Into the Collision
The chamber of the
Aeralis Ruins
was collapsing into chaos.
Light and darkness clashed violently.
At the center—
The growing entity within the seal throbbed with unstable power.
Without hesitation—
Elior stepped forward.
"…I'm ending this."
From behind—
Dr. Vael shouted:
"If you interfere now—!"
"The resonance will pull you in!"
But Elior didn't stop.
He ran straight into the clash—
Between
Lunashade Abyss Form
and
Shiny Lunashade
The moment he entered—
Everything changed.
The sound vanished.
The light faded.
The world…
Paused.
Elior opened his eyes.
He was no longer in the ruins.
Instead—
A vast empty space stretched infinitely.
Half darkness.
Half light.
"…Where am I…?"
Footsteps echoed behind him.
Elior turned—
And froze.
Umbrael
But… different.
Younger.
The space flickered—
Fragments appeared around them.
Like broken glass—
Scenes forming and disappearing.
A small village.
Burning.
A young Umbrael—
Alone.
Surrounded by chaos.
Memory Voice
"This was your fate."
A distant voice echoed.
Cold.
Unforgiving.
Elior Watches
"…This is…"
Umbrael didn't look at him.
He just watched the memory.
Silently.
Loss
Another fragment—
Umbrael reaching out—
But no one answered.
Darkness swallowed everything.
A new scene formed—
Umbrael standing before a shadowy figure.
A Lunashade—
Different.
Stronger.
Shiny Lunashade
The Choice He Made
"Accept it."
The voice echoed again.
"Or be consumed by it."
Young Umbrael clenched his fist.
Then—
He stepped forward.
Acceptance
Darkness wrapped around him.
But—
He didn't resist.
He embraced it.
The fragments shattered.
Returning to the empty space.
Elior Speaks
"…So that's why…"
He looked at Umbrael.
"…you believe in fate."
Umbrael finally spoke—
Calm.
Unshaken.
"…Because I've seen it."
A pause.
"You can't escape it."
"…You're wrong."
Umbrael's eyes narrowed slightly.
"…You didn't accept fate…"
Elior said firmly.
"…You gave up on changing it."
For a moment—
Nothing moved.
A Crack Appears
A faint light appeared in the void.
Vernix
its presence flickered—
Watching.
For the first time—
Umbrael's expression shifted.
Slightly.
Elior Steps Forward
"…I won't let that happen again."
A pause.
"…Not to you."
The space trembled.
Fragments of reality returned.
The battle.
The ruins.
The awakening.
Everything rushed back.
Elior stood once again—
Between the two Lunashades.
Energy exploding around him.
Both Pokémon reacted—
To him.
For a brief moment—
The resonance destabilized.
And Umbrael's eyes—
For the first time—
Showed hesitation.
And the journey continues ....