Pokemon: Gym Leader

It suddenly became dark!

Everyone in the Unova region was stunned, as the sky turned black all of a sudden. It only lasted for a few seconds—was it even three seconds? And it wasn't even four in the afternoon yet. The sky simply went dark without warning.

What… what is happening?

Some people had their Pokémon use Sunny Day, but the sunlight it created immediately vanished as soon as it appeared.

This sudden change threw everyone into a panic, and the whole Unova region descended into chaos.

Police departments in various towns and cities were inundated with calls. However, the Unova League quickly issued a special statement, claiming it was just a natural phenomenon and there was no need to worry.

The statement urged people to stay indoors for the next few days and wait for the darkness to pass.

Many were still skeptical, but since the Unova League had spoken, they temporarily put their fears to rest.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The sky and earth were illuminated by a grayish-blue glow, as a massive dragon of light stood between the heavens and the earth.

Shiny Ultra Necrozma!!

Reshiram was stunned. As a fellow Dragon-type Pokémon, it could clearly sense the dragon aura emanating from Ultra Necrozma.

Hmm, its status among Dragon-types dropped by 1 point.

"What is this…?"

Lillie gazed in awe at the dragon of light. It was simply too divine!

This was completely different from the Dawn Wings Necrozma they had encountered before. Under the grayish-blue glow, parts of its body were connected by beams of light, with two pairs of wings hovering at its sides and huge feet planted firmly on the ground.

Not only had its appearance changed, but this new Necrozma gave Lillie a completely different feeling as well.

The sensation was unlike anything she had felt when facing the ferocious Ice Dragon. She had sensed fear from Black Kyurem because of its power and the overwhelming pressure it exuded.

But standing before this Ultra Necrozma felt entirely different.

It was a sensation she couldn't put into words, as if a lower being was naturally aware of its insignificance in the presence of a higher being.

If she had to describe Ultra Necrozma in one word...

It would be "God"!

Ding~ Ultra Necrozma, Psychic/Dragon-type, Prism Pokémon

Ability: Neuroforce

Signature Move: …

Description: The light emitted from its body affects living beings and nature, causing various effects.

Its moves hadn't changed, but clearly, Necrozma had become something completely different.

This was the transformation brought about by absorbing all the light in the Unova region!

"How are you feeling, Necrozma?" Dylan admired the power of this Ultra Necrozma. It was perfect!

"I feel great—better than ever~" Ultra Necrozma's voice, once low and deep, now had a much gentler telepathic tone.

"Good to hear. Now, let's go find Kyurem," Dylan said, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Kyurem, your time has come!

"Roar!!"

Ultra Necrozma raised its head and let out a dragon roar, using its psychic powers to lift Dylan, Lillie, and Reshiram into the air. The group soared high into the sky, flying at incredible speed toward a specific direction.

Having achieved its ultimate form, Ultra Necrozma's psychic power had been significantly enhanced, allowing it to sense Kyurem's location.

At that very moment, on a distant coastline...

Boom!

Under the darkened sky, Zekrom collapsed to the ground, its black, stone-like body battered and covered with frost. It was severely weakened.

It was clear that Zekrom had been mercilessly beaten.

Inwardly, Zekrom cursed a certain pure-white dragon.

White Dragon! I can't believe you set me up like this!!

"Black Dragon, is this all you've got?"

Under the gloomy sky, Black Kyurem looked down at Zekrom, its body emitting a faint black-and-blue glow, exuding a deep and terrifying aura.

"From today onward, you'll become an eternal stone!"

The turbine at the base of Black Kyurem's tail began to glow with icy blue energy.

It had given up on devouring Zekrom and Reshiram. Instead, it planned to turn them into eternal stones!

When Zekrom and Reshiram's physical bodies were destroyed, they wouldn't die. Instead, they would revert into Dragon Stones, falling into a deep sleep until they were one day awakened again.

The length of this "sleep" depended on the extent of their injuries, and clearly, Black Kyurem was planning to inflict a heavy one on Zekrom.

"Kyurem, don't you get it? The White Dragon lured me here on purpose! Just to distract you!" Zekrom's deep voice sounded again, attempting to negotiate with Kyurem.

"It doesn't matter. After I deal with you, I'll go find the White Dragon."

Black Kyurem's golden eyes flashed with murderous intent, and its aura grew even more oppressive.

But at that moment, a golden beam of light shot across the sky, aimed directly at Black Kyurem.

Sensing the danger, Black Kyurem quickly turned around, ready to retaliate, but the beam of light was even faster than expected.

Photon Geyser!

The attack struck Black Kyurem head-on, sending a wave of intense pain coursing through its body and drawing an enraged roar from it.

The next moment, Black Kyurem was hurled onto a small mountain by the Photon Geyser.

Boom!

The loud explosion shook the heavens, and the golden glow illuminated half the sky.

What… just happened? Zekrom was stunned.

But in the next instant, Zekrom snapped out of it. Now was not the time to think about that. Whoever attacked Black Kyurem was their savior! Thank goodness!

Grateful to its unseen rescuer, Zekrom fought through the pain and cold, struggling to take flight and flee.

In its current state, it was too dangerous to stay here. It needed to retreat and recover. Earlier, during its pursuit by Black Kyurem, it had dropped N off, not wanting him to get caught up in the battle. Now, Zekrom had to go find him.

"Roar!!"

No sooner had Zekrom fled than Black Kyurem's furious roar echoed across the landscape.

Crack, crack!

A wave of freezing cold rapidly spread, instantly turning the entire area into an ice field.

Black Kyurem shot into the sky, its golden eyes glaring at the distant horizon.

A massive grayish-blue dragon was speeding toward it, with the White Dragon—Reshiram—along with Dylan and Lillie on its back, also entering Black Kyurem's sight.

It was them again—Reshiram and these two humans!

Black Kyurem's eyes gleamed with ferocity, but its focus ultimately shifted to the enormous grayish-blue dragon.

Though the pressure it now felt was entirely different, this aura was still familiar.

It was the same pink-and-black bat Pokémon from before, but how had it changed so drastically? And grown so much stronger?

"Kyurem, we meet again," Dylan said with a smile, greeting Black Kyurem.

"Well, well, humans and the White Dragon. You dare return!" Black Kyurem's raspy telepathic voice was full of malice.

"Why wouldn't we? After all, I still want to capture you, Kyurem," Dylan said, his gaze fixed on Unova's strongest dragon.

"Still the same old talk, Kyurem. Are you really content hiding away, despite your immense power? The whole world should know the name Kyurem," Dylan spoke with sincerity.

"What a joke! Do you think I'm the White Dragon? I've never needed recognition from weak humans to validate my power."

Black Kyurem sneered in disdain. To it, humans were frail creatures, unworthy of acknowledging its strength or name. It was pointless.

"I see. I guess I'll have to defeat you to capture you," Dylan sighed, already expecting this outcome.

"Hahaha! Greedy fool! The White Dragon may be weak, but after acquiring it, you still have the nerve to covet me?" Black Kyurem laughed mockingly. It had barely managed to escape earlier, and now Dylan's greed had driven him to return.

Kyurem's opinion of humans remained unchanged.

"Do you think you can beat me with that unfamiliar dragon? You're too arrogant, human!!" Black Kyurem's eyes gleamed with menace.

"Then how about this: if I defeat you, will you follow me, Kyurem?" Dylan proposed.

"Hmph~ There's no chance! Today, you'll all become eternal ice sculptures!"

Dark Kyurem was incredibly arrogant, as it should be, for it was Kyurem—the strongest dragon on earth!

Merely a defeated foe, it thought. Did it think changing its appearance would enable it to defeat Kyurem? Kyurem found it amusing.

"Roar~!"

Blue and white ice energy flowed around Kyurem's body, forming a barrier as electricity crackled. This was Freeze Shock!

A thunderous dragon's roar echoed as Dark Kyurem charged at Ultra Necrozma with wild, overwhelming power.

Feel the might of the strongest dragon! Dark Kyurem could sense that this opponent had also acquired dragon-like energy after transforming, which meant it too was a dragon.

Perfect! As an ice dragon, my favorite opponent to fight is other dragons!

"Such a domineering dragon, Necrozma," Dylan raised his eyebrow at the sight.

"Photon Geyser!"

"Boom~!"

Ultra Necrozma stretched its body as black light swirled before gradually turning golden.

Photon Geyser!

A golden energy sphere shot out, crashing into the charging Dark Kyurem.

Boom!

The Photon Geyser collided with Freeze Shock, golden and blue-white light filling the sky, painting the dark heavens with two colors.

Dark Kyurem's face twisted in fury, desperately forcing out more power, but it could feel Freeze Shock slowly being overwhelmed by Photon Geyser.

How is this possible??!! How could it be this strong?!

Power, come forth!!

Dark Kyurem roared in rage as the Freeze Shock energy around its body swelled.

With a deafening explosion, the Photon Geyser erupted, sending a tangible golden shockwave outward.

The surrounding area was engulfed in a gale as Ultra Necrozma flapped its wings. Psychic energy flooded the scene, instantly calming the raging winds.

Dark Kyurem, blasted back by the explosion, crashed heavily into the ground, causing a minor earthquake.

"That was insane!!" Lillie exclaimed, eyes wide as she saw Ultra Necrozma bring down the mighty and arrogant Kyurem with one move.

Reshiram's dragon eyes widened in disbelief too.

They had expected Ultra Necrozma to be strong, but not this powerful. In a direct clash, it had actually defeated Dark Kyurem.

"So strong~!" Dylan couldn't help but be impressed. Despite Ultra Necrozma's transformation, its actual level hadn't increased.

In other words, in terms of sheer level, Ultra Necrozma was still below Dark Kyurem, but its power had made up for that difference.

Ultra Necrozma's power was truly immense—worthy of being labeled as the Pokémon that surpassed all past legends.

"Roar!!"

But just then, Dark Kyurem's roar echoed once again.

The gray-black dragon rose into the sky, panting heavily, its golden eyes locked onto Ultra Necrozma.

This is impossible! Kyurem couldn't accept it!!

In an instant, flames surged over Dark Kyurem's body, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into White Kyurem. If close combat wasn't working, it would resort to long-range attacks!

The turbine at White Kyurem's tail lit up red, as spirals of purplish-red flames swirled around its body—scorching and icy cold at the same time.

White Kyurem's signature move: Ice Burn!

With a roar, White Kyurem unleashed a purplish-red flame beam toward Ultra Necrozma.

"Photon Geyser!"

The black hole-like energy condensed once more in front of Ultra Necrozma, turning golden before firing.

Ice Burn and Photon Geyser collided fiercely, and the two terrifying energies clashed violently. White Kyurem's face contorted in extreme effort as it pushed Ice Burn to its limit.

But soon, Photon Geyser began to overpower Ice Burn.

With an incredulous look on White Kyurem's face, Photon Geyser continued to advance until it struck White Kyurem head-on.

Boom!

The explosion echoed painfully through the air, golden light illuminating the sky. White Kyurem's face twisted in agony as it plummeted to the ground like a broken kite, crashing for the third time.

But soon after, White Kyurem, gasping for breath, rose into the sky again, shifting back to Dark Kyurem and launching another Freeze Shock at Ultra Necrozma.

And then...

It was struck down again by Photon Geyser.

"This Kyurem is so stubborn…" Dylan's expression was strange. Did Kyurem really need to keep exchanging blows with Ultra Necrozma to settle this? Or was it simply unable to accept that it was inferior to Ultra Necrozma in pure power?

Perhaps it was that. This had once been an opponent Kyurem had bested, and now, just hours later, with a new look, it had surpassed Kyurem. For a proud and arrogant Kyurem, this was indeed hard to accept.

Dylan remained silent, but maybe this wasn't so bad after all.

After being struck down by Ultra Necrozma for the fifth time, Kyurem could no longer rise, lying on the ground, its chest heaving.

It had no strength left to stand.

"Well, Kyurem? You've lost."

Reshiram landed as Dylan stepped off and walked toward Kyurem, speaking calmly.

Kyurem turned its head with difficulty, its golden eyes glancing at Dylan before remaining silent.

"A proud dragon like yourself wouldn't be a sore loser, would you?"

Dylan chuckled softly. He wasn't worried that Kyurem wouldn't admit defeat; though Kyurem hadn't explicitly stated that it would become his Pokémon upon losing, it was implicitly understood. Kyurem was too proud to deny it.

Kyurem remained silent.

"Well then, welcome aboard, Kyurem~"

Dylan took out a Luxury Ball and tossed it at Kyurem.

Lillie, standing behind Dylan, held her breath, clasping her hands tightly together.

The moment the ball touched Kyurem, it opened, absorbing the massive dragon into a beam of red light. The ball fell to the ground.

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~ Ding!

The ball shook three times before making a crisp sound and stopping.

Lillie's eyes widened as the ball stilled. That meant… her brother had captured Kyurem!

Oh my gosh!!

The atmosphere grew still for a moment, under the darkened sky, as the grayish-blue light from Ultra Necrozma illuminated the area.

Reshiram looked at the deep red Luxury Ball with complicated emotions. Who could have imagined that one day it would be working with the ice dragon, Kyurem…

Would Kyurem bully it every day from now on?

But looking at it from a different perspective, with Kyurem as its second brother and Ultra Necrozma as the eldest, how would the black dragon even dare to fight it now?

This was a sure win! The black dragon was doomed!!

Reality had truly surpassed ideals—this chosen hero was too fierce!!

Dylan slowly walked up to the Luxury Ball, bending down to pick it up. He wiped the dust off the ball, feeling its texture and weight, his grin growing wider.

The legendary ice dragon, Kyurem—captured!!