Pokémon Breeding Guide.

Chapter 425 The Wrath of the Gods—Destruction and Curse

Fradali Cafe, Miare City.

"Yo, Vladari!"

A tall, middle-aged man raised his coffee cup.

"How about a cup? I feel like the coffee you make yourself tastes even better."

Vladali slowly shook his head: "Sorry, Blatano, I'm very busy today."

"Also, if you keep spending your time in coffee shops, everyone at the research institute will come to me to complain again."

Rejecting the bewildered Bratano, Fradali entered the secret passage behind the café.

"Please enter your password."

"The ultimate weapon, the eternal flower."

"Password correct."

As Vladali stepped into the secret chamber, the first thing that caught his eye was the portrait that symbolized power. It was of his ancestor's elder brother, the ruler of the Carlos region three thousand years ago.

AZ.

The second painting that followed was somewhat eerie, showing a giant, flower-shaped building teeming with Pokémon.

Thanks to the carefully mixed pigments and colors, even someone seeing this painting for the first time will clearly understand one fact.

All the Pokémon beneath the building have lost their lives.

The tiny figure standing atop the building, arms outstretched in a frenzied manner, appears ever clearer and larger in the eyes of those who have witnessed death and grief as they view the painting.

"Even after watching it countless times, I still feel angry, and I can still hear your desperate roar."

Vladali straightened his clothes and used mechanisms and props to open the wall hidden in the deepest part.

The heavy stone walls on both sides slid open like automatic doors in a shopping mall, revealing the third painting.

The magnificent third painting, and also the last one.

From the dark purple vortex that covered the sky, one after another, enormous Pokémon emerged, their eyes filled with rage as they charged down upon the creatures below, engaging in battle with all sorts of Pokémon and humans.

On the ground, at the bottom of a painting, are Pokémon from two opposing sides battling.

In the sky, at the top of a painting, beneath a black and purple vortex lies a massive ice coffin, surrounded by even larger Pokémon guarding this mysterious entity.

Vladali didn't know what the ice coffin was, but he knew that the mysterious object had greatly shocked the artist, otherwise he wouldn't have depicted it so clearly.

Even the multiple rays of light of different colors in the corner of the picture, representing the metaphor of legendary Pokémon, paled in comparison to that coffin.

Vladali was very familiar with the figure lying in the coffin, dressed in a magnificent black and gold outfit and with his eyes closed.

Because he had just seen the other person's photo.

Vladali shifted his gaze to the right, where there was a stone slab covered with dense writing.

【AZ, my foolish brother, the creator of this disaster】

He's gone mad; he's already disregarded everything for Hua Yedi.

[The final weapon was successfully created, but countless Pokémon lost their lives as a result, and the kingdom's rule completely collapsed at that moment.]

The legend of the spirit world is true. The sky was torn apart by a giant vortex, and countless spirit messengers emerged from it, demanding that AZ return the life energy of those Pokémon.

AZ naturally refused to hand it over, and even used the ultimate weapon to attack the spirit messengers during the battle, further escalating the chaos.

The spirit realm and its messengers were enraged. They drew out that terrifying coffin from the depths of the vortex. Everything fell silent after the coffin appeared. Ultimately, the power of the weapon and the pride of the royal family were a joke in the face of the enemy.

Because of his appearance, the kingdom's army completely lost the will to fight, and the spirit messengers took this opportunity to completely control the battlefield.

However, because of this forbidden method, the Flower Leaf has been resurrected, and those Pokémon whose life force was drained can never return.

Even AZ seemed to have forgotten that he was a king, and knelt down on the ground, utterly dejected, as he stared at the coffin.

As the dust settled, the messengers took away the poor souls and bodies for burial, as if a voice from the heavens had cast a curse upon the royal family.

In our lives, we will face the purest evil and the most defiled sins in the world, for that is the retribution for blaspheming life.

We are no longer royalty, and have thus become ordinary people burdened with a curse. The resurrected Flower Leafy doesn't want to see AZ, and the grieving brother has disappeared.

The source of the curse is the innocent Pokémon who died, and the coffin seems to be acting on behalf of their will, seeking justice for them.

【My descendants, these are four words of advice I received from a kind-hearted spirit messenger. Please remember them.】

The ice is melting.

If we don't spend our lives atoning for our sins, protecting this scarred world and the Pokémon that have since come to hate humanity, the wrath of the gods who will destroy nations will once again descend upon this land.

"The country will be destroyed!"

Vladali stared at the coffin in the picture for a long time.

The ice did indeed melt.

God has returned.

"I don't know if you've come with the rage of a nation's destruction, or if this land is about to fall into the same crisis as it did three thousand years ago."

Vladali sighed. "I hope it's not some terrible disaster."

Even if he created a modern version of the ultimate weapon in Stone Town to protect it, he wasn't confident he could face such a cataclysmic disaster.

Moreover, a curse that has lasted for three thousand years is just too terrifying to think about.

But the curse is real, and Vladali is certain of that.

He truly witnessed evil and wickedness, from the masses who took supplies and help for granted to a crying child and his severely injured and weakened Pokémon partner.

The curses cast by the gods did not seem to condemn them to sin and ultimately to become corrupt.

The most important thing is to "see".

Otherwise, with the power of the gods, they could be in so much pain that they wished for death with just a flick of their fingers.

They saw the same great and small evils as those of three thousand years ago and stopped them, just as the spirit messengers of the past had done.

From the soil of sin, vibrant buds of life sprout, becoming guardians of the land of Carlos.

Merit cannot atone for sin, and a life lost because of sin cannot be brought back to life through merit.

When the so-called "necessary sacrifices" are imposed on those who make grand pronouncements, their reactions are especially laughable.

Vladali chose to follow his own will.

In a fit of rage, he ignored Coco's advice and punched the bastard reporter, knocking out half of his teeth. He then personally took X and his Pokémon to receive treatment.

From then on, he kept an eye on that newspaper, his intuition telling him that there was a strange force hiding behind it.

Vladali was in a complicated mood. He hadn't found out what kind of power was behind the newspaper, but a picture from Kutheroschi almost scared him out of his wits.

While the hair color and face could at least be described as a coincidence that transcends time and space, as far as he knew, there were two girls in Asaka Town who looked very similar, one of whom was X's childhood friend.

But with that identical outfit right in front of you, it would be too much of a coincidence to call it a mere coincidence.

If you really encounter a disaster, and a god-like figure stands by your side, does that seem to provide a strong sense of security?

Having calmed himself down through his own amusement, Vladali tidied up and stepped back onto the café's business floor.

Vladali's calm mind was instantly shattered by the bearded man in front of him.

"No, why are you still here?"

"If the research institute comes looking for you again, I won't be speaking up for you!"

Dr. Blatano raised his glass in a gesture of respect: "As I said, I'm waiting for a cup of coffee that you've personally prepared."

Fladari wished he could summon Gyarados and smash this guy's head with its tail.

"Then why don't you just go and chew on coffee beans!"

Blatano thought carefully: "According to research, in some areas where coffee beans are abundant, the local wild Pokémon have a habit of eating coffee beans."

"Pokémon from those regions have extremely strong resistance to moves like Hypnosis and Yawn, which can be considered a unique breeding characteristic in addition to their regional forms."

"I also need to ensure I get enough sleep for my research. I drink coffee to keep my mind alert, not to avoid sleeping."

Vladari sighed, "Where is Alain? I need to talk to him."

Blatano was taken aback: "I thought you already knew. Alan and X are at the research institute. I think they were fighting before I left."

Vladali: "They're fighting?!"

"They're rivals, aren't they? Alain and Manon usually travel together, while X and he rarely get together. Now that they've finally gotten together, they're bound to fight."

Blatano didn't care: "It's good to let them fight. Alain is always thinking about becoming the strongest in the world with Charizard. The existence of Manon and X can help him keep his feet on the ground."

Vladali chuckled coldly: "It seems it's time to stop sponsoring the institute and make you self-sufficient."

Bratano: ?

"No way, isn't that so heartless?"

"What's the point of showing any consideration? Can you honestly say you weren't involved or egged on in this?!"

Fradali placed the coffee heavily in front of Bratano.

"I need to take those two kids out for a while. If they fight, it will be a bit late by the time they need to get treatment."

This is a rare opportunity. If "God" is only staying in Guxiang Town for a short time, he would be really at a loss if he rushed there and couldn't find him.

Even in ordinary families with a trainer who goes on a trip, the parents can only find out where the trainer is when the child contacts them. This is even more true for gods.

They're in Guxiang Town now, but they might turn around and go somewhere else.

And AZ

Vladaliton felt a headache coming on. If his ancestor's brother hadn't been hiding so well, he would have arranged for someone to drag him out and take him away.

As a descendant of royalty, and a royal descendant affected by a curse, Vladali still wanted to see with his own eyes what it looked like when Az knelt before God.

I didn't mean anything by it; I just wanted to vent my anger towards my ancestors and elders.

He stole the manufacturing method and key to the ultimate weapon from AZ, and the fact that he didn't even have a real battle with them is already a sign of respect for his ancestors.

Unfortunately, AZ has been even better at hiding ever since, and Vladali regrets his reckless behavior.

With my guidance, these two children, X and Alan, will definitely become the strong ones of the next era, and will be able to take over the mission on my shoulders and protect the Carlos region!

(End of this chapter)