Just then, from within the pile of rocks, a golden flame, blazing with intense heat, shot straight toward the giant-mouthed monster. Caught completely off guard, the giant-mouthed monster failed to dodge in time and was hit directly.
"BOOOOM!"
"GRAAAAH!"
A violent explosion erupted, and the giant-mouthed monster let out a pained roar. Its massive body was forced backward several steps, leaving deep footprints in the ground. The spot struck by the golden flame was charred black, with strands of golden fire still clinging to its body, clearly inflicting a burn status...
"ROOOOAR!"
From the rubble, the injured Charizard burst out, flinging aside debris as it rose into the air with an angry roar. It panted heavily, yet its fierce eyes remained locked onto the monster below.
"ROOOAR!"
The giant-mouthed monster roared back in fury. Its gaping maw gathered power as a red, dragon-shaped energy formed inside.
Skill: Dragon Rage!
"ROOOAR!"
The crimson energy dragon shot toward the airborne Charizard. Charizard opened its mouth as well, unleashing a blazing golden flame filled with terrifying energy, firing it straight at the incoming red dragon.
"BOOOOOM!"
The golden flame and crimson dragon collided violently, triggering a massive shockwave in the air. A powerful gale burst outward, sending nearby flowers, grass, and trees flying in all directions.
"WOOOOM!"
Wave after wave of energy ripples spread through the air, refusing to settle for a long time!!
Charizard was blasted away by the explosion, crashing heavily near the entrance of the valley.
"BOOM!"
"Huff... huff..."
Charizard lay among the rubble, gasping for breath, its body covered in wounds. Even so, it clenched its teeth, struggling to stand. But its injuries were too severe. It simply didn't have the strength.
The gap in Level between Charizard and the giant-mouthed monster was far too great. It was no match at all.
"THUD... THUD... THUD..."
The giant-mouthed monster advanced step by step toward the wounded Charizard, foul-smelling slime dripping from its massive maw.
"GRAAAAH!"
Another surge of powerful energy gathered in its mouth, preparing to deliver the final blow.
A flicker of unwillingness and despair flashed in Charizard's eyes.
It refused to accept this!!
It still wanted to see the outside world its mother had told it about. She said the outside world was vast beyond measure, so vast that even flying for a lifetime, you could never reach its end.
It wanted to soar freely through those endless blue skies. It didn't want to die here!!
A faint glimmer flickered in Charizard's eyes.
Deep in its heart, it cried out:
"Someone..."
"Please save me!!"
...
"Greninja. Use Ice Punch!"
Just as Charizard closed its eyes in despair, ready to face death, a clear voice rang out by its ear. Its heart trembled violently.
Charizard snapped its eyes open and saw a human boy standing not far from the cave entrance, quietly watching it.
"Grenin!"
A black Greninja gathered icy-blue energy in its hand, forming a chilling glow. In an instant, it turned into a streak of black light. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached the giant-mouthed monster and slammed its fist down hard.
"BANG!"
Greninja's Ice Punch struck the monster directly.
"GRAAAAAH!"
The giant-mouthed monster's attack was instantly interrupted, and it let out a pained roar. Fury burned in its blue eyes.
...
That's right. The ones who arrived were Aaron and Greninja!
Aaron had been heading toward the source of the earlier Flamethrower. Not long after, he heard the sounds of a Pokémon battle.
When they arrived, they saw a massive Charizard already knocked to the ground by a huge black Pokémon.
The moment Aaron saw that enormous black creature, his pupils shrank sharply.
It was actually an Ultra Beast. Guzzlord!!
But as far as he knew, Ultra Beasts had never appeared in this world. There had been no records, no sightings, nothing. He had even thought they didn't exist at all.
And yet, here one was.
"It seems... there are still many secrets in this world I don't know."
Aaron thought to himself.