Ordinary souls naturally cannot touch the living. The reason Shayna's parents could touch her was because their bodies were shedding the limitations of being spirits.
Arceus's power had reassembled bodies belonging to the Lunarians. Compared to Kuina's condition, this is much closer to the standard of true resurrection.
However, resurrection is not something done lightly.
This concerns the great order between life and death. Once the boundary between the two is completely broken, it will sooner or later throw the world into chaos. However, as the Lunarians are ultimately Arceus's family, some special arrangements are necessary.
The Reverse World is a territory prepared for Giratina. Given Giratina's personality, it does not like an empty, lonely world.
In the Pokémon worldline, Giratina living alone in the Reverse World was a punishment. The Giratina here does not need to be punished. Lunarians were enough to add some human warmth to the Reverse World, and Giratina can also protect that world.
The only one who might be unhappy about this is Kaido, since once more people settle there, he won't be able to act as recklessly as he likes.
But his last battle with Yamato already showed another stance from Arceus: fighting is allowed, but it must have limits.
The illusory souls gradually solidified, and the flames on their backs rose once more. Lunarians are not Charmander, but the rekindling of those flames also signified that they had returned to the state of the living.
They even retained the appearance they had at the age of death, which could be considered an alternative way of regaining youth.
"The strength of a physical body…"
Moving his wrist and feeling the power within his muscles, Shayna's father let out a quiet sigh.
Among the many races of the seas, the Lunarians' talent for combat can be said to be unmatched.
Even if they do nothing at all and grow up as ordinary people, by the time they reach adulthood they naturally possess abilities such as free flight, control over flames, and bodies impervious to blades and bullets.
With just a bit of training, they can reach levels that ordinary races would need years of training to achieve.
"Come to think of it, how long have we been dead?"
"Thirty-five years. After that, Alber and I were on the run for a while. Later on… everything gradually got better.
The sacred relic of the tribe was real. After Lord Sacred Beast recovered, everything changed."
What followed was Shayna's time to explain things. The sheer amount of information made it somewhat difficult even for her parents to take in. They had also inherited the tribe's traditions, and in some aspects their knowledge was even more complete than Shayna's.
Things that hadn't appeared for hundreds of years unexpectedly emerged just over thirty years after their deaths, and the changes far exceeded their expectations. These matters were not something that could be explained in a few sentences. Without spending several days, it would be impossible to finish explaining everything.
It was at this time that Giratina returned with the remaining souls. Besides Shayna, seven more Lunarians appeared here.
These included the parents of Shayna and King, as well as some of their relatives.
"This is only the beginning. After a bit more time, the Lunarians will regain their former glory. For now, let's go to your new home."
With Arceus's approval, Giratina opened the gate to the Reverse World and led the Lunarians inside, leaving only Shayna by Arceus's side.
"Shayna, you should go as well. After not seeing them for decades, spend some more time with your family."
"Lord Sacred Beast, then what about you—"
"Aren't Amalee and the others still here? I'll head back together with Zeraora and the rest. Go do what you want to do."
"Yes."
Shayna took a few steps back facing Arceus, then turned around and followed in her parents' footsteps.
Reverse World.
Even though he was trapped here last time, Queen still stayed here for a long time. He had already discovered the tremendous benefits of this place; at the very least, his safe house was still intact.
If he hadn't neglected fireproofing preparations before, he might not even have needed to flee.
Over this period of time, he further reinforced the security level of his safe house. If it were just shockwaves like last time, the situation would definitely be different.
Moreover, after careful testing, Queen confirmed that Kaido and Yamato could not wreak havoc here without restraint. It would definitely be confined within limits set by Arceus.
After obtaining some intelligence through Shaymin, Queen had already resumed his grand planting operations outside the areas designated by Arceus.
In addition to the original Tropius bananas, Berries, and similar plants, his new crops also included SMILEs. To put it plainly, artificial Devil Fruits are also a type of plant and can be cultivated artificially.
Back then, Doflamingo had the Dwarves handle the planting because they were better at cultivating plants. Now, with the formula in hand, the planting task had fallen to Queen, with Nightin becoming his assistant.
One of their daily jobs was to take charge of planting various kinds of plants. With new varieties added, the workload naturally increased.
Of course, Queen still had some helpers. Although not many people could enter the Reverse World, as it continued to take shape, the number of Pokémon within it increased.
Dwarves could cultivate plants, but Grass-type Pokémon could grow these plants in a far more "unscientific" way.
For example, Combee were helping with pollination, since the population of living beings in the Reverse World had not yet fully expanded.
Without assistance from Pokémon like Combee, not to mention the artificial Devil Fruits Queen was growing, even ordinary Berries would run into problems.
Below, some vines were harvesting fruit. Following the vines downward, several Garlic Turtles were working busily. Outside, time was already approaching dusk.
But for the Reverse World, that meant the morning sun had risen. Bathed in sunlight, smiles appeared on their faces.
From their appearance, they looked like green land turtles carrying a head of garlic on their backs, which was why they were jokingly called Garlic Turtles. This was not their true name.
Bulbasaur was their proper name, a Starter Pokémon from the Kanto region. Following the Charizard group from Charicific Island and the Blastoise group from the fire department, the Kanto Starter Pokémon had now officially gathered here.
Bulbasaur are Pokémon that love sunlight. Whether it is sunlight from the sun or moonlight reflected by the moon at night, both can promote the growth of the seed on their backs, though sunlight works better than moonlight.
That was why this group often entered this place when night fell, seeking more sustained sunlight.
These scenes were just part of the plantation. The Bulbasaur were handling only ordinary plants, while the area beside Queen contained the key crops under cultivation recently.
A totem-level Pokémon, nearly as large as Queen himself, was also working there. From its physical structure, it was easy to see its close lineage with Bulbasaur, though its size had become enormous.
Its blue-green skin no longer bore spots, instead sporting several bulging growths.
The plant on its back had grown from a seed and bloomed into a massive flower. At the center of the flower, a huge seed could be seen, indicating that this Pokémon was female.
Conversely, if there were no seed at the center of the flower, it would indicate a male Pokémon.
This trait was characteristic of Bulbasaur's final evolution—Venusaur. To support its own weight, Venusaur's limbs had grown much thicker, moving across the land like a heavy tank.
At this moment, Queen had finished his work and then gestured toward the Venusaur beside him.
"Venu~saur"
A glow lit up within Venusaur's body, and the flower on its back began to grow further. The branch lengthened, and the leaves became even larger. At this point, calling it a "Venusaur Tree" wouldn't be inappropriate.
Several diamond-shaped markings also appeared on its forehead, and a pink flower bloomed there. Then it leaned its body slightly forward and sprayed out an enormous amount of pollen.
The massive pollen gathered into a pillar. Just looking at it from afar was enough to make someone with allergic rhinitis drop dead on the spot.
The vast amount of pollen surged into the sky like a flood, then drifted down like dust. This pollen also possessed the effect of revitalizing plants.
Wherever the pollen fell, no matter how barren the land was, as long as there were still seeds that had not completely died and there was sufficient water, the pollen of Mega Venusaur could revive them. Even in wastelands, given enough time, it could create a dense forest.
When the Venusaur's pollen scattered over the crops Queen had prepared, the growth speed of those plants rapidly accelerated, and they began bearing fruit at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Muhahaha! Very good! This speed saves an enormous amount of time!"
The moment Queen burst out laughing, the fruits that had formed exploded like bombs, splattering all over his face. However, this did not affect anything. Queen had anticipated this long ago and had been wearing a gas mask the entire time.
"Tch, failed again? Looks like this formula still needs improvement."
What Queen was trying to do was not to recreate Caesar's failed product, but to improve upon it.
Even if he couldn't perfectly replicate it like Vegapunk, at the very least he needed to raise the success rate.
Mega Venusaur's ability accelerated the plants' growth cycle, so Queen didn't need to wait several months to see results. As long as the cultivation method was confirmed, he could obtain results within a single day.
"Today's experiments are over. Next, do whatever you feel like!"
As he spoke, Queen tossed aside his gas mask, put on a pair of goggles instead, and set up a beach chair.
The more complete the Reverse World became, the more things it possessed. The nearby beach was one of them.
The Reverse World was no longer an empty space with only a few stone pillars, but a new world with complete oceans and towering mountains.
After being busy for several hours, Queen decided it was time to properly take a rest.
As for the Venusaur beside him, it voiced no opinion. It simply deactivated its Mega Evolution and began sunbathing. The sunlight was an essential nutrient for Venusaur.
The large flower blooming on its back could absorb sunlight and convert it into energy. When it spread its broad petals and basked in the sun, Venusaur's body would become full of vitality.
Abundant nutrition and sunlight would make the flower's color more vivid. If it basked frequently, its petals could release a pleasant fragrance. The captivating scent emitted by the flower could soothe agitated emotions, heal the heart, and even quell conflict.
As Queen basked in the sun, the fragrance from Venusaur's flower also began to spread throughout the area. Whether it was Queen himself or the other Bulbasaur, all of them entered a state of enjoyment.
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