Chapter 783: Three World-Saving Organizations
Speaking of which.
AZ's Floette wasn't very strong in combat, nor did she have any special abilities or capital.
If one were to say what her greatest capital was.
It was undoubtedly AZ, the mysterious scientific giant from over three thousand years ago.
So.
Why was she able to turn into a tree?
Would AZ bear to let his precious darling turn into a tree?
If Kazuya remembered correctly.
AZ and Floette must have finally reconciled after great difficulty.
Reuniting after three thousand years of separation, the two should have stayed together even in death.
Taking a step back.
Even if Floette were to turn into a tree.
Shouldn't she have stayed in the Kalos region?
Sootopolis City is thousands of miles away from Kalos. Why would Floette travel all this way to turn into a tree here?
Would AZ bear to let Floette out of his sight?
Could it be that the Kalos region had completely fallen?
Numerous doubts filled his mind.
But Kazuya wasn't in a hurry.
Perhaps Chloe would explain these questions later.
"The origin of the Tree of Eternity is quite complex, but there are two main reasons why she is located here."
"First, to save her life, AZ left her in Sootopolis City, which is almost entirely unaffected by magical beasts."
"Second, it is to seal the Sky Pillar located on the southern side of Sootopolis Island, preventing the corrupted 'God of the Atmosphere and Sky' from escaping and wreaking havoc on the world!"
Hearing this.
They had to connect the appearance of the three Regis to Rayquaza.
After all.
There really wasn't anything else special about Sootopolis Island.
Nothing that would warrant the sudden airdrop of three second-tier gods.
"Wait, are you saying Rayquaza is at the Dragon's Altar?"
Kazuya's eyes widened, turning to look south.
The Dragon's Altar.
That was the very top of the Sky Pillar.
And the Sky Pillar was built by the Draconid people a thousand years ago, specifically as a place to worship their Dragon God, Rayquaza.
Although the People of Sootopolis were the gatekeepers of the Sky Pillar.
They didn't have the right to enter it.
They could only enter with the permission of the Draconid people.
To put it crudely.
The People of Sootopolis were the watchdogs of the Sky Pillar.
But to be honest.
The Sky Pillar wasn't just a symbolic existence used to place faith.
According to what Kazuya learned from the Rayquaza of the second world, He really did occasionally go to the top of the Sky Pillar to rest and take a nap.
So.
That place could truly be considered Rayquaza's nest.
"That's right! Before becoming corrupted, Rayquaza intentionally locked Himself in the Sky Pillar, and instructed us, the People of Sootopolis, and the Draconid people to seal it."
Chloe nodded firmly.
Her expression was serious; she had already connected many things based on today's events.
And these things...
Not a single one of them was good.
"Then the goal of the three Regis really might be to free Rayquaza. Their individual thought is minimal; they couldn't have come here to do this on their own initiative. Someone must be manipulating them behind the scenes. This is no joke..."
Kazuya's expression was as dark as water.
Manipulating Demon Gods.
This was a massive problem.
Having a unified leader meant these Demon Gods would ally and engage in coordinated group combat.
If these Demon Gods fought independently, it would still be manageable; defeating them one by one offered a chance to save the world.
But looking at it now...
Isn't this situation incredibly bad?!
"The only ones who would do this are Team Shadow..."
Chloe murmured.
Just as Kazuya was about to press for details about Team Shadow.
Scizor and the others ran back to Kazuya's side.
"Master, are you alright?"
Scizor was the first to step forward and ask about Kazuya's physical condition.
"I'm fine."
Kazuya waved his hand casually.
He looked up towards the higher ground.
On the mountain paths of Sootopolis City, a considerable number of humans and Pokémon could be seen. These were the survivors who had escaped from underground.
The number was far greater than Kazuya had imagined.
Originally, he thought having a few thousand survivors would be good.
But the number of survivors in Sootopolis City was probably approaching a hundred thousand!
It was truly quite staggering.
This Sootopolis City could probably compete for the title of the number one shelter.
Although having that title was useless anyway.
"This is Chloe, the former Hoenn Champion. You guys should have heard of her."
Kazuya pointed to Chloe beside him and just gave her name.
After all, his companions had survived through it all.
They knew more than he did.
He figured they would remember who Chloe was just by hearing her name.
At the same time.
Call me Darkrai, don't call me by my name. I don't want humans to know who I am.
Kazuya used Aura to transmit a message to everyone.
The name "Kazuya."
Lorelei knew it.
He wasn't sure if Lorelei had ever mentioned this name to Chloe.
But just in case.
He decided it was better to keep it hidden.
The Pokémon nodded without showing any reaction.
Then Lucario, pinching his chin, was the first to speak: "At first I thought she looked familiar, but I didn't connect her to the Hoenn Champion. After all, Chloe is a figure from the last century. I thought she died a long time ago..."
Lucario's words caused everyone to turn their gazes to Chloe.
It had appeared.
The second person who should have died a long time ago.
"Mewtwo Number Two... Team Rocket really did manage to create you..."
Chloe's gaze rested mostly on Mewtwo, a complex expression on her face. Then she looked at the other Pokémon, "Is that so? It seems you've found a group of incredible companions."
Except for that Skitty she didn't recognize.
The other Pokémon were all prominent figures in this world.
They became famous even earlier than she did.
"Of course she couldn't have died. After all, like Silver, she participated in the experiment back then."
Mewtwo stood behind Kazuya with His arms crossed, not intending to converse much with this woman.
Kazuya shifted his gaze to Chloe.
He really had so many questions right now.
"...Phew, thank you for your assistance to Sootopolis City. This isn't the place to talk; please follow me."
Chloe took a deep breath and led the Pokémon away.
They arrived at the Sootopolis Gym.
Chloe asked the Pokémon to rest in the lobby first.
A short while later.
She walked out holding a diary.
"Can you read?"
Chloe waved the diary in her hand.
The Pokémon looked at each other, and finally, their gazes landed on Kazuya.
"It seems you're their leader."
Chloe smiled slightly and handed the diary to Kazuya.
"I prefer the term 'partner' or 'friend'."
Kazuya pursed his lips and took the diary. "Still writing a diary in League Calendar Year 250?"
He cast an interested glance at Chloe.
As the eras progressed.
What normal person still wrote a diary?
Even if they did, they wouldn't write it in a notebook; that was too tiring and time-consuming.
"Hehe, this wasn't written in League Calendar Year 250. It was written in the final year of the League Calendar. At that time, the only way for humans to record events was with pen and paper."
Chloe explained casually, then pointed to the diary. "The experiment Mewtwo mentioned had many risks. Considering I might die or face other accidents during that experiment, I wrote this book, originally intending to pass it down to the next Patriarch of the People of Sootopolis."
"Is it okay for me to read it?"
"Of course. These matters are not secrets; any survivor can know them. Moreover... you give me a very special feeling."
Chloe nodded, staring at Kazuya with a complex look in her eyes.
Even now.
She didn't know.
Where the sense of affinity she felt from this Darkrai came from.
Hearing her say this, Kazuya didn't waste any more words and directly opened the diary to read.
It recorded events that happened roughly from New Magical Beast Year 0 to Year 5.
The events were mainly described from Chloe's perspective.
It introduced the three major world-saving organizations currently existing in the world.
"Team Rocket, Devon Corporation, Team Flare..."
Kazuya muttered upon seeing these three names, a light flickering in the depths of his eyes, no one knowing what he was thinking.
The leaders of the three major world-saving organizations were: Silver, Chloe, and AZ, respectively.
Because their ideologies and methods differed.
Although the three shared the same ultimate goal, they did not operate together.
The relationship between the three major world-saving organizations could only be described as an "alliance."
And the event that facilitated this triangular alliance...
Was a biological experiment conducted fifty years ago where each party sought what they needed.
Team Rocket's modification technology and genetic technology.
Devon Corporation's Infinity Energy technology.
Team Flare's technological creations and mysterious scientific technology.
Just seeing this long string of terms.
Was enough to make Kazuya's heart tremble.
To achieve their respective goals, the three organizations gathered in the relatively safe Sootopolis City and immediately began conducting various experiments.
Silver vainly attempted to give humans the power of Pokémon while retaining their human nature.
The ideal outcome was to be able to fight like a Pokémon while remaining immune to shadow energy corruption like a human.
But the result was clear.
Silver failed utterly, even losing both arms in the process.
But because the experiment utilized Devon Corporation's "Infinity Energy" and Team Flare's "Ultimate Weapon technology," Silver unexpectedly obtained eternal life.
Chloe hoped to develop a technology that could safely eliminate shadow energy, or "transfer shadow energy into other lifeforms."
The result, of course, was also a failure.
She even nearly lost her life midway due to a test subject magical beast going berserk.
To save her.
They utilized the previously mentioned technologies and replicated the process.
In the end, not only was Chloe's life saved, but she also obtained eternal life, and didn't pay much of a price.
The last was AZ.
What AZ sought was quite simple; he purely wanted to keep Floette alive.
At that time, Floette had been corrupted by shadow energy and was on the verge of losing her consciousness, with no chance of recovery left.
Once Floette fully corrupted, it would be equivalent to death.
To prevent Floette from being completely consumed by the shadow energy, AZ allied with Devon Corporation and Team Rocket. Utilizing Infinity Energy and Team Rocket's genetic modification technology, he altered Floette's life form.
Which resulted in the previously mentioned "treeification."
It could be considered actively entering a "vegetative" or "suspended animation" state, pausing the corruption of the shadow energy.
Considering the inconvenience of transferring her and the safety of Sootopolis Island, AZ decided to leave Floette here temporarily.
As for the Tree of Eternity becoming the seal for the Sky Pillar.
That was Floette's own will before turning into a tree, hoping to offer a little help to everyone at the very end.
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