Chapter 284 - 284: Searching for Lugia!

The Luxury Ball flashed with brilliant starlight.

A crisp chime rang out.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for capturing Slowking!

Holding the Luxury Ball in his hand, Aiden immediately released Slowking again.

As a Master-tier Pokémon possessing Divine Authority, Slowking naturally had formidable recovery abilities. Before long, he regained consciousness.

Upon realizing that he had already been captured, Slowking gave a slightly rueful smile.

"Now that I have become your Pokémon, I will help you locate Lugia."

Slowking had lived in these waters for countless years, so he naturally knew a great deal about the three Legendary Birds and Lugia.

He had even witnessed Lugia's arrival on several occasions.

With the divine power of prophecy at his disposal, finding Lugia was well within his capabilities.

However, a different thought occurred to Aiden.

If Slowking could rely on his Divine Authority as the God of Prophecy to locate Lugia, then couldn't he use that same ability to find other Legendary Pokémon as well?

If that were truly possible, whenever Aiden wanted to track down a Legendary Pokémon in the future, all he would need to do was ask Slowking to make a prophecy.

With the additional help of Dialga, the God of Time, they should be able to pinpoint the location of almost any Legendary Pokémon.

The moment that thought crossed his mind, Aiden turned to Slowking.

"I'll leave it to you, then."

Slowking nodded.

A vast amount of psychic energy appeared before him, condensing into a series of mysterious symbols.

After a long wait, the symbols finally began to move.

"I found him."

"He is approximately five hundred nautical miles northeast of Shamouti Island."

"Lugia is currently moving at high speed. He has been traveling westward without stopping."

Aiden's eyes lit up.

"Then let's set out immediately."

"It's been a long time since I've experienced the thrill of chasing down a Pokémon."

"Come out, Rayquaza!"

Aiden threw a Master Ball.

A massive emerald dragon emerged in a flash of light.

Using his psychic powers, Aiden lifted Slowking and Lorelei onto Rayquaza's enormous body alongside him.

He then formed a psychic barrier around them to prevent anyone from falling as Rayquaza flew.

Just as they were about to depart, Flora spoke up.

As the shrine maiden of Shamouti Island and a lifelong worshipper of Lugia, she also wished to go.

"Please, Mr. Flint. I want to see Lugia as well."

Aiden considered her request for a moment before ordering the three Legendary Birds to take her along.

"Just make sure you don't fall behind."

Flora climbed onto Articuno's back.

The next moment, Rayquaza and the three Legendary Birds soared into the sky.

Their group rapidly advanced toward the stretch of ocean where Lugia had been detected.

Deep beneath the sea, Kyogre seemed to notice something as well.

The moment it saw Rayquaza, its body rapidly expanded to its true size before surging through the water in pursuit.

...

While Aiden was rushing toward Lugia, Lugia himself was racing through the sea.

The three Legendary Birds of the Three Sacred Islands had already selected new inheritors.

As their leader, Lugia was naturally aware of this.

It was precisely because he had sensed the changes on the Three Sacred Islands that he had emerged from the depths.

"It seems the three Legendary Birds were captured by someone."

"Otherwise, they would never have had the opportunity to leave behind successors."

"That means they must have chosen to follow that person willingly."

"Interesting."

As Lugia murmured to himself, he suddenly sensed several immensely powerful presences across the ocean.

"Hm?"

"Kyogre, the God of the Sea?"

"What is it doing in these waters?"

Confused, Lugia spread his wings and rose from the ocean into the sky.

There were no humans nearby, so he made no attempt to conceal his true size.

An immense blue-and-white avian figure hovered above the sea, blotting out the heavens.

Had there been any nearby landmark for comparison, Lugia would have appeared as tall as an enormous mountain, his body spanning several thousand meters.

"It isn't only Kyogre."

"Rayquaza is here too?"

"What exactly is happening?"

"Could those sworn enemies be planning to start a battle in these waters?"

The hostility between Rayquaza, Kyogre, and Groudon was well known even among other Legendary Pokémon.

After sensing both Rayquaza and Kyogre, Lugia immediately grew anxious.

If those two fought in his territory, the resulting disaster could send enormous tsunamis crashing across the Orange Archipelago.

At that thought, Lugia flapped his wings.

His massive body shot forward at astonishing speed, heading straight toward the location of Rayquaza and Kyogre.

He needed to see what was happening.

And if those two bastards truly intended to fight in these waters, then they would first have to ask whether Lugia would allow it.

He had to prevent the coming disaster and protect the people of the Orange Archipelago.

...

While Lugia was heading toward them, Aiden continued searching for him.

Not long after their journey began, Slowking suddenly sensed something.

A puzzled expression appeared on his face.

"Hm?"

"Lugia has changed direction."

"He is now heading straight toward us."

Aiden froze for a moment before laughing.

"Isn't that perfect?"

"We were going to find him, and now he's coming directly to us."

As time passed, a black speck appeared on the distant horizon where the sea met the sky.

The speck rapidly grew larger.

Gradually, its outline became clear.

When Aiden finally saw it properly, an unimaginably enormous blue-and-white Pokémon appeared before him.

The moment Lugia entered his sight, Aiden activated the system and inspected his status.

Ding! Lugia's current attributes are as follows:

Pokémon: Lugia

Divine Authority: God of Ocean Currents and Storms

Level: 100

Ability: Pressure

Type: Psychic / Flying

Potential: Rainbow

Bond Evolution: Locked

Mega Evolution: Unlockable

Moves: Dragon Rush, Whirlwind, Gust, Extrasensory, Recover, Hydro Pump, Future Sight, Sky Attack, Aeroblast—Cyclone...

Affinity: 0

Profile: A divine Pokémon inhabiting the waters of the Orange Archipelago. Although Lugia is the God of Ocean Currents and Storms, his habit of living deep beneath the sea has caused humans to mistakenly worship him as the God of the Sea. He is one of the rare Legendary Pokémon to possess two forms of Divine Authority. His strength is immense, yet he has never revealed his true power.

Likes: Roaming the ocean and protecting others.

Looking at Lugia's status panel, Aiden's eyes narrowed slightly.

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