Chapter 789: The Corrupted Guardians
The ocean in the New Magical Beast Era is extremely terrifying.
Pitch-black darkness where you cannot see your fingers, a lifeless seabed devoid of vitality, red lights moving slowly in the distance...
All of this indicates the danger of this ocean.
If Team Aqua were to see this scene.
They would probably go mad on the spot, and then become the fourth world-saving organization in the world.
The terrifying scene in the ocean gradually calmed everyone down.
Compared to the terrifying pictures outside.
They might as well stroll and wander around inside Samiya.
And conveniently.
Clear out the corrupted Pokémon inside Samiya.
After all, they would have to rely on Samiya to move around in the future.
How could they allow these magical beasts to linger where they sleep?
In the blink of an eye, a week passed.
Samiya was good in every way.
But its movement speed was not something to be complimented.
If it were Kazuya in his fourth life Empoleon form, it would take less than half a day to get from Slateport City to Alto Mare.
Even in Piplup form.
It would still only take half a day.
However, for this exact distance, Samiya took a full week to arrive.
But.
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
As the only moving fortress in the sea in this world, and possessing the heaven-defying ability of invisibility, there was no better marine vehicle than Samiya.
A minor issue like mere movement speed.
Could be completely ignored.
Anyway, Kazuya and his party were not in a hurry to advance.
The quiet port of Alto Mare.
This City of Water, forgotten by the world for half a century, finally welcomed new guests on this day.
However.
The arrival of these new guests.
Also awakened the two guardians slumbering in the secret garden deep within the city.
Splash~
Samiya emerged from the sea, pushing through a curtain of water.
When the water curtain dispersed.
The luxurious Palace of the Sea also revealed its true face.
Ten minutes later.
Six figures slowly left Samiya and landed steadily on the stone ground of Alto Mare.
Kazuya did not let Samiya return to the sea.
After all, in this era.
There was no fear of this thing attracting attention.
No one would pay attention to it.
However, before they could take a few steps, Kazuya's expression immediately changed: "Two Champion-level magical beasts are coming over, moving very fast. Prepare for battle, watch the nearby waterways."
Actually, when he said this sentence.
Kazuya already knew in his heart who the incomers were.
Alto Mare.
Extremely fast speed.
Champion level.
Moving through the waterways.
Two in number.
All these characteristics indicated that the incomers were the former guardians of the Water Capital—Latios and Latias.
"Awoo!"
"Awoo!"
Two roars sounded from both sides. Two airplane-like figures covered from head to toe in black aura rushed out of the waterway, flanking them from both sides.
Their speed was so fast that even Kazuya, Mewtwo, and Skitty could not capture their figures with the naked eye.
But Kazuya possessed the power of Aura.
Mewtwo possessed psychic powers.
Relying on the perception of their special abilities, they could still catch the trajectory of their opponents' movements.
With no time to lament the fall of his two friends, Kazuya immediately prepared for battle: "Agility, Tailwind, and possibly Dragon Dance."
His gaze shifted flatly, glancing at Latios attacking from the left, and instantly hurled a Shadow Ball.
Latios narrowed his crimson eyes and dodged sideways.
However, when he recovered his senses.
He found two figures already appearing beside him.
One was Mewtwo, who had used Teleport to blink above his head.
At this moment, raising both hands high, He slammed a palm down towards Latios's skull.
And the other was Dragonite, who had rushed in front of Latios using Extreme Speed.
A fist radiating a freezing aura had already violently smashed forward.
Bang!
Both attacks hit simultaneously.
"Awoo!"
Latios let out a cry of pain and was violently sent flying backwards, crashing into the waterway.
The situation for Latias on the other side was similar; she was intercepted and knocked away by Scizor and Lucario.
"Watch out for Latios's claws. Scizor, Lucario, Dragonite, you deal with Latios. Mewtwo, Skitty, we will deal with Latias."
Kazuya took this opportunity to give commands, reorganizing the distribution against their opponents.
Although corrupted.
Battle habits would not change so easily.
Kazuya had fought alongside these two in the past, so he naturally knew their fighting habits clearly.
Latios had a fierce and aggressive personality, liked to attack proactively, and was good at using his sharp claws, which easily left wounds leading to shadow energy invasion.
Therefore, to deal with this older brother, they had to go all out and let the three strongest Pokémon launch the attacks.
Latias had a gentle personality, did not love fighting, and her move pool was mostly support-based. Her attacks were basically just headbutting or spitting energy beams, posing a much smaller threat.
To deal with Latias, the strength of the three of them was more than enough.
His companions didn't waste words and immediately shifted their targets.
During the year and a half in the Hoenn region.
Their team battle synergy had also grown significantly. They didn't need to speak much during a fight; everyone would automatically coordinate with each other.
Just like at this very moment.
The regrouped siblings activated their exclusive invisibility ability.
Consequently.
Kazuya and Lucario, who could accurately perceive the opponents' locations, took the lead.
They initiated the attack, letting their companions know the exact location of the enemies.
Snap!
With a snap of Kazuya's fingers.
Countless quietly floating flames appeared in midair on the battlefield.
The rapidly flying Latias couldn't dodge in time and crashed headfirst into a wisp of flame, instantly exposing her position.
Then Kazuya threw the kitten he was holding in his arms.
Skitty followed up with a Play Rough.
Instantly slamming Latias to the ground, revealing her form.
Before Latias could get up.
Mewtwo had already finished charging power. A Dark Pulse accurately blasted onto Latias's body, dealing significant damage.
Ultimately.
The two were only at the lower-middle Champion level.
Even though they were upper-middle tier among second-tier Legendary Pokémon, as long as they weren't in their Mega forms, today's battle wouldn't be considered a tough one.
After all, they were facing a full team of Champions.
The situation on Latias's side was considered good.
The older brother next to her was single-handedly taking on Lv. 88, 87, and 86 opponents, two of which were Megas. It could be said he was suffering a severe beating with almost no chance to catch his breath.
Finally.
Latias became enraged!
An apocalyptic Psyshock radiated in all directions, giving Kazuya and Mewtwo a jump.
After all, the surrounding terrain was swept up and sent flying by this move.
Causing physical damage to reality with such a pure psychic move was truly not easy. It had to be said she lived up to her title as a second-tier Psychic-type Legendary.
But that was all.
Taking this attack, Skitty retreated continuously, her condition somewhat diminished.
But Kazuya and Mewtwo were hardly affected.
The former was a Dark-type Pokémon, immune to Psychic-type damage.
The latter was a Psychic-type Pokémon, possessing a two times resistance to its own type.
However.
Latias still found an opening.
She quickly got up and opened her mouth, seemingly intending to use Dragon Pulse.
But at the critical moment, Kazuya and Mewtwo raised their hands and pointed simultaneously.
Disable.
A moment of powerful stiffness caused the Dragon-type energy accumulating in Latias's mouth to annihilate.
Her casting was interrupted.
In the blink of an eye, the black and white Pokémon closed in again, beating Latias until she fled with her head in her hands.
Leaving aside the combat power of Legendary Pokémon.
Their stamina was truly exaggerated.
This one-sided beating lasted for a full twenty minutes before ending.
The two finally collapsed together, exhaling more than inhaling.
Actually.
There was another reason why this battle lasted so long.
That was because Kazuya told his companions not to land lethal blows on the Water Capital siblings.
So everyone fought with the goal of draining the opponents' stamina.
It wasn't that Kazuya remembered old feelings and planned to spare their lives.
Rather.
He wanted to let the Water Capital siblings pass away a bit more peacefully and with some dignity.
"Awoo..."
Latios lay on the ground, panting heavily.
His brows were tightly locked, and a look of pain appeared on his face.
But it could still be seen.
This older brother was shifting his body to protect his younger sister beneath him.
Seeing this.
Kazuya's expression became very complicated.
Even after being corrupted and turning into Demon Gods.
These two siblings were still trying hard to protect this City of Water, protecting each other.
Shadow energy would make a Pokémon lose its sense of self, but some instincts engraved in their lives could not be changed.
"Goodnight, Latios, Latias."
Kazuya said calmly.
He raised his hands, and two pure black voids appeared, slowly pressed by Kazuya into the minds of the Water Capital siblings.
The crimson light in the eyes of the Water Capital siblings gradually dimmed, and their eyelids uncontrollably fell.
In the final moment before their eyelids completely closed.
Latios and Latias's eyes regained their clarity.
When They saw each other beside them, they both showed expressions of sorrow and relief.
Sorrow.
That we are both going to die.
Relief.
That we are dying together.
They shifted Their gazes to Kazuya. When They made eye contact with that single azure blue eye, both Latios and Latias's pupils trembled slightly.
Gods.
Do not identify people by their appearance.
Therefore.
In the last moment of their lives.
The Water Capital siblings recognized the friend who helped Them find release.
A faint smile surfaced on their faces.
The siblings gratefully closed their eyes and entered dreamland together.
They were finally free.
The black aura gradually detached from the Water Capital siblings at this moment.
The shadow energy wrapped around Them dissipated from this world along with it.
Under everyone's watchful eyes.
The bodies of the Water Capital siblings gradually returned to their original colors.
And this did not stop.
Their bodies continuously transformed.
Finally turning into two crystal clear orbs.
Kazuya blankly picked up the two orbs, naturally knowing that this was the souls of Latios and Latias—the Soul Dews, and also rare secret treasures in the world.
"Latios, Latias, I might have to borrow your power..."
Kazuya gripped the orbs tightly and murmured softly.
In a daze.
Kazuya seemed to see the figures of the Water Capital siblings within the orbs.
They smiled and nodded at him.
"Thank you."
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