Chapter 793: The Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime
"A way to save the world?!" x6
Kazuya and his five Pokémon companions simultaneously perked up their ears, listening with rapt attention.
"That's right. This is a method that I, Rayquaza, Dialga, and Palkia researched together. Of course, we also received some hints from Arceus at the very beginning."
Lugia nodded gently, then closed Its eyes.
Its mind was quite chaotic.
It needed to think patiently to find memories from fifty years ago.
"Arceus?"
"Just an avatar. It's already corrupted, but still very strong. Moreover, it seems to have a Plate on it. If you encounter that guy in the future, just run."
Lugia said casually.
Hearing this.
Everyone except Kazuya was a bit confused, not understanding what the concept of an Arceus avatar entailed.
"Even an avatar of Arceus is stronger than any god in this world. It's at a level where even the Creation Trio working together could only barely hold it off."
Kazuya explained to them.
An avatar of Arceus could be considered quite powerful.
After all, the true body of Arceus is far too powerful, so no matter how weak an avatar is, it wouldn't be that weak.
Lugia was right.
If they encountered an avatar of Arceus, running was their only option right now.
"What?!"
"Even the three gods of Sinnoh can't defeat it?"
"Then we definitely can't either, meow..."
Hearing how strong Arceus was, the companions' fighting spirit dropped somewhat.
Skitty directly lost confidence in saving the world.
She didn't have an optimistic personality to begin with.
"Hmph! The mere Creation Trio! They aren't even a match for Master! That Arceus avatar is nothing much either."
"..."
Kazuya cast a somewhat helpless glance at Scizor beside him.
This child was even more confident than he was.
However.
Thanks to Scizor's interruption.
The pessimistic atmosphere surrounding everyone dissipated quite a bit.
If they couldn't win, they'd just run.
"What type is the Plate on its body?"
Kazuya asked.
This was the key point.
As long as it wasn't the [Legend Plate] that encompassed all eighteen types, then Kazuya didn't consider it a major problem.
They might actually have a chance to kill the Arceus avatar in the future.
"I'm not sure, but my attacks are effective."
Lugia shook Its head.
"Oh, that's good then."
Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief.
Lugia is a Flying and Psychic-type Pokémon, and it also possesses quite a few Water and Ice-type moves.
If Its attacks are effective against the Arceus avatar.
That means at least the Plate wouldn't be the Legend Plate.
Then there wasn't a major problem.
"It's time to talk about the method to save the world I mentioned earlier."
"Go ahead."
"The Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime, have you heard of them?"
Lugia turned to look at Kazuya.
"I know the Jewel of Life. I haven't heard of the Orb of Spacetime. Is it related to Dialga and Palkia?"
Kazuya raised his hand to pinch his chin, frowning as he asked.
Speaking of the Jewel of Life.
This inevitably brings up the [Legend Plate] mentioned earlier.
In the early days, there was a movie called Arceus and the Jewel of Life, in which the concept of the [Legend Plate] appeared.
It was just that in the movie at the time, the Legend Plate had another name: "Source of Life."
In this movie, Arceus used this Source of Life to switch types and resist corresponding attacks.
However...
This thing was shattered when Arceus launched a suicidal tackle against a meteor.
Arceus, having lost the Source of Life, nearly died as well.
He remembered that Arceus even became a joke for a time after this movie, until the concept of the Multiversal True God appeared to restore Its dignity.
Anyway...
Arceus was saved by a human named Damos back then.
To show His gratitude.
Arceus used five Plates—Ground, Water, Grass, Electric, and Dragon—to create the "Jewel of Life" and lent it to Damos to make his desolate homeland fertile.
Therefore.
The Jewel of Life Lugia mentioned.
Was actually the fusion of these five Plates.
This thing was different from the Prison Bottle in the movie Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
The Prison Bottle was created using the power of the Water, Fire, and Ground Plates without consuming the Plates themselves. However, the Jewel of Life would consume the Plates.
Once the Jewel of Life was created.
The corresponding five Plates would disappear from this world.
Only Arceus could turn them back to their original forms.
As for the "Orb of Spacetime" Lugia mentioned.
This truly fell into Kazuya's blind spot of knowledge; he had never heard of it.
He could only guess it related to the Gods of Space and Time based on the word "Spacetime."
"You could say there's a slight, tangential connection..."
Lugia sighed.
It forced Itself to focus and explained the concept of the Orb of Spacetime to Kazuya.
The so-called [Orb of Spacetime]
Similar to the Jewel of Life, it is a treasure created from three Plates: Water, Steel, and Ghost, possessing the power to adjust space and time.
"Water, Steel, Ghost..."
Kazuya murmured, lowering his head.
Weren't these the secondary types of the Creation Trio?
According to legend.
The Creation Trio reside in their respective alternate dimensions.
Time, Space, and the Reverse World.
The three major alternate dimensions.
Are equivalent to the scaffolding and foundation of the entire world.
Supporting this surface world where all humans and Pokémon live.
"Ah, that's right. You need to use the Orb of Spacetime to reverse the flow of time and the spatial world, while simultaneously using the Jewel of Life to infuse the entire spacetime with life force."
"In doing so, you can bring this chaotic era back on track, returning to seventy-two years ago before the Great Darkness broke out, or even earlier, to prevent this disaster from happening."
"This is the method to save the world that we finally came up with."
Lugia seemed to gradually become more energetic after finishing, even able to support Its body with Its own strength.
"That's not right."
Kazuya shook his head vigorously, his brows furrowed tightly. "The method to save the world you mentioned is completely unfeasible. The Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime cannot exist simultaneously."
Faced with Kazuya's questioning.
Lugia grinned and nodded vigorously: "That's right. According to what I said, these two treasures indeed cannot be created at the same time."
The Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime.
Both are objects that require consuming Plates to be created.
But in this world, there is only one Plate for each type.
However.
Both the Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime require the Splash Plate.
So.
Where was Kazuya supposed to find a second Splash Plate?
Could it be that he had to run back to the second world to grab one?
That was simply impossible!
The Gods of Space and Time had both fallen.
Jirachi had also fallen.
Kazuya himself didn't even know how to return to the second world.
Could it be that he had to continuously commit suicide and rely on his ability to try over and over again?
Kazuya knew he didn't need to do that.
An impossible method to save the world.
Lugia wouldn't suggest it.
And they didn't know that Kazuya could travel to other worlds by committing suicide.
Therefore, there must be another remedial measure.
"Get to the point."
Kazuya looked at Lugia with exasperation.
This guy.
He's already in this state, yet he's still speaking in riddles.
"Haha, it's been a long time since anyone talked to me. I couldn't help but tease you a bit."
Lugia couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.
"..."
Hearing this, Kazuya didn't smile, but merely sighed inwardly.
Because.
Lugia had a family.
There were three Lugias in this world.
A male and a female.
And a small one.
Lugia's words clearly implied that Its family members were all dead.
It might even be that Lugia Himself dealt the fatal blows.
As Lugia laughed and laughed.
It seemed to recall some painful memories.
The laughter gradually died down.
It sighed, raised Its head to look east, and continued, "Seven Plates are not enough to create the Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime. So, you need to find an eighth Plate that can replace the Splash Plate."
"Replace the Splash Plate? You don't expect me to go find the Legend Plate, do you?"
Kazuya's expression changed.
The Legend Plate.
Whether that thing existed or not was merely a concept.
It might even be that the Legend Plate was the product of fusing all eighteen Plates together; in reality, an independent Legend Plate might not even exist.
Even if it did exist.
Such a heaven-defying object would definitely be on Arceus's true body.
Where was he supposed to find it?
"The Legend Plate? I've never heard of that thing. It seems you know quite a few secrets too; this reassures me even more."
Lugia raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled.
"It's not the Legend Plate? Then what can replace the Splash Plate?"
"The Dread Plate or the Blank Plate."
"..."
Kazuya's eyes gradually widened.
The Dread Plate.
He wasn't lacking in that regard.
As for the Blank Plate...
The significance of this Plate's existence was quite special.
Even because of the ancient legend "The Giant Turned into a Plate," Kazuya doubted whether the Blank Plate even existed.
After all, the "Normal-type" giant Regigigas had not died.
Especially since he currently possessed the Dread Plate.
Kazuya wouldn't even consider the Blank Plate.
"Two beings of matter, three beings of spirit. From them, wishes are born, and the world takes shape..."
"According to Arceus, the Dread Plate representing Dark and the Blank Plate representing Normal are the cornerstones of all things in the world. Space and time are built upon the foundation of these two Plates."
"Therefore, these two Plates can substitute for any other type of Plate."
Lugia took a deep breath after finishing these words.
Its mission for surviving until now.
Was finally accomplished.
"Kazuya, if you want to save this world, you must find these eight Plates, fuse them into the Jewel of Life and the Orb of Spacetime, and then pull this chaotic era back on track."
As Lugia spoke these words, the black aura on Its body was slowly fading away, and Its original silver-white skin was gradually resurfacing. "Also, the God of Nightmares on Newmoon Island in the Sinnoh region seems to have found another path to save the world. Go take a look when you have time."
With that said.
The shadow energy on Lugia's body had completely faded away.
"You are..."
Kazuya stared blankly at Its appearance.
"Just a terminal lucidity. The shadow energy hasn't disappeared; I just absorbed it all at once. My fifty years of torment weren't in vain."
"...What do you plan to do in the end?"
"Nothing much. Just die with the grace fitting for the 'Silver God'."
Lugia gently shook Its wings. A feather shining with silver-white light fell and landed in Kazuya's hand. "Kazuya, this is probably the last time we meet. Don't worry, I said I wouldn't cause you trouble again. I will do my best to lessen your burden before I draw my last breath."
"You..."
Kazuya hesitated, finally clutching the silver feather tightly and nodding emphatically, "Thank you."
"No, we should be the ones thanking you."
Lugia smiled slightly, flapped Its wings, and soared into the sky, riding the storm eastward. "Take care, Kazuya."
A sky full of silver feathers fell from above, like winter snowflakes falling mercilessly, covering the entire sea area before vanishing in an instant.
Only the cooling temperature proved they had once been there.
"Mm."
Kazuya responded softly.
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