Pff~ Pff~ Pff~
A few dull thuds rang out. Ripples spread across the shield in Axel's hands, perfectly blocking the Scale Shot.
"That's it?", Axel grinned at Kyurem with a hint of teasing, feeling like this guy had been beaten into pieces.
Once a majestic level-100 god, now he had been plucked so hard he barely had the strength to hit back.
["You... you...",] Kyurem let out an unbelievable, terrified roar, his telepathy breaking up in fits and starts.
["How is it possible for you to use Pokémon moves?"]
["This clearly violates the rules set by Arceus!"]
Axel curled his lip, "Ash can use Bullet Seed. What's wrong with me using Protect?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he gave Kyurem no time to react. His body closed in rapidly, and a huge earth-yellow greatsword condensed in his hand.
Kyurem: '∑(っ°Д°;)っ Damn it!'
["You you you... you're actually Groudon's child!"]
Axel: "..."
He never would have dreamed that such a sentence would come out of Kyurem's mouth.
"I'm your dad!"
The Sword of the Precipice in Axel's hand slammed down viciously, striking Kyurem and instantly sending ice shards flying.
Even Kyurem's massive body was smashed flat to the ground, unable to move for a long time.
After the single strike landed, Axel gave the Black and White Dragons a look. The two instantly understood, spread their wings, and leapt onto Kyurem. Interwoven lightning and flame erupted, striking him point-blank.
As Kyurem endured the immense pain, Axel's calm voice drifted over.
"Now you see it too. You can't beat me, so there's no way you're beheading anyone."
"You can't beat the Black and White Dragons either, so there's even less chance of fusing with them."
"I'll give you a way out. During this period, supply me with resources, and I'll let you take a bit less of a beating."
"Of course, the necessary sparring sessions still need to happen. How about it?"
Kyurem struggled to pull his mouth out from under the Black and White Dragons' feet and roared angrily.
["Impossible! I, Kyurem, would rather die than submit to an enemy like you, the way those Black and White Dragons did!"]
"You sure?"
["Absolutely sure, definitely, unquestionably!"], To show his determination, Kyurem even spat out internet slang he had learned from Mewtwo during this time.
Axel tugged at the corner of his mouth, suddenly wondering if this guy had some kind of masochistic tendency.
"You really don't want to change your current life? Is getting beaten up that fun?"
Kyurem put on a look of disdain, ["Pryce will save me!"]
"You may have many Legendary Pokémon, but they can't guard me forever, can they?"
"As long as your defenses slip once, I can get out. And when that happens, I'll make you regret it for life, I'll make you spend the rest of your life—"
Suddenly, a cooing sound rang out, cutting him off.
Kyurem immediately raised his head, looking up at the sky in delight, ["See? I told you Pryce would come save me!"]
Axel also looked toward the sky in surprise. In that direction, outside the ice prison, a small bird made entirely of frost was flapping its wings in the air.
Could it be that Pryce had really changed? Coming to save Kyurem at a time like this?
No. It wasn't really a change of heart. Everything Pryce did was ultimately for the sake of reviving the Lapras that had died when he was young.
It was just that in the process of saving Lapras, Pryce treated everyone else and every Pokémon as tools.
Axel couldn't help feeling puzzled. Since when had Kyurem become so close with Pryce?
Just as Axel was about to have Gyarados go out and take down the ice bird, Pryce's voice suddenly came from it.
"Kyurem, self-destruct. I'll go find you at the place where you revive."
"I've just captured Kyogre anyway. I'll supply resources to both of you at the same time and let you grow stronger together."
The excitement vanished from Kyurem's eyes. He stared at the sky, doubting his entire existence.
After a long while, he finally snapped back and let out a furious roar.
["Pryce, I **…(&) your mother &()!"]
"Hahahaha~", Axel couldn't help laughing until he doubled over. He never expected that letting Pryce help train Kyogre would come with this kind of bonus service.
He had actually abandoned Kyurem.
With Kyurem's prideful, explosive temper, if Axel weren't here, he might really have listened to Pryce and blown himself up.
But just now he had loudly declared that Pryce would come save him, and this was the way he got "saved."
If he really obeyed, then he wouldn't be Kyurem.
Kyurem glared viciously at Axel and the Pokémon laughing beside him, roaring loudly.
["Stop laughing!"]
["Sorry, really sorry... hahaha,"] The Black and White Dragons laughed until tears streamed down, wiping their eyes before forcing out an apology.
["We didn't mean to laugh, it's just that this is way too funny. Who knew your Pryce would be this inhuman, hahaha!"]
["Other than Lord Rayquaza, Sister Garde and Sister Phero, the rest of us never went through training like this. It's really hard not to laugh right now, try to understand, haha~"]
"Alright, that's enough," Axel saw that Kyurem was about to explode with anger and quickly used his psychic power to smooth his emotions a bit.
"Kyurem, what do you think about what Pryce just did?"
Kyurem's mouth twitched. He glared viciously at the Black and White Dragons, then occasionally glanced at Axel, unable to squeeze out a single word for a long time.
Gardevoir sensed Kyurem's wavering and slowly stepped forward. Her psychic power was quietly released, her gentle voice seeming to echo deep within the soul.
["Why not consider following my master?"]
Kyurem's draconic body trembled. No clear thought showed on his face, conflict flickering in the ice-crystal eyes he had.
He really did have that thought... but he didn't know whether it was truly his own heart, or whether Gardevoir had used that mysterious power to build an "illusion" in his mind, one that made him think he was willing to follow Axel.
Gardevoir continued, ["You do have a grudge against my master, but you know very well how that grudge started."]
["Back then, the Black and White Dragons had followed my master for less than half a month, yet my master and his partners were willing to go to war with a level-100 you because of them."]
["And to be blunt, my master didn't even need their power at the time. He simply pitied them."]
["Even their current strength was cultivated step by step by my master."]
["Ask yourself, if you were given another chance to choose."]
["Would you continue following Pryce, who treats you like a tool, or follow my master, who treats every Pokémon as a partner?"]
After finishing, Gardevoir directly withdrew her psychic power.
Kyurem was shocked to discover that even without the psychic influence, he was still wavering deeply.
He hesitantly looked at Axel, his lips trembling, looking torn to the extreme.
Axel didn't force him, "There's no rush. First, undo the Ice Prison. This time, my Pokémon won't stop you."
"After that, you can follow me for a while, or you can leave directly."
"As long as you don't follow Pryce and give up on devouring the Black and White Dragons, we can wipe the slate clean. How about it?"
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