Open your eyes.

There is endless darkness spreading. An icy world where you can't see or hear anything. I visited again a world that I felt I had visited before.

"Here"

Consciousness becomes blurred.

But even in my vague consciousness, I knew who I was.

And the purpose of coming here.

When I turned around, I saw a familiar green light.

"You, I've seen you before."

Green light no, eyes don't react. They just stared at me.

"Hey, you"

I took a step closer to the green eyes.

However, a voice seemed to interrupt all this.

"Why are you here?"

The sudden sound made me turn my head.

Black clothes and a black hood. I couldn't see his face or hear his voice because there was some noise mixed in. But I've heard of it. That's how I feel.

"You are?"

The Man in Black did not answer.

"Are you unconscious?"

"Hehe, answer me."

I said it in an eager tone, but the man didn't try to answer.

"You're here before you know it? Sure enough, do you want to go a little deeper? ”

The man only said what he didn't understand and didn't answer questions.

"If you are unconscious, you can't do anything. \"Forever wandering in a nightmare, never waking up. ”

After saying that, the man seemed to melt into the darkness and disappeared.

The man was gone, but his green eyes were still behind him. Those green eyes just stared at me and didn't complain.

\"Ah, I see. \"

I breathed a sigh of relief, as if I was already convinced.

Then, the golden light I had seen before shone brightly.

"I'll be back."

And just like that, my consciousness turned into light.

The next day

Light and Creselia are asked to come to Myrkaim to show their powers.

"Shikari, please. \"

\"Yes! Let's go, Krecelia! \"

Hearing the sound of light, Kreselia nodded. Then, the light and Creselia's heart are connected, and Cresalia's power grows.

Cresalia's whole body glowed. The light is centered on Maiokam and spreads throughout the city of Maiao. The power of Kleselia erases the nightmares that pervade the city of Mai O, even to those who are asleep.

As a result, we were able to get people out of their nightmares. However, people don't wake up from sleep because they no longer need to sleep. The faces of the people who were lying in the gym improved significantly, but none of them woke up.

"I woke up with the wings of the crescent, but can't I wake up with the power of Creselia itself?"

"Maybe the depth of the nightmare is too deep."

"The depth of the nightmare?"

"Yes. Did you know that sleep is deep? ”

Hearing the light's words, Shirona and Kaim nodded. We hear words like "deep sleep" and "light sleep" every day. They think it's the same thing.

"In these few hours, people are sleeping more deeply. Even if the nightmare can be exorcized, everyone's consciousness is in a deep sleep. If it's true, it seems that as long as the nightmare is dispelled, everyone will wake up, and Darkrai looks like he's been stronger since last night. ”

Last night, right?

Hearing the light's words, Kem lowered his head slightly, but no one noticed.

"The only way for me and Creselia to keep her from falling asleep is now."

"Yes.

"Yes. I don't know how long Darkrai's power will last, but thanks to Cresalia, we now have balance. So if we continue to counteract the power of Darkrai with the power of Creslian, it will wake up one day. ”

"But when will you wake up?"

“… I don't understand."

Originally, with the power of Cresalia, if the nightmare was exorcized, the prisoners would wake up. However, Darkrai's power was stronger than he thought, so he couldn't wake him up.

Darkrai and the forces are still in balance now. So, I don't have nightmares, but I can't wake up either. There are individual differences when you wake up, and you won't wake up right away.

"It's good to be able to stop the nerfing of nightmares for the time being."

"Yes. Light, Cresalia, thank you. \"

"No, it's possible, because Creslia is there, not me. \"

"Thank you both, don't worry."

In fact, without the light, things would only get worse. The reason why I can borrow the power of Creselia is because there is light. Otherwise, even Bai Nai can't do anything.

"But I can't leave you alone. I will work harder with Creslia so that I don't lose to the power of Darkrai. I will never allow anyone to fall into a nightmare! ”

Hearing the words of Light with a strong sense of justice, Kryselia nodded. Light and Creslia then go to training and communicate with each other to exert more power.

Seeing her back, Bai Nai smiled slightly.

\"I think I can understand why that girl became Chrecelia's friend. \"

\"Ahh That sense of justice and inner strength. He was approved by Giratina, so I guess he was chosen anyway. \"

Shirona once said, "The world is waiting for the birth of light." A girl who cares about humans and Pokémon from the bottom of her heart. It must be a being that is born with desire.

"He did what he could."

Kem whispered, and Sirona nodded at his words.

"Yes, because it's important to him."

\"I see, I see. \"

Kem sighed softly and clenched his fists as if he had made up his mind.

"I'll do my best."

With that, Kem took out his smartphone and started making a phone call. Fulfill your responsibilities as a gym leader. Shirona thinks Kem can do this, so she sends instructions to the supporters of the Pokémon League.

However, a few hours later, Shirona learns that what Kem can do is completely different from what she imagined.

*

night

After dinner, I came home late at night and fell asleep. Thanks to Cresalia, Darkrai's powers no longer work, so he doesn't fall into a nightmare.

Dragging his tired body, Kem sat on the wooden deck of the garden. Shirona is taking a bath.

"Limit?"

Kem muttered to himself. In the past few days, I have been busy protecting residents and coordinating public institutions, I have not slept much, and my whole body is complaining of fatigue.

Take your membership card out of your pocket. There was a hint of Darkrai's nightmare, but after Cresalia's power was fully activated, Kem was the only one who could feel the presence.

Looking absently at the membership card, a shadow cast a shadow over Kem's vision. When I raised my gaze, it was Girona's Gabrias who appeared. Gabrias did nothing but stare at Kem.

"Ou"

Keim reacted slightly, but Gabrias only narrowed his eyes. Realizing what Gabrias was trying to say, Kem scratched his head with a wry smile.

"You're too perceptive, just like my master."

Kem turned his gaze to Gabrias and let out a low "ahhh

"Gabrias, I have something I want to ask you."

Kem's serious expression made Gabrias move slowly and sit down in front of him. Facing Gabrias's sharp gaze, Kem opened his mouth with a slight tremble.

"If I sleep today, I probably won't wake up tomorrow."

Hearing Kem's words, Gabrias's eyes widened.

The power of Creselia should not trigger another nightmare. Despite saying that, Kem said he wouldn't wake up tomorrow.

Gabrias was confused because he understood the situation. Keim, who understood Gabrias's thoughts, showed him the membership card in his hand.

"This is a membership card found in an inn on the docks, which I found last night when I borrowed a key to check it out as a gym leader."

The guy I met at the time. My memory is blurry and I can't remember his face anymore, but I'm sure that the man was probably the owner of the inn.

Although Kem never said it, he continued.

"This membership card is strongly influenced by the power of Darkrai. I don't know why it stays there, but if I had this card, I might have had a nightmare. ”

Gabrias stood up and asked him why he had such a thing.

Keim didn't care about this, he held Gabrias and continued.

"Now the forces are competing against each other, and no one else is trapped in a nightmare. Only Darkrai and his companions are in the deepest part of their slumber. It's time to find the culprit and address the root cause. "Yes."

Everyone who has been hypnotized by Darkrai has had the same nightmare. This means, Keim predicts, that all those who are asleep are "within the power of Darkrai."

And the dream I had last night. After connecting all the information, Kem decided to delve into the power of Darkrai.

\"So Gabriel, I want to ask you for one thing. \"

Kem said, looking directly at Gabriel.

"I'll probably never wake up again. So if I'm gone, I'll go find Sirona. \"

Hearing Cam's words, Gabriel angrily stood up and punched Cam in the face.

"Oh!"

Kem was hit, fell off the wooden deck and rolled onto the field.

I could taste the blood in my mouth. The left side of my face was hot and my left ear made a barely audible high-pitched sound. My head was spinning and I couldn't think properly.

"Gabrias! Stop it! ”

Bai Nai, who had just come out of the bath, rushed in. Sirona runs to the fallen Kem and tries to help him, but Kem stops her with her hand and staggers to her feet.

"Kem, are you alright?"

"Ah, I'm fine."

Kem replied as he spat out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth. Sure that there was no problem for the time being, Bai Nai stood in front of Gabriel, who was still angry, and tried to calm him down.

"Gabris, what's wrong? Why are you mad at Kem? ”

Sirona, who wasn't listening, couldn't understand why Gabriel was so angry. Kem patted a confused Sirona on the shoulder.

"Girona Gabrius is not wrong. He said something that wouldn't help even if I was hit. \"

"You? That kind of thing."

"I say that, I say it out of anger, and if it were the other way around, I'd be angry."

Kem is also very sincere with Pokémon. Therefore, it is almost impossible to be attacked by Pokémon. At best, it's just a little love.

Even so, Kem said, "even if I get hit, it won't help." I asked Cam what he said.

"What did you say, Kem?"

Kem scratched his head and said with a sigh.

"I said I'd go find Shirona when I'm gone. \"

"Teeth?"

Sirona couldn't understand what Kem was saying, and asked rhetorically.

"What do you mean...?"

As I said. After I'm gone, something about Shirona\"

"This is not true! What does it mean you're gone? ”

I instinctively grabbed Kem.

For Sirona, Kem is more important than anyone else. The man himself said something that hinted at his disappearance. Even Bai Nai, who has always been calm, can't hide his excitement.

"It's not decided that he's going to disappear."

"But you're gone"

"Step-by-step explanation"

Kem untied Sirona's hand, spat out the blood that had gathered again, and sat down.

"First of all, I'm likely to be in a nightmare today. Darkrai's power remains on this membership card, and the power on this membership card is not big, but it is deep and powerful, and it brings little by little a nightmare. So, no matter how powerful Cressellia becomes, it cannot be counteracted. ”

"Where's such a thing?"

"A hostel on the marina. A hotel that has been turned into a nightmare by the power of Darkrai. I don't know why that place was targeted, I don't know why this membership card is full of Darkrai's power, and you haven't noticed any signs of that. ”

In fact, in the inn at the docks, Sirona, Hikari, and Pokémon couldn't sense the existence of this membership card. But Cam felt it. This is Keim injured.

"I noticed. I was called there all the time. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Okay."

Kem stopped. He continued as he stroked the injured left side of his face.

"So, the reason why I have such a dangerous thing is to wake everyone up from their slumber."

"Creselia exorcised my nightmares. Is it really necessary for you to dive in? ”

"Yes, no matter how hard you try to exorcise the nightmares of those who have fallen asleep, as long as their consciousness as well as their hearts have fallen into the abyss of sleep, no matter how long you wait, no one will wake up. Unless someone pulls them out, all will slowly die. ”

There is no conclusive evidence. But there are certain qualities of Kem that make him say so.

I had dreams that looked me in the eye and the innkeeper. None of them said anything explicitly. However, through all this, Kem realizes the possibilities that only he can do.

"I can get to the bottom of Darkrai's nightmare. No, except for Darkrai's buddies, only I can reach. So I had no choice but to go. ”

"I don't know what I am"

Kem shook his head at Sirona's suggestion.

"Impossible. Before I noticed the existence of this card, Sirona had no affinity with Darkrai's powers. It seems that she has an affinity for the power of Creslia. Needless to say, light. \"

"That's it"

"And I probably know a good friend of Darkrai. I think it has something to do with my relationship with him. ”