A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

When they searched at the foot of the volcano, Lin Xiaolin almost evaporated. There were no trees to be seen; it was all barren, and the soil on the ground was completely dried and cracked.

Only a group of dull fire camels lay on the ground, fast asleep.

"This is the last place. If there's none left here, there really won't be any more." Xia Ri wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.

The two searched the area thoroughly but couldn't find any trace of Tan Xiaoshi.

Back in the cave that evening, Lin Xiaolin sighed repeatedly.

"Let's go look around again tomorrow. If we still can't find it, we'll have to buy a Tanjiro Pokémon egg from the association, but we might not be able to find one, since Tanjiro is so rare."

Xia Ri comforted Lin Xiaolin from across the street.

After all, Samurai is indeed very rare, basically on par with Riolu, and many people like him. There is always a shortage in the market. Although he is not as rare as pseudo-legendary characters, he is about the same.

Who could resist a handsome and powerful Pokémon? Right?

As night deepened, Lin Xiaolin and Xia Ri were both fast asleep in their sleeping bags.

Heartscale and Blue were also leaning against Lin Xiaolin, while a Torkoal was guarding the door. This was also a summer Pokémon, and it was still an elite-level Pokémon.

Suddenly, the sounds of battle erupted outside, with explosions going off one after another, waking Lin Xiaolin and Xia Ri.

"Sister Xia, is there any noise outside?"

Lin Xiaolin immediately stood up, and Xiao Lan protected her behind her. Meanwhile, Xinlinbao, who was usually carefree, suddenly stood up and stood in front of Lin Xiaolin.

"It must be that some elf has wandered into another elf's territory and woke up the other elf. Fire-type elves are all quite hot-tempered. Don't worry, judging from the sound, it should be quite far away from here."

Compared to Lin Xiaolin's vigilance, Xia Ri was much calmer, as if she had encountered this kind of thing many times before.

But as soon as Xia Ri finished speaking, the explosions grew louder and louder, seemingly heading towards the cave, and flames had already lit up outside the cave.

Summer quickly got up and threw out two Poké Balls. Charizard and Talonflame were released, and the three Pokémon stood guard at the door at the same time.

"Bang!" A burst of fire erupted at the foot of the mountain. Lin Xiaolin and Xia Ri were extremely tense, but the fire disappeared after a few minutes. It seemed that they had stopped chasing after the fire once they reached the bottom of the mountain.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh!' came the sound of something darting through the woods.

Lin Xiaolin's body tensed up. Suddenly, a dark red figure rushed in, carrying something in his arms.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Xiaolin realized it was an injured Charcoal Servant!

Lin Xiaolin stared wide-eyed.

Tan Xiaoshi initially retreated warily upon seeing someone in the cave, but immediately stepped forward upon seeing Lin Xiaolin and Xia Ri, the two humans.

Charizard blocked Tanjiro's path, snorting as if he was also annoyed at being woken from his sweet dream!

When Tan Xiaoshi was stopped, she took a few steps back in fear, but the fear in her eyes was quickly replaced by determination.

He gently put down what he was holding, then knelt down and kowtowed in Lin Xiaolin's direction.

"Charcoal!" Charcoal Servant cried out with tears in his eyes.

Xia Ri looked at Lin Xiaolin, while Lin Xiaolin looked at Xiao Lan.

"He was saying, 'Please save my father, he'll do anything.'"

Hearing this, Lin Xiaolin looked up and saw that the one Tan Xiaoshi had been holding was an unconscious Flame Ace.

Without thinking twice, Lin Xiaolin took out some medicine from her bag and stepped forward.

Xiao Lan stood warily beside Lin Xiao Lin, while Charizard consciously stepped aside when it saw Lin Xiao Lin approach.

Flame Ace was badly injured, with burn marks all over his body.

Lin Xiaolin gently applied medicine to the Flame Ace's wounds, while Tan Xiaoshi watched from the side.

After the wound medicine was applied and Little Blue used the Life Drop, Flame Ace's breathing finally calmed down.

Lin Xiaolin wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and turned to look at Tan Xiaoshi, only to find that Tan Xiaoshi had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Lin Xiaolin checked and found that Tan Xiaoshi's injuries were also quite serious. After treating Tan Xiaoshi, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Without disturbing the two spirits, Charcoal Knights fell asleep next to Cinderace.

Summer didn't interfere much, but instead went straight out of the cave to check if there were any lurking elves nearby.

Lin Xiaolin also took this opportunity to check on the two elves.

Elf: Cinderace

Attribute: Fire

Rank: Lord

Gender: male

Ability: Blaze [Activates when the user is critically injured, greatly increasing the power of Fire-type moves]

Inherited skills: Flying knee kick, sand splash

Learn the following skills: Guard, Quick Turn, Flame Punch, Bodybuilding

Skills: Fireball, Lightning Strike, Feint, Double Kick, Charged Flame Strike, Jump

Props to carry: none

Description: Cinderace possesses exceptional physical abilities, particularly explosive power, jumping ability, and kicking power, placing it among the top-tier Pokémon. Furthermore, its strong physique and excellent balance allow it to unleash powerful kicks from any stance, igniting its opponents with devastating force.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Elf: Charcoal Servant

Attribute: Fire

Level: Common

Gender: male

Ability: Flash Fire [When hit by a Fire-type move, it absorbs flames and strengthens its own Fire-type moves.]

Genetic Skills: Same Fate

Learning skills:

Skills: Spark, Flame Vortex, Charged Flame Strike, Burnout

Props to carry: none

Description: Even when facing a formidable foe, it will fight with burning determination. Once in battle mode, its firepower will rise to 1000 degrees Celsius.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Lin Xiaolin paused when she looked at it. This Cinderace had learned a move, so did that mean it was an owner?

Lin Xiaolin had some doubts, but for now she could only wait for the Blazing Ace to wake up before she could think about it.

At noon, Flame Ace opened its eyes, sat up, and looked around.

Meanwhile, when Cinderace was awakened, Charcoal Knight was also woken up. Upon seeing the awakened Cinderace, Charcoal Knight immediately rushed into Cinderace's arms.

"Charcoal!" Charcoal servant's eyes were filled with tears.

"Hey." Flame Ace gently stroked Charcoal Servant's head.

Lin Xiaolin did not disturb this beautiful scene, but stood aside and watched quietly.

Once the two Pokémon had calmed down a bit, Cinderace stood up and bowed to Lin Xiaolin.

"Hey!"

"It's nothing, just a small favor. You're still injured, so please take care of yourself and get some rest."

Lin Xiaolin quickly helped up the Blazing Flame Ace.

Chapter 116 The Story of Flame Ace

After Gardevoir's translation, Lin Xiaolin finally understood Cinderace's predicament.

Cinderace was originally a human trainer's Pokémon. Long ago, he and his trainer came here to train.

At the foot of the volcano, they encountered a rampaging Typhlosion. Typhlosion was incredibly strong, and he and the trainer's other Pokémon were quickly overwhelmed and knocked unconscious.

When he woke up again, the surroundings were in complete chaos. All the other Pokémon and their trainers were dead except for him, and he was also seriously injured.

He was later taken back by the rangers to treat his injuries, but after he recovered, he did not stay with the rangers and instead ran back to the Flaming Volcano on his own.

He was looking for an opportunity, a chance to take revenge. He endured this for years, and finally, he broke through and reached the Lord level.

He ambushed the fiery beast while it was sleeping and won, but he was seriously injured.

He succeeded, but he didn't know where to go next. He dragged his heavy injuries as he walked, but just as he was about to leave the territory of the Fire Beasts...

He saw a fairy egg, which he initially thought was the offspring of a Typhlosion, and wanted to destroy it, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

Day after day thereafter, he held the elf egg every day, contemplating whether to keep it or not.

But one day, the fairy egg hatched, and Charcoal Sprite hatched inside. He finally realized how right it was that he hadn't destroyed the fairy egg.

He began to find the motivation to live, raising and teaching Samurai, just like his former trainer had done.

He wanted to take Tan Xiaoshi back to his clan, but Tan Xiaoshi's clan was too small and too hidden, and he couldn't find it.

Later, a new problem arose: the temperature of the fiery volcano was getting higher and higher, and the already scarce water sources on the ground were gone.