After dodging the attack from Black Kyurem, Lucas looked at Black Kyurem standing on top of the ice.
Compared to Kyurem, Black Kyurem's upper body was raised, standing on two legs, and its pupils now had a glint of awareness. Its right forelimb had been replaced by the same forelimb as Zekrom, while its left forelimb was an ice copy of the right.
Its originally huge wings began to retract into its shoulders, becoming more robust and powerful. Above them grew a right wing similar to Zekrom's, and a left wing made of ice copying the right one.
Black skin grew on its collar, back, and face. The ice on its tail disappeared completely, turning into a curved three-clawed chuck shape, wrapped in black organs similar to Zekrom's tail that could generate electricity.
It was truly a master, and the pressure was truly oppressive.
Black Kyurem looked at everyone present with cold eyes. Inside its huge tail behind it, the engine began to start. The right horn on its head, its right forelimb, the areas where its wings and tail connected, and its tail gradually turned blue, with terrifying electrical currents and ice refining within.
"Roar!"
Black Kyurem opened its mouth and spat out a terrifying Freeze Shock.
"Roar!"
Reshiram blocked in front of Black Kyurem. The turbine behind it was also refining blue-green flames, and it spat out terrifying Blue Flare from its mouth, blocking Black Kyurem's Freeze Shock.
The terrifying air currents made everyone and every Pokémon present take a few steps back.
Dash stood firmly on the ice, staring at Black Kyurem without fear.
"Zekrom, answer me."
N closed his eyes, calling out to Zekrom incessantly, trying to wake Zekrom's consciousness.
But every time his psychic power connection felt like it fell into endless darkness, there was no response.
"It's useless. Its consciousness has been completely devoured by Kyurem now. The only way is to find a way to separate them."
Reshiram stood in a standoff with Black Kyurem, speaking to N and Lucas while taking a moment.
N looked at Lucas helplessly, "I'm sorry... If I hadn't let it come to hunt down Team Plasma, it wouldn't have..."
Lucas jumped down from Dash's arms, patted his shoulder, and comforted him: "This is not your fault. The act of wanting to make up for your mistakes is not wrong in itself; it's just that this mentality of yours was exploited by people with ulterior motives. The one at fault is not you, but them."
After Lucas finished speaking, he looked at Black Kyurem and said in a deep voice: "As for Zekrom, I promise you, I will make it change back. I promise."
"Hahaha, what are you using to fight Black Kyurem? Just with Reshiram?"
Ghetsis laughed and questioned Lucas.
Ignoring Ghetsis's sarcasm, Lucas was pondering how to separate Black Kyurem.
Could Arceus suddenly give me a fusion-removal card?
"Gen gengar"
Is the thing in his hand useful?
Gengar's voice sounded. Lucas glanced at the instrument in Colress's hand.
dna splicers?
"Lucas, the dna splicers can make them fuse into one, and it can also separate them."
Reshiram's voice rang in Lucas's mind, "But it requires the right timing."
"If it can be undone, that makes things easier."
Lucas breathed a sigh of relief, patted Dash's arm, and Dash sensibly picked him up, letting him sit on its shoulder.
The 1.83-meter-tall Lucas sitting on Dash's shoulder actually looked a bit like a delicate wife.
Can't help it, Dash is just too burly.
"Black Kyurem, take them out!"
Ghetsis waved his hand, ordering Black Kyurem to eliminate Lucas and the others.
Black Kyurem glanced down at Ghetsis, then used Fusion Bolt on Reshiram.
Reshiram met it with Fusion Flare, and the terrifying air wave produced again caused the entire Giant Chasm to tremble.
"No, we can't fight here."
Cynthia said to Lucas. After Lucas turned back and said a few words to Cynthia, he looked at Gengar.
Gengar grinned. Without needing Lucas to give an order, it disappeared on its own.
Leave it to my Gengar.
"Reshiram, lure it outside the cave."
Hearing Lucas's words, Reshiram nodded, roared at Black Kyurem face-to-face, and mocked it.
If you have the guts, come out!
Black Kyurem was furious and flew out, following Reshiram.
"Wait, Black Kyurem, I am your master, you should listen to my commands!"
Ghetsis watched Black Kyurem fly away and roared in anger.
Black Kyurem stopped, looked back at Ghetsis, its eyes as cold as if looking at an ant.
Ghetsis was startled by its gaze and opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a breath attack from Black Kyurem.
Ghetsis was tackled aside by Colress, dodging Black Kyurem's attack.
Black Kyurem gave them one last look and flew out of the cave. Immediately after, deafening sounds and explosions came from outside the cave.
"Why is it like this... Am I not the one who created it... Why doesn't it listen to me?"
Ghetsis sat blankly on the ground, asking repeatedly.
Colress looked at the dazed Ghetsis and shook his head: "Legendary Pokémon... How could they be controlled by humans..."
What Colress didn't say was that if the machine hadn't been destroyed by Gengar, they could have controlled Black Kyurem with the power of the machine. This is the value of a genius scientist.
It's a pity the machine was destroyed by Gengar.
No! Why is Gengar gone again!
Colress widened his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he felt his tongue go numb, and then he fainted with foam at the mouth.
Behind where he fell, a big fat guy with scarlet eyes appeared in the shadows, clapping his hands.
If I let you dodge again, wouldn't my Gengar persona be completely thrown away by myself?
"You are much better than those two people from the Hoenn region. At least you weren't controlled by Black Kyurem, but obviously, it won't listen to you either. So, your ambition seems to have failed."
Lucas twisted the knife in Ghetsis's heart.
"What do you know! I just wanted to..."
Ghetsis roared angrily. Before he could finish, he felt his tongue go numb, followed by a burning sensation in his body, and then he fainted next to Colress, foaming at the mouth and twitching.
Gengar emerged from the shadows, came to Colress's side, took out a rope, and skillfully tied them back-to-back, then picked up the small instrument containing the dna splicers.
"Gen gengar"
I'm back.
Gengar floated back to Lucas and handed the dna splicers to Lucas. Lucas twitched the corner of his mouth, "Thank you for your hard work, King Gengar."
Gengar floated in the air, hands on hips, grinning wildly.
You finally admitted that I am the King! Little Shauna is the Little Queen!
Lucas made a face at it, looked at the incapacitated Ghetsis and Colress on the ground, and said: "No one wants to hear your weird theories. Next, you only need to do one thing."
"W-what..."
Colress asked with difficulty while drooling.
"Prepare to enjoy the life of having your meals and accommodation provided for you."
After Lucas finished speaking, he took Cynthia and the others out of the cave. Drayden signaled his Haxorus to take Colress and Ghetsis.
Arriving outside the cave, the battle between Black Kyurem and Reshiram was in full swing.
Reshiram was visibly struggling against Black Kyurem. In just a short while, it was already covered in wounds.
The shockwaves splashed towards Lucas's side. Latias opened its psychic power to block them, hovering steadily in front of Lucas, watching Reshiram and Black Kyurem.
Lucas sat on Dash's back. He turned his head and looked at Cynthia standing beside him, smiling gently, "Stand behind me."
Not long ago, he had just said this to her.
Cynthia smiled helplessly upon hearing this. This person is quite petty.
Cynthia stepped back two steps, standing firmly behind Lucas and Dash, in front of Ash and the others.
Men are always calculating about small details.
Cynthia shook her head helplessly and whispered her thoughts to Shauntal beside her.
Shauntal listened very carefully.
So this is what falling in love feels like?
What should I do! I suddenly want to fall in love too!
Ghetsis stared fixedly at Lucas's back, "E-even if you..."
"Alright, if you're drooling, stop talking."
Lucas interrupted him without looking back, and then said: "Do you know?"
Lucas asked Ghetsis. Just as Ghetsis was full of confusion, he heard Lucas continue: "Since I started my journey, I have never lost once."
Ghetsis was shocked, and then Lucas said something even more shocking.
"Whether it's humans or Pokémon, I, Lucas."
"Am invincible!"
Victini, who was lying on top of Ash's head, lit up instantly.
At this moment, Black Kyurem's Freeze Shock flew towards Lucas. Just as Drayden had his Haxorus prepare for defense, he saw the Freeze Shock blocked by a breath attack descending from the sky.
Lucas gripped the wooden pendant on his chest and roared: "Lugia, Aeroblast!"
A crisp bird cry came from high in the sky, and then a radiant figure descended, slamming hard into Black Kyurem's back and knocking it into the mountain range.
"Roar!"
Black Kyurem's angry roar rang out.
The dazzling light dissipated, and a flawless, incredibly handsome giant bird appeared before everyone's eyes.
The divine bird descends from the heavens; your Uncle Lugia has arrived on the battlefield after a long absence!
Lugia roared towards the sky.
"Gen gengar!"
Fighting! Awesome!
After fighting with Arceus, it completely let itself go. During this period, it had been traveling through various regions, specifically visiting the territories of those Legendary Pokémon to pick fights with them.
In Lugia's own words.
"I've already fought Arceus; if I don't come to fight you all, then wouldn't my fight with Arceus have been for nothing?!"
Regarding this, the other Legendary Pokémon were in utter misery. This lunatic was already crazy to begin with, and now, after fighting Arceus, it was even crazier.
Especially those two legendary heroes from the Galar region, who recently hid deep in the mountains overnight to avoid Lugia, leaving no trace.
Leaving behind only the tokens symbolizing the heroes.
"That is... the legendary Sea Guardian... Lugia?" Iris exclaimed.
"It actually listens to Lucas's commands?"
Cynthia and Ash were very familiar with Lugia.
Cynthia looked at Lucas's back, thinking that he had indeed called it over after all.
If one were to ask which of the Legendary Pokémon Lucas knew best fit his battle style, it would only be Lugia.
The battle style can be summed up in one word: Reckless!
Ghetsis looked at Lugia's back, his pupils shrinking tightly.
And Colress didn't know what he was thinking.
"Commanding Legendary Pokémon? Sorry, I just happen to know a little bit." Lucas's voice rang out again at this moment.
"Gen gengar?"
Do you need me to go up?
Lucas turned his head and found Gengar with its tongue wrapped around a Mega Stone, asking him.
Lucas shook his head. "This battle doesn't belong to you; it's for some people to see how one should command Legendary Pokémon."
Upon hearing this, Gengar swallowed the Mega Stone back.
"Gen gengar!"
I'll listen to whatever Lucas says.
Lucas nodded and then spoke: "N, watch closely, if you want to correctly apply power to your ideals."
Before N could respond, he saw the brilliant light erupt from Lucas's clenched left fist, converging with the light erupting in front of Latias, turning into a bond of connection.
The Mega symbol enveloped it, and Latias completely evolved into a super fighter jet.
Unlike the fighter jet from before, the Mega Latias that Latias evolved into was now like a fighter jet turned into a bomber, carrying several huge bombs.
Super Mega Latias, debut!
"Reshiram, Blue Flare! Lugia, Aeroblast! Deoxys, Psycho Boost! Latias, Draco Meteor!"
After giving the orders, Lucas turned his head to look at Victini on top of Ash's head, stretched out his hand, and said, "Little V, help me out, okay?"
When Victini heard the name "Little V," it knew it was being called. It fell in love with this nickname in just a second. Sensing the desire for victory in Lucas's heart, Victini didn't hesitate at all and flew straight into Lucas's arms.
"Tini~" Victory Star triggered! Victini began to help its teammates.
"Roar!" The turbines behind Reshiram continuously pressurized, and terrifying Blue Flare swept out. Black Kyurem tempered the lightning within its body, using Freeze Shock to block it.
Before it could react, the divine bird that Lugia had transformed into slammed into it again, knocking it flying.
The Deoxys brothers, transformed into Speed Forme, instantly appeared on Black Kyurem's retreat path, their terrifying psychic power manifesting into psychic tentacles that lashed out fiercely at Black Kyurem.
Immediately following, a massive Draco Meteor smashed toward Black Kyurem.
Under the joint attack of several powerful Pokémon, Black Kyurem could only continuously let out painful roars while constantly defending.
Compared to Reshiram's mercy, the rest of the Pokémon were firing with full firepower.
Deoxys brothers: "So this is what gang-banging feels like! It feels so good! Take this Psycho Boost!"
Lugia: "This guy, I heard it's a fusion of two Pokémon? Good grief, it had this ability before but didn't use it when fighting me? Are you looking down on me, the great Lugia? I'll ram you to death!"
Latias: "I'll ram you! I'll blast you! I'll beat you to death! Take this, my Universe-Invincible-Ultimate-Enhanced-Shauna-and-Tomoyo-Version-Massive-Draco Meteor! Die!"
Reshiram: "Me— — — — Mercy— — — —"
Victini: (Clapping, cheering, rooting)
Boom! Boom-boom! Boom-boom-boom!
Black Kyurem was indeed terrifyingly strong, able to hold its own against five and even injure Reshiram and the others, but of the five Pokémon present, which one wasn't thick-skinned?
Lugia goes without saying, it's notoriously thick-skinned. Mega Latias goes without saying even more; before it swelled up, it had been polished by Palkia and Dialga, making it incredibly tanky, and now after swelling up, it was even more insanely tanky.
The Deoxys brothers' Defense Forme has double defenses as high as 180, simply synonymous with a shield.
Reshiram was equally unwilling to fall behind.
Therefore, after they hard-tanked Black Kyurem's attacks just to land their own attacks on Black Kyurem, Black Kyurem was destined to lose to them.
Not to mention there was a Victory Star on the sidelines.
Seeing the battle was almost one-sided, Lucas left the subsequent battle style to Reshiram and the others, letting them decide how to fight from then on.
After he stopped commanding, the battle began to evolve into a brawl of punches and hits.
Among the two old partners, the Sea Guardian and the red-and-white aircraft, Lugia rushed to the front to clear the way for Latias, then slammed hard into Black Kyurem.
And the Deoxys brothers actually transformed into Defense Forme and rammed into Black Kyurem as well.
Watching the highly similar battle styles of Latias and Lugia, Lucas realized with a start.
"I finally know where they learned their fighting style! Lugia! It's you! You taught them bad habits!"
Lucas turned his head to look at Gengar and whispered: "Gengar, don't you think Latias really needs to lose weight?"
Gengar looked at Lucas in confusion. "Gen gengar? Why lose weight? It's not fat."
Lucas was momentarily speechless. He looked at the already bloated Gengar.
Fine, asked the wrong person. Shouldn't ask a fatty if someone else needs to lose weight. My mistake.
Watching the beaten-down Black Kyurem, Ghetsis lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
And Ash's reaction was the opposite. "So amazing... Lucas is really amazing!"
Iris did ask a strange question: "By the way, why is Lucas always sitting on a Pokémon whenever he battles?"
Cynthia turned back to explain, "Because commanding Legendary Pokémon requires a huge amount of physical strength. Even I can barely manage to command one, so he needs to sit down every time he commands Legendary Pokémon to maintain his best state."
Iris suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
Colress looked at Lucas's back, his paralysis effect fading, and revealed a bitter smile. So there really is someone who can control Legendary Pokémon without machines...
Black Kyurem smashed heavily onto the ground in front of Lucas and the others again. Seriously injured, it tried to struggle to stand up, but found it couldn't stand up no matter what. Its wings were broken, and it couldn't fly either.
Lucas threw the dna splicers to N. "Go, N, go and awaken your most loyal partner, provided you are prepared for the fact that you will be inside."
N took the dna splicers, nodded, then came to Black Kyurem's side, placed his hand on it, and closed his eyes.
Dash brought Lucas to his side, watching him.
No one knew what N said to Zekrom in the conscious world. Everyone only knew that Lucas gently placed his wooden pendant, which had been blessed by many Legendary Pokémon and humans, into N's palm, and N woke up.
The first thing N did when he opened his eyes was to look at Lucas. Lucas tied the wooden pendant with a magnetic string and put it back around his neck.
Seeing N looking at him, he smiled gently. "This is hope, it is a blessing, and it is also happiness."
N recalled the happiness, blessings, and hope he felt within the wooden pendant; it was this power that pulled him back.
N nodded heavily without saying much more; he had firmly imprinted Lucas's philosophy in his heart.
The Black Kyurem in front of them began to be covered by light, and subsequently, two figures separated out. Kyurem and Zekrom.
N hugged Zekrom tightly, apologizing. And Zekrom was comforting its hero.
Seeing this, Lucas finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then his body uncontrollably felt an extreme sense of exhaustion.
It was the kind of exhaustion that comes after everything is over, which made him lose control for a moment and fall from Dash's shoulder.
Holding Victini in his arms, Lucas felt himself surrounded by a furry sensation. Feeling this familiar sensation, as well as the familiar scent his nose caught, Lucas buried his face deep into the fur.
"Little Ninetales, I've missed you so much."
Ninetales smiled wearily, then carried Lucas and Victini on its back and slowly walked toward Cynthia and the others.
Gothitelle and Lilligant also jumped out of their Poké Balls and followed behind them.
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