Chapter 705: The Old Tradition of the Diamond Domain
When Yveltal had almost exhausted its destructive energy, it plunged headfirst into the ruined Allearth Forest and fell into a deep slumber.
Like a heartless scumbag after getting what he wanted, it completely ignored the mess it had made and Xerneas's feelings, leaving all the cleanup work to the other party.
Xerneas was completely helpless about this.
It had been this way for tens of millions of years.
The fact that Yveltal could show some face and not continue to wreak havoc upon awakening was already extremely good.
Looking at all the Legendary gods in the world, how many are there?
The only god who could make Yveltal show some face was Xerneas.
Even Zygarde.
Would have to depend on Yveltal's state and mood at the time to decide whether or not to have a fight with it.
"A-woo~"
Accompanied by a gentle roar from the Allearth Forest.
A colorful, glowing green light instantly radiated outwards from Xerneas as the center, covering the entire Allearth Forest.
That was Xerneas's signature move—Geomancy.
The effect in the game is:
Absorbs energy on the first turn, then sharply raises Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed on the second turn.
But in the real world.
This effect is quite extraordinary.
Although "Geomancy" (translated as "Earth Control" in Chinese) is related to the earth, it is not a Ground-type move, but a Fairy-type move.
The "earth" here.
Actually symbolizes "vitality" and "vigor."
As the saying goes: The earth is the source of all things.
Xerneas's Geomancy holds a similar meaning.
This glowing green light erupting from within Xerneas symbolized endless life energy.
Wherever the green light passed.
The earth regained its vitality without exception.
The soil returned to a brownish-yellow color, and the trees grew dense green leaves.
Even those Pokémon and humans whose life force had been drained and turned into stone statues recovered under the illumination of this green light, as if they had just woken up from a sleep.
Only at this moment.
Could the Great Destruction event be considered completely concluded.
Compared to before the event, the Allearth Forest actually appeared even more vibrant, showing a state of everything reviving.
Perhaps this is the legendary "breaking and rebuilding."
The redundant things of the past vanished into thin air along with the Oblivion Wing.
The power of Geomancy not only replenished vitality but also stimulated the vigor hidden within all things in the world.
These two gods.
Were simply like a bad cop and a good cop, putting on a show for the Kalos land, just to make it shed its mortal body and exchange its bones (undergo a complete transformation).
As for the specific details within.
Only the three Kalos gods themselves knew.
Unlike other complex places surrounded by many gods, in the Kalos region, the three gods are the sole dominant force; there are no other gods to compete with.
So the secrets of Kalos.
Must surely be completely within the grasp of the three gods.
After Xerneas restored the earth's vitality and created all things.
It had also exhausted the life energy accumulated over a millennium. It found a spot in the Allearth Forest on its own and quietly went to sleep.
That's right.
The twin gods sleep wherever they awaken.
At this time, the twin gods of Kalos hadn't yet awakened to the idea of changing their slumbering places.
Because in the past.
No one dared to spy on the slumbering places of these twin gods.
Much less dare to go to these two places to disturb their sleep.
But.
That was the past.
Not existing in the past doesn't mean it doesn't exist now, nor does it mean it won't exist in the future.
As the saying goes.
Genius on the left, madman on the right.
The great scientists, artists in human history...
Many of them were considered madmen or lunatics by others at a certain period of time.
In order to achieve certain goals or complete a certain objective.
There naturally will be some "brave warriors" willing to take risks, approach that bottomless abyss, and do things ordinary people wouldn't dare to do.
If they succeed.
They are crowned with the adjective "great" and go down in history.
If they fail.
They merely leave as madmen, leaving a bad name for thousands of years.
At this moment, on the plateau of the Allearth Forest.
AZ and XY, who had regained consciousness, stared intently at the dissipating light in the distance.
The meanings in the brothers' eyes were different.
They exchanged a glance.
But neither could see the other's true thoughts.
Besides the two of them.
Behind them.
There was another scientific researcher, staring with burning eyes at the same location, having already memorized the rough landing spots of the two lights.
This Great Destruction event.
Born from human war.
Also upon ending.
Brought some far-reaching impacts to humanity.
As for what the specific impacts were.
That remains to be seen in the future.
Returning to the Nebel Plateau.
Kazuya led a group of Pokémon out from underground.
Seeing the vibrant outside world, with weeds tall enough to reach the base of his thighs, he revealed an "as expected" expression.
Sure enough.
It was similar to the Great Destruction event he had heard about in the League Era.
The Allearth Forest was indeed destroyed.
But it also ushered in a more resplendent rebirth amidst this destruction.
As for the Pokémon living in this place...
Also exactly as recorded—they suffered some injuries.
"Kazuya, it feels like a lot of Pokémon were badly frightened."
Volcanion walked to Kazuya's side and said with some concern.
He saw many Pokémon looking as if their souls had been scared out of them, like Slowpokes.
Could they really continue to survive in the wild in such a state?
"They'll recover after a while."
Kazuya glanced over, not paying much attention.
What if they don't recover?
The Magical Beast Era is a cruel era where the weak are prey to the strong.
If they don't quickly adjust their mindset, they will only die in the wild.
This event could also be considered a test for these Pokémon.
Those who can overcome it are destined to become stronger in the future.
Those who can't can only be said to be destined as prey.
Kazuya couldn't help them with this kind of thing.
The adaptability of the vast majority of Pokémon is still very strong.
Seeing that both Yveltal and Xerneas had disappeared, they successively returned to the Allearth Forest.
As for those who were scared silly.
Luxray threw them all out.
Luxray was no merciful master.
Although his name had "cat" in it (Renqinmao - Rentorar in Japanese, Luxray in English. Chinese name translates to Rent-something Cat).
But both his species habits and physical characteristics leaned more towards a "lion."
The fact that he didn't eat these lambs waiting to be slaughtered was already a great act of kindness.
Besides them.
There were also about seven or eight Pokémon that chose to stay.
It had nothing to do with Volcanion.
It was purely because they felt the Nebel Plateau had excellent conditions and the Pokémon living here had good personalities, so they wanted to become a part of it.
Volcanion's persuasion work underground was a complete failure. Almost not a single Pokémon stayed because of Him.
This path of becoming the Lord of the Plateau.
Volcanion still had a long way to go.
In the evening.
Everyone on the plateau had been quite frightened.
Right now, they were gathered together in a circle, huddling for warmth.
Not just their hearts needing warmth.
Their bodies needed warmth too.
It was currently winter, and the temperature on the Nebel Plateau was quite cold, so everyone basically slept huddled together in a circle.
And Kazuya was always surrounded in the very center.
Beside him were Snorlax, Pangoro, and a male Pyroar.
All of them were relatively high-temperature and fluffy Pokémon.
The Pyroar had evolved from the little Litleo that was poisoned back then, and was very close to Kazuya.
As a Fire and Normal-type Pokémon.
Pyroar's body temperature was quite high, especially the mane part, which was practically a heater.
With him lying nearby.
Even in this bitter winter, the surrounding Pokémon wouldn't feel cold.
Amaura and Volcanion actually wanted to sleep with Kazuya.
But their body temperatures were too low.
Especially Amaura.
Moreover, they weren't afraid of the cold and didn't need to huddle for warmth.
So they usually slept slightly to the side.
In short.
The Pokémon on the plateau took special care of Kazuya.
Just like how Kazuya gently took care of them on a daily basis.
A night passed.
A gust of cold wind blew, and everyone groggily opened their eyes.
In human society.
Winter, with its cold and longer nights, makes people not want to wake up in the morning, much less get out from under the warm covers.
But that doesn't work in the wild.
The biting morning wind slapping against their bodies made them feel chilled to the bone.
Sleep in?
Without even a blanket, what's there to sleep in for?
Laying down would only make their body temperature continue to drop. It was better to get up early, move around, and eat something to replenish calories.
There was also quite a lot to do today.
The Nebel Plateau, under the coverage of the power of Geomancy, could be said to have taken on a new look.
The arch-shaped giant tree in the center of the plateau had grown much taller and even bore some fruit.
But the problem lay with the weeds that had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Walking on this plateau, Kazuya felt those weeds pricking his thighs, which was extremely uncomfortable.
And everyone's task today was.
To eliminate these weeds!
Every Pokémon went into action, using their strengths to show their prowess.
Snorlax crawled around on the ground, opening her mouth to just eat, eat, eat. Occasionally, she even gnawed off the topsoil.
Luxray and Pyroar's claws were extremely sharp. With just a few casual swipes on the ground, they could harvest large swathes of weeds.
Volcanion was even more exaggerated.
He could directly use steam to blow the weeds out of the ground by their roots.
With everyone working together.
Clearing the grassland wasn't a difficult task, and the job could be completed within a day.
Seeing everyone working so hard, Kazuya naturally couldn't slack off either.
So he used Confusion to "pull" grass remotely, which also served as training his precision in controlling his psychokinetic energy.
Right at this moment.
Kazuya manipulated his psychokinetic energy and pulled.
He didn't pull up grass.
He pulled up a rabbit.
"Me-shii?"
Looking closely.
It was actually a Carbink.
The little guy was "plucked" out, tilting its head in confusion as it looked at Kazuya.
"Hm?"
Kazuya blinked.
Seeing a Carbink in the Kalos region wasn't considered too rare an occurrence.
Although Carbink stay underground all year round, it wasn't to the point where they couldn't be seen at all.
The weeds on this plateau were nearly two meters tall.
With a Carbink's average height of 0.6 meters, burrowing into the grass, it really was hard to spot.
If Kazuya hadn't used his Psychic power to specifically sense them, he wouldn't have noticed a little rabbit hiding in the grass either.
That's how the incident of him "pulling" up a rabbit happened.
Minor issue.
He put the cute little rabbit down on the ground.
And continued pulling grass.
"Me-shii?"
He pulled up another rabbit.
"?"
A question mark popped up over Kazuya's head, and his brows gradually furrowed.
He began to feel something was vaguely amiss.
One Carbink appearing.
Was nothing.
Although rare to see, it wasn't a big deal.
Two Carbink appearing.
Could be understood.
Perhaps they came to the surface together to play.
But if there were more...
Just as Kazuya was about to use his Psychic power to sense the patch of weeds in front of him.
Suddenly.
One rabbit after another hopped out from the weeds.
"Me-shii!"
"Me-shii?"
"Me-shii~"
It was astoundingly over a dozen Carbink of varying sizes.
At this moment.
Kazuya's gaze gradually flattened.
There was only one event that could cause so many Carbink to appear on the surface together.
The old tradition of the Diamond Domain.
[Princess Runaway Incident].
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