After recovering the Jewel of Life, Sheena was clearly in a very good mood.
It was already getting late, so Sheena warmly asked Damian and the other two to stay. She also mentioned that she was very confident in her cooking.
Since she invited them so sincerely, Damian and the others did not refuse.
"I really didn't expect someone like the guardian of the ruins to be able to summon Dialga," Caitlin said. She took an elegant sip of tea in a pavilion in front of the temple ruins and could not help sighing.
If she had not seen it with her own eyes, she really would not have believed it.
A girl who seemed so ordinary actually had that kind of ability.
"True. This world still has far too many secrets," Cynthia said in agreement as she flipped through an old book.
"Sheena actually isn't the most surprising case. It may be hard to imagine, but there is a Pokémon whose power rivals, or even surpasses, Dialga's, and a human sealed it through their own strength," Damian said with a light laugh.
"Sealed... by a human?" Caitlin and Cynthia were both shocked.
It was not that they did not believe Damian, but those words sounded too unbelievable to them.
A Pokémon with power on the same level as Dialga was obviously an extremely strong Legendary Pokémon, and it had been sealed by a human?
"It's true. It sounds bizarre, but it really happened."
What Damian was talking about was, of course, the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa. One hundred years ago, just to show off its power, Hoopa used its ability to summon Legendary Pokémon from all over and force them into battle.
Regigigas, Reshiram, Zekrom, Groudon, and many others were summoned.
Because of those battles, that town suffered severe damage. Later, a traveler arrived. Using his own power, he created the Prison Bottle and sealed Hoopa's power.
From that point on, the Djinn Pokémon Hoopa disappeared, leaving behind only Hoopa Confined, the Mischief Pokémon.
The traveler who sealed Hoopa was named Ghris, and he came from Arche Valley.
Arche Valley was a place hidden away from the outside world. A group of people who believed in Arceus lived there. Ghris was one of them, and he was most likely the strongest among them.
To be honest, it would not be an exaggeration to call Ghris the strongest human with special powers Damian had ever seen in the Pokémon world.
The fact that he could create the Prison Bottle and use it to seal Hoopa was already incredible. On top of that, the seal only suppressed Hoopa's power, while Hoopa itself was still free in the outside world.
That also matched Ghris's goal. He wanted to change Hoopa's personality so it would use its power to help others instead of using it recklessly.
Besides sealing Hoopa, Ghris also showed powers like moving objects with his mind and making plants sprout and grow instantly in the movie.
He was basically superhuman.
Abilities like Viridian Power or Aura almost felt insignificant next to Ghris.
That was the kind of power that came from faith in Arceus itself.
But that only applied to someone exceptional like Ghris. In truth, the others from Arche Valley were nowhere near that level. For example, his great-grandchildren, Baraz and Meray, who took care of Hoopa Confined in the movie.
"If there's a chance, I'll take you to see that sealed Pokémon. As for that man, he already died of old age."
Ghris had already been a young man a hundred years ago. By now, he had long since passed away.
Caitlin nodded.
Cynthia fell quiet for a moment. Damian's knowledge really did seem unusually broad.
"By the way, what do you think about using this place to lure Cyrus out?" Damian suddenly thought of something and asked the two women.
"What do you mean?" Cynthia immediately understood that Damian had an idea.
"Cyrus has always wanted to find Dialga and Palkia. Today, Dialga appeared here. A lot of people in Michina Town probably saw it," Damian said thoughtfully.
"Also, the Jewel of Life is tied to Arceus's Plates. If this news reaches Cyrus, there's no way he'll stay still."
The Jewel of Life was a treasure connected to Arceus, and Arceus was basically the one above Dialga and Palkia.
For someone like Cyrus, that kind of news would be extremely tempting.
"Damian, we already promised Sheena that we wouldn't reveal the location of the Jewel of Life." Cynthia frowned. She did not object to using Dialga to lure Cyrus here.
But leaking information about the Jewel of Life was not a good idea.
Even if they caught Cyrus this time, there was no guarantee that Team Galactic would not spread the information afterward.
If that happened, the Michina Ruins would never know peace again.
"I'll only pass the news to Cyrus. As long as he isn't an idiot, he won't tell anyone else," Damian replied.
"As long as we catch Cyrus this time, won't that solve everything?"
Damian was not worried about that. Cyrus would not casually share something as important as the Jewel of Life.
At most, he would tell his commanders. And this time, they could wipe out the entire Team Galactic force led by Cyrus in one move.
"But how are you going to get the message to Cyrus directly?" Cynthia looked at Damian in confusion.
Damian should not have Cyrus's contact information. Otherwise, he probably would have gone after him long ago.
"I do have a way. But first, I still need to talk to Sheena about it." Damian grinned. He did not actually have Cyrus's contact information, but there was someone who definitely did.
After dinner, Damian told Sheena about his plan.
"No problem. If it's to take down Team Galactic, then it's fine." Sheena clearly had a strong sense of justice. She answered with a serious expression.
It was only using the Jewel of Life and Dialga as bait. That was acceptable. Besides, she trusted Cynthia and Damian.
"As expected of you, Sheena." Damian gave her a thumbs-up.
Sheena's smile was very infectious.
"This is also my way of helping the Sinnoh region. I'll hide the Jewel of Life properly. Also, I already asked a craftsman to make a fake one."
Sheena had clearly learned from this scare. She planned to hide the real Jewel of Life somewhere only she knew, then leave a fake in its place.
"By the way, Damian, do you need me to call Dialga again and have it help record a video or something? That would make it look more real, right?" Sheena thought for a moment, then made that suggestion.
Would Dialga really agree to that?
Cynthia was stunned. Asking Dialga to help record a video?
"Would Dialga be willing?" Damian asked, voicing the same doubt Cynthia had.
"Emmm... if it's something urgent and I ask Dialga for help, it usually doesn't refuse. Palkia, on the other hand, is often hard to reach." Sheena tilted her head as she thought. So in reality, she liked Dialga a little more.
Well, she also liked diamonds more than pearls.
And Dialga answered her much more often than Palkia did.
"If we ask it to pose for a video, Dialga definitely won't cooperate. It would think that's too childish."
"But we can create a small accident, and then I can ask Dialga to come out and help." Sheena's eyes lit up slightly as she shared her plan with the three of them.
They would find a young man who was a good swimmer and have him pretend to be drowning in the lake on Mount Michina. Then Sheena would contact Dialga and ask it to come save him.
"Is this... really okay?" Cynthia was stunned after hearing the full plan.
"It's fine. Completely fine." The corners of Damian's mouth rose slightly. Now they only had to wait for Cyrus to take the bait.
...
Meanwhile, on a mountain peak.
"Boss, we've obtained the Adamant Orb." A low voice came through the phone and reached Cyrus's ears.
"You did well. Next, continue searching for the Lustrous Orb," Cyrus said calmly.
"Yes. But Boss, about Stark Mountain..." Charon's voice sounded hesitant.
"Charon, once the New World is complete, you will have everything you want." Cyrus's tone remained calm, without the slightest emotional change.
He knew that Charon was hinting that he wanted Mars sent over to help with the Stark Mountain plan.
But what use was Heatran?
Once his plan succeeded, he would be able to control Dialga and Palkia.
"Yes..."
The call ended. Back at the base, Charon's expression immediately turned ugly.
The New World? What a joke.
Charon cursed inwardly. That man was insane.
Charon's expression kept shifting. Although he was one of Team Galactic's commanders, he had always had doubts about Cyrus's so-called New World plan.
Charon looked down at the diamond-like Adamant Orb in his hand. This was the treasure of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga.
According to Cyrus, as long as they found the other item, the Lustrous Orb, they could summon Dialga and Palkia at Spear Pillar.
And Mars had supposedly already captured Uxie at Lake Acuity. The Red Chain, refined from the power taken from the three Lake Guardians, would then be able to trap and control Dialga and the others.
He did not know whether any of that was really true.
On Cyrus's side, the phone rang again. Cyrus glanced at it and answered.
"Boss, it's Sird."
"I know. Speak," Cyrus said flatly.
"Today, through my own channels, I learned about Damian's latest move in Sinnoh." Sird's voice was low, as if she was making sure no one else would hear.
"Go on." Cyrus remained just as calm.
"Dialga appeared in Michina today."
"What did you say?" Cyrus finally reacted. His brows immediately drew together. Dialga had appeared?
"There's no mistake. Damian posted a video of Dialga in the executives' group. There is also news that the Jewel of Life has appeared at the Michina Ruins."
"What is the Jewel of Life?" Cyrus asked, puzzled. He had never heard of it before.
Sird then gave him a brief explanation. Naturally, Cyrus understood at once.
In order to obtain Dialga and Palkia, he had researched a great deal of information about them.
So of course, Cyrus knew what Arceus was.
A treasure connected to Arceus's Plates?
Cyrus was tempted. He wondered whether he could use Arceus's Plates to control Arceus itself.
If he could control Arceus, then the New World he wanted would truly become possible.
And the first step was to get the Jewel of Life.
"Very good, Sird. You've done an excellent job this time. When the New World arrives, you will be its greatest contributor," Cyrus said calmly.
"Thank you, Boss." The corners of Sird's cold, narrow eyes did not move, but her tone sounded much more pleased.
Cyrus never imagined that Sird, who had once seemed so loyal to him, had already betrayed him.
After that, Cyrus watched the video Sird had sent.
"Jupiter, gather the men immediately. Come with me to the Michina Ruins. We're taking the Jewel of Life." Cyrus contacted Jupiter. This time, he was going personally. Otherwise, he would not feel at ease.
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