Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 374 Memories, Battles, and Reenactments (3)

Darko silently took Darkrai back into the Poké Ball. The monotonous red and white Poké Ball looked particularly heavy in his palm. The gray-haired young man finally set his eyes on the only Poké Ball left at his waist. It seemed that because of the Pokémon inside, it was flowing with a warm and sacred silver glow, like a peaceful ocean.

As his fingertips gently stroked the cold surface of the ball, a complicated look emerged on Darko's face. He had originally not planned to let the opponent play, but unfortunately, his Garchomp had been seriously injured in the previous battle with Shinji and needed to rest.

1:5, this score is not good, but Dakdo can't do anything about it. Who told Aisiluo before the game that neither side should let the opponent win? But it's good that Dakdo can see the gap between him and the boy on the other side more clearly.

At this moment, there was solemnity and unwillingness in the young man's eyes, but what finally settled was determination, as if he wanted to pour all his heart into them.

"Finally..." Darko's voice deepened, then suddenly rose, "It's decided to be you! Lugia!"

"Ugh——!"

A silver light suddenly appeared, and an ethereal and distant sound, as if a long roar coming from the depths of the ancient ocean, instantly pierced the sky. The pure silver light was like the rising sun, gently illuminating the entire arena.

A giant white bird with graceful lines was suspended in the air with its broad and powerful wings spread out. Its figure was slightly slimmer than that of a mature Lugia, and its edges and corners were relatively softer. The dark blue protrusions on its back were brighter and more agile, but it seemed to have an innate sanctity and majesty, like the arrival of the patron saint of the ocean and ocean currents. The powerful pressure spread like a tide, plunging the entire arena into a solemn silence.

The appearance of the fourth legendary brought the battle to a climax. Even though Darko's Lugia had appeared many times before, the people in the audience still felt shocked from the bottom of their hearts. It was a figure that they would rarely see in their lifetime.

Ma, who had just experienced a hard battle, faced this legendary existence. The fighting spirit burning in his green vertical pupils became even more intense. The phantom armor gradually faded away, revealing Ma's original appearance.

"Lugia!" Darko's voice came out, his sharp eyes locked on Ma, "Cyclone attack!"

Lugia let out a clear response, and flapped his wings violently, instantly creating countless air vortices. With a piercing scream, they fell like a downpour, instantly covering the entire battlefield and blocking all possible directions for Ma to dodge.

Xiaotong in the audience stared at this scene with her cute eyes wide open, while Nie Zi frowned and whispered to Mary, "Such a fast battle rhythm... This Lugia should not be very old, right?"

A gentle god like Lugia would not be so aggressive if he grew up.

"Yes, sub-adult." Mary nodded to confirm her elder brother's statement, "According to what Dakoto said, if "He" is allowed to grow on his own, it will take about 500 to 800 years for him to reach adulthood."

"Hmm..." Nie Zi understood that humans currently know too little about these legends.

"Ma, defend it!" Eslo's voice was neither hurried nor slow. His black eyes looked at the Lugia flying in the air, thinking about how to deal with it next.

"Ah!" Ma raised his head slightly and looked directly at the silver figure in the air, not paying any attention to the incoming attack.

The next moment, dark purple crystals suddenly spread from Ma's feet, turning into a half sphere that enveloped Ma. (ps: Similar to the way Ma trapped the three sacred beasts in the movie.)

The cyclone attack hit, and the earth shook, but it did not shake the crystal barrier.

Just now, Ma could actually directly "modify" reality and make those falling cyclone attacks return and hit Lugia. He was very sure that he could do this. Ma had tried it once on a rainy day. He could make the falling raindrops return to the sky.

But unfortunately, this operation is very difficult, and the consumption of strength and energy is also terrifying. In addition, the power of the cyclone attack is not small. After Ma uses this trick, he will most likely be exhausted.

Some simple illusions do not consume too much energy for Ma, so at this time he uses the illusory crystals for defense instead of protecting them.

"Now, Ma! Use the wave of evil!" Eslo

Ma, who was inside the crystal barrier, quickly raised his claws, and a black ring of light penetrated the barrier that was gradually dissipating, firmly locking onto Lugia in the sky.

Lugia reacted quickly. The pride of a young legend and the urge to perform well in front of Eslo were stirred up. He let out a clear cry, and his broad wings danced gracefully, and several cyclones flew out.

boom! boom! boom! boom!

The dark evil wave and the cyclone attack collided fiercely, exploding into a ball of storms, but another evil wave came, and Lugia was forced to open a barrier in front of him. His huge body was shaken backwards by the continuous and violent impact. Although the barrier was not completely broken, Lugia was still under tremendous pressure.

"We can't fall into his rhythm, Lugia!" Darko noticed the impulse in Lugia's eyes and immediately shouted, "Use Scale Shot!"

Lugia let out a long cry, and several silver-white scales with sharp edges flew out from his body. The blue-purple energy wrapped on them turned into a dragon shape, bypassing the barrier and attacking Ma.

Ma looked at the scales approaching rapidly and had to adjust his posture to defend himself. The evil fluctuations gradually dissipated, and he was able to defend himself and easily block the scales' shot.

"Tsk..." Dakodo frowned. He was not planning to use skills like blowing away. As for the current situation, it would be difficult to have any effect even if he used it. He would have to face it in the end.

As for the war of attrition...it will probably be difficult for them to win, after all, Aislo just needs to take Ma back.

"Lugia!" Darko's voice was filled with a desperate determination, "Divine Bird Smash!"

Lugia sensed the trainer's intention, and he let out an even louder roar. An unprecedentedly dazzling silver-blue light burst out from his body, like a small sun blooming in the sky, and vast energy like the sea gathered madly in front of his open beak.

The air in the entire arena seemed to have been sucked out, making it hard to breathe.

Sirona on the platform sat up straight, her eyes gleaming: "Here it comes!"

Granny Kikuno nodded slightly: "They want to decide the winner directly with this move..."

A light flashed in Aislo's eyes. He was waiting for this moment, the moment when Lugia was charging up his strongest attack and his defense was relatively weakest. "Ma, now is the time! Use Dark Night Blast!"

When Lugia entered the charging state, Ma poured all his strength into his right claw that was shining with a faint light without reservation.

hum-

Buzzing sounds were accompanied by surging energy fluctuations. The black energy on the claws was thick and sticky, and even black arcs of electricity were jumping on the surface. A soul-shaking terrifying aura erupted instantly.

Ma's body suddenly leaped up and swung his right claw fiercely at Lugia in the air.

However, the moment Ma came in front of Lugia, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be a little red light falling on Lugia's body.

That's... strong vanilla!

Rumble, rumble—! ! !

Without pretending to gather strength to attract Ma to come closer, Lugia released this devastating attack without any reservation.

The fierce attack of the divine bird collided with the blast of the dark night, and an unprecedented terrifying explosion burst out in the sky. As the dazzling light lit up, the impact caused by the collision turned into a violent air ring visible to the naked eye, spreading wildly in all directions.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

The shock wave hit the energy barrier of the arena fiercely, making a sharp sound that made people's teeth ache. The light flickered wildly, flickering unsteadily, and the entire arena structure seemed to be shaking violently. The people in the audience were blinded by the strong light, and the violent vibrations under their feet made them stagger from side to side, and screams were heard from time to time.

The light lasted for several seconds before slowly dissipating. The original energy barrier of the venue had dissipated, replaced by an inky black protective shield.

Wusong's bronze bell floated in the air, staring blankly at the sky that was almost shrouded in darkness. Of course, everyone who saw this scene felt the same as the bronze bell.

I saw that the azure sky that was supposed to be visible had turned into pitch black, and even the sun's rays could not be seen. The breath of destruction and death filled the sky and the earth. The pressure that only belonged to the true gods was shrouding people, making people subconsciously want to kneel down sincerely to the gods who were nowhere to be found. A strange bird with a "Y" shape was hanging upside down in the sky like a cross.

God of Destruction——Yveltal!

Seeing the shock wave dissipate, Yveltal ignored Darkrai and Grandma Gengar who had just appeared and went back into the Poké Ball on Eslo's waist. This little scene didn't actually require him to appear, but there was no other way. Staying in the Poké Ball all the time would get boring after a long time, even with the company of Eslo and a mobile phone.

The pitch-black barrier gradually dissipated, and the situation inside the battlefield now came into view of everyone.

Ma had fallen back to the ground at this time, his standing figure was a little unstable, and his body was covered with wounds of various sizes. It seemed that he was seriously injured by the attack from the divine bird just now.

The Lugia's silver-white feathers in the air were in disarray, covered with charred burns and torn wounds. He flapped his injured wings hard, trying to maintain his suspended posture, but each flap seemed extremely heavy, and his sapphire-like eyes were filled with fatigue.

Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer, and let out a weak whine, before his huge body began to fall uncontrollably.

There was a trace of pity in Darko's eyes, but he did not hesitate at all. A beam of red light shot out accurately, and before Lugia was about to fall heavily to the ground, he took it back into the Poké Ball. This undoubtedly showed his attitude.

The last indicator light below Dakodo’s portrait also went out completely.

Dead silence.

Absolute deathly silence enveloped the entire Lily of the Valley Arena, as if even time had frozen. No one had reacted to the collision that seemed capable of destroying the world, nor had anyone recovered from the apocalyptic scene that had just occurred.

In the silence, Ma still held his head high. His green vertical pupils did not scan the entire field, but looked at the young man behind him. He shook his numb front paws with fatigue after the battle.

At this time, Aislo had already come in front of Ma and gave him a big hug.

"Thank you, Ma..." Aisiluo raised his head slightly in Ma's arms and looked at her seriously, "You did a great job..."

"Yeah~" Ma showed a relaxed smile on his face. He hugged the boy's back with his backhand and rubbed his furry cheek against the other's soft hair.

On the other side, Darko quietly looked at the Poké Ball containing Lugia in his hand, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the surface of the ball, as if to comfort the companion inside. Then he raised his head again, his eyes fell on the boy and the Pokémon on the field.

There was no sign of fatigue on Aislo's face, but because of the hug with Ma, the boy's handsome face was rubbed with Ma's sweat and the dust of the battle.

But the man's eyes were still as clear and bright as when they first met in Baidai Forest. It was just that at this moment, there was something more contained in this clarity. Dakdo couldn't tell what it was, so he just smiled faintly.

It seems...something is missing?

Dakodo suddenly realized that something was wrong. He subconsciously looked around and found that the energy barrier had disappeared long ago, but there was no cheering from the people.

Darko immediately realized the reason. The young man smiled helplessly and looked at the referee in the distance. Under his gaze, the referee woke up as if from a dream and quickly raised the flag to announce, "Lok, Lugia has lost his ability to fight, Zoroark has won. Since Darko has no more Pokémon to send out, the winner of this battle is - Eslo!!!"

This announcement seemed to wake up the sleeping people. The deafening cheers, screams, and applause were like a raging tsunami, instantly sweeping across the entire Lily of the Valley Arena. The audience stood up excitedly and waved their arms. The names of Eslo and Darko were shouted over and over again, resounding through the sky.