The battle was already basically without any suspense.
But Hoopa Unbound wasn't willing to give up.
Even while being suppressed by Dragon Kyurem, it still wanted to fight back.
Right now, Primal Groudon and Stellar Form Terapagos still had solid combat power.
So it didn't believe Dragon Kyurem could take all three of them down by itself.
However, reality proved…
Dragon Kyurem really could!
Primal Groudon could only stand on the ground and breathe fire.
For Dragon Kyurem, that threat was way too small.
You could call it 3 vs 1.
But really, it was more like 2.5 vs 1.
And with only Hoopa Unbound and Stellar Form Terapagos, dealing with Dragon Kyurem wasn't possible.
Hoopa Unbound was furious beyond belief.
It wanted to call Mega Rayquaza over to help.
But it was stuck being tangled up and couldn't break free at all.
And not long after that—
Origin Forme Giratina also beat Origin Forme Palkia and came over to assist.
Hoopa Unbound's side was completely falling apart.
With another Freeze Shock from Dragon Kyurem, Hoopa Unbound crashed to the ground in severe injury.
It was in a state of "too little breath, not enough air to even recover."
Hoopa Unbound's aura was completely weakened.
And its influence on other Legendary Pokémon was slowly disappearing, one by one.
The crimson-eyed red beam in Primal Groudon, Stellar Form Terapagos, Shadow Rider Calyrex, Mega Rayquaza, and the rest faded away.
They stopped their offensive in a daze.
They looked around.
The controlled memories that had just been overwritten by their minds finally surfaced.
And they understood what had happened.
"Waking up?"
Shiny Rayquaza saw Mega Rayquaza stop attacking and asked carefully, like it was testing the waters.
Mega Rayquaza's dragon eyes were clear again.
But the look it gave Shiny Rayquaza was icy.
It lowered its head and glanced at the wounds on its body.
Mega Rayquaza's expression grew colder and colder.
It opened its mouth and blasted a dragon glow straight at Shiny Rayquaza.
Dragon Pulse sent Shiny Rayquaza's head spinning.
Weren't you awake?
"Fuck you, you dare hit me?!"
Mega Rayquaza's anger, through Telepathy, made Shiny Rayquaza's dragon skin go numb.
But judging from the force of Dragon Pulse…
Mega Rayquaza really was awake.
That Dragon Pulse hadn't hurt at all.
It was just acting like it meant business.
"Are you going to act like you have any logic?
You were the one controlled earlier.
I didn't fight back.
So you can keep losing your mind?!"
"Alright, alright, alright.
Who do you think is losing their mind?!"
Mega Rayquaza chased after Shiny Rayquaza.
Elsewhere.
"Me…
I actually ended up like this."
Shadow Rider Calyrex looked at its own hands.
Then it glanced at Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y across from it.
With helplessness, it shook its head and sighed.
It was only supposed to live peacefully hidden away in the Crown Tundra.
It never planned to come out and do anything.
But now it got dragged here to be a hired fighter.
Especially being controlled.
That was really hard for Calyrex to take.
"Don't worry.
I have no intention to fight anymore."
Shadow Rider Calyrex nodded to Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y, showing its goodwill.
But even so, Shadow Rider Calyrex still looked at this unfamiliar Legendary Pokémon with growing curiosity.
It had been avoiding the outside world ever since the kingdom fell.
But Shadow Rider Calyrex still knew—
its own strength was extremely strong.
Yet the memories just now told it that…
the "black horse" version of it, in the field where it was best at—special attacks—
had been suppressed by the Pokémon on the other side.
The world really had changed a lot.
Dialga silently stopped moving.
Its dragon eyes swept across the surroundings.
When it saw Origin Forme Palkia, Dialga's pupils widened.
Damn it!!
When did this Palkia become Origin Forme?!
Origin Forme Palkia slowly floated up, baring its teeth.
It was in pain, pain, pain—
but when it saw Origin Forme Giratina, its eyes full of vicious intent…
Origin Forme Palkia quietly shut up.
What could it do?
It was furious, sure.
Giratina hit way too hard.
After all, in some sense, they were still "brothers," right?
But if you made Palkia roar at Giratina?
It didn't dare.
And as if it noticed something—
Origin Forme Palkia looked up at just the right moment.
It met Dialga's darker gaze head-on.
Origin Forme Palkia showed a ferocious grin.
Yeah, I can't beat Giratina.
But can't I beat you?!
Origin Forme Palkia silently recuperated, trying to wait until it was time to leave.
Then it would cut Dialga once to get a little satisfaction.
If it dared to fight back, or even just glare at it—
it would cut it again!
Stellar Form Terapagos' crystal-like light, like light pollution itself, faded away.
It returned to Normal Form.
Its curious big eyes looked around.
Yeah, since it had been slumbering the whole time, it was unfamiliar with the outside world.
And it was also curious.
Primal Groudon stood on the ground.
It didn't move at all.
It looked sadly into the distance, like it was thinking about something—or maybe it just wasn't sure what to think about.
"Looks like everyone's awake now.
That's great.
Rayquaza—what's going on?"
Yveltal flew over.
Damian smiled as he looked at all the legendaries.
Good, good, very good.
But very quickly, Damian noticed the two Rayquaza still chasing each other overhead.
He looked a bit puzzled.
"Humans…
This time I've really caused you trouble."
Dialga answered first.
Its attitude toward Damian was unexpectedly good.
It seemed surprised.
Because it could tell.
Compared to last time, this time Damian had a much thicker, denser aura from Arceus on him.
This humans…
was definitely special.
It had already come into contact with Arceus!
"It's not really that much trouble.
Honestly, it's kind of interesting."
Damian waved a hand and smiled.
Yeah, it was interesting.
Even if the fight wasn't that satisfying…
the visuals and the mental satisfaction were both top-tier.
And since it wasn't that satisfying—
it was because Dragon Kyurem was simply too strong.
No way around it.
"Humans, this guy.
What are you planning to do with it?"
Shadow Rider Calyrex looked at Hoopa Unbound, badly hurt below.
At this moment, its blood-red eyes still locked onto Mischief Hoopa's location.
Clearly, even in a dead end, it still wasn't willing at all.
"Such an evil Pokémon that can influence our minds.
It must not be left alive!"
Dialga's dragon eyes turned solemn and cold.
Telepathy carried a murderous intent.
"I suggest we wipe it out!"
Hearing that, whether it was Shadow Rider Calyrex around them, or the Mega Rayquaza that had flown back again—
they all stayed silent.
Even Origin Forme Palkia, which wasn't dealing with Dialga at all—
was the same.
Because Hoopa Unbound really was too terrifying.
Earlier, Hoopa Unbound could summon them.
That was at least within Hoopa's Talent.
But Hoopa Unbound didn't just summon them.
It could also influence their minds and control them.
That was a completely different concept.
And its negative conscious was still this heavy.
It was basically a villain made in the flesh.
"No, no, no!"
At this moment, the anxious Mischief Hoopa stepped forward.
It glared at Dialga, who was pushing the idea.
"That's Hoopa's power!
Why should it be wiped out?!"
Mischief Hoopa was very unhappy.
If Hoopa Unbound was wiped out, wouldn't its power disappear too?
And when Mischief Hoopa stood up for itself—
a red beam in Hoopa Unbound's pupils shimmered slightly.
"Hoopa, don't you understand how serious this is?"
Dialga spoke in a low voice.
"In general rational terms, this evil conscious is truly far too dangerous."
Shadow Rider Calyrex looked at Mischief Hoopa.
"In any case, it can't.
That's Hoopa's power!"
Mischief Hoopa still wouldn't back down.
"Humans, what do you think?"
Seeing Mischief Hoopa refuse to stop, Dialga didn't bother to talk more with it.
It looked toward Damian.
It felt its ideology was right.
Hoopa Unbound can affect their minds—these legendary Pokémon.
That was just too dangerous.
The best option was to get rid of it.
But Mischief Hoopa didn't want to.
Still, it wasn't the point.
The real point wasn't Mischief Hoopa.
It was Damian.
Hearing that, most of the legendaries' gazes also landed on Damian.
Including Shadow Rider Calyrex, Terapagos, and the rest.
They were curious about this human.
A human who could get so many powerful legendaries endorsed by them.
That alone was already pretty extraordinary.
"I think so."
Damian paused, thinking.
"That Hoopa Unbound's conscious really is dangerous.
But it's still Hoopa's power.
I just need to figure out the specific way to handle it.
There might be a "win-win" approach."
"Hoopa."
Damian called out to Mischief Hoopa.
"Yeah?
Mae…" Mischief Hoopa looked at Damian with puppy-eyes.
"That's your power.
I don't know the exact reason, but why did it form a conscious?
Still—
it remains your power.
The decision is still in your hands.
Its hatred, its obsession…
are all on you.
Purify it with your own heart.
Only you can do this."
Damian knew very clearly that Hoopa Unbound's resentment was heavy.
With outsiders like them, it was impossible for Hoopa Unbound to "turn over a new leaf."
Only Mischief Hoopa could do it.
And according to the movie's setup—
even though Hoopa Unbound was strong and the resentment was deep…
Mischief Hoopa still succeeded in Purification.
"But…"
Mischief Hoopa was still hesitating a bit.
"You said you wanted to protect this power, right?
Then it has to be you in person.
No need to be afraid.
It's you to begin with.
You need to prove to it right now—
that you're the real Hoopa."
"Or are you actually still afraid to face it directly?
Afraid of it?"
Damian rubbed Mischief Hoopa's head.
"I get it!"
Mischief Hoopa snapped to attention.
Right.
It was Hoopa.
Why should it fear some "fake"?
"Go.
Share all the happiness you've had over these years with it.
Dissolve the resentment in its heart, which has been sealed for a hundred years.
It will endorse you."
Mischief Hoopa firmly nodded.
It faced Hoopa Unbound's blood-red eyes and flew over.
Light flared up.
Mischief Hoopa shared its hundred years of life and happiness with Hoopa Unbound.
In the dazzling light, a faint black aura gradually dissipated.
Hoopa Unbound's body slowly began to fall apart.
It turned into a burst of black energy that flowed into Mischief Hoopa's body.
"Hoopa—
it's strong!"
In the black tornado, a figure like a giant Hoopa Unbound slowly appeared.
But unlike Hoopa Unbound earlier—
this Hoopa's eyes were incredibly clear, not blood-red.
"Not bad."
Seeing this, Damian smiled and nodded.
With Hoopa Unbound's resentment gone—
whether it was for Hoopa Unbound itself, or for Dialga and the rest of the legendaries…
it was the best possible outcome.
"How interesting, humans.
If you get a chance to come to Crown Tundra, I'll welcome you."
Shadow Rider Calyrex chuckled softly and greeted Damian kindly first.
"If I get the chance, I'll definitely go."
"Then I'll leave first."
Shadow Rider Calyrex nodded, insisting on leaving.
It patted Spectrier.
Spectrier's four hooves moved, sprinting quickly—
and it disappeared into the horizon.
"Humans, don't forget what you promised me last time."
Dialga reminded Damian.
"I got it."
Damian nodded.
Dialga was talking about Akari, who hadn't been born yet.
This Dialga…
must have foreseen Akari's special nature.
This dragon looks fair and sacred—
but it's full of little schemes, too.
Dialga nodded in satisfaction.
A temporal vortex appeared behind it.
It was about to dive right in.
But just then—
a blade streaked in, lined with pink.
It slashed through the air and chopped down hard on Dialga—
exploding with a heavy impact.
Dialga let out a pained cry.
Its whole body was blasted back a bit.
And many Legendary Pokémon around it were also startled.
Dialga's dragon eyes instantly turned cold.
This power…
it was too familiar.
It was Palkia!
Dialga glared at that damn Palkia.
Origin Forme Palkia gave an "honest-looking," thick smile.
"My head was a little dizzy earlier.
Sorry.
I meant to do it by accident, okay?"
Hearing Origin Forme Palkia's explanation, Shiny Rayquaza and the rest looked at it with strange eyes.
Intentional… but accidentally?
Wasn't that basically—
intentional on purpose?
Alright, alright.
So you're doing acting now, huh?
"Trash Palkia!
How dare you insult me!
Once I get my Grand Orb back—
you're waiting for this old man!"
Dialga couldn't hold back anymore.
It cursed and cursed and cursed at Palkia—
then it immediately tried to drill into the temporal vortex to run away.
With Palkia now in Origin Forme,
Dialga had no way.
It couldn't win.
So it could only忍让 and avoid the sharp edge for now!
Once it found its Grand Orb—
it would kill this trash Palkia!
"Sure!
Dialga, you lousy—
you actually dare curse me?
You're not getting off easy today!"
Origin Forme Palkia's eyes lit up in an instant.
It shouted with righteous indignation.
Then it charged straight toward Dialga's location.
As for Dialga wanting to run?
Don't be ridiculous.
It had already planned for this.
It locked the space around Dialga directly.
Where could it run to?
The spatial-binding effect from Origin Forme Palkia chilled Dialga's heart.
It couldn't enter the temporal vortex anymore!
Damn!
Because of Origin Forme, Palkia's Spatial abilities were heavily buffed now.
It was way stronger than Dialga.
But just as this happened—
a black shadow vortex covered Dialga.
Including Origin Forme Palkia charging in.
It was Giratina.
Origin Forme Giratina rolled these two "brethren" into the Reverse World.
And amid Dialga's and Origin Forme Palkia's terrified cries,
the black shadow vortex gradually vanished.
These two trash—
Giratina really didn't want to admit they were actually its "brethren."
Once the Pokémon of Myth were all gone,
the remaining legendaries were full of regret.
Too bad.
No good show to watch.
Primal Groudon also sighed.
But then it suddenly felt an intense chill curl up.
No!
Someone is plotting against me!
Primal Groudon cautiously looked up.
And what it saw was—
Primal Kyogre wearing an evil grin.
Oh no!
Giovanni, come save me!!!
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