Upon seeing the ssage, both Cain and Drake’s expressions turned serious.
If it weren’t sothing of utmost importance, Juan would never have used a special device to send a ssage across space—much less summon two of the Elite Four at the sa ti.
"Master, we must return imdiately," Cain said gravely.
Drake nodded, recalled the Pokémon that were playing nearby, and after hesitating for a mont, sought out the leader of the Salance—the old partner who had been with him for years.
After discussing it, the Salance leader agreed to depart alongside Drake, leaving the tribe and the rest of the affairs of the space in order.
The leader of the Salance would join the expedition!
A pseudo-legendary Pokémon at level 89... its power spoke for itself. With it, even a regional Champion would think twice before engaging.
"Cain, let’s go!" Drake called out, already mounted on his alpha Salance.
"Yes!" Cain replied firmly.
But just as he was about to recall his Shelgon—who still had its eyes closed in the midst of absorbing—the Pokémon’s body began to emit intense beams of white light, bursting through the cracks in its shell.
Both Cain and Drake, as experienced trainers, imdiately understood what that ant. Their eyes lit up in surprise.
After ten days of waiting with no result, Shelgon had chosen this critical mont to evolve!
And from the brilliance of its light, it was clear this would be a major transformation—one that might take so ti.
"Master, go ahead first. I’ll catch up once Shelgon’s evolution is complete," Cain said seriously.
Drake hesitated, but seeing that the evolution had only just begun—and aware of the urgency of the League’s call—he couldn’t suppress his anxiety.
"Alright. I’ll go first. Once it’s done, soone will guide you to the exit."
"Understood," Cain nodded, conveying confidence through his gaze.
Drake patted Salance’s neck. The dragon let out a thunderous roar, beating its wings and summoning a fierce wind. In an instant, it soared into the sky with its rider, vanishing toward the horizon.
Cain watched him depart, his face solemn, before turning his attention back to Shelgon.
The Pokémon, eyes still closed, was focused on digesting the "dragon’s blood." In Cain’s eyes, its potential fluctuated constantly—Purple, Deep Purple, then back to Purple again...
Cain flipped his palm, materializing three objects:
Two Sky Plate fragnts, and a ga Stone obtained from the Dragon’s Tomb.
He placed the ga Stone next to Shelgon. The Pokémon slowly opened its eyes, gazing at it curiously. Deep within, it sensed a mysterious connection, as though that stone could grant it imnse power, though the feeling was still faint.
"Just as I suspected!" Cain thought with a spark of excitent. "That ga Stone belongs to Salance. Its evolution will be even more promising!"
He gently patted Shelgon’s smooth back and reassured it: "Don’t worry. Focus on evolving."
Then he retrieved from his storage a quality-enhancing potion, one he had painstakingly refined through countless trials.
He had improved it multiple tis using data from the system, hoping it would help Shelgon fully unleash its potential.
There was no other way—Cain knew that for Shelgon to beco a Salance of a higher caliber, he needed this potion’s support.
He poured the potion into Shelgon’s mouth. The Pokémon drank it and redoubled its focus on evolving.
anwhile, Cain examined the two Sky Plate fragnts. One was slightly larger than the other, though their system analysis showed identical readings. If their sizes differed, their effects likely did too.
"If Shelgon evolves into Salance, then reaches ga Evolution, and also bears this Plate... it will surely beco one of the kings of the sky!" he thought with anticipation.
When he brought the two fragnts together, sothing unexpected happened: they began to attract one another, fitting together perfectly. After a blue flash, they fused into a larger fragnt.
"Definitely the Sky Plate. What luck!" Cain murmured with satisfaction.
He placed the fused piece onto Shelgon’s shell, hoping it would further amplify its affinity with Flying-type energy once it evolved.
The white radiance grew even more intense, enveloping the Pokémon entirely.
It was the longest evolution Cain had ever witnessed. The process was slow because Shelgon’s draconic blood was being transford at a deep, fundantal level. Drake had known this might happen—that was why he had departed first.
Sitting on the ground, Cain began to ponder: what kind of urgency had led Juan to send such a ssage?
The Hunter Guild’s invasion had already been contained; they were surely under strict surveillance.
That left only one possibility.
"Could it be... that the remnants of Team Magma and Team Aqua have been found? Or perhaps they’ve revealed themselves to the League?"
If that were the case... it ant Groudon and Kyogre were on the verge of awakening.
And if both ancient gods resurfaced at the sa ti, their inevitable clash would bring about a true catastrophe.
Only sothing of that magnitude could justify such haste.
While Cain was deep in thought, the light surrounding Shelgon grew even stronger. Through the blinding glow, he could see its body beginning to change...
(End of Chapter)
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