Chapter 584: Earned by Skill
After swallowing the Meteorite Shard, the blue-black flames on Lina's body instantly burned even fiercer!
Her scales stood on end, her muscles bulged, her claws extended, and her eyes turned crimson!
The Dragon-type energy was making her body stronger and more powerful.
And she did not reject this change.
Although she preferred her mother's elegant and beautiful form, in battle, she truly favored Old Flame's fighting style!
Extreme violence! Extreme aesthetics!
If limited to a battle form, she definitely preferred the Fire/Dragon Mega Charizard X form!
In battle, she didn't mind being fierce. If any of her kind dared to mind, she would beat them until they didn't!
However, absorbing two Legendary gifts at once was a bit overwhelming for her body, even if her mind accepted it.
Ho-Oh timely suggested: "Your Charizard seems to need some time to calm the energy. You should stay here for a while. Groudon is about to choose a successor, and as an important combatant, you can stay here to protect him."
Arthur opened his mouth.
He suddenly suspected that these Legendaries were doing this on purpose. Were they planning to exploit his combat power from the very beginning?!
But having accepted their gifts, he couldn't complain. Ho-Oh and Rayquaza hadn't been stingy with their rewards, even if they were promised beforehand. Arthur still owed them a favor.
"Fine."
Staying behind also gave him a chance to spend some last moments with Old Tyranitar.
Getting his promise, Ho-Oh and the others seemed relieved.
Then Rayquaza moved its body, enveloping Lina in an energy cocoon, calming the restless energy instantly.
"She needs a little time. Rest assured, there is no danger. Your Pokémon have excellent willpower."
Ho-Oh comforted Arthur again.
Its attitude towards Arthur had always been very polite.
While feeling honored, Arthur couldn't help but think deeply—
Perhaps these Legendaries had planned to give the rewards to him from the very beginning when they promised the Sacred Ash and Meteorite Shard?
Based on his understanding of Legendaries, these creatures who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years were simple but never stupid. They wouldn't be completely unguarded against humans after such an incident.
If the rewards were completely controlled by humans, what if they fell into the hands of ambitious people and ended up aiding the enemy?
Arthur hadn't thought about this problem at first.
It wasn't until Ho-Oh asked him to stay that he realized—it was very likely that from the beginning, he was the predetermined winner decided by the Legendaries and the alliances.
The Legendaries knew he was closely bound to Celebi, and Celebi had likely revealed to them that he wasn't the kind of weirdo who liked to incite world wars;
At the same time, the Legendaries might be repaying him for stopping the Sinnoh Alliance's plan.
Thinking of this, Arthur couldn't help but smile.
Not long ago, many trainers participating in the event complained about it being rigged before leaving.
At the time, Arthur didn't think much of it, but now it seemed there really was a fix!
This feeling was—
Awesome!
But ultimately, this "fix" was earned by his own efforts.
He had single-handedly destroyed the Sinnoh Alliance's crazy plan!
Even the other mastermind, the Stitched Shadow Army, was annihilated by his own hands, with all three cadres killed!
He accepted this rigged reward with a clear conscience. No guilt needed.
He truly earned this manipulation by skill, so why shouldn't he profit from it?
However, correspondingly, he also took on the task of guarding Groudon while it chose its successor.
This generation's Groudon truly didn't have much time left.
In its final moments, it didn't dare let humans approach casually, fearing another plot.
But Arthur became the only exception.
After all, they had a life-and-death friendship.
Two more days passed. Lina's energy cocoon remained quiet.
Meanwhile, Groudon had chosen its successor.
To Arthur's surprise, he was quite familiar with this successor: it was the Sandslash that had followed him all the way.
Not long ago, when encountering Gwyneth, her team tried everything but failed to lure this Sandslash away. If he hadn't already understood the revelation, Arthur suspected he could have captured this Sandslash easily with a Poké Ball long ago.
And now, it was about to become a Legendary!
Little Lapras, who had played most closely with the Sandslash along the way, was now tearful, crying her eyes out as if parting forever, making the Sandslash a bit bewildered.
He liked Little Lapras too.
Although most of the time it was Little Lapras unilaterally harassing him, often chatting all night and keeping him from sleeping.
But this companionship and closeness were unforgettable for him.
This was something he had never experienced during his long wanderings in the desert.
Perhaps this was why he had firmly followed Arthur all the way.
Out of curiosity, Arthur asked Groudon, "Why did you choose him?"
Sandslash didn't have an advantage in species potential. Based on Arthur's observation, the Sandslash following him wasn't the strongest among all the Seeds.
Groudon's telepathy now clearly revealed a sense of age, like a centenarian on the brink of death.
"Legendaries maintain the balance of nature. This Sandslash may not be the strongest, but he has a heartfelt love and responsibility for this desert and this environment, which many aggressive Pokémon lack."
This quickly reminded Arthur of many details from their journey.
When they encountered a group of Trapinch, the Sandslash had proactively stopped these unintelligent larvae Pokémon, teaching them not to bite off plant roots, explaining that desert plants were precious and should be eaten with restraint.
And at the doctor's place, this Sandslash had also helped plant and repair the damaged sand-proof forest. He seemed to understand the meaning of the sand-proof forest and cared for these trees that didn't affect Pokémon activities.
Many Seeds in this desert received revelations, and most gained wisdom and strength from them.
But the Sandslash gained something even more important: a sense of mission.
He might not be the strongest Seed;
But he was the most suitable Legendary to guard this desert for the next century.
At least, the current Groudon judged so.
Arthur nodded in agreement after listening.
He agreed with this idea too.
However, when he looked back at Little Lapras, he couldn't help but laugh.
"I didn't expect you to really make a Legendary friend."
Little Lapras raised her head stubbornly.
"Awoo!" — Little Slash has become the true King of the Land, so in the future, I will definitely become the Overlord of the Five Seas!
"..."
Arthur wiped sweat silently.
Is there really a connection? Are you planning to become a Seed for Kyogre or something?
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