"Diancie, are you all right?"
"I'm holding up!"
Diancie spoke with a frown. Although her injuries were serious, she knew what Xiao Ran was thinking. No matter what, they had to ensure Eevee evolved successfully.
"Don't be afraid. I'm with you!" Xiao Ran said. A pure light shone in his hands, illuminating everything before him and healing Diancie's injured body.
Moonlight, a Fairy-type Support move, could heal injuries.
Ever since discovering how difficult Draining Kiss was to control, Xiao Ran had wondered whether there was a more basic move he could start with. In the end, he had settled on Moonlight.
The move's sole purpose was to restore the user's vitality by absorbing the power of moonlight, and the Power of the Moon was precisely the power Xiao Ran had mastered best.
Learning Moonlight had therefore gone much more smoothly than learning Draining Kiss.
"Ancient Power!" As her injuries healed, Diancie used a move she had never used before.
Countless fragments of stone rose around her, floating before Diancie and gradually gathering into a larger rock.
"Raaah!" Sandslash, which had just taken a hit, was preparing to charge again when Diancie's actions startled it.
The pure Rock-type energy terrified Sandslash, as though it could feel the gaze of a sovereign far above it.
But its hesitation lasted only an instant before Sandslash lunged again. It had not forgotten its mission, and Diancie still was not strong enough.
"Go!" Ancient Power hurtled toward the oncoming Sandslash. At such close range, Diancie had little time to gather power, but Sandslash likewise had little room to build momentum.
Yet Sandslash had more than the spines on its back. It also had sharp claws.
Slash was a Normal-type move, but it was enough to cleave through the stones before it. Fortunately, Diancie's power was