Chapter 272: The Birth of Diancie
"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for them," Bai Feng said.
"I have one last request," Zhi Huo looked up at Bai Feng. "I want to see Carbink!"
Bai Feng knew Zhi Huo was referring to the one it had given him back then. Thinking about how it was about to enter the Black Hole and face death, he nodded.
"Mother, go bring Carbink over for me."
Bai Ye nodded, her figure flashing and disappearing from the Original spot. Before long, she returned with the Diamond cocoon that Carbink had transformed into.
"Carbink..."
Looking at the pink Diamond cocoon, Zhi Huo gave a wry smile and said, "I didn't expect you to actually succeed!" Carbink had mutated to this extent; becoming Diancie was only a matter of time.
Staring at the Diamond cocoon for a while, it muttered to itself, "To be able to see the soon-to-be-born Diancie... it's enough..."
"Let's begin!" Zhi Huo said with a calm expression, having prepared itself to face death.
Just as Bai Ye was about to open the Black Hole for Zhi Huo to enter and die, Bai Feng suddenly thought of something. He spoke up, "Before you die, do you mind if I make some 'waste utilization' of you?"
"Waste... utilization?" Zhi Huo was stunned by Bai Feng's words. To be called 'waste' by someone was truly ridiculous. "What do you want to do?"
"Just a small experiment!" Bai Feng said with a smile. He then looked at Mewtwo and said, "Mewtwo, help me keep an eye on it."
Although Zhi Huo seemed resigned to its fate, who knew if it might still cause trouble? He was about to do something that required concentration, so he needed to be cautious.
"Okay," Mewtwo nodded.
After getting Mewtwo's assurance, Bai Feng suddenly grabbed Zhi Huo's arm. Zhi Huo instinctively wanted to struggle but eventually quieted down, letting Bai Feng do whatever he wanted with its body without moving.
Bai Feng controlled his Golden Finger Energy to invade Zhi Huo's body, traveling all the way to the core of its hidden energy circuits, where he saw a crystal slowly rotating.
This was precisely the proof that Zhi Huo had touched upon Legend.
Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution have slightly solidified crystals inside their bodies; Pokémon incapable of Mega Evolution have illusory crystals inside their bodies.
Zhi Huo's crystal was illusory, just like Senior Ninetales', but because Zhi Huo was stronger than Senior Ninetales, its crystal also contained more vast energy.
It was the first time Zhi Huo had come into contact with Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy. As the Golden Finger Energy flowed through its energy circuit, it couldn't help but let out a groan.
There was nothing it could do; it was too comfortable. Even a Pokémon of Zhi Huo's level couldn't suppress its feelings.
Bai Feng used Golden Finger Energy to wrap around the crystal. He planned to see if he could move this crystal out.
Although the crystals inside the bodies of Pokémon like Zhi Huo in nature would automatically dissipate after death, Bai Feng wanted to see if his Golden Finger could preserve it.
If it could, he would be rich!
As Bai Feng controlled the Golden Finger Energy to pull at the crystal, Zhi Huo suddenly let out a wail.
"What did you do to me?" Zhi Huo said in a voice suppressing pain, a hint of anger in its gaze. "I accepted the Destiny of death, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want to me!"
"Does it hurt a lot?" Bai Feng asked with a frown.
"What do you think!" Zhi Huo said, sucking in a cold breath.
This put Bai Feng in a difficult position. Although he had decided to kill Zhi Huo, he didn't intend to torture it; that would be too inhumane.
Right, he could use anesthetic!
Didn't he use anesthetic when lighting up the hidden energy circuits for his Pokémon? This situation should work too!
"Don't worry, it won't hurt anymore soon," Bai Feng said to Zhi Huo with a smile.
Zhi Huo shivered, frightened by Bai Feng's slightly terrifying smile.
Soon, Bai Feng retrieved the anesthetic and gave Zhi Huo an injection. Indeed, after getting the anesthetic, Zhi Huo no longer felt pain.
After losing feeling, Zhi Huo thought this was for the best. At least it wouldn't have to worry about suffering when it died in the Black Hole.
As time passed, a white crystal slowly floated out of Zhi Huo's body. In the middle of the crystal was a spiral pattern of intertwining red and purplish-red.
The moment it lost the crystal, Zhi Huo's aura visibly dropped at a speed noticeable to the naked eye, and it looked extremely weak.
Zhi Huo had lived for thousands of years. For a normal Pokémon, losing the crystal inside the body would cause it to immediately age and die, but Zhi Huo was different. It had the Eternal Life force shared with it by Xerneas. Therefore, although it looked very weak at the moment, its life force was still vigorous.
Bai Feng looked at the crystal quietly levitating in his palm. It emitted a scorching temperature and, wrapped in Golden Finger Energy, it indeed did not dissipate!
He saw him press the crystal against his forehead, and the crystal disappeared.
Bai Feng used Psychic Power to sense his Psychic Space and indeed found two crystals inside: one was his own, and one was Zhi Huo's.
Bai Feng's Psychic Space was filled with Golden Finger Energy. As long as Zhi Huo's crystal was stored here, he wouldn't fear it dissipating.
He hadn't decided how to arrange this crystal yet, so for now, he could only preserve it.
Zhi Huo lay weakly on the Ground. It didn't know what Bai Feng had done to it, but it was about to die, so dwelling on these things was useless. It simply didn't speak.
After doing everything, Bai Feng said to Zhi Huo, "You can go now!"
Seeing this, Bai Ye opened the Black Hole.
Supported by Goodra, Zhi Huo trembled as it stood up, about to throw itself into the Black Hole. But Floette called out to it.
"Wait!"
Zhi Huo looked at Floette in confusion.
"What is it?"
It harbored hatred towards both AZ and Floette, so it didn't show them a good face.
Floette asked, "Do you want to see Diancie again?"
"What do you mean?" Zhi Huo frowned.
"I also want to atone! I want to shed this burden of sin!" Floette said.
After speaking, it suddenly flew above the Diamond cocoon that Carbink had transformed into, emitting a dense pink radiance from its entire body, pouring into the Diamond cocoon where Carbink was located.
Seeing this scene, AZ exclaimed, "Floette, no! You'll die!"
Floette continued to release the Fairy-type energy from its body while saying tearfully, "But if I live, I have to bear this endless sin. I've had enough!"
Bai Feng didn't expect Floette to be so resolute, so he had no choice but to continue translating its words for AZ.
AZ couldn't accept Floette's death. He rushed over, trying to stop it, but was blown to the ground by Floette using Fairy Wind.
As Floette injected more and more Fairy-type energy into the Diamond cocoon, the Diamond cocoon became brighter and brighter, and soon burst out with dazzling light.
However, the light was a bit off; it wasn't purely pink, but pink with streaks of purplish-red.
Not good! Bai Feng realized something was wrong.
He quickly released Golden Finger Energy to wrap around the Diamond cocoon and immediately discovered that Floette was injecting not only Fairy-type energy into the Diamond cocoon but also a large amount of Ominous Power.
That Ominous Power was the secret to its eternal life!
Floette thought that Diancie was different from itself and wouldn't mind this Ominous Power, which was why it chose to do this. But Bai Feng didn't want Diancie to be contaminated with this kind of thing.
On Floette, it was the power that caused plants to wither, but on Carbink, it might be different. It was called Ominous Power, not Withering Power, and it was very likely to evolve into different disasters depending on the Pokémon's talent. Bai Feng had to be careful.
Ignoring everything else, he quickly tried to use Golden Finger Energy to purify the Ominous Power, and unexpectedly, it actually worked!
As the light emanating from the Diamond cocoon grew stronger, Bai Feng found that it began absorbing his Golden Finger Energy again, and at an even faster speed than last time.
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Feng felt that his Golden Finger Energy had decreased by at least a quarter, and the crystal in his Psychic Space began to sway precariously. Finally, the Diamond cocoon stopped absorbing Golden Finger Energy.
Through the dense pink light, Bai Feng could already see Diancie inside the Diamond cocoon, so he grabbed Floette, who was still injecting energy, and pulled it down.
The energy Floette had injected should be enough for Carbink's mutation.
Since Golden Finger Energy could purify the Ominous Power, he also didn't want Floette to die in this way. After all, Floette didn't want to become like this itself!
After purifying the last trace of Ominous Power in the Diamond cocoon, Bai Feng withdrew his Golden Finger Energy. He looked at Floette again and found that because not all the energy had been injected, Floette was only a bit weak at this moment and had not lost its life.
As long as Bai Feng helped it purify the Ominous Power later, it could live like a normal Pokémon from now on, then naturally grow old and naturally die.
When all the pink radiance on the Diamond cocoon was gathered, a Pokémon that looked like a little princess appeared in everyone's sight.
It was Diancie.
"Bai Feng!"
After its mutation, Diancie was actually able to communicate with humans through Telepathy. Seeing Bai Feng, it immediately called out happily.
"Diancie!"
Bai Feng was also very happy.
The human and the Pokémon excitedly called out each other's names, then embraced each other.
"That's great, Diancie, you finally succeeded in mutating!"
Carbink and Pupitar had fallen asleep around the same time. Bai Feng originally thought Pupitar would definitely complete its evolution first, but unexpectedly, Carbink completed its mutation first.
"It's really Diancie... it's really..." Over there, Zhi Huo also looked at Diancie with an excited expression, tears even unconsciously welling up in its eyes.
At this moment, Diancie also noticed Zhi Huo. It had been asleep for a long time and didn't know what had happened outside, so it looked at Bai Feng in confusion.
So Bai Feng told Diancie about Zhi Huo attacking Fangxing Mountain again. Diancie fell silent after listening.
It was a Pokémon given to Bai Feng by Zhi Huo and had spent a long time with Zhi Huo, so it was naturally impossible for it to have no affection for it at all; at the very least, there was a sense of attachment.
Diancie walked over and gave Zhi Huo a hug, but it didn't plead for Zhi Huo, because it knew that the crimes Zhi Huo had committed were unforgivable.
Zhi Huo also hugged Diancie tightly. Although this wasn't the Diancie it had yearned for, it could more or less bring it a trace of solace.
To be able to see Diancie before dying, it truly had no regrets about dying.
Letting go of Diancie, Zhi Huo jumped into Bai Ye's Black Hole without hesitation, not even giving Diancie a glance.
Even with solace in its heart, this Diancie was not the Diancie it truly wanted to see. It was now going to the Spirit World to see its own Diancie.
The Spirit World was the legendary resting place for all spirits!
Diancie watched Zhi Huo enter the Black Hole, instinctively gripping Bai Feng's hand tightly. When Zhi Huo's figure was swallowed by the darkness, it hugged Bai Feng's waist and sobbed softly.
As the Black Hole slowly disappeared, Zhi Huo, this legendary Delphox, also reached the end of its life.
However, what no one knew was that the moment Zhi Huo entered the Black Hole, in an unknown forest, a large tree suddenly bloomed with colorful radiance, and then transformed into a deer-shaped Pokémon.
This Pokémon looked thoughtful. How could the life it shared return? Unless its Master had died!
Because it had retrieved the life force it shared, this Pokémon no longer needed to transform into a tree to recuperate. It leaped and disappeared from the Original spot.
After the Black Hole disappeared, Bai Ye found a wooden stick on the ground. It was the Delphox's staff. This staff had followed the Delphox for countless years and was no longer an ordinary wooden stick. It was imbued with the power of flames and prescience.
Bai Ye held the wooden stick and lightly swiped it in the air. A ring of fire appeared, and the next second, surging flames erupted from the ring of fire, startling Bai Feng.
The move Bai Ye used was Mystical Fire. She found that when she used Mystical Fire while holding the Delphox's staff, its power was much stronger than when she used it bare-handed.
Mystical Fire was the move Zhi Huo was most skilled at.
Bai Ye happily played with the staff, unable to put it down.
After dealing with Zhi Huo, Bai Feng looked at AZ, thinking about how to handle him. Should he kill him too? In fact, the crimes he committed were similar to Zhi Huo's, but that was three thousand years ago.
AZ, having been dealt a blow by Floette, had completely lost his spirit at this moment.
After thinking for a long time, Bai Feng finally decided to hand him over to Lysandre. After all, this was his ancestor. As for how Lysandre would handle it, he wouldn't interfere.
Thinking this, Bai Feng dialed Lysandre's phone and told him about AZ.
Lysandre was silent for a long time after listening. Finally, he could only ask Bai Feng to keep an eye on AZ for now, and he would come to pick him up soon.
Next, Bai Feng told Floette that he could dispel the Ominous Power and gave it two choices: one was to keep the power on its body, which was Ominous but very powerful and could bring it eternal life; the second was to dispel the Ominous Power and become like a regular Pokémon from then on, subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death, but able to freely approach plants.
Floette chose the second option without hesitation after listening.
As the Ominous Power receded, although Floette's appearance was still different from a regular Floette, it no longer emitted an Ominous aura, which also meant it would lose eternal life.
Bai Feng told Floette that its revival was not its own choice, and it no longer needed to continue bearing the sin. From now on, it just needed to live well and naturally welcome the arrival of death.
Ultimately, Floette decided to continue traveling and help more Pokémon. Even if it wasn't for atonement, it wanted to help others.
As for AZ, they would go their separate ways from now on. Making a mistake was making a mistake; gaining forgiveness was not that easy. With such a tragic tragedy separating them, how could the legendary happy ending be achieved? If it were truly achieved, how would the spirits of the countless innocent Pokémon and humans who died in the war three thousand years ago rest in peace?
Watching Floette's figure disappear into the setting sun, Bai Feng let out a deep sigh.
(End of Chapter)