Chapter 305

Since its birth, the Tornadus had never been struck by a Ground-type move; torn nearly apart by the intense earthquake, it let out a cry of agony before plummeting headfirst from the sky!

On the other side, Thundurus was shocked to see this scene. It tried to take flight again, but was pinned down by Walking Wake, which blasted a violent jet of steam directly onto it!

Thundurus's health bottomed out in an instant. The power of the steam, boosted by the double effect of Harsh Sunlight and Rain, was beyond imagination. As the steam dissipated, Thundurus tilted its head back, its pupils losing focus, and with a loud *bang*, it slammed into the earth ahead.

Even the proud God of Clouds has a moment to fall to the ground!

Sweat beaded on N's forehead. As his Pokémon were defeated, his spirit also became extremely exhausted, and the situation before him—

The Gods of Clouds had actually lost to moves they had never even cared about.

He only had Darmanitan left.

The three Pokémon opposite him remained high in fighting spirit; the ancient dragon roared, the Hero of Aura gathered radiance, and the avatar of the Sun God shone brilliantly.

"Hoo," the Darmanitan, maintaining its Zen Mode, whispered.

They had reached a desperate situation; it was impossible to defeat those three with just one Pokémon.

The opponent also possessed unimaginable power. As someone with the Psychic type, he could feel that the opponent's trainer was projecting a certain power and will onto those Pokémon.

"The power of the heart."

N thought of the research Colress had conducted.

The relationship between Pokémon and trainers—are they partners, comrades-in-arms, or merely tools?

Different modes of interaction lead to different levels of growth and weakening in Pokémon's power. Harsh training can make a Pokémon strong, but bonding and fighting as partners can also yield this power.

This had once confused Colress, and because he possessed love for Pokémon, he had once believed Colress's research was useless.

But now, N understood everything.

"Hoo-hoo—"

Darmanitan sensed the thoughts in N's heart; it had no intention of retreating, but rather intended to fight to the very end!

"Roar!"

The one fighting Darmanitan was Riolu.

The ancient dragon and the avatar of the sun both stepped back, while the blue-furred puppy's paws gathered the malice of the cosmos.

Dark Pulse, is it? Although I can't withstand a second hit, for the sake of my friends, even if I lose, I will lose standing tall!

Especially when the opponent is also a friend, I must not lose face!

"You consider me a friend? Thanks!"

Guang Tai thanked Darmanitan.

A Pokémon's thoughts are easy to understand; because Guang Tai had helped Darmanitan, the latter considered Guang Tai a friendly friend.

At the same time, Darmanitan also sensed the anger hidden in Riolu's heart.

"Hoo-hoo!"

So that's how it is. When facing Pokémon of Team Plasma, although it was trying its best to suppress it, the anger still couldn't help but surface.

Because they bewitched your former trainer, you hold feelings of revenge toward Team Plasma's Pokémon?

Riolu shook its head.

This feeling of revenge was directed only at that green-haired man!

Ah, although your master is also green-haired, it isn't him!

N: "If it's not me, is it Ghetsis?"

"I see. Then, this is the final move."

Accepting this defeat on behalf of his father is also something a son should do.

N calmly opened his arms, pouring his heart and soul into Darmanitan without reservation.

At the same time, Guang Tai also connected his heart with Riolu's.

"Warm-up and training before the final battle with Ghetsis... Never forget to cultivate! Then unleash your greatest power now! Riolu!"

Lightning erupted from the dark aura on Riolu's paws!

Aura connected to the stars, the maximum power Dark Pulse!

Darmanitan in Zen Mode gathered all its psychic power and flames!

This strike would be the end!

Use all your power to attack the opponent! Fire-type high-power move... Overheat!

The violent firelight collided with the malice of the cosmos, forming a dazzling shockwave atop the Celestial Tower. The venomous black aura pierced through the flames like a viper, and the intense fighting spirit struck Darmanitan hard!

Overheat was torn apart!

Black light exploded; Darmanitan lost the ability to battle, but still stubbornly maintained its stone-statue posture, refusing to fall!

"Thank you... Darmanitan. My friend."

"It took the full brunt of that Riolu's anger."

Fine beads of sweat seeped from N's forehead, his mental power significantly weakened, but he could read that the blue-furred puppy's mood was calming down.

"... Friend, you won, I lost."

"You defeated the King of Team Plasma!"

N nodded toward Riolu, breathing lightly, and lifted the brim of his cap.

The ripples of vibration on the Celestial Tower gradually subsided, and the sound of the bell echoed in all directions!

An incredible aura gathered; Mesprit watched the result of this battle with satisfaction, and the souls were cheering and laughing!

Has the battle ended?

【It's here! It... is here!】

Mesprit spoke to Guang Tai, and at this moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Behind N, a massive power condensed, forcing N to turn his head!

The phantom of that pale-silver dragon appeared!

The vortex of the Spirit Realm was like a whirlpool formed from the heart; endless souls were cheering and roaring. This battle interpreted the power of life!

【Is winning and losing really important?】

【Being able to experience the battle, to experience that feeling of being alive—that is the most important thing, isn't it!】

【The Gods of Clouds have greedy, selfish motives, yet they gave their all when fighting. Losing is not your fault, but simply because the opponent's Pokémon were stronger than you!】

The voice of the pale-silver dragon reached N's heart. N even felt that this dragon was restless, seemingly wanting to compete with the trainer before it, or perhaps, as the master of souls, it also wanted to experience the power of survival!

【I also want to fight... that most radiant posture of life. I have seen it, and the souls here have seen it too! We are all delighted, and satisfied!】

【So, offer it up; offer up the final, unwilling, burning soul! Not to any world, but to yourself! Swear it upon your soul!】

"What, what is that?!"

The reappearance of the pale-silver dragon astonished those present, as if they were immersed in a myth, and that dragon was not the founding dragon of the Unova region!

Jorgen and Asura, who had rushed to the vicinity of the Celestial Tower, also witnessed this scene. The pale-silver dragon appeared atop the Celestial Tower, and the tremor of the soul it emitted made the stars rotate!

That's right, it was late now, and the stars, the stars had come out!

Endless stars seemed to be emitting a dazzling light?

Asura: "A legendary dragon, but it's different from what's recorded in ancient books! How many dragons does Unova have!?"

Jorgen: "The duel between the two heroes has triggered the dragon's attention. Who won?"

Unlike them, when Viol saw this scene, his heart was full of excitement:

"Lord N and Lord Ghetsis were right after all; Lord N is being recognized by the legendary dragon! Even if it's not the founding dragon, such immense power is something only Lord N is worthy of using!"

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Deep underground in Twist Mountain!

"This, what is this stone?"

"Frozen stone? But this is too big, why is it still emitting a strange dark aura..."

Clay, wearing cold-weather gear, looked at the giant rock before him with a serious expression.

Beside him, a sturdy, flat-topped martial artist observed the surroundings vigilantly:

"There's actually a natural cave here... No, rather than a cave, it's more like a giant room!"

"I can feel it; there's something behind the mountain wall ahead!"

Clay: "Hmm, Marshal, you have that feeling too... Actually, I just had it too..."

"Come to think of it, ever since I met someone, I seem to have awakened psychic powers."

The flat-topped martial artist was none other than one of the Unova Elite Four, the Fighting-type master Marshal!

He usually trained in Twist Mountain, so he was well-acquainted with Clay.

"That outsider?"

"Yes, Talent said my ancestors and his ancestors had a mysterious intersection. After leaving the Ancient City, I feel like this world has changed slightly."

Clay stared fixedly at the walls of this giant, gloomy room, gazing intently at a certain direction.

"If my ancestors really once shouldered some kind of mission..."

"Then now, right here, is why I can feel the existence of that thing!"

Clay and Marshal looked at that gloomy rock wall; the giant frozen rock emitted an infinite dark radiance, which further confirmed the nature of this frozen rock.

It was a giant Dark Stone!

The ancient, cold room gradually became gloomy, and strange fluctuations began to spread outward. Clay and Marshal saw the sky full of starlight, the cold stars appearing in that black-and-white world, and...

The gloomy rock wall began to twist, and a dark portal became increasingly clear.

Boom!

Stepping out from the darkness was a figure like a giant god; the strange beeping sound was like the sound of some ancient machine starting up.

The King of Giants had awakened. It walked out from the dark gate, appeared from that unique ancient ruin room, and broke the underground barrier. Without the call of the three legendary giants, it had awakened on its own!

Regigigas sensed the appearance of a certain dragon! Although it was different from the one in its memory, it was also something that came from the cosmos!

The star-god power on its body was vibrating; there must be a dragon nearby!

The giant started up, intercept!

However, the King of Giants' movements paused for a moment.

Before it intercepted, it seemed someone was already fighting that dragon?

And this familiar feeling... is it the King of the Land of the Sun?

Then, let's transmit our will and power to that person!

"A giant?!"

Clay and Marshal were greatly astonished. The white giant before them brought an extremely strong sense of oppression and immense power. Watching the signal lights on the giant's face flash continuously, they nervously released their Pokémon!

"Oh! The anomaly deep in Twist Mountain, is it this Pokémon!"

"Too magnificent, this powerful strength, this is power only our King of Team Plasma is worthy of using!"

A surprised shout came from behind Clay:

"Amoonguss, use Spore!"

The uninvited guest who arrived here was none other than Zinzolin, who had entered Twist Mountain to investigate. As the person in charge of ideological work among the Seven Sages, he was actually not skilled at investigating ancient ruins.

However, the massive cold air emitted from inside Twist Mountain meant that fewer people were training and working here.

Coupled with the many tunnels developed and constructed in the mountain, Zinzolin was able to lead people straight in, reaching this final room with almost no obstruction.

When he saw the King of Giants, Zinzolin was shocked.

What Pokémon is that? Such a massive body, stepping out from the darkness of space-time; if this giant power were mastered by the King of Team Plasma, then who in all of Unova could stop him?

This power is the very reason for being King!

So, in order to study this Pokémon, the first thing to do is to hypnotize the Gym Leader and Elite Four member here!

However, although Clay hadn't reacted in time.

Marshal, as one of the Elite Four, had an extremely fast reaction speed!

When Amoonguss used Spore, Marshal flew up with a kick, sending a giant rock flying!

Rock Tomb!

Before Amoonguss's Spore could even be released, it was smashed directly in the face by the giant rock!

"Ugh! Martial artists are really troublesome!"

Marshal was the Fighting-type Elite Four member and also a formidable martial artist. As everyone knows, the most terrifying people in the Pokémon world are Psychics and martial artists! These two professions can truly use "Pokémon moves"!

They can even engage in hand-to-hand combat with Pokémon, and are stronger than Pokémon themselves. Marshal was no exception, belonging to one of the "Super Unovans"!

Zinzolin was startled. The old sage commanded the Team Plasma members beside him to join the battle, but Marshal threw out two Poké Balls!

Conkeldurr and Breloom!

"Breloom, use Mach Punch on the trainer!"

"Conkeldurr, use Hammer Arm!"

In a battle occurring in the wild, as a martial artist, isn't it common sense to attack the opponent's trainer first!

For Marshal, he was all too familiar with these people's uniforms!

"Team Plasma!" Marshal gritted his teeth!

Not long ago, the organization Team Plasma had incited public opinion on a large scale, criticizing the actions of his teacher, Champion Alder. That weak and injured Volcarona became the target of their attacks, and thus they demanded Alder apologize and atone for his sins.

But fortunately, the teacher obtained a special secret medicine from someone, allowing Volcarona to regain its vitality and avoid the doom of death, which finally calmed down that public opinion.

However, what Team Plasma had done had long since made Marshal's anger burn!

Breloom lunged forward, and before a Team Plasma grunt could react, a Mach Punch smashed into his face, creating the effect of "Gian attacking Nobita"!

The trainer fell, and the Pokémon without commands naturally panicked. Breloom used another Mach Punch to instantly kill the Liepard that had been released!

Conkeldurr swung its concrete pillars, the Hammer Arm dancing with such force that it sent a group of Pokémon flying, and the trainers were also hit by the concrete pillars!

"Hey, hey, you're attacking the trainer directly! Although these guys do look like they have some problems."

Clay only then reacted, letting his Excadrill join the battle!

"Hmph, didn't expect the Elite Four to be so troublesome... then I have no choice but to use this."

Zinzolin took a special machine from the inside of his robe, and in an instant, a strange radio wave spread out to the surroundings!

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【Unova Connection (Celestial Tower) has occurred!】

【Unova Connection (Twist Mountain) has occurred!】

【Description: The master of the Spirit Realm cannot come to the real world, and this is even more so as a visitor from another universe. Theoretically, it requires important time aura as a medium, but as the possessor of the power of the Spirit Realm, it has its own power! On the night when the stars appear, it has brought your souls to the junction of the Moon Kingdom on the back of the world and the Spirit Realm!】

【Because of the appearance of the dragon, an aura vibration occurred deep in Twist Mountain. The special Sun and Moon Stones in your backpack emitted aura from the cosmos, resonating with the Dark Stone (Frozen Rock) deep underground in Twist Mountain!】

【The Moon Gate has opened, the King of Giants has been stimulated by the aura and star fluctuations and has awakened. Use the Giant's Key to perform an infiltration connection!】

What is the experience of an out-of-body soul?

For Guang Tai, this was not the first time, but the world had merely dimmed. Looking up, the stars of the cosmos became increasingly dazzling; other than that, it seemed no different from the real world.

Ah... the other side can't come over, but it can let people from this side... go over.

Especially if the soul is pulled over... Giratina here really can't do anything, after all, the Distortion World is not the Spirit Realm.

"Gaaah!"

Guang Tai heard Giratina's roar, not the roar of the pale-silver dragon, but the voice of the real Giratina.

The master of the Distortion World was scolding the master of the Spirit Realm!

Although the sources of power were different, the attributes were still the same. More importantly, the dragon of the Spirit Realm actually dared to lay a hand on its contractor from the real world?

Giratina wanted to enter the Moon Kingdom through the power of the Distortion World, but the pale-silver dragon's domain was difficult to invade. The giant vortex of the Spirit Realm appeared near the Celestial Tower, making it difficult for the people here to distinguish whether what they were seeing was an illusion or reality!

"My soul... has been chosen?"

N stared blankly at the pale-silver dragon behind him, and immediately understood.

This dragon just wanted to borrow his hand to fight the person before it.

But even so, being chosen as a temporary trainer could be considered supreme glory!

Although it had nothing to do with the founding legend.

But... this feeling was an experience he had never had before!

【The so-called battle is essentially a clash of will, heart, and soul. After discarding the physical body, the collision between souls is even more intense!】

The pale-silver dragon sensed the aura coming from Twist Mountain; the giant footsteps drew near, piquing its interest.

This is the gap between the Moon Kingdom and the Spirit Realm.

The so-called Moon Kingdom is a kingdom that has appeared in other people's worlds.

Once, an ancient king used the Giant's Key to draw an incredible painting, summoned the King of Giants from an unknown world, and used the King of Giants' power to wage war against a certain civilization.

And on the back of the world, the Tao Trio did not exist.

【In Unova, there are ruins of giants and dragons fighting everywhere.】

【The giant statues in the Ancient City, the Moon ruins deep in Twist Mountain, and the Golett and Golurk everywhere in the Dragonspiral Tower.】

As the master of the Spirit Realm, the pale-silver dragon remembered the history of souls very clearly.

The war between the Ancient City and the Sea Kingdom, the dragons from beyond the sky and the giants from the back of the world... those Golett and Golurk were created by people in ancient times to protect Pokémon and humans, and they used mysterious energy to move.

And their prototypes were precisely the legendary giants!

(End of chapter)