Started thinking of an AU for Emmet because having his brother isekai’d to Ancient Sinnoh isn&

Started thinking of an AU for Emmet because having his brother isekai’d to Ancient Sinnoh isn’t enough of a hardship.

When Ingo disappears, Emmet is a wreck with a faux smile, wearing himself thin between running the subway and searching for his twin. He becomes fixated on winning every battle, believing that any losses will only disappoint Ingo upon his return. He strives to make everything perfect, even if it ends up hurting himself. One night, thanks to Volo messing with space time, a rift opens in the subway, allowing a Nihilego to drift in. Emmet, staying late as he works himself to the bone, notices an alarm has been set off in one of the tunnels. He goes alone and Nihilego, upon witnessing a vulnerable but strong host, attacks him. 

Emmet is found the next morning unconscious in the tunnels. He is taken to the hospital and given a clean bill of health. Unbeknownst to everyone, the Nihilego has attached itself to him (in my AU, Nihilego have the ability to camouflage and are able to keep control over their host by maintaining some form of contact. They only latch onto the head/upper torso in order to battle or if they feel their control on their host slipping).

Emmet’s personality begins changing. He’s battling even more intensely than before, his excitement intense to the point of terrifying. He beats challenger after challenger, only craving more. He is reckless, often injuring himself as he works chaotically through the day. At night, he wanders the tunnels, the Nihilego forcing him to search for more rifts in order to gain more territory. His mind is steadily dissolving the longer he is injected with Nihilego’s neurotoxins, psychologically ravaging him.

Eventually, another rift does open and the Nihilego takes itself and its host through.

Emmet is forced through the portal and comes face to face with the wild wilderness of Hisui.

(I’m not saying I encourage Akari catching Nihilego!Emmet, but if she did, I included the little sprite that would show up in your party :))