Chapter 849: Skitty, Incredibly Brave!
"Tch."
Another scoff issued from Skitty's tiny mouth.
"So, what exactly are you laughing at?"
The grip of Shadow's hand tightened.
He was getting somewhat heated.
"You... cannot possibly be... another Kazuya. You... are not worthy!"
A smile appeared on the corner of Skitty's mouth, a teasing light in her eyes as she looked at Shadow, and then her mouth lightly spat, "Ptooo!"
A glob of spit landed on Shadow.
Yes.
This was the reason she mocked Shadow.
Because Skitty always believed that even a cloned Kazuya should uphold the justice and principles in his heart.
Kazuya.
Was a person gentle to the bone.
Skitty understood this very well.
So from the very beginning, she had always been doubting.
Shadow.
Was He really a cloned Kazuya?
Now she completely understood.
Shadow.
Was not another Kazuya.
Even if He was a fake.
That fake Kazuya would not do such cruel things to this world.
Even when facing enemies.
He would not say such disgusting things or use such insidious methods!
Especially towards her!
Over these years.
Skitty had been doted on by Kazuya every single moment.
If Shadow really was "Kazuya", then he absolutely would not have the heart to let her suffer like this!
Therefore.
Shadow was absolutely not another Kazuya.
That "Kazuya"...
Had probably tried to stop all of this long ago.
He just failed.
"..."
The black energy wrapping around Shadow surged madly at this moment.
He forcefully slammed Skitty onto the ground to the side.
Boom!
In an instant, a giant crater was smashed out.
The small cat spat out a mouthful of blood, bounced high, and crashed back to the earth.
She couldn't stop trembling all over.
But she still stood up and took a step forward.
Dark red blood and dark energy almost completely covered her body.
At this moment.
Even if a Legendary Pokemon were in her place.
They should have already been corrupted by the darkness.
But Skitty was not.
Her gaze was clearer than anyone else's; her figure was more determined than anyone else's.
Skitty.
Was incredibly brave.
"I have had enough of you."
Shadow turned His head, looking at Skitty charging towards Him again, His voice drained of all emotion.
Tears continuously welled up from Skitty's eyes.
She was in so much pain.
She didn't want to die either.
She still wanted to stay by Kazuya's side.
But...
"Kazuya, will definitely save this world!!"
Double-Edge!
Skitty disregarded everything and buried her head, charging into the darkness.
That adorable touch of pink.
In the next moment, mixed with black and red, dyed the sky red.
The small figure fell weakly into the deep crater.
At the edge of the deep crater.
A small Piplup wooden doll rolled down the slope.
Finally, it gently rolled into the little furball's embrace.
Shadow approached.
He looked down and picked up that Piplup wooden doll.
His hand tightened, seemingly wanting to crush it...
But in the end, it slowly opened again.
"I gave you a chance."
"More than once or twice."
"But you always chose him without hesitation."
The small Piplup wooden doll returned to Skitty's embrace.
Ultimately.
She couldn't personally return this wooden doll to her friend.
Skitty hugged the small wooden doll and curled into a ball.
In her crystal-clear tears.
Granny Sora had already been waiting for her there for a long time.
"Palkia!!"
Kazuya's roar echoed through the universe.
He also swallowed the fifth Reversion Pill into his mouth.
Six pitch-black arms dripping with black blood grew out from his back, twisting ferociously back and forth like uncontrollable dark vines.
Every now and then, a Dark Void or Dark Pulse would be randomly fired from these arms.
They couldn't hit the enemy.
And they consumed Kazuya's stamina.
Even.
Occasionally, these arms would use Knock Off and hit Kazuya himself.
If he didn't have a Dread Plate on him, which granted him immunity to Dark-type moves.
Kazuya would probably have fallen by now.
Dark red blood and pitch-black dark energy flowed from all over his body, making him look like an evil ghost crawling out of the abyss at this moment.
The blue solitary eye exposed outside occasionally bloomed with a flash of blood-red light.
Making him look even more brutal.
At this moment, Kazuya had already been affected by the emotion of anxiety.
He didn't know if it was the negative side effect brought by the Reversion Pill, or if he sensed that his other companions were in trouble.
Regardless.
He wanted to kill Palkia as quickly as possible.
But he was always just a little bit short...
Opposite Kazuya.
Where was the majestic appearance that one of the formerly proud Gods of Creation should have?
Both of the wings on Palkia's back had been snapped.
Of Its two massive arms, only one remained hanging weakly from Its body.
The pink pearl on the shoulder of Its remaining arm had also shattered, losing its original luster.
In those red eyes.
Where was the brutal emotion from before?
Only fear remained.
"Why can't you show a bit of the spirit a god should have? Wouldn't it be better to die with a bit of dignity?"
Kazuya raised both hands high and said expressionlessly.
He condensed a massive black vortex above his head.
From the vortex, Dark Voids continuously flew out one after another, sweeping towards Palkia opposite him.
The intertwined black and white figure continuously tossed and turned within this space.
Palkia was still struggling.
It really wanted to follow Its instinct and run away.
But there was another will forcefully suppressing Its instinct, forbidding It from fleeing, forcing It to fight to the death.
Crack!!
Streaks of blood-red lightning continuously flashed and circled around Kazuya's body.
That was not the Power of Racing Thunder, nor the Power of Electricity.
It was the manifestation of extreme Aura.
Swish!
Another pair of pitch-black arms burst from Kazuya's waist, and the moment they grew out, the two hands directly choked his own neck.
Intense emotions seemed to catalyze the body's berserk process.
But even if Kazuya realized this.
He couldn't care about it anymore.
Rip!
He raised his hands to tear off the two arms at his waist, casually throwing them aside.
Just as Kazuya was about to launch another attack.
Dark red lightning flashed past behind him.
Leaving three gashes.
Sensing the three Auras that suddenly appeared behind him.
Kazuya slightly turned his head, glanced back, and then froze for a moment.
The Lake Guardians.
Moreover.
Not corrupted Lake Guardians.
These three Pokemon had clearly not been corrupted by the dark energy.
After just a moment's thought.
Kazuya understood.
The Lake Guardians are on the same divine level as the Creation Trio.
The former three represent the spiritual world.
The latter three represent the material world.
Not only do They possess unbelievable special abilities like the Creation Trio, but They also have Their own independent separate dimensions.
Even Palkia could not forcefully enter these separate dimensions.
Therefore.
If the Lake Guardians had been hiding in Their respective separate dimensions all along.
Then Shadow and the host of Demon Gods truly couldn't do anything to Them.
Azelf, the God of Willpower, spoke first: "Long time no see, Aura Envoy. Mesprit sensed your emotions, so I have come to fulfill my promise."
His words threw Kazuya into a moment of reminiscence.
Only then did he remember.
During his fourth life.
When he was traveling with Lorelei and Lucario.
He had encountered Azelf once at Lake Valor.
"When you are driven into a corner and need my help, I will bring my companions to assist you."
As for Mesprit.
It was the small pink mushroom, the legendary "God of Emotion".
The last small yellow drowsy mushroom, Uxie, the "God of Knowledge", spoke: "Now is not the time to talk about this."
"Palkia is in a very poor state right now. This is a great opportunity to finish It off."
"As long as Palkia dies, we won't have to stay in hiding all the time."
Uxie was the "brain" of the Lake Guardians.
Whether it was hiding in a separate dimension to survive, or seizing the opportunity to take Palkia's life, these were all Its decisions.
As Uxie's voice fell.
It was the first to activate Its ability.
Mystical Power!
The exclusive power belonging solely to the Lake Guardians suddenly erupted.
Palkia, who was flashing through space, stiffened and froze in place, as if bound by invisible ropes.
However, It still had spare energy to struggle, seemingly intending to forcefully break free.
At the same time.
Mesprit and Azelf hurriedly added Their strength.
Mystical Power!
The invisible ropes binding Palkia materialized at this moment.
It was actually the Red Chain specifically used to target the Gods of Space and Time!
Under the restraint of the Red Chain.
Palkia was actually completely immobilized, just as if It had been frozen by Kyurem's Glaciate.
"Now is the time, Aura Envoy!"
Azelf's shout went straight to Kazuya's brain.
And he immediately hurled a Dark Void, devouring Palkia entirely into it.
The Dark Void fought with all its might to eat away at Palkia's power.
Kazuya also continuously applied Dark-type energy into the Dark Void.
The difficulty of devouring Palkia.
Was far beyond that of devouring Victini and Zeraora.
But fortunately, the Lake Guardians, who specifically countered the Gods of Space and Time, were there to assist.
The entire process lasted for five minutes.
And finally concluded without any major mishaps.
The Power of Space.
Obtained.
"It is very dangerous outside. We will leave first. Be careful."
After leaving behind one sentence, Azelf.
Immediately followed Its two companions and hid back into the separate dimension.
Perhaps one day in the future.
They would meet again.
The surrounding spatial barriers shattered with a loud boom following Palkia's death.
The figures of his companions appeared before Kazuya's eyes one by one.
Although everyone looked battered and exhausted.
At least they were still alive.
Seeing that all four companions were still well.
Kazuya breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Until.
That touch of small pink entered his vision.
"..."
The anxiety in his heart found its source at this moment.
The world seemed to quiet down at this very moment.
The calls of his companions, the roars of the Demon Gods, none of them could enter Kazuya's world.
The six arms on his back suddenly became docile.
It was as if they had become Kazuya's last shred of rationality.
Continuously extending outward.
Grabbing the companions who were approaching.
And also grabbing Skitty, who had lost her warmth in the distance.
The Power of Space permeated the area.
The six arms pulled everyone, scrambling into the spatial wormhole.
At the final moment.
All the billowing dark energy on Kazuya's body converged inward, as if actively absorbed, completely disappearing from sight.
Leaving only a single, completely emotionless sentence.
Drifting toward Shadow in the distance.
"No matter who you are, or what your reasons are."
"I will make you die without a burial place."
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