The Mirage Tower...
That figure within the mysterious space...
Chains formed from condensed energy, that eerie space...
It seemed as though some being was imprisoned there...
But... he hadn't sensed any fog there. Instead, when he encountered Spiritomb, that Pokémon, which also existed in an unusual state, had possessed energy similar to Ninetales's...
Yong's brows knitted tightly...
"Argh!"
Suddenly, a tearing pain shot through his head!
The next moment, familiar fragments of memory flashed through his mind again...
Only this time, there was no mental space belonging to Dialga. There was nothing but a void of darkness and images playing like a slideshow.
In an ordinary room, a boy of around ten read a manga. On the current page were a boy wearing a cap, Pikachu, and Charizard...
In a classroom, the boy stood with his classmates, smiling as he held cards printed with Pokémon pictures...
On the playground, he drew a Voltorb on the sandy ground...
He seemed to have grown older. The young man held a phone, watching the Pokémon anime. On the screen was a boy in a cap, with a Pikachu perched on his shoulder...
A movie played on a computer...
When the car accident struck, the dying young man vaguely heard a voice.
"Ideals... or... reality..."
"Protect your ideals... or... defy reality..."
"Respect reality... or... pursue your ideals..."
That familiar murmuring...
The young man's breathing gradually stopped. The final image in his mind was, unexpectedly, a tranquil town, a lush forest, and countless wondrous creatures...
Then... a figure flashed across the sky!
Was it the same as last time?
"Yong!? What's wrong? Yong?"
"Kid! Wake up!"
The repeated calls gradually brought the boy back to his senses...
Opening his eyes and seeing Professor Carolina, Elite Four member Drake, and Xiao Yi before him, Yong managed