Roar!
A piercing cry came from inside the cave.
A few small birds perched on the trees outside the cave jumped in fright. Some of them even fell directly from the branches due to the shock.
The Rhydon punched the cave wall, causing it to shatter into many pieces of rock. Its eyes were laid on the empty hole inside the wall.
'It's gone!' Tears filled its eyes as its most treasured gems had disappeared without a trace.
Bang!
Bang!
It frantically beat its chest with its thick arms, creating loud thumping sounds. Then, it repeatedly slammed its tail on the wall as the entire cave shook, and pieces of rocks quickly fell from the ceiling.
The loud noise that kept coming from inside the cave even made Hisoka, who was hiding behind a big tree, shudder with fear.
'Thank god, we managed to escape from that cave just now,' Hisoka thought as he wiped the beads of sweat off his temples. He can't imagine what would happen to them if they were caught by the Rhydon earlier.
The Rhydon's sudden presence also shocked him a little. He noticed earlier on his laptop that the Rhydon was running toward its lair as if it knew that someone was stealing its treasure.
'Is there any connection between this orb and that Rhydon?' Hisoka frowned as he looked at the orb, still inlaid in the stone, in his hands.
'Where do I hide this thing?' Hisoka rubbed his chin. He couldn't let the Rhydon know that the orb was in his hand. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble if the giant Pokemon noticed the orb's location.
Hisoka then remembered his bag that was strapped on his shoulders. He quickly took out a blanket and wrapped it around the orb. After that, he placed it inside his bag.
'This should work fine,' Hisoka patted the bag with a smile. The space folding bag should be able to block the connection between the orb and Rhydon.
"Come on, guys! Let's leave this area," he said to his Pokemon.
"Let's go, master," Kirlia replied.
"Weavile!"
...
After a few minutes, the Rhydon, who had turned the cave upside down, rushed out of the cave. Then, it looked at the familiar surroundings but still couldn't feel the connection with its orb.
Often, the pain of loss can feel overwhelming. It tightly clenched its fist as it raised its legs and stomped on the ground in anger. Then, it repeated its previous action, punching and kicking the ground.
What does a Pokemon with a height of more than four meters mean? Especially if this Pokemon specialized in physical attacks.
Destruction. That's what it means.
Cracks appeared on the ground, and as the Rhydon kept moving forward, the cracks started to spread. And finally, the ground began to shake violently.
Rocks were falling, trees were uprooted, and the ground was sinking.
Hisoka, who had already fled some distance away, also felt the intense vibration on the ground. He stopped his run and looked toward his back.
As he held his hand on a tree, he saw that many trees in the cave's surroundings were falling one after another.
'What the fuck! Is this still an Earthquake move?' Hisoka took a deep breath as he saw the scene of destruction happening in front of him.
Hisoka knew that the whole island was affected due to the Rhydon's thrashing. Luckily, he was already quite far away from ground zero.
...
The sun was setting as the twilight approached. The soft glowing light over the horizon painted an orange hue on the sky due to the sunray's reflection from the atmosphere.
Instead of going to the beach, Hisoka decided to make a camp on the other side of the deserted island. The terrain here was high and easy to defend. They could also spot any incoming threats from this place.
A fire was lit beside a small camp as the waves surged under the cliffs.
Hisoka was sitting at the table while observing the colorful orb in his hand with a magnifying glass.
"Hmmm, strange," Hisoka murmured.
The outer surface wasn't made from any known material. It was not as hard as Hisoka imagined it to be. Its surface also had a nice pleasant feel to it. He couldn't put the finger on what kind of material it was made from.
All the observed data were recorded in detail on his laptop. He then took his camera and pressed the shutter on it, catching the orb's picture.
His hand was quickly typing on the keyboard as he slowly wrote the orb's data inside a folder.
[Colorful Orb]
Description: When the orb is exposed to direct sunlight or any kind of energy, the energy radiation will increase rapidly.
The human body needed to stay near the energy radiation for more than three hours to be affected if the radiation was harmful. Any longer than that, then you would probably be inflicted with sicknesses such as loss of appetite, fever, nausea, and possibly even seizures and coma.
A Pokemon with a strong electromagnetic radiation field can even affect the surrounding natural environment.
Those Legendary Pokemon that are often associated with legends of creation or destruction within their endemic regions are the representative of a being with a strong electromagnetic radiation field. For example, Ho-Oh, the guardian of the skies, and Xerneas, the eternal life Pokemon.
To be more precise, they can no longer be called Pokemon. They had transcended into a higher level of life, which was why they were called Legendary Pokemon by the humans.
The colorful orb's electromagnetic radiation was about a hundred times stronger than the safe level, which was far too dangerous when exposed to the human body. This was where it got strange. He didn't feel any kind of sickness yet. In fact, he felt much healthier than before, if that was even possible.
Hisoka wrapped his right arm with a device similar to a blood pressure monitor. Under the thick wrap, numerous tiny needles were penetrating deep into his skin.
The other end of the device was connected to his laptop. At this time, Hisoka wanted to measure his cell activity and muscle strength to verify something in his mind.
"Kirlia, I need your help!" Hisoka shouted.
Hearing his shout, Kirlia quickly put down the kitchen utensils and teleported to Hisoka's side in an instant. Her red eyes were looking at him inquiringly.
...
A display of Hisoka's current physical test appeared on the laptop screen. Under the stimulation of Kirlia's psychic power, his cells suddenly became more active.
His physical strength also had improved a little bit compared to before. Although it was only a slight improvement, it still took him a lot of training just to maintain his fitness. And this orb can improve his strength in just three hours.
"This is amazing!"
Hisoka held the colorful orb in shock. At first, he thought it was just an item that had never been discovered before. Still, he didn't expect it can actually improve the human body.
The energy radiation released by the orb brought great benefits to the human body.
'I found a treasure!' Hisoka screamed inwardly.
The reason why the Rhydon was able to grow to such heights was absolutely due to the radiation emitted by this orb. This meant that this orb may be more effective for Pokemon than humans.
"Now, you got my attention," Hisoka murmured.
With his curiosity satisfied, he was even more eager to know any kind of information about the glass sphere. Was there anyone else who had found this kind of item? Why he had never heard about this item before?
More questions started appearing in his mind.
After failing to think about the answers, he finally sighed and lay in his sleeping bag. Placing his hands behind his head, he gazed at the sky full of stars.
Humans are just starting to explore the Pokemon world. Many things are still waiting to be discovered, such as the colorful orb.
Hisoka vowed to travel the whole world one day, seeing each region's culture, exploring ancient ruins from thousands of years ago, sailing the vast ocean, and exploring the wonderful Pokemon world.
The rampage of Rhydon went on for a whole night, making him unable to sleep peacefully. Luckily, it only stayed in the middle of the island.
...
The rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky. Golden fingers of sunlight lit up the scene. The ocean breeze came drifting softly toward the island.
'There's no way I'm giving that orb back!' Hisoka thought while standing on top of a cliff, looking at the Rhydon in the distance.
The dinosaur Pokemon had returned to the beach at dawn. After its orb had been stolen, the cave wasn't the same as it used to be. Anyway, it wasn't worried that some Pokemon would occupy its lair. There were no other Pokemon on the island besides a few small birds.
At this moment, the Rhydon felt really lonely. It had always lived alone and didn't even know who its parents were. From the moment of its birth until now, the only time he had felt safe was when it was sleeping beside the orb.
And now,
It's gone!'
After reminiscing about its past, the Rhydon became very sad as tears started falling from its eyes.
"Waah!"
...
"Is it crying?"
Hisoka, who had been using binoculars to observe the Rhydon's movement, was surprised by this scene. A four-meter tall giant Rhydon was actually crying loudly on the beach.
Pokemon is indeed a creature with high intelligence. Besides that, they also know how to convey their emotions no lesser than a human.
Still, it was weird to see a terrifying and powerful Pokemon who had just destroyed nearly a quarter of the island crying like a little girl.
"It looks so sad," Kirlia's said pitifully.
She then walked next to Hisoka, pulled his shirt, and said, "I think we should return what we stole from it.'
Kirlia's eyes were staring at Hisoka with a pitiful look.
"Ahem!" Hisoka coughed embarrassedly while putting his binoculars down.
"This isn't stealing. We found it, understand? Just like what we did back in Viridian Forest," he said with a straight face.
"Hmmph!"
Kirlia rolled her eyes at Hisoka. Did Hisoka think she was still a child?
After crying for several minutes, Rhydon's stomach suddenly growled. Due to its rampage yesterday, it had consumed a lot of stamina.
Anyway, what's done is done. What matters now is it is hungry again.
'I need to find some food first,' the simple-minded giant thought.
It immediately pushed aside his sorrow and strode toward the sea with heavy steps.
The Rhydon still used the same method to fish as usual. It used its huge tail to hit the water around it, causing the water to surge to the sky, along with the fish swimming in the sea.
Only this time, there were not many catches. After its fishing yesterday, the fish around this water had long gone and run away from this island. Since it knew this island like the back of its hand, it knew that this was the only place where it could find a lot of food.
Actually, Hisoka was also to blame for this.
In the past, the Rhydon would usually sleep for around five days after eating its meals. During this time, the fish would slowly come back due to the algae in this area, waiting for the Rhydon's next harvest.
This had been the case for several years, that is until the arrival of an uninvited guest broke this cycle.
But the Rhydon clearly didn't know about this thing. It was still slamming its tail on the water non-stop, looking for food. Several minutes later, it stopped its action while panting in the sea. It looked around its surroundings in confusion, seeing that they weren't many fish as usual.
Shrugging its shoulders, it quickly grabbed the fish and swallowed them one by one.
Growl!
The Rhydon still felt hungry as it looked around the water, searching for more food. Unfortunately, they weren't any more fish left. Just this tiny amount of food wasn't enough to fill its stomach.
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