"Come to think of it, there's something I've always been concerned about."
As he gazed out over the beautiful lake, Xerneas's gentle voice echoed in Su Hao's mind.
Su Hao, who had been called over alone, froze slightly before asking in the manner of a listener, "What... is it?"
What could Xerneas possibly want to tell him alone, without even allowing Diancie or Reshiram to come along?
"It concerns Yveltal, the previous God of Death."
Xerneas casually revealed something earth-shattering.
"I believe I've mentioned before that Little Y was an individual reborn after the previous God of Death returned to heaven and earth."
"Much like the relationship between that child and the First Generation Queen Diancie."
"They share the same origin, yet they are not the same individual."
Su Hao nodded lightly.
Little Y was a Legendary Pokémon born in the same era as the First Generation Queen Diancie, yet the Yveltal from an even earlier age had returned to heaven and earth.
At Xerneas's mention of it, Su Hao recalled a detail he had overlooked.
The God of Death... could it die?
Whether it was Xerneas or Yveltal, even if they exhausted their life force, shouldn't they merely return to the form of a tree or cocoon, then awaken again once they had accumulated enough life force?
The more Su Hao thought about it, the stranger it seemed.
Xerneas watched Su Hao's expression from the corner of its eye. Seeing his changing expression, it smiled faintly. It seemed there was no need for a special reminder after all.
Thus, it finally said, "This is what has always puzzled me. Based on my understanding of that old rival, there was almost no chance it would return to heaven and earth. At most, it would have been sealed or fallen into