Chapter 145: You Lost! Rayquaza!

However, Mamen could also understand the excitement of Primal Kyogre.

After all...

Anyone who had been suppressed by a Pokémon for thousands of years would harbor a bit of resentment in their heart.

Although Primal Kyogre was certainly most concerned about Groudon, it was impossible to say that Kyogre had no thoughts regarding Rayquaza.

Yet, what could it do if it couldn't win? Just bottle it up.

And now, Primal Kyogre had finally let out a sigh of relief!

"Don't pop the champagne early; we haven't won yet."

Mamen reminded Primal Kyogre.

Although that powerful Blizzard just now had indeed knocked down the black Rayquaza, it was only a single hit.

Furthermore, with Delta Stream, that Blizzard could not possibly defeat the black Rayquaza; it probably couldn't even deal heavy damage.

"Alright!"

Primal Kyogre was very obedient; it truly admired this human now—he had actually led it to fight Rayquaza!

Although it was a gang-up, who said a gang-up didn't count as a victory?

"Roar!"

And it was at this very moment that a furious, earth-shaking dragon roar resounded through the heavens.

After the Blizzard, scattered snowflakes still floated in the air. The giant black dragon rose high into the sky, its immensely oppressive dragon eyes filled with fury as it glared at Primal Kyogre and the Ho-Oh and Dark Mewtwo behind it.

On its originally magnificent, pitch-black dragon body, the pale blue frost marks were now particularly conspicuous, making it look quite disheveled.

However, the black Rayquaza's aura was even more violent and ferocious than before.

The Rayquaza that had been worried and flown over dared not approach the black Rayquaza now; it could feel that its father was extremely angry.

"Roar!!"

The black Rayquaza roared at Primal Kyogre, its long dragon body dancing wildly as fierce winds howled madly in the sky.

The sky was gray and incredibly dim, with biting air currents and whirlwinds rising everywhere in this world.

What met the eyes were materialized windstorms, and all that could be heard was the sound of gale-force winds hissing like wild beasts.

It could not accept this! How could it possibly lose a clash of moves to this fish?!

"Delta Stream!"

Mamen narrowed his eyes slightly; his clothes and hair were being blown wildly by the powerful turbulence.

If Lunala hadn't been protecting him, he would have already been blown away.

This was precisely the black Rayquaza's Ability, Delta Stream, and the black Rayquaza was pushing it to its limit.

This top-tier weather Ability, in essence, caused environmental destruction no less severe than Desolate Land or Primordial Sea.

If Primordial Sea were not curbed, its heavy rain would eventually submerge the entire world in an ocean.

If Desolate Land were not curbed, this world would be scorched into a desert by the harsh sunlight, and no life could survive under such intense rays.

And Delta Stream would plunge the world into endless, wild, turbulent winds!

But normally, Mega Rayquaza would not recklessly push Delta Stream like this; heavy rain provided a Water-type boost to Primal Kyogre, and harsh sunlight provided a Fire-type boost to Primal Groudon.

In reality, the turbulent winds also provided an invisible boost to Mega Rayquaza, but Mega Rayquaza didn't need to do this.

After all, the most important aspect of Delta Stream was eliminating Mega Rayquaza's Flying-type weakness; it didn't require exaggerated activation, as long as Delta Stream lingered around Mega Rayquaza's body, it was effective.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Mega Rayquaza generally wouldn't push Delta Stream to its limit, because the impact of the turbulence on the environment was also extremely severe.

Just like now, the entire city of LaRousse was already shrouded in hurricane-force turbulence.

The gray, wild windstorm blanketed the heavens and earth; to the people inside LaRousse, it was as if a cataclysmic apocalypse had arrived!

"This..."

Steven and the others could no longer steady their bodies. With the help of their main Pokémon, they hid inside a building, only then feeling the wind pressure decrease significantly.

"Has Rayquaza gone mad?"

Nemona finally let out a sigh of relief. Although the whistling wind in her ears was still terrifying, she at least didn't have to worry about being blown into the sky.

"Yes, this should be its final stand." Leon's expression was solemn.

He had just seen that even that ordinary Rayquaza was currently wrapping its body around a building to steady itself.

It was evident that compared to the ground, the wind pressure in the air was definitely even more terrifying.

"Roar!!"

Amidst the gale, the black Rayquaza's dragon roar sounded high once more, and a violent tornado surged out, bolstered by the Delta Stream.

A Flying-type Hurricane!

The power of this Hurricane was much stronger than the previous one!

"Blizzard!"

Mamen's eyes narrowed.

Primal Kyogre was also extremely grave, concentrating its Ice-type energy to the limit.

"Helping Hand!"

Ho-Oh and Dark Mewtwo also used 'Helping Hand' on Primal Kyogre at the first opportunity.

A Normal-type Helping Hand! The move used by the target of 'Helping Hand' would have its power significantly increased.

Receiving the 'Helping Hand' from Ho-Oh and Dark Mewtwo, Primal Kyogre was suddenly filled with power.

That sensation of power swelling up made it feel as if it were invincible!

"Woo~!"

Primal Kyogre opened its mouth and unleashed a violent Blizzard.

Blizzard vs. Hurricane!

The two attacks collided violently in mid-air once again, and the intense wind pressure and shockwaves radiated outward as a shockwave.

Boom!

The immense pressure left the sky in complete disarray, with the white Blizzard and the gray-black turbulent Hurricane madly clashing against each other.

But the result was... a stalemate!

"Tsk!"

Mamen narrowed his eyes, looking at the two attacks that were nearly evenly matched; this was simply too absurd!

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

After a full five seconds, the two attacks could no longer maintain their balance, and with a violent explosion, they burst.

The turbulent Hurricane and the Blizzard exploded heavily, and the terrifying energy shockwave radiated outward, sending the black Rayquaza, Primal Kyogre, and the others flying back heavily.

The gray clouds shrouding the sky were also scattered, revealing the blue sky once more.

Bang~!

Primal Kyogre fell heavily to the ground, closing its eyes in pain; the fall itself was fine.

But the energy shockwave generated by the collision and explosion of the moves was too heavy! Primal Kyogre even felt as if its entire body was in excruciating pain.

Dark Mewtwo was sent flying backward, embedding itself directly into the ground, and Ho-Oh was also in too much pain to get up.

But the black Rayquaza was the same; it crashed directly into a building in the distance, and the high-rise collapsed, burying the black Rayquaza completely, with only a tip of its tail left exposed.

The green Protect barrier gradually dissipated into light particles, and Lunala let out a human-like long sigh; it had finally made it through.

Just a moment ago, it even felt like its Protect was about to be shattered by the aftermath of that energy!

The outside world was too terrifying!

The big bat, having left Alola for another region for the first time, was a bit overwhelmed; it felt like it couldn't even participate in a battle of this intensity!

"This Rayquaza is truly too strong~!"

Mamen looked down at the city that had been completely ruined and shattered, unable to help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

But his eyes were becoming increasingly fervent!

It was too strong! But precisely because of that, he coveted this black Rayquaza even more; he wanted to capture it so badly!!

Such power ought to belong to him!

"Lunala, please take me down."

Mamen waited for a while, and seeing that Primal Kyogre and the others hadn't flown up yet, he spoke to Lunala.

Lunala descended, carrying Mamen as it flew downward.

"Go to Ho-Oh first."

Rubble was scattered over Ho-Oh, burying it, but a rainbow-colored flame that wasn't scorching hot had already begun to burn slowly.

Even though it was fire, one couldn't feel a hint of heat; instead, it was filled with a vibrant life force.

Patter!

The rubble was pushed away by wings, and Ho-Oh, its body burning with rainbow flames, struggled to stand up slowly, its weak aura gradually recovering.

"I really didn't misjudge you, Ho-Oh; I knew you could make it through."

Mamen exclaimed in admiration; Ho-Oh was indeed the most perfect meat shield!

"I almost fainted just now!"

But Ho-Oh didn't care much for Mamen's praise, its telepathy filled with grief and indignation.

It was the legendary Ho-Oh, yet it had almost been knocked unconscious by the energy shockwave from the battle; it would be laughed to death if word got out.

"But you didn't. Kyogre is also heavily injured; Ho-Oh, you need to go and heal it."

Green light from Mamen's hand drifted toward Ho-Oh, and at the same time, he took out a spray and sprayed it on Ho-Oh several times.

Gray powder particles mixed with gas sprinkled onto Ho-Oh, recovering the injuries on its body.

"Hm? What is this?"

Ho-Oh sniffed it and paused, looking suspiciously at the spray in Mamen's hand; why did this scent feel so...

"Sacred Ash spray, not bad, right? Its healing effect is superior to every injury spray on the human market."

Mamen grinned.

"Why do I feel like..."

"It's exactly what you're thinking. This is a spray made after grinding your feathers into powder, Ho-Oh." Mamen didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.

Ho-Oh's brain crashed for a moment.

"Made from my feathers?" Ho-Oh was stunned.

"That's right. You dropped quite a few during your last battle with Dark Mewtwo, and I collected them all. See, didn't they come in handy?" Mamen revealed a mouthful of white teeth.

"By the way, you dropped quite a few more feathers this time, too. I've had my Pokémon collect them."

"..."

Ho-Oh fell silent; it kind of wanted to curse.

With the rainbow flames, Viridian Force, and Sacred Ash spray, Ho-Oh quickly recovered quite a bit of its state and took flight once more.

Although mental exhaustion could not be healed in a short time, at least its body felt much better.

Then, they immediately rushed to the location where Primal Kyogre lay, and with another triple healing, Primal Kyogre's state also recovered significantly.

Deoxys also flew back, carrying Dark Mewtwo.

Following that, Mamen led Primal Kyogre and the others toward the spot where the black Rayquaza had fallen.

The black Rayquaza's injuries were also very severe; although Rayquaza had cleared the rocks off its body, the black Rayquaza had not yet managed to recover.

"ROAR!!"

Upon seeing Primal Kyogre and the others approach, Rayquaza immediately roared at them in warning.

The black Rayquaza slowly raised its upper body, its gaze cold and filled with ferocity; although it was very weak now, if these guys wanted to act arrogant, it would absolutely not tolerate it!

"Don't be hasty, we aren't here to provoke you."

Mamen's voice carried over.

The father-son pair of black Rayquaza immediately cast their gazes toward Mamen below.

"Although it wasn't exactly fair and square, we did defeat you through a numerical advantage, right, shiny Rayquaza?"

Mamen smiled and spoke with a very objective attitude.

"You have already sustained heavy injuries, but our side is still in decent condition. If we keep fighting, the gap will only widen; you have no chance of winning."

This is the benefit of having a healer!!

"..."

The black Rayquaza remained silent; it was very annoyed and not entirely convinced.

But it had to admit that if the fight continued, it would undoubtedly be defeated.

The Delta Stream blizzard from just moments ago was already its strongest attack, yet it still couldn't suppress Primal Kyogre's blizzard.

Seeing that the black Rayquaza did not refute him, Primal Kyogre opened its mouth wide, its face practically twisted into a grin.

"I know you came to eliminate Deoxys, and I can understand your perspective," Mamen continued.

"However, I can guarantee to you that Deoxys is a Pokémon that can coexist peacefully with us; they only arrived on this planet by accident."

"I hope you can give it a chance. If Deoxys does evil in the future, I will end it with my own hands, how about that?"

Mamen guaranteed with a sincere tone.

Although they had defeated these two dragons this time, the key was that if he couldn't resolve their hostility and prejudice toward Deoxys, they would still come back.

Mamen's tone was not aggressive, as he was doing his best to ensure his impression in the minds of the two Rayquaza; after all...

Well, he really coveted the black Rayquaza.

Once the matter with Deoxys was resolved, no matter what, he wanted to try to see if he could become companions with the black Rayquaza.

Even if it wasn't possible now, he still had to show his goodwill toward it!

(End of chapter)