Not just Giratina. The instant that dragon roar rang out, the battered Groudon, and Kyogre, who were still wondering why it could not even beat ordinary Pokémon, both looked up toward the sky at the same time.
Groudon's dark gold pupils collided with Kyogre's crimson eyes, and a sky-piercing battle intent erupted simultaneously.
'It's that clan again!'
Every time they show up, that guy always comes out, relying on racial advantage, to stop them right when the fight is getting good.
Over time, rumors even spread through this world that the two of them together still could not beat Rayquaza.
During this thousand-year slumber, the two of them had already agreed that once Rayquaza appeared, they would put aside all battles and directly kill the Rayquaza that showed its face.
"ROAR!", Kyogre used Protect, temporarily blocking Pheromosa's storm-like barrage of attacks.
At the same time, it communicated with Groudon through telepathy, ["Can you still fight?"]
"Roar!", Groudon replied without hesitation. Though it had been beaten badly, as a god its stamina was vast like the sea and not so easily exhausted.
Before its stamina was completely drained by the Curse move, it could absolutely fight Rayquaza once.
Worst case, it would do nothing else this time. Fight Rayquaza, then roll back and go back to sleep.
Dark gold pupils and crimson eyes met over the shattered land, instantly reaching a tacit understanding forged over a thousand years.
Humiliation, fury, and long-standing resentment toward that high-and-mighty arbiter completely overwhelmed their fight with each other, and even temporarily suppressed the frustration of Groudon being pressed down and beaten by Axel and Giratina.
'Shatter the "rumors". Now is the time!'
The two of them did not believe that, after joining forces, they still could not defeat Rayquaza.
Kyogre's massive tail fin slapped the sea, raising towering waves that forced Pheromosa back.
At the same time, a large number of cyan light spheres condensed around it, surging skyward along with the raging sea.
Its enormous body erupted with speed completely disproportionate to its size, transforming into an indigo meteor and shooting straight into the sky, carrying the power of Origin Pulse.
Groudon also ignored the wounds all over its body, disregarding the stamina continuously draining from within like a pump due to the Curse move, and poured its remaining strength crazily into the land beneath its feet.
BOOM!
At that moment, the earth seemed to come alive. Countless gigantic stone pillars, even more terrifying and thicker than before, carrying destructive force, shot straight into the sky.
This no longer looked like Stone Edge, but rather the fangs of the earth itself.
They tore through the air, precisely predicting the paths Rayquaza might take, forming a death forest that covered the sky and stabbed viciously toward the direction the dragon roar came from.
At the same time, Kyogre opened its huge mouth, unleashing the power of Origin Pulse without reservation.
Compressed to the extreme, an indigo beam of terrifying radiance shot skyward. This beam ignored distance, striking after it was fired yet arriving first.
Perfectly coordinated with Groudon's Stone Edge, it sealed off every possible escape route from above, below, left, and right.
They refused to believe that this move still could not take down Rayquaza.
["Die, Rayquaza!"]
["Get back to your ozone layer!"]
Under the weight of a thousand years of resentment, the two first-tier gods erupted with unprecedented coordination and power.
This strike was the ultimate kill they had envisioned over a thousand years of slumber, a blow that wagered everything.
Axel guided the Underworld Dragon as they moved through the void, bringing Lusamine and Lillie, along with Gardevoir and Pheromosa, all into the Distortion World.
He also stopped Volcanion, which had been poised to chase Kyogre.
Even after entering Axel's arms, the mother and daughter were still screaming non-stop. Throughout this series of battles, their hearts had nearly stopped beating.
Especially Lusamine. Her eyes were practically glued to Axel, her state even worse than Lillie's.
No wonder Axel had insisted on resting well last night. So this was the level of terrifying battle he would face today.
Even someone as well-traveled as her could not imagine that true gods possessed such might.
If not for Axel and Lillie stopping things in time, she would probably have been nothing more than meat on a chopping board that Pryce could discard at will.
Thinking of this, Lusamine's gaze toward Axel unconsciously gained a hint of gentleness.
If there was a chance, she would definitely repay Axel properly.
Axel was not worried about Rayquaza being at a disadvantage. He politely glanced at Lusamine, the corners of his mouth stiff with a smile.
'Damn it… becoming a god through mental power isn't all good either.'
Lusamine was clearly only thinking in her head, yet he felt as if she were whispering right next to his ear.
'This is painful!'
To avoid things getting more awkward, Axel decisively changed the topic, his gaze turning to the sky.
"These two are really brave. Since Rayquaza's revival, this is the first time I've seen Pokémon this eager to fight him."
Giratina curled its lip, its massive dragon face full of annoyance.
It still could not remember where it had hidden Gardevoir and Diaochan, and had been thinking about how to make up for it.
As a result, aside from appearing once during the fight with Volcanion, it had not had many chances since.
Now that there was finally a big job, that big job ran off to feed itself to Rayquaza instead.
Kyogre and Groudon were extremely fast. Axel and the others had only exchanged a single line before the two gods' attacks were already fully unleashed.
Just as Groudon's Stone Edge attacks were about to close in, and Kyogre's Origin Pulse was about to hit the core of its target—
The airspace locked by terrifying energy suddenly twisted violently.
A dragon's might erupted explosively, deeper than Kyogre's Origin Pulse, heavier than Groudon's earth power, filled with destruction and brutality, descending like tangible black tides.
It was not the gentle, life-filled emerald light.
It was an all-consuming darkness, as if even light itself could not spread through it, pitch black.
A black colossal dragon, more massive and majestic than any green Rayquaza, brimming with primal savage power, tore through space and descended violently upon the world.
Its long body was covered in pitch-dark scales, golden patterns flowing like molten metal, radiating pressure that made souls tremble.
Its body writhed wildly, its dragon eyes glowing red-gold, its entire being saturated with brutal aura.
Facing the combined attack of Groudon and Kyogre, it had no intention of dodging at all. Instead, it charged straight into the assault.
Even more bizarre, at the instant those attacks were about to collide with it, not a single one hit. They all brushed past its body!
["What?",] Groudon's dark gold pupils shrank to pinpoints, while Kyogre's crimson eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
This was not the green Rayquaza at all, but that black terror rumored to have perished long ago.
Who knew how many years ago, they had once been summoned by Hoopa in a desert.
In that battle, this black Rayquaza rose to fame in a single fight, facing several Legendary Pokémon all by itself.
Even at full strength, Groudon and Kyogre had no confidence facing this monster, let alone now, after being beaten into this state.
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