ebonymovies Chapter 584 - 584: 582
Chapter 584 - 584: 582
The steel dragon and water dragon were being forcibly controlled, their peripheral vision turning toward Arceus.God. Almighty Sinnoh?!
Who?
Who is that?
Why can he command us?
Why... why?
Why is the Creator God only watching?
Does that mean we really are only "creations," and not your "children"?
But do you not need us to keep fighting?
Arceus said nothing. It merely glanced at the three of them, then began its fierce battle against the Pokédex holders.
The test battle that would decide the survival of this world had begun.
The victor would not receive a blessing, while the defeated would die.
Although he was facing life and death head-on, the young Pokédex holder merely grinned, unconcerned by his own possible death.
"Jobs with no pay that still make you put your life on the line happen all the time. No need to worry about it."
The newly born time-space twin dragons did not receive Arceus's favor.
Their minds wavered. As beings with ancient memories, they were merely copies of the three that had once disappeared.
Therefore, they were not "children." They were only "tools."
And now, simply because of that, they were to be driven back to Sinnoh, losing even the right to exist as tools?
The two dragons roared, desperately resisting the suppressive force of the Red Chains. Because these two chains were not the genuine articles, they worked extremely well when restraining one dragon at a time, but when split apart to control two, they were slightly strained.
Hikaru released his psychic power, controlling the two chains, and nodded slightly to himself.
They were indeed "copies," and they carried the negative debuff of the Special world's divine beasts being comparatively weaker, but trying to control two of them at once with counterfeit chains was still somewhat difficult.
If he only needed to make them "clash" here, then it could be done, just as Pokémon Adventures' Cyrus had done at the Spear Pillar. But at that time, one of the two chains had also been genuine.
So if he wanted them to leave this place entirely and drive them back to the land of Sinnoh...
"Even if you're driven away, you'll come back again until Arceus orders you to leave. That's what you're saying."
"It can't be helped. Once you leave the Sinjoh Ruins, the Red Chains' signal won't reach that far."
The Wi-Fi signal strength was not enough.
After all, Johto and Sinnoh were separated by an entire sea.
These three were purely tool-like fighters. That was also how they were treated in this chapter. In the end, the alpaca thought Gold's performance was decent enough and directly drove the three of them away, sending each back to its own home.
"Graaah!"
Giratina, which had not been restrained by the Red Chains, saw this scene and became strangely excited.
In this world's ancient memories, the one that banished it was not Arceus, but the time-space twin dragons.
Those two occupied the sunlit main world, threw it into the reverse side of the world, and set up a barrier that kept it from freely traveling between the two worlds.
A dark land that saw no sunlight all year. Its heart was filled with pain. And now... a tool that could control them had appeared. So there was a tool like that!
Giratina remembered the existence of the Red Chains.
Leaf said, "Oh! Impressive. As expected of the Unova Champion, Shopkeeper! Then I can't afford to fall behind either!"
"Giratina, where are you looking? Violent child of god from the reverse side of the world, let me investigate you in detail!"
"You resist Water, Fire, Grass, and Electric! Your weaknesses are Ice, Dragon, Dark, and..."
"The newly discovered type: Fairy!"
"Clefable, use Moonblast!"
Leaf's lineup bore similarities to Pokémon Masters EX. One of the Pokémon she sent out was Clefable, a Fairy-type.
Giratina suddenly sensed danger from that ordinary Pokémon.
A burst of moonlight struck it head-on.
Giratina immediately let out a pained howl. It was deeply shocked, unable to understand how an ordinary Pokémon could produce damage of that level, and with a type advantage against it on top of that.
What type was this?
And beside the white-hatted girl facing it, more Pokémon appeared.
Hikaru said, "I think Clefable can Mega Evolve too now... though not yet."
Leaf said, "Venusaur, Poison Powder!"
"Venusaur can convert sunlight it absorbs into energy, so it grows stronger in summer. I'm borrowing a little of Sunny Day's power!"
"Ability: Chlorophyll! While harsh sunlight is active, Pokémon with this Ability have their Speed doubled!"
Its Speed of 80 rose to 160. It would move first for certain.
Venusaur transformed from a heavy tank into a high-speed chariot.
Leaf said, "And under the sun... the third one!"
"Moltres, use Fire Spin!"
Seeing Leaf's lineup, Hikaru was also rather surprised.
"That's Moltres?!"
One of the Legendary bird Pokémon, the firebird that bloomed with brilliant flame and brought spring to the world.
Leaf smiled.
"Red and I met this Moltres on Mt. Ember in the Sevii Islands. Its orange, burning wings surpassed everything in sight. They say that any snowy country where Moltres appears will enter spring earlier."
"There is a red gem on Mt. Ember. It is a very beautiful gem that gives off red light, and in the legends of the Sevii Islands, it symbolizes passion. In the room it left behind, there was a stone inscription left by ancient people."
"It seemed to be the same type as the ancient braille from the Hoenn region."
"After I investigated and deciphered it, this is what it said."
"Everything has meaning. Existence has meaning. Life has meaning. Hold dreams in your heart, and give it your all."
"So..." Leaf looked at the terrified Giratina, and the girl's expression became quite confident and serious.
"Don't underestimate a Champion! I'm still the second-generation Champion of Indigo Plateau, you know!"
The first generation was Blue, who became the Viridian Gym Leader. His fixed team included Exeggutor, and he would go on vacation at the Battle Tree in Alola.
The second generation was Leaf, who became an investigator, was responsible for testing items, went adventuring overseas, and knew many unknown things.
The third generation was Red, known as the strongest of all generations. His ace was a Fire-type Pokémon, and he kept guarding Mt. Silver so persistently that Champions from every region joined forces to create the Mt. Silver Collapse Plan.
The fourth generation was Lance. Because he had Dragonite, he was "Extreme Speed" Dodo.
The fifth generation was Ethan, who specialized in item-based combat. People called him the medicine-type Champion. He had encountered Ho-Oh, possessed Sacred Ash, and had no equal in healing.
Indigo Plateau?
Was this actually the Hidden Leaf Village?
Hikaru also nodded toward the unfamiliar Giratina and revealed the three emblems in his hand.
"Crossing time and space, giving it your all. After all, 'light' has wave-particle duality, Leaf. Are you going to become a Giant of Light too? Is it because you deciphered the ancient braille on Mt. Ember that this investigation happened?"
"Because Red couldn't read it, he wasn't dragged into this situation. By the way, do you want to become a mythologist or archaeologist in the future...?"
Leaf flicked the brim of her hat. Although she was standing in the middle of a battlefield, she showed no trace of nervousness.
"If I went into that kind of profession, it might be pretty nice. I like traveling around, too!"
"But Shopkeeper, according to you, crossing time and space is very dangerous. Without protection, if something went wrong, I might never get back to Pallet Town... just like this time!"
Hikaru said, "Exactly. Then let's end the chaos here and return safely to Pallet Town. I'll help too."
Although he was suppressing the time-space twin dragons, Hikaru had plenty of Pokémon on his side. Dividing his attention slightly to launch a sneak attack at Giratina was no great problem.
"Forgive me, Giratina. This is the last time!"
Giratina let out a baffled roar.
Even though it had ancient memories, it did not know this guy at all.
But what was with that emblem?
Why was it exactly the same as the emblem on the Mystri Stage? Why did he have its emblem?
Giratina was enraged.
Its whole body shone with intense lightning, and it fired a powerful bolt with unstoppable force.
"Thunder of Fury? No, the lightning you use in this world is just ordinary Thunder!"
"Lightning of that level cannot hurt us."
In the smoke from the lightning explosion, the young man and girl appeared almost entirely unharmed, shocking Giratina.
What was going on?
That last attack was Thunder! It was Thunder!
Were they not humans? How could they take that attack and still act so casually, as if nothing had happened?
"Joking aside, no matter how powerful lightning is, your Special Attack has already been lowered by six stages. A move used under those conditions has very little power."
Cold sweat poured from Giratina. "Graaah?"
Was this guy speaking human language?
"After being attacked, your health drops. At this point, that actually becomes unfavorable for you."
"Spiky, use Pain Split!"
Of the three emblems, Dialga and Palkia's emblems both resembled gears. They were also the source of the Time Gear's design. Giratina's emblem was a strange triangle.
The Spiky-eared Pichu ran across the ground and launched an attack against the legendary god.
Although it could not guarantee the move would work.
This battle was pretty exciting.
Still, me fighting Giratina?
Could I win?
"Pi... chu!"
Pain Split added its own HP and the opponent's HP together, then divided the total equally between both sides in a friendly way.
The side with higher HP would have its health reduced by the amount exceeding the average.
And as everyone knew, Giratina's HP base stat was as high as 150. At maximum level with full investment, it had 504 HP, making it an extremely famous super tank.
The newly born ghost dragon's body had been struck by Poison Powder and fallen into a poisoned state. It was also trapped by Fire Spin, and now it was struck by Pain Split. Its enormous centipede-like body suddenly trembled.
"Ugaaah?!"
It had actually had its life stolen away by a weak Pokémon.
Also, it was not stupid. It was not stupid!
There was no way a move like Pain Split could appear on a Pokémon like Pichu under any circumstances!
You people are playing way too dirty!
Hikaru said, "Spiky-eared Pichu is a special Pokémon that carries the Zap Plate. Therefore, it has mastered special moves as well."
"But because its life force is frail, when facing beings like Legendary Pokémon that possess tremendous stamina, it instead gains a strangely uncanny advantage."
Especially against a huge tank like Giratina.
What was extremely strange was that if Giratina and Pichu used Pain Split on each other at the same time, then only Giratina would keep losing health, while Pichu's HP would remain full.
That was not called Pain Split. That was called selfless charity.
If Giratina wanted to blame something, it should blame the official magic that had been placed on this little one back then.
A frail HP value could occasionally play a major role in high-level matches.
And the Pikachu family could also learn Endeavor.
Although Pichu could not learn it, its two evolved forms and regional form could all master it. In that case, Endeavor plus Quick Attack equaled a level-one god.
An infamous health-swap trick.
The Endeavor tactic represented by early-route Pokémon like Rattata and Aron.
As for Ghost types, teammates with Foresight and Mind Reader could help, so that was not an issue at all.
"Pain Split does not deal damage, so it does not trigger any damage-related checks!"
"Because it is a status move, it is not affected by type matchups. Even if the opponent is a Ghost type..."
"It can still hit!"
"If you want to deal with dragons, use dragons. If three dragons aren't enough, I have two more!"
A Premier Ball and a Nest Ball opened.
Archaludon and Aerodactyl!
Leaf said, "Hmm, is that a bad joke? Aerodactyl isn't Dragon-type!"
Hikaru took out a Tera Orb. "Oh, not necessarily!"
The high-powered Tera Orb was thrown out. It burst open above Aerodactyl's head, and brilliant crystalline light exploded outward.
"Terastallize!"
Looking at the deeply shocked Leaf, Hikaru snapped his fingers.
"You haven't seen this yet, have you? A brand-new battle system from the Paldea region!"
"The most widely known battle system so far is the Dynamax system developed in the Galar region. Next is Mega Evolution, discovered in the Kalos region! However, because of the limited number of Mega Stones, aside from special organizations and lucky characters, very few people can obtain Mega Stones smoothly."
"After that are Z-Moves, passed down only in the Alola region. And finally, there is Paldea's technological crystallization: Tera technology. It can change one's type, altering defensive type interactions, while the offensive side still maintains its original power and can even gain a boost from a third type!"
"Once a type changes, a disadvantageous situation in battle can instantly become favorable. It can also further increase the power of one's moves, just like now!"
"Dragon Rush!"
The Tera Dragon Aerodactyl sensed the dragon energy filling its body.
It had returned. It had all returned.
It had returned to the night sixty-five million years ago. In that era, it had still possessed the attributes of a flying dragon. After being restored, its Dragon typing had disappeared and become Rock instead. It was said that even activating its ancient genes and taking on its "Mega form" could not restore the power of the dragon.
But it had always understood. The power of the dragon was hidden within its body, because it had once mastered that power.
"Raaah!"
A Tera Dragon was still a dragon! And it even kept the power of Rock and Flying. One had to admit this system was not bad at all.
When battling in Paldea and Unova, the Tera system had always been used by Riolu. To display incredible battle techniques, it had to rely on the power of Terastallization to raise the power of Fighting moves. But now...
It was time for this Terastallization to be used by me!
Aerodactyl released terrifying killing intent and slammed headfirst into Dialga, which was being forcibly controlled but still refused to leave.
"Roar!"
After Dragon Terastallization, although it would gain a Dragon-type weakness, its Dragon-type same-type attacks would likewise double their super-effective damage against the opponent, while also avoiding the weakness of Steel.
"The other one!"
"Archaludon, use Electro Shot!"
"Archaludon absorbed electricity!"
It gathered high-voltage electrical energy onto its dragon horns, which resembled a heavenly bridge sword, raising its own Special Attack. On the second turn, it would fire this ultra-powerful electric cannon with unstoppable force.
Under rain, this move would fire instantly. Not only that...
The same applied when it held a Power Herb.
"Electric Terrain will also boost Electro Shot's power. Electric-type moves increase in power by 30%!"
"And add Miraidon!"
"Agias?!" The cowardly lizard had originally had no intention of entering the field, but the other five Dragon Pokémon had all appeared. Now that it had been called out, it had already prepared itself mentally. Yet when facing Legendary Pokémon, its heart was still filled with fear.
So although Miraidon activated Hadron Engine and entered Complete Mode, it still floated there, quietly retreated half a step, and positioned Archaludon in front of itself as protection.
"Hey, your Special Defense is way higher than Bridge Dragon's. Don't be so scared! These three were only just born!"
"Agias. Being scared doesn't need a reason."
Even Archaludon had no words.
My Special Defense is only 65. Miraidon's Special Defense is 115, and its Defense is 100 too. This guy really is a coward!
But never mind. Fire!
Bridge Dragon dropped to the ground with a thud, gathering an extremely powerful electric cannon in its mouth.
Aim at Palkia. Target confirmed!
"All three together."
"Raging Bolt, Zap Plate, Rising Voltage!"
"Archaludon, Power Herb, Electro Shot!"
"Miraidon, Electric Gem, Thunder!"
Three violently flashing bolts of electricity roared together into one stream. Palkia, which did not resist Electric, had never endured such a ferocious triple lightning strike in its ancient memories.
The pearl armor on its shoulders was blasted until it cracked. While screaming in pain, it staggered backward. White smoke and electrical currents constantly rose from its body, and finally, with a tremendous crash, it toppled to the ground.
"They took down a Legendary Pokémon in one go! Palkia... has been defeated!"
Even Lance was shocked.
"Pryce said... defeating them was impossible, so we could only find ways to prevent them from clashing with one another. But now one of them has been beaten! Something like this actually..."
Giovanni said, "...That lightning truly is astonishing in power. Even the earth itself would be burned to ash, wouldn't it?"
"I originally wanted to say that this place was too narrow, making it difficult to prevent the three of them from interfering with one another, so we could only find a way to lure them outside first. But now, that is unnecessary."
"It seems Pryce's statement that they cannot be defeated is not entirely true! Although the other one does not seem like it will fall so easily, if 'space' has been lost, then 'time' is no longer much of a threat!"
"I am already a dying man. Even if more of my time is stripped away or reversed, it has no meaning!"
"And to deal with the Steel type, you use the Ground type!"
Although the opponent and the original flow of battle were different, theoretically, he should have gone to deal with the dragon of "antimatter." But the strength of that white-hatted girl had once again exceeded his imagination.
Because Ursaring had been defeated by Hikaru, and Silver was fighting Arceus, Giovanni could only use his old partner at this moment: Nidoking.
"Earth Power!"
One of the original monster group, Nidoking had an extremely rich elemental move pool. Although its own Special Attack base stat was not particularly high, it had no shortage of powerful coverage moves.
And under the training of The Ultimate Secret of Earth, this Nidoking's strength was extraordinary as well.
Dialga, suppressed by the Red Chain, took the attack head-on. With Ground typing and same-type attack bonus, the steel dragon was instantly heavily wounded.
"...Dia... hey!"
However, in the next moment, a powerful metallic light erupted from Dialga's body.
Metal Burst!
Metal Burst returned the attack it had received at a fixed boosted power of 1.5 times.
Dialga showed a triumphant expression, but at that very instant, a high-temperature beam whose trajectory kept twisting suddenly bombarded it.
The steel dragon instantly raised a shield, using Protect, and gave a contemptuous sneer. But just as it saw, the destructive beam suddenly twisted its path, passing through Protect's barrier from an impossible angle.
It accurately struck Dialga in the back, landing a critical hit.
Dialga: "...Roaah?!"
Lance said, "Dragonite's Hyper Beam! I can freely control Hyper Beam's trajectory. I originally intended to use this move against the dragon of space, but now there is no need... so you can taste it instead."
The enormous energy shockwave Dragonite spat from its mouth and raised around itself was an attack that absolutely could not be avoided.
Because this world's Lance had the special skill of "freely controlling beam trajectories," he could even turn a move like Hyper Beam, which had tremendous power but was not actually easy to use in battle, into a sure-hit move that pierced through Protect.
As everyone knew, Lance's "Hyper Beam, charge charge charge" tactic was all but invincible in Generation I. "Dragonite used punch" was also a famous meme in the Pokémon world. But in later generations, this kind of move had no practical battle value.
The reason it had been strong in Generation I was that Hyper Beam had an additional effect at the time: if it knocked out the enemy, the recharge turn was canceled.
Leaf said, "Huh! Shopkeeper, look! Just now, the attack trajectory of Hyper Beam changed?! Even Dialga got confused!"
Leaf, who was beating up Giratina, took a moment to witness the scene of the steel dragon being knocked down. Hyper Beam was a Normal-type attack, and Steel/Dragon resisted it twice over, but it could not withstand the damage boost from a critical hit. That move still hurt a lot.
Hikaru said, "That is the skill this Dragon-type Elite Four member is good at. He can freely control a move's trajectory, making it pass through Protect and achieve a sure-hit effect. And that is not his only specialty."
"At sunrise, three Dragon Pokémon release red, green, and blue Bubble Beam attacks that cross together, using the reflection of sunlight to create a 'colorless Bubble Beam,' as well as strange battle techniques like 'Psywave Tornado' and 'Crater Lava Storm' to imitate the signature moves and battle styles of Legendary Pokémon."
"But... these techniques cannot really be called illegal. Combining different moves, weather, and fields, then applying them in battle. Doesn't that feel very similar to the content of a certain kind of competition?"
"Hiss! You mean... Pokémon Contests!" Leaf rubbed her chin.
When put that way, those moves really did sound more suited to Pokémon Contests.
However, Contests were mainly based on performance. If those move combinations were applied to destructive force instead... looking at it that way, they were absurdly strong.
Hikaru said, "There is a young Trainer who 'has not said yet' that Contest techniques should be applied to battles!"
Leaf was amused. "Haha, what does 'has not said yet' mean? Did he say it or not?"
Hikaru spread his hands. "That is because he will say it later, but not now."
Of course, it would not be entirely accurate to say Ash was the only one to have said that line. After all, Sinnoh's Ghost-type Gym Leader had said something similar too.
But if similar lines appeared later, they could all be thrown onto Ash.
Ash said this. Ash said this. That one... he really did not say.
Giovanni said, "The legend that governs time has also fallen. To think it could keep fighting to this extent after taking a meteor and triple roar... Is it because of loyalty to Arceus?"
"Then all that remains is..."
During their conversation, Giratina had also been defeated by Leaf.
Repeated blasts of Moonblast, Pain Split shaving away its health, Fire Spin's restraint, and the erosion of poison. Even a Legendary super tank no longer had the strength to continue fighting now.
Since it could not be restrained by the Red Chain, it could only be taken down by force.
Fear appeared in Giratina's crimson eyes. Then it decided to flee.
"Running away in front of Arceus? How pathetic!"
Hikaru blurted that out instinctively.
But thinking carefully, Pokémon Adventures' Giratina had also induced Cyrus at first, joined forces with Charon, and attempted to return to the sunlit world while utterly humiliating its two brothers.
In the end, during the great divine beast brawl, because Regigigas had been active at the Spear Pillar and in the final battle, when Giratina tried to launch a sneak attack, Regigigas grabbed it and shoulder-threw it several times with one hand, then followed up with Avalanche. Giratina was beaten so badly that it fled without looking back.
And Regigigas had not even had enough at the time. It planned to punch anyone who passed by, then casually nearly crushed Charon to death with a slap.
It seemed that no matter which world it was in, Giratina would always slip away at the final moment. Perhaps that was one of the origins of its Ghost typing.
Frequently violent, throwing Thunder every day, always loudly plotting something, constantly looking for collaborators to cause trouble, yet timid when it truly had to stake its life in battle.
In worlds without the Hisui Superman, the ghost dragon constantly made little moves and never learned its lesson.
"Graaah?!"
Giratina merely glanced back. It felt that it was only a tool. Although fleeing now would certainly earn Arceus's punishment, at least it could...
R-right!
Even if it died, Arceus could revive it again. Then why run?
No, no, no. Staying here and getting beaten was even more painful!
"What an astonishing girl. Although she has the same face as Blue from Pallet Town, she possesses power far beyond hers."
"You said you once obtained the Indigo Plateau Championship as well? Heh... In another world, I must have been beaten terribly, yes?"
Giovanni had heard what Leaf said earlier. He realized that Red alone had already been difficult enough to fight. If there was another person on Red's level, or even two or three people around Red's level...
No wonder this girl had been shocked when she saw him. In another world, Team Rocket had probably been beaten into the ground by these boys and girls long ago.
Since when did Indigo Plateau Champions come in bulk?
Just as Giratina was terrified, both afraid of being beaten and afraid of being punished, the battle on the distant stage had already reached its conclusion.
Smoke filled the air. The three Pokédex holders lay on the ground, utterly unable to fight back. Their Pokémon were also scattered all over the place.
Giratina froze, then was overjoyed.
Oh, the boss won! Then there was no need to run away! Now that the time-space twin dragons had been defeated, it was the number one capable subordinate!
Let's wipe them all out in one go!
Ha!
"Silver!"
Seeing that his son's life or death was unknown, Giovanni immediately tried to rush toward the stage without another word. As a result, his weakened body suddenly suffered an attack of illness, and he dropped to one knee.
If he had not rashly fought in Ilex Forest earlier, he should still have had some strength left now, right?
Lance said, "Giovanni!"
Giovanni said, "Don't mind me... That... that thing took Silver. Hurry, stop Arceus!"
If the world was destroyed, then it was destroyed. What did that have to do with him?
But Silver alone was different!
"Wait! Wait! Please... I... I want to ask you for something!"
Giovanni suddenly looked toward Hikaru and Leaf. He gasped heavily, looking as if his life would not last much longer.
"Those three young people have lost. According to your agreement with Arceus, once they lose, this world will be destroyed!"
"But you are not people of this world! After Arceus destroys this world, it will certainly send you back safely. Your relationship with it is not shallow!"
"Take Silver. Take Silver with you too! I don't care what happens to anyone else. Only Silver... I came here for Silver. Seeing my son grow into such an outstanding person makes me very relieved."
"My life will not last long. I failed to stay by his side when he was young, and after finally finding him, we have to face separation by life and death again. So no matter what..."
"Even if I must stake this life of mine, I cannot let him die here!"
"I have nothing else to offer as payment. This... this!"
"This is a special Poké Ball I developed in the past to capture Deoxys, to 'dominate cosmic matter.' It once captured a visitor from space on Birth Island! After Red freed Deoxys, I kept carrying it with me."
"This is all I have to exchange... I originally should have offered The Ultimate Secret of Earth to show my sincerity, but that book is not on me now. I passed it down to my successor."
Giovanni's breath was faint as a thread. His illness seemed to be the legendary incurable disease. Although it was not contagious, ordinary treatment methods were completely useless against it, which was why it was considered terminal.
But in that desperate moment, he still took out everything he had that could be exchanged and sincerely said to the two of them:
"The relationship between people is ultimately based on profit. If both sides have nothing to gain, then the deal will not be made. As long as my son survives, I am willing to pay any price."
"Of course, in this world on the verge of destruction, perhaps nothing can remain anyway."
Hikaru and Leaf said nothing. Giovanni's affection for Silver in this world deeply shocked Leaf.
"I never thought you had this side to you."
Giovanni said, "Heh... Although I often say that kindness was thrown away long ago, when a person is about to die, he cannot speak against his heart. Doing so would leave regrets."
"I heard that in other worlds, another me abandoned even Silver in pursuit of money and profit. Although he also founded Team Rocket, the origin was different. I hope you understand that."
"Of course, I am an unforgivable man. So dying here is my final destination."
Hikaru said, "It is fine. The Pokédex holders losing was within expectations. Even if the three of them fought with all their strength, or even if all ten Pokédex holders gathered here, they would not be able to shake Arceus in the slightest."
"However, although they lost, the Pokédex holders have already made it open its heart a little. The fact that it did not act immediately is the best evidence."
"That is precisely it leaving everyone room for last words and a chance to turn things around."
Arceus, full of killing intent, said, [Then, are your last words finished? I already gave you your final chance. But unfortunately, acknowledgment and victory are different results! And tragically, no matter what you do, you cannot defeat me!]
[How about that? Without deception and schemes, humans cannot fight against gods. This is the sorrow and failure of your species!]
[You have no moves left.]
[I regret it. In my world, there truly are such outstanding boys and girls. But the decision to destroy this world will not be changed so easily! I will no longer make the same mistake again and again!]
[Of course, I will leave you a little room. Take these three young people away. What happens next has nothing to do with you.]
"Wait... Don't decide whether we live or die with people from another world on your own."
Among the three collapsed youths, Gold gave a weak voice. He propped himself up on his arm and barely raised his head to look at Arceus.
"At least let us fight until the final moment. Sneaking off to another world just to survive... I can't do something like that."
"But our fight really did erase some of your anger, right? Arceus, I know better than anyone how painful it is not to earn someone else's trust."
"Sorry, backpack senior I don't know, and hat-wearing Blue sis. I said earlier that I was grateful you got us this chance, but now, this is the moment to stake our lives. Even if I don't have my partners anymore, I'll keep fighting!"
"And besides, my partner still hasn't fallen!"
In front of Gold, Togepi staggered back to its feet.
Just like in the original story, the one that held out to the end was Togepi, which had never managed to evolve and had never managed to raise its friendship with Gold. Its personality was the same as Gold's: stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat.
However, Hikaru looked toward the god whose eyes were filled with killing intent.
"If only 'victory' can make it acknowledge you, then I think it is imitating other stories."
Gold said, "Other stories?"
Hikaru said, "In other worlds, long ago, there was once a hero... no, perhaps two heroes, who challenged god in different eras."
"The relationship between humans, Pokémon, and god was established because of that. After help, it broke apart. After breaking apart, it was repaired once more, and they reconciled."
"A cracked land can be joined back together. This world simply has no precedent, and now, god also wants to attempt such a thing."
"'Only by proving human strength to Sinnoh can god return to the heavenly realm that does not belong to the human world.'"
"So I have an item here that can suppress Arceus. Watch closely and attack like this!"
"When the morning star shines... a beam of light will fly into space. Right here!"
Hikaru took out the white phone.
Within the light, the white phone transformed into something incredible.
[That thing is?!]
Arceus's pupils abruptly contracted.
Gold said, "A Pokégear? No, it should be even more advanced technology... but?"
Hikaru said, "Although it looks like a technological creation, it is actually a mythical item. It is proof of the bond between humans and Pokémon. The heroes of old once carried the same thing."
"The item called the Arc Phone will transform into a treasure capable of suppressing god. A mythical item bearing a green thousand-armed wheel, known as a 'balm'!"
"Look. Its appearance resembles another thing, doesn't it? They are almost identical. That is... the Space-Time Orb!"
The Divine Balm and the Space-Time Orb appeared at the same time in Hikaru's left and right hands, giving off similar light.
And at that moment, Arceus became certain.
It truly did hope to create a universe as beautiful as those of other worlds, and it also hoped that the relationship between humans and Pokémon in those worlds could be reproduced upon itself. The two treasures before it were precisely the embodiment of that trust.
The Arceus balm capable of suppressing divine rage.
The Space-Time Orb capable of doubling the power of moves.
And all the items that did not exist on its side.
Hikaru said, "Aside from that, perhaps you are also searching for these? The Thousand-Armed Wheel, the Protective Charm, the Azure Flute, the Jewel of Life, the Blank Plate, or the Legend Plate?"
"Ah, I still can't make the last one."
Arceus's eyes shook violently.
[Because they already saw me destroy this universe once, did they send a person of the Divine Gate here with chains?]
[Even these things have been made... Do they spoil you this much? This relationship... this relationship...]
The more it envied, the more painful it became. The more painful it became, the more hatred and sorrow it felt. The more hatred and sorrow it felt, the more it longed to be loved.
There was no reason to refute it. Gods also possessed the seven emotions and six desires.
Protecting those one loved was an eternal principle of the universe.
Those people who chased bubble-like dreams and became lost in darkness...
One day, they would surely bathe in light.
Arceus said, [Did the history of the Divine Gate and me truly continue all the way to this age? Why did I encounter betrayal here? Why does the Divine Gate of another world trust me so deeply...?]
Hikaru said, "There is no special reason. It has been that way since long ago, and it remains that way now. That is all."
Arceus said, [...Is that so? I understand. Before tomorrow's dawn arrives, before the morning star rises...]
[If that is how the humans and gods of your world bare their hearts to one another...!]
[When the morning star shines, a beam of light will fly into space. That is me!]
Hikaru said, "So, the negotiation is not over yet! Gold, you cannot fall here."
Hikaru tossed the Space-Time Orb to Gold and gave him a thumbs-up.
"Although you are always called a candidate, I think you truly are the strongest boy among the Pokédex holders! No matter what kind of predicament it is, you can surpass it. No matter what kind of enemy it is, they cannot bring you down!"
"The seventh warrior, the Hatcher! Now, get ready to burn your life away!"
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