By the time everyone arrived, Xu Mu and his family were gathering the bodies of Xiao Tianyang and his Pokémon.
The moment Xiao Yuyang saw them, tears streamed down his aged face.
Cynthia had guessed what had happened too. Tears flowed unchecked down her lovely face.
Most of the Trainers in the sky had known Xiao Tianyang. Some had even served under him or studied with him and owed their careers to his support.
Grief spread throughout the Sea God Secret Realm, casting a heavy pall over everyone.
"They're all dead?"
Kale came over to Xu Mu and his parents and asked quietly.
"Yes."
They arranged Xiao Tianyang's body, then moved the bodies of his six Pokémon aside, ready to take them back to the human world for burial.
Xu Feng nodded faintly.
Charizard stared at Dad's body, his expression grave. For a long time, he said nothing.
"Roar!"
Damn you, Dad. You always called me a coward and said I wasn't your son!
And look what happened to you!
You were always so reckless, always charging into fights first... What did it get you? Now you're lying on the ground!
Tears gathered in Charizard's eyes, but his skin quickly absorbed them and turned them into stamina.
Greninja saw how badly Charizard was hurting but had no idea how to comfort him. With a sigh, he went over to his own dad.
"Croak!"
You did pretty well back there.
Xu Feng's Greninja gave his son a thumbs-up.
Then he glanced around, grabbed his son, and dragged him behind an undersea reef.
Tell me where you got all those fancy moves, you brat!
Have you been hiding tricks from your old man?
Well, damn. I've been alive all these years, and you know more moves than I do!
"Xu Mu!"