Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 371 The Flower of Time
Of course, Xiao Zhi isn't so bad at directions that he would get lost even when there are towering landmarks in the distance.

Kentaro didn't remain emotionally out of control for more than a day.

Actually, about an hour after leaving the group, Kentairo stopped in the middle of the road, seemingly without any explanation.

What was it running for just now?

Ash was also a little confused—

"Which way did we come from?"

There was clearly only one destination, but the direction we came from... we accidentally forgot about it in our frantic run.

Hey, thankfully it's not a big problem, since they'll all eventually meet at the Tree of Origin, right?
Therefore, he did not stop, but continued forward based on his experience to estimate Lucario's speed.

He walked and stopped, miraculously avoiding his teammates, and eventually accidentally entered a forbidden area for humans, where he was attacked by five legendary giants.

Facing five legendary Pokémon at the same time was indeed tricky, but fortunately, Ash had Marshadow in his shadow, and with the slight numerical advantage of seven against five, nothing unexpected happened...

……

"That's basically the situation. I never expected something like this to happen."

Ash eventually reunited with the others, and the legendary giant stopped its attack at Mew's signal.

Since the group did not trigger the defense mechanism of the living rock mountain, the only crisis was resolved after they met up with Dream.

"Mew~ Mew wew wew!"

But Mew seemed to have a problem with Link, and it's unclear what exactly happened during the elves' gathering.
He subconsciously looked at the fire fox, who looked completely innocent, not understanding what Dream was up to again.

"Dream, I have something I want to ask you."

Lucario asked eagerly, "Do you remember the crisis that occurred at the Tree of Beginning a thousand years ago? What exactly happened then, and who resolved the crisis and stopped the impending war?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Huan tilted her head in confusion.

A thousand years ago, it could hardly remember things from so far ago.

To be honest, it has almost no sense of time and doesn't really understand the crisis Lucario talks about.

And it doesn't recognize this Lucario...

Link felt that this Dream was completely different from the one in the coffee shop, which confused him a bit.

"Xiao Duo, please project Ya Lang's image for me."

Even when offline, the Porygon still reliably projected the three-dimensional image of the city of Ordron after it was modeled.

A near-physical Aura Hero, wielding a cane and dressed in Aura user attire, appeared before the crowd.

Lucario stood frozen in place, instinctively reaching out to touch the projection.

It's just an illusion.

"Dream, do you still remember this human?"

“Miao…”

Actually, I don't remember it very well.

It did get very sick once, and it seems that someone found it and shared their waveguide.

Its consciousness was somewhat blurred at that time, and then that person disappeared.

but……

"Miao?"

Deep within the tree, there is indeed a crystal that looks very similar to it.

"What!?"

Lucario realized the seriousness of the problem. He shared his own Aura with others, a phenomenon known as "Healing Wave".

However, the power and effectiveness of this move depend on the person sharing the waveguide and the person being treated.

To heal Dream, the required waveguide would probably be more than all of Aaron's combined.

So when Aaron sealed it away, it wasn't because he wanted to escape, but because he didn't want it to die...

As an apprentice, it is far from catching up with Aron's level in the field of waveguides.

“It seems the truth has come out.” Link came to the same conclusion. “A thousand years ago, the hero of the Aura chose to sacrifice himself.”

Lucario nodded; it had fully understood the cause and effect of the matter.

"But this is too much!" Xiaoxia couldn't accept the legendary hero's choice at all. "Why didn't you trust Lucario and share the burden with it?"

If one person can save the dream, shouldn't it be even easier for two people, and neither of them have to die?
Lucario didn't ask the other party to solve it alone; this wishful thinking is really...

"Because Aura isn't something that can be easily doubled by two people working together." Ash's tone was somewhat somber as he explained earnestly, "If the amount shared exceeds a certain limit, it will cause very serious harm to oneself."

There is a critical value; once it is exceeded, it is too late.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Gang gave a simpler and more direct example: "Just like a person has 4000 to 6000 cc of blood in their body, but can only donate 200 to 400 cc of blood at most. Once a person loses 2000 cc of blood, their body will quickly collapse and fail, leading to death."

The amount of health required for a dreamlike game is obviously over 4000cc.

Even if Aaron and Lucario donate blood together, each of them would need to donate at least 2000cc, which would exceed the dangerous threshold even if they shared it... Besides, Lucario doesn't even have 4000cc, at most 2500cc.

"Miao?"

Dream didn't understand.

Link thought this was a very appropriate example. He pondered, "But if there were 5 people, each donating 800cc, they could still be saved as long as they received timely treatment."

Xiao Gang shook his head; unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

The deceased is like a husband who does not want to leave day or night.

He believes that whoever makes the choice, either Aaron or Lucario, will bear the burden and sacrifice alone.

In terms of the outcome, this is the best possible result.

Lucario regretted being sealed inside the gems and not being able to stay until the end.

"Mwah~"

Oh, and at the core of the Tree of Origin, there's also the glove and the Flower of Time left behind by that person.

Upon hearing this, Lucario rallied and decided to retrieve Aaron's belongings to read his last words.

After a moment's hesitation, Dream led everyone to the most dangerous and vulnerable core of the Tree of Origin.

The crystal and the Flower of Time, formed from Alan's remains, are located there.

As the Flower of Time at the core is activated, everyone witnesses the moment when the hero of the Aura calls upon Mew and heals it from the ley lines, as well as his apology to Lucario before his death.

It would be enough if only one person were to sacrifice himself for this pointless war; the days he spent with Queen Lynn and Lucario in his limited lifespan were the true meaning of his existence.

But if possible... this hero of the Aura still hopes to see Lucario one last time.

Upon learning of Aaron's dying words, Lucario was filled with remorse and blamed himself for his immaturity.

Although Ash and his Lucario wanted to comfort each other, they were at a loss for what to do.

Just then, Talebagos suddenly realized a blind spot.

"Bagogo?"

So why do the heroes of the Waveguide turn into these crystals after they die?
Will his consciousness and soul also be stored in the crystal?

(End of this chapter)