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If Little Lugia were to faint at this moment, she would have no conscious will to absorb the Dark-type power into her own attributes. In that case, Little Lugia would not only lack a core attribute, but the Dark-type energy within her would also become homeless, ultimately rampaging through her body.
"Hold on, Lugia, it will be over soon. Absorb that power within you and make it your own!"
With Ash's encouragement, Little Lugia's eyes widened. She endured the unbearable pain within her body and absorbed the rampaging power.
The missing core within her body was also replenished. Little Lugia's exterior, which still had some blue and white remnants, finally transformed completely into pitch black and dark blue!
Tens of seconds later, the power within Lugia's body gradually stabilized, indicating that Little Lugia had already transformed the power into her own attribute. However, within that power, there was still a faint, terrifying destructive force.
This destructive death energy could not be absorbed by Lugia. This was the exclusive divine duty of Yveltal, the power of death, as Ash, the friend of legendary Pokémon had mentioned.
Ash looked at Venusaur beside him. Venusaur, who was already prepared, nodded, then let out a Roar. Countless green plants rose around Ash and Little Lugia, ultimately enveloping the Trainer and Pokémon tightly.
Frenzy Plant formed a shield-like exterior, covered in countless intimidating thorns.
Misty couldn't help but clench her hands over her heart, a hint of worry on her face: "Is this really okay? That's Frenzy Plant!"
Ash had already mentioned yesterday that he would need Venusaur's help to restore Little Lugia today, but he never said that Venusaur would use Frenzy Plant on him!
Even though it wasn't a direct hit on Ash, being enveloped like this didn't look very good.
Cynthia's expression was also a bit solemn, but she still shook her head and said, "Trust Ash, he can do it."
Although her time with Ash was short, she believed from the bottom of her heart that Ash was a boy who could create miracles. Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen to bring Little Lugia to Ash for treatment.
As time passed, thirty minutes went by. Even Cynthia couldn't help but show a hint of worry. They couldn't even ask Venusaur, because Venusaur also looked strained and had no time to answer them.
"Bana..." After another few tens of seconds, Venusaur gasped weakly, its massive body directly collapsing to the ground. The thorns entwining Ash and Little Lugia also completely scattered.
Misty and the others no longer had time to worry about Venusaur. Instead, they collectively looked towards the center of the Frenzy Plant, only to see Ash standing there, holding a deeply sleeping Little Lugia.
Upon seeing Misty and the others, his face also broke into a brilliant smile: "It's a success."
"It's a success? Yes!!" Hearing these three words, Misty immediately jumped up happily. Brock also let out a sigh of relief, and a relieved smile appeared on Cynthia's calm face.
It really wasn't wrong to come to Ash this time. He solved something that the entire Alliance couldn't solve. The future should belong to this young man... At Ash's residence, Brock poured a cup of tea for Ash and the others sitting on the sofa in the living room, then sat down next to Ash.
At this moment, Little Lugia was sleeping soundly on the table. It seemed that the pain she had previously suffered had completely disappeared, but her body color was still black, and it seemed like it couldn't change back.
"How is Little Lugia's condition now? Has her physical condition recovered? Can her body color not change back?" Cynthia asked, looking at Little Lugia with some curiosity.
"Hmm, Little Lugia's attribute has changed to Dark and Flying. Her Psychic attribute has disappeared. Then, Venusaur and I used the power of life to remove the death energy carried by the Dark-type power within Little Lugia. Now, Little Lugia's condition has completely recovered, but if she wants to return to her original appearance, that's not really possible..."
"Death energy... Yveltal?" Ash merely mentioned the term 'death energy', and the well-informed Cynthia immediately thought of that existence—Yveltal!
Aside from Yveltal, there were basically no other Pokémon in the world that possessed death energy.
She never expected that Lugia's condition would even be related to Yveltal. Does this mean Team Galactic's reach has extended to Kalos?
Or have Team Galactic and Team Flare already allied?
No matter which situation it was, it was very bad. Cynthia felt a headache just thinking about it. Are these villainous organizations going crazy lately? Why are they all appearing together, or is it a chain reaction caused by Team Rockets?
Did the downfall of Team Rockets make those villainous organizations feel precarious, so they all started to act?
Whatever the reason, the fact that their workload as Elite and Champion has drastically increased is undeniable. If it were possible, Cynthia really wished she could gather all those guys together and solve them all at once!
But this was just a beautiful fantasy. The reality was that those guys were not only strong but also hid everywhere, making those on the surface exhausted while they attacked from the shadows.
To make them face off directly, it would probably only happen when they gained absolute power.
"Does Ms. Cynthia know Yveltal?" Ash looked surprised. He knew about Yveltal because of the explanations from the experts in the group. How did Cynthia also seem to understand Yveltal? She could think of It just by hearing the name of the power.
"I forgot to tell you, besides being the Sinnoh Champion, I am also a historian. I have some understanding of the history and legends of various regions," Cynthia said slowly, taking a sip of tea.
"A historian... I didn't expect you, Ms. Cynthia, to have such an identity."
"It's nothing. Let's get back to the main topic, Ash. I hope to temporarily entrust Little Lugia to you." Cynthia put down her teacup and said to Ash with a serious expression.
This statement confused Ash a bit: "Wh-what do you mean? Hasn't Little Lugia recovered? Shouldn't she be released back into the sea now?"
Previously, Little Lugia's condition indeed required protection, but now Little Lugia has returned to normal. Moreover, according to her data, normally, as long as it's not a very high-level Trainer, it's impossible to catch her.
Species: Lugia
Gender: Female
Attributes: Dark, Flying
Level: Gym Peak
Ability: Dark Aura
Moves: Dark Pulse, Aeroblast, Sky Attack, Shadow Ball...
Six-Dimensional Abilities: Physical Attack S (S) Special Attack S (S) Defense S (S) Special Defense S (S) HP S (S) Speed S (S)
With Gym Peak strength, all S-rank attributes, plus the physique of a Legendary Pokémon, even an Elite of intermediate level might not be able to defeat Little Lugia.
Don't let this little guy's small appearance fool you; her strength is top-notch.
Ash had only seen three Pokémon with all S-rank abilities so far: Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, and Gardevoir. Now, Little Lugia was the fourth.
Before absorbing the Dark-type power, Little Lugia's six abilities were also S-rank, but her subsequent attribute values were not top-tier. They were either B or A, with no S-ranks, and her level was only Gym Mid-level.
This time, however, it was a blessing in disguise. Not only did her level increase by two stages, but all her ability values also rose to the top tier of her current level. It could be said that she soared to great heights.
Even though this was power Little Lugia exchanged with her life, she ultimately survived this crisis and transformed the crisis into her own strength, possessing enough power for self-preservation.
As long as Little Lugia returns to the sea and seeks out the God of the Sea, who might be at the bottom of the ocean, it would be impossible for Team Galactic to harm her again.
Cynthia, however, shook her head at Ash's suggestion: "That's not safe enough. We don't know if Team Galactic still has personnel ambushed around the Orange Islands, nor do we know how they managed to capture Little Lugia in the first place. What if Little Lugia is released back into the sea and then falls victim to Team Galactic again?"
"I don't know how strong Little Lugia is now, but I know that since they can obtain the power of Yveltal, it means they have methods to deal with Legendary Pokémon. Otherwise, they wouldn't be searching for the whereabouts of the God of the Sea."
"Although I don't think they can be a match for the God of the Sea, dealing with a being of Little Lugia's level should be no problem for them. This is also why I initially wanted to ask for your help, Ash, because you yourself possess God Domain Level power."
Cynthia sought out Ash because she learned from Lorelei that Ash possessed God Domain Level power. This power referred not to Pokémon, but to Ash himself.
The extent of Cynthia's shock when she learned that this level of power could appear in a human, besides a Legendary Pokémon, goes without saying. If Lorelei hadn't told her this information, she would have sent the other party to a mental hospital, thinking it was utter nonsense.
But it was Lorelei who said it, and Lorelei wouldn't lie to her, so no matter how unbelievable this fact was, it was still true.
After the incident with Little Lugia, Cynthia had been observing Ash, to see if he was someone she could entrust with this responsibility.
Besides strength, character was also a very important factor, and character could be discerned through Pokémon battles.
After observing for several days, Cynthia was quite satisfied with Ash's character. The final reason that made Cynthia decide to entrust Lugia to Ash's care was seeing the heartwarming scene of Ash interacting with his Pokémon yesterday.
At that moment, Cynthia knew that Little Lugia's best current home was with Ash, unless the God of the Sea could be found, allowing Little Lugia to return to the Lugia Clan.
Otherwise, with evil organizations lurking in the shadows and eyeing her, it would be safer for her to stay with Ash.
After listening to Cynthia's analysis, Ash pondered for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Ms. Cynthia makes a good point. Then, I will take responsibility for protecting Little Lugia! I will definitely bring her back to her parents completely unharmed!"
It would definitely be a lie to say he didn't want Lugia by his side. Putting aside Lugia's ability values and such, this was a Legendary Pokémon!
Even he wanted to catch a Legendary Pokémon, alright.
Even if he did catch her, he would still have to release her if he encountered the God of the Sea later, but forging a deep friendship with Little Lugia would also be a good thing.
However, Ash always thought of choices that were beneficial to Pokémon. If letting Little Lugia return directly to the sea was the best choice, then Ash would never choose to keep Little Lugia by his side.
But now, according to the analysis, Little Lugia seemed safer staying with him. After the Indigo Plateau Conference, he would make another trip to the Orange Islands to help Little Lugia find her Clan, and he could also travel there, killing two birds with one stone!
After receiving Ash's agreement, a bright and radiant smile appeared on Cynthia's beautiful face. She extended her delicate hand and handed the black-gold Poké Ball to Ash.
"This Poké Ball's principle for stabilizing Little Lugia's life is to calm and soothe the Dark-type power within Little Lugia. Although Little Lugia has now transformed into a Dark-type, this Poké Ball should still be useful to her. Living in this Poké Ball long-term should be much more comfortable than in a regular Poké Ball."
Ash nodded and took the black-gold Poké Ball from Cynthia's hand.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that this Poké Ball was much more exquisite than he had imagined, completely in a different league from ordinary Poké Balls. That Master named Steel Master was truly amazing! If he ever met Steel Master in Johto, he hoped the Master could create exclusive Poké Balls for all his Pokémon.
Far away in Johto, Steel Master involuntarily shivered.
"Well then, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. I look forward to your performance in the main competition of the Indigo Plateau Conference. I might not be able to come and watch the later matches, but I believe you, Ash, will definitely win the Champion title~" Cynthia said with a smile, tilting her head slightly, then waved goodbye to Ash and the others and turned to leave.
The reason she entrusted Little Lugia to Ash was so she could investigate Team Galactic without restraint. This parasite of Sinnoh, this parasite of the world, if she couldn't root them out, her heart would remain uneasy.
This was true both from the perspective of a normal person and from the perspective of the Sinnoh Champion.
Therefore, she had no time to watch the subsequent matches; investigating Team Galactic was urgent.
After Ash and the others bid farewell to Cynthia, the three of them, plus Pikachu and even Mewtwo, gathered around Little Lugia. Everyone was curious about a member of the legendary God of the Sea's Clan.
And in this situation, Little Lugia's eyelids twitched slightly...