Chapter 856: Uxie's Decapitation Plan
This is an azure space.
Of course.
It can also be called Azelf's blue, the blue of Aura.
The blue representing willpower.
And within this mysterious space.
The most striking thing to Dragonite was the dark figure floating not far ahead.
"Shadow?!"
Dragonite's eyes widened.
She clearly hadn't expected to see Shadow in this space.
"Hmm? Why is it you."
Shadow turned around and, upon seeing Dragonite, froze for a moment before cursing, "Three useless trash."
Hearing this.
Dragonite understood.
The Lake Guardians' original target was to drag Kazuya into this space and seal him.
And Shadow's presence.
Was a measure to prevent accidents from happening.
It was unknown how long Shadow had stayed in this space.
But undoubtedly.
He had clearly learned His lesson from Palkia.
He didn't dare to be overconfident anymore.
Especially since the Lake Guardians' power could also restrict Dialga's Power of Time.
Once Kazuya was allowed to devour the Lake Guardians' abilities.
Then Shadow truly wouldn't dare to bring Dialga out to use anymore.
That was why His actions this time were so cautious.
"Forget it, I'll kill you first."
Shadow's gaze shifted.
"..."
Dragonite felt Shadow's gaze land on her.
This made her body tremble involuntarily.
At this moment.
Dragonite had already anticipated her own ending.
She might not be able to leave here alive.
However.
What terrified her was not death.
But that she might not be able to resolve the massive hidden danger of the Lake Guardians for Kazuya.
With Shadow here.
She couldn't manage to kill the Lake Guardians.
But...
Dragonite clenched her fists.
No matter what, she still wanted to try.
Sitting and waiting for death.
Was never their style.
Even knowing she would die.
She still had to throw a punch at the very end.
"Even in this situation, do you still intend to struggle?"
Shadow lifted His chin, floating in the air and looking down at Dragonite.
His dark gaze revealed a freezing coldness.
Facing Dragonite.
He wouldn't be as gentle as He was with Skitty.
"Why not?" x 2
Two voices sounded simultaneously.
One after the other.
The former was naturally Dragonite.
And the latter made Shadow freeze for a moment.
Turning His head.
The dark energy on the blue mushroom head was still churning, but the blood-red color in Its eyes had mostly faded.
"Azelf!"
Dragonite looked in pleasant surprise at the awakened Azelf.
She didn't understand.
But she was extremely joyful.
If Azelf had awakened.
Then couldn't It open the door to this separate dimension, allowing her to return to the real world and leave here with Kazuya and the others?
"You?"
Shadow's voice was also filled with confusion.
He didn't understand.
How a mere mid-Champion tier Azelf could find Itself again from the darkness.
"Mere darkness, and you think you can destroy my willpower?!"
Azelf raised a hand and rubbed Its head, a hint of disdain in Its tone.
Did He really think Its title as the "God of Willpower" was just for show?!
How strong a life's willpower is.
Has nothing to do with how strong their power is.
Moreover.
This azure space.
Belonged to Its world of willpower.
Within this world.
Azelf's mental power could be amplified three times.
This power was enough to suppress the influence of the dark energy.
"Heh, even if you've awakened, so what?"
Shadow shook His head.
He didn't really put Azelf in His eyes.
He could see it.
Azelf could only restore Its sanity by staying in this space.
Once It left.
It would still be the chain in His hands used to restrict Kazuya.
Just as Shadow was thinking this.
Swish—!!
Red chains violently shot out from the surrounding space, instantly binding onto Shadow's body.
Shadow tried to struggle.
Only to find that He was actually unable to move.
"Now do you understand?"
Azelf's voice drifted out, echoing around Shadow.
The World of Willpower.
It is the ruler here.
Here.
Azelf's Mystical Power had an effect stronger than the combined efforts of the three Lake Gods in the real world.
In the real world.
The origin of the three's power was insufficient; They could only unleash powerful effects when targeting the Space and Time duo.
But in the Space of Willpower.
Azelf's Mystical Power could target all living creatures in this world.
Of course.
Except Uxie, Mesprit, and Arceus.
The former two are also Lake Gods and possess Mystical Power.
Although the World of Willpower wasn't Their territory, it was still a spiritual world, having a slight amplifying effect on Uxie and Mesprit as well.
As for Arceus...
That guy is too powerful.
Unless Uxie and Mesprit's mental powers were also amplified to the same degree, and then the three of Them combined Their Red Chains, it might be possible.
Relying solely on Azelf was probably not enough.
"...Interesting. This must be the idea Uxie came up with."
Shadow moved His arm.
He raised His head and looked at the yellow mushroom nearby.
The Shadow at this moment.
Even though He had lost His mobility, He was still confident and fearless.
He didn't even have Uxie and Mesprit rescue Him immediately.
"That's right! Even before being corrupted, Uxie had already anticipated all of this and designed this trap specifically targeting you!"
A proud smile appeared on Azelf's face.
Dragonite raised her hand.
Hesitating to speak.
But Azelf had already completely revealed Uxie's plan.
It wasn't that Azelf was stupid.
It was that the subsequent actions required Dragonite's cooperation.
This matter had to be told to Dragonite and receive her approval before it could proceed.
In Azelf's explanation.
Uxie had prepared for Their corruption a few years ago. It could even be said that They deliberately allowed Themselves to be corrupted.
Only by being corrupted.
Could they set this trap specifically targeting Shadow.
Uxie had guessed it.
If Shadow controlled the three of Them.
He would inevitably use Their power to deal with Kazuya, who possessed the Power of Space.
In this world, there were only three powers that could deal with the Power of Space.
Arceus.
Dialga.
The Lake Guardians.
Shadow couldn't control Arceus, and couldn't bear to let Dialga show Himself, so He could only use Their power.
Moreover.
There was an extremely high probability that Shadow would personally attack Kazuya within Their separate dimension, bringing along a bunch of Demon Gods.
After all.
Outside.
Kazuya wasn't fighting alone.
If any of those companions of his jumped out and attacked the Lake Guardians.
It would highly likely interrupt or weaken the power of the Red Chains, thereby allowing Kazuya's group to use the Power of Space to escape.
Therefore.
Only by bringing Kazuya to this separate dimension disconnected from the real world.
Could Shadow ensure foolproof success.
Preventing Kazuya from using the Power of Space to flee.
Of course.
The actual situation differed slightly from what Uxie had thought; it was just that the outcome happened to be the same.
Due to a lack of intelligence.
Uxie guessed one thing wrong—Shadow had no intention of killing Kazuya at all; He knew that doing so wouldn't cause Kazuya's true death.
The reason Shadow wanted to bring Kazuya to the separate dimension.
His true goal was still to make Kazuya "die" through "sealing."
On this point.
He happened to share the same thought as Uxie.
It wanted to beat Him at His own game.
To seal Shadow in Azelf's World of Willpower.
With good luck, maybe they could even seal a few more powerful Demon Gods.
Implementing it was actually somewhat difficult.
It required the three of Them to die exactly when Shadow appeared in the World of Willpower.
Just like the Spirit World.
When the Lord of the Spirit World and the Gatekeeper of the Spirit World die, the Spirit World will immediately close, severing connection with the real world, causing the two worlds to never interact again.
It was just that.
The Spirit World would eventually select a new Lord of the Spirit World.
But if the three of Them died.
A second batch of Lake Guardians would never be born in this world.
It would be a permanent seal in the truest sense.
Uxie had confidence in Azelf.
Believing that as long as They returned to the World of Willpower, Azelf would definitely be able to restore Its sanity and use Its power to restrict Shadow and the other Demon Gods, creating an opportunity to kill Uxie and Mesprit.
While returning to the World of Knowledge and the World of Emotion, Uxie and Mesprit might not be able to achieve this.
Therefore.
Before being corrupted.
Uxie and Mesprit set Mystical Power to be primarily led by Azelf.
As long as the three of Them used Mystical Power together to open a spatial vortex.
It would prioritize opening the passage to the World of Willpower, allowing Azelf to regain Its sanity.
Thereby completing the subsequent plan.
Once the three of Them died.
No one would be able to break the barrier of this space and bring Shadow back to the real world.
As long as Shadow couldn't get out.
Then the scales of victory.
Would completely tip toward Kazuya's side.
This.
Was the decapitation plan Uxie forged using three lives.
However.
Besides the three of Them.
The power of a fourth Pokemon was also needed—the power to kill Uxie and Mesprit.
Because, putting Azelf aside, the corrupted Uxie and Mesprit wouldn't quietly wait to be killed; They were still under Shadow's control.
And while Azelf was using Mystical Power to control Shadow, It could not engage in combat or be attacked, otherwise it would weaken the control effect of the Red Chains.
Therefore.
To kill Uxie and Mesprit.
They needed to utilize the power of another Pokemon.
Uxie anticipated...
That those companions of Kazuya's would absolutely not allow Him to be dragged into the separate dimension.
Not only that.
A Pokemon would definitely step forward to actively take Kazuya's place in entering the separate dimension, seizing the opportunity to kill these three "scourges" that posed a massive threat to Kazuya.
It believed Kazuya's group hadn't grasped this piece of intelligence:
[When a Lake God is in Its corresponding space, Its mental power will be vastly amplified, and Its Mystical Power can target all Pokemon.]
Therefore.
There would definitely be a "brave warrior" chasing into the separate dimension.
Which one exactly?
Uxie couldn't guess.
It guessed the most likely ones were the loyal Scizor and Lucario.
It also hoped it was these two.
Because the strength of these two Pokemon was the most powerful and the most reliable. Even if other Demon Gods broke free from their restraints, they could likely still forcefully kill It and Mesprit.
Uxie didn't spend much thought on this.
In Its view.
Who acted actually didn't matter much.
The key was.
It couldn't influence this point anyway.
With the strength of those Pokemon beside Kazuya, any single one stepping forward could kill the two of Them in the World of Willpower.
This was Uxie's entire plan.
And also the reason Azelf informed Shadow and Dragonite.
Even if Shadow knew.
It didn't matter.
Because at this point in the plan.
Even if Shadow knew the plan, He couldn't change anything anymore.
And only by knowing these things.
Could Dragonite understand what she needed to do.
~~~
Get early access to 30+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn
~~~
Every 5 new reviews = 1 extra chapters
Every 150 Power Stones = 1 extra chapter