The "farce" over with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, Damian doesn't pay it any mind.
Anyway, their heated rivalry is normal, nothing strange.
Doesn't matter; they won't produce any real conflict between them.
What's happening here is that Shiny Rayquaza and White Kyurem are fighting intensely.
After knocking White Kyurem to the ground, Shiny Rayquaza raises its tail high, swinging the earth-toned energy onto the ground with a heavy slam.
Ground type Earthquake
A flash of lightning streaks across Kyurem's body, revealing Black Kyurem.
Black Kyurem roars, chunks of ice fall from above Shiny Rayquaza toward Shiny Rayquaza.
Ice type Avalanche!
Booming thunder!
Shiny Rayquaza's Earthquake lands with a heavy thud, the ground trembling violently, a concrete shockwave rippling outward.
It even shakes Black Kyurem's body; Black Kyurem growls in pain, though Ground type earthquakes don't beat Black Kyurem, the hit still hurts.
But at the same time, the violent avalanche from above keeps pounding down on Shiny Rayquaza.
Shiny Rayquaza also shows a pained expression; that avalanche hit hurts a lot.
"You took a hit."
Damian raised a brow; without question, this time Shiny Rayquaza took the brunt of the attack.
First, the exchange—Earthquake versus Avalanche? Damian feels Shiny Rayquaza has bungled its plan.
Earthquake is strong, but it doesn't beat Black Kyurem, and Avalanche not only beats Shiny Rayquaza, but is Black Kyurem's own STAB move.
And the effect of Avalanche is that after being struck, its power doubles.
In Damian's view, Shiny Rayquaza didn't need to take that hit; with long-range strikes like Dragon Pulse, not only could it hit Black Kyurem, but it could also have room to dodge Black Kyurem's counterattack.
But clearly, a battle-hardened Shiny Rayquaza wouldn't choose such a roundabout approach in a high-power clash.
Well, this is also one reason Shiny Rayquaza was defeated last time in LaRousse City.
"Roar!"
Black Kyurem roars, trying to rise and pounce onto Shiny Rayquaza.
But Shiny Rayquaza, just recovering from the avalanche, fires Dragon Pulse straight away.
Boom!
Dragon Pulse hits, Black Kyurem's massive body tilts and falls again, its turbine-like tail flashing with a cyan glow.
Breaking Swipe!
Black Kyurem's Breaking Swipe smashes into Shiny Rayquaza.
TheBreaking Swipe blasts, and Shiny Rayquaza is knocked back a bit.
Shiny Rayquaza's dragon eyes blaze fierce, this guy is really hard to deal with.
"Roar!"
The Black Kyurem that's fallen to the ground roars again, its tail turbines flare with ice-blue energy, blue tubes of energy connecting its back.
The frigid frost surges outward; Shiny Rayquaza senses something wrong and immediately rises higher.
A torrent of freezing air bursts out, a flood of ice blasts from Black Kyurem's mouth that covers the original Shiny Rayquaza location.
Ice type Sheer Cold!
The game's one-hit KO move! Of course, in reality there is no such move that kills instantly.
But Sheer Cold is one of the strongest Ice-type moves in power.
Having repelled Shiny Rayquaza, Black Kyurem leaps into the air and roars toward Shiny Rayquaza.
Having just knocked Shiny Rayquaza down and suppressed it, this is unacceptable to Proud Kyurem.
It must reclaim its ground!
After all, it is Kyurem!
However, as it rises, a black dragon shadow flashes like lightning and crashes into Black Kyurem's chest.
Normal type Extreme Speed!
With overwhelming force, Shiny Rayquaza drives Black Kyurem's body back to the ground.
"Roar!!"
Black Kyurem, furious, gathers an icy glow in its maw and fires toward Shiny Rayquaza.
However, Shiny Rayquaza retreats in a flash, twisting to dodge Black Kyurem's Ice Beam.
At the same time, Shiny Rayquaza coils dragon-fire in its mouth and smashes into Black Kyurem with a heavy strike.
Another roar echoes as Black Kyurem emits a painful growl; Shiny Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse remains incredibly strong.
"That didn't seem to have any gaps. It's extremely strong, but not quite Shiny Rayquaza's opponent."
Damian watches this scene and shakes his head; Black Kyurem's power is already formidable.
After swallowing Zekrom, Black Kyurem can hold its own against Shiny Rayquaza, but clearly, if they went at it seriously, Black Kyurem would still be no match for Shiny Rayquaza.
After all, Shiny Rayquaza is incredibly agile, and its attacks are very strong; Black Kyurem fighting head-to-head clearly finds itself on the back foot.
Continuing the fight wouldn't be surprising; Shiny Rayquaza should be able to take it down.
Damian glances toward Elsewhere and pauses.
There, Primal Groudon has somehow folded its arms and crouched on the ground, while Primal Kyogre, little Rayquaza, Shiny Genesect, and Reshiram—four Pokémon from four directions—pound Groudon from southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest.
Groudon's head is hanging low from the beating.
But besides Primal Kyogre's Hydro Pump, the other hits on Primal Groudon aren't heavy.
And because of Desolate Land's effect, Primal Kyogre's Hydro Pump power is greatly weakened.
Worth noting here is that Primal Groudon's Desolate Land cannot completely dry up Primal Kyogre's Water-type moves, perhaps due to Kyogre's Water-type moves being strong or for other reasons.
Yet under Desolate Land, Primal Kyogre's Water-type move power is clearly reduced; otherwise, hitting a Four-times weak to Water Primal Groudon would yield a different result.
"Roar!!"
The irate Primal Groudon rises, anger fueling its roar; bright red light flares all over.
Seeing this, the forces led by Primal Kyogre retreat quickly and rise higher.
"Ooo～(angry?)"
Primal Kyogre's golden beast-eyes gleam with mockery.
It now thinks its past self was reckless, always challenging Primal Groudon head-on. If it only used a little "skill," Groudon would just be left to stare.
Panting, Primal Groudon trembles with rage, these guys!
But it can't fly! It can't reach them!
Though it could use long-range moves like Solar Beam or fire, doing so would be easy for them to dodge with their flying ability.
"Giovanni!!!"
"Huh?"
"They're bullying me!!"
That grievance—how could it be allowed to happen to them!
"…" Giovanni falls into thought.
He had just observed that not being able to fly indeed puts Primal Groudon at a disadvantage. After all, most Legendary Pokémon seem to have flight.
Then a brutal, dragonically resonant bellow suddenly rings out.
And then… it's very close!
Giovanni turns and sees Black Kyurem, battered and raging, swooping in.
How did Black Kyurem get here? Wasn't it pinned to the ground by Shiny Rayquaza?
Giovanni's mind darts; Black Kyurem moves insanely fast, its target clear.
It's aiming for Reshiram!
"Damian! Help me!"
Reshiram, seeing Black Kyurem rushing, turns pale and shouts to Damian.
Damian acts just as fast; understanding Black Kyurem's intent, he immediately pulls Ultra Ball from his belt.
"Reshiram!!"
Black Kyurem's roar is deafening; spikes on its back flare, and DNA Splicers beams shoot out.
It will not accept defeat! Absorbing Reshiram again would make it unstoppable!
Reshiram retreats quickly.
Several Pokémon around Primal Kyogre also launch attacks on Black Kyurem.
Even faster, Shiny Rayquaza, with Extreme Speed, crashes into Black Kyurem's back.
At the same time, Primal Kyogre's assaults also strike Black Kyurem.
Black Kyurem grunts, stubbornly withstanding Shiny Rayquaza's Extreme Speed and the other hits.
DNA Splicers beams race toward Reshiram.
Reshiram swiftly beats its wings to meet Damian's Ultra Ball, but because it had taken part in the "Truth battle" against Primal Groudon, it's some distance from Damian.
The red beam from Damian's Ultra Ball finally hit Reshiram.
But… recall fails!
Damian frowns slightly; Reshiram's back has been pierced by DNA Splicers beams, sinking into its body.
Next moment, strands of DNA Splicers pierce Reshiram one after another.
Reshiram's form halts, barely managing a painful cry before its body dissolves into white light and is drawn toward Black Kyurem.
"Roar!!"
A ring of solidified frost dissipates around Black Kyurem, forcefully driving Shiny Rayquaza back.
The white-light ball formed from Reshiram is swallowed by Black Kyurem, and a dense white light glows around Black Kyurem.
Under this overwhelming energy, Black Kyurem's form seems to shift to White Form, only to switch back to Dark Form in a moment.
But what's evident is Kyurem's pressure keeps rising!
"It's not looking good, humans."
Shiny Rayquaza lands in Damian's front, dragon eyes fixed on Kyurem's location.
The surging energy completely envelops Kyurem, making its silhouette hard to discern.
"It really isn't looking good, but this is anticipated as well."
Damian's eyes shimmer; he'd thought the battle would end.
Unexpectedly, Black Kyurem directly and forcefully charged in and swallowed Reshiram whole. If it hadn't gone off to join Primal Kyogre in causing trouble, and had stayed by my side, this wouldn't have happened.
But fortunately, he has Rayquaza's support.
Three-Dragon Unity Kyurem—strengthwise, Rayquaza might not be able to deal with it alone. Is it on par with Necrozma?
Damian ponders, since the original story doesn't show a true Three-Dragon Unity Kyurem, he isn't sure of its exact strength.
But he guesses it's probably around Necrozma's level, maybe a bit stronger?
"Rayquaza, can you contact your wife?"
"… Humans, are you treating our whole family as your lackeys?"
Shiny Rayquaza can't help but roll its eyes at Damian.
Use the kids, use the Dragon Dad, and now you want the Dragon Mom too?
"Of course not, we're treating you as family."
Damian's shameless grin.
"And I've also called in other reinforcements." Damian speaks nonchalantly; he'd thought they wouldn't be needed.
But it seems they are, and perfect timing, too—no awkwardness in calling them.
Meanwhile, in Unova's sea area, a certain overgrown roast bird's wings begin to smoke.
Damn that bastard humans, running farther and farther away!
Damn you'd better have something going on! Or I'll scorch you with Sacred Fire!
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