The eighteen Plates behind Arceus lit up at the same time.
The Creator God's pressure covered every divine domain.
Dialga was the first to respond.
"I will comply."
Rayquaza's will followed closely behind.
"As long as he does not damage the ozone layer, I will not intervene."
Lugia, Ho-Oh, and the other Legendary Pokémon also expressed their compliance.
Even Giratina raised no objections.
Palkia lowered his head, not wanting to say a single word.
Arceus's gaze fell on him.
"Palkia."
"Do you have an objection?"
Palkia's body visibly stiffened.
"No."
His voice was low.
"I will comply."
Only then did Arceus withdraw the pressure of creation.
As he passed Palkia, he deliberately rammed the swollen side of Palkia's face with his ring.
Palkia sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.
But he did not dare get angry.
He did not even dare dodge.
The golden radiance slowly faded.
Arceus looked at Fang Xu again.
"Gather the Tailed Beast Origin as soon as possible."
"As for the Beast Taming Contract, I will continue analyzing it."
"Also, do not casually disrupt this world's order."
Fang Xu nodded.
"As long as no one provokes me first, I will not act recklessly either."
Arceus did not linger any longer.
His golden figure gradually faded before completely vanishing from the back mountain.
The frozen wind began to blow again.
The stream continued flowing.
The leaves rustled along with it.
Yet Palkia did not leave.
He stared fixedly at the Pokémon Egg in Fang Xu's hand.
The hatchling inside the shell seemed to sense an aura from the same source. Silver-white patterns lit up one after another, releasing an even stronger pulse of life than before.
Palkia's expression shifted repeatedly.
"This egg was created from my Origin."
"It should be given to me."
Fang Xu