Chapter 72: Dark Mewtwo! Our Future

"Who... am I?"

The black Pokémon lowered its head, its deep purple eyes staring blankly at its own hands.

This power...

This self...

Abruptly, the sound of spinning propellers entered its ears.

The black Pokémon suddenly raised its head, deep purple eerie light igniting once more in its eyes, resembling a blazing flame of Xiong Xiong, making one's hair stand on end.

A youth in white robes and black trousers leaped from the helicopter, and with the psychic assistance of a certain gray fat man, landed successfully with style.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Mamon glanced around; the desolate, messy ground before him perfectly wept out to him the 'humiliation' it had suffered previously.

Then Mamon turned his gaze toward the Mewtwo at the very front, no, or rather, the Dark Mewtwo!

Its appearance was almost identical to an ordinary Mewtwo, yet its body color was pure black, and a broken golden stone crystal seemed embedded on its left shoulder, while the tip of its tail also showed a touch of gold.

Tap tap tap~

Mamon slowly walked toward the Dark Mewtwo, his footsteps unusually clear on this land.

The purple light in the Dark Mewtwo's pupils flickered constantly, shifting between savagery and reason; it instinctively tried several times to raise its hand and use its immense psychic power to stop this human's approach, but was suppressed by its reason.

Reason told it that this suddenly appearing human likely knew its identity!

"Look here, you did all this, very good."

Mamon stopped two or three meters before the Dark Mewtwo, baring his teeth and speaking to it.

"Who are you?" a low, hoarse telepathic voice rang out from the Dark Mewtwo.

"Mamon, you may call me Mamon."

"And who am I?"

"Mewtwo, you should know, right?"

Mamon replied with a smile; although the Dark Mewtwo had indeed just awakened initially, it should have already possessed consciousness long before.

Those unlucky researchers buried beneath these ruins did not avoid the Dark Mewtwo when they communicated.

The Dark Mewtwo fell silent; so was it truly Mewtwo?

"Based on Mew's genetic material, combined with genes from various excellent Pokémon, plus a portion of special 'matter' and outstanding cloning technology, you were born, Mewtwo."

Mamon did not hide the Dark Mewtwo's origin; the most special reason for this Dark Mewtwo's appearance was the golden stone on its left chest.

That was something Mamon had obtained by chance; originally intended for these researchers to study, but due to an accident, it was directly absorbed by the Mewtwo, which was still a juvenile at the time.

Consequently, this Dark Mewtwo was born!

"Mew... cloning... Mewtwo..."

However, upon hearing Mamon's words, the Dark Mewtwo seemed even more confused.

So was it merely a copy of Mew?

The frequency of the deep purple light flickering in the Dark Mewtwo's eyes suddenly accelerated; so it was just a cloned creature, just a meaningless experimental subject?

The ferocity from its instincts caused its emotions to gradually spiral out of control, and the truth that it was merely a 'clone' made it unable to accept.

"Calm down; you are not a copy of so-and-so; you are you, an individual named Mewtwo."

Seeing this, Mamon raised an eyebrow, and the natural Power of the Forest soothed the Dark Mewtwo's emotions.

It seemed this Dark Mewtwo was far more ferocious than the one in the movie.

But then again, who knows what material that stone was made of; it actually made Mewtwo change its entire 'skin', and it even seemed its attributes had changed.

The warm, gentle Power of the Forest calmed the Dark Mewtwo's emotions somewhat; of course, most importantly, it was Mamon's words.

It was not a copy of 'so-and-so'?

"Mew is Mew, Mewtwo is Mewtwo; although you were born from its genetic material, so what?"

Mamon's gentle, warm voice made it easy to relax.

"Do not hesitate, do not be confused, do not be conflicted; Mewtwo, you are the truly unique existence; your birth proves this point; this world recognizes your 'miracle'!"

"You are correct; you are not an error; you are a free life; you do not need to put on the chains named 'clone', because you are already different from Mew."

Upon hearing this, the Dark Mewtwo stared blankly at this human before it; having just awakened initially, it had absolutely no resistance to Mamon's words.

Especially since its mind was not quite normal to begin with.

"I..."

Yet even so, the Dark Mewtwo remained somewhat confused; even if its existence was free, what should it do next?

Goals, ideals, will... it had nothing.

"You have just awakened; you are very confused, right?"

Mamon saw the Dark Mewtwo's helplessness; the Dark Mewtwo of this period was indeed a bit immature.

But precisely because of this, this moment was the most suitable for kidnapping.

"Then come with me; I will take you along; Mewtwo, together we will seek our future."

Mamon extended his hand toward the Dark Mewtwo in a gesture of invitation, revealing a sincere smile.

Under the subtle influence of the Power of the Forest and his rhetoric, he believed the Dark Mewtwo would not refuse him.

"Future?" the Dark Mewtwo stared directly into this human's eyes.

"Yes, a future belonging to us."

Mamon's smile grew brighter, his words ringing with conviction.

"That must be a dazzling, brilliant future, but on the road to it, I cannot be alone."

"So I need you, Mewtwo; lend me your power, how about it?"

The Dark Mewtwo gazed at the palm the youth extended, lost in thought for a long time.

"Our... future..."

Above the shattered ruins, the distance between the black Pokémon and the boy grew ever shorter.

Saffron City, a city where multiple generations lived together, housed the largest department store in the Kanto region.

The so-called Saffron refers to a rainbow color as dreamlike and illusory.

As one of the cities in the Kanto region second only to the super metropolis of Saffron City, Saffron City was also very prosperous.

Not only did it have the largest department store, but one of the official Gyms, the Saffron Gym, was also located here; moreover, Saffron City boasted the renowned Saffron Game Corner!

"How does it feel? Mewtwo."

On the southern streets of Saffron City, Mamon asked the Dark Mewtwo beside him.

At this moment, the Dark Mewtwo wore a suit of silver-gray armor filled with a technological style.

"It feels a bit uncomfortable; my psychic powers have become sluggish." The Armored Mewtwo shook its arm, which had grown heavy from wearing the armor, and replied with a hoarse telepathic voice.

"Your power is too strong, but you, having just awakened, cannot yet properly control this immense strength. This restriction armor will suppress your strength, but it will allow you to master your own power perfectly much faster."

Mamon explained.

The Armored Mewtwo fell silent; it naturally understood this point as well.

"Hmm?"

Mamon suddenly looked toward the distance; the combination of the Trio and a little electric rat came into his view.

"What a coincidence."

Mamon broke into a huge smile. Yo yo yo, look what I see.

(End of this chapter)