"Axel?"
Hearing that soul-stirring voice, a trace of joy flashed across Cynthia's eyes.
That voice, that flashy entrance, there was no mistake, it was definitely Axel.
But very soon, the joy in Cynthia's eyes completely vanished. She even gave up halfway through her Mega Evolution and shouted toward the direction where the fairy butterfly had appeared.
"Run! It's dangerous here!"
"Someone's controlling the power of the twin dragons of time and space, they're trying to destroy everything!"
"Your Gardevoir's training is excellent. Take her and get out of here, as far as possible. With your teleportation, you two can definitely escape!"
"Run?", Axel's figure appeared, looking at Cynthia with a hint of tenderness.
"With you here, how could I possibly run?"
"These guys have made you suffer this much. Even if they wanted to run, I wouldn't allow it."
Cynthia had just opened her mouth to say something, when the Fairy Queen beside Axel had already charged out.
From the very beginning, Gardevoir had acknowledged Cynthia.
Just moments ago, seeing her disregard her own safety and tell Gardevoir to flee with Axel first, that had completely won her over. In Gardevoir's heart, Cynthia had become part of the family, like a little sister.
["How dare you hurt my master's woman…"], Gardevoir's eyes turned blood-red to the extreme. An ice spear formed in her hand and shot forward without hesitation.
Snowflakes filled the sky, as pure frost and overwhelming fairy energy surged out like a tidal wave.
Seeing this strike, Cyrus's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Although Axel's Pokémon were raised impressively, who was he now?
The master of the twin dragons of time and space.
Here, he was invincible.
Cyrus gripped the red chains tightly, revealing a devilish, arrogant grin.
He'd been worrying he couldn't find Axel, and now the man had delivered himself?
He stared at Axel with malice, laughing uncontrollably in anger.
"I used to wonder why your bunch of masked men came to Sinnoh of all places."
"Now I see, you know Cynthia, don't you?"
Cyrus's grin widened. Oh, he liked this, knowing Cynthia made things much easier.
He had been planning to find some way to torment Axel before purifying the world, but now it looked like the two of them weren't just acquaintances.
Perfect for revenge.
"Twin Dragons of Time and Space. Crush that Gardevoir and Glastrier. Then kill Cynthia in front of them and destroy this filthy world!"
"ROOOAR!"
Dialga and Palkia roared furiously, easily deflecting the ice spear thrown by Gardevoir, then began to gather their temporal and spatial powers.
But the very next moment, before they could even strike, the scene in the sky changed again.
Over what had been the space above Veilstone City in another dimension, a massive moon suddenly appeared.
Brilliant moonlight poured down, blasting indiscriminately around the twin dragons' vicinity.
Dialga's steel armor crackled violently; Palkia let out a painful roar.
Even the red chains on their necks started to waver and destabilize.
"The hell?", Cyrus was stunned, staring at Axel. As a veteran Trainer, he instantly saw what was happening, Gardevoir had just unleashed multiple Moonblasts at once.
'Is this even fair?'
'Why does it feel like my twin dragons arw just normal Pokémon, and Axel's Gardevoir is the real legendary beast here?'
Cyrus froze for a moment, but quickly recovered, intending to destroy Gardevoir first.
"This world truly has fallen into chaos! Only by rebuilding it can beauty return again!"
Axel, who was gently steadying Cynthia, gave a soft, mocking laugh. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Cyrus and tossed out several Poké Balls in quick succession.
"You want to destroy the world?"
"Then go talk to my Pokémon about it."
Countless rays of light burst forth. The first was accompanied by a mighty dragon's roar, a wave of crushing draconic power swept across the sky, pressing down on the twin dragons like a storm.
["How dare you cause chaos in Aurient's territory, you two must have a death wish!"]
Dialga and Palkia: "???"
'Since when did this become Aurient's territory?'
They hadn't even been asleep. How did the whole timeline shift without them?
Before they could ask, another white light flashed.
Mewtwo appeared, arms folded, brow furrowed, staring coldly at the twin dragons.
["Unstable power… Are you the ones staring into the abyss?"]
["Unfortunately, those who gaze into the abyss… are destined to fall into it as well."]
"rawr!"
"ROAR!"
Seeing their teammates looking so cool, Ho-Oh and Eternatus clapped enthusiastically.
Dialga and Palkia both felt their scalps tingle, utterly dumbfounded as they turned toward Cyrus.
'What the hell is this situation?'
'You really expect the two of us to fight all these legendaries? You think too highly of dragons, don't you?'
They recognized Rayquaza, definitely one of the boldest legendaries in existence.
Ho-Oh, the sacred phoenix of Kanto, was a household name to nearly everyone.
As for that white Pokémon, they hadn't seen it before, but Dialga could still glimpse fragments through the flow of time.
And what he saw shocked him, that creature had never lost a battle.
And the most ridiculous of all was that small pink-and-red intertwined dragon.
Through the river of time, Dialga discovered that this one had once nearly drained the life energy of an entire region by itself.
'What the hell, isn't that defying Arceus' order?'
Almost instinctively, Dialga thought about retreating.
As gods, both he and Palkia had a clear sense of self-preservation. Their individual combat strength wasn't even on Giratina's level — their only advantage was their divine domains.
Against opponents like these… even if Rayquaza came alone, it would already be a grueling fight for both of them.
'In that case, might as well let someone else handle it.'
Dialga acted instantly. A river of time condensed in midair.
But before he could even sever the flow, he suddenly felt the red chains around his neck loosen.
He yanked hard, shattering the very timeline he'd created.
Dialga froze, utterly confused, and instinctively turned to look toward Cyrus.
He really wanted to know, was this guy suicidal or what?
Even now, he still wasn't running.
The next instant, Dialga fell silent.
Because he saw it, on top of Cyrus's head, at some point, a jellyfish-like Pokémon had attached itself.
Cyrus's eyes were completely vacant, no sign of consciousness at all.
Sensing Dialga's gaze, the "jellyfish" even waved at him…
Cyrus had been taken over.
Axel patted Cynthia on the head, kicked away the frenzied Guardian that tried to rush him, and let his cold gaze fall upon Dialga and Palkia.
"I heard…", he said softly, "one of you tormented Cynthia for quite some time?"
Palkia instinctively took a step back and pointed a trembling claw at Dialga.
'Boss, I'm innocent!'
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