Regarding the matter of Ho-Oh's dark history, Damian did not speak about it at this moment.
Right now, the most important thing was still the battle between Shadow Mewtwo and Ho-Oh.
In the sky, the aura of the two legendary Pokemon was becoming stronger and stronger. The fight was about to start at any second.
Finally, Ho-Oh was the first one to take action.
"Chiu~!"
A high-pitched cry echoed across the sky. Ho-Oh flapped its wings with great force. A hot, colorful fire that looked like a sea of flames surged out and rushed toward Shadow Mewtwo.
It was the move Sacred Fire!
"Mewtwo!" Damian called out.
Shadow Mewtwo raised its right arm. A deep purple defensive shield immediately covered its entire body.
Boom!
The Sacred Fire crashed heavily against Shadow Mewtwo's shield. The violent, colorful flames burned and hit the barrier with extreme rage.
The deep purple light in Shadow Mewtwo's eyes kept flickering. It could feel the terrifying force of that impact.
However, it could still hold on!
A constant flow of psychic power kept pouring into the shield. The Sacred Fire slowly went out, and Shadow Mewtwo successfully blocked the attack.
It really was a powerful psychic energy.
Ho-Oh stared at Shadow Mewtwo. Such a huge amount of psychic power was already very shocking.
No wonder Suicune and the others were all captured by force.
"Thunder!" Damian ordered without any hesitation.
Intense lightning started to flash on Shadow Mewtwo's pitch-black body. Ho-Oh immediately flapped its wings and flew up, preparing to dodge.
However, Shadow Mewtwo's movements were even faster. It dashed forward and reached the space above Ho-Oh in an instant. Then, it shot out wild, golden lightning.
The Thunder attack hit Ho-Oh directly. The golden electricity started to eat away at Ho-Oh's body. The sound of sizzling did not stop.
"Chiu!"
Ho-Oh cried out. It opened its mouth and fired an attack in the shape of the character for "large" to fight back against Shadow Mewtwo.
It was the Fire-type move, Fire Blast!
Boom!
This sudden Fire Blast made it impossible for Shadow Mewtwo to defend in time. It was hit directly by the move.
There was a loud explosion, and intense flames burst out. Shadow Mewtwo was pushed back by the force of this Fire Blast.
Since Shadow Mewtwo was no longer using its lightning, Ho-Oh opened its wings wide and shook off the electricity on its body.
"Wait, isn't Thunder supposed to be super effective against Ho-Oh? How can it take the Thunder attack and fight back at the same time?" Erika was very shocked when she saw this scene.
Ho-Oh had the Fire and Flying types, and the Electric-type move Thunder should be a weakness for Ho-Oh.
"Ho-Oh's Special Defense is extremely high. This is not strange at all."
Damian narrowed his eyes slightly. Even though Ho-Oh was very strong, it was actually not a legend that was good at attacking.
That was right. Strictly speaking, Ho-Oh was a legendary Pokemon that focused more on defense. Lugia was also the same type.
This was true for both the "Gold Bird" and "Silver Bird" of the second generation.
Also, in the real world, Ho-Oh could even bring the dead back to life. Its life force was incredibly huge. Even if it received a heavy injury, it could recover in a very short time.
It was basically a perfect tank.
To be honest, this type of legendary Pokemon was very hard to deal with. In theory, Ho-Oh was a specialist in defense, but because of its overall power, how could anyone say its attacks were not strong?
Its attacks were only "not strong" when compared to its own defense. In reality, Ho-Oh's attacks were still very powerful.
"Chiu~!"
Ho-Oh's beautiful cry rang out again. Ho-Oh spread its wings and flew very high. Blue flames of the "God Bird" started to surround its body.
This was the Flying-type move, Sky Attack!
"Mewtwo, Dark Nova!"
Shadow Mewtwo flew up at high speed and raised its right arm high.
At this moment, even the wind seemed to become quiet. A purple-black energy ball grew very fast above Shadow Mewtwo's palm.
This was the Dark-type move, Dark Nova! This was a special move that only Shadow Mewtwo could use.
The beautiful Ho-Oh cried and dove down. Shadow Mewtwo swung its arm hard, and the Dark Nova energy ball fell toward Ho-Oh at high speed.
The two attacks, Dark Nova and Sky Attack, crashed into each other in mid-air. Strong winds blew out in all directions.
The dark purple energy ball pushed down with a lot of force. It tried to crush the "God Bird" below it. However, the bird pushed back and held its ground against that powerful pressure.
The colors of dark purple and deep blue filled everyone's vision. They made the sky and the earth very bright. Strong waves of air moved like shockwaves, going out one after another.
The wild wind blew everywhere. Even for Damian and the other two on the ground, their clothes made loud snapping noises from the wind.
"So strong!"
Erika was speechless with surprise. She hid behind Damian and grabbed his clothes, not daring to let go. She looked at the sky as the colors changed.
My goodness! It was a fight between gods!
Very soon, the two attacks that had been pushing against each other finally exploded.
Boom!
A loud explosion that made their ears hurt rang out in the air. The wild, dark purple energy covered the sky and made the whole world look dark.
The strong shockwave pushed both Shadow Mewtwo and Ho-Oh away.
After a long time, the black energy slowly went away. Shadow Mewtwo stabilized its body and slowly stood up straight. It did not care about the pain on its body at all.
Its eyes, which were filled with purple flames, looked at Ho-Oh with excitement and passion.
This was the kind of opponent it wanted! Only a strong opponent like this could make it feel satisfied!
Shadow Mewtwo felt like its genes were jumping with excitement right now. A battle where it could use all its strength felt too good!
Ho-Oh felt Shadow Mewtwo's intense gaze. It felt a bit uncomfortable and shook its feathers. It felt like it was getting goosebumps.
Normally, after that explosion of energy, the opponent should have been hurt more than Ho-Oh was.
"How do you feel, Mewtwo?"
"Battle! Feels good!"
"...I am asking you, what do you think of Ho-Oh's strength?"
"Battle! Feels good!"
"..."
Damian watched as Shadow Mewtwo rushed toward Ho-Oh again. He could only touch his forehead with his hand. What could he say?
It was... very strange.
But it made sense. Mewtwo was a Pokemon born for battle. Because its genes were constantly changing, its fighting ability was pushed to the limit. Also, it had the most cruel heart among all Pokemon.
That was the description of Mewtwo in the Pokedex.
Because Shadow Mewtwo had merged with that strange stone, its personality was even more violent than a normal Mewtwo. Usually, it stayed calm and logical.
But this was the first time it met such a strong opponent, and Shadow Mewtwo was clearly a bit too excited.
"Forget it. Let it fight as much as it wants."
Damian did not stop it. It was better to let the energy out than to block it. He would let Shadow Mewtwo have its fun.
Anyway, Ho-Oh was very tough and could take many hits. To be honest, Damian felt that the current Shadow Mewtwo was probably not Ho-Oh's match yet.
Especially when Damian was not giving orders. If you wanted to fight Ho-Oh, it was best to aim at its weakness. Ho-Oh had a very clear flaw: it was four times weak against Rock-type moves.
And Shadow Mewtwo could learn many Rock-type moves.
However, Damian did not plan to interfere in their battle for now. After the fight was over and they went back, he would review the battle properly with Shadow Mewtwo.
After that, there wasn't much to say. Shadow Mewtwo and Ho-Oh started a fierce battle high in the sky.
Dark Nova and Sacred Fire, Psystrike and Sky Attack, Thunder and Fire Blast...
The fight between the two sides was very intense. However, Shadow Mewtwo was clearly losing. There was no way around it; Ho-Oh was too tough to take down.
Using game terms, Ho-Oh had a high level, its attack was not low, its physical and special defense were extremely high, it had a lot of health, and its healing was crazy fast.
Shadow Mewtwo was just a new Pokemon that had recently awakened. It was understandable that it could not beat Ho-Oh right now.
Besides, its performance was already very good. After all, it had not even Mega Evolved yet.
"The feather didn't turn black. Does this mean I am a good person in the eyes of the Rainbow Wing?"
Damian picked up a bird feather that fell from the sky. It was Ho-Oh's Rainbow Wing.
That's right, even Ho-Oh's feathers were being knocked down! Damian had already told Tapu Fini to go pick them up. It should be able to get quite a few.
But looking at this Rainbow Wing that had not changed color, Damian honestly felt that because the feather was knocked off in a fight, maybe its functions had a problem.
Could it be that he was actually a good person?
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