Looking at the huge sword Axel pulled out, both Archie and Maxie were completely stunned.
'Precipice Blades?'
'Isn't that the signature move of Groudon from legend? Where the hell did this guy get it?'
Once again in their lives, they realized just how insane top-tier Trainers really were.
Legendary Pokémon high above all others?
They were nothing more than toys in these people's hands...
"Why aren't you taking it?", Axel looked at the two of them with a smiling face, his calm tone carrying a hint of threat.
"You weren't lying to me just now, were you?"
"How could we be, bro..."
The corners of Archie's and Maxie's eyes twitched. While cursing under their breath, they reached out trembling hands and took the Precipice Blades sword from Axel.
Earlier, when they were humoring Axel, it was mainly because they didn't know whether he was a villain or a hero, or whether he was tricking them.
But once Axel pulled out this huge sword, whether he was good or evil no longer mattered.
If they didn't take it, they'd be slapped to death on the spot.
If they took it, then after waking Groudon and Kyogre, if they were lucky enough to subdue them, they might still have a chance to struggle.
The smile returned to Axel's face as he lightly patted their shoulders.
"Then I'll wish you good luck. That hole hasn't been filled in yet, so just go down that way."
"You absolutely have to succeed, alright!"
"Got it, bro...", Archie and Maxie kept looking back with every step as they reentered the cavern, suddenly reminded of when they first left their villages to travel as kids.
Back then, the two of them were notorious troublemakers in their respective villages.
They'd heard that when the villagers found out they were leaving, the wrinkles on the village chiefs' faces bloomed into smiles. They enthusiastically patted their shoulders, saying things like "a bright future awaits" and "safe travels."
The way they acted, it was like they wanted to personally beat drums and gongs and escort them ten miles out of the village.
Now, Axel stood at the cave entrance, his smile even brighter than those village chiefs back then. He waved just as enthusiastically, his mouth also saying things like "have a smooth journey" and "take care, no need to see you off."
The only difference was that this guy was sending them off in the most literal, physical sense.
Watching the two of them lead their subordinates back into the cavern, Axel sat down on the ground, deep in thought.
With the Precipice Blades sword, the probability of those two waking Kyogre and Groudon was as high as 99%.
Even without looking, Axel knew that after Kyogre got smashed by Precipice Blades, it would definitely go berserk and attack Groudon like a madman.
At that point, how could Groudon possibly not wake up?
And there was no need to worry about them running away either. Axel had already reached an agreement with Volcanion: no matter what happened, it wouldn't need to fight.
All it needed to do was help capture Kyogre when Kyogre tried to flee.
So next on the agenda was waiting for the other two parts of Aether Paradise to be lured out.
Thinking of this, Axel couldn't help but feel excited.
As long as he could find the passage, with his current strength, there was a very high chance he could resolve the matter of the Ultra Wormhole and bring his parents out.
If Groudon and Kyogre were added to the mix, that probability would only become more stable.
"Rotom, help me urge Rayquaza a bit, see if he's almost here."
"Groudon and Kyogre will be coming out soon. Isn't he tempted at all?"
[Contacting immediately, Roto!]
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At the junction between Hoenn and the world's seas, "Archie" and "Maxie," wearing uniforms emblazoned with the letter R, stared nervously at the black Pokémon not far away.
They were both members of Team Rainbow Rocket from a certain timeline.
Ever since Lysandre traveled to other timelines to strengthen himself, the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket had all begun to stir with ambition.
If Lysandre could do it, why couldn't they?
Although Lysandre's plan hadn't succeeded, and he had instead lost Xerneas and severely injured Yveltal, that wasn't enough to scare the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket.
Lysandre being trash had nothing to do with anyone else.
So Archie and Maxie hit it off immediately. After finding Giovanni and applying for power, they randomly traveled to another timeline, hoping to find another Groudon and Kyogre.
That way, like the other members of Team Rainbow Rocket, they could each hold two gods in their hands.
But they never imagined that right after arriving, they'd run into Rayquaza, and damn it, it was the black one.
They could clearly feel that after encountering this archenemy who constantly suppressed them, the Groudon and Kyogre beside them were nearly going insane.
Rayquaza maintained its Dragon Dance posture, also looking with some surprise at the Groudon and Kyogre before it.
After being temporarily replaced by the Black and White Dragons, it had been a little worried they wouldn't be able to handle Kyurem, so it stayed in the Alola region for a few extra hours.
Only after confirming that as long as those two entered their fusion state first, they could barely suppress Kyurem, did Rayquaza feel at ease leaving them there and heading to Hoenn.
Who would've thought that the moment it arrived, it would run into the mission target Axel had assigned it.
The only thing that surprised Rayquaza a bit was that the usually unruly Groudon and Kyogre, who would always try every possible way to control their Trainers, had actually found two masters.
But thankfully, these two guys still didn't look very smart, and this bout of slumber seemed to have cost them quite a few levels as well.
Groudon's body was only about the size of a small mountain. Even standing on the sea's surface, it had to rely on magma energy to condense a rocky platform beneath its feet.
A Primal Reversion Groudon at its peak could reach several thousand meters in height, more than twice as tall as this one.
Kyogre at its side was in roughly the same condition, its internal energy fluctuations comparable to Groudon's.
By Rayquaza's judgment, they probably couldn't even beat that green Rayquaza still sleeping atop Sky Pillar.
"You two bastards, coming out is one thing, but you even dare find new masters?"
"Do you really think the Rayquaza clan has all gone to sleep?"
With Dragon Dance fully stacked, Rayquaza let out a roar. Dark-golden light burst from its pupils as it charged straight at Groudon and Kyogre.
"What do we do, fight or run?", The instant they saw the black Rayquaza, Archie and Maxie began communicating rapidly.
In the end, the two of them decided to fight.
Although they had both been crushed by Rayquaza before, the current Groudon and Kyogre were already far stronger than when they had first awakened.
Even without unlocking the "Primal Reversion" state, they might not necessarily be unable to stop Rayquaza.
Very quickly, the two reached an agreement and chose to battle.
If they could take down Rayquaza by sheer luck, their combined combat power might even rank in the first tier of Team Rainbow Rocket.
Rayquaza's roar was like thunder tearing the heavens apart. Wrapped in the violent energy accumulated after fully stacking Dragon Dance, it transformed into a black lightning bolt that ripped through the air and dove ferociously downward.
Its target was not Archie and Maxie, those fragile humans, but instead the two colossal beings, Groudon and Kyogre.
"Groudon, Eruption!", Maxie retreated rapidly while issuing the command to Groudon.
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