Night like ink, deep within the royal palace of Cyllage City.
The green glimmer in Draconis's palm flew out the window; Zygarde's cells had already receded.
He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Very good, with this, he could establish a simple connection with the third deity of Kalos.
Draconis stood up and looked out the window. Night had fallen. Perhaps because a war had just taken place, all of Cyllage City was deathly silent.
The army of Kalos patrolled outside the city holding torches. The Commoners of Cyllage City had hidden in their homes early on, with doors and windows tightly shut, not daring to make a sound.
Looking at this scene, Draconis suddenly missed his Nimbasa City.
There, even at night, the streets were brightly lit, and the taverns and restaurants in the city never rested, operating 24 hours a day.
Furthermore, one could see Pokémon in various places; everything seemed so harmonious.
"Sigh!"
Draconis sighed deeply.
He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and after a simple wash, he went to bed to rest.
The night passed in silence. Who knows how much time had passed when Draconis was suddenly awakened by a loud noise.
Draconis stood up abruptly and walked quickly to the window.
"Boom—!!"
A violent sound of impact exploded from the direction of the city wall. Dust shot up into the sky, and the already dilapidated stone wall collapsed, creating a huge gap.
A shrill alarm pierced the night sky, resounding throughout the city.
"Enemy attack!!"
"It's the Galar army! They've attacked!"
"Damn it! Why did they choose this time?"
Panic-stricken shouts from soldiers came from outside.
The roars of the guards on the city wall were desperate and hoarse, and the firelight quickly dyed the horizon red.
Countless soldiers clad in Galar standard armor surged in like a tide, followed by massive, ferocious-natured giant Pokémon. Every time their rock-like feet landed, the ground trembled violently.
Flames, rubble, and beams of light danced in the night sky. The Galar vanguard had actually taken advantage of the night to launch a full-scale siege!
Outside the main hall of the royal palace, a guard knight rushed in with a pale face, his voice trembling as he knelt on one knee:
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The Galar main force is raiding the city gates! The North Gate has been breached!"
AZ's entire body stiffened. His crimson eyes, which had calmed slightly due to hope, were instantly reignited by towering rage.
He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white, and all the sorrow around him transformed into a violent fighting spirit:
"Galar... these jackals! To think they would kick us when we are down at a time like this!"
The sounds of slaughter outside the city grew closer; the screams of Commoners, the roars of Pokémon, and the loud crashes of collapsing buildings mixed together.
Cyllage City had already endured war, and its defenses were fragile; it simply could not withstand the long-premeditated fierce attack from Galar.
Once the city gate was completely lost, the Commoners and remaining soldiers in the city would be slaughtered instantly.
"No... it's over!" A minister nearby looked at the sky in horror, only to see that the night sky, which had been brightened by the clear moonlight, had turned pitch black.
"Your Majesty, that is the Galar Corviknight army! They are attacking from the air!"
The faces of everyone around turned pale instantly. A knight captain knelt on one knee and pleaded: "Your Majesty! Please evacuate immediately! We will cover your breakout!"
"Evacuate?" AZ gave a miserable laugh, a flash of madness in his eyes: "My royal city, my people, my Floette are all here... where else can I evacuate to?"
Inside Cyllage City, countless Commoners huddled tightly with their families, trembling in the corners.
Outside the house, the shouts of soldiers, the screams of neighbors, and the booming sounds of buildings collapsing continued endlessly.
"Mom, what should we do?" A little girl wearing coarse short clothes looked up at her mother.
The woman's eyes were cloudy; she was also filled with despair at this moment.
The enemy had attacked all the way into the royal capital... what else could they do?
There was no way; there was absolutely no way.
The woman held her child tightly in her arms and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, His Majesty AZ will definitely drive those invaders away!"
"No, don't kill me!" On the street, a Kalos man looked at the enemy in armor, holding a blood-stained sharp sword, with a face full of terror. He was so scared that his whole body went limp, and he collapsed, urinating in fear, hurriedly kneeling to beg for mercy.
But that Galar soldier grinned hideously, and without hesitation, the weapon in his hand chopped off the man's head.
"Soldiers, charge! Take the Kalos royal capital today!" A Galar soldier shouted out.
Seemingly thinking of the scenes of promotion and wealth that would follow, this group of Galar soldiers suddenly became like hungry wolves that had been starving for a long time, rushing into Cyllage City like a flood.
"My, my lord! The West Gate can't be held either!"
"Ah, the enemy has broken in!"
Accompanied by a few screams, the West Gate of Cyllage City was officially declared breached.
The Kalos soldiers were full of despair.
Just at this moment.
An aura of extreme icy coldness suddenly exploded. A massive, ice-blue dragon figure descended out of thin air into the royal palace square. With a spread of its wings, the cold air shot straight into the clouds.
The originally clamorous sounds of war actually paused briefly under this dragon's might.
"What is that?!" Inside Cyllage City, the desperate Pokémon, Commoners, and soldiers looked up in fear at the figure exuding majestic divine power.
The next second, Kyurem flapped its wings and ascended into the sky. The ice dragon cut through the night sky and sped toward the direction of the breached city.
Wherever it passed, the air froze, flames were extinguished, and even the flying rubble was frozen into crystalline ice particles.
Outside the city, the Galar general saw the massive ice dragon in the sky. He was startled at first, then laughed wildly:
"It's just a magical beast! Focus fire on it! Kill it!"
Thousands of Pokémon launched attacks simultaneously. Flames, lightning, and giant rocks bombarded Kyurem like a downpour.
But facing this scene, Kyurem only let out a faint, cold snort.
The next instant, all the attacks were instantly frozen in mid-air, turning into ice crystals that fell from the sky.
The Galar army and Pokémon charging at the front were all frozen into ice sculptures, standing neatly on the battlefield, unable to move again.
Just one strike.
The vanguard troops attacking the city were completely wiped out.
The battlefield was silent for an instant, then erupted into even more terrifying chaos than before.
The Galar soldiers were frightened out of their wits and turned to flee.
"What kind of monster is that?!"
"A legendary-level magical beast! We can't fight it at all!"
Above the sky, clouds churned. On one side, colorful light bloomed like the flowers of life, and on the other, it condensed into a dark red like the shadow of death.
An aura of life that was peaceful to the extreme, and an aura of destruction that was violently bone-chilling, like two torrents, sped toward Cyllage City from both ends of Kalos simultaneously.
The god of life, Xerneas, and the god of death, Yveltal, arrived here almost at the same time.
They did not approach but stood in the distance, watching from afar that human city, the war between humans, and that unknown figure floating high above the city, facing thousands of troops and horses alone.
Kyurem hovered in the night sky, its ice-blue dragon pupils overlooking the earth, and the cold air enveloped the entire Cyllage City.
The Galar army, which had been breaking through like bamboo, hit an immovable iceberg and their offensive completely collapsed.
"No, don't retreat!" The Galar general endured the fear in his heart and shouted loudly: "Air units, charge together!"
In the sky, the main force of the sky-covering Corviknight army received the order and immediately turned into a doomsday frenzy, rushing toward Kyurem below like a downpour.
Inside the castle, where the ultimate weapon was located.
The desperate AZ stood alone before the ultimate weapon.
A flash of madness and despair crossed his eyes.
It was over, everything was over.
After tonight, his people, his country, all would be destroyed by the Galar invaders.
As a king, he could not even hold his own city, could not protect his own people, and could not even save his only Floette.
The massive ultimate weapon stood quietly in the center of the secret room, the cold metal patterns glowing with a scarlet light in the darkness.
It was like a dormant giant beast, waiting for its master's command to devour thousands of lives and detonate the power capable of tearing the earth apart.
The sounds of slaughter, crying, and the loud crashes of collapsing buildings outside the city kept coming to his ears. Each sound was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely onto AZ's heart.
He had once believed in Draconis, believed that the King of Unova could bring hope, and believed that he could call back Floette without staining his hands with blood.
But now...
The iron hooves of Galar have already shattered the city gates, and the flames of war are about to reach the foot of the royal palace.
"It's too late..."
AZ whispered, his voice hoarse and broken, as tears mixed with dust slid from the corners of his eyes.
He slowly raised his hand, his fingertips trembling as he reached toward the ultimate weapon.
If only he could unleash this forbidden power.
The Galar army would instantly be reduced to ash, and Kalos would be saved.
The price?
He no longer cared.
A ruler of a fallen kingdom has no right to speak of a price.
A man who has lost everything has no right to hesitate.
The despair in his eyes was completely swallowed by madness; AZ's face twisted, and a heart-chilling dark aura emanated from his body.
He would perish together with Cyllage City!
AZ's palm slammed heavily onto the activation core of the ultimate weapon.
Hum———————!!!
In an instant, the entire castle trembled violently, and a roar from the depths of the earth signaled the awakening of the ancient weapon.
Milky-white patterns lit up at an astonishing speed, and the dark secret chamber was instantly swallowed by blinding white light.
A suction force of extreme terror erupted from the core of the weapon.
Like a nuclear bomb dropped upon the earth, a white hemispherical light rose from underground, expanding in all directions at lightning speed, illuminating the night sky as if it were day.
"Th-that, what is that?!"
Inside the city, soldiers looked on in terror at the heart-chilling sight.
Has the sun risen?
No, that is the ultimate weapon!
AZ, he actually took this time to run off and activate the ultimate weapon!
Wherever the white sphere passed, the life force and soul essence of the nearest Commoners, soldiers, and Pokémon were being forcibly extracted by an invisible giant hand, surging madly toward the ultimate weapon.
Regardless of species, regardless of friend or foe,
Seeing this, Draconis's expression changed drastically.
He frowned, his gaze sweeping over the Commoners and Pokémon below, their faces full of terror and helplessness, then gritted his teeth and steered Kyurem forward.
"Kyurem, Glaciate! Stop that white sphere from expanding!"
An ancient, icy, and majestic power of extreme cold, like a mountain torrent or tsunami, erupted from Kyurem, enveloping the white sphere almost instantly.
However, the power of the ultimate weapon was truly overbearing; to be precise, it was not a power, but a device that indiscriminately absorbed the lives and energy of surrounding living beings!
The moment Kyurem's power touched that white light, it was completely absorbed.
The ultimate weapon was absorbing Kyurem's energy!
Draconis frowned; the only thing to be thankful for was that the energy seemed to have been affected by the freezing, and the speed of its expansion had become extremely slow.
This meant that it could not be dissipated; to stop all this, one could only provide it with enough energy!
"All of you, leave quickly, get away from this city!" Draconis gritted his teeth; at this moment, he could not care about anything else, and he reached into his pocket to take out the Poké Balls of his other Pokémon.
Accompanied by flashes of white light, the figures of Dragonite, Volcarona, and Serperior appeared in mid-air.
"Dragonite, help these Commoners and Pokémon evacuate the city!" Draconis ordered quickly.
Seemingly feeling the terror of that white light, the faces of the few Pokémon were full of worry.
"Awooo?"
"I will stay behind to stop it!" Draconis said in a deep voice.
"My lord..."
Inside Cyllage City, countless Commoners looked up at that towering figure, tears involuntarily spilling from their eyes.
Many people had just witnessed that scene; those touched by the white light would simply vanish.
"Everyone, hurry and go!"
At this moment, the Kalos defenders finally reacted and hurriedly organized the Commoners and soldiers to retreat.
High in the sky, the Galar commander looked at this scene with a smile on his face.
Just a moment ago, their Corviknight army had suffered a huge setback at the hands of that monster; this was the first time they had been so embarrassed to date.
Although they didn't know what that white light was, for them, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity!
Using that white light to deal with this monster—as long as this variable died, then conquering the whole of Kalos would be as easy as turning over their hands.
"All ground troops, begin to retreat! All aerial units, listen up: seize this opportunity, attack that damned monster with everything you have! Then retreat immediately!"
On Kyurem, Draconis naturally noticed this.
Even as calm as he was, at this moment, he couldn't help but curse.
"Damn you!"
From today on, the Galar royal family has no need to exist!
Outside Cyllage City, Xerneas and Yveltal were watching everything happening in the city from afar.
The moment that white light appeared, their faces instantly displayed grave expressions.
Because they could feel that if that terrifying wave of light were allowed to expand in all directions, then wherever the light passed—buildings would melt, the earth would crack, living beings would dissipate, and life would be extinguished!
The Commoners of Cyllage City, the soldiers, the Pokémon that couldn't escape in time, and even the charging Galar army...
Everything, absolutely everything, would silently melt away in this light of destruction.
Realizing this, the expressions of these two legendary Pokémon changed instantly.
It was only at this moment that they finally realized that the human and the Pokémon with power not inferior to their own were not the invaders.
On the contrary, they were actually protecting the humans and Pokémon on this land!
The next instant, Xerneas and Yveltal moved.
Their bodies turned into two streams of light, one blue and one red, flying into the city and landing beside Kyurem.
Then, a terrifying aura erupted from them, and they each unleashed a powerful surge of energy, beginning to attack the hemispherical white ball of light.
"Xerneas? Yveltal?"
Seeing these two legendary gods of life and death, Draconis was greatly shocked.
However, he quickly reacted.
These two legendary Pokémon must have sensed everything happening here and came to help!
Since that's the case...
"Kyurem, protect Xerneas and Yveltal!" Draconis roared.
Kyurem immediately soared into the clouds, its body erupting with cold air enough to freeze the world.
Glaciate!
The Corviknight legion and Galar soldiers who were attempting to attack them were instantly frozen into ice sculptures, falling from the high sky and shattering into pieces.
After finishing this, Draconis did not stop.
He rode Kyurem and charged straight toward that Galar army outside the city.
In just the time it took to meet, he had frozen them all completely.
Afterward, Draconis turned his head to look at the location of Xerneas and Yveltal.
Seemingly having finally absorbed enough energy, the white sphere gradually stopped expanding.
At the same time, at the location of the ultimate weapon.
The originally dead Floette, bathed in the light of the ultimate weapon, actually slowly opened its eyes.
the eternal flower, born!
AZ did not notice this scene; he stared with bloodshot eyes at the ultimate weapon that had absorbed enough energy, then curled his lips, a miserable smile appearing on his face.
"Galar, this strike will be used to repay your invasion!"
AZ crazily activated the ultimate weapon.
The next second, the energy inside the ultimate weapon erupted violently, turning into an extremely thick beam of white light.
This beam pierced through the earth, broke through the hard city walls, and the moment it reached the surface, it shot straight into the sky, rushing into the pitch-black night sky and illuminating the originally dim sky as if it were day.
Inside Cyllage City, watching this scene, Draconis's expression changed.
Outside the city, those Commoners, soldiers, and Pokémon who had just retreated from the city also all looked up, staring blankly at the sky.
That beam of white light, after initially condensing into shape, then actually began to shift its direction, flying toward the distance at a speed invisible to the naked eye!
Where would it land?
Draconis already had the answer in his heart.
Galar!
The ultimate weapon, the ultimate nuclear weapon of this era, would cross the vast ocean and bring a terrifying attack to the Galar region, thousands of miles away!
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