Chapter 811: The Source of Omen, The Two Strongest Gods
Just as Kazuya flew out of Lumiose City's borders and arrived at the plains outside.
A surge of cyan-blue energy beamed towards him from a distance.
Kazuya shifted his gaze, then his body blurred, narrowly dodging the attack.
Looking back.
The cyan-blue energy beam had turned emerald green, leaving a "Z" shaped trajectory where Kazuya had just hovered. Green energy fields were accumulating around the trajectory.
The next moment.
Boom!
The green energy field exploded violently.
Kazuya could even see the space around the explosion warp for a fleeting moment.
"That's..."
Core Enforcer.
Zygarde's signature move, a special Dragon-type ultimate attack.
Moreover.
To be able to unleash this move.
It meant that Zygarde's cells had gathered to over 50%.
A 50% Zygarde.
Was enough to meet the standard of a second-tier god.
And it was the more powerful, combat-oriented kind among second-tier gods.
Kazuya narrowed his eyes, then turned to look in the direction the energy beam had come from.
On the distant horizon.
A black-and-green, mecha-like figure appeared.
At the same time.
A massive black vortex materialized in the sky not far behind him. An evil and violent aura enveloped Kazuya in an instant.
He turned to look.
Another oppressive, black-and-gold figure emerged from the vortex.
"To think these two guys set the ambush... Things have gotten serious."
Kazuya's expression was dark, his brow furrowed tightly.
He had suspected.
That there might be an ambush by Shadow in Lumiose City.
Originally, he had prepared himself mentally to face Xerneas or Yveltal. Truthfully, the pressure wasn't that great.
Even if both X and Y gods arrived together.
Kazuya was confident they could take down one or even both.
But he truly hadn't expected.
That the ones lying in ambush here weren't the Gods of Life and Destruction.
But the God of Order and the Lord of the Reverse World.
And it was Zygarde in Its Complete Forme and Giratina in Its Origin Forme.
It was evident.
In Shadow's eyes.
The probability of Kazuya and his party coming to Lumiose City was extremely high.
That was why He stationed the two strongest gods here for the ambush.
And Shadow had indeed bet correctly.
Kazuya's gaze lingered on the Origin Forme Giratina a bit longer.
In his fourth life, he had fought a long battle with this guy in the Reverse World. In his fifth life, he had even personally killed the Giratina of the second world. So he understood this Pokémon quite well.
Giratina in Its Origin Forme.
Its power level was about 10% higher than its Altered Forme.
Looking just at the percentage, it might not seem that exaggerated, but it depends on whose 10% it is.
The 10% of the Renegade Pokémon was nothing to scoff at. It could be said that while it was the same Giratina, the power level was entirely different.
For this Giratina to maintain Its Origin Forme in the living world meant It possessed the Griseous Core or Griseous Orb. Thus, the power of Its Dragon and Ghost-type moves would probably be boosted by roughly another 20%.
It could be said...
In the current world.
One could probably not find many Pokémon stronger than this Giratina.
And the Zygarde on the other side was similar.
Likewise one of the strongest gods, an existence not inferior to the Unova Dragons or Mega Rayquaza.
The air around them blurred.
Instantly, the six companions silently appeared beside Kazuya, staring warily at the two strongest gods positioned in front and behind.
The suddenly appearing six Pokémon were not weak.
This caused Giratina and Zygarde to pause in their tracks, seemingly pondering.
"To think it's Giratina and Zygarde. Lord Kazuya, we are in real trouble this time."
Lucario felt immense pressure.
As a survivor of the frontline battles during the Great Darkness, he knew very well how powerful these two Pokémon were.
They were existences that only Pokémon Masters and Legendary Pokémon could handle.
It wasn't just him.
The other survivor of the Great Darkness—Scizor—had also shed his usual inexplicable confidence. His expression was serious, and he didn't dare utter a single word of nonsense.
"Kazuya, that guy has His eyes on you. Do you have a grudge against Him?"
Mewtwo stared at Giratina and asked, feeling somewhat perplexed.
He sensed an intense killing intent radiating from Giratina.
This killing intent.
Was directed solely at Kazuya.
After corruption, a Pokémon's negative emotions are infinitely magnified.
Perhaps the original Giratina of the first world didn't hate Kazuya that much, but after being corrupted, that hatred would become overwhelming.
"We have a bit of a history. It seems this guy recognized my Aura."
Kazuya slightly raised his chin, thinking of countermeasures.
"Can we run?"
Cofagrigus asked.
He seemed to know where his previous ominous feeling had come from.
He just didn't know if they could dodge it.
"It'll be hard..."
Kazuya pursed his lips.
Lumiose City.
Was located right in the center of the Kalos continent.
The distance to the coast wasn't something they could cover in a day or two.
Only by entering the sea.
Would Kazuya be confident in escaping using the power of the Sea Crown.
Before then.
It could be said there was no path to the heavens and no door to the earth.
Not only that, exposing their backs to Giratina, who could use Shadow Force, was tantamount to willfully exposing their weak spots to the enemy, which would only hasten their deaths.
"Then we have to fight?"
Dragonite asked, gently flapping her wings.
It was her first time fighting these two Pokémon, and she had no accurate understanding of Their combat power. She might have thought They were about the same strength as Ho-Oh and Lugia.
Facing Dragonite's question.
Kazuya and the other Pokémon fell silent.
Could they really win?
But it seemed they had no other choice.
"Let's fight. We still have a chance."
Kazuya clenched his fists, exchanged a glance with Cofagrigus, and nodded at the same time. "Scizor, Lucario, Mewtwo, Skitty, you guys deal with Zygarde. Use Ice, Dragon, and Fairy-type moves as much as possible."
The four Pokémon nodded and, without a word, charged straight towards the towering Pokémon in the distance.
Leaving Kazuya, Cofagrigus, and Dragonite to naturally face the even more powerful Giratina.
This was also a reluctant choice.
No matter how they distributed their combat power, both sides felt a bit lacking.
Scizor and Lucario couldn't fly, and they excelled in close combat, which would be very ineffective against the Ghost-type Giratina. They could only be sent to deal with Zygarde.
Although Cofagrigus couldn't fly either.
His attacking moves basically didn't require flight; his four extendable arms were enough.
The battle commenced.
Kazuya and Cofagrigus raised their hands respectively, using Guard Split and Power Split on the distant Giratina.
This was why Kazuya believed they had a chance.
By using these powerful Psychic-type moves to narrow the gap in offensive and defensive stats, perhaps they could still put up a fight.
On the other side, Mewtwo also possessed such moves. Splitting stats with Zygarde could also narrow the gap, it was just that...
Zygarde's greatest strength lay in Its exaggerated, health-tank-like vitality.
Its offensive and defensive stats were slightly secondary.
Even if Mewtwo used these two moves, Zygarde would still be incredibly powerful.
Returning to their own battlefield.
Facing Giratina, whose stats crushed him in every aspect.
Any split Kazuya did would be in his favor.
But Cofagrigus beside him was different.
His strength lay in his dual defenses, especially his physical defense, which was equal to, if not higher than, Giratina's.
If Cofagrigus used Guard Split, it definitely wouldn't be cost-effective.
Therefore, the two used their splitting moves separately.
Kazuya's dual defenses increased, and Cofagrigus's dual offenses increased.
Correspondingly.
All four of Giratina's stats dropped significantly.
However, It was still very strong.
Because vitality was also Giratina's strong suit. Among the Creation Trio, the Renegade Pokémon was the tankiest existence.
Looking purely at stat values, when it came to taking a beating, Giratina was no weaker than Lugia.
The reason It couldn't compare to the latter.
Was purely because Giratina lacked sustaining and recovery moves.
It even had very few support moves.
Classified as the "Renegade" Pokémon, Giratina's move pool was naturally engraved with the concept of "resistance"!
"Angoo~"
A long, deep howl echoed.
Giratina plunged headlong into a void It summoned beside It, apparently ready to use Shadow Force right off the bat to give Its old rival a warm greeting.
Disable x 2!
Kazuya and Cofagrigus raised their hands simultaneously and pointed from afar.
Giratina's body stiffened.
Dragonite hurriedly used Ice Beam to launch a ranged attack.
However, Giratina broke free from the stiffness before getting hit, plunging into the Reverse World and dodging Dragonite's Ice Beam.
"Its mental resistance is too strong. This guy's level has probably reached Lv. 95."
Seeing Giratina disappear, Kazuya's expression changed.
High mental resistance.
Meant strong resistance against status moves.
This was a massive advantage.
After all, some status moves were incredibly overpowered in battle.
Just like right now.
Giratina took only an instant to break the combined Disable from Kazuya and Cofagrigus.
For a moment.
The pressure was immense.
The three Pokémon huddled together, warily watching their surroundings.
"Kazuya, you have to be careful. That guy's target is probably you."
Dragonite slowed her breathing, maximizing her senses.
"I know, that's actually better."
Kazuya pursed his lips, glancing to his left.
The next moment.
He suddenly raised his hands, pushed away his two companions, and vanished from his spot with Teleport.
Simultaneously.
A massive vortex opened, and Giratina crashed into the spot where Kazuya and the other two had just been.
When the attack failed.
Giratina opened a vortex again, once more plunging into the Reverse World.
"This guy makes no attempt to hide His killing intent and hatred towards me, but that actually helps me sense His location."
Watching Giratina disappear again, Kazuya frowned and spoke, "But this can't go on. Our stamina definitely can't outlast His."
Stamina.
Was also a stat that couldn't be split.
The three of them combined probably had less stamina than Giratina.
The battle on the adjacent battlefield had already begun. Intense tremors could be felt, and the level of ferocity was clearly several notches above theirs.
But in terms of danger.
Kazuya's side was no less perilous than the other.
"What do we do then? That guy is faster than us."
Cofagrigus began to grow irritable.
But his words reminded Kazuya.
"...I have a move, but the duration might only be two or three seconds, maybe even less. We have to seize this opportunity to inflict a negative status on Him."
Kazuya lowered his eyelids and raised one hand.
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his concentration reaching its peak.
At a certain moment.
Kazuya's eyes snapped open, and he pressed his raised hand downward. Red psychic energy instantly expanded in all directions, enveloping the area around them.
Trick Room.
For a short duration, slower Pokémon move first.
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