Chapter 794: You Have Finally Returned, Kazuya
The northernmost part of the Galar region.
A great battle to clean up the ranks was taking place here.
Lugia wasn't sure where the other Legendary Pokémon were.
But It had a good idea of where Its three subordinate birds were.
It wouldn't cause trouble for Kazuya.
Nor would It let Its former underlings cause trouble for Kazuya.
So Lugia decided to personally deal with the three Legendary birds under Its command first.
This process wasn't troublesome.
The gap between a first-tier god and a second-tier god was quite vast.
Even if it was one against three.
Lugia felt almost no pressure.
It couldn't possibly struggle against the three birds like in the movie.
This battle ended in less than ten minutes.
After it ended.
Lugia didn't stop.
Instead, It headed due south.
Its destination was the Orre region.
And right now in Orre.
A cloaked figure looked at the three black dots that disappeared on the screen in front of him, frowning slightly, seemingly puzzled as to why those three useless birds suddenly died.
"I don't recall the Galar region having any noteworthy characters left."
He muttered, then fell into deep thought.
"Could it be..."
Right at this moment.
The sky outside the window suddenly filled with dark clouds, thunder, and lightning.
Crack—!!
Gusts of fierce wind mixed with rain lashed against the glass, shattering the window into pieces in no time.
The fierce wind blew the cloak around, revealing half of a smiling face beneath: "So it really is you, Lugia."
Outside the high-rise building.
Above the city.
A giant silver-white bird stood quietly.
Every light flap of Its wings whipped up a surging storm that ravaged the city below.
"Screech——!! Shadow! Come out!"
Lugia flapped Its wings and let out a roar. Hidden within the voice was the fury of fifty years of torment.
Swoosh x N!
Amidst Lugia's angry roar.
Pitch-black figures emerged one after another from the depths of the city.
Ho-Oh.
Rayquaza.
Dialga.
Palkia.
Giratina.
Regigigas.
Xerneas.
Yveltal.
Finally.
Standing on the back of the corrupted Arceus, making the grand finale entrance, was the cloaked figure—Shadow.
"Hmph, rats hiding their heads and showing their tails."
Lugia glanced at the many Demon Gods, finally resting Its gaze on Shadow in the center, mocking disdainfully.
"Lugia, you're finally here."
Shadow's lips curled up; he was in a rather good mood.
He wasn't angered in the slightest by Lugia's mockery.
"Ah, that's right. I'm here to take your miserable life."
"Hehehe..."
Shadow raised a hand to cover his mouth, hunching over and snickering as if his stomach hurt from laughing. After a long while, he straightened up and casually waved his hand, "Lugia, it seems you've misunderstood something."
"Fifty years ago, you survived because I needed you alive, not because you were strong enough."
"Take a look around. Among this trash here, where do you rank?"
Shadow raised his finger and pointed at the group of Demon Gods surrounding him.
His words showed zero regard for these world-destroying entities.
And the Demon Gods, despite being insulted like this, showed no reaction, like machines devoid of self-awareness.
"..."
Hearing this, Lugia frowned.
It wasn't unconvinced or stubborn about this matter.
Instead, It immediately considered the purpose behind Shadow intentionally sparing Its life.
But after thinking it over and over.
It still couldn't figure it out.
What exact reason required Its life to be spared?
This must be something no other god could do, something only It could accomplish.
Could it be?!
"No need to think about it. I spared your life, naturally, to bait that big fish."
"Originally, I planned to leave Mew alive to complete this task, but It was too weak and simply couldn't withstand the torment of the shadow energy, so I chose you."
"I knew that as long as you didn't proactively show up at my door, it meant he hadn't reappeared in this world yet."
"And when you chose to face death with peace of mind, it meant you had no more lingering worries. That must mean the person you were waiting for had appeared. Perhaps you even met just recently."
"Am I right?"
Shadow yawned, acting as if everything was within his grasp.
"...Even if you know, what can you do? Can you find him?"
Alarm bells rang loudly in Lugia's heart, but It tried hard to remain calm.
It didn't expect this.
That Shadow actually knew that both It and Mew knew Kazuya, and even guessed that if They survived, They would definitely wait for Kazuya's arrival to meet him.
This made Lugia feel uneasy.
This guy.
Just how much more did he know?
"I indeed can't find him right now, but I can roughly guess which places he will definitely visit."
"After all, besides you, I've also placed quite a few smokescreens around the world. He will definitely go investigate."
"I just need to have this trash wait there in advance; they'll catch him eventually."
Shadow yawned again; his newly raised interest seemed to have cooled down. He waved his hand, signaling the end of the conversation. "Alright, I've told you this much considering you're about to die soon. That's enough."
With that said.
Shadow left riding Arceus.
And this city became the battlefield for Lugia and the Demon Gods.
Shadow didn't care at all what happened to this place.
It would all revert to normal the next day anyway.
"No matter what your goal is, you will not succeed."
Lugia muttered, watching the departing figure, then turned Its attention to what lay before It.
Over thirty Demon Gods, large and small, completely surrounded It.
It was quite a terrifying lineup.
But Lugia knew.
There were more than just these thirty-plus Demon Gods in this world; it was just that these thirty-plus happened to be here.
But it didn't matter.
No matter how many.
Lugia no longer cared.
It was going to die anyway, and It had already made Its peace with death.
It was fearless now.
"Screech——!!"
Silver-white flames engulfed Lugia's body.
The legendary Silver God launched a desperate Sky Attack against the Demon Gods.
Today.
It didn't plan on leaving here alive.
This battle lasted for three full hours.
The Silver God, who stood among the gods with high dual defenses and strong self-healing, ultimately met Its unwilling end—torn to pieces by the Demon Gods, completely vanishing from this world.
Watching the sky full of white feathers falling from above.
Shadow raised a hand and caught one, murmuring, "You have finally returned, Kazuya."
On the other side of the world.
Kazuya looked at the gradually calming drifting clouds in the sky, a fleeting sorrow passing through his eyes.
He knew.
The true last god of this world had also died.
He clenched the silver feather in his hand, gazing at it, and nodded emphatically: "I will carry your share and keep moving forward."
This [Silver Feather] was not an ordinary Lugia feather, but a rare item of the same nature as the [Rainbow Wing].
Possessing this feather.
Kazuya could unleash Lugia's signature move, the special Flying-type ultimate attack—Aeroblast.
The base power of this move wasn't exceptionally strong.
In the games, it only had a stat value of 100.
Its strength lay in its high critical hit ratio.
However, Kazuya could bolster this move with his own "Sharp Beak," "Soul Dew," and "Scope Lens."
The first two could increase the power of Aeroblast, bringing its base value to around 150.
The latter could further increase the critical hit ratio of this move. Coupled with Kazuya's Laser Focus, the critical hit ratio would reach a terrifying level.
Two more days passed.
Kazuya and his group set out again, heading north.
Leaving the Orange Islands.
They were about to enter the waters where the Sevii Islands were located.
However.
Between the Sevii Islands and the Orange Islands.
They would also pass by "New Island."
Kazuya planned to take everyone over to have a look.
Because this was the island where Mewtwo Number One was born, and also a former important research site for Team Rocket. Kazuya thought Mewtwo would be interested in this place.
New Island.
This was a secret artificial island created by Team Rocket.
Therefore, it wasn't large in scale.
After the research institute here was destroyed by Mewtwo Number One, the place was abandoned by Team Rocket.
Later, after Mewtwo Number One left with a group of cloned Pokémon, the place was simply forgotten by the world.
Kazuya and his group originally thought they might find some treasures left behind by Team Rocket underground.
Unfortunately.
Mewtwo Number One had completely obliterated this place back then.
Those research materials, which He considered the source of his pain, were destined not to have a single trace left behind.
So Kazuya and the others made a wasted trip, took a casual stroll, and set off again.
Continuing north.
They officially entered the southernmost part of the Sevii Islands' territory.
The naming of the islands in the Sevii Islands region was very simple and straightforward.
They were just numbered in order from north to south.
Four Island was the small, circular island right in the middle of the three western islands.
So the distance was still quite far.
It might take another half a month to arrive.
Before that.
Kazuya and his group planned to make a temporary stop at the closest island, Seven Island, located due south of Four Island.
A week later.
"The terrain of this island is pretty good. 80% of the coastline is surrounded by rocks, quite suitable for survivors to live in."
The first thing Lucario did upon landing was, as usual, to give his assessment, then immediately started introducing it, "Seven Island's..."
Suddenly.
Lucario's words came to an abrupt halt.
Everyone immediately looked around warily, highly alert, thinking some emergency had occurred.
But they saw Lucario awkwardly scratch his head: "When it comes to the Sevii Islands, Lord Kazuya is the most familiar, right? I should ask you to talk about it. After all, I've never been here; everything I know about this place is just hearsay."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Scizor rolled his eyes at the dog in annoyance.
This guy was going to give him a nervous breakdown sooner or later.
Kazuya smiled slightly, not denying it.
He was indeed very familiar with this place.
"Because of its special terrain, Seven Island doesn't have a large resident population or many Pokémon. However, there's never a shortage of tourists here, because there's a famous attraction called the 'Sevault Canyon'..."
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