Even though it was within the Annihilape's dream, Marshadow still felt the terrifying pressure emanating from the dragon. What exactly was that thing?
What exactly did this Annihilape go through in the past?
Anyway, this is in the Annihilape's dream, so whatever the Annihilape says goes. In the dream, the Annihilape still defeats a hundred-meter-long dragon with a single punch.
In short, the Annihilape led Roy to victory after victory... victory... victory... victory! victory! victory! victory!!
After watching countless battles between the Annihilape, Marshadow was getting tired of it, but the Annihilape seemed to enjoy it immensely.
Marshadow discovers that in his dreams, every time the Annihilape wins, the human who looks fragrant will hug the Annihilape.
As they celebrated their victory, the Annihilape displayed a ferocious, joyful expression.
That means the Annihilape's pure heart is the ultimate victory, and Marshadow quickly dismissed his own idea.
Wrong!
The Annihilape's pure heart wasn't simply about victory, but about wanting to bring victory to that fragrant human.
So... is this human the reason the Annihilape possesses a pure heart?
After Marshadow Analytic the source of the pure heart of the Annihilape, he did not feel relieved, but became more hesitant.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a pure heart.
The next step is to test whether the Annihilape can withstand its own test, and what will the test consist of?
Marshadow was in a dilemma again.
As the Shadow Guide, his test mainly involves manipulating dreams to verify whether the Annihilape's pure heart is truly pure.
However, since the main Annihilape, is a Pokémon, he can't use human emotions to test the other person. If the other person were human, there would definitely be moments of confusion or...
All I needed to do was set up the test by exploiting the other person's inner confusion. However, since entering the Annihilape's dream, it seems that the other person only cares about two things: battle and why is he so obsessed with victory?
Besides the battles, there's also that fragrant human standing at the command post.
But how should we set up an assessment for this pure heart that wants to help Pokémon Trainers achieve victory?
A black question mark appeared above Marshadow's head.
Isn't that putting him in a lot of trouble?
He was just a guide!
Unable to devise a test plan, Marshadow decided to proceed with the most ordinary test: first, to observe how this Annihilape would react when faced with people and Pokémon in need of help after losing its most precious possession.
So what is the most important thing for this Annihilape?
Marshadow turned to look at Roy standing at the command post in the Annihilape's dream, and an idea came to him.
I'm sorry, fragrant humans.
In dreams
After Annihilape punched a Salamence, the referee declared Annihilape the winner of the match and awarded it the Golden trophy.
The Annihilape turned around to hug Roy, and Roy rushed towards him, ready to give him a big hug to celebrate today's victory.
Just as the two were running towards each other, a dark figure appeared behind Roy —it was Marshadow, who was in charge of testing the Annihilape.
Marshadow condensed Ghostly Purple energy in his hand and punched Roy in the chest. His fist pierced through Roy's body, and red blood splattered onto the Annihilape.
The Annihilape's previously triumphant expression froze instantly, and the trophy in its hand fell to the ground.
At that moment, his world seemed to have been paused.
Roy's hand, which reached out to hug him, froze in mid-air. His eyes dimmed, and his body slumped to the ground.
"Abandoned!!"
The Annihilape scrambled towards Roy, catching Roy just as he was about to collapse to the Roy.
Sensing Roy's fading life force, the Annihilape tried to cover Roy's wound with its hand, but Roy continued to bleed, looking at it with helpless eyes.
Roy reached out to touch the Annihilape, but ultimately failed; his arm froze in mid-air before falling to the ground.
The Annihilape couldn't believe what it was seeing. In its eyes, Roy was omnipotent. Before Roy, no one had ever told it that it possessed a completely new evolutionary form.
But now... Roy has died right in front of him.
An extreme yet silent sorrow
The moment he saw Roy lose his life, the Annihilape clenched his trembling fists, a suppressed sob stuck in his throat, his fierce face now filled with desperate hatred.
It could be said that although the Annihilape was standing here at this moment, his heart had actually died along with Roy's.
After Roy closed his eyes, the once clear sky and the surrounding Arena collapsed instantly, and Roy, who was in the arms of the Annihilape, turned into a ball of starlight and disappeared.
Marshadow's test has begun, and he manipulates the surrounding scenery to change it.
Around Annihilape, various scenes unfold: humans about to fall into the abyss, Pokémon being trained and abused, and Butterfree being hunted by a swarm of Beedrill.
There's even a group of Primeape being hunted by poachers... They're all pleading for help from the Annihilape.
All they could hear were the cries for help from humans and the Growl of Pokémon... It was safe to say that if Annihilape had just pulled them out of danger, the people Pokémon could have escaped peril.
Annihilape is oblivious to all this; he no longer cares about the collapse of the world or about these people Pokémon —it's all meaningless to him now.
Because... Roy is gone. The one who redeemed him from despair, the one who always believed in him, the one... the one who would never abandon him—his only world... is gone!!
At this moment, the Annihilape was filled with boundless rage, and even the sky was dyed blood red...
The overwhelming rage and killing intent had solidified into a tangible form; the white gas surrounding the Annihilape seemed to be burning, making it appear as if the Annihilape had emerged from a burst of white flames.
The white flames on his body illuminated Marshadow, who was hiding in the shadows, and his scarlet eyes looked at Marshadow, who was controlling everything.
Marshadow bewildered.
I was discovered?
He also discovered that the scenes built in the Dream World were changing beyond his control.
Marshadow tried to continue manipulating the sky, but found that no matter how he tried, the blood-red sky remained unchanged.
Wait, this is completely different from the plot he imagined!
Seemingly sensing something, Marshadow looked at the Rainbow Wing. The seven-colored light on it had completely faded, replaced by a black hue, and the Rainbow Wing instantly turned black again.
What?
Why can Rainbow Wing manifest in two completely different ways in the same person... Pokémon?
This means that the Annihilape, who originally possessed a pure heart, would immediately transform into an evil one after Roy's death.
When evil hearts are tainted by the Rainbow Wing, it signifies that the world will face catastrophe.
Marshadow felt like Spit Up a mouthful of blood. Now, not only was the Rainbow Hero gone, but the entire Kanto Region was in danger of unforeseen disasters.
If Ho-Oh found out, wouldn't he pull me out of the shadows and beat me?
But he was also Annihilape who underwent the assessment according to the normal procedures.
Where can you go to reason with this?