While the others were putting out the fires—
Typhlosion returned to the cave.
The nursery.
Where the eggs had been.
Now—
Nothing remained.
All gone.
Even the cave itself—
Had been destroyed.
Only ruins.
"Typhlosion! Stay away from it!"
Victor Stone instinctively shouted toward Ethan.
But—
Something felt off.
Ethan and Aurore…
Weren't afraid.
Victor froze.
"…Wait."
In front of him—
Typhlosion calmly walked to Aurore's side.
No madness.
No hostility.
"Dad," Ethan said calmly.
"This one is hers."
"It's the other one that went berserk."
Victor blinked.
"…Two Typhlosion?"
"Yeah. The one that went berserk—we call it Xiao Huo."
"…Xiao Huo… wait."
Victor's eyes widened.
"You know it?"
Ethan nodded.
"They're from the same tribe."
"When we were here two days ago, it was completely normal."
Victor processed everything rapidly.
"So…"
"You met both."
"One got captured."
"And two days later—the other went berserk?"
"…Yes."
Silence.
"…That's way too coincidental," Victor muttered.
"Forget that for now," Ethan cut in.
"We need its location."
"If we delay any longer—this turns into a disaster."
A Totem Peak Pokémon rampaging—
Was no joke.
Unchecked—
It could destroy an entire city.
Victor immediately made calls.
Moments later—
He got the answer.
"…It's heading toward Hae'er City."
"Local trainers tried to stop it."
"They failed."
"…Damn."
"We're going. Now."
Before Victor could react—
Ethan had already taken off.
Watching his son disappear into the distance—
Victor sighed.
"…At this rate, I might retire early."
Then he smiled faintly.
"Good."
"Very good."
Less than fifteen minutes later—
Ethan arrived.
And what he saw—
A sea of fire.
In the center—
Typhlosion.
Xiao Huo.
Around it—
Dozens of trainers.
Many fallen Pokémon.
None could stop it.
Totem Peak—
And berserk.
Without god-tier strength—
It was unstoppable.
"Metagross—Psychic!"
Metagross activated instantly.
Just as Xiao Huo was about to strike again—
Its body froze mid-motion.
"Everyone—fall back!"
"I'll handle this!"
Ethan's voice cut through the chaos.
At the same time—
Mamoswine was released—
Freezing the surrounding flames.
The pressure lifted.
The trainers finally saw—
Who had arrived.
"…It's Ethan!"
Excitement rippled through the crowd.
Ethan stepped forward.
Xiao Huo—
Eyes blood-red.
Breathing heavy.
Completely unrecognizable.
"Xiao Huo?"
No response.
Only hatred.
"…What happened to you?"
Two days ago—
It was fine.
Now—
It didn't even recognize him.
This wasn't anger.
This was—
Madness.
"Ethan!"
Aurore and Victor arrived.
Aurore immediately released her Typhlosion.
"Can you sense anything?" Ethan asked.
Typhlosion shook its head.
No external energy.
No foreign presence.
Nothing.
Which made it worse.
"…Release it," Ethan said.
Metagross loosened its control.
Instantly—
Xiao Huo lunged.
But—
Not at Ethan.
At Aurore's Typhlosion.
BOOM—
A single strike.
Aurore's Typhlosion—
Didn't dodge.
Didn't hesitate.
It raised its paw—
And slammed it down.
Direct hit.
Xiao Huo—
Collapsed.
Unconscious.
Silence.
"…That was fast," Ethan muttered.
"Put it in a Poké Ball," Typhlosion said calmly.
"I'll watch over it."
Aurore stepped forward—
And captured it.
No resistance.
Smooth.
Complete.
Victor stood there—
Stunned.
"…Wait."
"…Another one?"
He looked at Aurore's Typhlosion.
Then at Ethan.
Then back again.
"…That's a god-tier Pokémon, isn't it?"
Because there was no other explanation.
A Totem Peak—
One-shot.
Only one level above that existed.
God-tier.
And now—
Aurore had one.
Victor sighed.
"…It's only been a few days…"
"And she already caught a god-tier Pokémon?"
He looked at Ethan.
"…What exactly are you feeding people around you?"
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