Togekiss had its eyes closed. For a second, it felt as if it was the only thing that existed in this world. There was no one, no Axel, no team, and no competitors. For a second, there was only itself.
And then….
BOOOOM!!!!
It radiated its aura outside. It showed who it really was. It may be a simple entity that may not matter in this world. But for itself, it was the emperor. The aura that radiated from its body was not the aura of its past self. It was an aura of the emperor. A colored aura came out of its body, and the ground started to shake and crack.
Others who were near it felt a heavy suppression. They unknowingly felt that they should bow down to this entity. Slowly, the vines, leaves, and small tree branches that had covered its whole body started to shade away. As if they were following its every command.
Slowly, the body of Togekiss was revealed. Everyone started to see what was happening. They could visibly see the pink colored aura coming from its body as if the pink colored aura had become a part of itself. The mark on its forehead was glowing in pink light, and when it opened its eyes, its eyes also glowed in pink.
The pressure of the aura increased numerous fold, but by that time, everyone had maintained a certain distance from it. It flapped its wings, which gave a huge sound, and the ground was slashed from the wind pressure coming from its wings.
It flew high in the sky. Its speed had rapidly increased to the point that even the Primeapes could not see it properly. They were just seeing the wind slashes and feeling the pressure.
This went on for 2-3 minutes, and then it came down looking completely normal.
Everyone went towards it to ask what the hell had happened. Because this was not the aura that a pseudo-king rank Pokemon could radiate.
Axel was bombarded with the notification, and he was running towards it for a different reason.
Ding!
Togekiss has learned a new move. Please name the move.
Ding!
With learning the new move, its power had far exceeded pseudo-king rank.
Ding!
Togekiss will now be forcefully ranking up to king rank. The host is requested to be in the sight of Togekiss.
"What the hell is happening? How can a move change the rank-up condition and force it to rank up to king rank?", shouted Axel from the top of his lungs.
Such a thing had never happened that the system had to override its own rules and regulations.
When he came near the place where it was trying to control its breathing, he saw the destruction that it had caused by just existing.
Suddenly, it started to glow in pink light.
Axel took a couple of big breaths. He really wanted to see this rank up. He felt that something unusual would happen in this rank-up. It was just his instinct telling him and his instincts were rarely wrong.
The rank-up process started, and Togekiss started to glow in pink light. Axel noticed that there was no sky blue light of flying type because it had yet to master the flying type core. This was also one of the requirements for rank-up.
The rank-up process took around 5 minutes and
CRIIPPPP
Finally, Togekiss gave a loud screech announcing that its rank-up had completed. Its aura felt completely different. King rank was a major hurdle to cross for any Pokemon. He just could not believe that Togekiss would be able to do it so fast. Axel had expected it to take a few months to reach this stage.
Finally, he had king rank Pokemon that he could trust completely. A wave of relief passed him.
Then he noticed something.
Togekiss was actually struggling to keep up with all the new energy inside its body. It had an excellent mental power, and it also knew moves like 'Telekiness', but for some reason, it could not just handle all of this power.
Togekiss could also tell that things had gotten out of its hands. If it could not control itself right now, it might just kill someone right here. The rush of rank up was messing with its head. That was when it came up with a new plan.
Why not use all this extra energy that was trying to control its body and seal it inside one of its seals? It started to do exactly that.
Axel could already see what it was trying to do.
"DON'T SUCK ALL THE ENERGY INTO THE SEAL. LEAVE SOMETHING OUT FOR YOURSELF."
Axel shouted these two sentences with all of his willpower.
The rush and the excess energy while evolving and ranking up might look like a waste because the Pokemon could not absorb all of it. But that doesn't mean that the Pokemon didn't need it.
Lots of research has been done, but there was still no evidence of this effect. But Axel didn't want to take the risk.
Togekiss was successful in storing that excess energy inside the seal. Now, 5 of the seals have been occupied.
"How are you feeling right now?"
"Good.. It feels dife.. different."
"Haha, congrats on ranking up.", said Axel with a loud laugh.
Togekiss ranking up to king rank meant that he would have to worry less about living in this realm. It meant a lot of things. It had trained a lot and even commanded its team. It really deserved it.
Ding!
The new move has been named 'Nature's wrath'.
Nature wrath (Togekiss): The user will use the power of nature which is stored inside its forehead and use it to overpower itself for a short period of time. Currently, it can only use this form for 3 minutes. All of its stats are heightened and its senses will be sharper during this time.
The description might be simple, but it opened a new way for it to reach a higher level. Axel also realized that it had completely used up all the residue to 'Fairy dew'. But all of it was not only good news.
Ding!
Since the flying type core was not formed and since it had reached king rank, the user will now never be able to have a dual core.
Axel was disappointed, but there was nothing he could do. Having both of the cores might have increased its overall power to a higher level. He also understood why it could not control the rush and the excess energy. The excess energy was not only from the rank up but also from the flying-type core, which it had been building up.
"Alder, rest for a few days and try to get used to the new rank. Also, do you think that you can assimilate the sealed energy from the rank up to yourself?"
"I don't know. I will have to see, but after I stabilize myself. I think that I will be able to do it."
Seeing it speaking in a human language was a bit odd since it had just reached king rank, but Axel would get used to it as he always had.
All of its friends and team came over here to congratulate it.
Meanwhile,
"Alder is different. After the rank-up, there is something different that I cannot point out. It is not a normal rank up.", said Oni.
Axel figured out that since it used the remaining 'Fairy dew' and then had to give up flying type core, Oni might have sensed it. But he still asked.
"So, is it a good difference or a bad difference?"
"It is just different, but my instinct tells me that it is a good one."
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Ranking up to king rank had changed Togekiss's perspective. It now understood why king rank Pokemon were so dangerous and deadly. It realized that it could battle for an exceedingly long time than when it was in pseudo-king rank. Its mastery over fairy-type energy had increased and it was smoother now.
But happiness don't come in installments. It comes in bulk. The next day, they got another news that a pseudo-king rank Primeape in their tribe had finally reached king rank. This was good news since they didn't have so many king rank Pokemon.
The construction for the new area was going smoothly, and Axel and Gorn were happy with the progress.
"Should we try to challenge another tribe?", asked Gorn.
But Axel swiftly refused it. There were multiple reasons for it. First of all, they were still too weak to challenge another tribe. The reason they were able to beat this tribe was because the leader was injured, and they took advantage of it.
But the other tribes had multiple pseudo-champion rank Pokemon and even if they were able to win the next tribe, then other tribes would definitely get alerted about it, and they might not be able to handle the repercussions.
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A few days had passed. Axel was surprised to know that Lairon was doing really well in training its steel-type moves. It had learned some new moves and also upgraded a few. All of this had happened in just over a week. This was rapid progress.
But there was something that Axel felt he should do right now. Currently, they were in a different realm. But Axel was just living in a small tribe inside a forest. He didn't know what was happening outside. The exploring feelings of Axel flared thinking about what was outside.
Of course, this realm was far too dangerous. He didn't know what kind of problems he would face. Even with a newly ranked-up king rank Pokemon, he didn't feel safe venturing out and exploring.
But now he had Oni and other king rank Pokemon from Bisharp tribe. So, he could also get their help.
"No, I don't suggest you go out and explore right now. The forest is too dangerous, and until you have a champion rank Pokemon with you, going out exploring is just a dream.
You and your team still need to get stronger. I can feel that you are very close to reaching elemental rank. Why don't you concentrate on it, and then we will think about it."
Oni was firm with its decision. Axel did feel that he was nearing his rank-up, too. He had done this before, but this time, he felt a lot more powerful than before. The soul arts had improved his fundamentals. He had more strength and a faster reaction speed.
"Okay, let's first rank up to elemental rank, and then I will think about venturing out."