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After reading all the murals in the Altar of the Sunne, everyone else was excited and shocked by the secrets they had uncovered. They felt as though they had revealed a corner of the truth about the destruction of the Pokémon world.
Only Roy suddenly realized something.
The two children of the stars.
Necrozma sleeps here.
The light of the sun and moon imprisoned within the altar.
Yes.
He had known for a long time that Little Nebula—Cosmog—was part of a species, not a unique individual.
Combining what had happened in Alola's spiritual realm and the enemy's familiarity with the Altar of the Sunne, the identity and goal of the enemy were now clear!
This wasn't a joint operation between the United States' Unova region and France.
It was the Illuminati!
They had infiltrated the spiritual realm of Alola before and visited the Altar of the Sunne once already. Naturally, they had also seen these murals and learned about the stories and secrets of Alola's gods.
Little Nebula had been stolen by the Illuminati during that time.
But back then, the stolen Cosmog wasn't only Little Nebula—there had also been another member of its family.
'This idiot...' Roy gritted his teeth secretly.
What he cursed was naturally Little Nebula.
That guy had never mentioned having a sibling.
Based on Roy's understanding of Little Nebula, it was definitely the type to spend every day with him eating, drinking, and enjoying itself while forgetting everything else.
If Roy had known this information earlier, he would have been able to immediately deduce the identity and target of the enemy when the incident first broke out. Although it wouldn't have changed the current situation, at least he would have had psychological preparation and could have arranged a more comprehensive battle plan in advance.
During the White Mountain incident, the "other egg" that the Illuminati research team had transferred in advance must have been another Cosmog.
The Illuminati also possessed a Cosmog. No—considering that light could only be absorbed during the Cosmoem stage, the Star Child held by the enemy had obviously already evolved.
The enemy's goal was obvious.
They intended to let the Star Child absorb the imprisoned light from the Altar of the Sunne, trigger its evolution, and attempt to master the power of a "God."
On Earth, only Lugia, Ho-Oh, Calyrex, and Mew—who could barely be counted among them—were true "Gods."
The rest of the Legendary Pokémon, strictly speaking, were subordinate deities and lesser gods.
In other words, in this world, no one had ever truly controlled the domain of the Gods.
Even throughout the tens of thousands of years of human history in the Pokémon world, subduing a "God" was an extremely incredible feat.
"There's someone up ahead."
Caroline's voice brought Roy's thoughts back to reality, and at the same time, everyone's vigilance stretched to its limit.
The narrow passage suddenly became extremely spacious, and they entered a brand new chamber.
What came into view was a massive altar.
On the altar stood a single figure.
This person was Morey Aiwen from Unova, United States.
"Oh?"
Morey looked around at Roy and his group, finally resting his eyes on Roy. He showed an expression of interest and said with a slight smile, "I knew there would be little mice coming, but I didn't expect a big fish like you would be among them..."
Even though he was surrounded by five people, including his Elite-level rival Caroline, Morey still looked confident and at ease.
"Where's Noah Reginald?"
Roy followed the other party's lead and asked.
At the same time, he silently observed the surrounding environment.
Morey had insight into Roy's desire to collect intelligence, but he didn't mind.
Firstly, he had absolute confidence in the power he possessed. Secondly, after years of planning that were about to succeed, he urgently needed to pour out his feelings to an audience with sufficient weight.
Roy, the strongest genius in China, undoubtedly had that weight.
Moreover, in Morey's view, Roy—who obviously possessed a Star Child but knew nothing about it and had missed the opportunity to grasp the "God's Power"—looked like a clown.
Morey showed a playful expression, cast a sympathetic look at Roy, and said loudly, "Those of you who have seen the murals should know that in this Altar of the Sunne, there's a passage leading to another dimension, correct?"
"Let me tell you something interesting."
"That extra-dimensional space is called Ultra Space."
"The body of the supreme God of Light, and its light, are hidden within Ultra Space."
"Noah Reginald has already taken the Star Child to Ultra Space and will recreate the ultimate radiance of the sun and moon according to the mythical ritual."
"We who hold the Child of the Stars will create a 'God' and take control of divine power!"
Morey's voice gradually became high and fervent. He stood up excitedly, spreading his hands as if embracing the world, showing a moved expression.
"We, the Illuminati, will become the first organization to master the Power of God!"
"Congratulations—you are honored to be the first witnesses in this world!"
"We will revive the glory of humanity and give the world a new tomorrow!"
Morey's words confirmed Roy's speculation.
Although he looked serious, he wasn't surprised.
Caroline also responded calmly.
But Aihara Takeshi, Alora, and Henry were completely stunned.
If the stories described in the murals were all true history, then the Illuminati had a high probability of gaining control over divine power.
This would be an unprecedented feat in human history.
They had to stop him!
Once the Illuminati truly mastered the power of a God, it would be a disaster that would overturn the entire world. All countries would be involved, and no one would be spared!
At this moment, Trainers from three different countries shared the same firm resolve.
"Do it."
Five Trainers flung out their Poké Balls at the same time.
Light flashed.
Each person had six main Pokémon, and including Kommo-o, a total of thirty-one Pokémon appeared together. The weakest was Professional-level, the highest was Elite-level, and the momentum they exuded was extremely impressive.
However, at that very moment, a melodious and graceful singing voice, like the voice of a fairy, suddenly reverberated throughout the altar.
"—?!?!"
The Pokémon, who had been full of fighting spirit, suddenly stopped. Their breathing became calm, and they listened to the singing with rapture, completely forgetting about battle.
Not only the Pokémon—the Trainers were also engulfed by this graceful singing.
As the song flowed over them, Henry, Aihara Takeshi, and Alora closed their eyes. As if thinking of some happy memory, they showed moved expressions.
Roy was also engulfed by a kind of "calm," and his fighting spirit diminished.
But at the moment when he was about to become completely addicted to the singing, the Aura power hidden in his body suddenly erupted!
"Om—!!"
The cyan-colored Aura energy surged around Roy, restoring his clarity.
Caroline also erupted with an extremely powerful psychic force, which protected her from the influence of the singing.
Except for those two, only Caroline's main Pokémon, Totem Kommo-o, and Lucario—who also possessed "powerful Aura power"—escaped from the control of the singing.
"As expected of the Hero of Aura," Morey's voice sounded in amazement. "Only Elite-level beings can be immune to this authority, yet you managed to break free..."
Roy looked toward where the singing came from.
At some point, a beautiful Pokémon resembling a human girl had appeared there.
It had long emerald green hair, a jewel hanging on its forehead, and a tall black headdress forming a structure similar to a wireless headset. Wearing a long black dress, it was no different from a human singing and dancing performer.
At that moment, it was covering its heart while singing an incomparably beautiful and graceful melody.
Contrary to the ethereal and beautiful singing, its face was full of pain and guilt, as if it were doing something heinous.
Meloetta.
Roy recognized the Legendary Pokémon.
Or rather, the Mythical Pokémon.
Mythical Pokémon was a classification of Legendary Pokémon.
Their characteristic was that they didn't belong to any divine pantheon.
Moreover, most of the authority they held wasn't applicable to combat, but they had absolute dominance in their corresponding fields.
Darkrai's nightmares couldn't be broken even by the twin embodiments of time and space.
Manaphy's psychic power could even soothe Kyogre.
Victini's infinite energy.
Shaymin's purifying Nature Power.
The Meloetta before him commanded the authority of "song," which could use singing to manipulate the emotions of listeners.
Its authority was somewhat comparable to Manaphy's mind control.
It was just that Meloetta's authority wasn't as strong, far less than the latter.
It could only manipulate the emotions of Pokémon below the Elite level.
For Elite-level Pokémon that incorporated "higher energy," it could only affect emotions but couldn't completely dominate them.
Meloetta had descended to Earth very early, and its incomparably beautiful singing voice had been highly praised by art-loving France, Italy, and other Western European countries. However, with its elusive nature, it had never fallen into anyone's hands.
But now, it had no choice but to become an accomplice of the Illuminati.
Meloetta's singing was exactly what Morey relied on without fearing being overwhelmed by numbers.
After all, he and Caroline were the only ones who had reached the Elite level in the entire spiritual realm.
It was just that he had miscalculated the power of Aura to control "spiritual emotions," and he had also missed...
"Roar————!" Totem Kommo-o roared, and the fighting spirit and momentum radiating from its body weren't diminished at all by the "singing."
Caroline's Gardevoir looked at Totem Kommo-o with slight surprise, not understanding why it wasn't affected. After all, even though she had maintained herself, under the influence of the singing, she could only display eighty percent of her strength.
In a battle at the same level, only being able to perform at eighty percent was an enormous disadvantage.
The answer was simple.
"Soundproof!"
Roy clenched his fists hard, seizing this chance for victory.
This Totem Kommo-o had the Soundproof Ability, which made it immune to all sound-based moves.
Being immune to Meloetta's authority, it had undoubtedly developed this Ability to the extreme.
Totem Kommo-o had become their strongest combat force!