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It was time to leave the Crown Tundra and say farewell.
With the current relationship between Roy and Calyrex, it wasn't impossible for him to stay. Although the Crown Tundra was officially under the Pokemon League's jurisdiction, in reality, this region belonged to Calyrex's domain. The League served more as an intermediary with the outside world.
As long as Calyrex permitted it, Roy could remain here for the rest of his life.
Still, staying didn't make much sense anymore.
All the things that should be learned for free were... well, all the knowledge that needed to be acquired had been obtained.
Skills like Calyrex's mastery of psychic power and the exclusive Dragon Energy technique of Regidrago were tempting, but Roy understood they weren't suitable for him to learn at this stage.
The former was too advanced—it was the very power that elevated Calyrex to the status of a Legendary Pokemon.
As for the latter, Salamence lacked the proper foundation. There were already too many techniques to master at present, and learning Dragon Energy would consume far too much time and energy.
Next time, he would learn them next time... Roy silently promised himself.
An excellent Trainer must excel at maximizing the benefits of available resources.
Arriving at the Crown Shrine, Roy gazed at the petite Calyrex seated upon its throne.
"Thank you for taking care of me during this time," Roy said sincerely.
Although he always thought about getting something for nothing, he clearly wasn't ungrateful. For those who showed kindness to him or his Pokemon, Roy always remembered their generosity.
Whenever he had the opportunity and ability, Roy would definitely repay their kindness.
"I told you, this was merely my compensation for glimpsing into your past," Calyrex responded calmly through telepathy.
Can't fool me... you're just being tsundere, Roy thought to himself.
Roy shrugged, putting on an expression that said 'if you say so.'
"Before I leave, I have one more thing to ask you."
"Speak."
After receiving permission, Roy picked up an Ultra Ball and released Little Nebula.
"Mo?" Little Nebula opened its eyes drowsily, instinctively floating upward and beginning to absorb the ambient light energy around it.
Roy gently touched its increasingly metallic shell and asked, "Do you know how Little Nebula evolves? Or... is it possible that it cannot evolve?"
Ho-Oh had once mentioned that for the Cosmog species, no matter how many individuals existed, only two could ascend to the highest positions.
If Solgaleo and Lunala still existed in this world, then no Cosmog would be able to claim those thrones.
Calyrex, possessing prophetic abilities, might be able to answer this question.
Calyrex observed Little Nebula, and in an instant, its psychic power merged with Spectrier, sublimating into true clairvoyance as it peered through the flow of time.
After a moment, Calyrex provided an answer.
"The thrones of their species are vacant."
"As long as it absorbs sufficient light energy, evolution is possible. Which Legendary it evolves into depends on the type of light it absorbs... However, with its current absorption rate, it may take several decades to meet the requirements."
Hearing this, Roy breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the path forward wasn't completely blocked, everything would be fine.
A long journey wasn't frightening—what was truly terrifying was having no path at all.
"Perhaps the opportunity for rapid evolution lies in the land called Alola," Calyrex suddenly offered this meaningful hint.
Roy existed outside the bounds of fate.
Calyrex couldn't see his future directly.
However, Roy's influence could be observed through the futures of others around him.
From Little Nebula's essence, Calyrex glimpsed a near-future vision.
Roy and Little Nebula stood together at the boundary between sun and moon, while an enormous shadow completely engulfed them both.
More specific details remained unclear.
The deeper someone's connection with Roy became, the more their fate deviated from predetermined paths.
Without Roy's intervention, this Little Nebula should have remained in the hands of certain organizations, subjected to various experiments, never able to eat and live so carefree every day...
"Soon, you will face a tremendous trial. Be careful..."
"A great trial?" Roy became alert. "How soon do you mean by 'soon'?"
"Prophecy is not omnipotent. I have told you everything I can reveal."
Calyrex suddenly showed an expression of exhaustion and began saying farewell.
"May favorable winds guide your journey."
Roy assumed this was due to the energy consumption from using Future Sight. After advising Calyrex to rest well, he left the Crown Shrine and mounted Salamence.
Looking at Roy and Salamence's departing figures soaring through the sky, Calyrex could no longer hide its profound exhaustion. It slumped weakly on the throne, breathing heavily.
"Cough...!"
Glastrier and Spectrier approached with concern.
Calyrex waved a hand, indicating it was fine.
Rising slowly, Calyrex walked out of the Crown Shrine and gazed at the dozens of Dynamax energy points that had suddenly appeared in the distant forest.
Then it looked down at the land beneath its feet.
"Are you so impatient to return and devour everything?"
"Eternatus..."
As if responding to its thoughts, another crimson beam of light erupted skyward several hundred meters from the Crown Shrine, piercing straight into the heavens.
Spectrier and Glastrier made sounds of panic.
Near the Crown Shrine, there had never been a Dynamax energy point before.
Because a "king" stood guard here.
For a hundred years, there had never been an incident.
Humans had always wondered why the "king" was unwilling to leave the Crown Tundra, ultimately attributing it to Calyrex's personality—that it simply preferred not to interact with people.
But only these two knew the truth: Calyrex wasn't unwilling to leave, but unable to leave.
It had to stand guard here, ready to reinforce the seal at any moment.
Restricting too many humans from entering the Crown Tundra was also to ensure the imprisonment remained undisturbed.
Today, the appearance of a Dynamax energy point near the Crown Shrine could only mean one thing.
Their king was beginning to lose its grip.
Unable to maintain the seal on the world-destroying dragon imprisoned beneath the "bottomless abyss" of the Crown Tundra.
Its power was sufficient to turn the entire planet into a lifeless meteor.
Its existence was like the seven red dragons that brought doomsday judgment in prophecies of apocalypse.
Once Eternatus returned, Calyrex, who had been working against it, would be the first to face retribution.
Naturally, they couldn't escape either.
Unlike Glastrier and Spectrier, who panicked as if doomsday had arrived, Calyrex wasn't in despair, though its heart was heavy.
Because it had seen the variable in fate.
It had also witnessed the qualities it admired in that 'variable.'
Thinking of Roy, bearing the marks of many Legendary Pokemon, Calyrex knew it wouldn't be fighting alone...