The temperature of the room instantly changed when Axel asked this question. Lucario was not angry when Axel asked that question. Its face was filled with sadness and longing. Axel realized how powerful this Lucario really was.
Just a change in emotion, it could unconsciously change the temperature of the room.
After stopping for some time Lucario finally spoke,
"Isaac was a human but he was not a regular human. Human life span is much shorter than us, Pokemons. However, grand energy also gave him the opportunity to live longer and he had a very high life span.
Arceus could have made him immortal but he didn't. He said that if he was to make Isaac immortal, he would have to use his powers which might affect Isaac and Isaac might not be the same after it. He basically said that Isaac would be the combination of human and Pokemon and he didn't want that to happen.
It was not that Isaac lived for a very short time. He lived for millions of years. Due to grand energy, he had a very high life span. However, his curiosity was the one that killed him.
By that time, Isaac had already mastered grand energy. He started to show me the things that he could do with grand energy. He was also able to create many Pokemons with the help of grand energy.
The first Pokemon that he created was Miraidon. It was just a copied version of Cyclizar. It was more powerful than Cyclizar but the fact remained that it was a copied version. Then he created Golet and Golurk. However, Isaac was still not satisfied with it. It didn't look like a living Pokemon. It was very powerful but there were many problems.
He started to experiment but he could not create a complete Pokemon. So, he gave up the idea of creating a Pokemon. He said that it was the job of Arceus to do it. He might have said that but I knew that he still wanted to create something.
All of it was going well and then suddenly one day he came up with a new theory. He said that he wanted to create another energy that was better than grand energy. This energy would be the ultimate form of infinity energy and it would basically do anything. I told him not to take that risk. But he didn't listen to me. He had a very curious mind and…"
Lucario went silent after that. It didn't want to relive that day.
"So, he failed and then died? Was that energy so violent?", asked Axel.
Lucario gathered itself and replied, "No, he didn't fail. He succeeded."
"Really? What is the name of that energy? What could it do?"
"He didn't give it a name. That was when all the things went down. Isaac said that if he could master this energy, he would even be more powerful than Arceus. But that energy was like a slow poison. It started to kill him. He said that this universe didn't accept this energy. I didn't know why he said that.
As he was dying, he created multiple islands like this and told his Pokemons to guard them.
He said that humans die fast and grow at a slow rate. At that time, none of them had comprehended grand energy. Only he had done it. I didn't even have a good knowledge about it. I was just learning it.
So, he said his Pokemons to guard these places so that when a qualified human comes, he might be able to solve this mystery."
"By now, how many humans have been able to master grand energy?", asked Axel.
"3 people including Isaac. All of them were Pokemon masters at their time.", said Lucario.
"So, are there other places like this?", asked Lance.
"Yes, there are but I don't know if they are still there till now. I don't have any means of contact with them. Grand energy in this island is also a perfect concealer and disturbs communication.", said Lucario.
"I have only 1 question left to ask you.", said Axel.
"Do ask.", said Lucario.
"Why did you create such resource-type places? Why did you want to talk to us and why did you explain all of this to us? What is your motive?", asked Axel.
"Hahaha, that is a good question. I was hoping you to ask me that. I am just fulfilling the last desire of my master. I want to help you humans master the grand energy and also create that energy and master it.
Isaac said that the energy he created was incomplete. It still needed something. I don't know what it is but I can only hope. My life is coming to an end.
I will die after a few years. I cannot hold on till the end of time. I know that you are special. You are not like normal humans. You are different, curious, and also very hard-working. I believe that you can achieve it."
There was a silence after Lucario spoke. All of them were not missing anything. But why was Axel so special? Yes, he had the most powerful Pokemon in the group and he was also stronger. But that was it. Was he so special to them?
"Alright, what do you plan on doing? If you want to train me right now, that is impossible cause I cannot stay here for a long time."
"You are right. You cannot stay here for a long time cause your body is very weak right now and I cannot go outside cause if I do, I will die. I am only surviving due to the grand energy around this island.
So, you will have to come to me again on this island after you perfect your aura and psychic powers. That would certainly take some time. Don't worry, I won't die so early.", said Lucario.
Others didn't have any questions to ask Lucario, so the Pokemon led them outside.
"I forgot to ask. Why is this place built like a human settlement?", asked Axel again.
"Haha, I am fascinated by the way you humans live. I have lived with them for a long time and I know that the way they live is more advanced than ours.
So, I just copied it. Come over here.", said Lucario.
The group followed Lucario and they reached a training field.
"All of you cannot stay here for a long time and I cannot teach you aura and psychic within a few days. So, I will give you all the training manuals that I have made relating to aura and psychic.
By reading those manuals, your training speed will naturally jump and you might be able to master aura and psychic in this lifetime. If you do, all of you can come here again.
After you master the aura and psychic, grand energy will not harm you anymore.", said Lucario.
It then flicked its hand again and 7 golden stones came out of existence. These golden stones looked very heavy and there were some things that were written on it.
"This is the training manual that I have painfully written after my observations. You can take it right now and read it after you go out of here. And yes, this is not just a fighting-type resource place. It is also a steel-type resource place. This place would belong to Axel.", said Lucario, and with another flick, a teleportation paper came out and it went towards Axel.
None of them had the balls to claim it. This was a god-ranked Pokemon that had been alive for millions of years. Even though it was very old and not in its prime, it could still kill them if it wanted.
Lucario seemed to have chosen Axel as the golden boy and all of them were jealous about it. They also wanted to be the next Pokemon master but as per Lucario, they could never achieve such a feat. This angered them a lot but they could not say anything.
Axel was better than them in every way. They had to swallow it up. They promised themself to train harder from now on and become more powerful than Axel in the future.
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Lucario gave a tour of the place. This place was even more mysterious than other places. The laws of the Pokemon world didn't apply there. They saw many interesting things that surprised them.
"Now, I know that you will be leaving very soon. Isaac was also able to grow stronger due to me. Lucario has the power to manipulate aura and they can also help humans train on it.
If you guys want, all of you can get a Riolu and train with it. However, I expect you to treat them fairly. There are a lot of Riolus that wanted to go the outside world for adventure.", suggested Lucario.
As of right now, Kate, Ryker, and K already had caught 2 Pokemons on this island. So, unfortunately, they could not catch another Pokemon. That was the deal that they had with Harry.
However, Lance, Cody, Frank, and Axel could still get a Riolu. Kate, Ryker, and K felt that they had made a mistake. They should not have caught 2 Pokemons before coming here. While Riolu were rare Pokemons, they were not exceptionally powerful.
But would the Riolu from this place be a normal Pokemon? Obviously not.
Kate felt especially bad. She didn't have to catch Blastoise. It was already a king-rank Pokemon and it would be difficult to train in the future. Axel had also advised against it but she didn't listen and now she had to suffer.
Lance, Cody, Frank, and Axel happily accepted to get a Riolu. It was an aura Pokemon and it could help them train in aura. That was a double bonus.
They started to look around. They were confused. There were a lot of Riolus and they didn't know which to pick. All of them were so cute. These Riolus looked at their new trainer and they wanted to go with them. This proved that none of them in the group had bad intentions.
Axel also started to look around. He also saw that the leader Lucario was also observing him. He instantly realized that there must be a special Riolu in this place and that leader just wanted to see if Axel could figure it out.
"Ok, hold on, hold on. Let's do it in turns. First, Axel come over and select your partner. But first, let me tell you a tradition we have been following for a long time.
You can select your Pokemon but the Pokemon would also have to select you. We are very picky about our trainers, so you might also not get a Riolu. So, choose carefully. There is only one chance."
This increased the pressure on the 4 young trainers. They had only one chance and if Riolu rejected them, then they would not get one.
K, Kate, and Ryker were finally feeling better. This was a huge risk and they were glad that they were not part of it.
Axel first looked at the status page of the first one, then second, then third…
He started to look at all of them. Yes, they were talented but all of them were talented. So, why was Lucario staring at him? He could not understand and there were 100s of Riolus. He would not be able to scan each and every one of them. He might even miss some of them.
So, he did the next best thing. He used 'Aura sense'.
His 'Aura sense' had leveled up to 60 recently and now he could perceive more things. He used his 'Aura sense' to sense the aura of Riolus. Everyone said different aura signatures. This was like a fingerprint that could not be the same.
He wanted to see if there were any similarities in his aura with any of the Riolu.
'Wait! What is that?'