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The Legendaries appeared in the sky one after another.
At first, everyone's attention was drawn to them, and even Ultra Necrozma visibly hesitated, warily watching the wormhole that kept spitting out deities.
Until—
Passing through the world bubble of the Distortion World, Groudon squeezed out of the wormhole with great difficulty, and was immediately pulled straight down by gravity.
At the same time, the sea surface below it suddenly began to churn, and soon a small piece of land was raised from the seabed, forcibly catching Groudon's falling body.
Boom—!
A dull sound that was clearly audible even on the sea surface came, and Aiden suddenly scratched his head in embarrassment.
Oh crap, Groudon was completely socially dead now.
After all, he was the one who brought this "reinforcement", so he had to at least help smooth over such an awkward scene—
Looking at the other deities who were staring at Groudon with strange expressions, Aiden immediately shouted loudly: "Gods, the situation is critical right now!"
"Please lend us your power temporarily, and work together to defeat that out-of-control Necrozma!"
His words quickly made the Legendary Pokémon withdraw their gazes and look at the dazzling existence in the distance.
The disappeared light was all concentrated on Ultra Necrozma alone. Even if they didn't know its exact background, an ominous premonition quickly lingered in the hearts of all the deities.
Its existence successfully made Groudon temporarily ignored.
However, there were two deities who didn't seem to care about Ultra Necrozma and still locked their gazes on Aiden.
The two divine bird Pokémon of the Indigo Plateau, Lugia and Ho-Oh.
[First time meeting, little one.]
A gentle voice suddenly appeared in his ear. At first, Aiden thought the voice came from Ho-Oh.
But when he noticed Lugia's soft gaze, Aiden realized it.
The telepathy should be from this Guardian of the Sea.
[Although you didn't invite me, I can't just stand by and watch.]
[Also, I've always been curious about you, the 'rebellious' Rainbow Hero. I finally got the chance to meet you this time.]
After Lugia's inner voice ended, Ho-Oh beside it suddenly let out an unsatisfied cry, forcefully interrupting it.
Behind Ho-Oh, Marshadow, who was trying to minimize its presence, also quietly slipped into the ocean, and then returned to Aiden's shadow.
"Lord Hero, mission accomplished!"
After Marshadow's voice came from below, Aiden responded with a smile.
"Yeah, thanks to you."
Marshadow was always reliable at critical moments; he had always known this.
Even the Guardian of the Seas, who wasn't originally in his plan, was summoned. Having an extra helper was always a good thing for the upcoming battle.
He looked at the Champions around him who were still in a state of shock, and quickly shouted to them again.
"To restore Necrozma's sanity, let's fight alongside the Legendaries this time!"
"Champions fighting alongside Legendaries?"
Steven looked down at Groudon below, his expression a bit complicated.
"How reckless, but—"
"At a time like this, it seems it's the only way."
With the power of ordinary Pokémon, it was almost impossible to cause any substantial damage to it.
Therefore, only by borrowing the power of Legendary Pokémon could they hope to turn the tide of battle.
As for the side effects of forcefully commanding Legendaries—
The world was about to end, why think about that!
"Groudon, Precipice Blades!"
"Kyogre, Origin Pulse!"
At Aiden's signal, the Champions quickly integrated into the Legendary Pokémon, and truly fought side by side with them.
Among them, Steven and Wallace's voices were especially loud.
The two Hoenn deities were quite compatible with them, and besides—
No wonder Teacher Azure was so enthusiastic when commanding Legendary Pokémon!
——
Who wouldn't be mesmerized using the power of these gods!
With a casual wave of Groudon's hand, countless waves immediately surged from the sea, and then stone spikes piercing the sky rose from the ground, shooting towards Ultra Necrozma.
Kyogre was even more outrageous.
The ocean was its home turf. After a melodious whale song sounded, the entire ocean became its power, and the fired water-blue energy waves bombed forward with the momentum of toppling mountains and overturning seas.
Even Ultra Necrozma didn't dare to be careless at this moment, and could only helplessly use Prismatic Laser to disperse the energy, blasting up countless splashes of water.
And by this time, Aiden's idea seemed ready to come out.
Since Necrozma could never be defeated as long as its light didn't dissipate—
Then they might as well completely exhaust its energy!
It was theoretically feasible, so the other Champions also followed suit, temporarily suppressing their awe of the Legendary Pokémon and starting to counterattack like Steven and Wallace.
"Rayquaza, Draco Meteor!"
As a Dragon Tamer, Lance quickly reached a consensus with Rayquaza, while speaking he was also thinking in his heart—The Sky Dragon of Hoenn, how lucky was he to be able to fight alongside it?
This was simply the dream of all Dragon Tamers!
As for the other Legendary Pokémon, even if some no longer believed in humans, they chose to put aside their prejudices at this time and contribute their own strength.
Under the firepower suppression of the Legendary Pokémon, even Ultra Necrozma found it difficult to resist for a while, and the consecutively fired Prismatic Lasers and photon spurts were all intercepted.
But Necrozma became even more enraged because of this—after several unsuccessful attempts, it, having already lost its mind, simply curled its body up, turning into a ball of light and completely giving up on attacking, remaining completely indifferent to the attacks from the outside world hitting its body.
And the light within its body not only didn't weaken because of this, but visibly expanded in a short period of time, becoming even more dazzling.
"This is—"
Aiden vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Rather than giving up offense to focus on defense, Ultra Necrozma's current performance seemed more like it was charging power.
And the only move worth it gathering power to unleash was probably—
Its exclusive Z-Move, Light That Burns the Sky!
The Ultra Aura originated from Necrozma's light, so it didn't need any other conditions; it only needed to accumulate power to unleash this incredibly powerful Z-Move.
Just by hearing the name, this move might even possess the power to destroy the entire world!
They couldn't go on like this, they had to think of something!
Aiden sighed, looking at Sylveon, who was standing on Salamence's head, contributing its strength to protect the world.
The only thing that could defeat a Z-Move was probably another Z-Move.
But with Sylveon's power alone, going against Ultra Necrozma would be like striking a stone with an egg—
Just as Aiden's thoughts were twisted into a tangled mess, the Rotom Phone in his pocket suddenly flew out by itself, projecting Professor Kukui's anxious face.
"Professor Kukui, your side—"
"Aiden! Go ahead and do it boldly!"
"I understand your idea!"
On the way to the Aether Foundation, Professor Kukui quickly figured out what Aiden meant earlier by "lend me your strength."
Eevee was an extremely special Pokémon; every individual seemed to be integrated into a peculiar global network, allowing them to briefly borrow the power of other family members when using the Z-Move Extreme Evoboost.
Thereby greatly enhancing themselves.
Although this power should theoretically have disappeared after evolution—
But it didn't matter!
Not just Eevee, any other human and Pokémon could theoretically lend their power to it.
As long as a wonderful network similar to it could be established, everyone could be connected together.
That was why Aiden said that!
And the only thing that could do this was—Light!
Not the light brought by Necrozma, but the unextinguishable light of hope hidden in the heart of every Pokémon!
That was the fundamental source of Pokémon using Z-Moves. Although he didn't know if this move would work, but—
It was worth a try!
"While the communication was being established, we've already used the technology of Aether Paradise and the Devon Corporation to simultaneously broadcast your side's footage to the whole world!"
"So, all of humanity will be your strongest backing!"
"..."
Aiden suddenly fell silent.
Although the meaning was indeed similar, you should have told me earlier that it's being broadcast live worldwide!
Aiden quickly put on a serious expression and nodded solemnly.
"I understand."
Borrowing [Light] from others?
He somehow felt like he was in the wrong franchise—
However, he couldn't care less about that now.
"Everyone— Trainers."
As soon as he opened his mouth, his professional streamer instinct almost made him habitually say his usual opening line.
Fortunately, his mind was still very clear at the critical moment, and he quickly covered it up.
"As you can see, all the light in the world has disappeared, becoming the nourishment for Ultra Necrozma to destroy the world."
"To be honest, the opponent's strength this time has far exceeded the limit of what we can handle."
Along with Aiden's serious voice came the intermittent commands of the other Champions, and the explosions made by the Legendary Pokémon as they fired their moves with all their might.
"But I don't want to give up, and I can't give up."
"If the opponent is the first ray of light that descended upon the world, then of course it can take back the light it once bestowed upon the world."
"However, I think there is at least one light that was not created by it, and it exists in everyone's heart."
"So—"
"Please lend me your strength, I beg of you!"
After Aiden finished speaking, he bowed sincerely to the screen, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were full of determination.
"Sylveon!"
"Veee!"
No extra words were needed; the Z-Ring and Light Stone lit up on his right wrist had already explained his idea.
When Sylveon closed its eyes and fully absorbed the Ultra Aura from the Alola region, the Z-Crystal on Aiden's wrist also quietly emitted a golden light, quickly dyeing the surrounding pink aura golden.
Necrozma's Z-Move indeed possessed the power to destroy the world, but even if it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, he had to try.
Only because at this moment, behind him was the entire world!
Suddenly, four different lights rose from the four islands of Alola below, quickly turning into four pillars of light of various colors that surged into Sylveon's body.
On Melemele Island, in the sky-piercing light pillar attached to electricity, the faint figure of a rooster-headed statue could be seen.
The other three islands were the same.
"Those are— the Island Guardians?"
The Champions who had already contacted the four Island Guardians these past few days quickly reacted.
Were they passing their power to Aiden in their own way?
Steven and Wallace glanced at each other and immediately made a decision.
They looked up at Aiden and Sylveon high in the sky, raising their hands above their heads, as if passing their power in this way.
Suddenly, golden particles emerged from within the two of them, slowly floating towards the sky.
Although compared to the dazzling brilliance of Necrozma, it was almost just fading starlight, but—
Following their actions, the other Champions around gradually reacted and soon struck the same pose.
Not only them, but also the people of Alola and all over the world, responded to Aiden's request at this moment.
In Paldea, the Pokémon in the Sunshine Gym looked up at the distance, and as if sensing something, they struck the same pose.
A large number of particles quickly rose into the air, gradually merging with the light from other cities, gathering into a shining curtain of light that swiftly surged above the Alolan sea, becoming part of Sylveon's power.
Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, the light on the four islands shone brightly.
Even the isolated Unova region also raised a radiance, continuously pouring into the ball of light that had already enveloped Sylveon.
There were also the lights of Kalos, Galar, and regions outside the Leagues, which shone at almost the same time.
For a moment, the Earth, which should have completely lost its light, became abnormally dazzling.
Although not a star, at this very moment, it replaced the other luminous planets, becoming the brief and sole light source in this universe.
Like a sun, shrouding the entire planet in a sea of light.
The "Light of Hope" originating from all humans and Pokémon on Earth actually completely suppressed the ball of light formed by Necrozma at this moment.
Countless humans and Pokémon simultaneously raised their hands high, closing their eyes as if connecting their consciousness into the same network, turning into golden particles that continuously poured into the light sphere, providing Aiden with a steady stream of support.
"Vee—"
Sylveon let out a soft murmur.
It could feel that the power of countless humans and Pokémon had been transmitted into its body through the light.
But this incredibly powerful force was not violent; instead, it was incredibly gentle.
It seemed as if it was only waiting for its command, and then it would immediately unleash the shared energy of the entire world.
Light is the bond, passed down from generation to generation—
Aiden suddenly thought of this classic line for no reason.
So, enveloped in a sea of light, he looked at Sylveon with a smile and slowly spoke: "Sylveon—"
"Use our Z-Move!"
"Mirror Flower, Water Moon, Dream of No Return!!!"
(T/N: Kyoka Suigetsu!)
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