Don't Be So Fierce with Me

"You—"

Lucario stared blankly at Xia Yan, who had put on the gloves, looking somewhat dazed.

"Help me."

Xia Yan did not waste words.

He gestured with his chin toward the equally confused Mew.

In the original story,

Mew had forcibly reversed the Tree of Beginning's defense system in order to save Ash and the others, who had been swallowed by the Tree of Beginning's white blood cells. This had completely disrupted the Tree of Beginning's supply chain, sending it toward destruction.

Mew had consequently become exceptionally weak.

In the end, Ash and Lucario had imitated Sir Aaron from a thousand years ago, transferring their Aura to Mew. They healed it and revived the Tree of Beginning.

However,

because the Aura consumption had been too great, Lucario, like Sir Aaron before him, had perished.

And now,

although the circumstances were different,

this seemed to be the only option.

It was just that

Lucario looked at Xia Yan in confusion.

Xia Yan did not possess Aura.

Xia Yan, who was adjusting the gloves, merely smiled.

"Originally, I really only intended to borrow Togekiss and Latios's power."

He explained, "But I discovered the special function of these gloves."

Then,

Xia Yan furrowed his brow, held his arms out flat, and remained motionless for quite some time.

Just as Lucario was about to voice his confusion, he froze again.

He hurriedly closed his eyes.

Then he "saw" it.

The unremarkable Xia Yan before him, whose mental strength had only been slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person, was now filled from within by an azure glow until it flooded his entire body.

"Aura."

Lucario had every right to speak on the subject of Aura.

Moreover,

he discovered that Xia Yan's Aura was not weak at all.

It was not as powerful as