Dusk deepened, and stars hung high overhead.
On the way back to the Breeding Center,
Cynthia held Regigigas's stone sphere in her arms, while Li Wei wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
Li Wei had Corviknight slow down.
No speeding when driving at night!
A faint blush lingered on Cynthia's face, but her attention still drifted involuntarily toward what Li Wei was telling her.
He was recounting how the legendary Ancient Giants, members of Regigigas's race, had challenged Arceus together.
Because they were too brutal and quick to anger, Arceus had chosen to seal them away.
Arceus had also fashioned their power into Plates and bestowed it on other Pokémon.
Thus, Pokémon that originally lacked type energy had gained their respective types.
The only one who hadn't participated was Regigigas, who had still been laboriously dragging the land of Hisui around at the time.
"As for Regirock, Regice, and Registeel, Regigigas created them in the image of others of the same race."
So Regirock and the others offered a glimpse of what the legendary giants had once looked like.
There were also Regieleki and Regidrago, but they were only giants' heads, because there hadn't been enough materials...
According to Regigigas,
they had created over a dozen titans in total.
Of course, some were duplicates, such as Regirock, Regice, and Registeel, whose materials had been the most plentiful.
"Regigigas was just lonely and wanted to create others of the same race to talk to, so they only made the titans as tall as they are now."
At that, Cynthia stroked the glowing blue sphere in her arms and murmured softly, "You definitely won't be lonely anymore."
The blue sphere flashed once.
That was Regigigas's response.
Cynthia asked curiously, "Then why were Regirock and the others sealed away?"
Li Wei shook