On the other side of the battlefield.
As Zoroark and Vanilluxe were also defeated, N was left with only his severely injured Carracosta.
N remained silent. He pressed down on the brim of his hat and stared solemnly at the beautiful, blonde Champion across from him.
He thought to himself that she truly lived up to her title as the Sinnoh Champion. She was incredibly formidable.
Even though he had given his all, he was still not a match for her.
Cynthia tried to persuade N. "You are not my opponent. Give up."
N shook his head and replied, "I'm sorry, but I can't."
He had the best intentions, but the world was a difficult place. He could not abandon Zekrom. No matter what happened, he could not let go.
N looked at Cynthia's Mega Garchomp. "Champion Cynthia, you should be able to understand, right? If your Garchomp was in a hopeless situation, would you give up everything to save it?"
In the battle just now, it was this Mega Garchomp that had displayed incredible power.
This was Cynthia's ace Pokémon—her most iconic partner—and the most important companion who had grown up with her since she was a child.
To Cynthia, the significance of Garchomp was very special.
Cynthia fell silent when she heard this. She did not know how to respond.
She wondered what she would do if Garchomp fell into a hopeless situation.
Cynthia did not know. Perhaps she would stay calm and calculate a plan, or perhaps she would risk everything to rescue it.
Even for someone like her, she could not be certain.
Cynthia sighed softly in her heart and said, "I understand."
Since she could not convince N, she had no choice but to arrest him.
Even though she understood N's agony, as a League Champion, she stood on the opposite side of the path N had chosen.
N was silent, but suddenly, his expression shifted. Joy and surprise flashed across his face.
A low roar echoed. Zekrom was flying rapidly toward them.
Cynthia narrowed her eyes. It was indeed Zekrom.
The fact that Zekrom appeared here meant that Damian had already defeated Kyurem!
N shouted with excitement. "Zekrom!"
N was rarely this emotional. His pupils trembled slightly as he watched Zekrom fly toward him.
Zekrom landed heavily in front of N. It lowered its head and stared at N with its draconic eyes.
Zekrom spoke in a low telepathic voice. "N, I'm back."
Hearing those words, N's eyes stung uncontrollably, and tears spilled out.
This was the joy of recovering something he had lost. He was incredibly happy.
N wiped away his tears and slowly walked up to Zekrom. He reached out and gently patted Zekrom's leg.
N smiled and spoke softly. "Welcome back, Zekrom."
He truly felt that the moment he saw Zekrom, his heart was complete again.
At this moment, N was extremely grateful to Damian. Damian had truly kept his promise and rescued Zekrom.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Damian walked up to a spot not far from Kyurem. He looked at the extremely weak Kyurem and spoke slowly. "You lost, Kyurem."
It is worth mentioning that Reshiram was currently hiding behind Damian.
Because of its massive size, no matter how much Reshiram tried to hide, its white feathers were still visible.
Damian found it difficult to keep a straight face. This was not the first time this had happened, but he did not feel like arguing with Reshiram about it.
Kyurem snorted. "Hmph!" Its eyes looked very unhappy.
Damian did not care about Kyurem's attitude. He reached out his hand toward it. "Even after you absorbed Reshiram and became stronger, you still lost. This proves one thing."
Green waves of Viridian Power flowed toward Kyurem.
The Viridian Power began to restore Kyurem's condition and stamina.
Feeling the changes in its body, Kyurem looked at the human in surprise. It realized Damian was actually healing it.
Kyurem spoke in a low, raspy telepathy. "What are you trying to say?"
Once its body could move again, Kyurem slowly stood up.
Damian spoke with a smile. "Purely in terms of power, you are indeed very strong. But in this world, power does not represent everything."
Damian continued. "Our partnership and teamwork can still defeat you. Kyurem, there are many things in this world waiting for you to discover. If you understand these things, you will definitely become even stronger."
Kyurem's terrifying golden eyes flickered. Clearly, the defeat just now had heavily impacted its worldview.
It had merged the three dragons into one. In its mind, there should not have been a stronger Dragon-type Pokémon in existence.
However, the fact was that it had lost—and the loss was decisive.
Kyurem spoke stubbornly. "If you didn't have the advantage in numbers, I wouldn't have lost."
In the end, Kyurem was still unwilling to accept it.
For a fierce and dominant Kyurem, even though it had lost, it could not fully agree with the result. It thought about how Shiny Mega Rayquaza had relied on many boosts to defeat it.
Kyurem spoke calmly and glanced at Reshiram. "But a loss is a loss. Since that's the case, I will let Reshiram and Zekrom go for now."
It was not completely convinced, but it admitted its defeat.
Damian offered an olive branch to Kyurem. "Kyurem, are you interested in traveling with me?"
Damian continued. "I can promise you that this journey will be very exciting. Perhaps it can help you experience a lot of new things."
Hearing Damian's words, Reshiram immediately stood up straight. It was shocked that Damian wanted to be teammates with Kyurem.
The look in Reshiram's eyes changed. It worried about its body every single day. It feared Kyurem might want to swallow it again.
Reshiram felt like the world was ending again.
Primal Kyogre looked up at the sky sadly. It knew that if Kyurem joined the team, it would be demoted from the leader to second in rank.
It felt like it wanted to make it rain.
Kyurem's golden eyes stared at Damian. Uncertainty flickered within them.
In the past, Kyurem would have mocked Damian's invitation. But this defeat had caused a subtle change in its mindset.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza lazily flicked its tail as it watched Kyurem with interest.
It wondered if Kyurem would accept this human's invitation.
A few minutes later, Kyurem's low telepathic voice rang out.
Kyurem said, "If you want to be my partner, then defeat me in a head-on battle."
Kyurem turned around. A flash of lightning swept over its body as it changed back into Black Kyurem.
Black Kyurem looked down at Damian. "Human, I will wait for your challenge at the Giant Chasm."
Black Kyurem flew high into the air. After finishing its sentence, it flew away and disappeared into the distance.
To be fair, its opinion of Damian was not bad, but it still had its pride.
If Damian wanted to catch it, he had to defeat it in a fair fight!
Damian spoke in wonder. "Interesting."
He wondered if all these top-tier Legendary Pokémon were the same. Shiny Mega Rayquaza had said the same thing, and now Kyurem was saying it too.
Damian looked at Shiny Mega Rayquaza. Shiny Mega Rayquaza seemed to sense his gaze.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza flicked its tail comfortably. "Human, I suggest you deal with Kyurem before you come to fight me again."
It felt that it was much harder to defeat than Kyurem.
Damian smiled slightly. "That might not be true, Rayquaza."
In reality, he would basically possess Complete Kyurem. After all, Zekrom was in N's hands, and Damian could borrow it from N anytime.
He knew N would not mind. After all, Damian was the savior of both N and Zekrom.
Damian thanked Shiny Mega Rayquaza. "Anyway, thank you for your help today, Rayquaza."
If Shiny Mega Rayquaza had not assisted, defeating Complete Kyurem would have been extremely difficult.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza replied in a good mood. "Don't mention it. I had a great time fighting today, too."
That was natural.
The feeling of having power almost overflowing was something it had experienced for the first time.
It truly had a desire to challenge Arceus.
However, it held back. Otherwise, it felt it would have been defeated by the Alpha Pokémon.
Shiny Mega Rayquaza glanced at the little Rayquaza. "Then I'll be leaving now, human. Make sure to train 'Green' more. This kid is too pathetic."
The little Rayquaza immediately pulled its neck back in fear.
Damian replied, "Alright. Goodbye."
Shiny Mega Rayquaza nodded. With a dominant, echoing roar, it quickly disappeared into the sky.
Damian watched it leave. Then he turned his gaze toward Ho-Oh.
Damian spoke sincerely to the bird. "Ho-Oh, thank you for your hard work this time, too."
He said this because Ho-Oh was currently glaring at Jirachi and Victini.
The two of them were holding a pile of Rainbow Wings. Some of these feathers were in good condition, and some were not. Some were even covered in frost.
But it did not matter. After thawing them and letting them sit in the sun, they would still be usable.
Feeling Ho-Oh's sharp gaze, Jirachi and Victini quietly moved behind Damian.
Ho-Oh grit its teeth. "Human!!"
It thought this naturally wicked human was despicable.
It was bad enough that he made Ho-Oh fight and get injured. He would not even ignore the feathers that fell off during the battle.
And he was doing it right in front of its face!
Ho-Oh thought Damian could at least wait until it left before picking them up.
Damian gave a dry cough. He was thick-skinned. "Don't be angry, Ho-Oh. You know your feathers are excellent for making medicine. I just didn't want them to go to waste."
Being stared at by Ho-Oh did not hurt him, so he did not care.
Ho-Oh laughed in extreme anger. Its chest rose and fell rapidly before it finally forced itself to calm down.
Ho-Oh said in a calm tone, "Human, our agreement has been fulfilled twice now."
Damian replied sincerely, "Of course. Ho-Oh, you really are an amazing helper. If not for personal reasons, I really would want to catch you."
To be fair, Ho-Oh was very useful. Every part of it was a treasure, and it could even bring the dead back to life. Its utility was maxed out.
Ho-Oh spoke bluntly in a cold tone. "Human, to be honest with you."
Ho-Oh continued, "Even if I were blind, I would never choose a shameless human like you."
Actually, besides the fact that Damian's personality did not meet its requirements, Ho-Oh felt that he was indeed an excellent human.
But that did not stop Ho-Oh from disliking him. This guy was just too brazen.
Damian spoke with regret. "That really is a shame."
Ho-Oh remained expressionless. It did not think it was a shame at all.
Ho-Oh said, "Since things are finished, I will leave."
Ho-Oh felt that it would have to soak in lava for several days to remove the soreness in its body.
Ho-Oh turned and flew away. But Damian noticed that after flying for a short distance, it turned around and came back.
Ho-Oh spoke firmly. "By the way, human! I'm warning you! If the next opponent is something like Shiny Mega Rayquaza or Kyurem again, you are not allowed to contact me!"
It had to warn Damian ahead of time.
The first time was Shiny Mega Rayquaza. The second time was Complete Kyurem. Ho-Oh did not even want to imagine what kind of monster would come next.
It did not want to get injured anymore!
Ho-Oh gave a final warning. "I will really be angry!"
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