Chapter 27: Three Divine Birds VS Lugia
Bai Feng felt a chill down his spine under the gaze of the three Divine Birds. He spoke cautiously, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Articuno spoke, "We hope you can do us a favor."
"What favor?"
After the three Divine Birds exchanged glances, Moltres finally spoke, "We hope you can save Lugia!"
As expected!
Actually, when Articuno first spoke, Bai Feng had a faint premonition.
"But Lugia is too strong... I'm afraid..." Bai Feng said hesitantly. He wasn't sure if he could really help Lugia.
Articuno looked at him pleadingly, "Please, human! Just do your best, and the three of us will guarantee your safety, even if it costs us our lives."
That's not necessary! Bai Feng didn't think he could remain safe if the lives of the three Divine Birds were in danger.
"What exactly is the situation with that Lugia?" Bai Feng asked, confused.
"Sigh..." The three Divine Birds sighed in unison upon hearing this, then began to recount the history of Lugia and the Sea God's Cave to Bai Feng.
Thousands of years ago, a disaster occurred on the Ground of the Kalos Region. A human created a terrifying weapon that caused immense suffering across the land, resulting in the deaths of countless humans and Pokémon.
Xerneas, the God of Life, was filled with compassion. After the disaster, it looked upon the ravaged land with pity and decided to use its power to restore vitality to the Ground.
But at this time, another deity also cast a covetous eye upon this land. It was Yveltal, the God of Death.
Compared to new life, this deity favored death even more.
The power born from the deaths of a large number of humans and Pokémon suddenly made Yveltal incredibly strong, even surpassing Xerneas, the God of Life.
After Xerneas reawakened the vitality of the Ground, its power fell into an unprecedented low point.
It was at this moment that Yveltal launched a sneak attack on Xerneas. If it could kill Xerneas, the God of Life, it would gain even greater power and might even instantly become the most powerful existence on this land.
The death power generated by the death of a deity is immense, especially if the opponent is the God of Life! Life and death have always been opposing yet unified.
Xerneas, having excessively consumed its power, was naturally no match for the greatly strengthened Yveltal and was quickly severely injured.
Fortunately, Lugia happened to pass by nearby and intervened in time, saving Xerneas from the fate of being killed.
But Lugia was still no match for Yveltal, who had absorbed a large amount of death power.
There is more than one God of the Sea in the world; there are multiple, scattered throughout the world's oceans, using their power to balance the marine environment and thus maintain world stability.
This particular Lugia's Strength was not outstanding among the many Gods of the Sea. It was not even a match for Yveltal before it absorbed the death power, and thus it was also quickly severely injured.
In the end, Xerneas fought desperately and teamed up with Lugia to severely wound Yveltal.
Yveltal harbored deep hatred for this Lugia that had ruined its plans. Therefore, before retreating in defeat, it used a final attack, embedding a Tail Feather containing a large amount of its Origin Energy into Lugia's Body.
Yveltal's power possesses multiple negative Abilities such as death, erosion, and chaos, and it is extremely stubborn. The already severely injured Lugia had no way to resist it, nor could it expel that Tail Feather from its Body.
Xerneas, also severely injured and having exhausted its power, couldn't do it either.
In desperation, Xerneas used its last bit of power to return Lugia to its Initial Form of Life, thereby sealing the power of Yveltal within its Body.
It also found Kyogre and asked Kyogre to help build the Sea God's Cave to protect Lugia, with the three Divine Birds responsible for guarding the Sea God's Cave.
The harmless Energy that Bai Feng and the others felt overflowing outside the Sea God's Cave came from Kyogre, while the Scarlet Energy came from the eroded Lugia.
After doing all this, Xerneas disappeared. It was too severely injured and had consumed too much power, so it had to find a place to fall into a deep sleep.
As Time passed, the power sealing Yveltal's Tail Feather gradually weakened, and Lugia was increasingly affected by Yveltal's power. Even the nature of its Origin Energy underwent a Variation.
If this continued, Lugia would eventually be completely eroded by Yveltal's power and ultimately become its puppet.
Over the years, the three Divine Birds have constantly driven away Trainers who came to the Sea God's Cave to explore and seek treasure, making the Sea God's Cave mysterious and inaccessible. But there were always groups of people who were not afraid of death and persistently tried to enter the Sea God's Cave.
Like Bai Feng and his group.
Some of the humans and Pokémon who reached Lugia were saved by the three Divine Birds, while others died there. Especially as the seal on Lugia loosened more and more, the three Divine Birds couldn't even rescue the intruders in time.
The reason Articuno was so fierce towards intruders like Bai Feng before was because it was angered. One after another, they had no self-awareness and insisted on coming in to seek death!
Actually, this couldn't be blamed entirely on those Trainers, because this is a unique Trainer culture in the Pokémon World. Most Trainers are extremely adventurous. Even if they know there is danger ahead, they will not hesitate to move forward out of a desire for exploration.
After listening to the story told by the three Divine Birds, Bai Feng felt that something was not right. He glanced at Fu La Da Li, who looked back at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Fu La Da Li asked, puzzled. "What did Articuno and the others say?"
So Bai Feng told Kalos and Fu La Da Li the story the three Divine Birds had told him, word for word. At the same Time, Fu La Da Li also noticed the strangeness in the story.
This was because Fu La Da Li's ancestors had done something exactly the same as the deed in the story that destroyed the Kalos Ground.
Speaking of Fu La Da Li, one cannot help but mention a king who left a significant mark in the history of the Kalos Region—AZ.
AZ, a king of the Kalos Region three thousand years ago, is said to have gained eternal life, but no one knows where this person ultimately went.
Three thousand years ago, a war broke out on the Kalos Ground. AZ's Pokémon, Floette, was conscripted into the battlefield and ultimately sacrificed in the war.
To revive his beloved Floette, AZ invented the terrifying weapon—the Ultimate Weapon—and successfully revived Floette.
Although Floette was eventually resurrected, AZ lost his sanity due to hatred and grief and ultimately used the Ultimate Weapon to seek revenge on both sides of the war simultaneously.
The result was the deaths of countless Pokémon and humans.
At the end of the story, AZ, who gained eternal life through the Ultimate Weapon, and Floette disappeared into the long river of history.
This is a story recorded in Kalos poetry, and its authenticity is unverifiable, but as a transmigrator, Bai Feng knew it was all true.
Moreover, AZ had a younger brother, and Fu La Da Li is a descendant of this brother.
In the future, when Fu La Da Li becomes a villain, the Ultimate Weapon he uses to destroy the world is inherited from his ancestor AZ.
Of course, not many people know that Fu La Da Li is a descendant of AZ, so besides Bai Feng, no one else present thought too much about it.
"Alright, I promise you I'll go take a look!" Bai Feng thought for a full ten minutes before finally gritting his teeth and agreeing to the request of the three Divine Birds.
The three Divine Birds were overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Bai Feng, are you really going?" While marveling at Bai Feng's miraculous Ability, Kalos also worried about his safety.
"I'll go give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll retreat decisively." Actually, Bai Feng didn't really want to go, but thinking about how much the three Articuno and the others suffered to save them, he felt it wouldn't hurt to try.
"But we were the ones who were saved, and now you have to go on an adventure alone..." Saying this, Fu La Da Li's face showed a look of guilt.
Bai Feng patted his shoulder and said, "Those who are capable do more work. Just remember my kindness!" He wondered if there would be an Opportunity in the future to pull Fu La Da Li back from his crooked path. After all, they had experienced life and death together.
"Alright, I'm setting off now. You wait for me here!"
After Bai Feng finished speaking, he was carried by Articuno and flew towards the White Jade Pillar. Moltres and Zapdos followed closely behind.
Hehe~ I guess I'm someone who has ridden a legendary Pokémon now!
Originally, Bai Ye and Popplio insisted on accompanying Bai Feng, but Bai Feng sternly refused. With their Strength against Lugia, they had no chance of winning and might even hinder the three Divine Birds, not to mention the danger of being eroded by the Scarlet Energy.
Watching Bai Feng fly further and further away, the three Pokémon deeply realized their weakness and secretly resolved in their hearts that they must work hard to become stronger in the future!
On the way, Bai Feng discussed the goal of this trip with Articuno and the others.
Bai Feng didn't need to spend a lot of Time helping Lugia expel the Scarlet Energy like he did for Articuno and the others. That was unrealistic; the Scarlet Energy in Lugia's Body was much more powerful than what was in the three Divine Birds' bodies.
The three Divine Birds would help Lugia briefly regain consciousness, and what Bai Feng needed to do was work together with it to get Yveltal's Tail Feather out.
As long as Yveltal's Tail Feather was gone, the Scarlet Energy in Lugia's Body would become rootless, and Lugia could slowly remove them on its own.
"I'll be blunt beforehand, if we encounter danger, you have to quickly take me and run. I don't want to die there," Bai Feng warned the three Divine Birds.
"Don't worry, if the Situation becomes impossible, we will immediately take you and retreat," the three Divine Birds promised.
Bai Feng nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
Soon, the three Pokémon brought Bai Feng back to the top of the White Jade Pillar. The Magic Array there was even more broken than before due to the previous battle.
These Magic Arrays were part of the seal on Lugia. Now that they were so damaged, their effect was naturally greatly reduced, and it probably wouldn't be long before they completely failed under the erosion of the Scarlet Energy.
This was also an important reason why the three Divine Birds risked asking Bai Feng for help. Once the seal failed and Lugia broke free and escaped the Sea God's Cave, it would be a huge disaster.
Not long after the four of them appeared, Lugia's phantom also appeared, and it looked even more ferocious than before.
It was only because Lugia's main Body was sealed that it could only appear as a spiritual entity; otherwise, the three Divine Birds would never be its opponent.
"Roar~"
Lugia roared and pounced towards Zapdos, which was closest to it.
"Screech~" Let's attack together!
Articuno let out a long cry, then, along with Zapdos and Moltres, surrounded Lugia.
Zapdos's entire Body glowed with golden light, and an Electromagnetic Wave larger than Bai Feng himself whistled and sped towards Lugia.
Seeing this, Lugia tried to dodge, but a pillar of Flame appeared out of thin air, immediately blocking its path.
*Sizzle~*
The Electromagnetic Wave landed on Lugia's Body, causing layers of surging Electric Current to wrap around it. This spectacle was far beyond the level of Helioptile's meager skill.
Success!
As long as they could put Lugia into a Paralyzed State, the Situation would become favorable to them.
But Bai Feng's happiness lasted less than three seconds. Lugia flapped its wings, and all the Electric Current wrapped around its Body was immediately shaken off.
The three Divine Birds had anticipated this.
*Sizzle~*
Another Electromagnetic Wave, controlled by Zapdos, shot towards Lugia. Lugia tried to dodge, but Moltres's Flamethrower and Articuno's Ice Beam followed closely, hitting it again.
After repeating this several times, Bai Feng was surprised to Discover that Articuno was getting closer and closer to Lugia.
"Screech~"
"Screech~"
At this moment, Zapdos and Moltres appeared on Lugia's left and right sides respectively, making it unable to pay attention to Articuno behind it.
*Boom!!!*
Lugia fully erupted, and a pillar of Energy formed by Black Mist instantly sent Zapdos flying. Moltres, at this Time, did not dodge but continued to advance despite the risk of being attacked.
"Screech~"
Moltres shrieked and pounced towards Lugia. At this point, Lugia's attention was completely drawn to the Moltres in front of it.
Lugia once again spat out a pillar of Energy towards Moltres. Moltres did not dodge but directly crashed into the Energy pillar.
Now!
Articuno was now within inches of Lugia. It flapped its wings, and a terrifying Cold Air erupted from its Body, turning into a cold surge that engulfed Lugia.
This was an Ice-type one-hit KO Skill—Absolute Zero!
When the white Cold Air dissipated, Lugia was frozen in Ice.
"We need to hurry, my Absolute Zero won't hold Lugia for long!"
Articuno's voice was full of exhaustion. Clearly, this attack had consumed a lot of its Energy.
"Zapdos and the others..." Bai Feng pointed at Zapdos and Moltres lying not far away. "Are they alright?" The two Divine Birds were once again covered in terrifying Scarlet Energy.
"Don't worry about them for now, helping Lugia is more important." Saying this, Articuno landed with Bai Feng in front of the Ice-sealed Lugia.
"Lugia, can you hear me?" Articuno asked.
Miraculously, Lugia gently blinked its terrifying Scarlet Eyes. The Extremely Low Temperature of Absolute Zero temporarily freed it from its chaotic thoughts.
"That's great!" Articuno breathed a sigh of relief. "Now I will let this human help you take out Yveltal's Tail Feather. You must cooperate with him, we don't have much Time."
Lugia blinked its eyes again.
"Please, human!" Lugia also said to Bai Feng.
(End of Chapter)