Seeing the Nature Giant of Lilligant losing ground, Darkrai hurried forward.
"Dark—rai!"
A Dark Void condensed in its hands as the power of nightmares was unleashed without restraint, attempting to drag Groudon directly into an endless nightmare.
At this moment, Groudon was clashing fiercely with Lilligant. When its entire body was enveloped by nightmare energy, it froze briefly, its crimson eyes slowly closing.
But only for an instant—the power of the Demon God shattered the nightmare force completely. Groudon awakened at once, once again driving Precipice Blades to confront Lilligant head-on.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
Lightning and raging winds swept through the sky.
The three Forces of Nature gathered around Lilligant, their power continuously sustaining her Nature Giant form!
"Garde—voir~"
Gardevoir stood quietly beside Aven.
By continuously absorbing life energy, her stamina was recovering at an astonishing speed.
"Fros~ lass~"
Froslass floated around Gardevoir, channeling the life energy within her body into Gardevoir, restoring both her vitality and psychic power to their peak.
"Gardevoir, are you okay?" Aven asked.
Hearing his words, Gardevoir nodded. At the same time, the Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb, and Griseous Orb floated quietly at her side.
"Good. Then I'll do it one more time," Aven said, taking a deep breath. "Mega Evolution!"
As his words fell, white light burst forth from Gardevoir's body. Wrapped in the power of the Creator God, the Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb, and Griseous Orb fused into her once more!
At the same time, beneath Aven's feet, a faint golden altar emerged. Driven by the power of the Creator God, spear-like pillars began rising around the altar!
This was the same altar from the Spear Pillar long ago. Now, empowered once more by the three orbs and the Creator God's power, it reappeared, warping the surrounding space itself!
In an instant, all energies converged upon Gardevoir. Bathed in golden radiance, her form began to change. Her hair gradually turned golden, and her flowing gown shifted in color, transforming into a resplendent golden evening dress.
"Hmph!"
In the distance, the sorcerer leader's voice echoed from within Groudon.
Countless strands of black mist surged out from the Earth Demon, forming black tentacles that lunged toward Mega Gardevoir!
"Garde—voir!"
Mega Gardevoir remained calm, golden energy rippling around her body.
The black tentacles were incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, they wrapped around Mega Gardevoir, enveloping her along with her golden aura, dragging her swiftly toward Groudon's body!
Yet almost instantly, the black tentacles melted away like ice touching fire. Mega Gardevoir's figure reappeared unscathed.
In the next moment, she vanished from her spot. When she reappeared, she was already before the Earth Demon, wrapped in golden light as she charged straight inside!
Golden energy surged violently. As it collided with the Earth Demon's body, vast amounts of black mist spilled out to block the advance of the golden radiance!
Seeing this, Mega Gardevoir raised her hand. Golden light condensed into a radiant blade. With a single slash, the black mist was torn apart, revealing a pitch-black crack.
Without hesitation, Mega Gardevoir plunged directly inside, entering a dark inner world within Groudon's body!
Within Groudon, a golden ring floated in the darkness. Black mist poured endlessly from it, as though it were connected to another world entirely.
Suddenly, golden light illuminated this dark realm. Mega Gardevoir appeared amidst the radiance, surrounded by the Creator God's power, and struck the Capture Ring directly!
"Hmph! Since you've come in, don't even think about leaving!"
A cold snort rang out from the Capture Ring. Black light flared violently, wrapping around Mega Gardevoir and dragging her straight into the ring!
Inside the Capture Ring was another world entirely. There was land, trees, and terrain—but everything was in utter ruin. Even the three Regis, along with other devoured Pokémon, were present here.
Hovering in midair, the sorcerer leader appeared holding the Capture Ring. Dense black mist enveloped his body, brimming with the power of the Demon God, making him seem like the Hoopa Unbound's incarnate!
Even now, black mist continued to seep out of the void, constantly merging into the sorcerer leader's body. Filled with death and destruction, all the power absorbed by the Earth Demon was now concentrated upon him!
"Let the power of the Creator God become part of my power as well!" the sorcerer leader roared, raising the Capture Ring as a crescent-shaped energy blade blasted toward Mega Gardevoir!
"Garde—voir!"
Mega Gardevoir's eyes flashed. Psychic power surged forth, transforming into a golden psychic shockwave!
BOOM!
The two attacks collided, locking together briefly in midair before exploding and canceling each other out!
"Hahahaha! This is the domain of the Demon God! Here, I am the manifestation of the Demon God's power!"
The sorcerer leader laughed wildly. Suddenly, three additional Capture Rings formed entirely of black energy appeared in his hands.
With a flash of dark light, the three rings embedded themselves into the bodies of the three Regis. Black mist surged from them as the Regis slowly stood up!
Using the power of the Demon God, the sorcerer leader once again seized control of the three Regis. Their eyes locked onto Mega Gardevoir as they charged forward!
"REGIII!"
Regirock roared, condensing rock energy in its hands before firing massive boulders forward!
Gardevoir attempted to use Teleport, but as her psychic power gathered, the surrounding space froze solid.
Clearly, within this domain—facing a being who also commanded immense spatial power—Gardevoir was unable to use Teleport at all. She could only form a psychic barrier to block the attack.
Using telekinesis, Gardevoir floated upward. Just then, a burst of freezing energy shot toward her, forming an ice pillar that rapidly spread through the air!
"Garde—voir!"
Gardevoir's gaze sharpened as she condensed spatial energy and unleashed Spatial Rend!
Crack—crack—crack!
Countless fractures appeared in the air as space itself shattered under the power of the Lustrous Orb!
Spatial Rend sliced through the frozen space, breaking the spatial lockdown and blocking Regice's attack. Ice froze midair, then shattered into fragments that rained down from above.
At that moment, a piercing sound tore through the air—Registeel's attack arrived. Steel-type energy formed a beam that smashed through the ice and continued toward Gardevoir!
At the critical moment, Mega Gardevoir used Teleport, vanishing instantly. When she reappeared, she was already beside Regirock, blasting it with golden energy and dispersing the black mist around it!
A Poké Ball appeared in her hand out of nowhere. Regirock was sealed inside, and with a flash of spatial energy, both the Poké Ball and Regirock vanished.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Regice attacked again.
Just as the freezing energy swept forward, Mega Gardevoir used Ally Switch, and Registeel suddenly appeared in its place!
BOOM!
The ice slammed into Registeel, instantly freezing its entire body solid!
At the same time, Mega Gardevoir appeared beside Regice, using the Creator God's power to shatter the black mist surrounding it as well.
Two Poké Balls appeared. Regice and Registeel were both sealed, leaving only the sorcerer leader standing alone.
"Garde—voir!"
Golden light flared as Gardevoir unleashed another Psychic attack, blasting toward the sorcerer leader—only to be blocked by the Demon God's power!
"Hmph, useless!" the sorcerer leader snorted coldly, channeling energy through the Capture Ring and firing again.
But just as the attack was about to strike Mega Gardevoir, a golden bottle suddenly floated into view before her.
Powerful Creator God energy poured out from the golden vessel, causing the incoming Demon God power to vanish without a trace, like a stone sinking into mud.
"What is that?!" Seeing the Prison Bottle, panic flashed in the sorcerer leader's eyes. The golden ring in his hand began trembling violently.
"Garde! Voir!"
Mega Gardevoir's expression was solemn as she poured all her remaining power into the Prison Bottle!
A beam of golden light shot forth, enveloping the sorcerer leader and the Capture Ring completely!
"Damn it! What is this?!" the sorcerer leader roared in fury.
He desperately drove the power of the Capture Ring, yet it was completely powerless against the Prison Bottle.
Golden light continued to envelop him and the ring, sealing the power of the Demon God bit by bit.
Seeing this, the Capture Ring seemed to gain a will of its own. It broke free from the sorcerer leader's grasp and shot upward, attempting to escape the Prison Bottle's sealing force!
But Gardevoir had already anticipated this. In a flash, she appeared before the fleeing ring, and the Prison Bottle's power surged forth, pulling the Capture Ring directly inside!
With the Capture Ring sealed, the entire space began to roar violently. Cracks spread across the sky as the domain collapsed, destructive power filling everything and turning all around it into nothingness!
"Garde! Voir!"
Gardevoir's expression was grave as her energy pierced through the darkness.
With the surge of spatial power, she grabbed the sorcerer leader and vanished from the collapsing void, transforming into a streak of golden light that burst out of Groudon's body and reappeared beside Aven.
"Gardevoir, you've done well."
Mega Gardevoir appeared holding the Prison Bottle. Aven smiled gently, then turned his gaze toward the sorcerer leader and said calmly, "It's over, Sorcerer."
(End of Chapter)