- Aura Devouring?- Everyone asked, confused because it's the first time they've heard of something like that. Although Raichu was most interested in whether it was possible to treat or even cure that disease, condition or whatever it was. Ahiru didn't wait to continue his explanation. - Sometimes it happens that cubs are born with an increased amount of aura than they should by nature. Until he or she learns to control it, the cub has symptoms such as immense pain, seizures, high temperatures, as well as being smaller than cubs of their age, because most of the food they eat becomes energy that is used to restore the aura, while a small part goes into the system itself. -Ahiru tried to explain to them ,and at sometime trying to understand how it was possible that she was in contact Luna when she hadn't noticed her wild aura before until the fight with Claw. It always seemed like she had a normal amount considering her abilities, like the speed she possessed or her agility which was not a trait of someone suffering from aura devouring. - On the other hand, but very rarely it happens that a cub is born with an incredible amount that is strong enough to destroy the one who owns it. Those cubs don't live long, rather they barely live a few days before the aura kills them by itself. Those cases are called Aura devouring.- This caused shock on the faces of everyone who heard what Ahiru was talking about, while Josh and Marina seemed worried not only about Luna but judging by the faces of their pokemon friends, more bad news followed, and they weren't sure they could handle being tied to Luna.
Raichu couldn't believe what he was hearing. But he didn't want to lose hope because when something like this had been seen before, maybe there was a way to save Luna, after all Luna wasn't a cub. - But Luna is an adult, and she discovered her abilities when she was ten. Although her build is smaller than normal humans, she is strong.- Raichu immediately began to point out the differences between his girl and the cases that had happened before, finding herself pointing out that it might be possible for Luna to put an end to all this. - He is right. We were already aware of the amount of aura that Luna possessed, we just never knew that it was to the extent that it could cause something like this. The real question is whether it is possible to somehow treat it. - Azur asked her, impatiently waiting for an answer, hoping that somehow it would be possible to solve all this. The twins hoped there was a saying for all of this as well as Raichu. - You don't understand. There is no way to get rid of this. It's a real miracle that she's alive at all, considering that cubs born with this condition barely survive a day. After all, the quantity grows and becomes stronger together with the organism in which it is. As a pokemon grows and develops and then ages and weakens, so does the aura with it. Which would mean that all of this would only get stronger until the moment Luna started to get old and weak or weak from the sheer amount she couldn't handle.- Everyone seemed to have fallen into despair, and Raichu didn't have the strength in him to look in Josh and Marina's eyes to tell them that this is most likely the end, that it is not possible to get out of this situation this time.
Until the little ones interfered with the question. - Then how did she manage to hold back all that until now?- Mio asked with a tearful voice that betrayed her even though she was trying to stop the tears. - Yes, didn't you say that the amount increases all the time as you grow up. Her body must have just found a way to survive all that energy she has.- Star continued, diverting to the point that Mio raised a moment ago with her question. Then Azur and Zoe thought of one thing that they noticed but didn't think was significant until now. - Just like the core inside her.- The others looked even more confused as Azur decided to better explain what Zoe meant. - Then when Luna tried to draw more aura from her center, so that she wouldn't lose control over it, I and Elder had to help her channel all that energy. she threw out a small part in the form of an aura, while with our help she brought most of it back. But then I noticed a very dense and powerful presence in her that contained all the excess we were trying to suppress. It's possible that somehow Luna made that core instinctively to store all the aura that would otherwise tear her apart.- Raichu and the twins then had a bit of hope, since if it was possible to go back before then maybe it could work this time. . But the look on Ahiru's face told them that there was a problem.- Which means that Zoe and older brother can just return Aura back to Luna's core and everything will be fine, right?* was left while Azure and Zoe were willing to try to help Luna. - I know what you're thinking. But you are not aware of the strength and quantity of that aura. You are not able to deal with it.- Despite those words and the understanding that Ahiru is much more experienced and wiser than him, he did not give up so easily.
Despite those words and the understanding that Ahiru is much more experienced and wiser than him, he did not give up so easily. After everything Luna had done for them, especially his sister, his tribe and friends as well as everyone else, it didn't seem fair that he should just give up without at least trying to do something. - How much quantity are we talking about. - Azur quickly and decisively asked Ahiru, who this time looked him in the eyes with a rather surprised look, knowing that with that attitude he must be thinking of something. - More or less like a crystal in a cave, why?- This threw the others off their feet, as everyone present witnessed the true power of a crystal fragment that, as Team Rocket's research revealed, as well as the words of the Elders, were terrifying. And when you think that Luna successfully kept all that power under lock and key, you don't know whether to be amazed by her abilities and strong will or to be scared at what could have happened so far if that powerful aura was suddenly released. Knowing that he had experience channeling aura energy in the crystal caves he had an idea of how he might be able to help Luna.
- Don't even dare to try Azur! One is crystals and the other is a living being. You don't know how her aura behaves, so one wrong step and you'll kill her, not to mention what can happen to you. - As Ahiru stood firmly in front of him, Azur looked at her with a sharp determined slightly irritated look. He knew how Luna's aura behaved thanks to that evening before they even set out to meet. Even though it was only one time that he himself carried out and calmed her down, he still remembered crystal clear the feeling of her aura struggling and snatching, refusing to flow peacefully through the body, how it was very hot, almost burning, but it didn't hurt him, which it certainly wouldn't be the case now. After all, he knew that amount of aura could even kill him if he wasn't careful, and that if something happened to him, he would leave Mio and Leon alone. Luna, on the other hand, never once thought of herself when she tried to help them. Which is what actually brought her to this state, an attempt to protect and help without caring if she would be reciprocated and in what way, without fearing the consequences as well as meeting her fear from which she had been running for a long time alone for those she had not known for so long and she was ready to give everything.
Azur wasn't planning on throwing her away when she needed them the most without even trying. - Luna is a member of our tribe and our friend. That's why I don't plan to sit on the sidelines and do nothing when I can at least try. She will die from this if we don't try something soon, so we have nothing to lose.- In this it was clear to everyone that Azur was right. Luna has become one of them and they don't turn their backs on each other without trying to help. What was actually strange was that Azur made it clear that he didn't like Ahiru trying to stop him. He always handled things calmly, logically and fairly without letting his emotions get in the way, which was not the case in this case. - He is right. I'd rather let him try than do nothing.- Raichu was the one who broke the tension between them giving his full support to Azure to carry out what he envisioned by blindly trusting him. - I agree, at least this way we will know that we tried everything to save her.- Sunny continued shouting with all her might, wanting to believe that Azur had come up with a way that would work. Ahiru looked at Raichu wanting to try to convince him to understand Azure at least a little, but Raichu was just as determined as everyone else around her except Marine and Josh who were trying to understand what all the commotion was about.
- And what about Luna's parents. What do they think about all this? Are they will to take this risk? - Ahiru didn't want to let go of Azur just yet. If things didn't work out, they might lose him and Luna at the same time, considering the risk too great and the chance too small. Raichu understood what Ahiru was thinking and agreed that the risk was huge but it didn't occur to him that they wouldn't try their best, especially if there was that one chance, one in a trillion. Raichu knew this would worry Azur not wanting to do something he shouldn't or was not wanted or willed by Luna's parents but her greater desire was to try. She didn't need to say anything because Raichu spoke to her himself as if reading his mind. - You have my permission, Azur, and with it, Marina's and Josh's too. - Azur did not need to be told a second time, but rushed to Luna to try to do everything in his power. - Wait a minute, you can't make a decision for your trainer as well as his family. - Ahiru understood that Raichu cares for the girl, but she didn't understand where in his head the right to be able to expose and decide something for someone else's child came from. The others looked at Ahiru, surprised because she still hadn't figured out one thing other than for Luna, Raichu being a second father.
- First, Josh and I have more than the trainer-pokemon relationship. We are brothers, not in the sense of blood, but in something much more important, brotherly love.- Raichu made a pause there, taking the phone in his hands, which just before Azur ran away he took from Josh's pocket and was typing at the same time as he was talking. - And as for Luna. I was there from the moment she was born. I watched her hoe she learn to walk, talk, and together with Marina and Josh, I equally influenced her upbringing. I was there for her the whole time watching her grow and change. I love her like my own cub and treat her like my own cub, not just because the child is Josh's. When she came to this world and when I saw her, I wanted to protect her, love her unconditionally and do everything so that only a smile is on her face. - Raichu passed the phone to the couple who was looking confusedly at Azure, who was radiating a soft blue light until he held his paws on Luna, one on her forehead and the other on her chest in the area of her heart. - If that's not enough, then I'm not sure what could be.- Raichua felt Josh pat him on the back as a sign of comfort and thanks for translating what was happening to them all the time, while Marina held the twins in her arms, praying that the plan somehow it works. "Please make this work." Ahiru heard a silent prayer leave Josh's mouth, which just confirmed what Raichu said a moment ago.
The moment Azur approached Luna, who was in such a critical state that they had to insert tubes to her bronchial tubes, which were supplied with oxygen through a small pump, because slowly the respiratory system began to fail from all that pressure and spasms. And her heart was no problem because every minute it accelerated its work and she could have a heart attack at any moment, as well as the fact that until now Luna was completely unconscious and did not show any physical reactions to pain, which was quite undesirable for this situation . Azur didn't wait, but immediately knelt down next to Professor Oak, who instructed her to at least somehow reduce Luna's temperature, which was incredibly high, and at this rate, her brain would very soon begin to boil if something wasn't done that would give an effect. As Azur looked over Luna's aura he realized that it wasn't long before they truly lost Luna.
Noticing the moment he closed his paws towards Luna Natasha wanted to stop him, not wanting to make matters worse if in fact that was possible. "Wait, you can't..." but Professor Oak stopped her, looking at Azur who was kneeling next to him and waiting to hear what they had to say or at least let him continue, I know he won't interrupt him. "You have an idea how to you to help, don't you?" He asked him to which Azur just nodded and waited for an answer that didn't take long to follow. "Go ahead." At the same time azure placed his paw over Luna's heart and the other on her already hot forehead and began to focus, while Natasha looked at Professor Oak in astonishment, not knowing where he got the idea to let Azur try. She alone was aware that this is beyond the power of any healing move pokemon could learn. "We've done everything we can to stabilize her physical condition. But since there's no effect now, she won't have them until we sort out the oracle. And that's why we need their help." In all this panic, Natasha completely forgot about Luna's aura and that she could be the cause of all this.
She felt guilty for trying to stop Azur, but she always hoped the most that maybe Luna would somehow have a chance. This time, Azur did not have time to slowly infuse his aura step by step and mix with Luna's, but he had to shine all at once and somehow start controlling her. This time, Luna's aura was much more aggressive and hotter than he remembered. He could feel immense pain as he tried his best to control and contain all the chaotic energy that was constantly coming. He slowly began to see what Ahiru was trying to warn him about. It seemed like Luna's aura had no end, constantly trying to swallow everything in the way, which was actually starting to worry Azur. With the crystal, the energy somehow flowed in a calm flow, always being fresh, somehow cold and pleasant, and when you had to, you sometimes manipulated it, for example, to close the gap to another dimension, you always took a risk. One wrong move and the entire region and more would disappear from the face of the earth in an instant. Also the aura in them was incredibly strong like Luna's but at least it was more predictable and easier to control because he didn't have someone else's will fighting against his own.
In all of this, he had to try again to feel where that aura core was and somehow force it all back inside it. It was not at all clear to him how he could not feel all this aura all the way to the camp, especially since he was the one who brought on his back. No matter how much aura she possessed, even a small amount had to be felt for Ahiru to read her aura in order to find out what was happening inside Luna's body. The aura cannot be destroyed, it can be given to be received and released into the universe so that it constantly circulates and renews itself. Like Elder Shin, some lucarios can gather non-energy from their surroundings which allows them to have a greater aura capacity. Then an obvious thing that they had overlooked struck him. ,, Luna does not release aura into her surroundings even in the slightest, which would mean that she suppresses everything.,, This time, instead of looking for the core and wasting time, he made a deaf ear to absorb her aura and gradually drain it into nature himself, even though not reduce the aura to an amount that he could fully control. And even at that moment it was his best option since Luna's body in addition to the core had somehow made a shield over her whole body to prevent an accidental spill like this which was probably the current cause of her condition.
He immediately began to absorb as much aura as he could bear from her body and gradually released it into his surroundings. Luna's aura entering him didn't just burn, it created an incredible constant pressure on his body making his whole body tremble from the pain it was causing. He also had a headache and difficulty controlling the energy that had just entered his body. There were no words that could describe the desire to just throw all of this out of him at once, but he couldn't do it at all. If he went alone and was far away from the others, he might have dared, but if he tried it now, someone could get hurt, because Luna's aura was not only strong, hot and out of control, but it was so thick that you could see it with your naked eye . Luna's aura was navy blue, acting like a living fire that could destroy everything in front of it if it lost control for just a moment, which Azur must not do at any cost. Otherwise, he could literally kill everyone around him if he suddenly expelled this small amount he absorbed. He constantly reminded himself that he must not falter at any moment or lose focus, knowing the good reason why he was ready to engage in all this.
After what seemed like an eternity of cruel torture to Azur and Luna's aura constantly pouring through him into his surroundings, he felt Luna's ribcage begin to rise and fall again in small but significant increments under his paw, which in this case was a good thing, a sign that what Azru started is working. he just had to somehow hold on a little longer, so that he could return to his original plan, because if he continued with the exhausting of the aura, he was not sure that he would growl to the end, because he had already run out of a lot of strength and the only thing that kept him going was his will to continued and gave him strength.
For a long time after that, he felt the aura creeping up on him or trying to break free from his control. It was still difficult to channel but it was immensely easier and somewhat bearable in some hands. This meant to Azur that Luna had somehow unconsciously begun to control her aura. Not enough to complete the rest of the process herself but enough to make things easier for Aura which was a more than welcome help for him. He noticed that Luna had begun to form a new core image of the ram that he had noticed the time he was helping to suppress the aura with Elder Fang. Considering that Luna managed to play the core almost to the end and channels the excess aura towards it herself. Trying to slowly pull his aura back, he noticed that some other force was holding him and wouldn't let him separate, which started to worry him a lot, even then a mild panic appeared that he didn't allow to develop further, not wanting to lose his head. At one moment he felt that same force together with the aura pulled him inside at high speed with a force that the silent god resisted.
He felt very dizzy and headachey, but somehow he could focus to open his eyes. ,, Wait,...,, Azur was standing in some kind of infinite room filled with some kind of luminous orbs the size of his fist that were moving floating around him. He looked carefully at himself and it seemed as if he was physically present, but when he put his paw on his chest, he did not feel touch or heat, but as if something like a howling wind touched the very place he was touching with his paw. This proved to him that he was not physically present in this strange place, but was probably projected as a self-like avatar. And the only place where he could be in this state of astral projection was in Luna's mind.
Trying not to panic Azure tried to figure out how it was even possible for him to end up inside Luna's mind, especially since he was one hundred percent sure that there was no psychic related gift like Ahiru that could enter minds. He also knew that Ahiru does not enter the ears of people who are not conscious for various reasons unknown to him, but at the same time it told him that it would be wise to find a way to get back and that as soon as possible. But for some reason he couldn't feel the presence of his aura or his body no matter how hard he tried even though he was sure that his body was in contact with hers. But while he was thinking like that, he heard a soft cry coming from not far from him, but he couldn't see anyone around him, so he decided to follow the source of the sound anyway, hoping that he wouldn't wander too deep or make his situation worse. In addition to all these thoughts of self-warning, his curiosity as well as concern about where the sound was coming from was stronger.
He wasn't sure how long it had been since he was drawn in by these, but he was sure that he had been wandering around for quite some time looking for the source of the sound.
** In an instant, everything around him began to slowly change, seeming to take the form of some kind of forest unknown to Azure. From the amount of light, it could be seen that it would be dark at any moment, and from the eerie silence that filled the entire space, the fur on his neck stood up from the chills. A few moments later, he heard the sound of someone moving very quickly towards him, but he couldn't feel who or what until something that seemed very familiar to him, or rather someone, ran past him. Azure wanted to make sure that his eyes were not fooling him and started following the person. Suddenly, other voices could be heard as well as the sounds of commotion, which indicated that some kind of fight was taking place nearby, which, according to him, did not bode well. When he reached the source he saw the members of Team Rocket along with Golbat, Beedril and a pair of Geodudes attacking two exhausted and even injured eevees, one of whom could not even stand on a nanometer due to an injury causing a fracture. In the tall grass he noticed the reason why he had come here, a girl about his height in dark blue tracksuits, a green
mother with a flower pattern and a bag on her back, hiding a younger version of Luna who clearly had fear, worry as well as horns of anger written on her face while was watching the scene unfolding in front of her. Then Azur realized that he was in one of Luna's memories, and he could guess in which one exactly. From what little Luna and Raichu had told them, this must have been the night the twins and Luna met, though they didn't share many details about it. He noticed the two eevees struggling to keep their guard up while some of the rocket team were grinning like sick monsters enjoying all of this, which got on Azure's nerves. At that moment Luna ran out of her hiding place full of fury and anger standing right in front of the twins shielding from Team Rocket who was surprised not knowing where she came from. "What are you idiots doing to them? Are you blind or what? If you keep going like this, you're going to kill them?!" Luna shouted at the top of her voice, trying not to show any fear or hesitation to get involved.
If he couldn't figure out who it was, then this behavior only confirmed that Luna was standing before him. One of the members Team Rocket started talking to Luna telling her to get out of the way and go home while she still had a chance but Luna wasn't having it. From Team Rocket, Luna took barely noticeable steps back towards the twins until at one point she grabbed them in her arms and shouted again to Team Rocket, "You want them so much. I'm sorry to tell you, but they're coming with me, as far away from you as possible." Then she started running at full speed through the forest which was completely dark until now but somehow to Azur's surprise, who was following her, she managed quite well and somehow managed to maintain her speed for a while, taking care not to hurt the twins even more. But it didn't take long for a flapping sound to be heard, which indicated that the rocket team was following them and not giving up, which didn't seem good.
For a moment, when he turned his gaze in the direction of the source of the sound and then brought them back in front of him, Luna and the twins disappeared as if they had sunk into the ground. - She probably hid somewhere.- He muttered to himself, not interrupting the area of the forest where he followed her and decided to wait carefully and see what would happen. Although it didn't take him too long to notice that Luna had hidden herself in the berry bush and was trying to be as quiet and inconspicuous as she could be. It didn't take long for Team Rocket to arrive and start looking around for her, with Azur watching her to see what her next move would be. He was aware that this was all a memory and that he had no power to affect them in any way, but that didn't make it any easier for him to want to help her somehow, considering that no one so young should be dragged into something like this and the feeling of a heavy heart which he felt at that moment in uncertainty.
He noticed that Luna retreated deeper into the bushes, seeming to think of something. Somehow this intrigued Azur, wanting to see what the young Luna was capable of, considering her strategies and ideas that she had applied during her time with his tribe. In an instant as the members of Team Rocket were scattered around the area searching for them, an eevee popped out of cover and successfully knocked the man down causing him to drop the only light source he was using for his search. At that moment, Colbat started to attack at the command of his trainer and when he was a few centmeters away from the eevee, Luna jumped in front of him and stuck her fist in his mouth. This didn't seem smart at all from Azur's point of view as she could have ended up seriously injured but the next moment it was clear to him when he saw Golbad acting totally dazed and disorientated which surprised Azur how she managed to pull it off but he told her to leave it at that for later and started following Luna who was carrying two eevees, one in her hands and the other in her backpack trying to escape once more.
This all impressed Azur, how such a young Luna is able to think under pressure and come up with a smart plan, risky, dangerous but all in all a very effective plan. Thinking that everything was over, Azur was surprised that Luna started to panic again and the next moment he found out why. Luna managed at the last moment to avoid a charge by houndoom, who at the same second turned and prepared for the next attack. In that moment, everything seemed in slow motion. Azur looked at Luna with care that seemed unbelievable. Luna clutched the eevee in her arms and her body seemed to contort not from fear but from pain and in the second before houndoom managed to get his claws on her Luna's eyes once again glowed with a crystal blue glow and a barrier formed around her that bounced the houdoom into a nearby tree hitting its head causing the pokemon to fall unconscious.
This seemed incredible to Azure. For Luna to be able to use such a powerful move at such an early age without any training just by pure instinct. But the next moment Luna fell to her knees trying to pull herself together looking surprised and scared at the unconscious pokemon in front of her. But she didn't waste time, she got up and continued to move at a lower speed to get to safety sooner, ignoring the pain she felt in her body and how exhausted she was.**
At that moment the memory was interrupted and Azur found himself back in the same endless dark place full of energy and floating multi-colored balls that Azure realized what they were. - Memories.- His conscience began to sting somewhat as he saw the reason why they didn't shared details about this when they first visited them at their camp. But he had no choice but to continue wandering, hoping that he could somehow find a way and something that would help him get back into his body. - Help!- He heard a wail coming from not far from him, which indicated that another one of Luna's memories was about to happen in front of him. He was right.
** Around him, it began to change and he took the scene of one of the streets similar to the ones he had seen when he was with Luna in the nearby town for supplies. It's just that the place was bigger and busier and with even more people, it seemed as if autumn had just arrived. In all that crowd, he barely managed to notice Luna who was wearing a cap, under which she gathered all her hair and a sporty orange suit that seemed a little big for her, hiding almost her entire body and with a shopping bag in her hands full of things. It seemed to him that she was a bit older than in the last memory, but something seemed out of place about her, as if it wasn't the Luna he knew. The person he was following had no sparks of excitement in her eyes or a faint smile that was not removed by the cup. She seemed completely out of sorts without that strong attitude and self-confidence that she always exudes, nor did she seem to have any energy.
As he followed Luna, he noticed two other figures dressed in darker clothes following her closely, making sure they didn't lose sight of her at any point. This made Azur feel very uneasy about this whole situation and he could see that Luna had also noticed their presence and that this surely meant bad news, so she quickened her pace in order to lose them somehow. After they separated from the crowd and reached a less populated part, near the exit from the city, the two started to approach her closer. Azure watched as Luna didn't speed up or try to escape which made him think, What are you planning now?, carefully watching their every move. When one of them almost grabbed her shoulder to stop her, Luna spun around at high speed and hit him squarely in the face with her shopping bag which must have been quite a relief as she effortlessly knocked the man off his feet and stunned him.
At that moment Luna started to run towards the exit and the town towards her house but her path was blocked by a van parked sideways blocking her path as a couple of other people got out to chase after her. This didn't make any sense to Azur as Luna didn't draw any attention to her nor did it seem like Team Rocket was chasing her, so he didn't know the motive of these pursuers. Luna was soon cornered in one of the cul-de-sacs, and suddenly all the courtyards on the outskirts of the city had high walls that she couldn't jump over. ,,Alright little one, don't make a fuss and come with us calmly and slowly" This didn't suit Azur or Luna at all, who tried to analyze the situation and find a way to get out somehow. So she somehow tried to buy time. "Who are you? and what do you want from me?" But it seemed as if they had no intention of answering her question, instead the trio suddenly rushed at her.
Somehow she managed to avoid it and hit the first one who came down with the orb, but the other two came from behind and somehow restrained her, not letting her move no matter how much she tried to free herself. Azur instinctively rushed to attack the one d man holding Luna forgetting that this was all just a memory and only remembering when he walked straight past them making no change. The only thing he could do was look at the frightened Luna, who was writhing and screaming, demanding to be let go, while these people were planning to do who knows what with her, and he couldn't do anything. "Shut up get me a sedative before she gets any ideas." This made Azure's blood freeze in her veins knowing full well that if they caught her there was no way she could save herself.
He couldn't understand why no one had come along and noticed what was happening when the place was full of people a few minutes ago. Then he noticed that a couple of people were just looking at the windows, not wanting to interfere or offer help, which was even less clear to him, because these very people were trying to kidnap the child. Luna started to shake from fear and something else, which only showed itself a second later. Luna's eyes started to glow again and with the help of her powers she managed to push the people who were pulling her away from her. The two ended up stuck to the wall which made them passed out on the spot as he flew all the way to the street, where the next moment he was run over by a car chasing him with great concern and unable to brake. The only person who was far enough away from her to have no effect from her abilities was standing in shock terrified to death looking at Luna who fell to her knees clutching her chest, shaking with fear and not daring to approach.
At the place where the man was run over, the driver came back and began to panic as he looked at the dead person lying in a pool of his own blood with his head flattened and nothing left but a crushed pool of blood. This caused confusion and shock to Azure who could not believe what had just happened in front of him. - You monster, you killed him...- The man began to shout while Luna barely gathered herself and took the opportunity to run away with eyes wide and hardly stable as she walked away from the place, not wanting to look at the place where she killed the man. **
This time, everything did not disappear by itself, but the two bottom paws pulled back into the endless proto. When he turned around, Ahiru was standing behind him, looking at him with a look that could kill with a furious expression on her face. - I tried to warn you, but you didn't want to listen. You were lucky that your body didn't suffer much damage, only exhaustion and mild bruises!- Ahiru paused looking at Azure, who didn't seem like he was the most present at the moment, especially with the still shocked, sad, slightly angry expression on his face that he didn't even try to hide to deny. Ahiru just let out a breath not wanting to aggravate his mental state when the part was partially shaken. She looked around for a moment grabbing Azur's shoulder to draw his attention to her. - First let's go back and then tell me what happened. - Azur did not have time to answer her, because he already felt his mind slowly being fed from Luna and returning to where it should belong.
When he opened his eyes and tried to move, he felt severe pain in his entire body and great exhaustion and fatigue that he slowly recovered along with slight disorientation. The first thing he noticed was that he was lying just a meter away from Luna and on his other side was Ahiru and Mio was crying with happiness to see her older brother conscious again.
When he wanted to try to stand up again, Marina approached him from behind and helped him to support himself so that he would not worry the others. When she was sure that Azur was able to keep himself, she took one of his paws in her hands, squeezed them lightly and said. ,, I can't thank you enough for saving her." To which he just nodded unable to speak nor did it make sense knowing that Marina didn't understand pokemon. Marina nodded as well and then sat next to Luna petting her head humming the same song that Luna sang to Star when the three little ones surprised her with a visit. Mio immediately climbed into his lap and hugged him tightly, crying and telling him - Don't scare me like that, big brother. I thought she lost you too. ..- Continuing to cry on Azure's shoulder as he patted her back assuring her that everything was going to be okay. He noticed that Zoe was missing as well as Rio and Luka. It was very likely that Zoe had led them back to the tribe and knowing Mio , there was no theoretical chance she could separate from him after everything that had happened. In the end, Mio fell asleep from her emotional stress that was as exhausting to you as crying itself.
Raichu approached him along with Elder Fang and Elder Rain who had arrived at the camp before ten of us nut out of concern that their friends had stayed so long. Ahiru smacked him in the middle of the head with the words - Where did you have the sense to enter someone's mind. You were lucky that Luna was somehow semi-conscious, so you didn't reveal that head until I come for you.- She scolded him, trying not to wake up Mio, who was sleeping in his arms, but sternly and furiously enough to let him know that she was in a huge troubles. He found some strength to speak and said, - I apologize for worrying you all. But I'm not sorry for my actions.- This is what Elder Fang expected from him, complete honesty, but it was unexpected for him to do something so risky. He didn't know what to say to him at that moment because he didn't know what he would do if he found himself in this situation.
Azur had been looking at Luna for a few minutes since he spoke with a kind of sad, confused, worried and a lot of emotion in his gaze with hundreds of thoughts buzzing in his head about what happened while he was inside and what he saw. Raichu guess what he could see inside he just hoped he didn't see too much because the last thing he needed was someone feeling sorry for Luna and Luna could sense when someone was doing that and that was one of the things she hated. But he had better ask because it didn't seem like Azure was handling it the best. - What did you see inside Azur.- Azur understood the sharp look in Raichu's eyes that told him not to say too much, but just enough for him to recognize what it was, while Ahiru moved away knowing that it was better to give them privacy without reading minds. - The night she saved two eevee and the day some people tried to kidnap her.- The first one wasn't that bad but the second one shocked Raichu to the point that he followed for a good few minutes while panic ran through his head.
Trying to calm down and with all eyes on him, he let out only a few words. - It will remain between us and will not be mentioned.- Azur wanted to know more or at least to ask the reason why it was not possible to talk to either Raichu or Luna about this to find answered. Raichu just raised his paw knowing that no one would have a peaceful mind after that as well as roasting the elders before they started the questions. - I don't see the need to open an old and one of the most painful wounds. That's why you don't say a word about this to anyone. What you saw you take with you to death. Did we understand each other? - Azur understood what he meant by that and that it was certainly not easy to grow up with all that, but he wanted to ask just one more question. - But she still laughs, still fights and still has hope?- He then turned his gaze to Luna, who was sleeping peacefully and motionless near him, looking at her with a great deal of empathy. And if the elders wanted to know what happened they followed Raichu's wish but were curious as to why Azur was asking the question. he looked into the eyes with understanding, empathy, and a bit of luck that he doesn't force a speech about a now taboo topic. - I will share a piece of wisdom with you Azur that I have acquired and it goes like this: The loneliest people are the kindest, the saddest people smile the brightest, the most damaged people are the wisest, all because they don't want to see anyone else suffering like them. - Azure saw what Raich wanted to say as did the Elders so he just nodded his head in understanding and gratitude for sharing it with him, but before he went to check on the twins who were supposed to be sleeping in the tent he said to him. - I almost forgot him. You're staying here tonight to make sure she's all right, and in the morning me and Star will take Mio straight back to training. - Azur thanked again and carefully laid down with Mio, preparing to fall asleep while the elders talked with Raichu about what was happening in the camp.