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"No. I mean you literally blow up." Bahamut unfurled all four wings. "You can survive it, like a pokémon using Explosion, but I'm told it's excruciatingly painful. One of our team members has a nasty habit of doing it. She now has a timeshare in the infirmary and I believe the healers talk smack...

"You shouldn't practice using that energy without proper supervision. Like at the Colosseum," Bahamut said. "Did nobody mention the part to you where using too much radiance results in you blowing up?"

"What do you think you're doing?" After learning Reshiram was, indeed, not at his house, Bahamut returned Cola to Destiny Tower at the young god's request. Which left him on his own to wander Destiny Village in search of someone or something to question. But it wasn't long before he sensed...

Shane walked up to Lance’s side. “I had to go through a similar ordeal. And I made it out the other side. Don’t give up hope.” He nudged Lance with his snout. “I know necrozma have bad raps. It’s not something I can fix on my own. But if you need any help while we’re here, I can try my best.”

“I’m sorry,” Shane mumbled. He seemed a bit dimmer. “I imagine it’s not very easy for you.”

“Like one? I am one.” A gold wing popped out of Shane’s back and waved at Lance. “I wouldn’t know the first thing about removing that kind of power from a soul. I’m pretty sure I’d do more harm than good if I tried anything.” He certainly didn’t want to get Lance’s hopes up for no reason.

“That so.” Shane clicked his tongue. “Well, most Blinding Ones are very aggressive when they’ve been deprived of their light. It’s very painful. My teacher told me I’d turn into a big angry crystal husk if I got too carried away with my powers.” The look on his face left little to suggestion.

... oh. So, this guy was more than intimately familiar with that sort of stuff. Shane subconsciously rubbed his forelegs together. His eyes flickered purple. "You're, uh, talking about necrozma, I take it?"

"Oh?" Shane quirked a brow. He must've been an explorer, then. Typical for a lucario in some strange, cosmic sense. "What kind of mission?"

"Of course! It's what I was trained to do." Though Shane's ears drooped. "Well, under normal circumstances. There's something funny about this world. I'd investigate and stuff, but I don't want to cause a scene or anything. Not when I'm kind of an unintentional guest." He laughed nervously...

"Oh, it was an arcade? Huh." Shane would've been over the moon to see something like that, but it didn't do any good to walk off so he could play games by himself. "Anyway, he wanted me to use my portals to try and get everyone home, but for some reason I can't seem to open any rifts to Ultra...

Shane frowned. "Oh, huh. He told me a bunch of people were at a café with him, but I was helping someone else, so I couldn't go."

"My teammate called me in over a massive faller situation." Shane looked around. "Maybe you've bumped into him. Big guy. Kinda looks like a cross between a bird, dog, and fish." He swished his mane back and forth. "Big crest thingy sticking out of his head."

"Lance, huh?" Shane extended a forepaw. "I'm Shane. You from this village or you one of the fallers who crash-landed from another world?"

"Oh, hey, a lucario. Hiya, aura dog!" Shane had been... well, he was wandering around aimlessly. This Overcast Village place was quaint. Bigger than Aeon Town used to be, for sure, but certainly nothing to write home about. And he hadn't really run into anyone who wanted to talk aside from...

Chapter 14: Sing a Hollow Song The servant quarters were in a square building made of gray bricks with small, arched windows. Unimpressive compared to the vibrant colors and ornate statues of Horizon's main campus. There was one redeeming factor for Noctum, however. It was positioned closest to...

"Why not? Icetales already has a harem. What's another one on this big, ridiculous misadventure?" Bahamut hoped Cola had gotten bored and stopped paying attention. This was probably not the type of thing he needed to hear right about now. "In any case, there's plenty for the people of Cibus to...

"Well, people judge one another all the time." Bahamut shrugged. "For any number of reasons... not all of which are bad faith. It just happens. It's the nature of conscious thought, I suppose." He pointed at his head. "I can't act like I'm not guilty of it. I'm fairly confident some of our...

"Etherium was supposed to be a reset point for me," Bahamut continued. "I came across a planet that already been decimated. I was so tired of everything. So, I decided to try and make a home. I caused quakes and eruptions with Psychic to bring healthy, rich minerals to the planet's surface, then...

"There were places. But a handful of folks could not stand up to mobs." Bahamut laughed bitterly. "And, of course, there was Eternatus." This shade was trying to tease things out of him. "If you want the so-called scandalous part, then you should've asked for it out of the gate." Blue and...