"Come on, you have to win!"
"Hold on, don't be afraid of that evil big bird!"
"Lord Ho-Oh, please save Gardevoir!"
After witnessing Arbok's battle, the emotions of everyone present had already reached a peak.
Now that Gardevoir and Yveltal's moves were about to collide, many couldn't help but shout.
Hearing what they said, Ho-Oh's eyelid twitched involuntarily.
Gardevoir… needed her, a support, to save her?
Since when?
BOOM!
Finally, the two moves collided completely. Crimson destructive power mixed with terrifying Flying-type energy clashed with Fairy power, producing a sizzling, corrosive sound.
It wasn't Yveltal's divine power that held the advantage. Instead, it was Gardevoir's Fairy energy steadily eroding Yveltal's destructive force.
With the support of the Fairy Plate and her overwhelmingly high base stats, even without using emotional power, Gardevoir possessed strength comparable to, or even surpassing, a god.
On top of that, Fairy-type energy countered Yveltal. This clash had almost no suspense.
Dazzling Gleam and Oblivion Wing slammed into each other. Pink Fairy energy and dark red destructive power fought fiercely in the air, producing a deafening roar.
Seeing his Oblivion Wing being eroded as if ice were melting under the sun, Yveltal let out a shocked screech.
"Impossible!"
The red patterns on his wings flashed wildly as he tried to increase his energy output.
But it was all futile.
Gardevoir only smiled faintly. A glimmer of light flashed in her pupils, now shaped like stone tablets.
She lightly rotated the lance in her hand. The pink glow on the petal-like tip suddenly became even more brilliant.
"Fairy-type's advantage over Dark-type, plus the boost from the Fairy Plate…", Axel stood in the distance, a smile tugging at his lips.
This Yveltal was absolutely no match for Gardevoir.
The sphere of Dazzling Gleam suddenly expanded, instantly swallowing the energy of Oblivion Wing, surging toward Yveltal with unstoppable force.
BOOM!
Pink light completely engulfed Yveltal's body. It was as if a second sun had appeared in the sky, its blinding brightness forcing everyone to shut their eyes.
When the light gradually faded, Yveltal's battered figure reappeared.
Compared to his clash with Arbok earlier, he was undoubtedly in a far worse state now.
His once imposing feathers were scorched black and curled. Multiple parts of his body were burned by Fairy energy, giving off a charred smell.
"Hiss!", Yveltal cried out in pain, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He was Yveltal, the God of Destruction.
Back when they last met, Axel had needed to release multiple Pokémon to gang up on him, and in the end even had to bring out Rayquaza just to barely defeat him.
But how long had it been?
One of Axel's ordinary Pokémon, just by riding Glastrier, now had the power to easily suppress him?
Even in the Pokémon world, if you're not going to follow science, at least follow basic training principles.
Gardevoir floated lightly in midair. In her Fairy Queen form, she looked both futuristic and powerful.
She pointed her lance at Yveltal. The pink, petal-like tip formed from Fairy energy moved without wind.
["Leave your feathers, or die."]
Yveltal: "..."
'What kind of ridiculous demand is that?'
'Got addicted to plucking feathers or what?'
A trace of anger flashed in his eyes. As a key combat force of Team Rainbow Rocket and a god who wielded destruction, no one had ever managed to pluck his feathers twice.
"In your dreams!", Yveltal roared, the wounds on his body healing at a visible speed.
"As long as there is still life in this world, as long as you are not a god, then I am undefeated!"
He spread his wings violently. The dark aura erupted once more, even denser and more terrifying than before.
The plants in the plaza withered even faster, and cracks began to appear in the stone tiles.
The surrounding trainers showed signs of discomfort, as if their stamina was rapidly draining away.
"Gardevoir, stop him," Axel reacted immediately.
He knew very well this was Yveltal's divine authority, the power of life absorption.
As one of the gods of the Kalos region, Yveltal's power was completely opposite to that of the God of Life, Xerneas.
If Xerneas granted pure life to the soul, then Yveltal absorbed all life force.
Every time life was in danger, Yveltal would drain the surrounding life to fuel his battle.
Now that he was at a disadvantage, he had already set his sights on the life here.
Gardevoir also sensed the change in her opponent. Her expression turned serious.
She slightly adjusted the angle of the lance in her hand, drawing upon the power of the Fairy Plate.
Seeing Gardevoir preparing to attack, and noticing the disdain in the eyes of Ho-Oh and that terrifying Eternatus behind her, the unease in Yveltal's heart grew stronger.
Afraid of things turning against him, he hastily used his signature move again. Correspondingly, this time its power was clearly several times stronger than before.
The dark red torrent of energy surged toward Gardevoir like a breached flood. Wherever it passed, even space itself began to warp.
Gardevoir immediately pushed the Fairy Plate's power to its limit. Pink light burst forth again as Dazzling Gleam met Oblivion Wing for the second time.
BOOM!
This collision was even more violent than before. The energy shockwaves surged wildly, even lifting some of the broken stones in the plaza into the air.
Axel linked his mental power with Ho-Oh, having it help protect the trainers present. Ho-Oh immediately spread its wings, layers of Flying-type energy separating Gardevoir and Yveltal's battlefield.
The novice trainers hurried behind the wind barrier, finally avoiding being caught in the shockwaves.
Pink and red light clashed in midair, locked in a stalemate for a time.
A trace of satisfaction flashed in Yveltal's eyes. His ruthless gaze swept over Gardevoir, and he let out a barely noticeable smile.
He could feel it. After absorbing the surrounding life force, the power of this attack had already surpassed Gardevoir's.
As long as he seized the moment before Ho-Oh and Eternatus could react, he could escape this dangerous place and rush toward the Mount Coronet range.
Pluck his feathers? Not happening!
But at that exact moment, Yveltal suddenly felt a chill run down his back. A violent yet ethereal telepathic voice exploded in his mind.
"I'm… fighting you right in front of my Master… and you've been thinking about running the whole time?"
"Then let me see how you plan to run!"
The instant Gardevoir's voice fell, Yveltal suddenly felt a kind of power fluctuation he had never encountered before.
From his perspective, Gardevoir suddenly became a mortal enemy.
Just one glance at her made his eyes turn red uncontrollably.
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