, after the incident occurred in Noe Town, I've kept a close eye on the pentagram curse mark Yaruichi gave her. It's usual color is kinda a bit of a neon purple.

When it turns pitch black, there's a possible high chance that Lukari will be mind-controlled and forced to attack others against her will. Or getting killed from it by torture.

She's fought it off several times but it's making her tired and weak from the number of times she's regained control or prevented herself from getting killed.

But, from what I'm seeing right now, she probably might die."

I gasped in horrified shock.

"What do we do?!" I asked him worriedly.

"Leave her to me. I'm the only one who can snap her out of it. But, I'll need yours, Edmund's, and Luka's help with it." Yachio answered.

"Okay." Edmund replied.

Right at that moment, Lukari grunted before stirred a bit.

She gripped the blankets tightly, seemingly to be in pain.

Luka placed both of her paws on Lukari's arm and summoned in her aura to try to restrain Lukari and ease her up a bit.

All Lukari did was scream as she started clawing at her neck, looking like she was being burned alive, as tears appeared and ran down to the sides of her face.

It wasn't out of sorrow.

It was in severe pain.

Luka kept her paws on Lukari's arm, determined to help her and put a stop to the curse mark from torturing or to prevent Lukari from getting mind-controlled by it.

Right after that happened, Lukari stopped and just slumped on the bed, looking to be exhausted.

"Lukari..." I went before clenching my paw into a fist and placing it on my chest.

Eddy and Yachio didn't have any words to say as they looked at Lukari and her daughter.

"What's going on? She just stopped and slumped on the bed..." I asked.

"It's Luka. She was so worried and determined to help and save Lukari that it's getting to the point to where her powers are starting to get stronger.

It's pretty early for that to happen for someone who's only a 5 year old young riolu." Yachio explained. "If her powers grow anymore stronger, she'll possibly evolve into a Lucario in no time. But, in a very early age though.

Normally, when the children in our family are about to evolve into a Lucario or a Zoroark, it'd either be around 13, 14, or 15. Well...At least from Lukari and I's point of view.

But, for it to happen around a very early age, is extremely rare."