The moment Axel saw the massive figure in the center of the platform, tightly locked in place by several thick, dark blue restraint rings, his heart immediately sank.
The legendary creator god of Ultra Space, Necrozma, once radiant like pure light itself.
Now it looked like a shattered piece of glass that had been violently trampled, covered in cracks and filthy dark stains.
After being tortured by Colress, it looked even more pitiful than the mad Prism Pokémon described in the official PM lore.
Its body was unnaturally twisted and fixed in place. The crystal at its core, which represented the origin of light energy, was dim and chaotic, wrapped in violent currents of dark purple and crimson.
In the area that could be called its "face," several crimson crack-like "gazes" flickered wildly, filled with endless pain, hatred, and the desire to destroy.
Every unconscious twitch and struggle triggered the restraint rings to erupt with punishing, blinding arcs of electricity, scorching its broken body and producing harsh metallic grinding sounds.
Axel's spiritual power sharply caught sight of a huge box-shaped device behind Necrozma. It looked somewhat different from the Colress Machine in his memory, but overall it was similar.
Thick neural probes were deeply embedded into Necrozma's body, greedily extracting its original light energy while releasing massive electromagnetic pulses and neural interference.
Like countless cold metal files, they kept scraping and amplifying Necrozma's pain and madness, forcing it to remain in a constant state of torment.
"ROAR!"
As if stimulated by Axel's hostility and the pressure from Groudon piercing through the tower walls, Necrozma suddenly raised its head, its crimson gaze locking onto Axel.
A roar filled with endless pain turned into a tangible shockwave of energy that swept outward, making the entire tower tremble violently.
BOOM!
A violent beam mixed with dark purple and crimson burst from Necrozma's forehead, tearing through the air with the force to destroy everything as it blasted straight at Axel.
Necrozma's signature move, the Psychic-type Photon Geyser.
"Rayquaza! Mewtwo!", Axel shouted sharply, waving both hands at the same time as he released two Poké Balls.
Buzz!
Along with two flashes of white light, a pitch-black dragon silhouette descended from the glow.
The Sky High Pokémon Rayquaza's long body coiled through the air, purple Dragon-type energy instantly gathering in its mouth.
A white figure appeared at the flank as if teleporting, Mewtwo's eyes icy cold. With both hands slightly raised, immense Psychic power formed a distorted force field as it struck head-on.
Rumble!
Three world-shaking energies collided violently at the top of the tower.
Under the clash of three top-tier legendary Pokémon, the shockwaves spread like blades.
Blinding light swallowed everything in an instant.
Under the violent explosion of chaotic currents, the sturdy alloy beams twisted and deformed, thick metal walls were torn open with massive gaps, and fragments flew like a torrential storm.
At the very peak of the surging energy—
Zzzzt! Humm!
A dull sound rang out.
The core of the Colress device behind Necrozma suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, piercing dark blue light.
An even sharper, more vicious interference pulse, like a poisoned needle, stabbed fiercely into the most fragile core of Necrozma's consciousness.
"Wuuu!"
Necrozma's massive body shook violently, letting out a heart-wrenching wail.
The light in its core crystal instantly became chaotic and dim to the extreme. The crimson glow in its gaze flickered wildly, even beginning to lose focus.
Just now, when facing both Mewtwo and Rayquaza at the same time, Necrozma had been at its most vulnerable.
The Colress Machine struck its most fatal blow at the peak of its power eruption, trying to completely crush the last trace of its will to resist and turn it into a puppet on strings.
"Hahaha! Do you see that! This is the power of a god! The power that belongs to me, Colress!"
A crazed voice echoed through the entire space at the top of the tower via the device's built-in speakers.
Hidden in the shadows, Colress's voice was filled with twisted excitement and arrogant control over everything, making Axel frown.
"Tch! So punchable. If I'd known, I would've brought Regirock."
Right now Axel didn't have a particularly good way to deal with Colress. Among his Pokémon, only Regirock had mastered the ability to trace signals and strike back along the network. The others weren't good at that.
But Axel wasn't in a hurry. He remembered that the Colress Machine had a control range.
Which meant Colress definitely hadn't left Ultra Megalopolis. As long as he dealt with Necrozma first, that guy wouldn't escape either.
Colress's voice continued, growing even more excessive.
"Necrozma! I command you! Rule your subjects! Crush this intruder!"
As Colress roared, the device's dark blue light intensified. Several invisible command pulses enveloped Necrozma, forcing it to let out another great roar.
The roar pierced through the tower walls and instantly summoned thousands of Ultra Beasts.
Roar! Hiss! Buzz!
Countless sharp, strange, violent howls erupted from all directions outside the tower, as if responding to their king's call.
Through the cracks in the tower, Axel could see countless Ultra Beasts surging toward the tower like a zombie siege.
Blacephalon swung its explosive head, letting out eerie laughter.
Guzzlord opened its abyss-like maw, corrosive slime dripping down.
Pheromosa turned into elegant yet deadly afterimages, Kartana's sharp blades sliced through the air, Xurkitree crackled with raging electricity, Celesteela spewed scorching steam.
All kinds of Ultra Beasts, no matter their original temperament, now had eyes stained with the same crimson glow as Necrozma.
Under Necrozma's forcibly driven roar, these Ultra Beasts were completely enraged, turning into a legion of destruction.
Rumble!
From the massive tear at the top of the tower, the berserk Ultra Beasts poured in like a broken dam, carrying destructive energies of all attributes.
Shadow Ball, Hyper Beam, Sludge Bomb, X-Scissor, Discharge, Steam Explosion, various moves became a multicolored storm of death, madly pouring down toward Axel, Rayquaza, and Mewtwo on the platform.
"Trying a numbers tactic? Colress, that's all you've got."
Facing the world-ending tide of beasts, Axel showed not a trace of fear. Instead, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
As expected, even in Team Rainbow Rocket, these villains hadn't changed their basic style.
In Axel's view, aside from reviving Genesect as a research achievement, Colress was worthless.
He suddenly waved his hand, and several streaks of light shot out from the Poké Balls at his waist.
At the same time, Axel glanced at Necrozma and put on a serious expression.
"Necrozma, I know you can hear what I'm saying."
"Now I'll show you my power first. And at the same time, I'll give you a promise. A promise to return your light."
"And you, after regaining your sanity, must choose a way to atone!"
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