Chapter 207: Rebellion Against My Magnificent Father

As the Legend Plate manifested, Arceus's radiance illuminated the entire ruins of the Temple of Sinnoh. The immense brilliance continued to spread, erupting from the summit of the ancient sacred peak and ascending to the heavens. Unparalleled power affected the skies over the entire land of Sinnoh; the seas surged with giant waves, while the heavens condensed into gale-force winds, lightning-filled storm clouds, and thunderous rain. The power of nature surged continuously, and every element began to pulse with life!

Spreading from the Temple of Sinnoh, it extended south to Johto and north to Sinnoh.

Time, space, and the Distortion World rippled in response.

Reality and dreams surged with waves simultaneously!

【Come!】

Arceus's call shook the hearts and minds of humans and Pokémon alike. On this primordial battlefield, only four Pokémon stood before the deity!

In the ruins town near the Traveler's Workshop, the three Legendary Titans gathered in the plaza. All the Pokémon ceased their trading and sparring, clustering tightly around the Titans, craning their necks to peer toward the ancient sacred peak. Even though they could see nothing, the massive power fluctuations vibrated through their souls, filling them with reverence.

The three Legendary Titans bowed their heads slightly toward the ancient sacred peak.

As giants who had once walked alongside the ancient people of the Temple of Sinnoh, they knew something had descended in that direction, and they had personally witnessed the phantom of that supreme Pokémon.

"Regi—! (Arceus has descended! The village of the past has returned! A new world is about to be born!)"

In the village, the people busy with farming sensed the change in weather, while the Pokémon all stared blankly toward the sacred peak.

Outside the Temple of Sinnoh, the first to sense the power spreading were the Legendary Pokémon!

The rainbow in the distant sky paused, and the currents deep in the ocean came to a halt.

The three lake guardians manifested briefly on the surface of the lake, gazing toward the Temple of Sinnoh.

"Nature is trembling. What has happened! Unown, why have you awakened? What do you know!"

Suicune and Entei arrived at the Ruins of Alph, and the archaeologists nearby were all rendered unconscious by Entei's Extrasensory.

"Unown, Unown~"

"What do you mean, 'The Creator God is accepting a challenge at the Temple of Sinnoh'?!'"

Suicune was deeply puzzled. The Creator God? How could such a term exist in the Pokémon world!

Entei's gaze was solemn: "The Temple of Sinnoh—that is a place Ho-Oh has mentioned."

"If that ruin is in danger, as Pokémon who protect the world, it is our duty to go and defend it."

"Unown, Unown."

Suicune was surprised: "It is not needed? The challenge is being conducted formally, not provoked maliciously... You say that among the three challengers at the Temple of Sinnoh, one is the craftsman who previously appeared in the Green Grasslands?"

"That fellow really is from the Temple of Sinnoh."

The Ho-Oh Guardians were born too recently to know the stories of the Temple of Sinnoh and the Creator God, but the fact that a mere challenge or trial could cause the natural forces of Johto to change—this was not just changing the weather, but making all elemental powers become active; it was as if they were cheering and leaping for joy!

Even they themselves were the same; the powers of Water and Fire surged, as if in celebration!

"Challenging the Creator God... although I don't quite understand what level of battle this is, no wonder he didn't pay much attention to the Rainbow Trial."

"So that's it. What Ho-Oh is interested in is this! Then he should be even more inclined to participate in the Rainbow Trial! And there are three people participating in the challenge, which means they are not those who exploit Pokémon, but humans who have properly inherited ancient culture! Such humans are exactly the helpers we have been looking for!"

At the Cliff's Edge, Mewtwo also sensed the tremor of the land of Sinnoh. Unlike other Legendary Pokémon, Mewtwo had been watching the situation in Sinnoh for some time.

Although it had promised Xiang Guangtai not to spy, and it had no interest in prying into others' affairs—plus, Xiang Guangtai's power occasionally made its psychic abilities fail—so Mewtwo usually didn't do such things.

But this time was different.

When it sensed the shopkeeper's spiritual power surging and a massive force emanating from the direction of Sinnoh, Mewtwo began to peer into it.

That holy, massive Pokémon, shining with brilliant radiance, stood in the hall of light, and three Pokémon and three humans were there with it!

Mewtwo remained silent, merely watching, and the voice of Arceus, as well as the responses of the humans, were all heard by Mewtwo.

The history of humans and humans, Pokémon and Pokémon, intertwining to give birth to new legends and life.

For Mewtwo, who often pondered philosophy and guided others, understanding this part of the content was of great significance to its spiritual enlightenment!

"Bonds, sorrow, laughter, gentleness, strength... the pillars of the heart. I understand now."

"Thank you for your guidance, Arceus."

As a Pokémon created by humans, Mewtwo had no past, so now it looked forward to the future with immense longing. The pillar of its heart had been found, and only one path remained: to use intense emotions to give birth to new life!

The Dream World.

Calyrex was farming, wiping sweat with a leaf, when it suddenly saw the windows of the Dream Workshop glowing!

【"Umm! What happened! Did the workshop explode!"】

The Pokémon settled on the floating islands all curiously approached the Dream Workshop. Calyrex floated directly inside and found that the door, which had always been sealed, was emitting a brilliant light. Calyrex opened the door; originally, this door had sealed the dreams of the Plates and the Unown, but now... a vortex appeared within the Plates, connecting directly to the Temple of Sinnoh!

"What is that! What a brilliant Pokémon!"

The Swords of Justice poked their heads in from the window. More and more Pokémon snuck into the workshop, gathering at the door, chattering away. Keldeo, seeing Arceus's form, spoke bluntly: "Masters, it looks so much like us!"

"Ah, similar? We don't glow, and other than both having four hooves, there's nothing in common."

"Hey! Isn't that the human! And there are two others with him! Oh oh! What is that massive sword!"

"Is it a Doublade? This familiar feeling, it can't be wrong, it has evolved!"

"Challenging that glowing monster? A nice feeling~! Challenging a strong enemy, that's what it means to be a Sword of Justice! I want to challenge it too!"

"Why can the Dream World see such things? Isn't this a different dimension!"

Basculegion pressed its massive head over the Swords of Justice, while Larvesta snuck onto Calyrex's forehead. It switched its ability in the dream to Drought, so it didn't burn Calyrex, but the intense light of Drought made Calyrex look quite holy!

"Larvesta's Drought is blocking our view of the battle!"

"Turn off the spotlight!"

Outside, Volcarona, who had been taking care of Larvesta, also arrived in the Dream World. Only upon entering did it realize it had wasted so many years dreaming. Loneliness and boredom were the main themes of the Ancient City, and if it had known there was such an interesting place as the Dream World, it would have just slept every day.

Ah... the Pokémon were all gathered outside that house, watching the battle!

No, no! My Larvesta is still a child; how can it watch such a violent live stream!

But Larvesta was very excited, its little tentacles waving, spitting spiral sparks from its mouth!

【What is that! Isn't that... Arceus!】

The Light Stone and Dark Stone were different from other Pokémon. As fragments of the "Dragon of Truth and Ideals" that came from beyond the universe, they naturally knew the appearance of that Creator God, but they never expected to see it in the radiance of the Dream World!

Wow! Too intense! Humans challenging a god—have the humans of this world always been this brave!

【To be heroes, the three of them must possess such powerful strength and hearts!】

【In the Unova region, heroes are hard to find. For thousands of years, there hasn't been a qualified candidate, while in other regions, there are plenty of hero candidates!】

You haven't had such powerful people in Unova for thousands of years; have you looked for the reason within Unova itself?

In the Distortion World, bubbles floating here reflected the scenes of the real world, and one massive bubble reflected the image captured by the Aegislash.

The Applin chattered, looking up, discussing why the "Great Demon King" suddenly ran out to fight. Scizor also watched the scene in the bubble with full concentration.

In the dimension of time and space, Dialga and Palkia were suddenly jolted awake!

Upon sensing Arceus's power appearing in the real world, these two giant dragons exhibited extreme panic, especially upon sensing the presence of "Giratina" appearing as well!

What, what is happening! Why is Giratina fighting Arceus, and Dialga didn't understand why this would happen!

In the omens of time, that "Sleeper" shouldn't have awakened yet!

Why would that substitute old father send an avatar to teach Giratina a lesson!

【The location is... the Temple of Sinnoh!】

Palkia, the God of Space, was able to pinpoint Arceus's location more accurately. However, without personally traveling to the real world, they couldn't directly peer into the situation in the real world; the dimensions of time and space were different from the Distortion World.

But, at the Temple of Sinnoh, there was no problem, because there were their emblems on that stage too!

At this moment, the dimensions of time and space had not yet intersected, and Dialga and Palkia were not engaged in conflict, let alone cooperation. The "dispute" from hundreds of years ago had left them at odds, although they had always had friction between them.

【Giratina is challenging Arceus. He has companions, and one of them is...】

【Is this a conspiracy? But it looks more like a glorious challenge.】

Palkia was the first to observe the situation on the battlefield through the emblem. At the same time, it also discovered that Giratina's state was different from before; this battle didn't look like it was initiated by Giratina, but rather by Arceus!

This substitute old father... is he trying to select a new God-Chosen One!

The center of the battlefield at the Temple of Sinnoh!

Giratina roared as well!

Rebellion against my magnificent father!

"Gaa—"

Break the laws of the world!

Diantha commanded four Pokémon simultaneously, launching the first wave of attacks against Arceus!

Volo couldn't do much, only pinning his hopes on Diantha's tactical literacy. But Xiang Guangtai was different; powerful spiritual ability could achieve silent communication, and the massive boost to willpower was a tangible positive effect.

Under the boost of this power, Diantha felt as if she had grown an extra pair of eyes. She curiously used this special "third-person perspective" to observe the battle. In this field of vision, she could see many details she couldn't observe before!

Xiang Guangtai: "Attention! The Legend Plate is the 19th Plate, containing the power of all things, possessing all types!"

"This means Arceus doesn't need to actively switch Plates. When we attack, or when it attacks, the Legend Plate will automatically select the type that is super-effective against both of our types simultaneously. If there isn't one, it will select one of the types that can counter our type combination!"

"Watch out for Judgment! Every move it uses next will be super-effective against us!"

A chaotic battle of eighteen types!

Upon hearing this, Diantha gritted her teeth.

Regardless of the type, there are weaknesses and resistances, and even blind spots, but Arceus could make judgments on its own!

Diantha: "Judgment should have already..."

Xiang Guangtai: "The locking of items is just a small trick for the Creator God. As long as it is willing, that kind of locking can be easily broken!"

"In short, if you can't think of a good tactic, you might as well stop thinking. Even if you use the most basic impact, you can show Arceus our power. It has a physical form, and things with physical forms can be hit!"

Although it was a phantom, it had a physical form because the nature of the Unown's creation was such!

"Giratina! Will-O-Wisp!"

Facing the powerful Creator God, Diantha decided to use Will-O-Wisp to weaken the opponent's offensive capability first. With Xiang Guangtai's help, the hearts and minds of the human and Pokémon were all connected!

She commanded all the Pokémon simultaneously in her mind, with no order of priority!

"Garchomp, Sand Tomb!"

"Togekiss, Air Slash!"

"Aegislash, Screech!"

Weaken, bind, flinch, lower defense!

Regardless, she had to reduce Arceus's "stamina" first!

The blue ghost fire gathered into a fireball, roaring toward Giratina, but the Legend Plate shone brightly, and the Will-O-Wisp that hit Arceus's body was absorbed and vanished instantly. At this moment, Arceus, responding to Giratina's attack, possessed both "Water" and "Fire" types!

Giratina's Will-O-Wisp was less of a status move and more of a Fire-type attack skill. After being nullified by Arceus, massive Air Slashes slashed at it like a storm!

Togekiss let out a high-pitched cry, circling Arceus like a bomber, dropping Air Slashes non-stop. Aegislash seized the opportunity, slamming its ribbon-like arms against its shield!

A violent Screech resounded through the field, but the main attack direction of the sound waves was Arceus. Its defense rapidly dropped, and Garchomp's attack arrived just in time. As Arceus trembled slightly, massive sandstorms turned into Sand Tomb, locking Arceus firmly in place!

"That won't work!" Volo warned, recalling his first battle with Xiang Guangtai, and a phantom light appeared in Arceus's eyes!

"Substitute can break Sand Tomb!"

Diantha looked ahead in shock. The Creator God was left with only a phantom, vanishing rapidly in the grip of the sand, and in an instant, it flashed beside the three Pokémon with a magnificent posture!

But Aegislash's appearance was even more timely!

King's Shield! A defensive move with +4 priority!

Boom! The violent shock was intercepted, and Aegislash's great shield released a prism barrier like Wide Guard, while the attack Arceus had just unleashed was Giratina's signature move, Shadow Force!

But! Shadow Force ignores Protect!

Aegislash's King's Shield was shattered, and even its indestructible great shield cracked. The great sword was sent flying, and Arceus's attack stat dropped!

King's Shield can lower the attack of the opponent that makes contact!

Arceus's gaze shifted, and Giratina's attack had already arrived in an instant!

Shadow Claw!

The pitch-black claws tore through the starry sky but couldn't knock Arceus down. The light of the Legend Plate turned Arceus into a Normal-type, neutralizing the impact!

Subsequently, Arceus's forehead gathered massive, magnificent light! The wheel on its body also shone brightly!

Judgment!

In the moment of this attack, the type of Judgment changed to "Ghost"!

The flashing energy roared out, almost grazing Giratina's face, but in this split second, all the attacks of Judgment were suddenly twisted, blasting directly into the sky!

Togekiss tore through the fake starry sky, singing in the high heavens. All the light in the world seemed to manifest for it, and even power capable of destroying the world had to look aside.

The status move "Follow Me," entering the spotlight state, diverting all of the opponent's attacks to itself!

And if those Judgments hit Togekiss, it would undoubtedly be defeated, so—

Aegislash's great shield flashed once more before the world-destroying light!

Once again, King's Shield!

Double Protect? Well, this kind of thing is normal. The size of that Aegislash already showed it wasn't the type to be easily defeated, and more importantly, Garchomp's attack followed!

Crunch, Quick!

Although the power would be reduced, the action order would be advanced, meaning it could attack one more time before Arceus could react!

Double Crunch! Two phantom Dark-type fangs appeared before Garchomp's blood-thirsty maw, hitting Arceus's neck solidly. However, the pink color on Arceus's body explained everything!

Fairy-type!

【Don't look so regretful; the move did take effect, it was just a little short!】

Arceus's eyes glowed, and massive Fairy radiance bloomed at point-blank range against Garchomp and Giratina!

Dazzling Gleam! Attack the opponent with brilliant, intense Fairy light and deal damage!

For the Dragon-type, it was super-effective!

And this move's range was... the opponent's entire field!

Giratina and Garchomp were both submerged in the "Fairy Radiance," but just at this moment, one of the rays of light trembled, and then blasted back with an even more fierce and domineering posture!

Like a cannon roaring from the high heavens, or a great comet that could not be stopped, a massive comet blooming with silver light fell!

A sudden strike interrupted Arceus's follow-up offensive. The Legend Plate had switched types in an instant, weakening the power of the incoming move!

However, this strike still "hit" Arceus in its Fairy form, and its head sank suddenly!

Intense light came from the sky!

It was... Aegislash!

That great sword, radiating the brilliance of Steel, held its shield high. After using King's Shield, it had been aiming for the moment, until it unleashed its most powerful move without hesitation!

The Steel-type's ultimate technique—Steel Beam! Gathering all the steel of its body to transform into the most powerful beam of light!

"Gii... Gii... Sword! (Although legendary warriors only release beams at the last moment, if the battle is deadlocked, using the ultimate move early isn't impossible! After all, it's to secure victory!)"

【Why could you... move first?!】 Arceus was slightly puzzled, but immediately understood!

【It's "After You"!】

Togekiss, soaring through the starry sky with Aegislash, gave the answer.

After You, supporting the action of an ally or opponent, making them act immediately after this move! Ignoring speed, priority, Mycelium Might, Lagging Tail, Full Incense, and delay effects!

"Now is the time!"

(End of Chapter)