Rayquaza resembled the eastern dragons of Chen Shi's previous life, though its body was predominantly green. Crimson-edged fins extended from its shoulders and along the sides of its body like rudders, and a similar fin flared at the tip of its tail.
Yellow ring-like markings circled its body, ultimately extending to the golden halo atop its head.
It possessed two clawed forelimbs, each with three sharp talons. Two long, flat horn-like structures rose from its head, with two smaller protrusions beneath them.
Even from a distance, Chen Shi could feel the overwhelming pressure radiating from it.
This wasn't an aura Rayquaza intentionally released.
It was suppression born from the difference in lifeforms.
Chen Shi had prepared himself mentally before coming here, but when he finally faced this colossal being, his heart pounded uncontrollably and his blood surged through his veins.
Pokémon: Rayquaza
Level: ???
Potential: ???
Ability: Air Lock
Gender: None
Moves: ...
After seeing the system's scan results, Chen Shi swallowed.
This was only the second time the system had failed to produce concrete data.
The first time had been Mew.
Still, he wasn't surprised.
It wasn't as if Rayquaza could be weaker than Mew.
If the system couldn't scan Mew properly, it made sense that Rayquaza would be the same.
Mew slowly guided him closer.
Rayquaza seemed to sense something. Its massive body shifted, and its eyes snapped open.
A thunderous roar erupted, shaking the very air.
Invisible shockwaves expanded outward in all directions. Fortunately, Mew had anticipated this and kept Chen Shi protected within a psychic barrier.
The wind screamed.
Though shielded from the impact, Chen Shi still felt his eardrums ache and his blood momentarily freeze.
The next instant, Rayquaza opened its mouth. Hyper Beam energy gathered, condensing into a blinding sphere.
They had been identified as intruders.
Chen Shi panicked.
An unprecedented sense of crisis engulfed him.
Every cell in his body screamed the same warning—
You will die.
You will die.
Run.
If you don't run now, you'll die.
Thankfully, Mew reacted instantly, darting forward and waving its tiny paws.
"Mew!"
(It's me! Don't attack!)
Rayquaza paused for a fraction of a second.
Then it tilted its head upward and fired the destructive beam straight into space.
Chen Shi's scalp tingled.
If Mew hadn't stopped that attack, he would have been reduced to ash.
Rayquaza snorted, twin plumes of white mist escaping its nostrils.
"What do you want?"
Among the legendary and mythical Pokémon, Mew was infamous.
Not because of its genetic purity.
Not because of overwhelming strength.
But because it was insufferably nosy.
Wherever legends clashed, Mew could often be found spectating.
A true chaos-loving spectator.
Worse still, it didn't just watch.
It collected.
A thousand years ago, when Rayquaza battled Groudon and Kyogre, Mew had hovered nearby gathering fallen scales, fragments of armor shed from Groudon—anything it could pick up.
It had even called it "cleaning the battlefield."
Rayquaza had been furious.
But out of respect for the World Tree, it had restrained itself.
After all, they were not vital fragments.
Still, if reason hadn't prevailed just now, it might have blasted Mew regardless.
Mew chuckled sheepishly and pointed at Chen Shi.
"Mew!"
(It's not me this time. He wants to talk to you.)
Rayquaza's gaze shifted.
It landed on the human standing nearby.
The moment it sensed him, something familiar stirred.
That power…
It was the same power the human from a thousand years ago had possessed.
Another human with that ability had appeared?
Rayquaza's anger subsided considerably.
A faint trace of reminiscence flickered in its eyes.
Finally, it spoke coldly.
"Human. Why do you seek me?"
Chen Shi forced himself to remain steady.
"Hello. It was indeed I who asked Mew to bring me here."
"I wouldn't disturb your rest without reason."
He wasted no time.
"The secret realms of Groudon and Kyogre have resurfaced. The Red Orb and Blue Orb have fallen into the hands of two ambitious individuals."
"They intend to use the orbs to control Groudon and Kyogre."
Rayquaza scoffed.
"Fools."
Often, one's greatest rival understands you best.
Since their birth, the Hoenn trio had been locked in endless conflict.
No one knew Groudon and Kyogre better than Rayquaza.
The Red Orb and Blue Orb were simply vessels for natural energy—tools enabling Primal Reversion.
Important, yes.
But instruments of control?
Impossible.
Chen Shi nodded quickly. "I agree they are foolish. But I fear they may awaken those two titans regardless. And if that happens…"
He trailed off.
Rayquaza understood.
Even if the event had yet to occur, Chen Shi was convinced he could not stop Maxie and Archie.
Their emergence had been too sudden.
Maxie had already clashed with Flannery's grandfather at Mt. Chimney. Their subordinates had been active at Meteor Falls.
Archie had seized his orb as well.
They clearly believed they could succeed.
If they doubted themselves, they would have remained hidden.
And the timing of the secret realm's reappearance was too convenient.
Chen Shi could only prepare for the worst.
Rayquaza's gaze remained icy.
If Groudon and Kyogre fought, intervention would be inevitable.
It was its duty.
But if they acquired their orbs and underwent Primal Reversion, the battle would be far more troublesome.
Without Mega Evolution, handling them would be difficult.
Yet Mega Evolution demanded immense energy.
Though Rayquaza had accumulated considerable energy over a thousand years, expending it was no small matter.
And now—
A human possessing psychic resonance stood before it.
A human capable of synchronizing with it.
Fortune had arrived.
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