The Original Dragon let out a powerful roar. "Roar!!"
The enraged roar of the Original Dragon shook the entire sky.
A tiny, feeble insect was buzzing around and being an unbearable nuisance. It made the Original Dragon extremely irritated.
It waited for the perfect moment as Shiny Genesect lunged in. The Original Dragon endured the direct hit from Extreme Speed, and at the same time, the turbine on its tail flared with icy light. A ring of intense freezing air burst outward and swept across everything.
Glaciate!
Shiny Genesect realized something was wrong instantly. It tried to retreat at once, but it was a step too late.
The freezing air from Glaciate spread unbelievably fast. In the blink of an eye, it caught Shiny Genesect and froze it solid, turning it into an ice statue.
The Original Dragon smirked maliciously. Its sharp claws glowed with green light as it slashed down with Dragon Claw, striking Shiny Genesect with tremendous force.
A loud crash rang out.
Shiny Genesect was launched like a cannonball and slammed heavily into the ground.
The Original Dragon looked toward Shiny Mega Rayquaza and shouted, "Rayquaza! Come and fight me to the end!"
It refused to believe it could lose. It was Kyurem, after all!
However, just as the Original Dragon tried to rush toward Shiny Mega Rayquaza, a wave of colorful flames swept toward it.
Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire!
The Original Dragon paused. Its sharp claws swung out and tore through Sacred Fire, ripping the scorching flames apart.
The eyes of the Original Dragon were ice-cold. It was that bird again. Had it not been battered enough already?
Ho-Oh let out a sharp cry and charged straight at the Original Dragon. "Chirp!"
The bird pressed forward fearlessly.
The Original Dragon spoke with contempt. "You're just a Shiny Fearow. You're trash"
The thick cold air around the Original Dragon continued to spread and freeze.
Ho-Oh exploded with rage when it heard that. "What did you say?!"
It was the great and distinguished Ho-Oh! How dare this ugly ice dragon call it a Shiny Fearow?!
Did that jerk even know what a Fearow looked like? Had it ever seen such a magnificent Fearow in its life?
Ho-Oh was truly furious.
But the Original Dragon clearly had no intention of wasting more attention on Ho-Oh.
In the next moment, an ice-blue beam shot from the Original Dragon's mouth—Ice Beam.
Even though Ho-Oh was a Fire type, it was also Flying type. That meant it had no resistance to Ice-type attacks.
After the three dragons merged into one, the Original Dragon was not only physically terrifying—it also carried the overwhelming Special Attack of White Kyurem, and it was stronger than before.
That meant the Original Dragon was a Legendary Pokémon that was terrifying in both physical and special attacks.
Facing the incoming Ice Beam, Ho-Oh immediately beat its wings and dodged, relying on its superb aerial control.
The Ice Beam from the Original Dragon failed to hit it cleanly.
Damian watched and praised it. "Sacred Fire."
He had to admit that even if Ho-Oh's raw power was lower than these top-tier Legendary Pokémon, its fighting spirit and skill were impressive.
Ho-Oh had already closed the distance. It cried out loudly, and those bright, beautiful rainbow flames smashed into the Original Dragon again.
The Original Dragon's dragon eyes were cold and sharp. It did not even try to dodge. It found the idea of those flames hurting it ridiculous.
Laughable!
The Original Dragon did not bother moving out of the way. It drove forward straight through Sacred Fire.
Sacred Fire struck the Original Dragon and exploded. Ripples of surging heat spread outward. But almost immediately, the freezing air around the Original Dragon forced its way through the remaining embers.
Damian raised an eyebrow as he watched.
The Original Dragon moved in close and swung Dragon Claw hard at Ho-Oh.
Dragon Claw carved into Ho-Oh. A Reflect barrier flared and blocked a large portion of the damage, but Ho-Oh still cried out in pain.
Damian issued another command. "Use Sacred Fire again."
Ho-Oh grit its teeth through the pain. The Rainbow Flames on its body kept burning as it wrapped itself in colorful fire and charged at the Original Dragon.
The Original Dragon mocked it. "I already told you—it's useless!"
The Original Dragon still did not dodge. The turbine on its tail lit up with blue-purple energy.
The surging flames struck the Original Dragon again, but it only frowned, acting as if it barely felt anything.
Bits of colorful fire clung to the Original Dragon's body like parasites. Then the powerful blue-purple freezing energy surged up and slowly drove the flames away, while electricity began to buzz and hum.
Freeze Shock!
Ho-Oh clenched its beak. It actually understood why Damian kept ordering Sacred Fire.
Sacred Fire's "life force" was extremely intense. It could even burn briefly in water, and the chance to inflict Burn was very high.
But it had attacked twice and still failed. Its luck was truly awful.
It wondered why it was not using Will-O-Wisp, which would burn as long as it hit.
It was a fair question. But if Ho-Oh tried Will-O-Wisp, the Original Dragon would likely dodge. If it could tear apart Sacred Fire with a claw, it would have no trouble avoiding a small ghost flame.
The Original Dragon bellowed. "Roar!"
Freeze Shock was ready. The Original Dragon dove down and smashed into Ho-Oh with brutal force.
Ho-Oh let out a sharp scream. The freezing air from Freeze Shock nearly coated its body in frost instantly.
Under that impact, Ho-Oh was slammed straight into the ground.
The entire area shook violently. The ground nearby froze over, turning into a field of glittering ice crystals.
The Original Dragon slowly straightened up. It glanced at the heavily injured Ho-Oh at the bottom of the crater, then turned as if it were ready to head back toward Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
Rainbow Flames began to burn over Ho-Oh's body. They healed its injuries and melted the frost clinging to its feathers.
As a Fire-type Legend, Ho-Oh disliked rain—and it hated frost even more.
Damian asked with concern, "Ho-Oh, are you okay?"
Ho-Oh replied weakly through telepathy, "I'm in serious trouble, human. I feel like I'm about to die."
Just now, it genuinely felt like its soul had been knocked out of its body by the Original Dragon.
If not for Reflect reducing the blow, Ho-Oh truly believed it might have blacked out.
It wondered why it had to endure this kind of torture.
Damian felt relieved and answered, "As long as you can talk, you're fine. Use Recover."
Ho-Oh clenched its teeth. "You are a wicked human!!!"
Damian pressed the knife in. "Pull yourself together, Ho-Oh. You don't want to lose to a Pokémon that called you a Shiny Fearow, do you?"
That line lit a fire in Ho-Oh's heart. Its body flashed with white light Recover.
With the double recovery of Rainbow Flames and Recover, Ho-Oh's condition snapped back to near-normal in an instant.
This was the terrifying part of Ho-Oh!
As long as an opponent did not knock it out quickly, it could rely on its recovery to stand right back up and keep fighting.
Ho-Oh flapped its wings and surged into the air again. "Chirp!"
Carrying a massive blaze of Rainbow Flames, Ho-Oh chased after the Original Dragon once more.
The Original Dragon heard the cry and turned its head. "Hmm?" Seeing Ho-Oh charging again, its dragon eyes showed a flicker of shock.
It had just hurt the bird badly. Was this thing a bird… or a cockroach?
But in the next moment, the Original Dragon's gaze went cold. No matter how many times it came back, the outcome would be the same.
It was just a Shiny Fearow.
The Original Dragon bellowed, "Roar!" The turbine on its tail crackled with lightning.
Ho-Oh beat its wings hard, and Sacred Fire poured toward the Original Dragon like a flood.
The Original Dragon forced its way through Sacred Fire as electricity surged over its body Fusion Bolt!
Ho-Oh tried to dodge, but it was still too late.
Fusion Bolt slammed into Ho-Oh. Reflect flared again. Ho-Oh cried out in pain as its entire body was blasted backward and crashed into a massive ice boulder. The ice shattered into chunks.
Ho-Oh was buried beneath the broken ice.
Clearly, that direct hit from Fusion Bolt was a brutal blow.
But at the same time, the Original Dragon after shooting Ho-Oh down again halted in midair. Its eyes wavered, as if it were enduring something painful.
In the next moment, flames burst from inside its body and raced outward, engulfing it and making it groan.
The Original Dragon's expression twisted darkly. "Damn it!"
It was burned!
That Shiny Fearow from earlier had actually done it!
A deep, dominating roar echoed across the world. "Roar!"
Shiny Mega Rayquaza was wrapped in a heavy, overwhelming dragon aura. It finally stopped using Dragon Dance, and its majestic eyes locked onto the Original Dragon.
The Original Dragon narrowed its eyes. At this moment, Shiny Mega Rayquaza's presence was terrifying.
Seeing Shiny Mega Rayquaza finish powering up, Damian asked with a smile, "How do you feel, Rayquaza?"
Shiny Mega Rayquaza answered with surging excitement, "This is my peak form!"
Without question, Dragon Dance had reached its limit. Right now, Shiny Mega Rayquaza truly felt like the strongest dragon in the world!
Primal Kyogre felt that massive pressure and silently lowered its body a little.
It wanted to make sure Shiny Mega Rayquaza did not suddenly remember what happened last time.
Damian pinched Victini's small cheek on his shoulder. "It's not over yet. Little one, help it out."
Victini blinked its large, watery eyes. "Tini! Tini!" It stretched its tiny hands toward Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
A mysterious glow rippled outward like water and flowed into Shiny Mega Rayquaza's body.
Victini's power could be shared with others, and its intensity depended on Victini's will.
Right now, Victini was pouring nearly ninety percent of its strength along with the concept of "Victory" into Shiny Mega Rayquaza.
Damian gave an order to Primal Kyogre and the others. "Helping Hand."
Primal Kyogre, Dark Mewtwo, and the small Rayquaza all used Helping Hand on Shiny Mega Rayquaza at the same time.
Three Helping Hand boosts surged into Shiny Mega Rayquaza all at once.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza roared. "Roar!!"
The green light around it was almost impossible to conceal. That overflowing power stuffed into its body made it roar uncontrollably.
A physical shockwave of sound exploded outward, with Shiny Mega Rayquaza at the center.
Power kept pouring in, endlessly.
That uncontrollable power gave Shiny Mega Rayquaza the feeling that it had to release it.
Damian pulled Victini into his arms and gently rubbed its belly. "Rayquaza, how do you feel now?" The little fire mouse exhausted from sending so much energy let out a comfortable purring sound.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza's fierce eyes blazed with battle lust. "Human."
Shiny Mega Rayquaza declared with absolute authority, "I am invincible now!!!
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