After such an intense battle Gardevoir reverted back to her shiny colored form, all of her strength had been completely exhausted. However, recalling the purged dark power, a smile appeared on her face—it seemed everything was finally over!
"No… it's not that simple. The power of the Demon God hasn't fully dissipated yet," Aven suddenly said.
Gardevoir was startled and quickly looked toward Groudon. She saw thick black miasma once again rising from its body, enveloping it entirely!
This power was all too familiar—it was unmistakably the power of the Demon God. It merged once more into Groudon's body, causing its energy to surge violently, gradually blending with the black miasma!
"ROOAAAAR!"!
A terrifying roar echoed out as countless black tentacles burst from Groudon's body.
The next moment, the black tentacles suddenly stabbed into the ground. When they were pulled back up, three of them were each wrapped tightly around a figure.
"The three titans!" Aven exclaimed in shock.
There was no time to stop it. The black tentacles rapidly retracted toward Groudon's body.
When the bodies of the three Regis touched Groudon, they were pulled directly inside—like stones tossed into a lake, sinking in instantly and vanishing without a trace!
"The three Regis have been devoured!"
The sudden turn of events stunned every Pokémon on the battlefield, their eyes filled with disbelief.
But it wasn't over yet. After devouring the three Regis, Groudon turned its gaze toward the three Forces of Nature in the sky, and black tentacles surged upward toward them!
In midair, the three Forces of Nature were shocked and furious. They continuously unleashed their powers, blasting the black tentacles into clouds of dark mist.
Yet the black mist quickly regrouped. In the blink of an eye, the tentacles reformed and resumed their assault. Infused with the Demon God's power, they radiated destruction and death!
At this moment, Groudon resembled a true demon of the earth, its body seemingly connected to the abyss itself, dragging everything in the world toward endless darkness!
"Lilligant, we can't wait any longer—we're going all in!" Aven's expression was extremely grave. He knew that Groudon had entered a state of complete madness. If it wasn't stopped now, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Lilli! Gant!"
Lilligant nodded and quickly entered the state of Nature Return.
At the same time, the three Forces of Nature, Darkrai, and the others gathered together, continuously merging their powers into the surrounding natural world.
Especially the three Forces of Nature—masters of earth, lightning, and wind—they drew closer and closer to natural energy, their figures seeming to become part of nature itself!
In an instant, Lilligant gained control over the power of the surrounding nature. Her entire body brimmed with the might of the natural world, and carrying her own will, she pressed it down directly toward Groudon.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Natural energy and the power of the Demon God collided once more.
But compared to before, Lilligant had now become the embodiment of nature itself. Every movement carried the overwhelming pressure of the natural world!
Under this tremendous power, large numbers of black energy tentacles were frozen in place. Natural energy began to assimilate them, turning them into part of nature itself.
The power of nature embraces all things. Even the power of the Demon God was still a part of nature's energy. Darkness was continuously broken down as death and life cycled endlessly!
"So, what if you command the power of all nature?"
"Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes—there are countless ways to destroy nature!"
Suddenly, the sorcerer leader's voice echoed from within Groudon's body. The next moment, the entire earth began to tremble violently, and countless cracks instantly spread across the ground.
From those fissures, magma poured forth, flowing and converging, overflowing onto the surface and devouring everything in its path, turning the land into scorched wasteland!
"Destroy it! Destroy everything to your heart's content! This world will be annihilated, and a new order will be built upon a new world!" the sorcerer leader laughed maniacally.
"ROOAAAAR!"
Groudon roared in unison.
At this moment, it had completely transformed into a demon of the earth. Black miasma seeped into the ground, draining all life from the land itself.
With withered earth, endless earthquakes, and flowing magma, nature was undergoing catastrophic destruction. The energy gathered around Lilligant began to waver violently.
Faintly, numerous cracks appeared around her as natural energy started to dissipate—just like the collapsing natural world itself!
"Hahaha! Don't think that just because you defeated Yveltal, you can stand against the true Demon of the Earth!" the sorcerer leader continued laughing.
Yveltal had been brought to the Sinnoh region by him back then. He had witnessed every detail of Yveltal's battle with Aven and knew full well that Aven had relied on Lilligant's natural power to defeat Yveltal.
Nature's power was indeed strong—but once nature itself was destroyed and the world plunged into chaos, that power would no longer be so terrifying. Just as he said, there were simply too many ways to destroy nature!
"Lilli! gant!"
Lilligant's figure floated in midair.
At this moment, having merged completely with nature, she could clearly sense the entire natural world letting out a mournful wail.
Her gaze was locked firmly onto the figure ahead, whose entire body was shrouded in black mist. Green light continuously gathered around her body.
Just then, countless black tentacles suddenly surged out from the body of the Earth Demon, whipping straight toward Lilligant, attempting to entangle her and drag her directly into its body.
After transforming into the Demon of the Earth, Groudon had become a being of pure destruction, devouring everything within nature. It stood in complete opposition to Lilligant, as if the two were natural enemies.
Seeing this, countless leaves suddenly appeared around Lilligant, transforming into a raging Leaf Storm that swept outward, instantly shattering the incoming black tentacles.
At the same time, green light continued to radiate from her body as natural energy poured in endlessly. Vaguely, a gigantic silhouette began to take shape, rapidly expanding and swelling, until it finally formed a colossal Nature Giant!
"Lilligant, Grassy Terrain!" Aven's voice rang out once more.
"Lilli! gant!"
Lilligant nodded. Green light flashed around her as fresh greenery spread once again across the cracked and shattered land.
At the same time, dense life energy emerged from the earth, surging rapidly toward Lilligant.
Within the giant formed of green light, Lilligant's figure was enveloped at its core. With a simple lift of her hand, vast amounts of energy condensed together, forming a massive energy sphere that was hurled forward!
"ROOAAAAR!"
Groudon responded by gathering flames before itself, unleashing a devastating Fire Blast in the shape of a blazing kanji!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The energy sphere and Fire Blast collided, triggering a violent explosion.
Amid the smoke of the blast, Groudon's massive figure emerged. It stomped heavily on the ground, and in an instant countless sharp blades burst forth from the earth, transforming into towering pillars that shot skyward!
"Lilligant, Ingrain!"
Though this was normally a very ordinary move, when used in the form of the Nature Giant, it was as if the power of the entire natural world fused directly into the land beneath.
In an instant, countless roots burst forth, spreading rapidly in all directions. These roots were like towering trees, turning the battlefield into a vast sea of forest in the blink of an eye.
Moments later, Groudon's Precipice Blades collided head-on with the forest. Wood chips flew everywhere as earth spikes and trees smashed together violently, leaving the ground in utter chaos.
Yet amid the clash, vast amounts of black mist suddenly surged out from Groudon's body once more. The sorcerer leader manipulated the power of the Demon God, amplified through Groudon, turning it into a terrifying demonic sea.
Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle!
As the black mist came into contact with the forest, forces of destruction and decay instantly began eroding the life energy within the trees.
Tree trunks withered instantly, becoming so brittle they shattered at a touch. They were smashed apart by the earth spikes, and entire swaths of the forest collapsed, spreading rapidly toward Lilligant.
(End of Chapter)