“Dark Lugia!!!”
With Death Gold's loud shout.
The whole world saw.
From the hatch on the upper end of the Shadow Skyship, a pair of enormous, deep purple-dark black wings unfolded.
Slowly, beneath those black wings, the full form of what Death Gold called "Dark Lugia" gradually revealed itself to the world.
Lugia's reputation as a legendary Pokémon was quite high.
After all, in earlier years, there were even rumors circulating that it had rescued fishermen who had fallen into the sea.
Although not as much of a good Samaritan as its neighbor Ho-Oh,
it was indeed a Pokémon with a leaning towards justice.
However, it was completely different from the Lugia that the public knew, whose body color was composed of blue and white.
This Lugia before their eyes was entirely black, with only its eyes and abdomen being dark gray.
And its eyes showed an ominous, blood-red, fishy light.
“It's completely different from the Dark Pokémon we've encountered before!”
With Sakaki's assistance, Erika, who had obtained a chance to fight Aldus one-on-one, couldn't help but be drawn to this Dark Lugia.
Whether it was the Altus's Salamence that had put their trio in a difficult battle two years ago, or the three Legendary Birds and Regi trio controlled by dark power on the battlefield now,
they were completely incomparable to this Dark Lugia.
They weren't even on the same level!
“Show your power, Dark Lugia.”
A smile finally returned to Death Gold's face, and it was even more arrogant than before.
The Dark Lugia, completely dominating the Indigo Plateau, spread its wings to their maximum extent, and suddenly…
The sky collapsed! The earth caved in!
Like a dark god, the Dark Lugia caused the entire Indigo Plateau mountain range to shake violently the moment it spread its pure black wings.
The earth split, and the sky and earth tilted.
“Wah!”
Erika staggered and fell to the ground.
Her Tangrowth quickly used its vine whip to help its master up.
Meanwhile, Satoshi and the others, who had already passed through the Indigo Plateau's mountainside Champion Road and escaped to Route 22 at the foot of the mountain,
stared blankly at the mountaintop plateau.
In their pupils, the Indigo Plateau, like a Sky City, was reflected, detached from the Champion Road mountain range and floating in the high sky.
That's right, the Indigo Plateau was detached from the Champion Road!
It was floating in the high sky!
And at the base of the “Indigo Island,” a layer of misty dark undulation appeared, like black clouds.
If Luffy and the others were to see this, they would definitely associate it with the battle in Wano Country, where Onigashima was lifted into the air by Kaido's Flame Cloud ability!
“What… what exactly is happening up there?”
Even Green, whose personality was proud, had a hint of hoarseness in his voice at this moment.
Rumble~
However, even escaping to Route 22 didn't mean they were completely out of danger.
A large number of falling rocks continued to fall from the mountain walls, and the Rattata, Oddish, Caterpie, and other Pokémon that sensed the threat were all running away in terror in the opposite direction.
“Don't stop! Hurry! Let's get to Viridian City!”
Professor Oak, who had released his Dragonite to protect everyone, shouted.
They themselves were not completely safe yet.
Buzz buzz buzz——
At this moment, Professor Oak and the others, who were fleeing to Viridian City, heard the sound of an airplane starting in the air.
Looking into the distance, they saw a small passenger plane rapidly approaching the Indigo Plateau, which had turned into a Sky City.
If they looked closer, they would see the Devon Corporation's logo on it.
…
“M-Master Steven, i-isn't it a little dangerous for u-us to get closer…”
The pilot was so frightened by the scene before him that he was stuttering.
“T-That is… Lugia?”
Wallace didn't have the mind to think about how to win back Nagi at this time. He vaguely saw the Dark Lugia entrenched inside the dark shield through the window, his voice trembling, and a fear from the depths of his soul surged up in his heart.
As a Water-type expert, he had also learned about Lugia, who was once known as the [God of the Sea].
However, after the Hoenn League learned about the legendary Pokémon “Kyogre,” it took away this title.
But… why is this Lugia completely different from what he saw in the books?!
At this moment, the Dark Lugia on the Indigo Plateau in the distance seemed to sense the movement from the outside.
Its ominous scarlet eyes glanced slightly.
Steven and Wallace's hearts skipped a beat, and they had a premature experience of the deterrence of a top legend.
…
“Reinforcements are here?”
Death Gold inside the skyship also noticed the plane outside the shield.
“Although even if reinforcements come, they won't be able to stop Dark Lugia, it's always good to be careful.”
As he said that, Dark Lugia twisted its neck slightly.
Aldus, who noticed Dark Lugia's movements, immediately released his Alakazam.
Erika's expression changed slightly when she saw this. Releasing a new Pokémon at this time?
In the next second, Erika guessed what Aldus wanted to do.
As expected, Aldus pressed his left hand on Alakazam's back and quickly used Dark Poké Balls in his right hand to recall the three Regi trio one by one.
“Don't even think about running!”
Erika's Galarian Moltres under her showed a fierce look in its eyes, and black-red flames poured down from its long beak.
Rage!
Kingdra raised its head and released a blue flame dragon wave, hitting the black-red flames from the side and causing them to deviate from their original attack trajectory.
“Awoo——”
Houndoom rushed in from the side, its fangs biting down on Kingdra's throat.
Crunch!
This wasn't over yet. The power of evil condensed deep in Houndoom's throat and was launched.
Dark Pulse!
It exploded as if it had burst open, and stuck to the back of Kingdra's neck.
Kingdra was instantly blown away.
This scene was very similar to the scene three years ago when Houndoom's father was blown away by Kingdra's Hydro Pump.
The Dark Lugia in the high sky took a deep breath.
Instantly, the ground of the Indigo Plateau became uneven due to the powerful suction force.
Gravel, trees, houses, and even some people or Pokémon who had fainted due to the great battle on the ground.
Were all sucked into the air.
This scene was very similar to Pain's Planetary Devastation.
And in the moment when Dark Lugia twisted its neck just now, the members of Shadow had retreated one after another and rushed back to the skyship directly below Dark Lugia.
And Altus, who was originally fighting against Wataru, also returned to the skyship on Latios's back.
That was the blind spot of Dark Lugia's attack area, or rather, the place that was least affected.
“Don't even think about running!”
Wataru's cold eyes stared fixedly at Altus's back.
However, a howling blizzard fell from the sky, blocking him and Altus.
Wataru turned his head to look.
Damn it!
Articuno!
…
“Tsk~”
Seeing Kingdra being blown away.
Aldus's eyebrows under his sunglasses twitched slightly, and he gave Alakazam next to him a look.
Alakazam's eyes surged with a faint blue light, and disappeared with its master in place.
Teleport!
“Awoo?”
“This guy…”
Houndoom and Erika, who were originally planning to take his life while he was sick, were dumbfounded when they saw that Kingdra hadn't died yet.
No, no, this is your Pokémon.
You, you don't care?
Erika and Houndoom were a little dazed for a while.
“He's coming.”
Sakaki reminded.
Erika looked up.
She found that Dark Lugia's belly was obviously bulging.
It was clearly in the pre-swing posture to release a big move.
“This scum, doesn't care about his Pokémon's life or death?!”
Although Kingdra was the target of her Houndoom's revenge.
But Erika was still very angry at the other party's behavior.
You are really the evening intention of the other side of the river, the rising sun of the east!
“Dragonite! Dragon Pulse!”
At this moment, Axion, the current Gym Leader of Blackthorn City, who had rushed over from Johto to reinforce, shouted loudly.
The Dragonite under him opened its mouth and released dragon flames, and the flying blue flame dragon slammed into Dark Lugia's abdominal cavity.
With a loud bang, Dragon Pulse exploded in Dark Lugia's gray-black abdominal cavity.
However, it did not leave a trace on it, nor did it affect Dark Lugia's movements in the slightest.
“What are you guys waiting for!?”
At this time, Axion transformed into a roaring emperor, and roared at a group of alliance trainers around him with a cracking liver and gallbladder: “Do you still want to wait for him to make a move!?”
As soon as these words came out, many alliance trainers who had been frightened reacted.
“Charizard! Blast Burn!”
“Pidgeot! Hurricane!”
“Poliwrath! Hydro Pump!”
Whether it was a Elite Four, a Gym Leader, or an ordinary trainer, they had no intention of dealing with the enemies in front of them for a while, and concentrated all their strength on the dark ghost god in the sky.
“Dark·Aura·Whirlwind!”
Death Gold shouted out the name of Dark Lugia's exclusive skill word by word.
Dark Lugia's action of inhaling was slightly paused, and it opened its mouth wider by three points.
People with better eyesight could see that deep in Dark Lugia's throat, the ultimate dark power was surging out, and it turned into a pure black spiral shock wave, blasting through space and launching out!
Not to mention the Indigo Plateau that was lifted to mid-air under Dark Lugia's power, even the entire Victory Road and the surrounding towns began to shake violently.
Wherever the Dark Aura Whirlwind passed, the earth collapsed, the air waves rolled, and countless rubble splashed.
Bottomless ravines emerged.
The alliance trainers who couldn't dodge were either crushed into dust on the spot by Dark Lugia, or fell into the abyss, uttering desperate shouts, and died.
“Houndoom, return!”
Erika took out a Poké Ball and recalled Houndoom as soon as possible, while the Galarian Moltres under her quickly flapped its wings and tried its best to dodge the Dark Aura Whirlwind.
However, Kingdra, who had not had time to crawl up from the ground, was swallowed by that dark power.
“Awoo…”
Houndoom's eyes were extremely complicated when he saw this scene through the Poké Ball lid.
Perhaps, the object of his revenge should not be him, but that human.
Abandoned by the trainer he trusted the most, what was he thinking in the end?
“Ah!”
Kiyo, who was riding on her Hakamo-o's back, was swept into the high sky by the air wave set off by the Dark Aura Whirlwind, along with her Hakamo-o.
“Kiyo!”
Axion, who was originally about to reach the range of Dark Aura Whirlwind, turned around and returned with his Dragonite.
Axion grabbed his daughter's arm, Dragonite grabbed Hakamo-o's tail, and threw it in the opposite direction at the same time.
In just this instant, the impact of Dark Aura Whirlwind had spread over, engulfing Axion and his Dragonite in it.
“Dad!”
The emotionally collapsed Kiyo tried to reach out and touch her father.
However, Wataru had already flown over on Dragonite.
He grabbed his cousin and Hakamo-o and ran away in the opposite direction.
Rumble——!
The earth-shattering roar lasted for more than five seconds.
The trainers who survived the disaster turned their heads to look.
They saw the towering smoke gradually dissipating, and the Indigo Plateau, which was originally floating in the high sky, lost a large area like a crescent moon, and at its lower end, on the other side of Champion Road, a winding canyon appeared, stretching all the way to the end that the naked eye could not see.
Kiyo cried out in pain, “Dad! Dad!”
A young trainer who had lost both feet hugged his blood-stained knees and wailed, “Help, help! Is the medical team here? My feet! Help me find my feet! Ahhh! It hurts! It hurts so much!!”
“Arcanine! Arcanine! Where are you!?”
A female police officer turned pale and called out to her missing Arcanine, until she saw a dog paw lying beside the crack, her mind went blank, and she fainted.
“Kame! Kame!”
And a Wartortle with blood flowing from its head was crying and looking for its master with tears in its eyes.
For a time, the painful voices of those who lost their loved ones, the wailing of the injured, and the anxious shouts of the survivors who had saved their lives but could not find their Pokémon and masters, gathered on the entire battlefield.
“This is… the power of Dark Lugia.”
Sakaki, who was protected by a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen behind him, came out.
“I didn't expect Shadow to hide such a trump card. In this case, the original plan can't be used.”
Sakaki thought with some distress.
Sakaki's original plan was to learn from Kizaru to slack off after joining the battle, and then when the Alliance and Shadow were both defeated.
Then learn a trick from Blackbeard, who boosted morale in the Marineford War, send a signal to let Team Rocket attack, and accept all the legends in Shadow's hands.
It would be best to humiliate that kid Wataru severely.
But now…
Sakaki turned his head to look.
Below Dark Lugia, the hatch of the Shadow Skyship opened again.
The remaining Shadow members went out to battle again.
Among them, naturally including the cadres Gory and Watts!
Of course, there are also the Altus and Altus brothers who own legends!
On the Alliance side, even if the Hoenn Gemini Steven and Wallace have joined the battle.
But seeing the dark ghost god entrenched on the top of their heads, the trainers on the Alliance side have no intention of resisting.
“If this continues, the Alliance will completely collapse. Should I send a signal to let Asheng and the others attack now? But that would be helping the Alliance, which is really annoying…”
Sakaki secretly thought about a new plan in his heart.
“You've shown a flaw! Sakaki!”
At this moment, the cadre Gory led his darkened Aggron and tore at Sakaki with a Metal Claw.
Gory cracked his gorilla-like mouth and said with an exaggerated expression, “As long as I kill you, I can be promoted to a senior cadre!”
However, Aggron's sharp claws flashing metallic luster stopped abruptly at a distance of less than five centimeters from the top of Sakaki's head, as if the pause button had been pressed.
“What's wrong? Aggron?”
Gory asked puzzled.
In the next second, Forrest Gump realized a Diglett had emerged between his Aggron's feet.
The Diglett turned the surrounding land into quicksand, causing his Aggron's feet to sink into it, immobilizing it.
"Earthquake."
Giovanni uttered the two words calmly.
The Diglett manipulated the quicksand to pull the Aggron underground, leaving only its head exposed.
In the next instant, an incredibly powerful vibration force squeezed the Aggron from below.
"Goon--"
Aggron cried out in pain, its head tilting as it lost its ability to battle.
Giovanni glanced at the opponent indifferently, scaring Forrest Gump so much that he staggered and fell to the ground.
"E-Even if you're strong, y-you can't possibly use Death Gold's Dark Lugia, s-so why not join our Shadow Team now..."
Whoosh!
A blur flashed past.
Nidoqueen, who had made a chopping claw motion, appeared behind Forrest Gump at some point, stuffing all his remaining words back into his throat.
Thump~
The next second, his head fell.
...
...
The battlefield was very chaotic at the moment, and no one noticed Giovanni's side at all.
And the cameras that were originally responsible for filming were all destroyed by the impact of the Dark Aura just now.
That's why Giovanni was so unscrupulous when he started killing.
However, "Alliance" combatants like Giovanni who could casually kill enemies were ultimately only a very small number.
Having witnessed the terror of the Dark Aura just now, and with the Dark Lugia staring at everyone from above.
Not to mention Wallace and Steven Stone, who had just stepped into the Champion level, even the fully complete versions of them in the future wouldn't boost much morale.
...
At the same time, the televisions in front of people all over the world turned into static.
The Dark Aura just now destroyed all the filming cameras.
For a time, all the people were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, running around in circles.
This was not a small matter of sweeping the snow from one's own doorstep.
Once the Indigo League fell, the next one might be themselves!
In the Galar region, Rose wasn't happy.
He hoped that Shadow could give Kanto a hard blow, and it would be even better if they could kill a few Elite Four members.
He wanted the Kanto region to die, but it was best if Kanto died after Shadow died.
Otherwise, what if Shadow set its sights on Galar!?
"Use Eternatus... No, that won't work, it's too late."
"Olivia, contact Leon and have him go to Kanto! Also, call Raihan and Piers together."
Rose gave the order decisively.
To be honest, Rose didn't think the group gathered at Indigo Plateau could defeat that Dark Lugia.
But at least they could knock off some of its health, right?
If that was the case, this would be the best opportunity to defeat the Dark Lugia.
If they waited until the battle was over, until Shadow took the Dark Lugia back to recuperate and restore its strength, the situation would only become more dangerous!
The chairmen of the Paldea League and the Kalos League had the same idea as Rose.
They thought that the top combat power of the five regions had gathered, and they would definitely be able to take down Shadow.
Who knew that Death Gold, that son of a bitch, was hiding such a trump card.
Ignoring the long distance.
Leon, Raihan, Drasna, Diantha, Hassel, Aoki... the top experts from the remaining regions set out to provide reinforcements!
And in Hammerlocke in Galar.
A certain yellow mouse was patting the television with its short hands, "Pum, pum, pum."
Damn it, it was just getting to the good part, why did the TV break?
Sonia stepped forward and hugged "Pikachu", comforting it, "There's nothing wrong with the TV, the cameras over there broke."
Marnie said worriedly, "Should I contact Nessa and tell her not to go? That black Lugia is so scary..."
The expression of the yellow mouse in Sonia's arms was exactly the same as a reader who was following a novel to the climax, but the dog author stopped updating.
No, how could such a top-notch show be missed?
Thinking of this, the yellow mouse's eyes flickered with an unnatural light blue glow.
Together with Sonia, who was holding it, it disappeared into the research institute.
Marnie: ???
A full ten seconds passed before Marnie reacted.
Just now that... was Teleport, right?
Wait, Pikachu can learn Teleport?!
...
"Let's go too!"
In the Hoenn League headquarters building.
Winona, the Gym Leader of Hoenn, shouted.
"Winona, calm down."
Roxanne, who was half of Steven Stone's childhood friend and also a stone lover, persuaded.
"How can I calm down? Hoenn is very close to Indigo Plateau."
Winona said anxiously.
The region closest to Kanto and Johto is Hoenn.
If Shadow takes down the Indigo League, the next target will most likely be Hoenn!
"Calm down, what's the use of you going?"
Seeing that his apprentice's wife was already panicking and seeking medical treatment, Adam couldn't help but scold and stop her.
Oh, no, they've already broken up.
Adam's words were very harsh, but they were undeniable facts.
In front of the Dark Lugia, even Elite Four members seemed a bit like cannon fodder.
What could Winona, who was barely at the level of an Elite Gym Leader, do if she went?
I will try to post the next chapter tonight. I had already finished writing the next chapter, but when I posted this chapter, I suddenly felt that the next chapter did not meet expectations and wanted to revise it greatly. If I can post it, that would be great, but if I don't have time, I hope everyone will understand. After all, the Shadow incident has been foreshadowed for so long, and I hope to write it as well as possible. Thank you very much.
