Chapter 253: The Favor of the Legendary Pokémon
Having escaped their fate of decapitation, Ryan and Lillie looked around. Lillie said, "This place is a bit different from those Ultra Spaces."
Ryan nodded: Indeed, it was different. This place felt more like a complete world, unlike the spaces of those Ultra Beasts, which felt like cages.
Solgaleo was indeed somewhat unsuitable for this water-filled space, so Ryan recalled it and sent out Lugia. Lillie also sent out her Milotic, and the two floated on the surface of the sea.
Then, Ryan took out the holographic communicator and started a direct connection. Although he didn't have much hope, he still had to try, right?
But this time, the holographic communicator transmitted a connection success message. Then, Ruby's image appeared in the hologram. Ruby said with some surprise, "Ryan! You finally came! I'll send you my location, you guys hurry up and come over, there's a surprise waiting for you here! I have to go now."
After saying that, Ruby hung up the holographic communicator and then transmitted a location. Ryan and Lillie were somewhat confused, but judging from Ruby's appearance, they seemed to have been doing alright these past few days.
Following the location Ruby sent, Ryan and Lillie rode Lugia and Milotic towards their destination. However, the closer they got, the lower the temperature became, and Lillie was already shivering from the cold. Ryan decisively had Lillie come over and used his Psychic shield to block out the cold air, which made her feel a little better.
When they were almost there, a huge ice floe appeared in the distance in front of Ryan and Lillie. At that moment, a colossal creature from the seabed lifted Lugia, Ryan, and Lillie from below.
Ryan looked down and saw, "Good heavens, it's Kyogre!"
Kyogre let out a long cry, sounding very excited. Ryan was taken aback and said, "So, there are still descendants of the three I helped that survived?"
Kyogre let out a mournful cry, sounding incredibly forlorn. Ryan patted its body, comforting it, "I understand. It's not your fault; after all, it's a problem you couldn't solve."
Kyogre had led them to this vast ice continent. Ruby and Sapphire were directing Latios and Latias against Lugia and Suicune, not noticing Ryan and Lillie's arrival. However, watching Ruby and Sapphire's battle, Ryan could clearly see that their strength had made a leap forward, almost comparable to Ash's level. If Sapphire were to return to the Indigo Plateau Conference now and use Latias to battle Ash, the outcome would be truly uncertain.
Ruby and the others hadn't noticed Ryan, but the Lake Guardians had already surrounded them. Azelf, the Being of Willpower, telepathically spoke, "Are you Ryan? You look quite ordinary, but your willpower is excellent; I admire you."
Mesprit, the Being of Emotion, also spoke, "And you two possess a beautiful bond; I like you both very much."
Uxie, the Being of Knowledge, said, "I hope you can help us. Come with me, and fuse your Reshiram and Kyurem."
With that, Uxie grabbed Ryan's sleeve and dragged him towards a nearby iceberg. Lillie, somewhat curious, followed. Accompanied by the Lake Guardians, the two arrived at the iceberg.
Although it was called an iceberg, it was only two meters high, strictly speaking just a protruding block of ice. But within this ice block, Ryan saw Kyurem frozen in ice.
Ryan frowned, and Uxie said, "Don't worry, Kyurem has lost its consciousness. Leaving it here all alone is not as good as letting it merge with Reshiram. That way, your Reshiram will become stronger, and we can give our old friend peace."
"Lost consciousness? What happened?" Ryan frowned, and Lillie, along with the others, looked at the Lake Guardians.
The Lake Guardians told Ryan the whole story they had told Ruby and the others. Ryan frowned and said, "Was that being extremely large?"
The Lake Guardians nodded, confirming Ryan's words.
Ryan fell silent, then murmured, "In the beginning of the universe, fragments merged into plates. The power of the plates was infused with the power of the defeated giant. Could it be that this defeated giant's power means Arceus was also defeated by this giant? Otherwise, Arceus would never have allowed this being to destroy so many worlds!"
He thought for a long time, but still couldn't come up with any clues. After all, there were very few clues available now, and he could only hope that others had any leads that could connect everything.
However, his primary goal now was to fuse Kyurem with Reshiram. This way, without Kyurem's will, the fused White Kyurem would be completely controlled by Reshiram, and its power would already reach the realm of a Tier-1 deity!
Ryan also had an ambition: to absorb Zekrom as well, so that the Tao Trio would return to one. How powerful would that be? Could it directly rise to the level of a Creator God?
Thinking about it was a little exciting, but still unrealistic. At least, he had never heard of Kyurem fusing with Reshiram and then fusing with Zekrom. There was definitely a way, after all, the Tao Trio were originally one, but what that way was, Ryan didn't know.
Ryan took out the Light Stone. Reshiram sensed Kyurem, and the Light Stone gradually rose, bursting forth with immense heat. After melting the ice, the Light Stone directly entered Kyurem's body.
Kyurem's frozen eyes opened, and then bursts of immense heat erupted from its body, rapidly melting the ice. Kyurem's body also began to slowly change, transforming into the form of White Kyurem.
After the ice completely melted, White Kyurem roared, then scratched its head somewhat awkwardly, making a few sounds at Ryan. Meaning: Sorry, I can't change back. Can you put me in a Poké Ball?
Ryan smiled, took out a Master Ball, and threw it at White Kyurem. White Kyurem didn't resist and was directly captured by the Master Ball. Ryan, holding the Master Ball, smiled and said, "Please take care of my White Kyurem from now on!"
The Lake Guardians looked at the Master Ball in Ryan's hand and couldn't help but sigh, a mixture of helplessness and relief.
After all, they needed this young man's help to leave this place, and Kyurem, if it didn't fuse with Reshiram, could only slowly await its death in this space. If that were the case, it would be better to let Reshiram absorb it directly, which would be like being reborn!
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