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"N, we need to run! Kyurem is here!" Zekrom urgently told N.
"Kyurem?" N was startled.
Ghetsis was equally startled. Kyurem is here?
Ghetsis had always regarded Kyurem as the legendary Pokemon he most desired, but he had never found its location, and his preliminary preparations were not complete.
Therefore, he had never initiated the plan for Kyurem.
He didn't expect Kyurem to appear on its own now. Why?
Zekrom didn't answer N's question. It grabbed N and Ghetsis, then quickly flew up, preparing to leave.
As one of the Dragon Pokemon that split from the Unova Dragon God, no one in the world, except for the White Dragon Reshiram, understood Kyurem's terror better than it did.
Roar~!
The distant dragon's roar seemed clearer, and even N and Ghetsis could faintly hear it.
Moreover... the weather seemed off.
N sat in Zekrom's claw and suddenly felt a chill on his face. He touched it with his hand and felt a moist trace.
Rainwater?
But very quickly, N understood.
Scattered snowflakes fell. Was it snowing?
N was very confused. It was still summer, and this area was near Higaki City, with no special geographical features. Where did the snow come from?
"Zekrom, what's going on?"
"It's Kyurem! And…"
Zekrom's low telepathy was filled with solemnity. It could already feel that Kyurem was getting closer and closer!
"It's coming for me!"
Roar~!
A majestic and fierce dragon's roar shook the sky. A violent ice-blue beam of light rapidly broke through the air, heading straight for Zekrom's back.
An Ice-type Ice Beam!
"Zekrom! Be careful!"
Zekrom, of course, knew this. It quickly turned its body to try and dodge, but it was still a little too slow.
The powerful Ice Beam swept across, directly hitting Zekrom's right side.
Crack, crack~
A teeth-grinding freezing sound. The Ice Beam of the Ice Dragon had astonishingly strong freezing power, instantly crystallizing and freezing Zekrom's right back.
Zekrom groaned in pain, its body falling uncontrollably and crashing heavily onto a mountaintop.
Boom!
Zekrom's impact made the ground tremble violently.
But to protect N, Zekrom forcibly raised its right claw.
"Zekrom!" N exclaimed in surprise.
The ice frantically eroded Zekrom's body. Zekrom endured the intense pain and placed N and Ghetsis on the ground.
"N, hurry and go," Zekrom said in a low voice.
N was about to say something, but a low roar came from above. He looked up and saw a huge, gray-black dragon-shaped Pokemon standing in the sky.
Its wild, fierce aura and incomparably cold eyes made people tremble with fear.
Dark Kyurem!
Ghetsis looked at Dark Kyurem with burning eyes. This was the strongest dragon, Kyurem!!
But the next second, Ghetsis's eyes darkened. If Mammon hadn't 'taken' Colress, then this Kyurem would have been his eventually!
It's all Mammon's fault, that damned guy!
"Black Dragon! I found you."
Dark Kyurem looked down at Zekrom, its face extremely ferocious.
Zekrom slowly stood up, shielding N and Ghetsis behind it.
"Why?"
Zekrom didn't understand why Dark Kyurem would suddenly attack it.
It was too sudden and illogical. Ever since the Divine Dragon split, Kyurem had always been dormant somewhere, never appearing in the world.
But now Kyurem had appeared on its own, and Zekrom didn't believe there was no reason for it.
"It's been over two thousand years. You know, Black Dragon, I've indulged you for too long."
Dark Kyurem's dragon eyes were cold and emotionless, and its low telepathy showed no emotional fluctuations.
"Whether it's you or the White Dragon, you are both parts of me. It's time for you to return."
That's right, in Kyurem's view, both Reshiram and Zekrom were originally parts of it!
Its body was empty, and this cold 'void' needed to be filled by the Black Dragon and the White Dragon.
"That's not true," Zekrom directly denied.
"Ice Dragon, we are not your possessions. The White Dragon and I, and you, have long been different entities."
Zekrom did not agree with Dark Kyurem's words. It and the White Dragon had long had their own wills and reasons for existence. Its name was Zekrom, not 'a part of the Unova Dragon God,' and certainly not 'a part of Kyurem.'
"Oh?"
Dark Kyurem's golden dragon eyes narrowed slightly, its gaze becoming even colder.
Small snowflakes began to fall from the sky again.
"Ice Dragon, you are far stronger than us, but you are ultimately not it. Even if you fuse with us, you will still only be Kyurem, unable to become it!"
However, Zekrom was not afraid. It met Dark Kyurem's gaze and spoke its mind.
Yes, in Zekrom's view, Kyurem was just Kyurem. It was not the Unova Dragon God, and it could not become the Unova Dragon God.
Because Kyurem's 'heart' was empty!
"Black Dragon, it seems you're not just useless, but a pathetic useless creature."
Kyurem was very disdainful. At this point, Zekrom was still being stubborn.
"You are the most pitiful, Ice Dragon," Zekrom replied.
Truth, Ideals, and the Strongest.
The Unova Dragon God split into three entities. Zekrom represented the will of 'Ideals,' and Reshiram represented the will of 'Truth.'
Only Kyurem 'obtained' the strongest body. Kyurem's power was far stronger than the White Dragon and Black Dragon.
However, it was 'empty.' Its body was empty, and its heart was also 'empty.'
Truth and Ideals not only represented the will of the Black Dragon and White Dragon but also their reason for existence.
But Kyurem had none, because it was merely a body formed from a 'missing inner self.' It had nothing but power.
So Kyurem was a homebody. It had no interest in most things. From its birth until now, it had almost only stayed and rested in Giant Chasm.
Therefore, in Zekrom's opinion, Kyurem was instead the most pitiful among the three dragons, because Kyurem didn't even know what its own reason for existence was.
"Ridiculous," Kyurem sneered.
"Frail and worthless things, you who rely on humans to find meaning in existence, what right do you have to lecture me?"
"Only weaklings like you would seek something like ideals. Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to a useless creature like you. You're not worthy."
"Black Dragon, from now on, you can just watch from inside my body. Don't worry, it won't be long before I bring the White Dragon to join you."
Kyurem's tone was menacing.
On its back, beams of light condensed into spikes, then broke through the air, shooting rapidly towards Zekrom on the ground.
These were the spikes of the DNA Splicers.
Kyurem was already too lazy to listen to Zekrom's nonsense.
"Zekrom!"
N's pupils constricted.
Zekrom immediately flew up to dodge these twisted spike beams, lightning crackling constantly on its body.
One Thunderbolt after another quickly shot out, continuously striking the incoming beams.
However, these beams were very tough. Even when hit by Thunderbolt, they only paused briefly before continuing to attack Zekrom.
Soon, Zekrom had nowhere left to dodge and was surrounded by the spike beams in mid-air.
Zekrom roared, its tail turbine spinning wildly.
But the next moment.
Splat!
One spike after another directly pierced into Zekrom's body. Zekrom let out a painful roar, and the lightning from its tail instantly dissipated.
"Zekrom!!" N exclaimed in alarm.
"DNA Splicers!" Ghetsis also instantly understood.
Dark Kyurem roared. More and more DNA Splicers pierced into Zekrom's body. In the blink of an eye, Zekrom was enveloped in a ball of blue-white light, rapidly being dragged back in front of Dark Kyurem.
"Let Zekrom go!"
Although N didn't understand what was happening, an intense fear rose in his heart.
Zoroark appeared in front of N, black waves condensing.
The ball of light, enveloped by the DNA Splicers, gradually shrunk. Dark Kyurem opened its bloody maw, aiming it at the light ball.
"Stop it!!"
N stared at this scene, an unprecedented mix of fear and anger filling his mind, causing him to uncontrollably roar at Dark Kyurem.
Zoroark's Dark Pulse shot towards Dark Kyurem, but it was directly shredded by a single claw from Dark Kyurem.
"Get out of here…"
Zekrom's low, weak voice appeared in N's mind.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you achieve your ideals, N…"
In his sight, the ball of light that Zekrom had become was directly swallowed by Dark Kyurem. Intense blue lightning flared up on Dark Kyurem's body.
N's mind buzzed, his brain went blank, and his pupils trembled violently.
"Zekrom… Zekrom…"
His Zekrom, was 'eaten' by Dark Kyurem? How could this be?
But Dark Kyurem, of course, paid no attention to the two humans below. The blue lightning surging on its body gradually receded into its interior.
Having absorbed Zekrom, it could fully feel the swelling sensation within its body.
It came not only from Zekrom's power but also from the 'inner self' that returned with the absorption of Zekrom.
Power! Endless power! It was gushing out!!
Roar~!!!
Dark Kyurem threw its head back and roared, its triumphant dragon cry echoing through the sky, a tangible shockwave rippling outwards.
It had become stronger!
Having fully adapted to its new power, Dark Kyurem gazed into the distance. Now that the Black Dragon had returned, only the White Dragon remained!
However… it couldn't sense the White Dragon's location. The White Dragon had hidden itself.
Dark Kyurem's dragon eyes were cold, but what could it do? It would find the White Dragon!
Returning to its body, this was the destiny of the White Dragon and the Black Dragon.
The Black Dragon said it couldn't become the Unova Dragon God? Ridiculous, it was Kyurem, and it would only ever be Kyurem!
It had never intended to become the Unova Dragon God again. It was the strongest Kyurem, and that was enough.
Dark Kyurem turned around. It was leaving.
"Give it back to me…"
Hearing this voice, Dark Kyurem turned its head slightly, glancing askance at the human speaking below.
"Give Zekrom back to me!!"
N looked at Dark Kyurem, his emotions gradually spiraling out of control.
How could he accept this? Zekrom was his companion, his most valued and important companion.
One could even see that N's eyes were already red.
"Why… why did you do this?"
However, Dark Kyurem's expression remained undisturbed. It merely gave N that sidelong glance, then quickly flew away and disappeared into the horizon.
Watching Dark Kyurem disappear from his sight, N's face turned incredibly pale. He finally couldn't stand it anymore and collapsed to the ground, closing his eyes in pain, tears continuously falling.
"Zekrom…"
Despair spread through his heart.