Inside Nimbasa City, Draconis stood in the courtyard, looking up at Reshiram's gradually departing figure.
Kyurem stood behind him, silently looking up with Draconis.
An ancient, terrifying aura emanated from it, its golden eyes devoid of any emotion, making it impossible to guess its thoughts.
Recalling the thought Kyurem had conveyed to him telepathically a short while ago, Draconis asked:
"Kyurem, do you intend to engage Reshiram and Zekrom in a fair fight, and then reclaim the power within them?"
As a transmigrator, Draconis knew that Kyurem inherently suppressed Reshiram and Zekrom.
Just like the relationship between the three legendary Pokémon in the Hoenn region, Rayquaza, the god of the sky, naturally countered Groudon, the god of the land, and Kyogre, the god of the sea.
If Reshiram and Zekrom were Unova's Groudon and Kyogre, then Kyurem was Unova's Rayquaza.
With its power, it could have chosen to devour Reshiram the moment they met, transforming into White Kyurem.
Hearing Draconis's words, Kyurem gently nodded its massive head. Its voice was as cold and heavy as the oldest ice in the world.
"This is my aspiration."
Draconis smiled. This indeed matched Kyurem's personality.
Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, strong and honorable, it preferred to fight opponents fairly, despising those who resorted to deception and petty tricks... "I understand." Draconis said softly, "In that case, we will fight them fair and square!"
Kyurem nodded slightly, then slowly spoke:
"We were split into three due to differing human ideals, and each has chosen its own spokesperson. This war is not merely a war between you humans, but also a conflict of our ideals."
"If forcibly devoured, the ideals of Reshiram and Zekrom would still persist, likely leading to strong resistance from their wills. In that case, even if I reclaim their power, it would eventually split again."
"Only by defeating them in a battle of ideals will their power willingly merge with me, returning to unity."
"So, that's why you've stayed in Giant Chasm all this time and haven't actively come out to devour Reshiram and Zekrom?" Draconis's mind stirred, and he immediately asked.
Kyurem nodded its massive head, acknowledging the fact.
Compared to the Hoenn Trio, who fought purely for natural energy, the Unova Trio could be said to be more idealistic.
The conflict of truth and ideals, the so-called battle of ideals.
And Kyurem, as the husk, could originally contain both.
The First Prince's ideal was to build a powerful nation centered on humans, by exploiting and enslaving Pokémon.
The Second Prince's ideal was centered on Pokémon, attempting to liberate them and prevent humans from exploiting them.
But both approaches were a bit too extreme.
Why couldn't humans and Pokémon coexist peacefully, live together, and develop collaboratively, leveraging each other's strengths?
Draconis silently sighed.
Just then, Kyurem suddenly spoke again.
"Only then can there be balance, and our original form will reappear in the world."
Kyurem's ancient and vicissitudes voice resonated in Draconis's mind.
It looked at Draconis before it, meeting his gaze.
After this period of interaction, Kyurem had fully recognized Draconis.
He now possessed the qualification to know this secret.
However, upon hearing these words, Draconis's pupils constricted, and he froze on the spot.
After a long while, he asked, somewhat incredulously, "Are you saying... the three of you can still unite as one?"
Kyurem nodded slightly, its expression majestic and solemn.
"That is our true power."
The true power of the Unova Three Dragons... Could it be the strongest dragon that only exists in legends, the original Dragon of the Way!
From Kyurem's words, it might still be able to regain that form?
No, upon closer thought, it truly is possible!
Kyurem is the husk that contains all things; both Reshiram and Zekrom can be encompassed by it.
And his ideal is the great fusion of humans and Pokémon, developing together by leveraging each other's strengths.
This includes both The First Prince's "ideals" and The Second Prince's "truth," conflicting with neither side.
More importantly, this is the correct path for human and Pokémon development, and also the future personally approved by the Creator God Arceus!
Draconis's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement. If Kyurem could reclaim all its power, uniting as one, then in this world, probably no one would be their opponent... But soon, Draconis calmed down.
According to Kyurem, this war was not just a conflict between the three princes, but also a war between the soldiers, Commoners, and Pokémon who followed their respective ideals.
To convey one's belief to the other, one must thoroughly defeat them from beginning to end!
Thinking of this, Draconis's resolve grew even stronger.
However, before that day arrived, they still needed to develop steadily.
In the 149th year of the kingdom calendar, autumn unknowingly arrived in this land.
For Nimbasa City, thanks to the diligent labor of everyone and the Pokémon, this year brought a great harvest.
In the outskirts of Nimbasa City, as far as the eye could see, the farmlands were a golden expanse. The golden wheat ears bent heavily, full of grains, with hardly a single empty ear.
In the Berry fields, sweet and juicy Sitrus Berries hung ripe from the branches.
The farmers were beaming with joy as they moved through the fields, swinging their sickles to harvest the crops.
A portion of the ripe crops was kept for seeds, while another portion was sent to the mill to be made into flour and rice, and then sent to stores to be made into various breads and desserts sold to the residents of the territory.
The entire Nimbasa City was enveloped in the joy of the harvest.
Over the past two months, thanks to the birth of the Papermaking Technique and the sale of various monster crops, Nimbasa City's commerce flourished. As the lord, Draconis also gained a large amount of wealth from it.
A portion of this was invested in the army, a portion in urban construction, and another portion was used to build a castle.
After nearly a year, with the combined efforts of numerous workers and the Pokémon from the Home of the Machoke, a magnificent castle rose from the ground.
The castle was vast, with complete and complex internal facilities: a throne room, reception halls, banquet halls, kitchens, food storage warehouses and cellars, areas for soldiers, living quarters for the lord, and resting areas for the maids, all readily available.
The castle had five floors, with Draconis's bedroom on the top floor. The space here was immense, with a thick carpet bearing the royal insignia laid on the floor—a carpet woven by the territory's textile workers using Mareep wool.
The bedroom connected to a terrace, from which one could overlook the entire Nimbasa City, from inside to out, unobstructed.
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