Roar—!
The frenzied Dialga and Palkia immediately turned their eyes toward each other. Maybe it was because they had clashed violently for so many years, or maybe they simply hated each other by nature. Either way, now that they were in a state of madness, they charged straight at one another without hesitation.
Boom—!
A heavy, violent sound echoed as Dialga and Palkia slammed into each other in mid-air. A massive shockwave spread outward from the impact, shaking the air itself.
Hummm—
Time and space seemed to twist at that moment. The sharp ringing in their ears made Cynthia and Caitlin frown in pain. A strong sense of discomfort spread from the soles of their feet through their entire bodies. In their daze, they even thought they saw the forms of Dialga and Palkia overlap and blur together.
"As expected, it has reached this point after all."
Uxie's cool telepathic voice sounded like a heavy sigh. Although it had predicted this would happen, seeing it actually happen still made it uneasy.
"Why are they fighting? Is it because of that black lightning from before?"
Cynthia recovered from her discomfort and asked, feeling completely confused. The Red Chains had already shattered, but Dialga and Palkia looked even more out of control now. Before, they had merely been controlled by Charon. Now, looking at them, it seemed like they were trying to kill each other.
"This is Giratina's power. A power that belongs only to Him."
Uxie's eyes, filled with wisdom, looked toward the terrifying Origin Forme Giratina.
"The strange lightning from before?" Damian said, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Exactly. Damian, you really do know a great deal."
Uxie glanced at him.
"That lightning? Is it a move?" Cynthia had never heard of anything like it.
"It is not a move, but a power unique to Giratina," Damian said, shaking his head.
That was right. The so-called black lightning was not a Pokémon move, but a power Giratina naturally possessed.
"Giratina, who controls antimatter, is one of Arceus's avatars. It can be considered the violent avatar. Because of that, Giratina is naturally aggressive and cruel. Arceus sent it into the Distortion World to watch over and guard that place."
"As the violent avatar, Giratina naturally has the power to open rifts in time and space and call down lightning into the human world, spreading frenzy to other living things."
Damian continued to explain. In the ancient legends of Hisui, lightning fell from a space-time rift, causing the nobles of several lands to fall into a frenzied state one after another. That had been Giratina's doing.
In the end, a man named Volo revealed his plan and summoned Giratina. He used Giratina's power to drive Dialga and Palkia into a frenzy, hoping to use the force of their clash to open a path to the Hall of Origin so he could meet Arceus.
"This..."
Cynthia bit her lip as she watched Dialga and Palkia clash violently in the sky. It was terrifying. However, she could not help but feel something strange in her heart.
Setting their status aside, Dialga and Palkia had first been controlled by Charon with the Red Chain, and now Giratina's black lightning had driven them insane again. These two Legendary Pokémon felt a little too easy to manipulate. They represented time and space, so how could they be thrown into chaos so easily?
"Damian, we cannot let Dialga and Palkia keep fighting. Their battle will affect time and space. This world will face a disaster," Azelf said to him.
The existence of Dialga and Palkia was too special. Their violent battle would inevitably affect time and space. If it continued for too long, the entire world would suffer serious consequences. At best, time would become chaotic and space would warp or merge with parallel dimensions. At worst, time and space would collapse and shatter, causing time to reverse or rush forward uncontrollably.
This was the influence of Dialga and Palkia. Cyrus's plan to create a new world had never been empty fantasy. Once he truly controlled them and they used their full power, they really could have used their matter together with the spirit in the Red Chain to create an entirely new world.
"Yeah... I understand."
Damian spread his hands and turned his gaze toward Giratina, which was quietly watching the battle. Making Dialga and Palkia stop was simple. He only needed to defeat them. But that would only treat the symptom, not the cause. As long as Giratina was still here and its goal was not met, it would not stop.
So, the root of the problem was Giratina.
As if noticing Damian's gaze, Origin Forme Giratina slowly turned its head. Its cold dragon eyes looked back at him.
!!
A sensation so intense that the hair on her arms stood up made Cynthia's body tense. Terrifying. What kind of gaze was that? Just being looked at by Giratina made Cynthia feel as if her breathing might stop from the pressure. This Pokémon that represented antimatter in mythology was far more frightening than Dialga or Palkia.
"Nice to meet you, Giratina."
Damian, however, acted as if he felt nothing. He slowly stepped forward and smiled faintly.
It was not just that he was fearless. Well, Damian had always been fearless. Giratina's pressure was indeed the strongest he had ever felt from any Pokémon. However, he had already received the prayers of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. Azelf's prayer had been: "May your resolve remain firm, may you never waver, and may courage always stay by your side."
As one of the ancient Pokémon tied to creation, the spirit Azelf represented was "Willpower." It could be said that Damian was now one of the people with the strongest will in the world. Furthermore, even without Azelf's prayer, the many Legendary Pokémon around him, the blessing of Viridian Power, and his own naturally tough mind meant he would not be shaken by Giratina's pressure.
Origin Forme Giratina's dragon eyes showed no emotion. It continued to stare at Damian coldly.
"It seems you aren't very good at talking," Damian said with a light chuckle when he saw Giratina give no response. But that was not surprising.
"I don't understand."
Cynthia looked at Damian's back, then at the terrifying Origin Forme Giratina.
"Uxie, since Giratina was created by Arceus just like you were, why is it attacking Dialga and Palkia? And why do you all seem to have expected this?"
"Because He wants to rebel against the Great One," Uxie said flatly. "He is different from us, and different from Dialga and Palkia. From the moment He was created, He was cast into the Distortion World by the Great One. Perhaps, in His view, He was never satisfied with that outcome."
Uxie's eyes, which were always calm and wise, finally showed a flicker of emotion as it watched Giratina. Yes, why rebel against Arceus? Perhaps it was not even about rebellion. Perhaps it was simply one attempt to challenge His own fate.
Cynthia remained silent.
A low, hoarse roar sounded. Origin Forme Giratina slowly twisted its massive body and rose into the air. The red light in its dragon eyes was chilling. The pressure in the area grew even heavier.
"Are you telling me not to get involved? Sorry, I can't do that," Damian said, shrugging helplessly. "Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf have already sacrificed a lot, and they sincerely asked me to stop you. Besides, if Dialga and Palkia keep making a mess, the consequences will be too serious. And this world..."
Damian slowly curled his lips into a grin, and a thick sense of malice surfaced.
"Is mine!"
That was right. In Damian's view, this world would belong to him sooner or later. If Dialga and Palkia kept causing this kind of destruction, then they were just wrecking his property. That was something Damian did not want to see.
Furthermore, he did not want to end up like Ash and the others in the original story, caught in the distortions caused by Dialga and Palkia and having his body reverse through time until he became a child again. That was definitely not a good situation.
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Giratina's eyes. It glanced at Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.
Gulp—
When Giratina's gaze swept over them, Uxie and Azelf tried their best to stay calm. Mesprit, however, instantly felt its legs go weak. After swallowing hard, it curled up and hid behind Uxie, trembling.
"You cannot possibly defeat Arceus. Wouldn't it be better to give up on that idea? You should understand that yourself," Damian said, trying to persuade Giratina.
As one of the ancient Pokémon tied to creation, Giratina surely understood how powerful Arceus was.
When it heard those words, the light in Giratina's eyes turned sharply colder. Its massive body began to glide slowly toward them.
"Seems like I hit a sore spot," Damian raised an eyebrow. "Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y, use Dark Pulse!"
Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y raised its left arm. Black ripples of energy gathered, and then a beam of dark power shot out, striking straight at the approaching Origin Forme Giratina. Dark Pulse, a Dark-type move, was super effective against Giratina.
However, Origin Forme Giratina did not dodge. Instead, it sped up. Just before Dark Pulse could hit, Giratina's form suddenly turned ghost-like. Dark Pulse passed right through its body.
That move again?
Damian licked his lips at the sight. Seeing that Dark Pulse had no effect, Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y immediately stopped. A purple-black psychic barrier formed at once.
Boom!
A second later, Giratina shifted back from ghost-like to solid. Its body was surrounded by a ghostly glow as it slammed violently into Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y's psychic barrier.
Giratina used Shadow Force!
Flames of light flickered in Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y's eyes. It could feel the enormous impact slamming into the psychic barrier. It was unbelievably heavy. Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y frantically poured psychic energy into the barrier, barely managing to hold off Giratina's charge.
The low, hoarse roar sounded again. Giratina's massive body twisted and rose once more. Its huge form kept flickering between ghost-like and solid, eerie and silent.
Giratina gradually rose to the highest point in the sky. Its cold, violent eyes looked down at Primal Kyogre and Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y below.
The ruler of the Distortion World, Origin Forme Giratina, had come to challenge them!
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