Chapter no.238 Talks about Aura part 1

It was now nighttime in Fuchsia City, and the group had taken to explore the sights for a little bit. As expected, it was very lively and riddled with Japanese culture. There were booths set up all in a line all across from each other selling an assortment of food and offering other activities. Austin and Lucario wasted no time in going straight for some of the delicious food while Yellow decided to look at different kimono outfits at a particular stall.
"I bet I would look really cute in this," Yellow commented while she looked a particular one over.
Yellow blushed as she thought what Austin would think before her pokeball opened up and Tentacool popped out.
Yellow smiled at and knelt down to be more eye-level with it. "What is it, Tenty?" she asked kindly.
"Cool," it replied while pointing at the kimono.
"You want me to try it on, too?" Yellow asked, receiving a nod from the Tentacool.
"Well, I guess so," Yellow said slowly as she took it off the hanger and went behind a folded curtain to change.
Meanwhile, Austin and Lucario were staring at the various types of sushi in hunger. Austin immediately went to grab for a piece of sushi with his hand, but it was soon slapped away by Lucario.
"Master Austin, you should know better. Use chopsticks to grab sushi instead of your hands," Lucario scolded slightly.
"Right. I guess I got carried away," Austin said sheepishly before getting a pair from a stack off to the side.
"Chuuuu," Pikachu poked at Austin's shoulder once Austin began eating the sushi.
"Oh? You want some to, Pikachu?" Austin asked the rodent, receiving a nod in the affirmative.
Austin handed a piece to Pikachu who promptly put it in its mouth. The rodent chewed and smiled at the great flavor, but something was wrong.
"Chaaaaa!" Pikachu cried as it begin running around in circles frantically.
"Sorry buddy. I accidentally gave you the extra spicy kind," Austin said apologetically.
Pikachu quit running and glared at Austin. Austin could tell by the look Pikachu was giving him that he would be in for a Thundershock later.
" This sushi is delicious! Here is some for you, Charmeleon!" Austin smiled as he gave some to the Hybrid Pokemon.
"Char!" Charmeleon exclaimed in delight once it tasted the food but quickly tried to hit his happiness in a veil of indifference.
" Too cool for sushi, huh." Austin asked with a chuckle.
To which Charmeleon just puffed out his chest.
( ~ Chuckle ~ )
Austin smiled as he glanced at Bulbasaur giving Ditto some sushi who was shyly eyeing the japanese cuisine.
" Tenta, tenta ," Tenty muttered as it wandered alongside Oddish over to the group.
"Oh hey," Austin greeted once they saw it.
"Why aren't you with Yellow?"
"Oddish !" Dish replied as it pointed to a folding curtain a short distance away.
Soon, Yellow emerged from the behind the curtain somewhat shyly wearing the Kimono outfit. She also had her hair down out of the usual side ponytail. She then made her way over to Ash and Lucario, followed by Dody. She did a slight pose for the group before asking their opinion.
"Hey. How do I look?" she asked nervously.
"You look lovely, like a true princess," Lucario answered as he ate his sushi with chocolate he had melted on Charmeleon's tail.
"Pika, Pi !"
Austin jumped raised a thumbs up as he pretended to chew his sushi.
He knew he didn't want to add more fuel to the fire that was Yellow's crush.
" Dish, Oddish !" Dish yelled as it turned red and fell over on its back.
"Uh, Dish?" Yellow asked it.
"Hahaha! I think Oddish fainted due to how great you looked," Lucario told her.
Yellow just blushed in embarrassment.
"Attention, everyone. Our traditional kimono dance this month will be performed by our very own Janine in five minutes! Please make your way over to the stage at the front," a male's voice said over the intercom.
"That sounds like fun!" Yellow exclaimed.
Once the group had made their way over to the outside stage, it was apparent there weren't any seats available to sit in. They managed to get in front of everyone and stood the closest to the stage so they had the best view.
By the time the lights on the stage dimmed and the curtain rose. Behind the curtain was a young girl with shoulder length dark purple hair. She wore a traditional black kimono outfit with matching black sandals. She stood in a pose to where she had one fan in each hand. One was outstretched and the other one was covering her face. She then gracefully moved the fan away from her face to reveal brown eyes and a lovely smile before she began to dance.
Austin's eyes narrowed as he saw the future gym leader of the Fuchsia City and daughter of one of Koga.
Lucario glanced at Austin who was on edge since his mind threw in the possibility of Koga being a part of Team Rocket.
If that was the case, what should I do ?
Austin wondered as Janine continued the dance as everyone watched her movements. Her moves were so mysterious and intriguing, yet so beautiful. It was clear Janine must have undergone much practice in order to get the dance just right. She then began to move towards the group until she was just in front of Austin, causing him to tilt his head in confusion. She gave him an alluring smile and a wink before gracefully moving back towards the stage.
Austin's face didn't change one bit at the gesture that Janine had given him. Yellow, meanwhile, turned red but looking at Austin's deadpan face calmed her down.
The dance went on for a few more minutes before finally ending. Everyone applauded at the superb job Janine had done. As she left the stage, she looked towards the group and gave another wink that Austinhcould have sworn was directed at him. With that, she disappeared behind the curtain. Austin stood transfixed for moment, staring at the place where Janine had left before Lucario waved his palm in front of his face.
"Are you alright ?" Lucario called as he felt a spike in aura from him.
" Yeah, I am alright. Let's go, the night is still young. Let's enjoy this festival." Austin said he released everyone from their pokeballs.
Under Bulbasaur's leadership, the group of Pokemon enjoyed themselves in the booths, burning away their trainer's wallet.
....
Later in the night, Austin and Lucario sat on the side of the benches in a comfortable silence.
" May I ask what had got you so tense ?" Lucario asked as ate his cotten candy.
" You know that girl who winked at me, I think she might be related to the evil organization I told you about."
" i beg to differ, that girl who made your maiden jealous had a pure aura to her."
A little annoyed Austin replied," I'll take your word for it and Yellow isn't my maiden, Lucario."
" Could have fooled me ? Her aura is always filled with joy when she is with you and your aura also has spikes of happiness with you are with her."
" That's because we are friends."
" Hmm, maybe times have changed for friends to have such beautiful spikes in aura around each other."
" Can you tell me more about Aura ?"
Lucario took a deep breath before saying," Ki or Chi or Wave are the maybe different names humans have given it. Aura is the life force that fills up all the space inside a person or pokemon's body. It makes up every living thing and each person has their own unique… for lack of a better word, look."
" Is there a difference between Aura and the soul ?"
" Aura is the life energy that flows through the soul while the soul is something that could be called as the being's whole existence."
" I don't follow." Austin said to which Luacrio replied.
" Of course you didn't, when did I start showing you the path to follow. Jokes aside, the best way to describe the difference is that if Aura disappears then the person dies but if the soul disappears then the person is gone."
" Can you elaborate?"
A little annoyed Lucario said," When a person's aura disappears they have a chance to be reborn as something else but if a person's soul is gone then they are gone for good. There is no second chance, there is no new life it's just that ( ~ Snap ~ ) the end."
Austin's mind was filled with many thoughts.
" Can other pokemon learn the art of aura ?"
" Yes and no, it depends on their aptitude and amount of aura."
" Since I can somewhat use aura, how much is much amount do I possess ?"
Lucario brust out laughing at Austin's words.
" What ?"
" Sorry, sorry, I just found it hilarious that you said you can use aura. Human, you aren't using aura, you're just releasing your aura in bursts."
" Oh !"
" Aura is heavily linked with your emotions, the more intense an emotion the greater the burst of aura is."
" Yeah.... you're right."
" Of course I am."
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𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝘆𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗢𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽-𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘀-𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻 (𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻) 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.