At Axel's teeth-gritting shout, the Gyarados beneath Lance immediately felt that something was very wrong.
It suddenly felt as if the "Run Away" ability it once had when it was still a Magikarp had activated. Its body abruptly sped up and in the blink of an eye it vanished over the sea's horizon.
Garchomp also caught the scent of gunpowder in the air and decisively hid inside its Poké Ball.
The entire sea was left with only Gyarados, Axel, Gardevoir, and the two humans and two Pokémon of Cynthia.
"Do you want to tell me the story about Daisy?", Cynthia's eyes carried a hint of grievance, her chest rising and falling sharply.
Although Gardevoir knew Daisy hadn't succeeded, she loved watching the excitement and stood beside Cynthia with her hands on her hips.
She would much rather Axel be tangled up with her and Cynthia every day, leaving him no time to develop new relationships.
Axel was speechless, "I was the one being chased after… nothing actually happened."
"If you don't believe me, feel my heartbeat and see if I'm lying."
Cynthia snorted softly, "Then why don't you feel my heartbeat too and see if I'm jealous!"
Axel thought for a moment and glanced at the quiet surroundings nearby.
"That's… not impossible…"
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A few hours later, a chill drifted in. Only then did Axel realize that their battle had actually lasted until nightfall.
Axel gently reached out in front of Cynthia, smoothing her hair.
"So now the matter with Daisy is explained clearly, right?"
"C-clear…"
Cynthia could barely speak anymore, her voice like the soft whimper of a small beast.
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Early the next morning, Axel and the others woke up in an inn in the Paldea region.
Axel went out with dark circles under his eyes, full of resentment.
Yesterday he had been about to capture Terapagos, but at the critical moment Gardevoir had actually brought Pheromosa with her.
Truly holding grudges to the extreme.
After making breakfast for the Pokémon, Axel asked Cynthia to look into the museum where the Great Platinum Orb was located.
As for himself, he returned to the room again, planning to take a nap.
Today, he absolutely had to take down Terapagos.
As he fell asleep, Axel once again entered that blazing white dream.
In this part of the storyline, Axel first battled Kieran at Blueberry Academy. After defeating him, the two of them came to Area Zero together.
Originally, last night he only needed to wait for Kieran to awaken Terapagos, then defeat Kieran, and he would successfully capture Terapagos.
But something had gone wrong in the middle. Axel had been chatting with Kieran's sister Carmine when he suddenly felt himself being attacked by Pheromosa.
"This time there shouldn't be any accidents, right?"
Axel looked around the surroundings again. Everything here was wrapped in Terastal crystals, displaying dazzling colors.
The teacher Briar, whom he had once seen at Blueberry Academy, stood beside Kieran, cheering him on as he tried to capture Terapagos.
Right now she was wearing a purple tight outfit, and the black lining underneath looked as if it might burst open at any moment.
Beside Axel, Carmine was dressed exactly the same as when they met in the Pokémon world.
It was just that Axel might have exited at the wrong time earlier. Carmine was now repeatedly saying the words "Axel is amazing" over and over.
Axel looked helpless and manually covered Carmine's lips to keep her from affecting the battle later.
Just as Axel's palm was soaked with Carmine's saliva, Kieran beside them finally succeeded in capturing Terapagos.
Axel wasn't anxious. He had played this game before and knew the story went like this.
He only needed to keep waiting, win a few battles, and he would successfully obtain Terapagos.
Finally, Carmine's mouth automatically stopped, and Kieran in front of Axel spoke confidently.
"I really want to try it… the power of Terapagos."
"Axel, when you're ready, let's begin!"
Axel nodded lightly. Without the slightest hesitation, he directly threw out Koraidon's Poké Ball.
"Koraidon, I choose you!"
"You go too, Terapagos!"
Kieran tightly gripped the Master Ball in his right hand and threw it in a beautiful arc.
The next moment, a turtle that looked like a multicolored diamond appeared in the center of the battlefield.
Before Kieran could give any command, the turtle burst into dazzling light and slowly floated into the air.
At the same time, its small turtle-shaped body, carved like a multicolored diamond, rapidly broke apart and reassembled within the enveloping energy.
Every "diamond" that formed its body expanded, twisted, and stretched, releasing a crisp yet thunderous humming sound like shattering crystal.
Within the light, its form underwent a complete transformation.
Its once clear limbs and shell outline disappeared entirely, replaced by a gigantic polyhedral crystal star body that floated in midair and continuously rotated.
Countless facets refracted the seven-colored glow of the surrounding Terastal crystal veins, as if gathering all the dazzling colors of Area Zero into itself.
At the center of the star body, a massive, deep purple Terastal gem, profound like a cosmic nebula, shone brilliantly, releasing heart-pounding waves of energy. It was this energy that held the entire star body suspended in the air.
Countless tiny rainbow fragments like stardust drifted from the surface of the star body, forming a dreamy yet majestic halo around it.
This was the true form of the legendary "Treasure of Zero," the Terastal Form, Terapagos.
It floated silently, without roaring or howling, yet it brought a wordless pressure from ancient times, as if the entire space trembled slightly because of its existence.
Kieran stood like an NPC with his hands on his hips, making a provocative gesture toward Axel.
"So this is the true appearance of the Treasure of Zero?"
"If that's the case… I can win…!!"
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