A Shame It Wasn't Landorus

Splash—

Waves crashed against the shore.

Xia Yan stood on the beach with a speechless expression, looking at the small island before him and feeling the sea breeze behind him, heavy with the rich, fishy scent of salt.

Meloetta flew before Xia Yan with her head hanging low, her hands nervously entwined.

Xia Yan slowly let out a breath.

Then he smiled.

Meloetta paused, sensing the warmth coming from atop her head, and slowly raised her head.

"This is my own problem. It has nothing to do with you. Even if you hadn't appeared, I would still have come here. If anything, I was the one who dragged you into this."

"Melo, Melo~~" Meloetta waved her hands repeatedly.

Hearing that Xia Yan did not blame her, she sighed in relief and patted her chest.

"So, where is this?"

He looked around.

Other than the lush little island before them, all he could see in every direction was an endless expanse of sea, as if this island were the only thing left in the whole world.

"Melo."

Thundercloud Island.

Yet Meloetta seemed very certain about this place.

"Thundercloud Island? This is Thundurus's territory? Was that Thundurus's stele just now?" Xia Yan fired off a string of questions.

But the answer to all of them was the same.

Meloetta nodded.

Xia Yan pursed his lips.

If this had been Landorus's territory, it would have been easier to deal with.

Among the Forces of Nature that protected Unova Region's natural order, Landorus, who represented abundance, was the easiest to reason with.

Thundurus and Tornadus, on the other hand, were two utterly reckless troublemakers who destroyed things without restraint.

To Xia Yan, the relationship between Landorus, Thundurus, and Tornadus was much like that of Rayquaza, Groudon, and Kyogre in Hoenn Region.

Of course, he