Grey, Little Riolu, Rayquaza: "…"
What the hell kind of "distant relative" was that?!
"Friends can have distant relatives too?"
Grey raised an eyebrow.
"I was answering your question."
Kyurem gave the sky a disdainful glance.
It was just a flying dragon four times weak to Ice.
Watch me freeze you to death with Glaciate!
As if sensing the disrespect below, the majestic voice above grew even angrier.
Almost in the next instant, countless dazzling meteors suddenly appeared above the dome of Sky Pillar.
These meteorites, wrapped in Dragon-type energy, dragged brilliant flaming tails behind them as they roared toward Kyurem like heavenly punishment, dyeing the entire sky a magnificent yet dangerous golden red.
In response, a trace of contempt flashed through Kyurem's hollow, lifeless dark-gold eyes. It suddenly shattered the rock layer beneath its feet, and an extremely cold aura spread like ripples.
Countless sharp ice pillars burst from the ground in response, meeting the falling meteors head-on.
The Ice-type move, Glaciate!
Boom!
The crystal ice pillars and blazing meteors collided in midair with deafening explosions. Both forces almost dispersed at the same time, leaving only melted droplets of water to fall.
In an instant, the clouds tore apart, and a green figure sliced through the sky.
A giant dragon revealed itself.
Its long body shone like emerald under the moonlight, its golden dragon eyes locked onto Kyurem below, while the surging air currents around it twisted the remaining clouds into spirals.
Pokémon: Rayquaza, Legendary Pokémon
Type: Dragon, Flying
Level: ???
Ability: Air Lock
Moves: Draco Meteor, Dragon Dance, Extreme Speed… the rest omitted.
It knew many moves, but it did not know Dragon Ascent.
In other words, the Rayquaza before him still could not undergo Mega Evolution.
Also, it was green, not the black Rayquaza from the Hoopa movie that fought seven Legendaries at once.
For a moment, Grey also felt that it was just okay.
Rayquaza: ???
"Human, it seems you are somewhat dissatisfied with my arrival."
Rayquaza directly used telepathy to throw a sarcastic line at Grey.
"Not really. It's just a little more different from what I expected than I thought."
Grey stroked his chin and examined the Rayquaza above the sky with great interest.
Although this shade of green was indeed elegant, if it were ink black instead, it would probably show off its presence even more.
While he was thinking, Rayquaza had already restrained its aura and descended to the top of Sky Pillar.
Its golden dragon eyes turned slightly, meeting Grey's gaze as he stood on the platform.
Rayquaza narrowed its dragon eyes and spoke through telepathy.
"You carry the scent of two foreign Legendary Pokémon…"
The tip of its tail lightly struck the stone surface of the altar, making a crisp sound like metal hitting stone. "On an ordinary day, I would have already driven you out of Sky Pillar."
As it spoke, its draconic pressure pressed down like something tangible toward Reshiram inside the Poké Ball and Kyurem standing outside. It was clearly quite displeased that these two foreign deities had set foot in its airspace.
Rayquaza coiled around the altar pillar, recalling what had happened back then.
When Kyurem had first torn through the atmosphere and descended, it had already offended Rayquaza's authority. Now, a human Trainer had actually dared to bring these outsiders into its sacred territory without permission. This was the greatest disrespect toward the lord of the sky!
Kyurem's incomplete ice wings suddenly spread, and a cold snort mixed with ice shards came from its nose.
"A mere worm guarding a pillar dares call itself lord of the heavens? Humans worship you as a god, and you've already forgotten yourself?"
"Impudent!" Rayquaza slammed its tail fin heavily against the stone pillar, shaking down countless pieces of rubble. "You homeless dragon, how dare you bark in the land protected by the ozone layer?"
"Homeless dragon?" Ice-blue light gathered in Kyurem's throat. "Then why don't we see who can freeze this broken pillar apart?"
"Rio!" Oh no! How did I forget about this?!
A rainbow glow spread around Little Riolu's body, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into Mew, lightly hovering between the two giant dragons.
Its pink tail trembled slightly, releasing a gentle psychic wave as it tried to stop the two dragons' conflict.
"You two stop fighting!"
Before its voice even faded, Kyurem's Glaciate and Rayquaza's Stone Edge collided with a deafening crash.
The extreme cold ice crystals and sharp stone blades violently intertwined above the altar. The erupting energy turbulence completely drowned out Mew's attempt to mediate.
"Grey, stop them!"
Mew anxiously sent him a message, its pink body dodging left and right through the chaotic energy current.
But somehow, Grey had pulled out half a chilled watermelon from who knew where. He sat cross-legged at the edge of the altar, eating with great satisfaction, and commented indistinctly, "Speaking of which, have Pokémon these days all secretly signed up for Stone Edge tutoring classes? Why does every Pokémon know Stone Edge?"
Come to think of it, ever since he had started battling, Stone Edge had appeared so many times, but the number of times it had actually hit could probably be counted on one hand.
A Rock-type move in the move pool with high power, but that always missed because of all sorts of reasons.jpg
Mew immediately stiffened in midair and snapped in annoyance, "Don't start nitpicking at a time like this!"
Grey leisurely scooped up a spoonful of chilled watermelon and said calmly to the anxious Mew, "When Legendary Pokémon start fighting, there's no deciding a winner without three days and three nights. We might as well let them use up some stamina first. Once they've had enough trouble, they'll naturally calm down."
"Also, I'm still only human, so it's better not to rush into a battle like this. What if an accident happens? The hospital bill alone could cost hundreds or thousands of all-you-can-eat barbecue meals."
"!!!"
After hearing that, Mew suddenly felt that Grey made a lot of sense.
Maybe it was better to sit down and watch their fight first, then deal with things after they had enjoyed themselves.
"Speaking of which, Mew, why did you bring me here?"
"I originally wanted you to see if you could help Rayquaza Mega Evolve, but now these two are fighting, and it definitely won't be solved anytime soon. Let's wait until it's over."
Mew had good intentions but caused trouble by mistake.
It had genuinely forgotten that Rayquaza and Kyurem had a bit of a grudge.
Let them fight, then. Once they were done, it would be fine.
"True."
Grey gave a light nod, then continued watching the battle between the two dragons.
"Mew, who do you think will win between Kyurem and Rayquaza?"
"Hard to say. But Rayquaza is at too much of a type disadvantage. I'd say Rayquaza and Kyurem are around four to six."
"Mm, about what I thought."
The two chatted, ate watermelon, and quietly watched the battle.
They saw frigid air shroud Sky Pillar as crystal frost rapidly spread along the ancient stone stairs.
Rayquaza's body was covered in a thick layer of ice. Every time it coiled and moved, countless icicles shattered and fell from it, and its flying movements had clearly become heavier and slower.
Kyurem's condition was not much better.
Under Rayquaza's reckless offensive, deep scorch marks had been left across its hard back armor. The ice crystals on its left wing had cracked, and the light in its dark-gold pupils had dimmed somewhat.
The two sides fought back and forth.
Grey could not see any battle technique at all, only plain and simple stat checks.
He gnawed on his watermelon and commented indistinctly, "Rayquaza's battle sense is way too immature. Did it learn Dragon Dance for nothing? Three times already, it could have used the speed boost to dodge Glaciate, but it just had to stubbornly clash head-on with Dragon Claw…"
Rayquaza, which was fiercely gathering power for Dragon Claw, suddenly froze. A shadow instantly covered its forehead, and even the force with which its tail struck the ice pillars carried an obvious embarrassment turning into anger.
After smashing the ice pillar, Rayquaza turned its head and spat a Dragon Breath carrying ice shards toward Grey. "Arrogant human! If you have the ability, then come command this duel!"
"You're not my Pokémon," Grey said slowly, setting down the watermelon. "Why should I waste effort guiding you?"
Rayquaza was immediately speechless. The Dragon Breath gathering in its throat slowly dispersed, and its dragon eyes contracted violently. For a long while, it could not even come up with a rebuttal.
Grey patted his clothes and stood up. "Since you insist on witnessing my command, I'll guide Kyurem against you instead. That should prove my ability, right?"
"???"
Rayquaza's body trembled violently as it cursed, "Human brat, what kind of logic is that?!"
"Hahaha! Good, good! Hero who fills the emptiness, let this masterless pillar-guarding worm know our power!"
Kyurem burst into wild laughter, its ice wings slicing a half-arc of cold light through the air. Clearly, this suited it perfectly.
Grey raised his hand and shouted, "Kyurem, reveal your true form!"
"Understood!"
As Kyurem itself shone with light, steam wrapped around its body, causing it to rapidly transform.
The moment White Kyurem spread its turbine wings, Grey's command had already pierced through the air. "Blizzard!"
Buzz!
The turbine engines roared, and fierce winds carrying extremely cold ice crystals surged out in a fan shape.
The originally scattered snowflakes instantly became an ice storm sweeping across the sky, turning the entire airspace into a winter realm.
Alarm bells rang in Rayquaza's heart.
During the moment when Kyurem had transformed, the aura it released had felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
That made Rayquaza somewhat miss its own former power.
If its own source energy had not dissipated too much, it would have used that power on the spot and clashed with them directly!
But right now, Rayquaza could not care about that much.
White Kyurem's Blizzard was clearly more penetrating than before.
Rayquaza could only hastily spit out Fire Blast. A massive ball of fire surged out, transforming into a blazing character-shaped flame with magnificent force.
Yet the moment it came into contact with the Blizzard, it was suppressed by the biting cold.
The special attack drop caused by using Draco Meteor earlier was now fully exposed. The golden-red flames retreated step by step in the storm of ice crystals, and even the core structure of the flame began to collapse.
Whoosh.
The Blizzard swept past, and Rayquaza ultimately could not withstand the strengthened force of extreme cold. Its massive body fell toward Sky Pillar.
However, the dignity of a Legendary Pokémon meant that even while falling, it still maintained its majesty. It looked more like a free fall than being knocked down.
Grey raised a hand to stop White Kyurem from pursuing, then slowly walked over to Rayquaza, which had fallen to the ground.
He looked at the somewhat dim scales on Rayquaza's body and frowned slightly. "Why is the source aura inside your body so thin? It's as if… many parts are missing, and you can't unleash your own strongest power at all."
"Nonsense!" Rayquaza raised its head. Whether because Grey had hit the mark or for some other reason, it angrily said, "I have guarded the ozone layer for countless centuries and never—"
"I have a way."
Grey softly spoke those four words.
"Human, as you know, I have always trusted you."
Mew, Kyurem: "…"
Rayquaza, I still liked your defiant look from earlier.
Rayquaza's sudden attitude made Kyurem let out a deep sneer. Its ice-covered dragon wings spread arrogantly, and undisguised mockery rolled in its throat. "Countless centuries have taught you how to wag your tail and beg."
"Get lost. If it weren't for you, would so much of my source energy have disappeared?"
Rayquaza's dragon teeth ground together, and its vertical pupils stared fiercely at Kyurem nearby.
If not for the fierce battle with this foreign ice dragon back then that damaged its source energy, why would it need to constantly travel through the atmosphere every day searching for meteorites to replenish its energy?
But even after countless centuries of absorbing cosmic particles, the recovery efficiency had never been satisfactory.
Its current power was only about seventy percent of its peak. How could the lord of the sky not feel anxious about that?
At that, Rayquaza eagerly lowered its body and asked, "What is the method you mentioned?"
Grey lightly pointed westward with his fingertip. Thinking of some things Steven had mentioned to him before, he answered, "At the summit of Mt. Chimney, there is a meteorite with the purest energy in all of Hoenn. If you can absorb it, perhaps the problem of your lost source energy can be solved."
A burning light immediately burst from Rayquaza's dragon eyes.
It remembered once shattering a giant meteorite that had been falling toward the Hoenn region, but at the time, because of various concerns, it had not dared to descend and collect it casually.
Now that it thought about it, its unintentional action back then had actually become the key to restoring its strength.
"So, human, you're going to get the meteorite for me?"
"You're not coming with me?"
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Grey and Rayquaza both had question marks over their heads at the same time.
"So you wanted to freeload?"
"Be a good person to the end and help me with this little favor?"
"Then let me ask you, what are those Dragon Claws of yours for? You only use them when it's time to eat?"
Grey rolled his eyes and said irritably.
"That's unfair slander. They can also use the move Dragon Claw."
Rayquaza seemed to have turned into a comedian, with every line becoming an instant classic.
Grey could not hold it in and waved his hand. "This is Sky Pillar. Do you know how long it takes to get to Mt. Chimney from here? The travel expenses are very expensive. If you converted them into human-world prices, they'd be enough to make a Mythical Pokémon do many things."
"Your human-world prices are that expensive?"
Rayquaza raised an eyebrow, clearly unable to believe Grey's words.
How rare were Mythical Pokémon?
Although some Mythical Pokémon were not that strong in battle, their abilities were still very powerful.
The cost of having one act even once would definitely be an astronomical number.
But such an astronomical number was actually still less than travel expenses?
"That's right. Ask it if you don't believe me."
Grey grabbed Mew and placed it in front of Rayquaza.
At the same time, he said to Mew, "Mew, my guy, the cost of this flight would be enough for more than a dozen all-you-can-eat barbecue meals. Tell me, with that many meals, how many times could I hire you to act?"
"Three times!"
Mew answered without hesitation.
Hearing this, Rayquaza raised an eyebrow.
Human-world prices were so high that they could make Mew act three times?!
It had to be known that even back then, if Rayquaza wanted to ask Mew to make a move, it was very difficult…
It seemed the human before it had not lied.
But what should it use in exchange?
Rayquaza sank into thought, unable to figure out for a moment how it should ask Grey for help.
Grey thought for a moment, then said…
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