Nightmare? I'll just start burning!

Chapter 79 Nightmare? I'll just start burning! (4k)

Four Heavenly Kings.

Two of the region's top combatants have arrived at once.

Sachi wasn't sure if her Darkrai could handle the two of them, but she knew that the situation wasn't as she had initially imagined—that she could easily crush them and then casually take the investigators back.

"I've observed that people all over Sandstone Town have fainted, seemingly having terrifying nightmares," Bigleaf said, his expression turning serious. "Darkrai, I didn't expect it to actually be that Pokémon."

"It took us some time to move some of the residents of Masago Town who had fallen unconscious in dangerous areas to a safe location."

That's why I'm a little late.

Ah Liu explained to Ze Shu.

"Ze Shu, let's go first!" he said, his shy face turning focused. "It's our duty to deal with such a large-scale dangerous incident."

Ze Shu nodded: "Mm."

That's what he thought too, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to bring these two Heavenly Kings along. He wouldn't be so presumptuous as to try and take down Darkrai himself.

While it's possible, it's highly likely they'll end up with a nightmare.

On the scene, both Heavenly Kings displayed their due power and prestige.

A-Liu commanded the Peak Queen, and the Peak Queen commanded the swarm of bees, which then overwhelmed Nadarklai.

Not to be outdone, Infernape on the side swung its fiery fists with ferocious power in close combat.

Darkrai channeled its Dark-type energy, but struggled to withstand their attacks. After all, both Arugi's Bug-type and Infernape's Fighting-type were effective against Darkrai.

Time passed slowly.

Things are spiraling further and further into the direction that Sachi doesn't want to face.

When Darkrai was entangled by the Queen Bee's "attack command," it unconsciously let out a series of painful groans.

Sachi's face grew increasingly grim.

If it were any other Sinnoh Elite Four member, such as the Psychic Elite Four member Gossip, she believed her Darkrai would easily defeat him. But why these two Elite Four members? It was as if her opponent knew she had Darkrai.

They specifically arranged for Daye and Aliu to come.

But Sachi knew perfectly well—it couldn't be like that!

Only a handful of people knew that she possessed Darkrai!

But why is it like this?

Sachi didn't understand.

But that doesn't stop her from going all in.

"Don't think you can control me!" Sachi suddenly shouted. "Darkrai, you've given Sandsoil Town a nightmare for so long, your accumulated power is considerable!"

"You refused to capture what's in that lake, but now, in this crucial moment, don't even think about holding back! Use your nightmare abilities!"

"Takoichi—"

Darkrai had used up all its energy in this battle, against two Elite Four members who were at full power and had a natural advantage over it. It wasn't one of those legendary Pokémon; it was merely a mythical beast that represented nightmares.

But it really is time for it to fight back desperately.

Darkrai's deep blue eyes turned slightly red as it barely dodged Infernape's punches and quickly created distance.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a sharp beam of frozen light also struck in his direction, hitting him precisely at the point where his body stopped!

boom!

This caused some ice to form on its surface.

This also gave Infernape and Bee Queen another chance to attack.

Big Leaf loudly praised, "Well done, Ze Shu! Infernape, let's do it again, close combat!"

Facing the Infernape, whose entire body was engulfed in flames and whose punches were fiercely delivered.

Darkrai knew that if he were to be hit by Infernape's attack again now, he wouldn't have the strength to get up again.

It's time to burn our bridges!

"Takk-i-i!!"

Thus, Darkrai's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and facing Infernape's fierce punch, it used all its remaining energy to suddenly create a black hole centered on itself.

Dark Hole!

Darkrai's signature move can completely drag a person into a nightmare.

Under the shadow of this dark hole, Infernape was the first to be affected. Its movements grew increasingly sluggish as it wielded its melee weapons, until finally it collapsed to the ground.

"You, you, you—no!" Accompanied by Sachi's terrified scream, the dark hole suddenly expanded to its maximum size.

In an instant, caught off guard, everyone, including Sachi and Ze Shu, was drawn into the dark cave and collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, in this sand forest, only Darkrai was slightly out of breath.

But soon, Darkrai, panting slightly and barely able to keep up, almost collapsed to the ground.

But with its last ounce of will, it barely opened its azure eyes and unleashed its Dream Eater technique, attempting to enter the nightmares of everyone present in order to nourish its own strength.

"Buee~"

Ibu's slightly ethereal voice floated into Ze Shu's ears.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a somewhat dark forest, surrounded by lush, leafy trees.

This area is so blocked that only a few rays of sunlight can get in.

Ze Shu knew: This was the Shuo Shu Forest.

He also knew it was in a nightmare, Darkrai's nightmare.

Looking down at his palm, Ze Shu noticed that his hand had become smaller and softer. Interestingly, a white whistle—a white glass whistle—had appeared in his palm.

The whistle was slightly damp, as if it had just been blown.

"this"

"Bu-i~" A timid voice weakly rang out.

Zeshu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a thin, brownish little beast timidly peeking out from under a clump of grass. It looked at the food in his hand, an orange fruit that could be found anywhere, with both fear and longing. Zeshu had even taken a bite out of it.

"This is Eevee, when I first met it."

Thinking to himself, Ze Shu paused for a moment, and seeing the little Eevee in front of him again made him look somewhat dazed.

"Bu, bu-ee—"

"Eat."

Squatting down, Ze Shu gently tossed the orange berries in his hand to Eevee.

Seeing the fruit thrown at him, Ibu let out a happy whimper.

Then, it glanced at Ze Shu with a hint of fear. Seeing that he didn't move, it relaxed and began to eat heartily, its tail, which was stuck together with mud and whose brown color was barely visible, without any regard for its image.

As it indulged in its food, Eevee's body, which had been hidden behind the grass, was revealed to Zeju—a thin, bony creature with a slightly sunken chest, slightly curled and dry fur, and its heart-shaped tail was also shriveled.

Obvious malnutrition and thinness.

This is what Eevee looked like when Zeju first met it—born without a mother, it had been wandering the Forest of Light for many days.

So—what about nightmares?

Isn't this Darkrai's nightmare?

In this situation, Ze Shu felt a little emotional but didn't have too much of a nightmare feeling, after all, he had taken good care of Ibu.

There weren't many orange berries, and Eevee quickly finished them.

"Come with me," Ze Shu said to Ibu.

Ibrahimovic hesitated: "Ie? Ie—"

But Ze Shu suddenly grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.

It was very light, as if it were nothing.

Ze Shu smiled, letting Eevee struggle weakly: "It's okay, from now on you'll be chubby and healthy, and become my Pokémon, right?"

Finally, Ibuki gave up in frustration: "Eee~!"

"I don't know what this nightmare is about—hmm?"

Suddenly, just as Eevee was about to agree to become Zeki's Pokémon, a ferocious wolfhound suddenly emerged from the bushes on one side, baring its terrifying fangs, and bit down on Eevee in Zeki's hand.

"Woof!!"

It seems that this bite could split Eevee in two.

But then it swelled up!

In a moment of urgency, Ze Shu's eyes suddenly flashed with fire. He simply turned around to protect Eevee and kicked it with the momentum!

Its paws were firmly planted on the side of the large wolfhound. As the fog lifted, accompanied by a wolf's howl, the large wolfhound transformed into a shower of blood.

Ze Shu: "..—"

Are the special effects really that exaggerated?

So, looking at the little Eevee trembling in his hand, Ze Shu cried out, "Eevee~!"

Does Darkrai want Ibrahimovic to die in front of him?

and...

He felt no heat whatsoever when he experienced the power that had just awakened him—"madness."

Could it be—

This means that in this so-called 'nightmare,' his use of his abilities had absolutely no side effects? And—

As Ze Shu's body became increasingly hot, even though he had reached the limit of his original ability, this power could still rise infinitely.

Ze Shu's eyes gradually cleared: "Isn't this just activating invincibility?"

That night, the masquerade base was ablaze with flames.

Even though countless children wearing pale masks cried out for help to put out the fire, and even though messenger birds and little boars summoned a blizzard to engulf everything, they still couldn't stop the fire from burning ever more fiercely.

Sitting on the high platform.

"Bu-i—."

Eevee was soaking wet, its puzzled eyes reflecting the sea of ​​fire as it let Ze Shu gently wipe its thin body.

Time seemed to be fast-forwarded.

The Tree of the Beginning of the World.

This place is said to be the origin of all Pokémon in the world, and the birthplace of Mew.

At that moment, the three legendary giants guarding the "Tree of the Beginning of the World," engulfed in golden flames, collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Soon after, golden flames began to rise from the base of the primordial tree, which had crystallized into the world, and they soared upwards.

Gradually, the entire "Tree of the Beginning" transformed into a burning tree species, which gradually permeated the entire Pokémon world, turning the whole world into an ocean of flames.

Wherever the flames reach, Pokémon and humans melt and evaporate upon contact, the pain lasting only a second.

Soon, there was no life left in the entire world.

All that remained were ruins engulfed in flames and ashes left after all the objects had burned.

At least, this was what Darkrai saw when it used "Dream Eater" to enter the nightmare world it had just created using "Dark Hole".

This caused its usually calm and collected eyes to widen instantly: "Ta-ta ...

In this world, there are absolutely no humans. How can it absorb the "nightmare" energy?

It was supposed to be a 'nightmare,' a 'hunter' in nightmares. But now, all its 'prey' have been burned to death. How will it replenish its strength and energy?

Moreover, in this world filled with fire, every step it took caused it to feel a scorching heat throughout its body—a pain it had never experienced since Darkrai's birth. But now, with each step, the pain intensified.

It's as if the "nightmare" it deliberately created for its opponent has now turned into a dream targeting itself.

Darkrai wanted to withdraw voluntarily, but it couldn't find a way because its energy was exhausted. So it could only endure the pain and head towards the only remaining aura in the world.

As long as there are still people, it can transform into a nightmare, feeding on the fear of its victims.

This is at least its only chance to get out.

And when he finally arrived in Clay, enduring excruciating pain that felt like burning his bones and searing his heart, after traversing several regions alone and witnessing countless repetitive scenes of ashes, he finally found himself before the only person still existing in this world.

It is on the verge of collapse.

The only thing that sustains its actions is that power of nightmares.

but-.

"You've finally arrived?" A slightly teasing voice rang out from the 'throne' above, seemingly unsurprised by Darkrai's arrival. "Shall we go through the formalities and sit down first? Or should we skip the formalities and just unravel this dream together?"

It looked up.

Then it saw Zeki smiling, sitting on the Flameless Throne, extending an invitation to it. Darkrai remembered—this was the trainer who had commanded the Ice Beam to attack it before it activated Dark Hole.

On the left and right armrests of the throne sat two Pokémon, which he casually rubbed.

One of them is Ibrahimovic, who's as fat as a ball.

The other one is a snowman that's so fat it's like a pile of cones.

True sand forest.

"Ughhhhhh!"

"It's so hot, so hot, so hot!"

"I'm going to be burned alive!"

Screams rose and fell as Big Leaf, A-Liu, Sachi, and Infernape opened their eyes in terror, looking around with trepidation. Their bodies thrashed and struggled on the ground like ants on a hot pan, as if they couldn't escape.

It took them a long time to realize that it was Darkrai's "nightmare".

"This nightmare—it feels so real—" Da Ye exhaled heavily, "I feel like the whole world is going to be burned down!"

"Yes, yes, yes—." Ah Liu was also panting heavily.

Needless to say, Sachi stared blankly at the sky, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, as if the nightmare she was experiencing was even more intense than that of Da Ye A Liu.

The atmosphere on the other side, however, was completely different from the "enthusiastic" atmosphere here.

"Eevee—." Glaceon opened its eyes in confusion, looking at its slender body with lingering fear. "Eevee,

"Bueee!!"

In the "Nightmare," it was fed so much by Ze Shu that it became as fat as a ball!

Ice Eevee felt a chill run down its spine.

Is this what it fears most?

No, Eevee knows that what it fears most is being separated from Zeki—so why is it "getting fat like a ball"?

But soon, Glaceon proudly concluded, "Eevee!"

That must be because even a nightmare cannot separate it from Ze Shu!

When it was little, Ze Shu protected it; now, it protects Ze Shu! Neither will ever be separated!

Beside her, the Snow Fairy patted her chest as if she had just felt a bit of fear: "Mi-Mi-Hu was also fed by Ze Shu and became as fat as a pile of cones!"

Those pointed mounds that almost burst open the straw hats!

When Ze Shu slowly opened his eyes and dimmed the fire in them, he found two adorable little ones beside him with their lips tightly pursed and their eyes filled with determination.

"What are you doing?"

Glaceon, looking completely serious, exclaimed, "Eee!"

From now on, it won't eat any more snacks!

The snow fairy standing beside her also looked on with agreement and lingering fear: "Mimi! Oomi!"

That's it, that's it!

It doesn't eat snacks anymore either.

Let the Six-Tails eat them all!

Ze Shu:

He simply couldn't bear to see his Eevee so thin, so he fed it a little too much, which actually brought them a nightmare-like experience.