The footage of Fairy Elite Four Terrance suppressing the Super-ancient Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre spread across the entire world in an extremely short amount of time.
Those who felt the impact of this most directly were the Top Trainers. Looking at that nearly perfect Fairy Domain, all of them revealed amazed expressions, unable to understand how Terrance had managed to grow to such a level in such a short time after becoming an Elite Four.
“Compared to when he was on Prison Island, that kid has grown a lot again. By now, he can probably pose a threat to Team Rocket…” At Team Rocket Headquarters, Giovanni sank into thought. Back when Terrance appeared on Prison Island, he still had not been someone Giovanni considered worthy of too much attention. But looking at things now, choosing not to continue antagonizing Terrance back then had indeed been the correct decision.
After that, James, Jessie, and Meowth, who had been tasked with improving relations with Terrance, had even accomplished a major feat by solving the energy core problem for Team Rocket’s Rainbow Project. It could be said that Terrance deserved half the credit for that matter. Without Terrance, Team Rocket’s Rainbow Project probably would not have been able to proceed smoothly. At the thought of those trio, Giovanni suddenly froze. At this moment, he actually received an emergency report from the trio…
“What? You’re not far from Route 127?”
As more and more people gathered around Route 127, the situation became increasingly complicated. Terrance had already seen more than a dozen Hoenn warships circling nearby, but he did not think highly of such cumbersome weapons of war.
If Groudon and Kyogre slipped out of his control, those warships probably would not even last a single exchange before being smashed apart by the two Pokémon.
“How are things at Sky Pillar?”
“Zinnia has already reached Sky Pillar. She’s about to begin the ritual to summon Rayquaza,” Steven said.
Meanwhile, at Sky Pillar, with the help of the Draconid people and the Devon Corporation, Zinnia had already reached its very summit.
Sky Pillar had been built by the Draconid people to enshrine a massive rainbow-colored meteorite that had created Sootopolis City. This rainbow-colored meteorite contained a mysterious energy capable of resonating with a special organ inside Rayquaza known as the Mikado Organ.
The Mikado Organ could store the energy from meteorites that Rayquaza instinctively devoured within the atmosphere. When Rayquaza underwent Mega Evolution, the Mikado Organ served as both Rayquaza’s Mega Stone and Key Stone, resonating with it and elevating its life level, thereby completing Mega Evolution. This was a unique method of self-Mega Evolution exclusive to Rayquaza.
The rainbow-colored meteorite that had created Sootopolis City was very special. Its energy differed greatly from that of ordinary meteorites. It was precisely by using the unique energy fluctuations of this meteorite that the Draconid people had managed to make the rainbow-colored meteorite resonate with Rayquaza’s Mikado Organ and successfully summon Rayquaza two thousand years ago.
“Rainbow-colored meteorite, everything depends on you now.”
Zinnia was actually extremely uneasy. Ever since the rainbow-colored meteorite had been used to summon Rayquaza two thousand years ago, it had already returned to an ordinary state. Of course, the Draconid people had not simply sat by and done nothing in hopes of gaining another chance to summon Rayquaza. Through research on other ordinary meteorites, they had created a special ritual capable of temporarily restoring this rainbow-colored meteorite to its original state.
Since the establishment of Sky Pillar, only the Draconid people had been qualified to enter it. However, after the Pokémon League was founded, although the Draconid people bore the responsibility of guarding the seal at the entrance, summoning Rayquaza was far too significant a matter for the Pokémon League to allow them to control such a method on their own. As a result, even they were no longer permitted to enter the tower afterward. But now, with the situation at a critical point, Zinnia had finally obtained permission from the Hoenn League thanks to Steven’s strong support. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for her to enter Sky Pillar and perform the summoning ritual.
This was the second time the Draconid people were summoning Rayquaza.
After arranging ordinary meteorites into the proper formation and making use of some external assistance, Zinnia took a deep breath and began the summoning ritual. At the same time, the enormous rainbow-colored meteorite, which had originally been dim, gradually began to regain its former brilliance.
Zinnia prayed with incomparable devotion. In truth, as a member of the Draconid people, Rayquaza was the very object of her faith, so her piety was not an act.
However…
As time passed little by little, the rainbow-colored meteorite remained dazzlingly radiant, yet there was no movement whatsoever above Sky Pillar. At this point, Zinnia’s expression began to turn unnatural.
The group waiting outside for the summoning ritual to finish also revealed puzzled expressions.
“Elder, can you explain what’s going on?”
Zinnia’s grandmother, an elder of the Draconid people, shook her head in response to the questioning from Devon’s side. “Perhaps the meteorites being used to activate the rainbow-colored meteorite do not contain enough energy to restore it to its original state, preventing Rayquaza’s Mikado Organ from sensing the summons from Sky Pillar. Or perhaps Rayquaza is not inhabiting the ozone layer right now and has traveled far away from this planet, which could also prevent it from noticing the changes here.”
“So you’re saying the summoning of Rayquaza failed?” The people from Devon grew solemn. “Do you have any idea how much effort we put into securing this opportunity for your people to summon Rayquaza?”
“Historically, it was Rayquaza that saved Hoenn from crisis. Now that Hoenn is facing another crisis, I too hope that Rayquaza can descend once more,” the elderly Draconid elder said dejectedly. “At this point, all we can do is have that child Zinnia hold on a little longer. Perhaps things will take a turn for the better.”
Although the Draconid elder said nothing more about their inability to summon Rayquaza, inwardly she was more disappointed than anyone. At the summit of Sky Pillar, Zinnia gradually began to panic. Looking up at the sky, she could not understand why she was unable to make Rayquaza respond…
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“I told you from the beginning. How could something as absurd as summoning Rayquaza possibly succeed? Only you people at Devon could come up with such an idea.” Although there were indeed myths in history of Rayquaza calming the conflict between Groudon and Kyogre, this representative trusted the power of technology far more than mythology.
“Elite Four Terrance has now successfully suppressed Groudon and Kyogre. This is the best opportunity to heavily injure the two Pokémon with large-scale weapons of war. I request authorization to deploy them.”
The representative of the LaRousse Corporation, which specialized in advanced technology in the Hoenn region, spoke up.
“No. I reject the request. Those weapons all emit extremely high levels of radiation, and historically, the use of such weapons has almost never ended well. There have even been cases of Pokémon mutating and losing their sanity. Who knows whether these weapons might make Groudon and Kyogre even more violent? Besides, the radiation from those weapons would certainly turn the entire Route 127 into a dead sea and could even affect Sootopolis City, causing countless Water-type Pokémon to die. That would be inhumane and would also provoke fierce protests from ‘Pokémon protection activists.’ Unless we reach the absolute last resort, those weapons must not be used.”
“Enough arguing. There’s a new development on Route 127.”
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