Pokemon: Rising From The Dark

"You really are stupid, you would do such a thing!"

Aoki looked at Kommo-o sitting on ground with a look of disappointment.

Although this was beneficial for both Bagon and himself, Aoki still thought that Kommo-o's actions were incredibly reckless.

Roar--

"When I saw this little guy, it was like seeing my past self. Since I cannot find any others of my kind, I might as well give these to this little guy who resembles me so much. I hope he does not disappoint me." Kommo-o's words were translated by Slowking, and they roughly meant this.

Aoki's expression was complicated.

But he knew that he had to act immediately.

Otherwise, this powerful Pokemon would truly experience a level demotion.

No matter reason, a demotion is a significant trauma for any Pokemon.

Especially a demotion caused by such a profound loss.

Giving benefits to Bagon was equivalent to giving benefits to Aoki, and now he felt he had to return gesture.

Moreover, Aoki was not without a solution.

If he hadn't raided Team Rocket resource exchange center before coming, he might have been left with nothing to offer.

However, most crucial item was bucket of blood that Aoki had given to Moltres on Three Isle Path, of which he still had a considerable amount left.

But he estimated that this time, his losses would be substantial.

Aoki took items out of his storage space one by one and placed them in front of Kommo-o.

Kommo-o looked at things that Aoki took out, unsure of what was happening.

Aoki's body couldn't move normally, so he couldn't craft anything sophisticated.

But it was obviously too late to make anything now; effect could not be maximized.

It was a bit wasteful, but that was all that could be done, making up for a lack of quality with sheer quantity.

"Now! Listen to my command and eat whatever I tell you to eat!" Aoki said to Kommo-o.

After hearing Aoki, Kommo-o was a little at a loss.

After staring into Aoki's eyes for three full seconds, it chose to believe him.

It nodded, and scales on its head made a series of crisp clicking sounds.

"Very good. Now, first, take this hemolytic agent..."

Aoki began to command Kommo-o to devour things in front of him little by little.

An ordinary Pokemon could not have handled this process.

Although Moltres was not as powerful as this Kommo-o and was not a true Legendary Pokemon, this kind of Pokemon still possessed certain special characteristics, which was why Aoki had specifically collected its blood.

After finishing a series of special ingredients, Aoki, with a hint of heartache, opened barrel of Moltres' blood and let Kommo-o drink from it directly.

After smelling scent of Moltres' blood, Kommo-o could wait no longer.

It simply picked up entire bucket and began to drink in enormous gulps.

Gulp—Gulp—

Please do not imitate this; ordinary Pokemon should not do this at will.

If it weren't for Kommo-o's truly exceptional physical fitness, Aoki would never have dared to let it consume blood in such a manner.

"Enough! Enough! Hey, that's enough! Do you hear me?" Black lines appeared on Aoki's forehead.

Kommo-o was getting addicted to it! Did it really think this was plain water?!

At this time, Mismagius beside Aoki showed a deeply distressed expression.

She had been present when Moltres' blood was collected, but before a suitable Pokeblock could be made from it, half of bucket had been guzzled down by Kommo-o.

How could she not feel heartbroken?

After Aoki's repeated and emphatic commands, Kommo-o reluctantly put bucket down.

It wiped red liquid from its mouth.

It had been so enjoyable!

Even though it looked like blood, it didn't taste metallic at all; it was just a little hot and spicy, and it smelled wonderful.

Aoki quickly put away remaining half bucket, feeling a pang of loss, and then directed Kommo-o to eat remaining materials he had set out.

Data from system's real-time monitoring showed that decline in Kommo-o's energy levels gradually stabilized.

Area on its neck where scale had been removed had already scabbed over and showed signs of rapid recovery.

Aura of Kommo-o also stabilized noticeably.

Aoki let out a long breath of relief.

It was finally stable.

Although it was not as powerful as it was immediately after breaking through, its level had at least not dropped.

Remaining at level 85 meant losses could be slowly recovered over time.

Fortunately, Aoki happened to have precisely right things; otherwise, a demotion would have been inevitable.

And intervention had to happen before demotion was complete.

If Kommo-o's level had actually fallen, Aoki would have been powerless to reverse situation.

Fortunately, ending was a good one.

Kommo-o also slowly recovered from its lethargic state. Although it was still noticeably weak, it did not affect its ability to move.

Only then did it have energy to turn its full attention to Bagon that was still evolving.

Kommo-o was now standing next to Aoki, and Slowking and Mismagius were no longer on guard against it.

Its angry act of pulling out its own scale for precious Bagon had won their recognition.

After Aoki helped it, it even moved to pat Aoki on shoulder to express its gratitude.

Fortunately, Slowking stopped it in time, otherwise Aoki would have been soaked and likely knocked over.

Kommo-o, understanding what had almost happened, scratched its head in embarrassment.

Everyone's attention was once again drawn to Bagon.

Bagon's evolution had reached its critical moment, and its body shape had begun to change dramatically.

With such a powerful Pokemon present, and deep within forest territory of Beedrill, Aoki didn't think any wild Pokemon would be foolish enough to cause trouble now.

Whoosh——

A sound emanated from evolving Bagon.

Its size gradually grew larger, and its body, which originally walked upright, slowly lowered to ground, while its formerly slender form suddenly became thick and incredibly strong.

White glow of evolution finally dissipated.

A Pokemon appeared, its body wrapped in white, shell-like armor with only its eyes and limbs exposed.

Shelgon!

Bagon had evolved successfully!

Shelgon was somewhat similar to Pupitar; its mobility was not very convenient, as it was also in a period of accumulating vast energy, waiting for right opportunity to evolve one final time into Salamence.

Seeing Bagon's newly evolved form, Kommo-o was initially stunned.

Clearly, it had not expected Bagon to become this particular form after evolution.

However, judging from its aura and energy signature, Kommo-o still recognized that this Pokemon was former Bagon, and it could still sense residual energy of its own sacrificed scale on its body.

Roar--

Kommo-o roared excitedly.

It seemed even more thrilled by this evolution than by its own breakthrough.

It strode over to Shelgon's side.

It reached out and gave Shelgon a hearty slap on its hard back.

Bang——

Kommo-o used a bit too much force, and newly evolved Shelgon fell to ground with all four legs splayed out.

Seeing Shelgon in this state, all Pokemon and Aoki laughed.

Happiest of all was Kommo-o.

Shelgon wasn't angry. It looked at Kommo-o with complex eyes, not knowing how to express what it felt.

As beneficiary of Kommo-o's immense sacrifice, it had seen Kommo-o rip its own scale out, and it knew it had been done for its sake. It simply did not know how to express its gratitude.

It couldn't understand why this Pokemon of same Dragon type, whom it had just met for first time, would be so good to it.

Kommo-o, also not knowing how to properly express its feelings to Shelgon, let smile fade from its face and instead gently patted Shelgon on back again.

It showed a relaxed and profoundly liberated expression.