Giratina let out a furious roar, feeling utterly mocked! Then, with a sudden flap of its wings—
Its wing, composed of some unknown material, stretched and morphed into massive claws that lunged straight for Luo Yuan!
[Shadow Claw]
The two enormous [Shadow Claws], one from the left and one from the right, closed in on Luo Yuan in a pincer attack. Clearly, Giratina wanted to eliminate him first before dealing with anything else.
But it was obvious that Giratina had lost its head in rage.
Did it really think Luo Yuan's lineup—Rayquaza, Mewtwo, and Deoxys—was just for show?
Having just come out of a dominating battle and still riding high, Rayquaza was the first to react to the incoming [Shadow Claws]. With a roar, its tail lit up with a dazzling glow. Enveloped in visible Dragon-type energy, the tail whipped through the air with crushing force and slammed into one of Giratina's [Shadow Claws].
Boom!
The [Shadow Claw] collided with Rayquaza's tail.
Two forces exploded midair, the shockwave instantly rippling outward. The already-ruined peak of Mt. Coronet trembled again, and another section collapsed.
Some of the falling debris landed squarely on Dialga and Palkia.
Dialga: "What the hell?!"
Other fragments rolled down the mountainside.
Down at the foot of Mt. Coronet, wild Pokémon who had just seen the battle die down and were preparing to return suddenly witnessed the new explosion.
A chill ran down their spines. Without thinking, they bolted—terrified that if this kept up, the entire mountain would come down on top of them.
Giratina's failed strike didn't calm it. On the contrary, its fury only grew more intense.
Rayquaza's territory was the ozone layer—but now it had dared to reach into its domain. For a volatile being like Giratina, this was intolerable.
"Raaaagh!!"
Giratina threw its head back. A dangerous-looking [Shadow Ball] began to gather in its mouth, the energy growing stronger by the second.
Rayquaza wasn't about to let it charge up. It opened its jaws and instantly fired a shockwave:
[Dragon Pulse]
In the blink of an eye, the [Dragon Pulse] was about to strike Giratina. With no choice, it had to abandon the charge-up and hastily fired the [Shadow Ball].
Boom!
The two attacks collided once more, sending chaotic energy swirling across the mountaintop.
Nearby, Cyrus felt like he was going to be torn apart at any moment by the raging energy currents. Thankfully, Luo Yuan hadn't forgotten he was there—he used telekinesis to shield him just enough for Cyrus to barely remain standing.
Holy shit.
Twenty-seven years old, and here I am, standing on Mt. Coronet like a grunt.
Cyrus was utterly numb. Combined with Luo Yuan's earlier command of the Legendary Pokémon against Palkia and Dialga, the back-to-back shocks left him completely disoriented.
He began to question himself.
Even Team Rocket, with power like this, is still taking it one step at a time to conquer the world... And I wanted to destroy the world to build a new one? Did I skip a few steps here...?
While Cyrus was spiraling, the clash between Rayquaza and Giratina showed no signs of stopping.
After two evenly matched long-range exchanges, the two Pokémon stopped testing each other and dove straight into close combat.
Without a word, they simultaneously closed the distance, unleashing a flurry of physical moves.
Gray and green—two colors clashed endlessly atop Mt. Coronet, each impact sending tremors through the mountain, terrifying the residents in nearby cities.
Though ordinary people, due to the distance, could only see flashes of green and gray colliding, the Sinnoh League—thanks to high-powered telescopes—had already witnessed everything unfolding atop Mt. Coronet.
League staff scrambled to report the situation to upper management, and Cynthia received the live feed.
She didn't know why there was another battle involving Giratina, but she still hoped the tech-hunter would win. After all, according to Sinnoh legend, Giratina had always been an ominous, taboo presence—never seen in a positive light.
Countless eyes across Sinnoh anxiously watched the chaos at Mt. Coronet's summit.
But Luo Yuan himself? He was remarkably calm.
Not nervous at all. That was because he still held the upper hand.
Even though Rayquaza and Giratina seemed evenly matched for now, that was only because Luo Yuan hadn't brought Mewtwo or Deoxys into play.
And he had his reasons for that.
He wanted to use this opportunity to test that move.
As the battle escalated into a fever pitch, Luo Yuan, sensing the time was right, pulled a Key Stone bracelet from his pocket and slipped it onto his wrist. Then he shouted toward the sky:
"Rayquaza!"
Hearing his call, Rayquaza roared in response and immediately pulled back from Giratina.
In an instant, Luo Yuan linked his consciousness with Rayquaza through their mental connection.
His right hand pressed against the [Key Stone] embedded in the bracelet. The stone began to glow, resonating with the [Delta Organ] inside Rayquaza's body!
Flash!
A brilliant light lit up the sky, enveloping Rayquaza in a glowing sphere.
The transformation happened in a flash—so fast that Giratina didn't even have time to react. Before it could interrupt, the light had already faded.
Rayquaza's body had undergone a dramatic change.
Its long frame grew even longer, and its emerald-green skin shimmered like polished gemstone. The red circular patterns across its body transformed, each one housing a glowing orange core. The four head fins extended outward, trailing behind like four flaming streamers.
[Mega Evolution]—Mega Rayquaza!
"RAAAAAGH!!"
With the evolution complete, Mega Rayquaza's power surged!
The battlefield began to tilt in its favor.
Giratina recognized that form instantly—it had seen it once before, in ancient times. If it were in its own realm, in its more natural [Origin Forme], it was confident it wouldn't lose to this evolved Rayquaza.
But now...
There was no time to dwell on it.
Mega Rayquaza soared into the sky. From above, its radiant emerald body glowed even brighter. Rings of green energy spiraled around it as it flipped midair and dove straight down.
Whoosh—!!
Wrapped in blazing green light, Mega Rayquaza left a long, shining trail as it plummeted toward its opponent.
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T/N: WOW i can't believe he actually mega evovled rayquaza this is so cool but a perfect moment for a cliff hanger :D i wasnt sure if i was gonna do it but SKYREX said yes so