"Holy crap, no! Put me down!"
Chen Shi's face had gone deathly pale.
He was sitting on Rayquaza's head, both hands clamped tightly around its horns, his eyes filled with genuine terror.
Rayquaza merely snorted and ignored him, continuing its rapid dive toward the battlefield below.
In the end, Rayquaza hadn't actually killed him.
After all, this human was rather important, and he had helped Rayquaza before.
Killing him over something so trivial wasn't something Rayquaza would do.
But as the saying went—
He could be spared the death penalty, but punishment was unavoidable.
Rayquaza couldn't kill him.
But surely it was allowed to scare him a little?
"Weren't you the one who said you'd help me Mega Evolve?"
"Perfect. You can come with me."
Chen Shi looked like he was about to cry.
"Brother Ray, do you really have to bring me along?"
"Can't we just Mega Evolve first and then you go fight by yourself?"
He was unwilling from the bottom of his heart.
Jirachi, on the other hand, was having the time of its life.
"Xiaoshi, this is so much fun!"
"It's really exciting!"
"Exciting?!"
The wind screamed past Chen Shi's ears like wailing ghosts, making his heart pound in terror.
And you're calling this exciting?!
Baby, do you even know what we're about to do?
They were going to fight Groudon and Kyogre!
This had gone way beyond "exciting"!
Chen Shi made one last desperate attempt.
"Brother Ray! How about you show some mercy and put me down?"
"I swear I won't tell anyone about what I saw earlier!"
Rayquaza roared,
"What does whether you tell anyone have to do with me?!"
"Do you think I care about something that insignificant?"
"I am the God of the Sky—Rayquaza!"
"Do you understand?!"
Chen Shi: "..."
If you really don't care, then why won't you put me down?
Just admit it.
You're embarrassed because I caught you stacking Dragon Dance.
"..."
"ROAR!"
Above the battlefield between Groudon and Kyogre, right where the torrential rain and scorching sunlight collided—
Rayquaza descended with Chen Shi on its head and released a deafening roar.
Below, Groudon and Kyogre, who had been locked in fierce combat, immediately raised their heads.
Their gazes instantly locked onto the diving Rayquaza.
Then, without the slightest hesitation—
The two seemed to reach the same conclusion at the exact same moment.
They attacked Rayquaza together.
Groudon opened its enormous jaws.
Massive energy surged around its body before a huge Fire Blast came roaring toward Rayquaza.
Kyogre was no slower.
Blue light surged around its enormous body.
A moment later, five massive water columns shot forward.
Origin Pulse!
Faced with both attacks, Rayquaza remained completely calm.
With Chen Shi still clinging to its head, it twisted its body through the narrow gaps between the Origin Pulse beams and slipped past both attacks.
Chen Shi's face was completely twisted in misery.
Who the hell could handle this?!
Fine!
I don't want to be a Dragon Rider anymore!
Is that good enough?!
Rayquaza's cold voice rang out.
"What are you still waiting for?"
"Didn't you say you'd help me Mega Evolve?"
"Hurry up!"
"If you can't do it, say so. I'll do it myself. Don't waste my time."
The moment Chen Shi heard that, anger instantly replaced his fear.
His face flushed red.
He raised a fist and smacked Rayquaza hard on the head.
"What man says he can't do it?!"
"I'm the best at this!"
With that, he pulled the Key Stone from inside his robe.
The psychic power within his body immediately surged into it.
The instant the two forces connected—
Brilliant rainbow-colored light erupted outward and enveloped Rayquaza.
"Hm?"
Rayquaza sounded genuinely surprised.
"You brat... you really weren't lying."
The moment the light touched its body, Rayquaza could clearly feel the Mikado Organ inside it trembling with excitement.
Cheering.
Responding.
If Rayquaza wished—
It could Mega Evolve immediately.
"Of course I wasn't lying!"
Chen Shi sounded smug.
"Why would I bluff about something like this?"
"Hmph."
Rayquaza gave a low snort.
"Then you'd better brace yourself."
The next second—
The light of Mega Evolution completely enveloped Rayquaza.
Its body began to lengthen and transform.
Hidden throughout the distance, numerous Legendary Pokémon that had been watching the battle immediately became serious.
Rayquaza...
Hadn't Mega Evolved through its own power.
Instead—
It had relied on the human sitting on its head?
[What unusual psychic power...]
Far away, Mew, still transformed into a Swellow, stared intently at Chen Shi atop Rayquaza's head.
He could actually use that strange power to help Rayquaza Mega Evolve?
Incredible.
Mew had never heard of anything like it before.
"..."
Back on the battlefield—
Rayquaza completed its Mega Evolution in the blink of an eye.
Before Chen Shi even had time to celebrate, he suddenly felt his stamina draining at a terrifying rate.
"Holy crap!"
"Little V! Little V, where are you?! Save me!"
"Vee~"
Victini immediately popped out of its Poké Ball.
It placed a tiny hand against Chen Shi's body.
A steady stream of energy poured into him.
Only then did Chen Shi feel as though he had come back to life.
He still felt miserable, but at least he could endure it now.
He had been so busy arguing with Rayquaza earlier that he'd completely forgotten Victini had gone back into its Poké Ball.
That almost turned into a disaster.
"Brat, hold on tight."
"If you fall, I'm not going back for you."
Before Chen Shi could even respond, Rayquaza's voice reached him.
He immediately wrapped one arm tightly around Victini and Jirachi while clinging desperately to Rayquaza's horn with the other.
"It's okay, Xiaoshi!"
"Jirachi will protect you~"
Jirachi looked completely thrilled.
Psychic power spread out from its tiny body and firmly secured Chen Shi in place.
At this moment, Chen Shi genuinely wanted to cry.
If you can hold me in place like this...
Then couldn't you just take me away?!
"ROAR!"
Mega Rayquaza coiled through the sky, its cold gaze locking onto Groudon and Kyogre below.
Then—
Without another word, it straightened its body.
Emerald light erupted around it.
Chen Shi squeezed his eyes shut.
The roaring wind in his ears suddenly intensified—
And the next instant—
BOOOOM!
A deafening explosion shook heaven and earth.
"KYOOO!"
Kyogre, being closest to the Giant Energy Stone, became Rayquaza's first target.
Dragon Ascent!
The attack struck Kyogre head-on and smashed its massive body violently into the surface of the ocean.
Groudon instantly seized the opening.
It attacked with everything it had.
Ten enormous stone blades suddenly erupted from beneath Rayquaza, forming a perfect ring around it.
Precipice Blades—tenfold barrage!
This was Primal Groudon's true full-power attack.
It had chosen the exact moment after Rayquaza struck Kyogre, when Rayquaza had left itself briefly exposed.
A single Precipice Blades was already terrifying enough.
If all ten landed—
Even Mega Rayquaza would suffer devastating injuries.
Rayquaza instinctively tried to shoot upward.
But Chen Shi suddenly shouted from its head,
"You can't dodge it!"
"Use Dragon Pulse at full power and sweep them away!"
Rayquaza froze for the briefest instant.
But in the end, it chose to trust Chen Shi.
After all, they were tied together right now.
If Rayquaza went down, Chen Shi wouldn't exactly walk away unharmed either.
Dragon-type energy instantly erupted inside Rayquaza's mouth.
A colossal draconic phantom blasted forward.
BOOM—!
Dragon Pulse collided head-on with the ten Precipice Blades.
The resulting explosion shook the entire battlefield.
The violent shockwave blasted Mega Rayquaza backward through the sky.
...
Primal Kyogre
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