"..."
The air around them fell silent at once.
The uncertain presence within the mist seemed to be determining whether Su Hao's words were merely a bluff or the truth.
A moment later.
It seemed to have clearly realized that Su Hao had been watching it all along.
After some hesitation, the presence in the mist revealed itself.
From Diancie and the others' perspective, not long after Su Hao's voice fell, the mist blocking their view ahead suddenly dispersed as though it had a will of its own, and a figure emerged from within.
It was a Pokémon draped in flowing blue fur, with the bearing of a giant wolf.
It was Zacian, the Legendary Pokémon possessing the power to counter Nihilego, who had vanished without a trace despite the imminent return of the Darkest Day.
Only, its current state...
Su Hao looked at the panel before his eyes, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
As though it had seen through Su Hao's doubts, a dignified female voice rang out around them.
"You are correct. I am now an intangible soul, merely an unnamed hero remaining here as I wait for the arrival of the brave."
As soon as those words were spoken, Diancie and Milotic were both stunned.
Cycloze remained silent as it watched Zacian, seemingly lost in thought.
What Zacian said further confirmed the brief information displayed on Su Hao's panel.
[A fragment of the Sword Hero Zacian, waiting in the land of slumber for the brave to arrive]
That was right.
Unlike Zacian and Zamazenta in the Pokémon world, who could still accumulate energy and restore their original forms.
The "Zacian" before them no longer even possessed the conditions necessary for revival.
Because it could not even be considered a complete soul. It was merely