Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Stay by my side for now... I need to explore some things."

After settling Crobat, Ash stood silently in the center of the rock wall, gazing at the dim moon overhead.

Gradually, his eyes seemed to be bathed in moonlight, shrouded in a strange radiance.

That was the power of the Time Ripple; guided by this force, Ash took the initiative to foresee the future.

But he wasn't looking to see the future; he was exploring the past…

Chapter 287 The Past, the Tale of the Hero…

"Celebi, please... I beg you to help me!"

"I can't think of any other way. Only you can end all of this!"

"I beg you, let everything return to how it was before the gates to the spirit world opened!!"

...

In a hazy state, Ash saw the prophetic vision again... and this time there was sound.

Bathed in moonlight, and in the middle of the vast ocean, this place, though in past illusions, was still barely considered a small island, not destroyed like it is now, with only sheer cliffs remaining.

The surrounding sea was constantly churning, occasionally emanating eerie energy. Dark whirlpools swirled around the island, like gates of hell opening wide!

Xiao Zhi also clearly saw the appearance of the mysterious person. His face was resolute, and he looked about 70-80% like Ya Xuan and Ya Lang in his memory. His clothes were tattered and worn, and he was pleading with a small green beast in front of him.

Unfortunately, even though he used his Aura power, the other party still refused to lend a helping hand.

This is actually normal; after all, the power of Aura can only be used for communication. For real strategy, you have to rely on the power of Eternal Moon… but he clearly didn't know that.

"Why are you refusing me? Celebi, I really need your help right now... otherwise the entire Orange Islands will be destroyed!" The mysterious man kept trying to persuade him, even eagerly pulling a Poké Ball out of his pocket!

A GS ball that's half gold and half silver!

"Look at this! It's made from the feathers of Ho-Oh and Lugia! They chose me to be their hero, surely to resolve this crisis, so that I can borrow your power at this moment!"

The mysterious man was clearly extremely anxious. Before Celebi could react, he threw a GS Ball at it!

This action startled Celebi, who immediately traveled through time, and all GS Ball managed to capture was the time ripple it hastily left behind...

"Celebi...why?!" The mysterious man stared in disbelief at the scene before him, his eyes even turning red with extreme anger!

"Why won't you help me? I am the chosen hero... If I can't use this power to save the Orange Islands from crisis... then what's the point of choosing me?!"

The mysterious man roared at the moonlight, venting his resentment.

He slammed the GS ball to his feet, but failed to notice that just as he questioned its existence, the golden part of the GS ball had begun to faintly turn black…

For some time afterward, the mysterious man—or rather, the hero of the previous generation—was truly at his wit's end. He simply wandered around the Orange Islands every day, mechanically fighting the monsters that sprang from the sea.

Those creatures, disguised as Pokémon or even humans, were shrouded in eerie black mist. Besides unleashing ominous attacks, they also wielded disgusting tentacles…

The little intelligence recognized them as resentful beings that had broken in through the gate to the spirit world. He had seen similar beings before, but none were as shocking as these!

The hero of the previous generation was ultimately defeated; he was simply no match for the ever-growing number of monsters on his own.

So he returned to that isolated island in the sea and picked up the GS ball that had been thrown away.

He seems to have made a choice to use time ripples to make prophecies and find a way to end all of this!

To be honest, Ash really wanted to stop him...

Because what happened next was exactly what Ash had seen before... Time Ripple went berserk, all life on the surrounding islands was taken away, and several islands in the central waters of the Orange Islands sank!

The isolated island where the previous hero lived was also reduced to a single remaining rock wall!

"What...what have I done..." The former hero knelt on the ground, stunned, staring in disbelief at the collapsed world around him, tears of blood welling up in his empty eyes...

When he made this decision, he didn't know things would turn out this way, because he didn't know that the rainbow feather in the GS ball had turned evil... just as he was questioning the feather's owner!

The hero's whereabouts were quickly discovered by the enemy, and he had no chance of winning against a group of vicious and resentful creatures.

All he could do was muster his spirits and try to use the power he gained from destroying the surrounding islands to predict the possibility of victory!

"Why...why?!" But to the hero's despair, his prophecy failed.

Ash, who was watching from the sidelines, saw it clearly: just as the hero's eyes turned golden and he was about to succeed, his premonition seemed to be disturbed, and his eyes instantly lost their light!

He couldn't see the future of victory, nor did he have the strength to make another prediction. He could only collapse helplessly to the ground, letting himself be enveloped by darkness...

Ironically, reinforcements arrived at that very moment!

The first to appear was the Shadow Guide, Marshadow, who, in a manner similar to that in a theatrical film, controlled a large group of sea Pokémon and stormed up the rock wall.

However, in Ash's opinion, Marshadow seemed more like he was there to confront the hero than to rescue him.

After landing on the island, it didn't intend to deal with those dark guys immediately. Instead, it approached the hero with a half-darkened GS ball, its face expressionless!

"Is it... Marshall? That's great, you've finally noticed what's going on here..."

hum~

It was just a weak statement, but because the hero rekindled his hope for a certain big-mouthed bird, the GS Ball regained its golden luster!

After a moment of surprise, Marshadow placed the ball next to the hero and commanded the Pokémon he had brought to fight against the invasion of the spirit world!

It also sent out a signal at the same time, and soon the three legendary beasts, the three legendary birds, as well as Ho-Oh and Lugia arrived!

They suppressed this dark sea, Ho-Oh and Lugia joined forces to seal the Spirit Gate, and then they all left happily...

Only the brave warrior remained, slumped alone on the rock face.

Ash saw Ho-Oh's eyes in his illusion... He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but after the incident ended, he actually saw a hint of resentment in them!

Is Ho-Oh complaining about the hero's actions?!

Xiao Zhi couldn't understand this logic...

After everything was over, Celebi reappeared.

It seemed to have adjusted its mood and learned what had happened here, so it came back to find the hero... but unfortunately, it was all too late.

“Celebi…why won’t you change all of this?” the hero asked weakly and in bewildered.

Celebi simply shook its head, looking with a hint of fear at the GS Ball in the hero's hand, which had regained its luster.

The hero seemed to have realized this as well. He stopped trying to capture Celebi and instead asked for a Time Ripple to seal inside the sphere.

"Please grant me my last request... I made an irreparable mistake because of my recklessness..." the hero said with immense remorse. "Celebi, I entrust all my Aura to you. Please, restore life to this sea!"

Celebi agreed to this last request.

As the god of the forest, it truly could not bear to see nature being destroyed.

"The power of waveguides resides within my heart!!"

Ash heard a familiar incantation from the hero's mouth. The hero's aura was now being poured into Celebi, transforming into an invisible force that spread outwards!

Life in the sea is recovering, but the sunken islands cannot be rebuilt, and Celebi's power cannot reach very far. Only some of the surrounding islands have regained their vegetation.

And Daipon Island, which is the closest and has never been silent, has become the place with the most abundant natural energy...

Chapter 288 The Hidden Rules of the Protagonist's Halo

Ash has pieced together most of the boring stories about GS Balls.

The person who created it... let's call him a hero for now. He originally intended to use it to capture Celebi, and then use the power of the forest god to stop the invasion of the spirit world.

This also explains why, even though the GS Ball is made from the feathers of Ho-Oh and Lugia, the Rainbow Feathers did not turn black and lose their effectiveness when used to capture Mythical Pokémon.

Because it was created with the right purpose in mind, the hero always had trust in Ho-Oh and Lugia when he made it!

Anyone would have done the same.

It seems that Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon this person. Having already obtained the Rainbow Wing and the Silver Wing, it is only natural that he would assume that he is the hero chosen by the two legends of Ho-Oh and Lugia.

He would also naturally assume that it is his responsibility as a hero to resolve incidents like spirit invasions!

He must carry out the will of the legend and resolve the crisis with the power granted by Ho-Oh and Lugia!!

Unfortunately, the hero didn't realize that Celebi's relationship with the other two wasn't that close.

It has absolutely no interest in resolving incidents such as spirit invasions.

All the hero's hopes, whether for the forest god or the two large legendary birds, were misplaced from the very beginning...

Therefore, he had to solve the problem himself, so he rashly absorbed the time ripples, which led to a series of subsequent troubles.

Finally, Ho-Oh and Lugia make a dazzling appearance, easily cleaning up the mess. The hero, on the other hand, is blamed for his rash actions that caused such irreversible damage.

In the very end, he lost his life on this very sea…

That's roughly the story. Xiao Zhi actually felt quite uncomfortable, as if his heart was choked up.

It's that feeling of wanting to curse someone, but not knowing who to curse at.

Are we supposed to criticize the hero? Ash, who is training on Daipo Island, is already benefiting from the hero's legacy, so he has no right to comment!

Besides, what's wrong with being a hero?

The mistake was misusing the time ripples, accidentally blowing up the central sea area of ​​the Orange Islands?

Please, he doesn't know that the rainbow feather on the GS ball has turned black and can no longer help him suppress the rampage of the time ripples!