Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The massive explosions of Dragon Ascent occurred simultaneously, creating a temporary vacuum zone across the entire sea surface due to the explosion of these stone pillars.
However, when the thick smoke from the explosions completely dissipated, Kyogre was seen emerging from the sea surface almost unharmed.
At the last moment, he evaded the massive impact of Dragon Ascent's explosion, sustaining very little damage.
But this time, Rayquaza was absolutely enraged!
He hovered slightly over the sea, and a light green membrane appeared from his head, completely enveloping him. His straight body was like a green arrow, cutting through the sea, and the powerful air currents caused the water Rayquaza passed through to part to both sides.
Dragon Ascent!
Aoki, standing on the plane, stared intently at Rayquaza at this moment.
"Just as I thought!" Aoki mused to himself. He saw a faint blue glow emanating from the center of Rayquaza's head, well-concealed by the green airflow created by Rayquaza's Dragon Ascent, but still noticed by Aoki, who had been paying close attention.
The Azure Flute!
Or rather, it should be the shattered Azure Flute!
A large part of it must be on Rayquaza's body. After Arceus shattered the Azure Flute back then, Rayquaza first took the largest piece, then pursued the fragments in all directions, likely finding more.
Dragon Ascent, aided by the Azure Flute! The Flying-type energy had almost materialized.
Watching Rayquaza, transformed into a green sharp sword, charging towards him, Groudon knew Rayquaza was truly angry. For a moment, he felt a tremor of fear, but he quickly reacted, realizing he still had an injured fish in his hands, didn't he?
He immediately grabbed Kyogre's fins with both hands. Before Kyogre could even react, he saw Rayquaza charging furiously towards him.
Using me as a meat shield!!
In an instant, Kyogre was fuming, his body twisting wildly. This was on land, and while Groudon's strength was indeed greater than his, it wasn't by much. Kyogre's efforts bore fruit.
He was no longer Rayquaza's sole target.
He shifted his body, exposing both himself and Groudon to Rayquaza's attack.
Bang—
Flashing past like lightning, Rayquaza attacked from Kyogre's side, hitting not only him but also Groudon.
Killing two birds with one stone!
Boom!!!
An explosion sounded.
But Rayquaza felt that this was not enough to vent his anger, so he used Dragon Ascent again, attacking back and forth around Kyogre and Groudon, almost forming a triangular assault.
This made it impossible for Kyogre and Groudon to stop him.
Boom—
Another explosion sounded, and the magma ground Groudon was standing on exploded, sending both Pokémon flying.
At the same time, a wave of energy rippled through them, stripping away their power.
Kyogre and Groudon both reverted from their Primal forms to their normal forms, having been forcefully knocked back to their original state by Rayquaza.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, the two Pokémon prepared to flee directly. They hadn't expected that after sleeping for so long, Rayquaza had not weakened but grown stronger; at least Dragon Ascent was definitely much more powerful!
Roar!!!
Rayquaza let out a furious roar, causing both Kyogre and Groudon, who were about to retreat, to freeze simultaneously.
Like two misbehaving children, they stood obediently in place, no longer moving.
After all, they had just reawakened. Even if they believed their strength had fully recovered, they were still a little short, especially Groudon, who lacked a large amount of energy.
After stopping the two super-ancient Pokémon, Rayquaza shifted his gaze to the plane where Aoki and the other two stood.
Noticing Rayquaza's gaze, Aoki felt his heart tighten slightly.
However, Latios and Salamence quickly appeared in front of them, relieving Aoki's pressure.
At the same time, Aoki understood Rayquaza's meaning: he wanted them, or rather, him, to come over.
"Rayquaza wants us to go over," Aoki said.
Drake and Adams were also a bit surprised, but after thinking it over, they decided to go and see.
"Let's go," Adams said, jumping onto Latios's back. Aoki and Drake, meanwhile, climbed onto Salamence's back.
The three of them came to the closest distance to Rayquaza.
At this moment, seeing that the battle had completely subsided, the reporters and trainers cautiously gathered around to observe the legendary Sky High Pokémon! Rayquaza!
"Human! Have we met before?!" Rayquaza's deep voice echoed in Aoki's mind.
Aoki looked at Rayquaza in surprise. He wasn't surprised by the telepathy, but by what Rayquaza said.
Met before?
Aoki had indeed seen Rayquaza, but it was in a dream-like state when he first encountered a fragment of the Azure Flute.
At that time, Rayquaza clearly had no perception of him.
However, Aoki still chose to shake his head, indicating no.
A hint of doubt appeared on Rayquaza's face, but he wasn't sure either, so he didn't press further.
"Take out the item on your person," Rayquaza said again.
Upon hearing this, Aoki paused, then realized that the only item on him that Rayquaza could sense was the Rayquaza stand that Team Magma and Team Aqua had found when they retrieved the Indigo Orb and the Red Orb.
A shimmering green, jade-like sculpture of Rayquaza was taken out by Aoki.
Rayquaza narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the sculpture, and a green light shot out from them.
The Rayquaza sculpture began to change. The outermost jade layer slowly peeled off, revealing a fist-sized, spherical object radiating a vibrant green glow inside.
It spun in Aoki's hand, and he could feel faint energy fluctuations emanating from it.
"This is..." Aoki looked at the small orb floating in his hand.
"If those two cause trouble again, this green orb can contact me! But don't use it carelessly in normal times, otherwise..."
Rayquaza didn't finish speaking and roared at Kyogre and Groudon again.
Immediately, Kyogre and Groudon felt a sense of relief. One plunged into the ocean, while the other slowly merged into the magma.
Seeing them disappear, Rayquaza roared once more, flicked his tail, and shot straight up towards the ozone layer.
Finally, only Aoki, Drake, and Adams remained here.
Of course, there was also the sea surface below, half covered in ice and half in hot magma. It would probably take a long time for these two areas to fully recover.
But at this moment, Aoki and the other two were looking at the emerald green orb in his hand.
"Rayquaza said that if Kyogre and Groudon cause a disturbance again, this orb can contact him," Aoki said.
Upon hearing this, smiles of joy appeared on Drake and Adams' faces.