"Etc! Ho-Oh!"
Seeing Ho-Oh turn to run, Damian froze for a moment and hurriedly spoke to Ho-Oh.
"humans, you don't need to say it, I've made up my mind."
Ho-Oh snaps its head around, eyes wary of Damian.
"I clearly told you last time, don't call me for this kind of thing!"
Overgrown roast bird is furious; last time it beat Shiny Rayquaza, and the victory felt satisfying, but Ho-Oh still thinks it could avoid this kind of suffering.
No need, really.
When it came, it did say, "you'd better have something going on," but this isn't that kind of thing at all!
Ho-Oh is done, it doesn't even know how this human did it; last time it angered Shiny Mega Rayquaza, this time it angered Kyurem Kyurem.
You, just a human, how are you so powerful, do your family know?
"But you said you didn't want to be called to fight Shiny Rayquaza anymore, but this time, Shiny Rayquaza is on our side." Damian innocent‑looking, palms up.
"Don't play word games with me! You sly human!" Ho-Oh grows even more dissatisfied.
"What difference is there between Kyurem and Shiny Rayquaza, Kyurem is even more brutal than Shiny Rayquaza!"
Ho-Oh spurts saliva everywhere; who knows how many hits it would take if it battled such a Kyurem?
Damian remains silent, releasing Suicune.
Suicune, puzzled, looks at Damian, then immediately feels a familiar aura, eyes lighting up as it spots its long‑sought Lord Ho-Oh.
"?" Ho-Oh's eyes twitch; a bad premonition floods its mind.
" Suicune!!" water dog Suicune chimes, excited to Ho-Oh; though it's been a long time since it last saw Ho-Oh.
But as a member of the Legendary Beasts, Suicune still reveres Ho-Oh beyond measure; Ho-Oh is the spiritual pillar and totem for them.
After all, Ho-Oh revived them and gave them meaning to survive.
Ho-Oh, feeling uneasy, still maintains its gentle and elegant demeanor in front of Suicune, eyes smiling, nodding at it.
But…
"Sigh— since Ho-Oh you're afraid, you should leave. I can understand, after all Kyurem is really strong, it's normal for Ho-Oh to fear."
Damian sighs, speaking to Ho-Oh with a disappointed but understanding tone.
"???" Suicune tilts its head, puzzled; after spending time together, it recognizes Damian, yet Damian just said Lord Ho-Oh is timid?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"Suicune! (Damian! Lord Ho-Oh is certainly not like that!)"
Suicune was slightly displeased; if Damian weren't its Trainer, Suicune would have already roared at Damian by now.
It cannot allow outsiders to insult its sacred Lord Ho-Oh!
"!!!"
Ho-Oh's head blasts.
"humans! How can you be so cheap?!" Ho-Oh directly loses its composure, speaking to Damian telepathically in a roar.
Damn it, these evil, shameless humans! Damn them! Absolutely despicable!!
he actually used Suicune to "threaten" it! If it still insisted on leaving now, wouldn't that confirm the fact that it was "afraid of a strong opponent"? How would Suicune view it then?
Although this is the truth…
But even so, Ho-Oh doesn't want its holy image among Legendary Beasts to shatter.
After all, Ho-Oh knows very well that since it revived and guided them, the Legendary Beasts have treated it as faith and pillar.
This isn't Ho-Oh's wish, but Suicune and the others think so anyway.
And once its image in their hearts collapses, the Legendary Beasts would be deeply shaken; Ho-Oh cannot bear that.
"If Ho-Oh you broke your promise first, you promised me you'd helped me three times, and you're going back on that now."
Damian doesn't feel ashamed at all, but rather speaks firmly in his mind.
"All right, you evil Shameless human!!" Ho-Oh stops pretending and erupts.
"I'm just Ho-Oh! Last time you asked me to fight Shiny Rayquaza, this time you want me to fight this clearly off‑kilter Kyurem Kyurem, is that reasonable?!"
Ho-Oh feels wronged; it's only a Ho-Oh that can resurrect the dead, who has the right to face these top Legendary Pokémon head‑on?
"It's not that I can't win, why is that not reasonable? Did we not beat Rayquaza last time?" Damian straightforwardly retorts.
"..."
Ho-Oh falls silent.
If you only consider this point, there's nothing wrong; they aren't without a chance.
But the problem is… the process is painful!
"You should think of it this way, Ho-Oh, this is a milestone in your life; what a great honor this is!"
Damian repeats softly.
Ho-Oh's bird eyes twitch; this line… previously, before beating Shiny Rayquaza, Damian said something similar.
"Fine, humans, I'll help you one more time."
Ho-Oh sighs inside; it regrets making a deal with Damian, regrets handing Suicune over.
But there's no antidote; even Ho-Oh with resurrect the dead cannot face these peak Legendary Pokémon head‑on.
"So I was mistaken! Ho-Oh, you really are a great Pokémon!" Damian laughs happily; this is a direct statement.
"Suicune!" Suicune lifts its head proudly; it doesn't understand what happened, but it knows Ho-Oh is certainly not a timid mouse who runs away at the moment!
" Heh heh heh ..."
Ho-Oh forces a smile.
" Come back, Suicune, we're going to war next."
Damian recalls Suicune.
" Suicune! (Go, Lord Ho-Oh)"
Suicune still cheers Ho-Oh from the field before it leaves.
Alright, the scene ahead isn't suitable for Suicune to watch.
"So, I'll be counting on you, Ho-Oh."
"Chiu~!"
Ho-Oh bird eyes gradually focus, wings slowly spreading, rainbow-colored flames blooming.
Worth noting, Damian orders Primal Kyogre to shut down the Primordial Sea.; otherwise this heavy rain would only benefit Unova Kyurem.
Because rain is so easily frozen, it actually strengthens Unova Kyurem's ice-power.
If Primordial Sea were still present, Ho-Oh's Fire-type moves might not be usable at all.
With Primordial Sea gone, the entire environment is snowing, this weather phenomenon is triggered by Unova Kyurem.
Its Ice-type power is truly terrifying.
Especially around Victory Road and the League old site, it's turning into an icy plain.
"Ho-Oh, use Reflect and Light Screen."
Damian decisively orders Ho-Oh.
They open two shields; Ho-Oh can take hits, but Unova Kyurem's power is just too strong.
Ho-Oh immediately casts Reflect and Light Screen; the two defensive shields light up and fuse into Ho-Oh's body.
"Very good! You've buffed up; go, Ho-Oh!"
Damian doesn't let Ho-Oh continue buffing attack; there's no point.
Ho-Oh glowers at Damian inwardly, a curse about those born‑evil humans, then flaps toward the airborne Unova Kyurem.
Blue legendary bird auras flare on Ho-Oh, wrapped in rainbow-colored flames, imposing and majestic.
Flying-type Sky Attack!
Ho-Oh enters the fray!
"Roar!"
Having just repelled Shiny Rayquaza with Breaking Swipe, Unova Kyurem eyes Ho-Oh and charges.
Unova Kyurem's tail turbines flare blue lightning, arcs surrounding it.
Electric-type Fusion Bolt!
Unova Kyurem's ferocity is immense, slamming into Ho-Oh.
"Wait! Ho-Oh, dodge!" Damian orders as the distance closes.
But it's too late.
Boom!
Sky Attack and Fusion Bolt collide; Ho-Oh's rainbow light clashing with blue lightning.
Soon, with Unova Kyurem's roar, Fusion Bolt shatters Sky Attack's energy and slams into Ho-Oh.
Ho-Oh's barrier flickers, reducing some damage.
But Ho-Oh still cries out in pain, its body slammed to the ground like a cannonball.
The impact shakes the ground.
Ho-Oh crashes...
Damian's eyes twitch.
"Ho-Oh, I'd love to know what you're thinking."
No, he didn't expect Ho-Oh to be so bold as to face Unova Kyurem head‑on.
Are you trying to show off in front of me?
"Urgh!! It hurts!"
In the crater, Ho-Oh breathes out a cold breath; Electric-type Fusion Bolt beats it, and Reflect helped a lot to reduce damage.
Otherwise this Fusion Bolt would likely have caused serious damage.
Rainbow-colored flames burn on Ho-Oh; Ho-Oh quickly lifts off again.
In the sky, Shiny Genesect is entangling Unova Kyurem with Extreme Speed.
"That was a misstep, humans, I just wanted to personally feel its attack power."
Ho-Oh doesn't admit it wants to face Unova Kyurem head-on.
"Okay, don't be so reckless again." Damian doesn't expose it.
Though Shiny Genesect is highly mobile, delaying too long is impossible; they still rely on Ho-Oh.
"Leave it to me!"
Ho-Oh's body erupts with rainbow-colored flames, soaring toward Unova Kyurem again.
"Rayquaza, Dragon Dance!" Damian commands Shiny Rayquaza.
Shiny Rayquaza doesn't hesitate; its long, gorgeous dragon body begins a dance in ancient traces.
"Humans, don't you want me to call my mate over?"
Dragon Dance isn't too complicated; Shiny Rayquaza asks Damian.
"No need; this isn't the real Unova Dragon, it's simply Three-Dragon Unity; we can deal with it."
Damian pats the Victini on his shoulder, smiling.
Indeed, having big help is great—no need to rack brains for tactics.
Damian grows greedier for Shiny Rayquaza's body; Kyurem's as well.
I wonder after beating Kyurem if there'll be a chance to get Kyurem's assistance.
After all, he has Reshiram, and N has Zekrom; borrowing Zekrom from N now and then is possible.
As long as Kyurem is caught, it's basically Unova Kyurem in hand.
But given Kyurem's temper, catching it will be very difficult.
Damian ponders.
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