In just an instant, Steven felt his blood pressure about to burst.
Teacher Azure, what on earth are you doing!
Letting Groudon fly directly was one thing, but why were you leading it straight towards the location where the God of the Sea, Kyogre, was sleeping—
Even Wallace was startled.
But soon, as Groudon's figure slowly flew over Mossdeep City, heading towards the waters near Sootopolis City, the scorching sunlight that had been affected by the "Desolate Land" ability suddenly calmed down again.
Dark clouds suddenly appeared, covering most of the sunlight, yet without forming any rain, and lightning and air currents followed closely behind.
Steven's eyes instantly widened.
Because— he seemed to vaguely see two slender figures within the dark clouds.
A pitch-black and a dark-green Rayquaza closely followed behind Aiden and Groudon, as if escorting them.
At the same time, the turbulent air currents churning the weather also made the impact of Groudon leaving Mt. Chimney negligible.
Steven suddenly froze.
Right, what am I even panicking about?
Teacher Azure didn't just have those two Rayquazas backing him up. If a fight really broke out, the Legendary Pokémon he could summon probably couldn't even be counted on both hands—
Moreover, Groudon seemed to have been "pacified" by Teacher Azure and didn't look like it was going to pick a fight with Kyogre.
So it should— be fine, right?
"Should we follow them?"
Just as Steven breathed a sigh of relief, Wallace suddenly asked.
Steven decisively shook his head.
"Forget it. With the 'All-Star' lineup around Teacher Azure, they probably won't fight."
Even if Kyogre was stubborn, it probably wouldn't continue to clash with Groudon under the pressure of two Rayquazas.
Perhaps what Aiden said before was indeed right—
Was he really planning to solve the major crisis that occurred every thousand years in the Hoenn region all at once?
In the sky, Aiden looked down at the vast, boundless ocean and couldn't help but shake his head.
Probably only in the games could one precisely find the underwater passages—
In reality, anyone who could discern directions after entering the sea was a tough guy; even with an almost god's-eye view from the sky, he was having a bit of trouble figuring out the way.
However, he didn't really need to do that.
"Roar——!"
Groudon let out a low growl and pointed into the distance.
After all, they were the three deities of Hoenn mythology who respectively ruled the sky, land, and sea; the subtle connection between them allowed them to judge each other's locations.
So, it was like bringing a living radar.
And as Groudon gradually entered deep into the ocean, its authority seemed to start taking effect.
At some point, wherever it passed, a shallow shoal would occasionally protrude, as if the land was driving away the sea.
Perhaps this was its innate ability as the God of the Land. Even when flying nearly a thousand meters high in the sky, it was still functioning, instinctively expanding outward.
No wonder those two were incompatible; it seemed their underlying code was in conflict, so they had no choice but to fight to the bitter end.
"After you leave, will that protruding ground retract on its own?"
Aiden suddenly looked at Groudon and asked curiously.
He remembered that in the games, the battlefield of Groudon and Kyogre was on a beach that appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean.
Without land as a foothold, given Groudon's size, it would probably sink straight to the bottom of the sea—
"Roar!"
Groudon nodded, then suddenly turned its head to look below.
With just one glance, its eyes immediately turned blood-red. The golden patterns on its body that were gradually fading reappeared, and scorching steam began to rise from its body.
Because—
In the ocean not far away, a gigantic whale, clearly visible even from high altitude, emerged from the seabed, leaping out of the water and slapping the surface to create monstrous waves.
That blue whale's body was also covered in crimson patterns, forming the shape of an α, which corresponded exactly to Groudon's Ω symbol.
So, its identity naturally went without saying—
The God of the Sea of Hoenn, Kyogre, in its Primal Reversion form!
"Roar——!!!"
Upon seeing it, Groudon immediately reacted, subconsciously letting out a warning roar that made Aiden's ears hurt.
Fortunately, perhaps because the two Rayquazas behind it exerted immense pressure, Groudon didn't jump into the sea to confront Kyogre head-on right away.
Even so, its body's reactions were still very obvious.
The moment it saw Kyogre, Groudon was already prepared to fight at any moment.
Kyogre was the same.
These two were truly incompatible in every way; they almost started fighting the moment they met.
Aiden could only shake his head helplessly.
He hoped his guess was correct.
Kyogre was indeed a bit smarter than Groudon, knowing how to use its home-field advantage, so it didn't immediately fly into the sky.
Of course, it might also simply be because it saw the two Rayquazas behind it and was scared silly.
Floating on the surface, it just quietly looked up at the sky, wondering what it was thinking.
"Let's go down, Mewtwo."
"Let the three deities of Hoenn have a proper exchange; that's the real reason we came here."
After Aiden spoke, Mewtwo relaxed its psychic control.
The balloons wrapped around Groudon's body burst with a pop. Groudon, who had just been dreaming of flying, suddenly felt gravity catching up to it again, so it immediately flailed its arms, trying to keep flying.
Unfortunately, any external force was ultimately just a dream.
As the God of the Land, it was never meant to leave the ground for long periods.
"Roar—!!!"
The falling Groudon was initially a bit panicked, but upon discovering that its descent was much slower than expected—like a feather freely tumbling in the air—it suddenly became happy again.
This feeling wasn't half bad.
Groudon slowly descended. As it approached the ocean, a large patch of land immediately arched up beneath its feet as a foothold. *Bang!*
Allowing it to land steadily on the ocean.
"Roar——!"
As soon as it landed, Kyogre, who had been waiting for it, immediately let out a long whale song.
However, Aiden could clearly hear a hint of panic in it, even mixed with some blame towards Groudon.
The general meaning was— [What's going on, why did you bring Rayquaza here, and there are freaking TWO of them!]
"Roar——!"
Groudon also responded with a low growl, and the two Legendary Pokémon thus entered "Team Voice Chat."
But Aiden seemed to be able to understand what their voices meant.
[Don't worry about it, just know that I have backing today!]
[And I'm not here to fight you either.]
Groudon's words left Kyogre, who had been ready for battle, suddenly bewildered.
How did this guy suddenly change his tune?
Did it get beaten silly by the two Rayquazas?
But that was fine too. In front of the two Rayquazas, if it still dared to fight it, it would truly be courting death—
Didn't it see that they were practically face-to-face, yet the weather hadn't changed at all, still remaining cloudy?
This meant that those two Rayquazas could clearly suppress them with ease.
Couldn't afford to mess with them.
"Roar—"
Kyogre let out another whale song, seemingly communicating with Rayquaza.
The target was naturally the Hoenn Rayquaza it was more familiar with.
However—
Hoenn Rayquaza rejected your call request and rolled its eyes.
In today's situation, it could only be considered a little bro, so it was better to keep a low profile.
As for who the big boss was?
Naturally, it was that human who could even command that terrifyingly powerful black Rayquaza!
Kyogre was so clueless too.
Couldn't it tell that he was Arceus's Envoy? How could it still dare to ignore him like that.
When you get a brutal beating later, I won't be able to save you!
"..."
Although the Hoenn Rayquaza didn't speak, Aiden still understood its general meaning from its rich facial expressions.
Why did it feel like it saw him as some sort of mafia boss!
Didn't it know that Teacher Azure was best at "convincing people with reason"?
Aiden shook his head, no longer obsessing over this little brother who had been beaten into submission by the black Rayquaza, and instead looked down at Kyogre.
"Greetings, God of the Sea of Hoenn."
With Mewtwo's assistance, Aiden slowly descended, standing directly on the land Groudon had created, meeting Kyogre's gaze.
Kyogre: ?
Out of the ocean, its eyesight was terrible, so it really hadn't noticed a human was present just now.
But with this look, it was a different story; it almost scared it so much it leaked its dominance.
Kyogre was simply dumbfounded.
Wait, why does this human have the aura of the Creator God?
Good thing its body was in the ocean, so the reaction wasn't visible—
Kyogre suddenly seemed to understand why Groudon had appeared so boldly in front of it, and why a black and a green Rayquaza had appeared in the sky.
If it hadn't been careful just now and fired an Origin Pulse the moment it saw Groudon...
It would probably be flying through the air right now—
So it immediately turned its body and glared at the smug Groudon.
You were setting me up, huh! I almost fell for your trap!
Groudon, naturally, looked completely baffled, and soon glared right back.
The two deities symbolizing land and sea had now directly turned into two primary schoolers glaring at each other.
No wonder they were called the Hoenn Duo of Idiots; they truly lived up to their reputation—
Aiden sighed.
Although the Hoenn Rayquaza didn't seem much better.
"Kyogre, I come by Arceus's will."
Aiden decisively spoke up, interrupting their silent pantomime of glaring at each other, and continued.
"Tens of thousands of years ago, the boundaries between land and sea were forged by that Giant's mighty power. You no longer have any reason to continue fighting."
"Therefore, why not leave each other alone from now on and jointly protect the order of Hoenn and this world?"
Kyogre looked hesitant, but seeing that foolish Groudon beside it nodding immediately, clearly in full agreement with the human's words.
How could this guy be so eager to act as a lapdog for a human!
You are the noble God of the Land, but now you feel more like an Ursaring that could be found on any random hill—
But whatever.
Kyogre glanced at the two Rayquazas staring down at it from above and immediately nodded repeatedly.
They had been fighting for tens of thousands of years and never really achieved anything. Instead, they got beaten black and blue by Rayquaza every time, ultimately forced into slumber with resentment—
So, it might as well give the Envoy of Arceus some face!
As long as that damn guy stopped coming near the ocean and making a piece of land suddenly pop up in the middle of perfectly clear waters.
Seeing Kyogre nod as well, Aiden revealed a satisfied smile and patted its massive head.
No wonder its nickname was Fathead Fish; its head was indeed quite big.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Kyogre."
Aiden said.
"Actually, before Arceus left, He left a condition allowing me to grant one of His children a wish."
"So, consider it compensation for making you two reconcile. I can fulfill one of your wishes."
"..."
Kyogre blinked, seemingly not expecting him to say that.
This guy is too nice—
A tiny, fragile human was saying such strange things about fulfilling its wish.
What if it wished for the ocean to completely submerge the land, letting Groudon experience a seawater bath?
Never mind, that wish would probably get it beaten up.
Kyogre shook its head and soon found its answer.
"Roar——!"
Accompanied by a resonant whale song, its will was transmitted into Aiden's mind.
"I see—"
Aiden nodded, subconsciously looking at Groudon beside him, his expression a bit subtle.
"Your wish is to have a decisive match with Groudon?"
Indeed, it seemed that ever since their birth, they had always been ruthlessly suppressed by Rayquaza.
As long as they made a slightly bigger commotion, Rayquaza would immediately come over to mediate their battle.
—By physical means, of course.
This wish wasn't too much trouble—
Aiden looked up again at the two Rayquazas in the sky.
As long as Rayquaza was present, the most troublesome aspect of the Hoenn Duo of Idiots' battles—the weather changes—would clearly cease to exist, and both sides could fight at full power without weather interference.
If they lost after this, there would be no other excuses!
Aiden nodded.
He was actually quite curious about what the final result would be.
Theoretically, Kyogre definitely had the type advantage, but in battles between deities, typing didn't seem to matter anymore.
Seeing Aiden agree, Kyogre's eyes immediately revealed a bone-chilling killing intent, and its unhidden provocative gaze fell directly upon Groudon.
"Roar——!"
How could Groudon endure such provocation? It immediately swung out a Precipice Blades.
A great battle was on the verge of breaking out!
One day later.
"The commotion over at Sootopolis City has finally ended—"
When Steven, who hadn't slept a wink and had been on edge, saw Aiden's figure appear in Mossdeep City, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That was a battle between deities. Although it didn't cause too much of an impact on Hoenn this time, it still made the nearby residents jittery, terrified that doomsday had arrived early.
"So, who won in the end?"
Wallace, on the other hand, was still quite energetic and took the initiative to ask upon seeing Aiden.
But Aiden only sighed.
"Those two guys have mouths harder than Diamond—"
"They could barely move from the beating, yet they both insisted they won."
"In the end, it should be considered a draw!"
At least there wouldn't be such a massive, earth-shattering battle anymore. That should be a good thing for Hoenn, right?
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