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Xerneas stifles a mocking laugh as he observes Palkia advancing, his gaze removed from the group—almost as if he didn’t care for their presence.
“Perhaps it would be, wouldn’t it? A hypocrite of myself and what I represent. A shame, truly. I feel such great remorse,” he whispers out, before snapping into a laugh. “Oh, there’s no point in lying! ‘Death’ as you know it should be the least of your concerns. This is… something more, or less, depending on the perspective you take it. You will be removed from the cycle so utterly, so cleanly cut from the cloth of my Life that there will be no memory of your existence.”
He steps forward and turns to look at the group. “A fitting end for creatures which do not naturally belong.” Another fold in reality opens up, revealing a massive, glittering tree. “So do me a favor and leave. It would be convenient.”
Not even glancing back or to give you the chance for a response, Xerneas steps through and vanishes past the shimmering void wall. The anomalous portal fades away, leaving you alone in the starscape with the imposing presence of the primal deity.
With the confirmation of his handler’s departure, Palkia releases a sky-shattering, star-rending roar. The very space around you pulses and warps as everything reshapes itself. Dark shapes come into view from impossibly huge portals, familiar planetoids dragged by an equally titanic arm. These miniature planets—all of which you know for certain you’ve visited before—form a ring around and above. In the breadth of seconds, a dawning realization bursts in your mind just as fast as your heart drums in your head and chest.
You didn’t think a Pokémon could be large enough to fill the entire horizon and more…
Chapter 49: The Stars Quake In His Name
