Chapter 788: The Vehicle of the God of the Sea
On the seventh day after Kazuya and his party left Sootopolis City.
On the other side of the world.
An isolated and desolate land stood on the boundless ocean.
Orre region.
On the top floor of the central tower in Phenac City.
"Those three failed... As expected of a Champion, old but vigorous."
An unknown existence draped in a black cloak murmured, then placed a hand on a crystal beside him, "Yveltal, go get Rayquaza out."
A few minutes later.
In the Kalos region, a black figure soared into the sky, streaking towards the direction of the Hoenn region.
Three days later.
Sootopolis City suffered an attack from the God of Destruction.
This attack came too suddenly in the dark night, so much so that the People of Sootopolis couldn't even react.
The Tree of Eternity was petrified, and the seal of the Sky Pillar was destroyed.
The corrupted God of the Sky broke free from the Dragon's Altar and headed south alongside Yveltal.
The only thing worth celebrating was.
Because the attack was too swift, the Sootopolis City survivors hiding underground suffered no casualties. They didn't even realize the Tree of Eternity had turned to stone until the next day.
Time flew by.
A year and a half passed.
After traveling across the entire Hoenn region, Kazuya's group of six Pokémon finally concluded this Hoenn journey.
Their trials and training here ultimately yielded some results.
Kazuya and Mewtwo had both reached the Lv. 82 tier, and Skitty had also successfully stepped into the Champion level.
However, the change in levels was not the main point.
The main point was that Kazuya had finally completely regained his Aura power.
Re-cultivating it for the fifth time.
It was a familiar and easy process.
Coupled with high innate talent and stats from the start.
It only took two short years to cultivate it to a level close to the peak.
And next, he should shift his focus to psychic powers.
However.
Cultivating psychic powers requires frequent meditation.
Constantly rushing about everywhere was not suitable for cultivation, but there was no other way.
After repeated consideration and discussion.
The group decided to set their next destination as the "City of Water," Alto Mare, located in the eastern seas of the Hoenn region.
In reality.
Kazuya's goal was the Sevii Islands region further east.
He wanted to go home and take a look.
Passing by Alto Mare along the way, they could also make a brief stop, replenish supplies, and take a breather.
Coincidentally, he also had two friends there in the past.
Two Latias and Latios.
But now, they were probably nowhere to be seen.
Hoenn region.
Slateport City.
As the largest port city in the Hoenn region, it was a hub of communication for humans and Pokémon from various regions.
It could no longer be described as merely being overrun by magical beasts.
It was simply a wild dance of demons.
Pokémon from any region could be found here, and even Ultra Beasts were no exception.
"We're finally here."
Kazuya stretched his back, standing on the sandy beach and taking a breath of fresh air.
He looked around at his companions.
A year and a half had passed.
No one had undergone any major changes.
Instead, they got along more and more naturally, just like a family.
"I remember the last time we passed through here, we were chased and slashed at by a Kartana. I hope we don't run into it again this time."
Lucario scratched his cheek with a slight headache, seemingly recalling a rather unpleasant memory.
That was about eight months ago.
At that time, Kazuya was passing through Slateport City alone and accidentally bumped into a corrupted Kartana.
Its strength was very great.
It was at the high-tier Champion level.
Its level was on par with Dragonite, second only to Scizor.
According to Lucario's guess, it might be one of the Ultra Beasts originally released by the Aether Foundation.
Actually, if they had to fight head-on, they could certainly win.
Not to mention that they were all incredibly powerful; just by numbers alone, they could ruthlessly gang up on this Kartana.
But they still ran away, choosing not to fight.
For no other reason.
Kartana's physical structure was simply too troublesome.
Kartana's biggest characteristic was its thin and sharp body. Its entire body was polished as sharp as a blade, especially its arms, which could sever an opponent's body with a casual slash.
Also.
Kartana's height was only 0.3 meters, and its weight was less than 0.1kg. Not only was its innate speed fast, making dodging attacks look like a dance, but even if it stood still and let them attack, it wouldn't be easy to hit.
Lucario had once exchanged punches with that Kartana.
As a Steel-type, the hardness of his fists was no joke.
Yet a wound was still left on his knuckles, suffering from the invasion of shadow energy.
Even Scizor.
Shallow blade marks would be left on his steel body.
The injuries indeed weren't heavy.
But the invasion of shadow energy could not be ignored.
Even for those two, it was like this.
There was no need to mention the other Pokémon.
Without a doubt.
In this New Magical Beast Era.
For normal Pokémon, a Pokémon like Kartana was absolutely "extremely dangerous," even more dangerous than many Legendary Pokémon.
Seeing this.
Kazuya decisively decided to abandon the battle and leave directly.
Ranged attrition could drag Kartana to death, but that was meaningless.
Fighting Kartana wouldn't provide any training effect and instead carried significant risks.
It was unnecessary.
Therefore.
On the day they arrived in Slateport City.
Before the group even found a place to rest and catch their breath, they were forced to leave immediately.
Fast forward to today.
Coming to Slateport City again.
Everyone couldn't help but recall that memory.
"It's fine if we run into it. I'll personally finish it off this time."
Scizor waved his iron pincers.
The others shook their heads and didn't speak.
They didn't doubt whether Scizor could take down Kartana with his strength; it was just that the price was truly unnecessary to bear.
"Kazuya, how are we going to get to Alto Mare?"
Dragonite walked up to Kazuya, showing a distressed expression.
Alto Mare was a lonely city on the sea.
It was the kind that wasn't even recorded on the League map.
Finding it by relying on their physical bodies wasn't easy.
Moreover.
The distance was also an issue.
It wouldn't be hard to get there by flying, but if you factored in the dangers they might face along the way, it was almost impossible.
"Oh, that's not a problem. I planned this long ago."
Kazuya smiled slightly, turned to look at the sea ahead, and murmured, "It should be about time."
As his murmur fell.
The sea surface ahead suddenly began to churn.
The five Pokémon beside him were all startled, looking suspiciously at the massive water curtain rising from the sea ahead.
Could Master have summoned some giant Pokémon?
Scizor pondered inwardly.
And when the water curtain fell.
A magnificent sea palace instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Eh?!" x5.
Everyone was shocked.
Kazuya had actually summoned a palace that could move through the sea?!
"I remember now! Rumor has it that the God of the Sea is the King of the Sea acknowledged by the Prince of the Sea, possessing the legendary treasure of the sea, the 'Sea Crown'."
"In the legends left behind by the People of the Water, the one who possesses the Sea Crown can summon countless sea Pokémon and the Sea Temple they once personally built—Samiya."
"So, just now, Lord Kazuya used the power of the Sea Crown, right?"
Within just a few seconds of seeing Samiya, Lucario had figured out the whole sequence of events.
"That's right."
Kazuya smiled and nodded.
The Sea Crown of the first world had fallen into his hands as early as one hundred and seventy years ago, and it had consistently been of great help to him.
Especially the flying ability granted by the Sea Crown, which played a massive role during Kazuya's fifth life.
However.
Summoning Samiya...
This was Kazuya's first time trying it.
Firstly, he didn't want to cause a huge commotion in the past.
He was afraid that people would discover he possessed the Sea Crown, thereby attracting other troubles.
Secondly, Samiya was Manaphy's nest.
He was completely unacquainted with the Manaphy of the second world.
Rashly summoning someone else's nest was truly somewhat impolite, and would probably lead to a fight.
But now.
These concerns no longer existed.
It was highly unlikely to find a single human in all of Slateport City.
As for Manaphy...
Whether it was still in Samiya or not was another story.
"So amazing!"
Skitty excitedly hopped on the spot, swishing her tail back and forth.
"Don't get too excited. We might still have to fight a fierce battle to get inside."
Kazuya waved his hand casually, his gaze fixed on Samiya as it gradually approached from afar.
"Manaphy, is it?"
Lucario murmured, clenching his fists.
"Mm, I'm not sure if Manaphy is inside Samiya, so there's no rush to go over."
Kazuya nodded gently.
And so.
The six Pokémon just stayed where they were, waiting quietly.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Samiya had been resting on the nearby sea surface for ten minutes.
No movement had come from inside the entire time.
"Hm, looks like Manaphy isn't here. This is the best-case scenario. Let's go, but still be careful."
Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief.
He took the lead, holding Skitty, and headed toward Samiya.
Upon landing.
Aura fully activated.
There were indeed a few dozen Auras inside Samiya.
But none were particularly strong, failing to reach the Champion-level standard.
"Manaphy really isn't here."
Kazuya smiled and nodded, putting Skitty down with peace of mind, then raised his hand, "Samiya, let's set sail!"
From this day forward.
This Samiya would be his exclusive vehicle as the God of the Sea.
In this Pokémon world.
A palace that could move through the sea was truly far too important.
Samiya could entirely help them easily achieve cross-regional movement.
Especially since Samiya's abilities weren't limited to just moving in the sea.
It could be considered an ancient piece of black technology.
In the deepest part of Samiya, there was a shrine, called the "Sanctuary" by the People of the Water.
This Sanctuary was Samiya's control center.
It had an extremely overpowered function—invisibility.
When Samiya completely submerged into the water and merged with the seawater, the entire Samiya would enter a state of invisibility.
Neither humans nor Pokémon would be able to catch sight of it with the naked eye.
Only under the red moonlight of a lunar eclipse would Samiya be forcibly illuminated.
But not to mention how rare a lunar eclipse was.
Even if they encountered one.
The thick dark gray fog in the sky wouldn't let that moonlight shine down.
Therefore, as long as Samiya was in the sea, it was essentially in a state of permanent invisibility.
This ability.
Would allow Kazuya and his party to move through the sea without worrying about encountering magical beast attacks.
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