The remnants in the air completely dissipated, leaving behind only a golden, cross-like, wheel-shaped object.
This object was known as the Thousand Universe Bracelet, a crucial artifact that allowed Arceus to store its authority and create worlds.
Legend claimed that Arceus had created the universe from nothingness using a thousand hands, giving the artifact its name.
Four red jewels were embedded within the bracelet, each containing tremendous power.
Under normal circumstances, it possessed nearly limitless energy, allowing Arceus to draw upon its power for regeneration and creation.
But now, the Thousand Universe Bracelet was badly damaged.
Even Arceus’s soul had shattered into several fragments, leaving it unable to resist the approach of death.
“Beep, beep, beep… Beep… Doo~~”
A strange sound echoed through the void.
A wisp of white light pierced through the darkness, opening a mysterious spacetime tunnel.
The next moment, the dying Jay emerged from within it.
Strangely, despite the state of his body, the mysterious golden artifact remained intact.
At that moment, the Thousand Universe Bracelet suddenly shrank.
It transformed into a small ring of light and gently settled against Jay’s head.
“Ding… Perfect match found. Dream Fulfillment Peak System has been bound.”
“Detecting incomplete host soul.”
“Nearby residual Arceus energy detected.”
“Automatically absorbing residual energy to repair host soul…”
“Repairing… Please wait…”
“Warning… Energy severely insufficient.”
“Please choose a suitable method of repair.”
“One. Transform into a Pokémon Egg using Arceus’s remaining power.”
“Two. Spend ten thousand years absorbing natural energy.”
Jay’s consciousness gradually returned.
He had barely realized that he had transmigrated, merged with the remnants of Arceus, and awakened a system when the two choices left him speechless.
Pokémon Egg?
Did the system seriously want him to become an egg?
And ten thousand years?
By then, would anyone even remember him?
Jay desperately wanted to complain.
What the hell?!
Unfortunately, his damaged body couldn’t produce a proper response.
“What…”
Only a weak syllable escaped his throat.
“Ding… Host has chosen option one.”
“Automatically transforming host into a Pokémon Egg.”
“Oh, one more thing.”
“Due to the incomplete state of the host’s soul, the incubation period cannot currently be determined.”
Jay’s consciousness seemed to freeze.
He wanted to protest.
Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength.
A gentle white light surrounded his consciousness.
His damaged body gradually disappeared, replaced by a round, pure-white Pokémon Egg.
The Thousand Universe Bracelet transformed into a faint golden pattern upon its surface.
Then the egg was carried away by the currents of space and time.
Time passed.
Eras changed.
Continents shifted, mountains rose and fell, and the climate of the world transformed countless times.
With the movements of the earth and the activities of Pokémon, the mysterious Pokémon Egg slowly traveled away from the Sinnoh region.
It eventually reached the distant Kanto region.
It endured freezing nights.
It drifted across oceans.
At one point, it was even swallowed by a Wailord before eventually being released back into the sea.
After countless twists and turns, the egg was carried by a river until it finally reached the outskirts of Pallet Town.
Kanto.
Pallet Town.
Professor Oak’s Research Institute.
Oak was busy working on his beloved Pokédex when a cheerful voice suddenly came from outside.
“Doctor! Look what I found!”
A beautiful young woman hurried into the laboratory carrying something in both hands.
It was Hanako.
She had been collecting flowers near the river when she discovered the strange object floating in the water.
Oak continued working at his computer.
“Is that Hanako? Didn’t you go picking flowers by the river today?”
“Yes!”
Hanako happily raised the object.
“I found this in the river!”
Oak finally looked over.
It was a large, completely white Pokémon Egg.
Hanako carefully held it up.
“I’ve never seen an egg like this before.”
She smiled.
“Do you think it’s from some rare Pokémon?”
However, the egg was heavier than she expected.
Her grip slipped.
“Ah!”
The egg fell from her hands.
Fortunately, the laboratory floor was relatively soft, and the egg remained completely intact.
Hanako quickly picked it up and examined it.
“Hiss… It didn’t break, did it?”
She sighed in relief.
“Look, Doctor. It’s perfectly fine!”
Oak’s eyes lit up.
“Whoa! Such a large Pokémon Egg! I’ve never seen anything like it!”
Hanako looked at the egg curiously.
“I wonder what kind of Pokémon is inside.”
She gently placed a hand against its surface.
“Maybe I’ll raise it myself if no one knows where it came from.”
Oak immediately became interested.
“If it’s an unidentified Pokémon, you must let me study it!”
“Of course!”
Hanako smiled.
“Then I’ll leave it here for now.”
However, neither of them noticed the faint golden pattern appearing beneath the surface of the egg.
“Ding…”
“Suitable guardian detected.”
“Life compatibility confirmed.”
“Beginning soul stabilization procedure.”
A soft white light quietly surrounded the Pokémon Egg.
That evening, Hanako took the egg home.
She placed it safely beside her bed and fell asleep.
During the night, the mysterious egg began to glow.
A tiny fragment of Jay’s consciousness stirred inside it.
The system had determined that his damaged soul required a stable source of life energy.
And Hanako, as the person who had discovered and protected the egg, had unknowingly become the closest compatible guardian.
The system quietly established a connection between them.
No physical contact was necessary.
The energy flowed naturally through the mysterious connection created by the system.
“Ding…”
“Guardian connection established.”
“Life energy synchronization beginning.”
“Estimated stabilization period: one month.”
Hanako slept peacefully, unaware of what was happening.
That night, she dreamed of a cheerful, snow-white baby boy.
The child smiled brightly at her and reached out his tiny hands.
For some reason, the dream filled Hanako with an indescribable sense of warmth.
She found herself wanting to protect the child.
To hold him.
To watch him grow.
It was a feeling she had never experienced before.
Hanako had been an orphan since childhood, so the strange dream left a particularly deep impression on her.
Over the following days, she continued having similar dreams.
Each time, the same little boy appeared.
He was always smiling.
Always cheerful.
And somehow, Hanako felt increasingly attached to him.
She didn’t understand why.
She only knew that whenever she woke from those dreams, she felt strangely happy.
Meanwhile, deep within the mysterious Pokémon Egg, Jay’s damaged soul continued to recover.
The incubation process had begun.