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"You truly know of His existence."
Uxie's eyes, brimming with wisdom, were calm and profound as he gazed at Mammon.
This human… is very different.
He had received blessings from nature, and most importantly, Uxie sensed many, many auras on Mammon.
Giratina?
Cynthia and Caitlin pondered this name, but they had never heard of it.
Mammon was indeed very special.
Cynthia's clear, beautiful eyes swept over Mammon. How could he not be special? Uxie's attitude towards Mammon was so unique.
He even spoke a bunch of seemingly contradictory words, all directed at Mammon.
"Yes, so what? Giratina's targets will only be Arceus and the Spatial-Temporal Duo. That's none of my business."
Mammon replied casually; he found Uxie a bit amusing.
Undoubtedly, Uxie was referring to the possibility of Giratina appearing soon, but what did that have to do with Mammon?
Giratina wanting to defy and challenge Arceus was something explicitly stated in the plot.
And Giratina's existence in the world of Pokémon was indeed exceptionally mysterious because it was sent to the Distortion World by Arceus from the very beginning.
Regarding Giratina's existence, it was actually only recorded in the Plate inscriptions.
Zap Plate: A raging avatar that can unleash furious lightning.
Steel Plate: The one who fills the back of the world, capable of changing the form of living beings.
Fist Plate: When the back of the world falls into chaos, spatial-temporal rifts will appear.
Spooky Plate: Its raging avatar was bestowed upon the back of the world.
Arceus's avatars, these are the alternative names for Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina.
Because Arceus created the three gods originally for the 'matter' of the world.
But in reality, creating the 'front' of the world only used the Spatial-Temporal Duo and the Lake Guardians, 'mind' connected to 'matter,' and thus the world took shape.
And Giratina, as 'antimatter,' was bestowed by Arceus to the back of the world.
That was a Distortion World without distinction between heaven and earth, a Distortion World where there was no flowing time, nor stable space.
Giratina stayed in this world behind the world, quietly watching the original world.
And perhaps it was precisely because of this 'unfair' treatment that Giratina wanted to rebel.
"Pokémon Legends: Arceus" has already clarified this point: Giratina, as the 'Rebellious Pokémon,' its target for 'rebellion' is precisely Arceus.
So when Platinum was sent to the Hisui era by Arceus, Giratina also took action.
He chose Volo, gave Volo a Plate, and teamed up with Volo, using Giratina's power to make Dialga and Palkia go berserk, and leveraging the power of their struggle to open a spatial-temporal rift, attempting to enter the space where Arceus resided.
Volo wanted to see Arceus, and Giratina wanted to challenge Arceus; these two were truly an unexpected pairing.
Hmm, however, after turning on each other and self-destructing, not to mention seeing Arceus, Volo and Giratina couldn't even get past Platinum.
No way, Platinum was truly too fierce!
But from this plot, it can be seen that Giratina's rebellious heart towards Arceus is actually very strong.
Even for this, when Arceus chose Platinum, he immediately sensed an opportunity and chose Volo as his human agent.
And Volo was indeed excellent, arguably the strongest in the Hisui region, second only to Platinum.
Speaking of which…
Mammon fell into contemplation. Was he not stronger than that b-grade Volo? Why didn't Giratina choose him?
Was it because Arceus in this world didn't choose humans, so Giratina didn't have any ideas?
If Giratina could choose him, Mammon would still be very happy, after all, Giratina's strength was truly top-tier.
Absolutely one of the most powerful Legendary Pokémon.
Hmm, after all, this guy could beat his 'brothers' Dialga and Palkia, and even dared to challenge Arceus.
Just based on this courage, Mammon admired Giratina, but it was only courage.
In front of Arceus, Giratina only had the fate of being spun like a top, completely lacking any true rebellious capability.
Thinking of this, Mammon looked at Cynthia with a strange gaze.
"What's wrong?" Cynthia, who was pondering what kind of Pokémon Giratina was, keenly noticed Mammon's gaze and tilted her head in confusion.
"Cynthia, do you have an ancestor named Volo?"
"…I haven't paid attention. I'll check the family tree when I have time. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Cynthia was very puzzled.
"Nothing, just suddenly thought of it." Mammon shook his head.
That's right, in fact, Volo, the antagonist in "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," is very likely Cynthia's ancestor.
The reason is simple: Volo and Cynthia look too similar, and Volo's team also highly overlaps with Cynthia's; except for one Hisuian Arcanine, all the other five are Cynthia's main Pokémon.
Coupled with their excessively similar appearances, this clearly hints at something.
And thinking about Cynthia's love for knowledge, mythology, and exploring ruins, and her family being the same, isn't that exactly like Volo?
Cynthia: "…"
"Human, if Giratina makes the two lords go berserk, it will also endanger you."
Uxie, seeing that the two had finished talking, said with his incomparably clear telepathy.
"Sorry, you've got the wrong person."
Mammon sneered. Trying to pin the blame, huh?
Helping them was no problem, but you can't just talk empty words without any benefits, right? Who taught you to ask for favors like that?
Mammon felt that the Lake Guardians were truly incompetent. Even if their strength was lacking, they had lived for so long, did they not understand human relations at all?
And you claim to be Pokémon representing 'mind'! Regigigas is even better than you…
"So…"
Uxie clasped his hands together, assuming a praying posture towards Mammon, and Mesprit and Azelf on either side of him also adopted the same posture.
"Oh, human of rich emotion~ May you be carefree for life, May the Great Lord protect you, never be troubled by emotions, and gain eternal happiness."
Accompanied by the sound of prayer, a faint red light lit up around Mesprit, and a magnetic telepathy sounded, causing the words Mammon was about to utter to retract.
"Oh, human of strong will~ May your conviction be forever firm, May the Great Lord protect you, never waver, and may courage always be with you."
Azelf's telepathy was different from his 'brother's'; his voice was decisive and clear, full of fearlessness.
"Oh, human of profound wisdom~ may your wisdom shine brightly, may the Great Lord protect you, never be anxious or hasty, and illuminate your path forward with the light of wisdom."
Uxie's clear telepathy concluded.
After chanting the prayers, the light around the Lake Guardians slowly dimmed and dissipated, their three pairs of eyes fixed on Mammon.
Mammon fell into contemplation.
The atmosphere became quiet for a moment.
"Giratina's nature is violent and crude! A Pokémon like him should not appear in this world!"
Mammon's tone was very serious.
"You truly judge people accurately!"
"I, Mammon, as the most emotionally rich, noblest-willed, and most outstandingly wise person in this world, of course cannot stand by and watch this happen!"
Mammon's voice was very loud.
He retracted his previous words about the Lake Guardians being incompetent and stingy. How were the Lake Guardians incompetent?
The Lake Guardians bestowed 'mind' upon humans; they were so generous, selfless, and beautiful. Team Galactic members truly deserved to die!
To even capture and imprison such adorable Lake Guardians, and extract their power, are Team Galactic members even human? Bah!
Even his Team Rockets wouldn't do such a thing!
Hmm, the Lake Guardians really prayed for him. Three of the 'Six Gods' from the beginning of creation personally prayed for him; even Mammon found this treatment a bit overwhelming.
It felt so good!!
Cynthia: "…"
Cynthia was a bit flustered. So Mammon liked this kind of flattery?
Caitlin: (°-°)
"Then we will trouble you, human."
Upon hearing this, Uxie's always clear voice seemed to relax a lot.
"You are indeed a wonderful human, Mammon~" Azelf's telepathy was very happy.
"Your emotions will surely go very smoothly, just as you wish."
Mesprit blinked, secretly smiling at Mammon.
As the Legendary Pokémon representing 'emotion,' Mesprit believed she had a lot of say.
"Thank you, but I have a small request, Uxie, can you help me?"
Mammon smiled brightly, truly satisfied by the Lake Guardians' intense praise.
It felt so good, truly so good.
Although these three Pokémon were a bit weak, their status was there, and they were really good at this.
"If we can help."
Uxie nodded, its two tails gently swaying. Although its tone remained calm, it was clear that it was in a good mood.
"After this is over, can you do it again?"
"?"
Uxie, representing 'wisdom,' tilted his head, a question mark appearing above his head.
What did he mean?
"I mean your prayer just now, can you do it again for me?"
Mammon smiled very innocently.
"We can, but why?"
Uxie was very puzzled; being wise, he couldn't quite guess Mammon's thoughts.
"That would be truly wonderful. The scene just now was simply too rare. I want to film it then. When my children see this in the future, they will surely be proud of me."
Mammon's tone was so sincere. There was nothing he could do; he truly loved this 'great gift' from the Lake Guardians.
It was the kind that was completely worth savoring repeatedly!
The Lake Guardians: "…"
Spear Pillar, Mt. Coronet.
This was the location of an ancient ruined temple, but this temple had long been destroyed into ruins, with pillars standing like spears.
And Charon had already brought a few Team Galactic members here.
"Hmph hmph hmph Hahahaha"
Looking at everything around him, Charon finally couldn't help but raise his arms and burst into wild laughter.
It was coming! His era was about to arrive!
As long as he summoned Dialga and Palkia here, he would become the… God of this world!!