Endless Lifespan?

"Divinity?"

Sato looked at the Ralts in his arms with a puzzled expression. Though he did not understand what a divinity was, the word "god" alone suggested it was anything but ordinary.

"I'm doing fine right now, and I don't want a divinity either." Ralts shook its head, rejecting Darkrai's assumption.

"...Is it because of Sato?"

Darkrai fell silent for a moment, then turned its gaze toward the human beside Ralts.

Listening to the conversation between the Two Pokemon, Sato guessed that Ralts seemed to have lost something very important.

Was it because of me? "It is... but it isn't." Ralts seemed to sense the baseless guilt in Sato's heart. It gently patted his finger with its little hand, silently comforting him.

"I have plenty of time. You can take it slow." Darkrai was very patient. It drifted a little closer, looking as though it wanted to hear a story.

Though Sato was somewhat worried about what was happening outside, Darkrai had said there was no problem. Besides, he had no idea how to get out anyway, so he decided to focus on Ralts's issue first.

Ralts turned to look at Sato. After receiving his reassuring gaze telling it to go ahead, it began its story.

"Momo, you know this already. I was originally the king of the Underwater Cave, and that king didn't merely mean ruling over a clan of my own kind like a Totem Pokemon.

"My kingship meant that every Pokemon in the entire Underwater Cave obeyed my commands, including leaders stronger than me, such as the Slaking leader and the Altaria leader."

Hearing Ralts say this, Sato recalled the Slaking that had flown into a rage in the Underwater Cave. Its true strength had been at least Champion-level.

"As for divinities, they are Source Imprints possessed