Naoki furrowed his brow and shouted, "Koraidon, finish them off with all your might!"
"Aga-siiii!"
Koraidon responded with a roar, looking down at Reshiram beneath it, pinning it to the ground with its left hand, and then thrusting a punch with its right hand.
In a burst of dazzling white light, Reshiram transformed into the form of the Light Stone due to the massive consumption of life force.
Koraidon didn't linger for a moment, it soared and used Collision Course against Zekrom.
Amidst a great explosion, a Dark Stone appeared on the grass.
The two princes stared in shock at the scene.
How, how could it be possible? Both dragons were actually...?!
"Return to the castle to see what consequences you've wrought!" Naoki said as he mounted Koraidon, addressing the stunned princes, "The Dragon Vein is already in chaos. If this continues, the entire Land of Earth will be obliterated!"
Upon hearing these words, the eldest prince and second prince froze in place.
In the distance, the Earth Sword Castle was rising majestically.
The Old King stood atop the castle with Victini, gazing at the Dragon Vein below, glowing red.
Since the catastrophe was caused by his sons, now, as their father, he must atone for this!
Naoki noticed the soaring Earth Sword and furrowed his brow, saying to Koraidon, "Accelerate!"
"Aga-siiii!"
The eldest prince and second prince also saw the Earth Sword, and at that moment, an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.
Could it be...?!
Turning to see the plains stained with blood-red, both princes remained frozen in place.
Could all this really be because of them?
When Naoki and Koraidon reached the Earth Sword, Victini had already entered the barrier, and the Old King's aged silhouette stood at the control platform, maneuvering the Earth Sword towards the location of the Dragon Vein, intending to suppress the Dragon Vein.
Koraidon rapidly descended onto the castle, large tears streamed from Victini's eyes as the scene from a millennium ago unfolded anew before it.
"Vee-Vee!"
"Victini... you've returned, haven't you?" The Old King looked at Victini.
"Vee-Vee..."
"I am very sorry," the Old King gently apologized, "for leaving you alone for so long... You've met new humans now, if I am gone, they will take good care of you. With Mew and Teddiursa around, you'll never be lonely again."
"Vee-Vee..." Victini began to cry.
Naoki observed this scene from the sidelines; there must be a way!
Wait!
He suddenly remembered that in the anime, after Damon finished controlling the Earth Sword, he didn't die; instead, he energetically led the descendants of the people of Earth in search of the ideal land.
This means that controlling the Earth Sword doesn't necessarily lead to death, but the Old King is too old, and has exhausted too much energy and stamina; coupled with the battle between his sons, he is physically and mentally depleted, leading to loss of life.
There's a way!
Naoki stepped forward and snatched the control platform from the Old King, shoving him aside.
Witnessing this, both the Old King and Victini were stunned.
"You..."
"Vee-Vee!"
"Leave it to me!" Naoki grinned, then proceeded to maneuver the Earth Sword towards the chaotic Dragon Vein source.
After a brief stupor, Victini quickly reacted.
It flew behind Naoki, gently placing its small hands on his back.
A second later, a golden light radiated from Victini's body.
A stream of warm energy flowed into Naoki's body.
This is... Victini is helping him control the Earth Sword!
The Old King stood up again, dumbfoundedly watching this scene.
And at this moment, Mew, Teddiursa, and Lono hurriedly arrived.
They together watched as the Earth Sword moved gradually to the top of the Dragon Vein, and then began to descend.
The enormous sword body soon embedded itself into the mountain, and as the Earth Sword collided with the rock, it emitted a rumbling sound.
Soon, half of the Earth Sword had immersed into the Dragon Vein.
The chaotic Dragon Vein was finally suppressed, and the dissipating purple energy returned to green, causing the earth to cease trembling and become calm again.
Upon witnessing this scene, Victini first cautiously looked up, and when it saw that everyone was okay and the Dragon Vein had returned to its original state, it immediately let out an excited growl.
"Nini!"
Tears glimmered in the Old King's eyes.
He opened his mouth, just about to say something, but suddenly saw golden light spots radiating from Victini's body!
The light spots scattered with the wind, and Victini's body was slowly disappearing!
Seeing this, everyone who was happy just moments ago suddenly froze.
The past has been altered, the future is beginning to auto-correct!
Mew and Teddiursa hurriedly flew forward, attempting to catch Victini.
But Victini disappeared quickly, vanishing into the wind in the blink of an eye, leaving only a soft "Nini" sound.
Naoki understood the meaning behind the words.
Victini was saying: It's been a pleasure meeting you.
Koraidon watched the scene with a solemn expression, its guess was indeed correct. If it had told Naoki beforehand, surely, Naoki would have stopped Cyclizar.
At that time, it would also disappear like this!
"Victini..." the Old King murmured.
Naoki opened his mouth, stunned, just about to say something, but the next second, the surroundings started to change.
In the blink of an eye, he and Lono were back in the pasture.
Victini's wish fulfilled, so they have returned!
However, no one felt happy about this.
Naoki quickly took out his Rotom Phone and searched the history of Eindoak online.
Soon, he found the relevant information.
[Eindoak, a nation established by the people of the Land of Earth, is a prosperous and beautiful city.]
It detailed the customs and cultures of Eindoak.
But this was not what Naoki wanted to find, he quickly searched for information and traces related to Victini.
While Lono got ahead and found the legend of Victini first.
"Found it!"
Naoki hurried over to check.
"Eindoak still carries the legend of Victini, it's said to be a Pokemon that brings victory, and not long ago, people in Eindoak claimed to have sighted Victini!" Lono said.
Upon hearing this, Naoki inexplicably felt relieved.
And Lono continued: "The history of Eindoak records that a thousand years ago, two princes chosen by the giant dragon initiated a war, but ultimately the war was stopped by a hero, who helped the kingdom suppress the chaotic Dragon Vein."
Naoki was slightly taken aback.
The past history… has indeed been altered by them!
"What happened then?" Naoki hurriedly asked.
"The Old King left a stone tablet in the royal city, inscribed with ancient characters, someone has already deciphered those characters." Lono opened an image, displaying it to Naoki.
On it, was an ancient stone tablet, beneath the ancient characters, modern text translated the contents above.
[O travelers from afar! On behalf of the kingdom's people, I express gratitude to you. Do you still remember our agreement? Please take care of it for me!]
Beneath were numerous comments from historians.
They believed the information was left by the Old King to a certain traveler passing by at that time.
People speculated that in his later years, the Old King befriended a bard, eventually, the bard left, and they agreed to meet again next time.
Only because the Old King's age was too old, he worried that by the time the traveler returned, he might no longer be alive, so he left this information, to be handed over to the traveler upon return.
However, only Naoki knew, the Old King was conversing with him through a space-time gap over a thousand years.
But… what about Victini?
With a complex heart, Naoki put away his phone and walked out of the house.
Outside, the sky remained endlessly clear, the Pokemon were playfully frolicking in the pasture.
Everything seemed the same, as if nothing had changed.
Only Victini's presence lingered endlessly in Naoki's heart.
Did it really disappear?