my pokemon player.

Karina pursed her red lips, forcibly suppressed the feeling of being caught cheating, and hurriedly explained:

"I just think his original name is ugly, so."

Before she finished her words, Ike put his hands on his hips, raised his head and interrupted:
"Okay, no matter how you explain, it can't change the fact that you never called me by my nickname!"

"Then should I give you a nickname? Little Ike?" Karina asked tentatively.

When Ike heard this nickname, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: "Forget it, a belated nickname is cheaper than grass! I don't want it!"

"." Karina was suddenly speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, Ike's disturbance diluted the heavy grief and confusion in her heart a little, and was replaced by a sense of absurdity that made her laugh and cry.

She looked up at Ike, who looked unhappy, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Why do you have to argue with him? He is just yours. Yours."

Karina opened her mouth but hesitated to utter the last few words.

Seeing Karina's hesitant expression, Ike snorted and spoke for her:
"You are so reluctant to even mention the word 'substitute' now, how can I not care?"

He walked up to Karina, leaned down, and almost poked Karina's nose with his fingers.

"This is a matter of principle. After all, I am the most important person in your heart!"

"But now you are holding someone else in your arms, and you are calling me by such a nickname. I'm afraid he has replaced me!"

Karina quickly shook her head: "No, it's not!"

"You will always be unique in my heart, no one can replace you!"

Hearing this, Ike pointed at Li Xiang in her arms and asked, "What about him?"

"He he." Karina stammered, her eyes avoiding.

"Huh, I knew it!" Ike curled his lips and looked down at Li Xiang.

"Why can this guy be compared with me? He is just a little more handsome, a little taller, has a prettier smile, and a better personality."

Ike's voice became smaller and smaller, and he became less and less confident.

"Damn it! Although I don't want to admit it, this guy is really good. No wonder you are attracted to him."

Karina remained silent on the surface, but a feeling of guilt welled up in her heart. Just as she was about to open her mouth to explain, Ike's voice came again.

"Okay, put away your shame and apology. I don't mean to blame you. On the contrary, I am happy for you."

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and that familiar smile appeared on his face again.

"You've finally found someone to rely on again, and I can finally rest assured."

Karina was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously explained:
"I don't!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, like a punishment for lying.

"No?" Ike's voice suddenly rose, and he said with dissatisfaction: "You are even lying to me now, don't I know you?"

"Really, you can lie to me, but don't lie to yourself. I don't care, but don't cry too much when you wake up."

Karina raised her head abruptly when she heard this and asked anxiously, "What do you mean by that?"

Ike didn't answer her question, but stood up and looked at her with a smile on his face, his eyes full of pity.

Karina became more and more anxious without getting an answer, and her mind became more confused. The image of the person in her arms kept flashing before her eyes.

She shook her head, trying to dispel the illusion before her eyes, and asked Ike:

"Why aren't you talking? Why are you still alive? And why have you changed so much?"

Ike shrugged and replied helplessly, "I was just wondering, am I the person who talks nonsense and is petty in your dream?"

Karina stared with her big watery eyes, seeming not to understand what Ike was saying.

Seeing this, Ike said angrily: "I told you that you are stupid, but you still don't admit it."

"Didn't I just say that this place looks like Blood Prison Island, but it's actually your dream."

"That is to say, everything here was created out of thin air by your consciousness, including me and the boy in your arms."

"So my personality and the way I speak are all determined by you. It has nothing to do with my true self!"

As Ike explained, the surrounding scene began to change dramatically again.

The ground was collapsing, rivers were flowing backwards, and even cracks appeared in space.

Only the blood moon was still hanging in the sky, dyeing the area below blood red.

Ike glanced at the ever-changing environment, then glanced at Kalina, who was covering her head with her hands and seemed to have a splitting headache. A hint of relief flashed across his eyes.

"Sure enough, this guy is the key to breaking the cage. Karina and I finally have a chance to be free."

He took a deep breath, suppressed his sadness and reluctance and said:

"It seems that your consciousness is beginning to awaken. Did you remember something?"

Karina covered her forehead and whispered in sudden realization: "I remember now, I was dreaming!"

"No! I have to wake up quickly! Xiaoyuer is in danger, I have to save him!"

"I never want to go through this nightmare again. Please wake me up!"

She screamed and pounded her body hard, trying to wake up from the nightmare.

However, her efforts were in vain. No matter how hard she tried, her body could not feel any pain, let alone escape from this dream.

"Why? Why can't I wake up? I would have woken up at this time before!"

Karina said in panic that every time she dreamed of Ike dying in her arms, she would wake up in excruciating torture and pain.

But this time she showed no signs of waking up. Even though the environment in the dream had collapsed and only the blood moon in the sky remained, she still couldn't break the dream.

"Impossible, there must be something wrong! Are you playing tricks on me?"

Karina stared at Ike in front of her and asked loudly.

"You are not Ike at all, nor my consciousness, but the carrier of those painful memories, right!"

"You left me here just to make me repeat the same mistakes and experience the pain again, so that I can completely sink into the nightmare!"

Faced with Karina's doubt, Ike did not respond, but just looked at her silently, his eyes full of sadness.

Karina seemed to be hurt by Ike's eyes, and almost roared, "Ike! That's enough!"

"Yes! I can't forget you! I will always remember how you died! I will remember your last appearance! I remember that I promised you to live!" "So even though I had nightmares every night these years and no matter how painful it was, I didn't look for you. But I really can't hold on any longer!"

"You've trapped me here, in this damn nightmare! You've made me watch you die over and over again! You've made me feel so miserable!"

"I've tried so many times to get away! But I can't! My soul is nailed to this island just like yours!"

She was breathing heavily, her chest heaving, and the figure in her arms was swaying like water waves under her excitement, as if it would disappear at any time.

"I know this is the price I have to pay. I should be trapped here forever, enduring torture again and again, but..."

Karina's voice lowered, with endless fatigue and a desperate determination:

"Someone needs me now, just like I needed you back then. He is in danger in reality. I must get out. I must wake up!"

She lowered her head and looked at the young face in her arms with a warm smile. Her fingers tightened unconsciously and she said in a trembling voice:

"He is just like you back then. Standing in front of others foolishly."

"I don't want to watch someone like this die in front of me again!"

"Ike, please let me go."

Kalina's words, almost a humble plea, echoed in the open space shrouded by the blood moon.

Ike stood quietly in front of Kalina. When he saw Kalina showing the same worry and cherishment as when she looked at him that year, he suddenly smiled with relief.

"You have a very rich imagination, but it's a pity that you use it in the wrong place." His tone was still playful.

"I just said that this is your dream. Everything is created and controlled by you. I am also a creation of yours based on that memory. How can I have the qualifications and ability to keep you here?"

After hearing Ike's explanation, Karina asked doubtfully, "Then why haven't I woken up yet?"

"You have to ask yourself." Ike spread his hands, "This is the cage you built for yourself. No one can break it except you."

"However, you have been drowning in your guilt and longing for me, and gradually lost hope of breaking the dream. Even my self-help consciousness is helpless against you."

"Fortunately, this guy showed up. As your feelings for him deepen, this dream has more and more loopholes. I can also take this opportunity to give you hints and help you break free from your decadence."

"But even though you failed the first few times, you still didn't want to admit your feelings for this boy, thinking it was a betrayal to me. It wasn't until he made the same choice as me that the shackles in your heart were completely broken."

"So this is your best chance to break the dream and no longer be trapped on this island. It's time for you and me to be free!"

Hearing this, Karina asked in disbelief: "You are my self-rescue consciousness?"

Ike nodded slightly: "Yes, although I don't like your stereotype of me, I am still very happy that you can place your hopes on me."

"Even in the dream, you still believe that I can save you, so your self-rescue consciousness will condense into my appearance, trying to help you break the dream."

"It's a pity that you are still the subject of this dream. The more guilty and sad you feel, the more this dream will bind me. I can't even say a word of warning. I can only watch you sink here."

"But it's different now. This dream has cracks. I can also quietly remind you, such as the sentence 'Forgive me, this is the last time'. I have never said this before."

"And your consciousness is slowly awakening, so you said, 'You haven't accompanied me to see the mountains and rivers,' even though our agreement was only to see the outside world."

"Tsk, this guy is quite cultured. He can describe strolling around in such a nice way. Why didn't I think of saying that at the beginning?"

Looking at Ike who was full of regret, Karina burst into laughter. He was still the same as before and could always make her laugh.

At this time, Karina had completely believed what Ike said, because he was exactly the same as the Ike in her memory.

Unexpectedly, even if Ike died, he would appear in her dream to save her again.

Thinking of this, Kalina once again felt guilty towards Ike, and the blood moon's light became even brighter.

Seeing this, Ike became anxious and said hurriedly: "I'm not the real Ike, it's just your self-rescue consciousness. What are you feeling guilty about?"

"Do you still want to break the dream and go out to rescue that kid?"

Karina nodded repeatedly: "I want to! Please tell me what to do?"

Ike looked up at the blood moon in the sky and said, "Then don't feel guilty about me anymore, and don't feel like you owe me anything."

"But."

"No buts. I saved you willingly. You don't need to feel guilty or torture yourself like this."

Ike looked down at Karina's eyes and said, "You're only making my death seem worthless!"

"If I knew that only your body had walked out of Blood Prison Island, while your soul was left here to endure torture, I would probably be very sad, and maybe even angry."

"There's no need to explain why I'm sad, but I'm angry because you're stuck in the same place, sinking deeper and deeper into a nightmare, and even you have become a stranger to me."

"The Karina I know is very kind. She would never abuse men for fun, and she would never..."

Karina suddenly interrupted and said, "Then do you know what I went through after joining the Shadow Church?"

Facing Karina's resentful and sad gaze, Ike silently clenched his fists.

"Of course I know. I can see everything you've been through, but I can't do anything about it."

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”

Seeing Ike's guilty and remorseful look, Karina smiled with relief.

"Why are you apologizing to me? You are not the real Ike. And I finally understand why you would rather disappear than break this dream. It turns out that this place is also a cage for you."

Ike nodded, sighed and said, "Yes, I have everything about Ike in your memory, including my feelings for you, so I am no less tortured here than you are."

Karina retracted her gaze and looked at Li Xiang in her arms, muttering to herself: "Whether it's for you or this fool, I must break this nightmare!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the light of the blood moon suddenly became brighter, reflecting all kinds of scenes that Karina did not want to recall.

There was her first meeting with Ike, the scene of Ike dying in her arms, and even a projection of Li Xiang being torn into pieces by Dragonite.

When Karina saw the last scene, her pupils suddenly contracted and her body trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Ike shouted, "It's getting anxious! Don't be fooled by these illusions! That guy is not dead yet!"

"That stupid boy is out there, in the real world. He did the same thing as me, but the ending may be different!"

"If you continue to sink here, you will never wake up, and you will never be able to confirm whether he is alive or dead!"

He almost roared, shouting with all his last bit of strength.

"Karina! Look at me! Look at me!"

"Remember! I am not your end, and my death is not your eternal shackles!"

"This boy is your light right now! Your feelings are more real than this nightmare! More powerful than your guilt! You must use this power to break through everything!"

"Hold him! Hold on to the new life he brings you. Don't let go this time!" (End of this chapter)