Chapter 509: Leaving Behind Friendship
"Cynthia, is there anything interesting on your side?"
Will turned his head to look at Blonde-kun.
What these primitive people recorded were basically some major events that happened in ancient Sinnoh, and they were quite brief, without any details that could be deeply investigated.
"Mm, there is indeed. It seems a thousand years ago during the Hisui period, someone controlled Giratina and vainly attempted to capture the Great Deity of Creation, Arceus."
Will fell silent for a moment.
He knew the person Cynthia mentioned was named Volo.
He is the ancestor of Cynthia and Kaoru.
Even his Pokémon lineup is almost identical to Cynthia's.
Actually, Volo's will still exists today.
Moreover, it split into two halves.
One half is particularly like Cynthia and the others—to unravel all the mythological mysteries of the Hisui region.
And the other half fell onto Cyrus—to capture the Great Deity of Creation and create a more perfect new world.
The difference is.
Volo's definition of perfect is completely different from Cyrus's.
Volo's definition of perfect is more in line with an ordinary person's understanding.
While Cyrus...
His so-called perfect world is a world without spirit (heart/emotions).
He believes the human heart is an imperfect thing, the spirit is fragile and flawed.
To make the world more perfect.
The spirit must be discarded.
"Are there any stories about other regions?"
"Mm... no, but there are stories involving several other Legendary Pokémon."
Cynthia shook her head.
"For example?"
"Regigigas once joined forces with another Legendary Pokémon, and started a war with two other Legendary Pokémon..."
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"Standing on the opposing side should be Groudon and Kyogre. And the one who joined forces with Regigigas..."
Cynthia frowned recalling, and then said somewhat uncertainly,
"Six years ago, I seem to have seen it on the totems in the Village of Dragons, a flying dragon releasing raging flames."
"Village of Dragons?"
Will raised his eyebrows.
If it's the Village of Dragons, and it's related to flames, then it might not be Rayquaza.
Could it be...
The Unova Dragon before it split?
Reshiram controls fire, Zekrom controls electricity, Kyurem controls ice.
The Unova Dragon combining the three possesses the power to control flames.
And just this power to control flames alone is already exceptionally powerful, perhaps not weaker than Ho-Oh.
"Hehe."
Will couldn't help grinning thinking of this.
"What are you smiling at?"
"Tini?"
Cynthia and Victini showed expressions of doubt.
"Nothing."
Just thinking about those two idiots suffering heavy losses again, he couldn't hold it back.
All day long, either getting beaten up, or on the way to getting beaten up.
Only when the two idiots brawl with each other can they stir up some wind and rain.
It's just that.
The strength of the Unova Dragon.
Should not be inferior to Mega Rayquaza.
Joining forces with a potentially fully activated Regigigas.
That great battle.
Was probably a one-sided situation.
Unless.
Rayquaza also intervened.
Otherwise, relying solely on the two idiots, it's absolutely impossible to be the opponents of the Dragon and Regigigas; they could only endlessly take a beating.
"Let's continue upwards. Many of these things have already been recorded into the League, no need to read them again."
Cynthia shook her head.
What she was looking for was content not seen in the League.
Those secrets that couldn't be translated into modern text and recorded into the League.
"If one stone is one major event, then these Legendary Pokémon truly haven't rested at all since ancient times; the frequency of their appearance is extremely high."
Before going upstairs, Will looked back at the stones on the second floor.
About dozens of pieces.
Almost every piece would mention at least one 'god', and mostly they were basically related to these gods of the Sinnoh region.
If every floor above has dozens or even more.
That means just these gods of Sinnoh alone.
Have caused hundreds of major events witnessed by humans.
"Can't exactly say that. After all, the events recorded on these stones have a very large time span; currently, the earliest records can even be traced back to tens of millions of years ago. Compared with such a long time, the number of these stones is considered small."
Cynthia shook her head, but doubts arose in her heart again,
"Speaking of which, tens of millions of years ago, humans hadn't appeared in this world yet, right? How did the ancient Sinnoh people record these contents?"
"Recording isn't an exclusive behavior of humans; Pokémon can also record. Ancient Sinnoh people might have even learned about things that happened tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years ago from the mouths of some Legendary Pokémon."
Will raised his hand and pressed it heavily against the wall beside him.
A paw print was left on it.
"Look, this is a kind of record, recording that Great King Lucario visited here. Hundreds of years later, humans might discover that a powerful Lucario once came here."
Will smiled and pointed at the palm print on the wall.
Smack, smack!
Cynthia walked over and patted Will's arm twice:
"Don't press randomly; this is destroying ancient relics, you will be fined."
She carefully approached the wall and gently rubbed the palm print Will left behind with her hand.
Although the palm print was shallow.
But it could no longer be wiped away.
"Look, it can't be wiped away."
Cynthia curled her lips, extending her slender jade-like fingers to pinch Will's ear.
However, the dog looked relaxed and completely didn't care.
"Can't wipe it away then can't wipe it away~ Come, Cynthia, you leave one too."
Will smiled and grabbed Cynthia's hand.
Pressed her palm next to his own palm print, then wrapped her palm with Aura Power, and gently pressed it against the wall.
A pretty handprint immediately appeared next to Will's palm print.
"..." x2
Cynthia was speechless.
The previous palm print hadn't been wiped away yet, and a new palm print was left behind again.
Moreover.
A palm print left using Aura Power.
It would probably take at least hundreds of years before it was weathered away, right?
"Tini tini~"
"Alright, you come too."
Will then held Victini and left a tiny palm print.
Subsequently, the two Pokémon looked at the palm prints on the wall, exchanged a glance, and couldn't help snickering.
Cynthia glanced at them and sighed helplessly.
Forget it.
Let it be so.
Can also be considered a small proof that they once existed.
Wait until decades later.
When someone passes by here again and sees these three palm prints...
Presumably they will also be able to imagine.
That once there were three very good friends who walked this path together, leaving traces on the wall with laughter.
No.
Not traces.
It's friendship.
Regarding leaving palm prints here.
Will didn't have any pressure in his heart.
The existence of the Snowpoint Temple.
Is exactly to record those legends in history.
Leaving aside this indescribable god with no fixed background.
Just talking about Victini and Cynthia beside him right now.
The former, as the God of Victory from the distant Unova, leaving a palm print here is adding gold to the face of the Snowpoint Temple.
The latter, as the rookie Champion of the Sinnoh region.
Right now might not have done anything major.
But in the future.
Who knows how many people, how many regions, or even how many times they will save the world.
When that time comes.
It will be the shrine maiden clan chasing behind their butts, begging them to leave their footprints in the Snowpoint Temple.
Even if the Pokémon League knew, they would just casually smile and say a sentence:
"The children want to play, just let them play."
As Will and Cynthia explored upwards step by step.
Their understanding of Sinnoh's history also grew deeper and deeper.
Especially Will.
Has already discovered the charm of archaeology.
Learning about the stories not provided by the official settings of the Pokémon world, little by little completing the worldview of this world, understanding the love, hate, passion, and enmity between those Legendary Pokémon; it can be considered quite interesting.
After finishing touring the sixth floor and beginning to head downwards.
Cynthia voiced a question striking at the soul:
"Why do Dialga and Palkia always fight?"
"Don't know. Matters involving space and time aren't something we can understand, right."
Will shook his head.
These stones only record that the gods of space and time started a war; as for the reason for the war, with the capabilities of the ancient Sinnoh people, they probably couldn't judge it either.
He could actually guess two points.
One point.
The biggest problem definitely lies with the Space God Palkia.
This kid runs around wildly every day.
And occasionally trespasses into Dialga's territory.
The Creation Trio have two biggest characteristics.
One is irritability.
The other is extremely strong territorial consciousness.
Palkia trespassing into Dialga's territory, then he has to take a beating.
And he can't just take a beating without fighting back, so the war between the gods of space and time erupts.
The space-time god battle in Alamos Town started exactly like this.
Another point.
The spaces of the Creation Trio are quite close.
Any slightly major movement from any one of the gods will affect the other party.
And it just so happens the Creation Trio are all irritable bros.
Even the slightest disturbance while sleeping will directly make them go berserk.
Their own territory being churned into chaos because of another god's actions.
If this anger isn't vented, their hearts won't be happy, so they have to start a war too.
The movie Giratina and the Sky Warrior started because of this reason.
But two individual cases cannot be generalized as the reason for all wars.
So it can only be said to be a guess.
"Speaking of which, Lucario, do you still remember that platinum-colored Giratina?"
"Of course, after all, that guy kind of saved us. Have you discovered records about him?"
"Yes."
Cynthia nodded, a trace of weirdness showing in her eyes,
"That platinum-colored Giratina seems to have been constantly chasing and beating the original-colored Giratina; the grievance between those two seems to be very big."
Will raised his hand and scratched his head, unable to think of any reason.
Why those two Renegade Pokémon have to keep fighting.
Probably only the two of them know.
"How is Regigigas's situation?"
"Still dazed."
Will looked down and grinned.
As he expected.
Regigigas turning on requires being defeated by 99% of global users (taking a very long time).
Presumably the brain hasn't been used for too long and has already aged and rusted somewhat.
"Then let's go? Not being able to make a trip to the underground is also slightly a pity."
"There will always be opportunities in the future."
Will raised his hand and yawned.
Yes.
There will always be opportunities.
In about ten years or so.
Hunter J will bring her team to make a move against Regigigas.
Involving a Legendary Pokémon.
He and Cynthia will have to come over for a trip eventually anyway.
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