Even after Mew transformed into Arceus, Mewtwo could still sense the overwhelming pressure radiating from it.
Yet instead of retreating, it unleashed its full power.
In the next instant, countless Shadow Balls materialized around Mewtwo.
Like a barrage of guided missiles, they shot toward Mew.
Since Mew had transformed into Arceus's much larger body, there was no way for it to evade them all.
The Shadow Balls rained down relentlessly.
After enduring the continuous bombardment, Mew let out a cry of pain and quickly reverted to its original form.
Immediately afterward, it activated Recover, attempting to restore its stamina.
Meanwhile, Mewtwo only grew more excited as the battle continued.
For the first time in its life...
It could truly see the possibility of defeating Mew.
That possibility had never existed before.
"Mewtwo!"
"Now!"
"Psystrike!"
The moment Aiden gave the order, Mewtwo's eyes glowed a brilliant violet.
An overwhelming surge of psychic power spread across the battlefield.
Had the two Deoxys not been locking down the surrounding space, the battle between Mega Mewtwo Y and Mew would already have reduced Mt. Silver to ruins.
Even so, as the battle intensified, both Deoxys were beginning to struggle to contain the expanding power.
Seeing this, Aiden threw another Master Ball.
"Palkia!"
"Stabilize this space!"
As another Legendary Pokémon appeared, the overwhelming presence of the God of Space immediately drew the attention of both Mewtwo and Mew.
Mew originally thought Palkia had come to gang up on it alongside Mewtwo.
Instead, Palkia merely glanced at Mew coldly before releasing its power over space.
The entire area within a three-kilometer radius became completely stabilized.
With Palkia and the two Deoxys working together, no matter how fiercely Mewtwo and Mew fought, the battle could no longer spread beyond that boundary.
...
Psystrike shot forward.
Mew, which had still been recovering with Recover, was struck head-on before it could finish healing.
The move was interrupted instantly.
The overwhelming psychic force blasted Mew backward.
It crashed heavily into the invisible spatial barrier created by Palkia and the two Deoxys.
Boom!
Covered in wounds, Mew floated weakly in the air.
Its gaze shifted between Mewtwo, Aiden, and Palkia.
Its expression gradually became serious.
It knew perfectly well that there was no way it could defeat so many powerful opponents alone.
Not when one of them was a true primary Legendary.
And certainly not when another was a Mega-Evolved Mewtwo.
Seeing this, Aiden spoke to Mewtwo.
"That's enough."
"You've already proven yourself."
"The Mewtwo of today has surpassed Mew."
"Let's end it here."
Mewtwo paused.
A faint smile appeared on its face.
The Mega Evolution dissolved on its own.
With a flash, Mewtwo returned to Aiden's side.
After finally defeating Mew, Mewtwo had become completely loyal to Aiden.
It now trusted every one of his decisions without hesitation.
As expected...
This Trainer truly was the person it had chosen.
Once Mewtwo stood down, Aiden turned toward Mew.
"Mew."
"I'm sorry for dragging you into all of this."
"I'm sure you understand why it happened."
"Defeating you was one of Mewtwo's greatest emotional burdens."
"Thanks to you, it has finally moved past that obsession."
"So... allow me to apologize on its behalf."
Mew had always been an open-minded Mythical Pokémon.
After hearing Aiden's explanation, it gently swayed its tail.
"It's fine."
"I know this guy."
"I was only annoyed because he attacked me out of nowhere."
"But... since you humans were only trying to help your Pokémon, and you didn't recklessly destroy Mt. Silver..."
"I'll reluctantly forgive you."
Aiden smiled.
"Mew."
"Since things have come to this..."
"Would you be willing to become my Pokémon?"
Mew blinked in surprise.
It floated closer and carefully examined Aiden.
At the same time, Recover completely restored its injuries.
"Huh?"
"There's a familiar aura coming from you."
"What's going on?"
During the battle, Mew had not paid attention to such details.
Now that everything had calmed down, it finally noticed something unusual.
Mewtwo.
Aiden.
The two Deoxys.
Even Palkia.
All of them carried traces of Arceus' aura.
Palkia possessing that aura was only natural.
After all, it had been created by Arceus.
But Mewtwo?
It had been cloned by Team Rocket.
Deoxys was an extraterrestrial Pokémon.
Strictly speaking, Arceus had not created it directly.
It had only come into existence after Arceus created the world itself.
Only Legendary Pokémon bearing Divine Authority had been personally created by Arceus.
Other Pokémon had propagated naturally over time.
So why...
Would this human possess the same aura?
Unable to suppress its curiosity, Mew floated over to Aiden and carefully sensed him.
Hearing Mew's question, Aiden smiled.
"Arceus' aura?"
"That really does exist."
As soon as he finished speaking, three Creation Plates emerged from his system space.
They floated beside him.
The Flame Plate.
The Psychic Plate.
The Meadow Plate.
The three Plates shone together with brilliant light.
Mew froze in place.
"T-Those are Father Creator's Plates!"
"How did they end up with you?"
Faced with Mew's astonished question, Aiden simply shook his head.
"I don't know."
"I only obtained them by chance."
"I've also heard that Arceus is still asleep."
Mew fell silent.
After thinking for quite some time, it finally nodded.
"If Father Creator's Plates have chosen you..."
"Then you must be the one He selected."
"I can already sense that Father Creator is beginning to awaken."
"For now..."
"I'll travel with you."
With that, Mew urged Aiden to take out a Master Ball.
It lightly tapped the ball with its own tail.
A red beam of light enveloped it.
Mew willingly entered the Master Ball.
The ball shook gently three times.
Click.
Mew had officially become Aiden's Pokémon.
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