Chapter 674 A meeting between wind and cloud
In the western part of the Kalos region, in a small town called Lianli Town, a lonely figure quietly knocked on a door. As the wooden door slowly opened, what appeared in front of him was not a human, but a humanoid Pokémon with fox features and a deep red body.
"Thank you for your hard work over the years, Fiery Red Fox," Victor showed a warm smile, "Brickallon, catch up with your friends."
Bricaron emerged from the Poké Ball and met the eyes of the Flame Fox, their eyes full of joy. They approached each other and gently rubbed each other. As the "Big Three" of the Kalos region, these two Pokémon grew up together and experienced many things together.
The fiery red fox led Bricaron into the house, and Victor followed in. The house was decorated very warmly, with many Pokémon pictures hanging on the wall. Victor walked through the corridor and opened the door to the basement.
There was a crystal coffin in the empty basement, and inside the coffin lay a teenage girl who looked like she was asleep. But Victor knew very well that the girl had passed away several years ago.
The reason why her body can remain intact is because this coffin is made of crystal shed by the mythical Pokémon Diancie. This crystal has incredible power that can keep the body of the deceased in its original state and never rot.
Such materials are hard to come by. If it weren't for the help of the Marrokomon Group in Loz, Victor would never be able to make such a crystal coffin even if he spent his entire life.
It is for this reason that Victor is so loyal to Roz and has made great contributions to the Marrokomon Group.
And now is the time to open the coffin.
The moment the crystal coffin was opened, Victor quickly took out a paper bag from his pocket and sprinkled all the powder in the bag on the girl's body. The girl's body burned the moment it came into contact with the powder, and the purple flame quickly enveloped it, exuding a sacred breath.
The Holy Ashes of the Phoenix King!
Although Diancie's crystal can keep the body from decaying, in order to bring the dead back to life, one must rely on the power of another legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh.
The purple flame flickered in Victor's eyes. In order to obtain the holy ash, he designed to awaken Entei, Raikou, and Suicune in the ruins of Alfu, prompting the Phoenix King to return home early. He also joined forces with Fire Goose to break into the bell tower of the holy land of Johto during the Silver Conference, and fought a fierce battle with the "Shadow" organization led by Darko. After a life-and-death battle, he finally got what he wanted.
The moment the purple holy fire lit up, he felt that everything was worth it.
As the flames burned, the girl's body was also undergoing a transformation. Her pale skin gradually regained its rosy color, and her tightly closed eyes began to tremble slightly. Victor watched all this nervously, his hands unconsciously clenched.
Finally, when the flames went out, the girl slowly opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.
"Where am I..."
"Martha, you finally woke up," Victor said excitedly with red eyes, "This is Lianli Town, our hometown."
"Hometown?" The girl named Martha looked at Victor in confusion. "Uncle, I think I've seen you somewhere before..."
"Uncle..." Victor didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Yeah, it's been eight years, everything has changed."
"Even though you may not believe it, I am indeed your best friend, Rhett."
"Leite..." The girl fell into deep thought.
"By the way, let me introduce you. This fiery red fox next to me is also your partner. It evolved from your long-tailed fire fox." Victor pushed the fire fox next to him to her.
Martha looked at the flaming red fox, and a familiar feeling rose in her heart. She slowly reached out her hand and gently stroked the flaming red fox's head. The flaming red fox rubbed her hand affectionately, and a soft cry came out of its throat.
"It's really you, the long-tailed fire fox! I didn't expect you've grown so big!" Martha burst into tears. She finally remembered everything and tears of excitement burst out of her eyes.
Victor looked at the man and the beast hugging and crying, with mixed feelings in his heart. He was about to turn around and leave, but Martha called him from behind.
"I'm sorry... Rhett... I slept for too long and forgot a lot of things... I only remember that I was stabbed in the chest from behind... I don't remember the rest..."
"Not remembering... is a good thing," Victor's eyes flashed with a trace of sadness, "By the way, I have changed my name. Now I am called Victor. The previous name has become history."
"What about Kane? Is he okay?" When Martha mentioned this name, a strange look appeared on her face. "Eight years have passed. He should have a girlfriend now, right?"
"He died. He died on the night you had the accident," Victor said without any expression on his face. "If you meet someone who looks like him in the future, don't mistake him for him."
"I see..." Martha lowered her head, "I thought after so many years, you must have started a family..."
"It's a pity that I'm still single." Victor shrugged, trying to lighten the mood. At this moment, his cell phone rang.
When Victor saw who the visitor was, his face changed suddenly. After instructing the Red Fox to take care of Martha, he left the basement immediately.
"President Roz, do you have any instructions for me?" Victor seemed very respectful to the person on the other end of the phone.
"What?! Efiltal and Xerneas might show up?!"
Victor tried to control his voice. The news about these two legendary Pokémon was too shocking. Especially Xerneas. He had also searched for the traces of this god of life in order to revive Martha, but unfortunately he never found any results. That's why he chose to go to Johto to seize the holy ash of the Phoenix King.
"So my mission this time is to take a new companion to investigate the clues of these two Pokémon? Got it, I will complete the mission!"
"I was thinking about talking to her again, but it seems I'm really unlucky."
With one last look at the door behind him, Victor left Lianli Town without looking back.
"Let's go, Brikalon, come back next time."
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"So, President, do you trust him so much?"
In the Galar region's Marrokomon headquarters, Secretary Oliver said in confusion, "Now that Victor's childhood sweetheart has been resurrected, there should be no reason for him to work for us anymore, right?"
"You don't understand. Humans are not creatures that are driven by profit alone," Roz shook his head. "The reason why I invested in Victor was because I saw that he was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. For a person like this, if you treat him well, he will return the favor tenfold."
“So I have great trust in him.”
"But you are right about one thing. It is indeed not enough to rely on Victor alone for this mission."
"Peter, you should go to Carlos too."
Behind Roz, a silver-haired boy knelt on one knee.
"I won't let you down, President Roz."