"Human. Hand over the Griseous Orb. I may allow you to leave alive. Otherwise… you die here."
Giratina's colossal body filled Aiden's entire field of vision.
Its six shadowed appendages twitched restlessly. Its crimson eyes burned with killing intent.
Now Aiden understood perfectly why Arceus had banished it.
This was not merely a god.
It was a prisoner driven mad by eternity.
Legendary Pokémon possessed lifespans that rivaled the world itself.
And that was precisely the problem.
Endless years.
Boundless solitude.
Imprisoned within the Reverse World with no escape.
All of that had fermented into hatred.
Hatred toward Arceus.
Hatred toward existence.
Giratina knew it could not defeat Arceus in direct combat.
Even at full power, the Creator was beyond it.
But Giratina had another plan.
For that plan, it required freedom.
And freedom required the Griseous Orb.
When Aiden first obtained the Orb, Giratina had sensed it immediately.
It had hoped to be summoned into the real world.
Instead—
The human entered the Reverse World.
And started catching Pokémon.
Ignoring a god.
That was unforgivable.
Yet even now, Giratina was willing to spare him—
If he surrendered the Orb.
Aiden's response?
He flicked his wrist.
The Master Ball arced forward.
"Giratina, don't get ahead of yourself."
"I came here to capture you."
Red light burst forth.
A massive emerald dragon materialized.
Rayquaza.
It roared, divine pressure shaking the distorted dimension.
Giratina narrowed its eyes.
Another Primary Legendary.
Interesting.
If it crushed this human—
Subjugated Rayquaza—
Gathered divine beasts—
Then its revenge against Arceus would finally have teeth.
Perfect.
"You've chosen death."
Giratina opened its jaws.
Dragon Breath erupted like a volcanic torrent.
Rayquaza twisted midair, activating Dragon Dance first—boosting its power—then dodged with a swift serpentine motion.
Dragon Pulse followed, tearing through space itself.
Giratina flared its wings and vanished, phasing away at the last instant.
Two regional gods.
Both capable of suppressing the other Legendaries in their own domains.
A quick victory was impossible.
But this—
Was Giratina's territory.
The Reverse World empowered it.
Again and again it slipped through distortions, striking from unexpected angles.
Rayquaza began to look frustrated.
Then—
Aiden's psychic power surged outward at full capacity.
He had already identified the problem.
Shadow Force.
Giratina's signature technique.
Once activated, its massive body seemed to disappear entirely—becoming undetectable—only to reappear and strike with overwhelming force.
In this dimension, the move was nearly flawless.
But not against Aiden.
This time—
The moment Giratina entered concealment—
Aiden moved first.
"Rayquaza. Eleven o'clock. Dragon Pulse!"
Rayquaza's eyes flashed.
A colossal dragon-shaped wave detonated at the designated angle.
Explosion.
Distortion tore apart.
A furious roar echoed as Giratina was forced back into visibility, struck mid-transition.
Its crimson gaze flickered with disbelief.
"Human… how do you know where I am?"
Now Giratina understood.
The Orb.
The psychic power.
Rayquaza.
None of it was coincidence.
This human was different.
Aiden smirked faintly.
"You want to know?"
"Become my Pokémon. Then I'll tell you."
The words ignited Giratina's pride like gasoline on flame.
If it couldn't defeat Rayquaza—
How could it challenge Arceus?
No.
It would not fall here.
"Fool!"
This time, Giratina changed tactics.
Instead of targeting Rayquaza—
It targeted Aiden.
Its body dissolved into darkness once more.
But instead of reappearing above Rayquaza—
A massive spectral claw tore through space directly before Aiden.
Shadow Claw.
A strike meant to bisect him instantly.
Rayquaza's pupils constricted.
It roared in fury.
"Giratina—don't you dare!!!"
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