Wanderer and Giratina had formed a united front, plotting together against Hisui.
One sought revenge against Arceus, who had exiled it to the Reversal World, and thus began its rebellion.
The other wanted to use Giratina's power—perhaps alluded to in myth as "Arceus's shadow"—to disrupt Hisui and prevent Luo Mu from gathering the Plates. Then, once everything was complete, he would possess enough combat power to tame Arceus.
Their alliance had only barely been maintained because they shared—or rather, had similar—goals.
But once they realized they could not even reach those goals, this fragile relationship would immediately begin to crack.
Wanderer's words were practically stomping on Giratina's dignity and cursing it into the dirt.
Its attempt to flee into the Reversal World paused as its scarlet dragon eyes flashed with murderous fury toward Wanderer, who had been its ally only a moment ago.
Yet in the end, it did not attack Wanderer.
Even Giratina itself could not understand why.
Perhaps the countless years of suffering in the Reversal World had worn away the brutality it possessed at the beginning of its creation.
Or perhaps it simply could not bring itself to strike Wanderer.
After all, he was the first person to reach out to it during its long years as a prisoner, someone who shared its ideals.
Even if this relationship was mixed with Wanderer's personal motives, it was still something precious and rare to Giratina.
It merely cast Wanderer a somewhat disappointed glance before abandoning its plan to retreat into the Reversal World.
As though proving to Wanderer that the majesty of the Lord of Reversal could not be questioned.
Giratina let out a roar, tearing through space amid dense shadows as it charged toward Calyrex and the others.
The battle ended quickly.
Yet Giratina's strength, fighting without retreating