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Chapter 31 - Chapter 29 – “When Legends Awaken”

Aakash had no idea what was happening across Africa and Pakistan.

He was still training Slowpoke on simple mental exercises when his satellite phone buzzed again.

New files.

Water reports.

Images.

Chemical analysis.

He skimmed them.

pH stabilized.

Toxic compounds gone.

Heavy metals reduced to near-zero.

Water clarity: crystal.

Exactly as he expected.

He pulled out his own device and quickly searched the internet.

Environmental groups had uploaded photos in protest a long time ago.

Side-by-side comparisons.

Before and after.

Black sludge vs. mirror-clear rivers.

He clenched his jaw.

It did this.

And the world still didn't understand.

He turned to the drone, adjusting it so the viewers could see him clearly.

His tone changed—calmer, controlled, far heavier.

"Everyone. I know you're waiting for an update on the destroyed factories."

Chat flooded instantly:

[YES PLEASE]

[TELL US WHAT POKÉMON IT WAS]

[ARE WE IN DANGER??]

[IS THIS A TERROR ATTACK OR WHAT]

Aakash held up a hand.

"I'll explain. But before that, hear me very clearly."

He looked directly at the camera.

"This is a war you don't want. A war no nation can afford to fight."

The chat froze.

Some messages slowed.

Others went silent entirely.

Even the bullet-speed spam slowed to a crawl.

He continued:

"Now… back to the factory issue."

He opened the first set of images: pure, crystal-clear water from lakes and rivers.

Chat instantly revived:

[WOWWWW]

[THIS IS STUNNING]

[IS THAT INDIA??]

[LOOK AT THAT CLARITY WHAT THE HELL]

Aakash nodded.

He swiped to the "before" images.

Black water.

Oily sheen.

Dead fish.

Sludge so thick it looked alive.

Chat recoiled in real-time:

[OH GOD]

[THAT'S DISGUSTING]

[THIS IS POISON]

Aakash's voice hardened—not loud, but sharp enough to silence them.

"These are water sources near the destroyed chemical plants before last night."

"This is the same river."

He tapped the screen.

"Before 'Destruction'.

After 'Destruction'."

He paused—long enough for the anger and shame to settle in viewers across the world.

"It should NOT take a Pokémon…""…to teach us the importance of clean water."

He flipped his notebook open.

"These conglomerates save millions by bribing a few officials and dumping untreated chemicals into rivers. Killing Pokémon. Killing ecosystems. Killing people slowly."

A deep quiet fell over the chat.

[He's right.]

[We ignored this for years]

[I work in environment science… this is real]

[No wonder a Pokémon acted]

[The factories deserved it tbh]

Aakash exhaled.

"Today, officially, as the acting head of the Pokémon Department…"

He took a breath.

"I have filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Environment and the Central Pollution Control Board."

He let the words hang.

"If no action is taken…""…If no accountability happens…""…Then clearly the nation I love does not value my talent or my knowledge regarding Pokémon."

The chat exploded.

[NO BRO YOU CAN'T LEAVE]

[IF INDIA DOESN'T RESPECT YOU COME TO UAE]

[COME TO JAPAN WE'LL GIVE YOU A LAB]

[BRO COME TO SINGAPORE WE WILL BUILD A CITY FOR YOU]

[UK HERE—WE WILL FUND YOU IMMEDIATELY]

He ignored all of it.

Voice firm.

Resolute.

"I'm not threatening anyone. But Pokémon themselves have drawn a line. We either respect the ecology around us… or nature will respond."

He switched off the images.

"The Pokémon responsible acted with zero casualties. Intentional restraint.If it wanted to, humans wouldn't be alive to file complaints."

The chat trembled.

[So who was it…?]

[Which Pokémon has this kind of power??]

[WHO CAN PURIFY WATER LIKE THAT??]

Aakash held the notebook on his knee as the drone focused tightly on his hands—on the pages he began flipping through.

"Now," he said softly, "to the identity of this Pokémon."

Chat tensed instantly.

[PLEASE TELL US][WE'RE READY][BLUE BLUR POKÉMON??][WHICH MONSTER DID THIS???]

He turned page after page.

First—rough sketches of various birds.Then—an odd drawing resembling a flying manta ray.Another—something like a saber-toothed tiger silhouette.A lion with fire-like mane.

Then he stopped.

At a page showing a sleek, blue, graceful feline creature, mane flowing like ribbons caught in the wind.

Aakash tapped the drawing.

"This," he said, "is Suicune."

The name alone seemed to quiet the entire chat.

He continued:

"A Water-type Pokémon.Incredibly fast—one of the fastest on land.Often called the embodiment of the Northern Wind.It travels the world purifying water sources, lakes, rivers… anything that has been poisoned."

He looked directly at the drone.

"It is a gentle creature. Calm. Noble. Selfless."

A beat.

"But don't take that gentleness lightly."

The chat trembled.

[SUICUNE DID THIS??][WAIT THAT MEANS ITS POWER IS INSANE]

Aakash closed the notebook halfway.

"Suicune is one of the Legendary Beasts."

He raised three fingers.

"Suicune.Entei.Raikou."

Even his own team behind him stiffened.

He let chat calm for a moment… then spoke again—voice low, steady, authoritative.

"Listen carefully.Legendaries are Pokémon FAR beyond the capabilities of normal Pokémon.In game terms, their stats and abilities exceed standard species by overwhelming margins.But this is reality."

He tapped the notebook again.

"Some Pokémon are legendary.Some are mythical.And some…"He paused meaningfully."…are considered gods."

Chat:

[EXCUSE ME, GODS???][AAKASH BRO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING][HOW STRONG CAN 'GOD-TIER' BE??]

Aakash didn't sugarcoat anything.

"You can imagine their strength. Their ability to reshape countries. Terrain. Climate.That is why—since Day 1—I warned against conflict with Pokémon."

He inhaled deeply.

"If wars had escalated earlier… the consequences would be catastrophic.Not just for one nation.For the whole world."

He flipped back a few pages, showing the sketches of the other two beasts.

"Suicune is gentle."

Flip.

"But Entei is not."

Flip.

"And Raikou is even less forgiving."

He pointed at Entei's drawing—a lion with a volcanic mane.

"There is a legend that volcanoes erupt when Entei roars."

Chat froze.

[OH.][OH NO.][SO THERE ARE TWO MORE LIKE SUICUNE??][AND THEY'RE NOT NICE??][INDIA PLEASE STOP POLLUTING BRO I BEG]

Aakash closed the notebook firmly.

"One Legendary Beast acted last night.The gentle one."

He let that sink in.

"Do not wait for the other two."

Silence.

His next words were not for chat.He looked straight into the lens, speaking to nations.

"To every government watching this stream—your time on the fence is over."

The forest wind blew across him as if emphasizing his words.

"Either accept cohabitation with Pokémon…Or become the first example of what NOT to do."

He stood up, slinging his bag over his shoulder.

"I've said what needed to be said."

He turned back to his team.

All of them—Growlithe, Machop, even Mankey—looked unsettled.

He motioned for them to gather.

"Let's move," he said quietly. "We're leaving."

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India – Emergency Political Conference Call

New Delhi – 10:45 AM IST

Within minutes of Aakash ending his warning on-stream, an urgent encrypted conference call was opened inside the PMO.

Nine screens lit up:

• Prime Minister• Home Minister• Defence Minister• Environment Minister• State Chief Ministers• Intelligence Heads• Industrial Cabinet Members

The tension was suffocating.

A clip of Aakash's statement was playing on loop:

"These conglomerates get away by bribing officials.If no action is taken after my complaint…then the nation I hold dear clearly does not value my talent."

The Environment Minister's face turned red.

"HE SAID WE TAKE BRIBES—ON LIVESTREAM!"

The Maharashtra CM slammed his desk.

"Does that brat know the damage he just caused?Stock prices are crashing!"

The Industry Minister snapped back:

"We need control over him. He speaks too freely."

The Home Minister glared.

"You control him, then! He's the ONLY one with advanced Pokémon knowledge."

Another minister, voice trembling:

"Forget him—did you hear what he said about more Legendaries appearing?!"

The PM finally raised a hand.

Silence.

"He issued a warning… to us.And to the world."

A long pause.

Then the Defence Minister spoke, voice nervous:

"Prime Minister… if even HALF of what he says about Legendaries is true… military action is no longer an option."

The PM rubbed his forehead.

"We need to handle him carefully.He threatened to leave India.If he truly does…"

The room went cold.

Because every single person knew:

If Aakash left—

He would be taken in by another country instantly.

And whichever country had him…would lead the Pokémon era.

India would fall behind forever.

The PM spoke again:

"No retaliation. No statements. We do NOT corner him."

The ministers protested:

"He insulted us!""He blamed us on stream!""He exposed corruption!"

The PM cut them off.

"He also saved us."

Dead silence.

"He said Suicune is the gentle one.And he implied the other two… won't be."

Nobody argued after that.

United States – Pentagon, CIA, FEMA

Inside a secure Pentagon conference room, military leaders watched Aakash identify Suicune.

A general leaned forward.

"Level of threat?"

The Pokémon Strategic Response analyst swallowed.

"Sir… if a being that can outrun security drones and destroy hardened chemical plants wants us dead—we're dead."

CIA Director:

"Has the U.S. encountered one of the others?"

A technician spoke without looking up:

"Sir… reports are coming in from African intel channels. Something is burning warlord villages to the ground."

Silence.

Burning.

A slow realization spread.

"…Entei."

Another tech interrupted:

"Sir! Pakistan's ISI chatter mentions multiple terror camps struck by… thunder. No survivors. No explosives detected."

Thunder that moves.

"…Raikou."

The Pentagon shifted uneasily.

A single sentence from the Joint Chief summarized the situation:

"We are not fighting these things."

China

The Chinese Academy of Sciences held an emergency joint meeting with the PLA.

The clip of Suicune purifying water was paused on screen.

A senior general exhaled.

"So the creature is enforcing environmental law."

A scientist murmured:

"…better than we ever did."

But when they saw Aakash flip to Entei and Raikou—

The room froze.

One colonel said what everyone was afraid to voice:

"If Suicune attacked factories…then what did the other two attack?"

A junior analyst ran in, pale.

"We just intercepted African intel: villages destroyed by flames…No human survivors.Pokémon spared."

The general shut his eyes.

"Entei."

Another analyst:

"Pakistani militant camps obliterated by electrical discharges."

"Raikou."

The Communist Party representative swallowed.

"And they're on our continent now…"

A cold whisper spread around the table.

If Entei enters China… we have no defense.

Europe 

London, Paris, Berlin—every intelligence office was scrambling.

EU Crisis Report:

"Entities capable of outrunning satellites and destroying compounds without human casualties…This is selective, intelligent, targeted behavior."

A French security chief muttered:

"So they judge.They choose targets."

A German scientist trembled:

"If they choose a country…what stops them from choosing a city?"

Africa 

Local villagers in multiple regions recorded what they saw.

None slept that night.

A wall of flame tearing through a militia compound.No gunshots.No screams.Just sudden silence.

Every commoner hut untouched.Every Pokémon wandering safely afterward.

Children spoke of "a lion of fire."

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