Chapter 363: The Grand Final!!!! (Part 7)
Under the curse of the Perish Song, Mega Beedrill's defeat seemed like a foregone conclusion. Within the radius of that haunting melody, every passing second was a tick of a lethal clock—a countdown to oblivion.
Time ground forward. Mega Beedrill remained suspended in mid-air, motionless and silent. To the spectators, it looked like it had simply given up, accepting the inevitable.
Kenji fought to keep his breathing steady. He focused every ounce of his will on the mental link, sending waves of encouragement and calm to his partner. He didn't offer complex strategies; he simply offered his presence, a steady anchor in the storm of the curse.
Mega Beedrill couldn't remember the last time it had felt the shadow of defeat.
As its strength had grown, it had become accustomed to dominance. No matter how powerful the foe, it usually ended with Beedrill standing over a fallen rival, its speed and precision rendering its opponents' efforts meaningless.
The insect knew exactly why it had become a god among its kind. It remembered being a clumsy, weak Weedle, barely able to protect itself in the tall grass. But then, Kenji had arrived. Under his care, the "clumsy Weedle" had undergone a transformation that defied biological law.
It had become faster, smarter, and more lethal than any member of its species in history. It could execute complex combinations and aerial maneuvers as easily as a child solves a basic addition problem.
Mega Beedrill processed its entire history in a nanosecond. Finally, its crimson, ruby-like compound eyes looked past the flickering shadow barrier erected by Mega Gengar. It looked toward the high platform where the four regional masters and the Huaxia League Champion sat.
It scanned the crowd—the hundred thousand people watching with bated breath.
It knew this was the stage Kenji had dreamed of. And it knew that those thrones on the high platform were the seats Kenji intended to seize.
I cannot lose.
The fire of battle, which had been dampened by the curse, suddenly reignited in Beedrill's eyes. It didn't just burn; it roared.
If it fell now, everything they had worked for—every training session in the rain, every star-up fusion, every brutal duel at Mt. Dreadmist—would mean nothing.
But Mega Gengar was a level of power it had never encountered. It was the strongest opponent in its life.
It was so powerful that for a moment, even Beedrill hadn't seen a path to victory.
Suddenly, a memory of Kenji's voice echoed in its mind—a mantra its trainer had repeated a thousand times:
"The day you truly master absolute speed and absolute power... is the day nothing in this world can touch you."
Absolute speed. Absolute power.
Mega Beedrill's gaze became blindingly bright.
Kenji felt it through the link. A qualitative shift was occurring deep within Beedrill's consciousness. It was a ripple in the Pokémon's very soul.
Kenji watched with wide eyes. He didn't know what was happening, but he knew his partner was no longer "just" a Pokémon. It was entering a state of enlightenment—a total synchronization of mind, body, and spirit.
The countdown hit its final marks.
Suddenly, the silent, hovering Mega Beedrill began to emit plumes of thick, black smoke. The curse energy of the Perish Song, which had been gestating in its veins like a virus, finally reached its boiling point.
The insect let out a sharp, agonized cry as the curse began to tear into its internal systems. The black mist poured out of its joints and carapace, coiling around it like a shroud of death.
A wave of pity and disappointment swept through the stands. The Perish Song had triggered. The end was here.
Kenji's 6-0 sweep of the finals was over. His Ace was dead on its feet.
On the high platform, Lawson let out a slow sigh and shook his head. "If that Beedrill falls, the match is over. Unless Kenji has a reserve Pokémon stronger than his Ace—which is impossible—he has no way to break a Master-rank Gengar."
The power of a Level 100 deity was a universal truth. No one believed Kenji's remaining roster had a chance.
If Beedrill fell, the dream was dead.
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