Yveltal was stunned, and every feather on its body stood on end.
Its pressure was even worse than back when it had been over the top with stealing life, and Complete Forme Zygarde came to suppress it.
Damn.
Did it break some heaven rules?
Yveltal scanned the surroundings.
Overall, it seemed like only Reshiram was the one it could fight…
and it also had to be in good condition.
Right now, it was heavily injured.
A 1v1? It definitely wasn't Reshiram's opponent.
This…
"Yveltal, why aren't you saying anything?"
Damian asked with a smug little smile.
"..."
Reshiram stood there with nobility.
Cool dragon eyes only calmly watched Yveltal.
But in reality…
"Damian, Damian! It looks like it's really not convinced. Let me go beat it—then I'll make it behave for sure!"
Reshiram's excited Telepathy rang in Damian's mind.
"Welcome a new member."
Reshiram still had plenty of energy.
It loved this kind of setup—
having a backer standing behind you—
feeling totally safe—
and getting to go wild whenever you wanted.
Damian clicked his tongue.
Reshiram really was an attention-seeker.
Honestly, in full health, solo—
Damian really felt like Reshiram might not be able to beat Yveltal.
But Yveltal had only just gotten seriously injured.
This was exactly the weakened timing.
Reshiram had clearly picked up on that.
"I'm inviting you into my team with real sincerity."
"My sincerity should already be more than enough."
So your "sincerity" is you setting up a "gatekeeper" for me from front, back, left, right, and even above?
Isn't this just a blatant threat?
Yveltal was so angry it almost laughed.
And of course, there was a gap left open underneath.
So you want me, mighty Yveltal, to Dig out and run?!
"Of course."
"You might be unhappy."
"You might think I'm forcing you to compromise."
Damian kept talking like it was nothing, pretending he didn't see Yveltal's annoyed look.
"But isn't that exactly what shows I like you?"
"If I wasn't interested in a Pokémon, I wouldn't set up a welcome ceremony like this."
Damian sounded very sincere.
Yveltal fell into confusion.
Why did it feel like what these humans said… made a little bit of sense?
No, no, something was definitely off.
"If it were Xerneas, I wouldn't keep hassling it like this."
"Compared to you, Yveltal…"
"my 'chemistry' with Xerneas isn't that strong."
Damian even pulled out Xerneas as an example.
This was a lie.
In reality, Damian originally wasn't really into Xerneas.
But after today's encounters and contact…
his perception of Xerneas really had changed drastically.
Who would hate having a savior-mother-type Pokémon as a friend?
Not to mention—
Xerneas was actually pretty tough too.
And when something came up, Xerneas really did step in for real.
Hearing that, Yveltal's eyes shifted a bit.
"Humans… for real?"
Yveltal asked with a hoarse Telepathy.
"Of course it's true."
"You have to make a choice between you and them."
"I'll absolutely choose you as my partners."
Damian answered without the slightest hesitation.
Yveltal's eyes shimmered uncertainly.
Right now, it was—rarely for it—showing a little favor toward a humans.
Mm.
Mainly because those words felt really good to its ears.
That's right!
Yveltal was stronger than Xerneas!
Even so, Yveltal still didn't really want to follow a humans.
It still preferred being free and unrestrained.
"Humans, I don't want to follow you."
"That's a shame."
"But in the end…"
"I still can't give you up."
Damian helplessly shook his head.
What a joke.
With things already like this, how could he possibly let Yveltal go?
But he wasn't forcing it.
First, he showed Yveltal his muscles.
Then he acted like he was just carefully coaxing it.
And finally, he set the trap.
Wasn't that perfect?
Otherwise, based on Yveltal's personality,
Damian really would've been afraid that if he pushed it too far, Yveltal would flip out—
pretend to play along,
then ambush him in the middle of the night.
Honestly, if Yveltal did something dishonorable like that—
Damian wouldn't be surprised at all.
"How about this, Yveltal."
"I'm a reasonable person."
"We each take one step back."
"Kyogre, Mewtwo, Giratina."
"Those three are my strongest partners."
"You can challenge among them."
"If you can defeat even one of them…"
"then I'll let you go."
"Otherwise…"
"be my partners willingly."
"How's that?"
"Of course."
"And before the battle, I'll restore your injuries."
Damian pretended to hesitate before speaking.
"..."
Yveltal went silent.
"Yveltal, I've already given you more than enough face."
"If it were other Pokémon, I wouldn't give them a chance like this."
"After all, I already beat you once, right?"
Damian smiled while looking at Yveltal.
If Yveltal cared about face, then in a situation like this, it couldn't possibly reject him.
Otherwise, its pride would've already been totally shattered.
And the fact proved that this really worked.
Yveltal's personality was cold and vicious.
But for a Pokémon like it, dignity was truly extremely important.
It accepted decisively.
But who to fight was a hurdle.
Yveltal actually wanted to challenge Mega Shadow mewtwo y.
After all, it had been beaten by Mega Shadow mewtwo y before.
It wanted to get payback and erase that shame.
However—
even for Yveltal, it had a brain.
Mega Shadow mewtwo y's strength was just too strong.
Yveltal couldn't resist it.
Because before, Mega Shadow mewtwo y had already easily turned it into heavy injuries.
So the remaining options were—
Primal Kyogre and Giratina.
Both were tough as nails.
Especially Giratina.
This guy looked like a total hard-ass.
Forget it.
Since it was about Yveltal's freedom—
Giratina definitely couldn't be chosen.
So it could only choose this fish.
Yveltal stared at the big blue-and-golden fat fish on the left.
Its eyes were cold and heavy.
Birds eat fish!
Especially vicious birds like itself!
And when Yveltal shifted its "vision" toward itself,
Primal Kyogre froze.
Then it got so mad it almost started laughing.
Fine, fine, fine!
Not choosing Giratina.
Not choosing Mewtwo.
Choosing me?!
So you're treating me like a soft target, huh?
Fine, fine, fine!
You're gonna regret it!!!
Primal Kyogre stared coldly at Yveltal.
It had decided—
that today, it wouldn't stop
until it drowned this Yveltal,
until it was as helpless as a pregnant-bird!
"Looks like you chose Primal Kyogre."
"Then it's settled."
Damian let out a chuckle that he couldn't help.
He took out a mini Sacred Ash and restored Yveltal's injuries.
The effect was immediate.
Because it was made from Ho-Oh feathers.
The recovery was completely on a different level.
After resting for about half an hour…
above, Primal Kyogre and Yveltal stood off against each other.
Dark, heavy rain clouds covered the sky.
Primordial Sea covered this whole area—
and pour after pour came down.
And on Yveltal's side, Dark Aura spread everywhere.
Under Dark Aura, Dark-type Move damage increased.
Without question, whether it was Primal Kyogre or Yveltal—
right now, both were on full alert.
Then…
Kreee!!
Battered and bruised, Yveltal crawled out of the lake with great difficulty.
It flopped onto the ground, opened its bird mouth, and went absolutely berserk vomiting water.
At this moment, its belly was bulging high.
It had been completely stuffed—
like a pregnant woman carrying a baby for ten months.
Damian looked insanely creepy.
In reality, Yveltal couldn't beat Primal Kyogre.
Damian wasn't surprised at all.
Primal Kyogre might not be as strong as top-tier third gods like Rayquaza, Kyurem, or Giratina—
but its strength was absolutely still in the top tier.
It just wasn't at the very top among legends.
Dealing with Yveltal was naturally no problem.
The key was—
Primal Kyogre also force-fed Yveltal water…
Yeah.
After injuring Yveltal, it directly dragged it into another lake on the ground.
Then it pinned Yveltal down and shoved it into drinking, forcing it to swallow a full belly of water.
Speaking of which—
back then, it had done the same thing to Groudon.
But logically, Yveltal hadn't really offended it, right?
It just got picked to fight.
So was Primal Kyogre's resentment really that big?
Yeah.
Looks like a fat-headed fish can be petty too.
"Kyogre… is it really like that?"
Behind Damian, Az had an extremely strange expression.
It looked like it had a bunch of things it wanted to say but didn't know how.
This was his first time seeing battles between legendary Pokémon at this level.
But honestly—
it really shattered his expectations.
Especially the scene where Yveltal kept flapping its wings like crazy, trying to get airborne—
while Primal Kyogre bit down on its tail and yanked it hard down into the lake.
Az felt like—
he probably wouldn't forget it for the rest of his life…
Too damn impactful.
Eternal Flower shrank behind Az's neck, looking scared stiff.
Damian: "..."
And right now, behind the Yveltal that was going crazy vomiting water—
Primal Kyogre slowly rose up.
Golden beast-eyes were cold, arrogant, and smug.
It thought it had some kind of real skill.
Turns out it was just this?
Just this little bit, and you dared flip my card?
You damn thing—are you bored out of your mind?!
Do you even know who I am?!
Back in LaRousse City, I even fought a Shiny Rayquaza!!
Hmph-hmph-hmph~
After winning, Primal Kyogre was in an amazing mood.
It flew over toward Damian.
"Not bad."
Damian still praised Primal Kyogre.
After all, Primal Kyogre had won really beautifully.
Primal Kyogre humanly raised its head high.
It was extremely proud.
Then Damian looked at the Yveltal sprawled by the lakeside, still vomiting water.
And Damian noticed—
it wasn't only water coming from its mouth.
The spot beneath where it lay was also collecting a lot of water.
This…
"Yveltal, do you need some strong anti-vomiting medicine?"
Damian asked.
"Humans… hurry up and recall me into my recall ball."
Yveltal's hoarse Telepathy to Damian was extremely urgent.
Bastard!
It was Yveltal!
How could its miserable side be seen by three humans?!
Yveltal was almost gonna pass out.
Aaaaaah!!!
That damn fat-headed fish!
I'm gonna shark it!!!
I'm going to shark it a hundred times—a hundred times!!!
I've never been filled this full in my entire life!!!
"Alright."
Damian chuckled, but he still moved fast.
He took out Yveltal's Ultra Ball and recalled Yveltal into it.
Then…
looking at the water stains constantly leaking out from the ball's seams,
Damian silently took out a waterproof bag and put Yveltal's Ultra Ball inside.
Good news: Yveltal was basically fully caught.
Bad news: Yveltal's water-spitting still wouldn't stop.
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