"How did you figure out who I was? Didn't you guess I was Azelf before?"
Mesprit swayed leisurely in the dream, its large amber eyes fixed on Chu Xin, brimming with curiosity.
Looking at the Pokémon before him, Chu Xin breathed a sigh of relief. His guess had been right after all.
"It's actually pretty simple. First, each of the Lake Guardians has its own role.
Uxie, one of the Lake Guardians, is the most placid Pokémon. It's known as the God of Knowledge, bringing humans the wisdom to lead rich and colorful lives.
Uxie would certainly have the ability to create a dream like this, but with its personality, it wouldn't do something like this. So I ruled Uxie out first."
Mesprit watched Chu Xin with its amber eyes. This was the first time it had heard about its fellow guardian, Uxie, from an outsider. It hadn't expected this human to know so much about its companion.
"Go on. What about Azelf? Wasn't that your first guess?"
"When I first guessed, I did think Azelf lived in Wish Lake. That was because I had a stone containing Azelf's power, and it reacted whenever I approached Wish Lake. So at first, I thought the Pokémon living there might be Azelf.
But once I entered this dream, I ruled that out."
"Why?"
Chu Xin turned to look at the lifelike dream around him. Even in his own dreams, his surroundings were never this clear. Perhaps this was Mesprit's power!
"When Azelf was born, it possessed the ability to control the will of living beings, which is why people call it the God of Will. Legend says Azelf can control the will of its enemies, turning them into puppets.
Another legend says that when Azelf flew across the world, people gained the