"Mega Evolution!"
Holding the hem of her wedding-like gown with both hands, she slowly descended from the air. Every movement was gentle and elegant, like a princess. But the sharp look in her eyes, along with the crown on her head, made her feel more like a queen.
For this battle, John decided to use Gardevoir.
Not to have Gardevoir fight either Dialga or Palkia individually, but rather, to have Gardevoir simultaneously challenge both Dialga and Palkia!
"Go, Gardevoir. This is your battle."
John and Mega Gardevoir walked before Cyrus.
"Let's begin," John said to Cyrus.
Cyrus's gaze swept over the Mega Gardevoir before John. "You intend to use only it to face my Dialga and Palkia?"
"Is there a problem with that?" John asked with a smile.
Cyrus frowned slightly, but then released his expression. "Arrogance is humanity's greatest folly."
Cyrus raised his finger, pointing at John and Mega Gardevoir, simultaneously commanding Dialga and Palkia: "Destroy them!"
Dialga and Palkia's eyes immediately flashed with crimson light, as though dangerous machines had been activated.
Both Legendary Pokemon opened their mouths and unleashed Hyper Beam!
John stood motionless. Mega Gardevoir knew how to respond.
Mega Gardevoir raised both hands, left and right, manifesting two mirror barriers.
BOOM!
Two beams brimming with terrifying destructive energy struck the mirror barriers Mega Gardevoir had condensed, immediately reflecting!
Two identical beams shot back from the mirror barriers toward Dialga and Palkia.
BOOM!
Two explosions rang out!
Both Dialga and Palkia were struck by their own attacks. The tremendous power directly sent them tumbling backward.
What Mega Gardevoir had just used was a move called Mirror Coat.
If ordinary Pokemon used normal Mirror Coat, they'd likely be blasted straight through, fundamentally incapable of reflection. Even Mega Gardevoir using it would at most barely block attacks from opponents at Dialga and Palkia's level, still unable to reflect.
Blocking attacks, then strengthening and returning them?
But Mirror Coat targets energy attacks specifically!
As Arceus's chosen Queen, Mega Gardevoir manifested a domain uniquely belonging to itself!
Pink energy radiated outward with Mega Gardevoir as the center. In an instant, all of Spear Pillar became its "territory", everything entrusted with life force.
The situation became so severe that Cyrus had to first deploy a Honchkrow to carry him away from Spear Pillar.
"Z-Move: Twinkle Tackle!"
Z-Crystal power transmitted from John's body into Mega Gardevoir!
Suddenly, continuous pink halos appeared across the darkened sky. A moment later, a shower of pink starlight rain descended!
However, this star shower wasn't merely for visual effect.
This was a Z-Move activated using Moonblast.
As a Fairy-type move, Twinkle Tackle's power dealt multiplied damage to Dragon-type Pokemon.
Dialga possessed Steel-typing, which wouldn't create super-effective results, but the Water/Dragon-type, Palkia, wasn't so fortunate.
ROAR!!
Palkia, who'd been blasted backward by its own Hyper Beam, released a roar. It immediately condensed space to create a barrier blocking the surrounding terrifying move.
But a bizarre scene followed.
The barrier appearing on Palkia's body flickered like a glitching TV screen, fundamentally unable to block the sky full of star rain. Massive numbers of pink stars still struck Palkia, dealing devastating damage!
On the other side, Dialga encountered a similar situation.
It twisted the surrounding time, attempting to send all the starlight heading toward it into the future. But it discovered that before the stars even fell into the time distortion zone, they first vanished into thin air, then crossed over a thousand meters of distance, appearing from nowhere directly above Dialga's head.
Because Mega Gardevoir wielded powers different from theirs, the two Legendary Pokemon fundamentally couldn't counter it.
Whether Dialga or Palkia, one commanded only temporal power, the other only spatial force. Neither came close to Mega Gardevoir's comprehensive mastery of both time and space simultaneously!
Moreover, the crown atop Mega Gardevoir's head was forged from materials taken from their treasures twice over.