At Spear Pillar on Mt. Coronet.
In the legends, Dialga and Palkia once filled the sky. Right now, a terrifying red light was faintly glowing in the eyes of the two Legendary Pokémon that ruled time and space.
The scarlet Red Chains were wrapped around their bodies, binding and controlling them.
To restore their sanity, the only way was to shatter the Red Chains on them.
"Kyogre, use Blizzard!"
Damian looked up at Dialga and Palkia. He had to admit, the pressure coming from them was truly overwhelming.
He did not know if it was just his imagination or because of their status, but even when facing Kyurem White, Kyurem Black, or Mega Rayquaza Shiny, Damian did not feel the same kind of pressure that Dialga and Palkia gave off.
Of course, pressure was just pressure, and combat power was combat power. They were two different things.
The low roar of Primal Kyogre echoed through the sky. Dark rain clouds instantly covered the entire sky.
Primordial Sea!
The heavy rain of Primordial Sea poured down, covering the entire Mt. Coronet area.
In the next moment, a white Blizzard that covered the sky surged forward, attacking Dialga and Palkia.
"Dialga!"
Dialga let out a roar, and a strange light flashed in its eyes.
Almost visibly, the fierce Blizzard suddenly slowed down.
That was right. It had become slow.
The entire Blizzard was moving forward at the speed of a crawling turtle. The Blizzard, which should have hit Dialga and Palkia in two seconds, probably would not even reach the area in front of them in ten seconds at this speed.
This strange scene made Damian raise an eyebrow.
"Is this... Dialga's power over time?"
Cynthia and Caitlin were shocked. Could something like this even be possible?
According to legend, because of Dialga's birth, the thing called time was created in this world. In the myths, when Dialga's heart beats, time flows, and it has the power to warp time. It can make time speed up, slow down, or even stop.
But could Dialga even slow down someone else's move? That was simply too much.
"No, it did not slow down the Blizzard itself. It slowed down time in the area where the Blizzard is moving, which made the Blizzard become slow."
Damian narrowed his eyes and confirmed it immediately.
"Hahaha! Did you see that? This is the power of the Pokémon of Time! And I, who have mastered Dialga, am the God of Time and Space!"
Charon laughed wildly.
"Palkia!"
The low roars continued. Palkia raised its right arm, and pink energy kept gathering on its claw-blades.
The hum of warped space rang constantly, almost like a wail.
In the next moment, as Palkia swung its arm heavily, a giant pink crescent-shaped energy blade flew through the air.
Palkia used Spacial Rend!
It was Palkia's signature Dragon-type move, an attack powerful enough to tear and distort space.
Spacial Rend shot forward at high speed, crashing into Primal Kyogre's Blizzard. There were no surprises. The incredibly sharp Spacial Rend cut straight through the Blizzard and kept moving forward.
"Use Protect."
Damian immediately gave the order.
Primal Kyogre gave up on Blizzard, and a green Protect barrier began to form.
However, a strange light flashed in Dialga's eyes once again.
The time in that slowed area was instantly accelerated. Spacial Rend became like a flash of light and arrived in front of Primal Kyogre in an instant.
BOOM!
A violent explosion erupted. Primal Kyogre let out a cry of pain, and its massive body was pushed back a little.
Because it had been accelerated by Dialga, Spacial Rend arrived too quickly. Primal Kyogre was hit before its Protect barrier could fully form.
"Tsk. They actually know how to work together."
Seeing this, Damian clicked his tongue and looked at Dialga. He had to say, using Dialga's power over time as support was extremely practical.
"Your skills are indeed beyond my expectations. But do you see? Dialga and Palkia are invincible!"
Charon was extremely proud now. He did not know who this young man was or where he came from. But that did not matter. In any case, there was no way this boy could be his opponent.
"Is that so? You seem very proud of yourself."
Damian sneered and glanced at the ground beneath Charon's feet.
An ominous black shadow had already started to spread, yet Charon was still completely unaware.
"You brat!"
Charon's face instantly darkened. This young man was truly making him furious!
"It seems you still don't understand. Since that's the case, Dialga—"
Charon had already made up his mind. He was going to let this guy truly understand what despair felt like!
But before Charon could finish speaking, a flash of black entered his vision. He looked down, and his pupils shrank instantly.
At some point, an ominous black aura had already covered the entire center of Spear Pillar.
What was this thing?!
A strong sense of danger rose in Charon's heart. He hurriedly backed away.
The black substance was thick and sticky, like flowing tar. As Charon moved, it seemed to drip and spread under his feet. Two terrifying crimson eyes lit up from within the black shadow.
"What is this?!"
This shocking scene made Cynthia feel as if her heart had skipped a beat.
"The ruler of the Distortion World, Giratina, has arrived," Damian said in a low voice.
That was right. This was undoubtedly Giratina!
The black substance flowed like liquid metal. A monstrous head slowly rose from the eerie black mass. The cold, violent red eyes were enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
This scene had such a strong impact that both Cynthia and Caitlin's pupils shrank.
Not to mention Charon, who was standing so close to it.
"Dialga! Palkia!"
Charon's face twisted with fear. His voice became sharp as he screamed for help.
The two Legendary Pokémon, still bound by the Red Chains, moved at once. Dialga opened its massive mouth, and Palkia raised its right arm.
Blue and pink energy gathered rapidly.
Dialga used Roar of Time!
Palkia used Spacial Rend!
The beam and the energy blade flew through the air at the same time, attacking Giratina below.
A low, violent roar came from Giratina's mouth. Its huge, centipede-like body twisted as it flew completely out of the shadow.
Roar of Time and Spacial Rend struck.
But Giratina's body instantly became semi-transparent. The two powerful attacks hit Giratina, yet it was as if they had hit nothing at all. Both moves passed straight through Giratina's ghost-like body.
In the next moment, Giratina became solid again. It opened its huge mouth and lunged at Charon.
"No! NO!! Dialga! Palkia! SAVE ME!!"
Charon's pupils shrank to pinpoints. His terrified scream was piercing.
He had already obtained Dialga and Palkia. He was supposed to become the god of this world. How could he die in a place like this?!
However, no matter how much he screamed, it was useless. Giratina's terrifying eyes showed no emotion. Its monstrous mouth swallowed Charon in one bite. Its huge body then sank back into the black shadow, leaving nothing behind.
Cynthia, who had seen all of this with her own eyes, could not calm down for a long time.
"Is that... Giratina?"
"That's right. The Legendary Pokémon that represents antimatter. Its status is equal to Dialga, Palkia, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. It is one of the six ancient Pokémon tied to creation."
Damian stared at the shadow vortex that had not disappeared. This was clearly the gate to the Distortion World. Giratina had not left, and it would not leave easily.
"..." Cynthia's mind could not settle down.
"Damian, you seem to think a bit too highly of us..."
Mesprit tilted its head. How could the three of them possibly be equal to Giratina and the others?
"The gap between us and Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina is very, very large..." Azelf's clear telepathy also sounded conflicted.
"Don't look down on yourselves like that. Although your strength is low, and even trash like Team Galactic could capture you and drain your power, your status is not lower than theirs. Be a little more confident."
"Besides, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina may be stronger than you, but are they as cute as you three?"
Damian rubbed Azelf's head.
Ever since he received the prayers of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, Damian's favorability toward these three little guys had gone way up.
Uxie: "..."
The wise Uxie fell into thought. It was trying to decide whether Damian was praising them or insulting them.
"Charon is probably done for. So, what about the Red Chains?"
Damian looked toward Dialga and Palkia, who were still floating in the sky. Charon had been swallowed in one bite by Giratina and dragged into the Distortion World.
With the controller gone, Dialga and Palkia seemed to have fallen into a frozen state.
"Even without a controller, the Red Chains will still bind them. Damian, you need to release them from those restraints," Uxie said.
"No problem. But what about Giratina? It still hasn't left."
Damian glanced at the shadows still rolling and flowing across the ground.
"It should also be waiting for Dialga and Palkia to be freed," Uxie said after thinking for a moment.
"I understand. Shadow Mewtwo."
Damian nodded. Giratina was also waiting for the Red Chains on Dialga and Palkia to break. That was why it had not left.
"Use Dark Pulse!"
Mega Shadow Mewtwo Y raised its arm. Black waves burst out and split into two beams, shooting toward Dialga and Palkia.
BOOM! BOOM!!
Dark Pulse hit the Red Chains on Dialga and Palkia.
Crack—
Cracks spread across the surface of the Red Chains. Then, the red light on them dimmed, and they gradually shattered.
But at the same time, within the shadows on the ground, ominous red eyes slowly lit up.
The Red Chains fell from Dialga and Palkia. Without the influence of the Red Chains, the eyes of the two Legendary Pokémon regained their clarity.
Dialga and Palkia both lowered their heads. Dialga looked at Damian, and a change appeared in its eyes. It naturally remembered this human.
"Human, thank you. I—"
Before Dialga's telepathy could finish, it suddenly seemed to sense something and raised its head.
Roar—
A low, violent roar seemed to come from another dimension.
Above the sky, a pitch-black space-time rift opened with a sharp crack. Two bolts of pitch-black lightning fell from the sky and struck Dialga and Palkia at the same time.
Dialga and Palkia both let out low roars of pain. The black lightning crackled violently across their bodies.
"As expected. That sneaky bastard Giratina was waiting for this."
Damian was not surprised at all.
Origin Forme Giratina, which looked like a giant centipede with six ghostly wings, slowly rose from the Distortion World. Its cold eyes stared at Dialga and Palkia.
The lightning gradually faded, and Dialga and Palkia let out wild roars.
Their eyes, which had just regained clarity, were now filled with madness and violence again.
Yes, although the Red Chains were gone, Giratina's lightning had still driven them back into a frenzied state.
This was one of Giratina's special powers. It could open space-time rifts and call down lightning that drove Pokémon insane.
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