Ghetsis' battle theme from Black and White 1 really elevated the tension as I was reading.

So this is it huh. Everything comes down to this. The sun is just about to set, yet time is slowed down by a ratio of 1 to 100. The ultimate weapon failed because of a timing error. So Owen's got one and final chance to save their reality. And... well...

Sheesh...

I'm very patient when it comes to the chapter updates, even during the first phases of this final battle. But now... the wait will kill me. The reward will be worth it though.

And here we are again, back so soon, eh? I DID say I planned to catch up, so here’s a burst of proof! My review may not be as long as my previous one since there’s much less to actively write about this time, but that doesn’t mean I have any less love for this fic than I do! I hope my dedication to review and chip away at all the chapters I fell behind on is plenty enough proof that I still enjoy this series tremendously. Just 14 Chapters til I’m caught up! I’m going to be covering anything that’s Chapter 200 and beyond that I reach, and I’ll be numbering them with my thoughts this time so I can better count what I’m covering. Sorry if the numbers are confusing! I’ll be following the FFN chapter numbers and then marking the actual chapter number so when Namo reads this, he might have a better idea of what I’m commenting on. I wish these had spoiler bars or something so I get around the spoilers…

200 (182) ~ I was really looking forward to this chapter, and you delivered! Owen X finally gets to make an appearance, and it feels like an appropriate power boost for the situation! Going against two pieces of Dark Matter, an Overseer, and whatever the unholy Emily has become requires more strength than Owen has by himself. At this point, Migami seems incredibly strong, too, especially now that they’re complete! If they didn’t have to be part of the Circle, I imagine they would have played a much bigger part of the fight, but then I suppose it would have made things harder for Owen X. The way you depicted the (Black)Light That Burns the Sky as something basically world-ending was very interesting- and such an enticing description! It was also quite interesting to see Owen X and Star working together for once, united on the same goal without any hidden motives. And honestly, I was pretty happy to see things start going wrong, and for Owen to be put out of commission before things could really get started, glad to see there were real consequences to stopping Necrozma. The stakes immediately rise when Owen can’t jump in, and it really sold the gravity of the situation! I was quick to shift to the next chapter, because I just eagerly wanted to see how this would play out.

201 (183) ~ Oh god everything is becoming Emily! Okay I promise I’ll try not to harp on it too much, haha. This was a pretty good chapter! It *felt* predictable, down to the capture attempts, losing the balls, and getting it on the last one. But! I was still very engaged throughout the whole chapter- something that only a truly good writer could accomplish. I like being able to anticipate what’s going to happen and still be able to enjoy it! Bonus points for making a Zena focused chapter stand out as well *and* depict everyone working together well! Balancing so many characters for the Circle, Zena, and Aster… and Tanneth. We all knew it was coming, and still it seemed strangely sad to see Tanneth sacrifice herself before she was ready to merge. Without such a brave, sudden decision, there definitely would have been way more casualties.

202 (184) ~ My goodness, Zena is watering Owen, and I was making the joke in my head and then Demitri literally confirmed it for me! Does that make it twice or three times now? Look at how far they’ve come! But honestly the highlight of this chapter for me was Aster and Leph. Seeing the two meant-to-be leaders of ‘Kilo’ finally start taking action was… it just felt really nice to see. You don’t leave any character behind. Just when I think I’m starting to miss someone, you find a way to bring them back! Which brings me to Aramé and Brendan, and Nevren. It’s been a damn while since we’ve seen the madman himself, and he’s obviously up to no good. What kind of state is Alexander going to be in? Guess I’ll find out in a few chapters!

Hey hey, long time reader and friend here. Very rare reviewer. Namohysip is a fantastic writer, and I urge anyone that is hesitant to begin reading because of its length, or because the main character is a Charmander, please stop putting it off. Hands of Creation is a fantastically written longfic with a large cast of characters and a constantly evolving plot that always leaves me wanting more. I urge anyone on the fence on trying this to seriously give it a go with an open mind. You won’t regret this.

If anyone is new to HoC and is taking a peek at the reviews before they read- please don’t read this one further. This review will cover very late chapters from Act III, so there’s going to be plenty of spoilers. I’m also not sure how cohesive this will be, as I’ve read a lot of chapters recently in my catch up efforts, but I’ll be trying to talk about some major things I remember liking.

Of the latest things I’ve read, the arc with Owen, Zena and Mu being forced to relax in the HoC-canon trainerverse is something that really stood out to me in particular. Your love for Pokemon (especially Masters and the Orre games) stands out tremendously here as you spin canon events and trainers in your favour to masterfully feel like it fits perfectly in the HoC universe without sacrificing their existing personalities and stories. Not only is it a rest and reprieve arc and a chance to have Mu grow up so she can help out in Kilo better, it’s a chance for us and Zena to really understand what Owen’s life could have been like had the Orre incident never happened, and perhaps, a glimpse that in another timeline, Owen could have easily been Red’s Charizard and lived a blissful life instead. Especially when you showcase the fight between Red’s team and Owen. Their fighting styles and love for battle are so similar, and along with Owen’s deep respect for him, they clearly could have been partners for life if fate had been kind to him. Poor guy.

I also like that Owen gets to reunite with his family in time to see his mother off, which was quite a sad and emotionally written moment. It’s unfortunate that even Owen’s moment of peace and a loving reunion with his original family in Kanto is ruined by time and old age. While seeing his different Kanto families (his birth family and Tim’s team), you really get to see that while the world has almost entirely moved on without him, Owen is still remembered and loved by many between the two worlds. I wonder if that’ll become important later…

The round trip across the Trainerverse (should I just be calling it Earth instead?) gives Namo a chance to further flex his character skills by reintroducing a lot of popular trainer icons from the games to the audience. Even if some of their appearances were seemingly one-note or play a super minor role, Namo wastes no time establishing who they are, and once again never compromising their character to give them even the smallest chance to shine. I enjoy being able to clearly figure out who the trainers are even when only getting a made up feral-type name from Owen’s perspective. Of course, our biggest focuses are on the Kanto trainers, and the Orre gang with special guests Ho-Oh and Lugia. I see what you’ve done with Michael’s dad, you cheeky sneak. ;) Speaking of Orre… hello Wes and Rui. Not even the first time I’ve seen Wes isekaid as an Umbreon.

“And I am not cringe.” Seren would say otherwise.

And now to focus on the others… Sera. Sera. Sera. It’s always gonna be weird hearing that name spoken out loud. After participating in Dodra, her arcs and journeys hit just a little bit harder as she struggled with her personal identity and mixing all of her current ones together. Having so many families, trauma and histories to work through at once has got to be mighty effin’ overwhelming. Though I have to wonder… What's the thought process behind her being ? Is it because her other identities died to become this new life, or was it because there just so happened to be a ghost type Zoroark to represent Enet when this was all coming together? Either way, it's a cool concept and really shows that she’s trying to become her own self while maintaining some semblance of her former selves. Hope she can find out how to reconcile with herself, Owen, Mhynt and Spice’s family. Klent already seemed to accept that Amelia was someone else, and I guess it helps that they were both dead already as well. I hope to see Sera grow and find herself in future chapters. Wild to think this will all end by the end of 2025, and it's already March.

Like with Sera, seeing the rest of Team Alloy finally also getting some much needed time to think and bond with their other halves is always great to see. I'm personally happy whenever I get to read a Team Alloy scene, because I really do sometimes miss the peaceful times they got to share with Owen in the beginning before all the onion layers peeled away. I love that they each had their own way of merging, and they all wanted to wait for Owen to come back before they attempted it. Now that they're finally all stable and whole again, I suspect it's only a matter of chapters from where I'm at before we finally see the full Alloy at last.

And now for Mu. I know she’s currently undergoing some growth in the chapters I’m currently reading, but her Kanto personality and the, ah, culture she adopted, while funny, comes off as… jarring? I’m glad this ‘teenage’ phase for Mu lasts a handful of chapters, but suddenly throwing in words like ‘edgy’ and ‘cringe’ directly conflicts with the constant tone that HoC provides. At least in my eyes. It’s somewhat funny, but I’m glad this aspect of Mu doesn’t seem to be overstaying her welcome. I think this makes me appreciate one of the latest scenes I’ve read more recently where she invites herself to Mhynts house and just… hangs out with her. It really brings out Mhynt’s vulnerabilities and it humanizes Mu while they just vibe. They even bring Hakk into the mix, and… are we shipping Mhynt and Hakk now? Two resident Voidlanders that have been through so much? I mean, they’ve only shared one good conversation, but if Owen wants to play matchmaker, that’s a good start.

Plans are in motion. Alexander is finally the front and center antagonist as everything comes to light and extremely old messes are finally being cleaned up. Owen being able to replicate the purification circles from XD definitely got a laugh out of me. I look forward to seeing if everyone was able to effectively sleep together to make it work. I'll have to see!

I'm slowly catching up, and instead of occasionally reacting in your DMs, I thought it was time to finally leave a review. HoC has become a constant in my life, especially since it has consistently updated the last few years I've been following it. Guiding Light might scratch that itch for being a love letter to canon PMD, but I really think HoC is a love letter to the Trainerverse the Orre games as well as a mix of an original story. I can't wait for the day the final chapter drops, because I think it'll be a monumental milestone for this corner of the community, and I, like many others, can't wait to see another of the greats actually reach the end. As always, you've got my full support.

200 chapters later. Nevren finally gets what he deserves. And it was really cool to see the Revisor working overtime to rewind time 1000 times per 90 seconds. Rhys/Dialga, wherever he is, is seething at the moment.

Speaking of which, there's no information on what he's doing or the countless other characters we all know and love and hate. It'll be interesting to see their roles in this final battle as the day draws closer and closer to the Final Sunset.

And... it being noon, which is the apex of the Sun's light, yet it is already struggling to shine through the darkening sky is terrifying to think about. When the sun sets... oh no...

SPOILER WARNING!

I am SO HYPED right now! been reading this since my freshman year, and it's STILL an absolute banger! Equal parts dark moments and optimistic scenes, great antagonists ( by fanfiction standards at least ) and I'm just so damn excited! Let's goooooo!

MAJOR SPOILER WARNING!

Man that last line went hard! I didn't expect Forrest of all characters to show up... since he was barely present throughout most of this story, kinda funny actually.

Once again, SO happy that your seeing this through to the end, I'm so curious to see how this all ends!

One thing though, when did Nevren get Alexander under his control? Last we saw him, he had just caught Darkrai, am I missing something?

Regardless, this story is STILL amazing! Please keep up the good work! 9/10

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And so the final battle begins. I do have to say, as much as I joke about the similarities you accidentally write in comparison to Shin Megami Tensei (Hi it's Ios from discord lol) there's a really funny one I'm noticing a lot more here. TL:DR the actual heart of mainline SMT is the conflict between Law and Chaos and the clashing of ideals. The good games in the mainline series (1, 2 and both 4 games) also do a good job at showing that the real victims are usually humanity and everyone caught in the clash who suffer for the ideals of a few extremists. Nevren here is showing he would absolutely be a Law alignment rep/final boss with how he views the world and the compulsion to try and run it perfectly like a machine. Even setting aside all of the shit he's directly responsible for so far, a Kilo in which he'd be ruling would most likely end up stripping away most of the freedoms people enjoy for the sake of "efficiency and order", which would not be good to live under. This also leads to a long term issue of atrophy and society and culture stagnating. In short, despite him doing everything with "the best of intentions" and "for the greater good" he is in fact dooming the world by going way to far to one extreme. You've done a phenomenal job writing him as both a character and an antagonist, especially in the fact that I can't quite call him a villain.
Back to the chapter, I had actually forgotten about Jerry and was glad to see him pop back in and steal the show. I loved how he was able to rebuke Alexander's BS and rally everyone. Him starting the pledge and everyone joining in, resolve and determination spreading through the army like wildfire gave me chills.

As of a few chapters ago...

I FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE STORY UPDATES! NOW I CAN READ EACH NEW UPDATE AS THEY RELEASE!

I started reading this fanfic at the beginning of last year and the first chapter instantly had me hooked. At the time, the story was roughly 100 chapters in. Knowing that the story is in progress and updates are consistent, I started reading during the down times at work, unless some huge plot point happens.

And ohhhhh boy... it's an understatement to say that a lot of things happened. Too much to go over in this review. Each and every plot twist, character development and themes/scenery were all masterfully done. I can't really point out any major flaws that drag down the quality of the story. It's a true testament to your skills as an author. So well done on that.

Now... as we approach the end, I knew Nevren was up to something. I called him the true antagonist of the story after Owen and Alloy escaped the Voidlands due to him being missing strangely. Everything he has done up to that point and beyond was for the sake of science... and save the world his own way, even if it is immoral. I predicted for him to show up and observe Alexander in Darkrai's Nightmare and I was completely correct.

It's one thing for a villain like Alexander to have evil motives and enact on them. It's another to have a morally grey character doing mostly evil acts to justify the means of the end. The latter type of characters are hard to write in fiction but when written well, they can be the most terrifying entities ever. It's because of this is why Nevren is my favorite character in the entire story, behind Owen and Anam.

There's less than 12 hours left until the Final Sunset. Whatever happens next is gonna be a wild ride, and I can't wait to see how things turn out.

I get the feeling that funny feeling and wrongness from Necrozma's final attack was nuclear radiation?

Aahh I love it so much! Such a Great chapter!

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“It’s the end of the world as we know it.”

Hello Namo, it's been awhile. I’m covering Chapter 9, 8) A Thousand Heart Secret. I listened to a bit of this chapter via Goodfic but never finished or reviewed it until now.

What an amazing chapter content wise. All of the lore about Guardians was introduced in a steady stream, not too little, not overwhelming, for an amazing balance. This pairs well with the previous chapters, even if it's been awhile since a reader has read it, (of course probably just a little bias on my part because I believe we have slightly similar ideas and thus I'm grasping).

The Orbs are definitely a fun yet sort of haunting MacGuffin/artifact, and there's so much more we don't even know about them. I'm wondering how this will play out with the late evolver crowd, well besides Owen as the Grass Guardian, even though I suppose it'll be a temporary state that he'll lose once his fire form comes back into full swing. Though I have a feeling Gahi, Mispy, and Demitri are getting something else, and the other Guardians are neutral, ally or enemy. I suppose we’ll figure out which Guardian Anam

I did have to reread but it was mainly just supplemental conversation and not heavy plot stuff that slightly tripped me up. There's a few word choices I'd change here, particularly with rarely using ‘asked’ for a question, but I suppose booksaid-ism is slightly more foul.

Let’s talk about characters for a while.

Rhys and Nevren take the award for uh… Kinda sucking. Of course they definitely weren't expecting to find Owen like this right away, though they knew he would be eventually drawn to it. Unfortunately for me I know only the vaguest tiny spoilers that don't answer my question about the two. Rather to one being worse than the other through the word of god, [in briefly glanced discord discussion] alas that is what the rest of the chapters are for. At least Rhys doesn’t want to separate Owen from Amia… Although I definitely can tell a just the tip of the iceberg as to what Nevren has done to him.

Owen was such a champ during it all. His goofy reactions in the beginning, leading off from the last chapter, then his mood rightfully changing once Amia, Nevren, and Rhys spilled a bit of the water off the top of the “Thousand Heart Secret”. I did feel like sometimes he wasn't having the most appropriate reactions but his outburst and evolution counter this. I especially loved the scenes in Calm Water Lake where his body falls apart, and either Star or and Nevren telepathically get him to calm down.

That’s all I have for now!

Im not going to lie, I already forgot the plot lol. I started reading this book a little bit before my sophmore year. Im a Junior now about to to end THIS school year. Its really cool that ive read most of it as its come out. Its so good imma reread it.