Pokémon: My Dad is Kyurem

Chapter 5 The Trouble with the Metagross Leader

Moonlight streamed onto the snow outside the cave; it was already late at night, yet the cave was not full.

"Godmother, where's Dad?" Qi Hao looked at the big, almost-doll who was cooking fish soup with a puzzled expression.

“No. (He’s going to deal with the Metagross clan’s problems.)” Big-Small Doll didn’t show any worry, because that one was a true mythical beast.

However, Qi Hao didn't ask what the problem was. He just frowned as he looked at the information about the Megalodon leader on the system panel.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

"Roar! (Your problem is your own to solve!)" Kyurem said to Metagross in the leader's igloo, his tone filled with anger.

“Gold… (But you are a legendary Pokémon! You…)” Metagross’s tone was pleading, but Kyurem interrupted it without hesitation. Meanwhile, Metagross’s partner, who was his wife, held his hand tightly.

"Roar! (This is beyond my capabilities. If I were in my full form, this would be a piece of cake, but right now I can only promise to protect your kind. Besides, there's nothing that a strong Pokémon has to do, not even a legendary Pokémon.)" Seeing the Metagross leader's wife beside him, Kyurem's tone softened considerably.

"Roar! (Stay with her. The time you traded with humans for her is simply not enough to sustain the birth of another life. I have no authority over life either. All I have is incomplete power and a volatile soul. To be honest, you wouldn't have had a chance to speak to me before. You would have been frozen into ice and shattered by my rage, becoming part of this snowfield!)" After saying that, Kyurem turned around, spread its wings, and flew towards its cave.

“(?w? )Gold… (Wife, is there no other way? In the end, I can't protect anything…)” The Metagross leader looked at his wife, his eyes filled with tears.

“Jin. (Stop crying, you’re not a kid anymore, really.)” The chief’s wife wiped away his tears.

"Jin. (Don't cry. I'm already doing very well to have lived this long. Now that our son has lost his mother, you, as his father, can't bully him.)"

"No! No!" The Megalodon leader cried even louder.

Snapped!

The chieftain's wife slapped him across the forehead. "(???w?′?) Jin! (You hammer! If you ever bully our son again, I'll crawl out from underground and beat you up!)"

“(*?????)Gold! (I didn’t mean no!)” the Metagross leader replied.

Kyurem, on the other hand, flew back home.

"Son!" Kyurem called out to Qihao from the front door.

"What's wrong!" Qi Hao responded. Goodness, he had just finished showering and was wearing pajamas.

"▼_▼ What do you think of the Iron Dumbbell Pokémon? Want me to get you one as your little brother?" Kyurem's eyes gleamed with a yellow light, and his former ferocity reappeared on his face.

“(\u003d°Д°\u003d) Wow, Dad, what are you trying to do? Kidnap him?! That's not allowed! Besides, that elf is a nice guy, you wouldn't kidnap his son!” Qi Hao almost jumped up when he heard Kyurem’s words. The elf had just treated him well today, and it would be terrible if his dad went and destroyed the house later.

He said no, but he actually wanted to, but Qihao didn't want to do it this way. He figured he could just wait for Irondumbbell to be born, beat it, and then catch it, right? Another day of defeating Pokémon without using any Pokémon!

"Tch, he's lucky to be alive. Son, wait for me." With that, he flew off into the mountains in the opposite direction from the Metagross tribe.

Qi Hao, remaining still, looked at the information about the Metagross leader on the system panel:

Metagross

Attributes: Superpower, Steel

Rating: 77

Skills: Earthquake, Bullet Punch, Comet Punch, Cannon Beam, Psychic, Smash, Arm Hammer, Protect, Rest, Swift Star, Substitute... (related to proficiency and frequency of use)

An elf who once worked for humans for his wife, a true male elf who would give up his life for his wife and people, and also a reliable leader of his people.

Qi Hao's reasoning: Let's look at this. Metagross's leader has "Smash the Jade" in its moves. It's unlikely to use this frequently, but its high ranking indicates high proficiency. Why would a perfectly good Pokémon specifically train this? Looking at its moveset, almost all of them are close-range attacks. It might be a strategy specifically designed for close-range self-destruction; it's already contemplating suicide! And then there's Dad's attitude just now… Brave, brother! What kind of request did he make of my dad? To make him so angry… "Boohoo!"

“(\u003d°Д°\u003d) Wow!” Qi Hao turned his head stiffly, and Shan’s hair was combed into a buzz cut.

Mountain: 6

Then a gust of wind! Kyurem descended with divine justice! "That felt good, elbow! Back to the cave!" Kyurem looked comfortable, while Qi Hao followed behind him with a slightly stiff expression.

Once inside the cave, Kyurem said to Qihao, "I don't think I've told you any stories, have I?"

Qi Hao replied with a hint of doubt, "Really? You don't have any stories to tell, do you?"

"Haha, do you remember what I told you when you were old enough to remember things?" Kyurem looked at Qi Hao with a slight smile.

"(*°w°*)? Uh? About my dad being a mythical beast but repeatedly emphasizing this?"

"You brat! Forget it, that's all. As a divine beast, my power is enough to move mountains and fill seas."

Qi Hao recalled Gao Shan's hair being combed flat and nodded vigorously.

"Actually, this is not my original power. My complete self is far stronger than I am now."

“Once upon a time, there were two twin heroes. I was subdued by them and established a region. One of them symbolized absolute truth, and the other symbolized lofty ideals. The two complemented each other, and that was the most prosperous time for the region. Later, they had a disagreement, and the original me split into three beings: one is the Dragon of Truth, one is the Dragon of Ideals, and the other is me.”

At this point, Kyurem paused, as if what he was about to say was not a pleasant memory.

"Reshiram, the dragon symbolizing truth, is a legendary dragon and fire-type Pokémon with the power to burn everything to ashes. Zekrom, the dragon and electric-type Pokémon symbolizing ideals, possesses the power to destroy everything."

"They can all utilize the power of interplay, which means they are inherently complementary. As for me, I am the shell left behind after I lost my original self, having lost my truth and ideals. I lost my ideals, so I became cold; I lost my truth, so I only consider myself as my truth..."

"At least, that was the case for countless years before you were raised. I was never sure if I was still the original me, or if I was a remnant left after the birth of the true dragon and the ideal dragon."

After saying that, Kyurem looked at Qi Hao: "Now, none of this matters anymore! I'm certain that I am the Dragon of the Dao! I happen to have some free time today, so I'll tell you some things that others don't know."