Mark's twitching mouth did not affect Zacian beside him.
Zacian stared at Rayquaza. "Are you really Rayquaza?"
"Roar~!"
Of course!
With Rayquaza's roar, its body abruptly swelled in size before shrinking again in an instant, the changes in size flowing smoothly and naturally.
Then Rayquaza revealed a troubled expression.
—Its pink paint job had been ruined by the size-changing technique.
Bang!
In a flash of red light, Rayquaza returned to its Pokeball.
Mark shook his head slightly and looked at the bewildered Zacian. "As you can see, I am Rayquaza's Trainer, as well as the Trainer of these little ones.
"I have a general understanding of your situation now, but there are still some things I need to tell you.
"I do not know much about Eternatus yet, but as far as I know, it is essentially a Pokémon as well, and it possesses the personality traits of a Pokémon.
"So, I do not think Eternatus is necessarily all that evil, because it does not possess the desires and ambitions that breed evil.
"It only appears evil because of how its power manifests. It may seem as if it is destroying the Chaos Space where you live and the world of Earth Star, but perhaps, from its perspective, it is merely trying to make its living environment more comfortable."
Zacian asked, "Eternatus is only trying to make its living environment more comfortable?"
Mark nodded. "That is only my current speculation. Based on the images Calyrex conveyed, Eternatus most likely does not possess much intelligence. Creatures with that level of intelligence act in simple, direct ways.
"You attacked it, so it fought back. Later, it may have come to resent you and Zamazenta, and kept attacking you.
"I suspect that the reason the Rainbow R Organization could guide and control Eternatus