There was no grand spectacle of a volcanic eruption, with ash blotting out the sky.
Though the Fire-type Energy surged with extreme intensity, Azure Volcano remained perfectly balanced, with no possibility of erupting.
It was obvious that Ho-Oh had deliberately restrained it.
That alone showed just how powerful Ho-Oh's control over natural forces was.
Worthy of an old-school Legendary Pokémon.
Not long after the clear cry of a phoenix rang out, a shocking sight appeared before everyone.
Starting from Azure Volcano, an incomparably dazzling rainbow that nearly covered half the sky instantly stretched across the heavens without any warning.
At the same time, three beastly roars rang out from three different directions.
Entei, Suicune, and Raikou—the Guardian Deities of the Divine Land Alliance—suddenly appeared. They leaped onto Azure Volcano's crater, occupying three positions like guards, their gazes fixed straight ahead.
The Legendary Beasts!
The people in the rear held their breath, their eyes filled with shock. No one even dared to breathe too loudly.
The next moment.
Trailing seven-colored streams of light, the rainbow-hued Legendary bird flew out of Azure Volcano. Bathed in the rainbow, it seemed to deliberately slow its flight. With every beat of its gorgeous seven-colored wings, Ho-Oh slowly passed over everyone's heads.
Its noble, sacred aura captivated countless people.
Compared to Reshiram, whom they had never seen and who had only left them with the impression of being "powerful," Ho-Oh had actually displayed its Divine Might. As a totemic faith of the Divine Land Alliance that had endured for millennia, it inspired longing in most Trainers who had grown up under its influence.
"Blue Star's Ho-Oh really is a bird with presence," Reshiram remarked, not sounding dissatisfied in the slightest.
"Yeah."
Su Hao nodded in agreement.
Come to think of it, Ho-Oh's appearance in any work