BOOM!
Two terrifying skills landed on Kyurem at the same time, forcefully waking him back up from the faint he had just fallen into from rage.
The moment he woke up, Kyurem saw a giant hoof stomping down on his face.
The Fairy Queen's eyes glowed with a violent red light, ["I ask you, who's the bug!?"]
Rayquaza, who had just stopped his Dragon Dance, froze slightly, the corners of his mouth twitching as he looked at Gardevoir.
'This girl really holds grudges.'
Kyurem: "???"
'So the reason you fought so desperately wasn't for those two useless Black-and-White Dragons?'
'If you didn't want me insulting anyone, you should've said so earlier!'
'Didn't I already apologize enough?'
But things had already gone this far. Kyurem definitely couldn't apologize anymore.
He had already taken a beating, if he apologized now, what would that make him?
He was an ice dragon, he had to save face.
Thinking this way, the ice dragon stiffened his neck, determined not to surrender.
From the Light Stone and Dark Stone where the Black-and-White Dragons resided, they weakly hung on Gardevoir's shoulders, speaking out to dissuade her, ["That's enough, big sis. This ice dragon is the same as us. He can't be killed."]
["Even if he dies, as long as this region exists, he will eventually revive over the long years."]
Hearing the Black-and-White Dragons' words, Kyurem lifted his neck even higher.
'Hear that? I can't die!'
Kyurem's gaze went past Gardevoir, Mewtwo, and the other Pokémon, landing on Axel in the distance.
["Human, if you don't want me haunting you, then let me take those two useless Black-and-White Dragons and leave right now."]
Hearing Kyurem's words, Axel only laughed.
'Who said being undying meant invincible?'
'As a Pokémon who understood hearts better than anyone, Gardevoir have ways to make you suffer.'
Sure enough, just as Axel's thought landed, Gardevoir reacted.
The corners of her lips curled, eyes playful as she looked at Kyurem.
["Undying?"]
["Then let me show you what it means to socially die."]
["Glastrier, today he's your plaything."]
"Neighhh!", Glastrier's eyes lit up instantly, his spirit suddenly ignited.
'Me, playing with Kyurem?'
'Hell yeah!'
Originally, Glastrier had felt his presence in this battle was too small, with no shining moments at all, not even as much as a Diglett.
But now, suddenly, he had this chance to show off.
'Thank you, master. Thank you, Gardevoir. Thank you, Rayquaza. Thank you, everyone!'
Glastrier, practiced, snorted toward Axel's pocket, and the Rotom phone shot into the sky.
Click! Click!
Several flashes went off, capturing the scene of Glastrier stepping on the ice dragon Kyurem.
Glastrier seemed still unsatisfied. He let Gardevoir slide off his back, then reared up, one hoof lifting Kyurem up.
His other hoof pressed against Kyurem's face, and Rotom instantly switched to burst mode.
Click! Click~
The shutter kept going, Glastrier nonstop changing poses.
Sometimes standing with his hooves behind his back, sometimes making a kung-fu fist pose.
In less than a minute, dozens of photos of Glastrier "beating" Kyurem were added to the Rotom Dex.
Only now did Kyurem snap out of his shock.
'Damn it, I lost to Rayquaza and Mewtwo, plus a whole bunch of other Pokémon.'
'What the hell is with you taking these photos?'
'You're making me look weak!'
The next moment, Glastrier gave Kyurem the answer with a short video.
He set up Rotom's camera, squeezed out a strangely human smile.
["Hello to all my old friends from the Colonisation era, greetings to King of Bountiful Harvests and little Spectrier too."]
["Today I casually showed off a bit, beating Kyurem."]
["Mission accomplished, he's down!"
When Glastrier said the words "Little Kyurem, handled, handled," Kyurem instantly exploded.
If this video spread, he wouldn't be able to live in the Pokémon world anymore.
What rank was Glastrier?
Like the Black-and-White Dragons, he could show off against ordinary people and Pokémon.
But in the god-beast circle, he was basically just a domesticated husky, on the same tier as the Black-and-White Dragons.
If others thought he had been soloed by Glastrier, then his whole life would be over…
Thinking of this terrifying outcome, Kyurem instantly felt worse than death.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit his mind.
He had to destroy that Rotom Dex.
Even if it killed him, even if it sent him back into slumber, he couldn't let this guy spread that video.
Thinking this way, Kyurem let out a roar, his body visibly swelling larger.
Self-destruct!
Endless cold surged outward, as if it would freeze the entire world.
Axel's Pokémon instinctively opened Protect, combining their strength to block the energy wave from Kyurem's self-detonation.
Only the faintest sliver of energy leaked out.
That energy wasn't fatal. Though it could injure Pokémon, or maybe give the townsfolk a cold.
But compared to what Kyurem's presence could've brought, this was already the best outcome…
———
When the dust settled, Axel applied medicine to his Pokémon's wounds, then let them start eating.
At the same time, his gaze landed on Rayquaza.
Looking at Rayquaza, Axel couldn't help but feel a strange sensation in his heart.
This was once Roy's Pokémon, a being who ruled storms and skies thousands of years ago, and now had just fought side by side with him.
The Pokémon world really was amazing…
"Rayquaza, what are your plans from now on?"
Axel thought clearly. If Rayquaza wanted to return, he'd give him a coordinate in Aurient.
If Rayquaza wanted to return to his original homeland, then Axel would help him find where it was.
Rayquaza blinked, not answering right away.
He too was thinking about what he most wanted to do after coming back to life.
Guard Aurient?
That was certain. But how to guard it, that was the question.
Continue as that aloof Dragon God, living alone in the Dragon God Plaza?
Rayquaza didn't want that anymore.
He had lived nobly for countless years, and also in loneliness for countless years.
During his time inside the dragon scale, he had unknowingly grown used to being woken by Gyarados's roars.
Also used to General barking out in a childish voice during training, ["Dragon God Lord, please bless me to master this move!"]
More importantly…
If back then, during that battle, he'd had companions like this by his side, maybe he wouldn't have died at all.
And Aurient wouldn't have faced the destruction Gardevoir remembered.
Just then, Glastrier finished eating and trotted over, Rotom Dex in his mouth.
["Lord Rayquaza, I heard your Aurient folks could really fight!"]
["I'm from Harry Potter era, how about we be friends?"]
["Next time we expand territory, take me along. You be the commander, I'll charge."]
["As long as you circle above my back, then let Axel and Gardevoir ride up, the enemy would be scared to death!"]
Hearing Glastrier's words, the haze in Rayquaza's eyes vanished instantly.
'Expand territory?'
Thinking of how, when the Black-and-White Dragons just now said this was Aurient, his power had instantly surged. Rayquaza gently nodded.
'Perhaps… that isn't a bad idea either.'
Hearing their talk, and seeing the unmistakable fighting spirit in Rayquaza's eyes, Axel suddenly panicked.
"What are you guys planning?"
"I'm telling you, don't go learning that story of seizing the throne with the yellow robe."
Rayquaza lifted his head, ["Relax. I have my own way of expanding territory!"]
Axel: "..."
'Great, another one who won't give me peace of mind!'
'Can't you guys learn from Ho-Oh and Eternatus?'
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