The night was far too quiet, though not entirely without sound; yet it was precisely against the backdrop of these sounds that the night seemed all the more tranquil. Both inside and outside the Fairy Domain, the moonlight resembled a mist woven from hazy silver gauze, draping the place in a layer of mystery.
The reason it felt so quiet now was because most people had a premonition that a tremendous upheaval might soon arrive. What they were experiencing now was merely the calm before the rainstorm.
The sky had already darkened, and night blanketed the entire sea. Only the Fairy Domain continued to shine…
The three large groups of Pokémon—Lunatone, Ribombee, and Togetic—had not rested at all since being deployed. The main Pokémon maintaining the Fairy Domain had it even harder. Some of them had to multitask while also ensuring that every action remained precise. As their Trainer, Terrance had likewise remained at the very front line, striving through the entire night without sleep.
Even after darkness fell, he continued guarding the Fairy Domain, working with the Rotom Pokédex throughout the suppression to continuously refine their corresponding tactics.
“Elite Four Terrance didn’t sleep all night?”
Early the next morning, aboard a helicopter, League reporter Mira rubbed her eyes as she asked.
“Not only Elite Four Terrance himself. Many people didn’t sleep all night. Aside from certain positions that have strict requirements regarding mental condition, all personnel involved in the Route 127 operation remained on alert throughout the entire night.”
As the sky gradually brightened, Terrance and the others began repeating yesterday’s procedures once again. Compared with the previous day, the Fairy Domain had become more stable. The Rotom Pokédex’s tremendous computational ability was analyzing changes within the Fairy Domain almost constantly and directing the Pokémon to make adjustments toward the most optimal state. However, the speed at which natural energy throughout Hoenn was returning far exceeded both Terrance’s and its expectations.
In just a single night, multiple volcanoes throughout Hoenn had begun showing signs of activity. The Weather Institute also detected that starting from 8:00 today, temperatures might rise to 40°C and continue climbing. As for how high they would ultimately reach, that had yet to be determined.
In addition, seawater movement throughout Hoenn’s waters had also begun becoming violent, with ocean currents frequently undergoing unstable changes.
“This is getting more and more unsettling.” Terrance looked toward the quiet Groudon and Kyogre, while feeling somewhat puzzled. Had Groudon and Kyogre already regained consciousness, given how calm they were? However, before receiving confirmation, he did not dare act rashly. Terrance also had no particularly good way of judging their current condition, but one thing was certain: these two Super-ancient Pokémon had continuously been gathering natural energy in an attempt to break free from the Fairy Domain’s suppression.
At regular intervals, Terrance exchanged intelligence with the Hoenn League. However, during this particular exchange, Terrance’s expression suddenly changed. He sensed two terrifying masses of energy abruptly condense, violently causing the Fairy Domain to shake. And the disturbance did not stop there. Besides the dark clouds rapidly gathering across the sky above the Fairy Domain and the intense sunlight piercing through those clouds, the seawater surrounding the Fairy Domain also began boiling and trembling continuously.
Looking up at the sky, where vast dark clouds and a blazing sun coexisted, Terrance had never expected Groudon and Kyogre to already be capable of accomplishing something like this while still under suppression.
Had the surrounding natural energy already become concentrated enough for Groudon and Kyogre to create weather phenomena capable of affecting the Fairy Domain itself?
Both the dark clouds and the blazing sunlight contained terrifying amounts of energy. Although they did not appear as flashy as the weather techniques mastered by Castform and the others, fundamentally speaking, the difference in the effects they could produce was like heaven and earth.
Across Route 127, the powers of Primordial Sea and Desolate Land collided against one another, generating a tremendous tearing force that instantly shattered the Magic Bounce created by Mega Diancie and the Ice Mirror created by Ninetales.
The instant the fragments of Magic Bounce and Ice Mirror fell into the ocean, all the Lunatone suffered backlash and were swept into the explosion. Mismagius, which had been moving through the mirror surfaces, was also blasted out and severely injured.
The natural energy represented by Primordial Sea and Desolate Land was simply too well suited for destruction. In an instant, it suppressed the effects of Fairy Aura to the bare minimum. It was also possible that Altaria’s mastery was still immature. As Fairy Aura was suppressed, the Fairy Lock condensed by Gardevoir was immediately torn apart, turning back into billowing mist that dispersed through the air.
As for Castform’s Snowy Weather power, it was even more helpless before Groudon and Kyogre after they fully erupted!
After breaking free from the suppression, Groudon let out a roar that resounded through heaven and earth. An “Ω” symbol gradually appeared on the circular portions at the base of its arms, while the seams in its skin were progressively enveloped by a transformed yellow substance that flowed like magma.
Groudon was not the only one undergoing a change. Kyogre’s forehead and wing-like fins also began glowing with patterns resembling “α,” while the red stripes on the backs of its fins and across its torso all transformed into the same color. This signified that Kyogre, just like Groudon, had completely returned to its primal state and reverted to its original form.
“Primal Groudon! Primal Kyogre!”
The gazes of the two Super-ancient Pokémon instantly locked onto Terrance. At that moment, Hoenn League Champion Steven, Hoenn League Elite Four Sidney, Phoebe, and Glacia, as well as former Elite Four Drake, all acted together. Countless Poké Balls were thrown out, and under the cover of their combined forces, Terrance’s Fairy Army successfully withdrew.
“Terrance, leave the rest to us. Go get some rest.”
The Fairy Army had suppressed the two Super-ancient Pokémon for an entire day and night. All five top-tier Trainers could see the exhaustion of Terrance and his Pokémon. Moreover, the tremendous power Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre had unleashed in that instant had directly shattered the Fairy Domain and severely injured Terrance’s Pokémon. The Fairy Army would probably be unable to recover in the short term. Although the core Pokémon of the Fairy Army were still all right, the Lunatone, Togetic, and Ribombee were in much more serious condition.
“I’ll leave it to you.” Terrance glanced at Steven and the others before nodding.
During the time he had been suppressing Groudon and Kyogre, Steven, together with the four Elite Four, had studied many tactics for precisely this kind of situation and had spent a long time honing their coordination. Now that all five top-tier powerhouses were attacking together, it was not necessarily impossible for them to contend with the two Pokémon.
As for Terrance, rather than joining the battle immediately, it would be better for him to seize the time to reorganize the Fairy Army in preparation for any unexpected developments.
After all, a tactic as strongly individualistic as the Fairy Domain was truly unsuitable for coordinating with others in battle. Only when Terrance fought alone could it display its greatest combat power.
In an instant, across Route 127, a great battle that shook the entirety of Hoenn began—
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