As the battle raged on, Aiden suddenly turned toward Deoxys.
"Deoxys."
"Your species can enter a self-preservation state when critically injured, right?"
"You become the core crystal in your chest and enter hibernation?"
Deoxys teleported away from one of Mewtwo's attacks before nodding.
The answer confirmed Aiden's suspicion.
Good.
That meant there was no need to hold back.
They simply had to defeat them completely.
Meanwhile, Giovanni watched the battlefield and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha!"
"Aiden!"
"So this is all you've got?"
"Rayquaza may be powerful, but it can't beat Mewtwo and Deoxys by itself!"
Hearing that, Aiden became interested.
"Oh?"
"You really think Rayquaza, the Pokémon that suppresses both Groudon and Kyogre simultaneously…"
"Would lose to your Mewtwo and Deoxys?"
The instant Giovanni saw Aiden's expression—
A chill ran down his spine.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
That smile.
That calm confidence.
Could it be...
Aiden still had more Legendary Pokémon?
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible.
One Rayquaza.
One Deoxys.
Three Regis.
Latios.
That was already absurd.
There was no way a single Trainer possessed more than that.
Right?
Surely not.
...
For several moments, both sides remained locked in stalemate.
Then Aiden suddenly chose not to Mega Evolve Rayquaza.
Instead—
Six Master Balls appeared in his hand.
The moment Giovanni saw them, his heart skipped a beat.
A very bad feeling emerged.
Then Aiden spoke calmly.
"In that case."
"I'll leave it to all of you."
"Come out."
"Dialga."
"Palkia."
"Giratina."
"Kyogre."
"Groudon."
"Black Rayquaza."
Six crimson lights erupted.
The sky darkened.
The earth trembled.
The sea roared.
Space distorted.
Time itself seemed to freeze.
One after another—
The most terrifying beings in existence appeared.
At that moment—
Aiden's complete first-tier Legendary lineup stood revealed.
Two Rayquaza.
Groudon.
Kyogre.
Dialga.
Palkia.
Giratina.
Combined with Deoxys.
Eight first-tier Legendary combatants.
Giovanni stared blankly.
His brain stopped functioning.
He looked at Rayquaza.
Then at another Rayquaza.
Then at Groudon.
Then Kyogre.
Then Dialga.
Then Palkia.
Then Giratina.
Finally back to Rayquaza.
For several seconds, he couldn't even speak.
Then—
A trembling voice escaped.
"...What the hell?"
"You want me to fight eight first-tier Legendaries?"
At that moment, even Giovanni, the legendary leader of Team Rocket, nearly lost his composure.
What kind of lineup was this?
These weren't ordinary Legendary Pokémon.
These were the supreme gods of entire regions.
The rulers of Hoenn.
The rulers of Sinnoh.
The gods governing time.
Space.
The Distortion World.
Land.
Sea.
Sky.
And somehow—
There were two Rayquaza.
Two.
Who in their right mind owned two Rayquaza?
Since when did Legendary Pokémon travel in groups?
Giovanni's worldview shattered.
Finally—
He understood.
He understood why Lance had been so confident.
He understood why the Pokémon League never seemed truly afraid.
Because they had Aiden.
Because Aiden possessed enough power to crush Team Rocket single-handedly.
The moment all eight first-tier Legendaries appeared—
The outcome was already decided.
Team Rocket had lost.
"Hahahaha..."
"Hahahahahaha!"
Giovanni suddenly laughed.
Not from joy.
Not from madness.
But from disbelief.
"I never expected this."
"I actually lost to you, Aiden."
His eyes locked onto Aiden.
Then—
Without another word—
Giovanni turned around and walked deeper into Team Rocket Headquarters.
Completely ignoring the battlefield.
Immediately, Aiden issued commands.
"Deoxys."
"Go after Giovanni."
"Finish him."
"Rayquaza."
"Hyper Beam."
"Target the corrupted Deoxys."
"Groudon."
"Precipice Blades."
"Kyogre."
"Origin Pulse."
"Target Mewtwo."
"Dialga."
"Roar of Time."
"Palkia."
"Spacial Rend."
"Giratina."
"Shadow Force."
"Attack Mewtwo together."
The next moment—
The apocalypse began.
Groudon roared.
The earth exploded.
Countless colossal stone blades erupted from beneath Team Rocket Headquarters.
Precipice Blades slammed directly into Mewtwo.
Boom!
Mewtwo screamed.
The attack launched it high into the sky.
Then—
Kyogre opened its mouth.
A whale-like cry echoed across the battlefield.
Origin Pulse erupted.
The massive torrent struck Mewtwo before it could recover.
The impact blasted it even farther.
Then Dialga and Palkia attacked.
Time shattered.
Space collapsed.
Roar of Time.
Spacial Rend.
The two ultimate attacks struck simultaneously.
Mewtwo's cry echoed through the battlefield.
"Aaaaah!"
The surrounding void cracked apart.
An enormous dimensional fracture appeared in the sky.
Even Aiden was stunned.
The attacks had literally broken reality.
The void itself seemed to be protesting.
Void: "I cracked again. Even in the Pokémon world, I still can't survive."
Then—
A shadow emerged.
Giratina.
Like a phantom from another dimension.
Shadow Force exploded forward.
The attack crashed directly into Mewtwo.
After enduring assaults from so many first-tier Legendaries—
Even Mewtwo could no longer continue.
Its body fell from the sky.
Completely defeated.
Meanwhile—
Both Rayquaza unleashed Hyper Beam simultaneously.
The twin attacks struck Dark Deoxys head-on.
The corrupted Pokémon suffered catastrophic damage.
Recognizing imminent destruction—
It immediately entered survival mode.
Its body condensed.
Shrank.
Then transformed into a dark crystal core.
The black meteor-like stone dropped silently onto the ground.
Thus—
Giovanni's two greatest Legendary weapons fell.
One after another.
Defeated.
Aiden finally shifted his attention toward Team Rocket Headquarters.
At the same time, he transferred Mewtwo and Dark Deoxys into System Space, placing them under the supervision of his Legendary Pokémon.
Then—
Using Teleport—
He appeared beside Deoxys.
And what he saw inside the facility caused his eyes to widen in fury.
His killing intent exploded instantly.
...
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