Bestia: an ancient energy that allows Pokémon to use their powers. Lucca Aska is a plucky Brionne raised as a hero in a world devoid of Bestia, where Pokémon must use weapons and armour to survive. Destiny has chosen Lucca and five other outcasts to...
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"Ah, now we're talking. Cool breeze, yummy snacks, quiet ocean... For the first time in forever, life's actually relaxing," Ruby remarked. She sat back, sighed, and stuffed an apple in her mouth. The group were heading back to Heroica on Posia, the giant Lanturn that Elise lent them. Posia was fast thanks to its size, but it looked like it would still be a while before they touched land.
"Being up in the sky made my bones all stiff. You don't realise how cold it is up there until you're back in proper sunlight," Lucca remarked, sat back and relaxed, too.
"You have bones?" Ruby squeaked.
"... Yeah, of course I do? Why wouldn't I?" he raised an eyebrow.
"You're so bendy and squishy, and slippery, too. You move like there's nothing inside you sometimes," Crystal remarked happily. Lucca gave his belly a nervous pat.
"Anyway, enough stalling. You said you were going to explain to us. Now, mister," Azu said, arms folded.
"Yeah, I did. Still figuring out where to start," he mumbled. "Hmm. Maybe it's obvious by now, but me and Mimia don't come from here. We're from a kingdom underneath Heroica known as Reverie. I'm actually the crown prince of that kingdom."
"Whoa, you're a prince?" Crystal gasped. Ruby had to cover her mouth for some reason.
"Reverie is a world completely devoid of nature, though. Bestia has almost completely run out down there. It's running out in Heroica too, but it's more extreme than that. I'd never even seen a green field before until I came here," Lucca explained. "Originally, it was my mission to help the Shining Warriors so that I could beg them to restore Bestia to Reverie. But then me and Mimia wound up becoming Shining Warriors ourselves."
"Isn't that convenient. Now that you're hands on, you weren't going to ask, you were just going to take, weren't you?" Azu guessed.
"Not really. I don't know exactly how the Bestia restoration works, so it would depend on what actually happens when all the fountains are activated," Lucca said with a shrug. "The thing is, now I'm really confused on everything that's going on. I knew that Father was once a Shining Warrior, but then Gladys tells me my Mother and their retainer were, too."
"Why's that important?" Ruby asked.
"Well," he mouthed off, and stared at Shelly, who cocked their head in confusion. "Shelly, your mother was an Azumarill called Nebilim Aska, right? An Azumarill who somehow gave birth to you... well, that exact Pokémon had me, too."
"Your ma was Nebilim, too? Wa-wait a minute," the Oshawott gasped as he realised. "We're brothers?"
"Somehow, distant brothers. Mother decided to leave you with Gladys for some reason, while I was raised in Reverie. Why do that? And why did Father never tell me about you? They had to have been together at the time," Lucca rubbed his chin. "There's just a few things I'm finding out that I'm confused about. Too confused to really commit to my mission."
