Under Beheeyem's control, those bolts of lightning seemed to come alive, unusually agile.
Like maggots clinging to bone, they traced a bizarre arc through the air, predicting Umbreon's evasive path.
Even though Umbreon dodged in time, even breaking the laws of physics midair to twist into a backflip, it still made no difference.
Crack!
The violent current bit fiercely into Umbreon's hindquarters and rear, instantly piercing through its seemingly smooth but actually highly defensive fur.
Blinding electric light burst out, wrapping and swallowing its entire body.
"Wuu!", Umbreon's body convulsed violently as intense pain swept through its nerves.
Golden sparks danced and exploded wildly across its black surface, and the air filled with a burnt smell.
Its strong limbs could no longer support its body as it collapsed to the ground, every twitch filled with agony.
It tried to struggle. Dark-type energy instinctively surged, trying to dispel this foreign pain, but the pure and overwhelming electric force mercilessly tore through its stamina.
Its vision began to blur. All it could hear was the buzzing of electricity and its own pained cries.
Finally, after an even more violent spasm, the crimson glow in Umbreon's eyes completely faded. Its head hit the ground weakly, losing all consciousness.
Only the occasional small sparks jumping across its body proved just how terrifying the power of those controlled Thunderbolts had been.
The entire process, from start to finish, lasted only a few seconds.
So fast that the shock and anger on Spinel's face had only just fully appeared when his strongest Pokémon had already fallen beneath his other Pokémon.
Spinel's eyes widened. As someone who excelled at controlling others' minds with Beheeyem, he found it hard to believe he had been completely defeated in the very field he was best at.
"All of you, attack! I refuse to believe they can keep controlling like this!"
"Controlling Pokémon definitely consumes a huge amount of mental power. Whether it's humans or Pokémon, it can't be sustained for long."
"Release all your Pokémon. There's no way this guy can handle it!"
"Got it, boss."
"Understood!"
"Go, Arbok!"
Spinel's subordinates responded one after another, each taking out their Poké Balls. White and red lights instantly intertwined, lighting up the entire plaza.
Arbok, Sandslash, Nidoking… Pokémon of various types appeared. Over a dozen of them surrounded Axel and Gardevoir in an instant.
Spinel waved his hand, ordering the Pokémon to attack while sneering at Axel.
"Control them, huh? I don't believe you can control this many Pokémon."
"If you can't… you're going to have a really bad time today…"
Axel blinked, saying nothing. Gardevoir beside him also let out a soft laugh.
It had been a long time since they'd run into such a perfectly matched request.
Gardevoir blinked lightly, and an invisible wave of psychic energy surged out, sweeping over Spinel's Pokémon.
Without any other movement, those Pokémon instantly switched sides, turning and pouncing on Spinel's group.
Axel stood behind them with a cheerful smile, lifting his chin slightly at Spinel, who hadn't managed to run in time and had his arm bitten by a Fearow.
"Weren't you saying I'd have a bad time? Why don't I see your Pokémon attacking me?"
"If you ask me, you're actually pretty good at raising Pokémon. You even trained their sense of right and wrong so well."
"Look, they even know to stop you from doing bad things."
The corner of Spinel's eye twitched wildly, 'This guy's mouth is way too vicious.'
Even the pain of Fearow biting his arm wasn't as unbearable as Axel's words that stabbed straight into the heart.
Compared to Axel, Spinel felt like a grade-schooler when it came to manipulating minds…
In just a few breaths, Spinel and his group were knocked to the ground by their own Pokémon.
An Ariados even skillfully circled around them a few times, wrapping Spinel and the others into a giant dumpling before dragging them toward the Zapapico Town police station.
Under Gardevoir's mental cleansing, these Pokémon had now become thoroughly kind-hearted Pokémon, unable to tolerate even the slightest wrongdoing.
———
Axel and the others didn't follow them to Officer Jenny. Instead, they found a nearby hotel run by the League.
On the hotel rooftop, Axel placed the Griseous Core on the clean ground, while also having Giratina appear from the Distortion World.
"Open the Griseous Core."
"Roar~", Giratina let out a soft cry, staring intently at the Griseous Core.
At this moment, it was probably the most nervous one on the entire rooftop.
If Diao Chan and the white Gardevoir inside the Griseous Core couldn't be released, its future would be completely predictable at a glance.
As Giratina let out a low roar, a large amount of energy from the Distortion World flowed into the real world through a magnificent portal, gathering around the Griseous Core.
The entirely golden, spike-covered Griseous Core gradually turned pitch black. The spikes seemed to respond to Giratina's reversed energy, releasing an even denser wave of that power.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
From within the Griseous Core, a heartbeat-like sound began to emerge, as if it had come alive, continuously growing and expanding.
In less than a minute, the Griseous Core, which had been only the size of a human head, expanded to the size of an entire living room.
After reaching its limit, a fine crack appeared in the center of the Griseous Core, gradually splitting open to both sides. A mass of chaotic light burst from within, instantly enveloping the entire rooftop.
Axel and Gardevoir looked straight at that blinding light, standing on tiptoe as they used their psychic power to observe the scene inside.
Diao Chan and Gardevoir lay on a massive double bed made of ice.
A thousand years had left no trace on them. Diao Chan's face was flushed, her eyes gently closed, her eyelashes trembling slightly under the wash of reversed energy.
The clothes on her body seemed to be formed from energy, like the finest silk, clinging tightly to her figure and revealing her graceful form perfectly.
The white Gardevoir looked just as she had before, exactly the same as when they met after traveling through time. Not only had her level not dropped, her aura seemed even stronger than before.
A faint psychic force radiated from her, gradually calming Axel and Gardevoir's hearts, bringing them peace.
This thousand-year slumber seemed to have washed away all her hostility, leaving her as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
Gardevoir gently touched Axel's arm, ["Go… go wake them… they've been waiting for you for so long…"]
Axel grinned, taking Gardevoir's hand as he stepped into the Griseous Core, his hearty laughter echoing across the rooftop.
"They haven't been waiting for me… they've been waiting for us!"
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