"Woo~"
Vulpix was small. Now, being held and stroked by Draconis, it comfortably narrowed its eyes and purred.
This was the first time it had been treated this way by a human; it felt so comfortable! Vulpix thought.
On the way here, they had already heard from Cobalion and the others.
Draconis was a very special human; not only would he not harm Pokémon, but he would also be even kinder to them.
At first, Vulpix was a bit skeptical, but now, it fully believed what Cobalion and the others had said.
Seeing this, the surrounding Pokémon like Oshawott, Pansage, and Gothita also gathered around, chasing and playing with Draconis.
Looking at the innocent and lively Pokémon before him, Draconis took a deep breath, his mind already made up.
He reached out and stroked Vulpix's fluffy little head, then stood up.
Vulpix immediately looked up: "Woo?"
Draconis said, "I still have some things to do. You all rest here, Alfred will take good care of you."
"Woo..."
Vulpix nodded gently, chirping, indicating that it would stay here with everyone and wait for Draconis to return.
Draconis smiled slightly, then turned and left the ecological park. He recalled Kyurem into its Poké Ball, then summoned Alfred and said to him:
"Alfred, I need to go see my father, the Old King. All the work in the territory will temporarily be entrusted to you."
"Your... Your Highness?" Alfred was a little surprised.
"I have some things I want to say to my father, the Old King," Draconis said.
Alfred was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes, Your Highness. Please go with peace of mind. Leave everything here to me."
Draconis nodded. He mounted Dragonite and flew towards Eindoak.
With Dragonite flying at full speed, they soon arrived at Great Earth Sword Castle.
This time, Draconis did not ask Victini to use Teleport to secretly transfer him into the castle. Instead, he landed openly below the castle.
The guards at the entrance saw the person riding a Pokémon descending from the sky and immediately became nervous. They gripped their weapons and said:
"Wh-who goes there? This is a vital area of the Royal City. Unauthorized personnel are forbidden!"
Draconis dismounted from Dragonite, his gaze sweeping over the few people.
The next second, the guards' faces showed expressions of shock.
"Prince Draconis!"
"It's Prince Draconis!"
But soon, they came back to their senses.
"Prince Draconis, First Prince Lando has ordered that the Royal City is currently locked down, and no one is allowed to enter!"
Hearing this, Draconis's gaze swept over everyone, and he slowly said:
"I know you are following orders. I don't want to harm any of you. Please step aside."
"Your Highness, we cannot obey!" the guard said, bracing himself.
They followed First Prince Lando. As knights, they must obey their lord's orders at all times!
With a clang, the guard in front drew the sword from his waist.
"Hmm..." Draconis sighed helplessly.
Dragonite let out a Roar, and a Dragon's Might, almost corporeal, swept out.
With a sweep of its Dragon Tail, all the guards in front were pushed back.
Draconis, with Dragonite, bypassed the crowd and ascended the steps to the King's bedchamber.
"Draconis?!"
Seeing Draconis, the Old King's face showed a surprised expression.
"Was that you just now?"
He had heard some commotion downstairs, as if someone had broken in. The Old King hadn't expected it to be Draconis...
Draconis nodded, saying, "Father, the war has begun."
The Old King paused slightly, then smiled bitterly, "I already know."
Alas, his two sons...
However, the Old King thought of Draconis's actions today. He looked up and said:
"It seems you are also prepared."
"I'm sorry, Father, I cannot follow the path you arranged for me before," Draconis said.
Hearing this, the Old King paused slightly.
"You are..."
Draconis said in a deep voice, "When war breaks out, the only ones truly affected and harmed will be the Commoners and Pokémon living on this land."
"Almost every day, people and Pokémon lose their lives and homes because of it. It has been three days since the first battle between my elder brother and second brother, and these three days have brought countless losses to Pokémon and humans."
"If this continues, by the time the war ends, the entire kingdom will likely be severely damaged."
In the anime, the war between the two princes directly shattered the dragon Vein of the Unova region.
"I have the power now, but to do nothing, to watch the war break out, and then wait until the Commoners' anti-war sentiment is high to come out and stop it all, to be a savior... I cannot do it."
He would feel guilty.
Hearing these words, the Old King couldn't help but murmur, "Draconis..."
"Father, I will walk my own path." Draconis's tone was unprecedentedly calm: "If those nobles and lords unite to resist me..."
Speaking of this, Draconis paused, then firmly said, "I will only give them one chance. The second time, I will not show mercy."
"As for those Commoners and Pokémon... I think they will know who treats them well."
The Old King opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time.
"But... Zekrom and Reshiram are very powerful, and you are alone now. War is not a game. You will face the combined armies of nearly 400,000 from your elder brother and second brother," the Old King worried.
An army of such a scale would likely flatten Nimbasa City, which Draconis had painstakingly built.
"I alone can stand against a thousand armies," Draconis said.
"Are you ready?" the Old King asked.
Draconis nodded.
Hearing this, the Old King sighed, "Fine... If that's the case, then do it! I will help as much as I can. However, Father has one request: if you win in the end, I hope you can spare your elder brother and second brother."
Draconis nodded and agreed, "I will, Father. Come back to Nimbasa City with me. With you there, Victini can rest easy."
"Very well, let me see the place you built where humans and Pokémon can live together!" The Old King no longer refused this time.
Just then, a commotion of footsteps came from outside.
Immediately after, the door to the King's bedchamber was pushed open, and a group of guards, weapons in hand, surrounded them.
"Prince Draconis, please release His Majesty!" a guard said with a frown.
Draconis looked at these people and said nothing more than: "It will be over soon."
Dragonite breathed purple dragon fire, forcing the crowd back.
Draconis mounted Dragonite, taking the Old King with him, and together they left Great Earth Sword Castle, flying towards Nimbasa City.
Not long after, the two landed below the castle.
The castle guards, seeing Draconis return, immediately stepped forward: "Prince Draconis!"
But soon, they noticed the Old King beside Draconis.
Is that... His Majesty?!
Everyone was greatly surprised.
Draconis nodded to them, then led the Old King into the castle.
The Old King looked around as he walked: "This town and castle, did you really build them little by little?"
"Of course, this is the power of Pokémon. With them, whether in daily life or farming, a lot of effort can be saved."
Draconis nodded, then added, "Unlike my elder brother and second brother, this is the path I pursue: for humans and Pokémon to live together, no longer in a master-Slave relationship, but to use each other's strengths to live better lives on this land."
"Truly incredible!" Hearing this, the Old King couldn't help but exclaim with emotion.
Just then, Victini's cry came from ahead.
Victini had been watching people make small cookies in the town.
It was a bit greedy and wanted to go back to the castle to find Draconis and ask him to buy some small cookies for it to eat, but it searched for a long time and couldn't find Draconis anywhere in the castle.
Just now, hearing Draconis's voice outside, Victini immediately flew over.
But when it clearly saw the familiar figure beside Draconis, it immediately froze on the spot.
"nini...?"
Seeing his old companion, the Old King's face revealed a gentle smile.
"Victini, long time no see!"
"nini!"
Victini's eyes instantly lit up. It quickly flew forward, excitedly circling the Old King.
"From today on, Father will move to Nimbasa City and live with us," Draconis said with a smile. "This way, you don't have to worry, Victini."
"nini!" Victini seemed a little embarrassed.
Sure enough, Draconis found out~!
When it heard that war had broken out and The First Prince and The Second Prince had started fighting, it was almost worried sick.
"nini!" Draconis is the best!
"Father, I will have someone prepare your room. Before that, your son will take you around Nimbasa City!" Draconis said.
However, this suggestion was rejected by the Old King.
He waved his hand and looked at Victini: "Don't mind me, go do your work! Let Victini take me to see this place! I'll just wander around on my own."
"nini!" Victini immediately indicated that it was no problem!
Draconis didn't insist on this, he nodded and said, "Alright."
Nimbasa City was currently very safe, so he didn't need to worry about the Old King's safety.
The Old King, who had been imprisoned for a long time, walked out of the castle accompanied by Victini.
He stood in the sunlight, looked up at the boundless sky, and felt a sense of being in another world.
"nini?" Seeing the Old King stop, Victini couldn't help but look back.
"It's nothing." The Old King smiled: "Let's go, Victini."
"nini!"
The Old King changed out of his royal robes. Walking on the street, he looked like an ordinary old man.
The Old King turned his head, looking at the novel things around him.
newspapers, items produced by Pokémon sold in shops, the Trainer Association, children directing Pokémon battles, and the Pokémon living with humans in this town, almost everywhere.
Under Draconis's governance, everything here seemed so orderly, and the relationship between humans and Pokémon appeared so harmonious.
Looking at this scene, the Old King couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
This child, Draconis... has truly grown up!
*
Inside the castle, Alfred was greatly surprised by what Draconis had just said.
"What? Your Highness, you just brought His Majesty over?"
Draconis was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"
"No... The Royal City is full of First Prince Lando and Prince Lance's men. The news of His Majesty being taken by you has probably already reached those two princes, we're exposed!" Alfred was a little panicked.
You know, those two princes each command an army of 200,000, while their own soldiers number less than 2,000... Such a huge disparity means that even if First Prince Lando and Prince Lance don't use the power of their Pokémon legions, just their human armies could flatten the Nimbasa City they painstakingly built in minutes.
However, Draconis was very calm about this.
"You underestimate Kyurem's power too much," Draconis reassured his Old Butler. "Relax, Alfred. Nimbasa City was built by me with great effort. No one can destroy it. I have a plan."
Hearing this, Alfred finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His Highness was not one to exaggerate. Since His Highness said there was a guarantee, he must have a strategy to deal with the other two princes.
*
Castelia City, southern Unova region.
In a huge castle, a handsome man with deep features, thick sword-like eyebrows, and an arrogant yet domineering aura, sat on the throne, listening to his subordinate's report.
"Reporting to Your Highness! Bad news, your brother, Prince Draconis, broke into the Royal City with a Pokémon not long ago, injured the guards, and took His Majesty away right in front of our people!"
"Draconis..." Lando narrowed his eyes: "So he finally appeared?"
It seems his third brother intends to interfere in the struggle between him and Lance!
However, that would make him worthy of being Lance's brother.
If Draconis didn't oppose him, Lando felt he would be very proud.
But... "Have you found Draconis's hiding place?" Lando asked.
"Reporting to Your Highness, we found it! The Third Prince is currently in a town called Nimbasa City. According to our investigation, its total population is less than 10,000, and it's very small!" the scout reported.
Less than 10,000... Lando fell into thought.
"Your Highness, Draconis's existence is ultimately a variable. If he chooses to ally with the enemy, it might be disadvantageous to us!" an official worried.
"Don't be an alarmist here. Draconis's forces are probably less than a thousand. Your Highness's 200,000-strong army can easily flatten his town. Currently, the most important thing is Prince Lance. I hear that many Pokémon have joined his army these days!" another official said.
The officials below argued endlessly.
"Please, Your Highness, make a decision!"
"Hmm." Lando pondered for a moment, then said, "Given my third brother's current situation, he's probably not a threat. The most important thing right now is my good second brother."
"Also, give orders to the imperial generals to prepare for a multi-front war. Mistralton Territory, Nacrene Territory, Driftveil Territory... these places should belong to us!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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