Pokémon: Pikachu Bonds

"The Lightbringer and the Darkbringer?"

"Does that mean the battle from now on will become a contest between light and darkness?" Xiaozhi asked curiously.

"That's right~ Because of the participation of the Light Messenger and the Dark Messenger, an unprecedented war broke out between me and Dark Arceus."

"The Light Messenger and the Dark Messenger continuously released energy, causing the entire Pokémon world to be half covered in darkness and half covered in light, just like a yin-yang diagram. This battle lasted for seven days and seven nights, and both sides were exhausted."

"In the end, in order to maintain peace in the Pokémon world, the Light Messenger and his Light Beasts killed the Dark Messenger at the cost of their lives and cleared half of the negative energy in Dark Arceus' body."

"Before his death, the Messenger of Light gave me the Light Stone, hoping that I could use it to seal Dark Arceus in the Sunny Land, the Flame Mountains."

"I lived up to expectations and used the power of the Light Stone to seal Dark Arceus in the Flame Mountain Range. This seal lasted for 5000 years, but over the years the seal has become increasingly weaker, and Dark Arceus has been attacking the seal more and more frequently, especially this time when it almost broke out of the seal."

"Fortunately, I discovered it in time and reinforced the seal, but the reinforced seal can only last for three years at most. After three years, the seal will lose its effect. After all, the power of light left by the previous messenger of light has been exhausted." Arceus sighed.

"So we can only find the Messenger of Light to strengthen the seal?" Xiaozhi asked.

"No~ Sealing Dark Arceus is only a temporary solution. The best way is to let the Messenger of Light use the power of light to purify the core in Dark Arceus' body."

"The prerequisite for purifying the core is... to remove all the negative energy in Arceus' body. Unfortunately, the previous messenger of light did not fully master the power of light, so even if he paid the price of his life, he could only remove half of the negative energy in his body."

"But what this world is not short of is negative energy, so after 5000 years of absorbing darkness Arceus may have returned to his peak, or even become stronger than his peak."

"The only way is to completely destroy Arceus. Otherwise, in a few hundred years, even I might not be his match."

"And the only way to destroy Dark Arceus is to let the Messenger of Light fully master the power of light. Only the complete power of light can completely destroy Dark Arceus."

"And the purpose of my visit to you this time is to confirm whether you are the messenger of light." Arceus said shockingly.

"Confirm if I am the Light Messenger? You mean I am the Light Messenger?" Xiaozhi asked puzzledly.

"I'm not sure, but based on my guess, there's an 80% chance that you're the legendary Light Messenger. The specific test requires the Light Stone," Arceus explained.

"Light Stone?" Xiaozhi looked confused.

"That's it... This is the stone left behind by the Light Messenger. As long as you touch it with your hand, you can verify whether you are the Light Messenger." Arceus placed a pure white gem in front of Xiaozhi.

"Is it all right if I just touch it with my hand?" Xiaozhi stretched out his finger and gently touched the Light Stone.

The moment Xiaozhi's finger touched the Light Stone, the Light Stone emitted a dazzling light that enveloped Xiaozhi, and at the same time a large amount of information entered Xiaozhi's mind...

My guess turned out to be correct... Xiaozhi is indeed the messenger of light." Arceus said excitedly.

"Pika~" Pikachu looked at Xiaozhi who was wrapped in light with some concern.

"Don't worry, Pikachu. Ash will be fine." Arceus comforted softly.

"Pica~"

Half an hour later...the dazzling light gradually dissipated, and the Light Stone turned into a blue glove that was put on Xiaozhi's right hand, and a stone similar to an evolution key was embedded in the middle of the glove.

"The Light Stone has finally been unsealed..." Arceus smiled.

"This is the self-disguise of the Light Stone. It is also one of its functions. It has the ability to allow Pokémon to mega evolve."

"With the Light Stone, there is no need to look for the Mega Evolution Stone. As long as you silently think in your mind that you need to mega evolve Pokémon, the Light Stone will automatically split into the corresponding Mega Evolution Stone, and can even perform bond evolution." It took Xiaozhi half an hour to finally digest the information in his mind, and he also understood some of the functions of the Light Stone.

Another point is... The Lightbringer needs to find a partner, that is, a Lightbeast, and Pikachu is very suitable for this. However, in order to become a Lightbeast, he must be recognized by the Lightstone. Xiaozhi does not know how to make Pikachu recognized by the Lightstone...

"Xiaozhi, can you use the power of light now?" Arceus asked anxiously.

"The power of light has been activated successfully, but I cannot fully control it. There are two ways to fully control the power of light."

"Method one: cultivate it slowly. As time goes by, the power of light will become stronger and stronger."

"Method 2: If a certain condition is triggered, you can directly and perfectly control the power of light, but the triggering condition is not recorded, so the only method that can be used now is to cultivate it slowly."

Xiaozhi spread out his right palm and there was a ball of light in the palm. The ball of light looked very fragile and it felt like it would dissipate at any time...

"This is indeed the power of light, but I feel like it can be blown out with just a breath." Arceus said helplessly.

"Well~ the power of light now is like a newborn baby. It needs to be slowly nurtured into shape before its power can be controlled." Xiaozhi replied.

"There are still three years before Dark Arceus breaks the seal. During this time, you must find a way to cultivate the power of light and control it skillfully. Whether you can prevent the disaster in three years depends on you." Arceus warned.

"Don't worry~ I will work hard to train you." Xiaozhi nodded.

"One more thing... Ash, you need to be careful about people that are disliked by Pokémon in your future travels," Arceus warned.

"People who are hated by Pokémon?" Xiaozhi asked puzzledly.

"That's right~ Xiaozhi, if you encounter a trainer who is spurned by Pokémon in your future travels, don't think that person is the Dark Messenger."

"Because the dark power of the Dark Messenger is simply a collection of negative energies, and Pokémon hate that energy very much. As long as Pokémon sense that negative energy, they will subconsciously keep their distance from it, and may even attack it desperately."