Chapter 525: Flying Towards the Sky Where the Dragon God Soars
Who is to blame for this matter?
No one can be blamed.
The Deoxys just wanted to find their home.
Rayquaza was just protecting its territory and the Blue Planet.
The first reaction of the Draconid people in the Magical Beast Era upon seeing 'Magical Beasts' was definitely to run or fight; it couldn't possibly be to converse with them and make friends. They just wanted to save their lives.
No one was wrong.
It was only the language barrier that led to this long struggle over two thousand years.
Language barrier.
This reason seems simple, but it points directly to the essential root of all cross-species and cross-civilization conflicts.
It made the war that intermittently lasted for two thousand years instantly shed the labels of justice and evil, becoming a lamentable misunderstanding.
"Troublesome."
Will muttered a sentence.
He wasn't in a hurry to tell everyone about this matter, but first only informed Cynthia and Steven.
The reason why things reached this point had been found.
A very simple reason.
But after fermenting for two thousand years, wanting to solve it now is not that easy to solve.
First.
The Deoxys must prove that this iridescent stone used to be their home.
It's not that Will doesn't believe their words.
Actually, the words spoken by Pokémon, in Will's view, have a very high credibility.
At least he already believed what the Deoxys said.
But his believing it is useless.
The iridescent stone is currently the property of the Draconid people.
The Draconid people have to believe it.
Secondly.
Even if the Draconid people believe it, they won't necessarily return the iridescent stone.
No need to discuss whether they are willing or not.
No need to discuss.
The iridescent stone has protected the Draconid people for two thousand years, regarded by the Draconid people as a holy relic used to summon Lord Dragon God; they would absolutely not be willing to hand it over.
It just depends on whether they can bear the pain to part with what they love and return it to its rightful owner.
"Mm, it is indeed a troublesome matter."
Cynthia and Steven were also having a massive headache right now.
The Draconid people handing over the iridescent stone,
Is truly suffering fear and alarm for no reason and losing a clan holy relic.
No one would be resigned to it.
But if they don't return it.
The Deoxys will definitely not let the matter rest.
Unless they directly slaughter all of them and keep them here forever to eliminate future troubles; after all, this Deoxys already said before, this time is the final general offensive.
For this attack on Meteor Falls, the Deoxys might have already come out in full force.
This can also be considered a manifestation of Pokémon not being good at lying, right.
For Psychic-type Pokémon like Deoxys with such high IQs, they shouldn't be unable to realize this point.
They could completely say they still have a large number of companions, even if they kill them, it won't solve this matter, to force the Draconid people to hand over the iridescent stone.
Instead of like now.
Leaving the Draconid people a path to simply kill this group of Deoxys.
Of course.
Will and the two Champions, having already understood the whole story, definitely wouldn't allow the Draconid people to do such an evil deed.
Otherwise, they would be unworthy of the names of Aura Guardian and Pokémon League.
They.
Are characters of justice.
They have to protect the Draconid people.
But they also have to protect the rights and interests of Pokémon.
"Let the Draconid people make the decision themselves. If it can be smoothly resolved, that's the best."
Cynthia couldn't think of any good solution either.
Finally.
Will still told Elder Aster and Zinnia the things Deoxys said.
Hearing it, both fell silent.
This kind of reaction didn't exceed Will and the others' expectations.
"Elder Aster, I think we can return the iridescent stone, as long as Deoxys can prove it originally belonged to them."
Zinnia boldly proposed her own thoughts.
"That is the symbol of our Draconid people's faith, used to communicate with Lord Dragon God..."
Elder Aster was very resistant and immediately retorted.
"Our Draconid people's faith is Lord Dragon God Rayquaza, not a stone. That stone actually cannot communicate with Lord Dragon God either, can it?"
Zinnia's tone was calm and firm. She turned her head, her gaze sweeping over the dusty, half-grown children around them,
"Elder Aster, I feel we, the Draconid people, have been trapped by that stone for too long."
It was as if regarding the matter of handing over the iridescent stone, she didn't find anything unacceptable.
What she said was all facts.
In the past two thousand years.
How many times have they prayed to the iridescent stone for Lord Dragon God's descent.
And then?
In fact, Lord Dragon God only responded one or two times, and who knows if he was responding to them.
Perhaps.
Even if they didn't pray to the iridescent stone, Lord Dragon God would have descended originally anyway.
Just like they completely didn't know the matters of Deoxys and the iridescent stone, but Lord Dragon God still protected them in the sky for two thousand years. That stone.
For them, fundamentally had no practical use.
At most, it could only serve as spiritual sustenance.
Even.
That stone was actually a chain tethering the Draconid people, firmly locking them in Meteor Falls for two thousand years, falling far behind the entire era.
If.
The disappearance of the iridescent stone.
Can make the Draconid people brave enough to step out of the underground world, open their eyes to look at this brand new era and future, and keep up with the world's theme and footsteps.
Then Zinnia believed that it might be better for the iridescent stone to not exist.
And Will, hearing this.
Couldn't help but take a few more looks at this woman who wasn't much older than Cynthia.
A successor of the new era, having very strong opinions and thoughts.
Will pursed his lips and smiled.
This girl who passed away early in the Adventures manga seems to be able to shine brilliantly in this world.
At least.
She can lead the decaying Draconid people out of this underground world where they've been marching in place.
"..."
Elder Aster was stunned hearing Zinnia's words.
She opened her mouth.
But failed to spit out half a syllable.
"Could it be that without the iridescent stone, stepping out of Meteor Village, we are no longer the Draconid people? Our faith is no longer Lord Dragon God?"
Zinnia raised her hand and patted the necks of the Salamence and Noivern beside her,
"I want to explore the outside world with these two children together, to fly towards the sky where Lord Dragon God soars."
Salamence and Noivern grinned, stretching their heads and rubbing against Zinnia.
"...Zinnia, you spoke very well. Looking at you young people so full of youthful vigor... perhaps the outside world is already different from what I thought long ago."
Elder Aster was persuaded.
She looked at Zinnia gratifiedly, then looked at Cynthia and Steven, and sighed in relief.
"It seems, Elder Aster, you have made a decision?"
Will spoke and asked.
"Mm, just as Zinnia said, as long as the Deoxys can prove the iridescent stone originally belonged to them, then we Draconid people will return it."
Elder Aster turned to look at the Deoxys in the glass boxes.
Zinnia lowered her head and curled the corners of her mouth.
"You guys, heard it, right? Also know what's going on, right?"
Will turned to look at the Deoxys boss.
"Hah."
The Deoxys boss nodded.
"Do you have a way to prove it?"
"Hah!"
The Deoxys boss nodded hurriedly.
Will didn't dawdle here either, signaling Steven to open the glass box holding the Deoxys boss.
Looking at this upper-tier Champion Deoxys running out again.
No one present felt any fear.
After all.
How miserably it was beaten by Will and Victini just now, that was witnessed by everyone present.
If Will could clean him up once in just three to five minutes.
He could clean him up a second time.
And the price next time would be death.
Seeing the problem could be resolved peacefully, Deoxys of course wouldn't be stupid enough to act recklessly right now.
Moreover.
The ones who thought of resolving the problem peacefully from the very beginning were originally them.
Zinnia led them all the way towards the place where the iridescent stone was located.
In the deepest part of Meteor Village.
A crystal-clear crystal stone, shimmering with iridescent light, stood quietly in the dark cavern.
!
Before everyone could react.
Steven had already pounced on it, hugged the iridescent stone, and shed tears of emotion:
"Finally see you, My Love~"
"Throw him out!!"
Elder Aster, seeing Steven being so disrespectful to the iridescent stone, hurriedly called the Draconid people beside her to get rid of this guy.
"No! I just fought for Meteor Falls! You can't treat me like this! At least leave a small piece for me!"
Steven's voice gradually disappeared at the cavern entrance.
Elder Aster turned her head to look.
Cynthia beside her acted quite calmly upon seeing the iridescent stone, and couldn't help nodding in admiration:
"Sigh, it seems, there's a gap even between Champions..."
Both are regional Champions.
About the same age.
How come this blonde little girl is so steady, so strong.
Look again at the Champion of their own Hoenn region...
Elder Aster felt they, the Draconid people, would probably be brought out to serve as reinforcements frequently in the future.
But actually Cynthia wasn't being calm, she just noticed a point—how does this thing look so much like a Mega Stone and a Key Stone?
Just missing a crescent moon mark.
This wasn't just Cynthia's thought.
It was also Will's thought.
But unfortunately.
Will didn't know much about this stone itself to begin with, not to mention that memory had passed so long ago.
So he also wasn't clear on what exactly this iridescent stone was about.
What he cared more about now was...
Why is this Deoxys boss spacing out?
"What are you doing?"
Will directly asked.
This time he didn't let Metagross act as a translator, but directly reached out and put his hand on the Deoxys boss's shoulder, so the other party could directly transmit the words it wanted to express into his heart.
"...Mm, its changes are somewhat big. Three thousand years ago, it was just an ordinary-looking meteorite."
The Deoxys boss scratched his head, startled by the appearance of the iridescent stone in front of him.
"Are you sure you didn't mistake it?"
"No."
The Deoxys boss shook his head, stepped forward, and placed his hands on the iridescent stone.
Blue light covered the entire iridescent stone.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Two Deoxys cores of different colors actually floated out from the iridescent stone!
"This is my proof."
The Deoxys boss held up the two dim Deoxys cores and answered.
The Draconid people looked at those Deoxys cores that had already lost their luster, all turning their heads away, not daring to look more.
The Deoxys boss looked down at these two Deoxys cores that had already lost their breath of life, and sighed deeply.
If only they could have recovered the iridescent stone earlier...
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