Mewtwo deliberately dispersed the Mist, and sunlight returned to the Island Sanctuary.
The light shone upon the lion at the center of the altar, only to be twisted by its powerful aura and transformed into flickering solar flames.
The lion's entire body was a dark crimson, like blood. The upper half of its face was a deep blue area reflecting ever-changing celestial phenomena. Its large, sun-shaped dark-red mane was divided into thick locks, while golden spikes formed a crown-like crest.
Yet upon closer inspection, one could see the frenzied red mixed into those shifting celestial patterns, reflecting the lion's current mental state.
Its name was Solgaleo, the Beast of the Sun, the ultimate sun, and the objective Giovanni had spent years lurking on Blue Star to obtain.
"Not bad."
Even Giovanni applauded this perfect success.
He had unexpectedly come to Blue Star, cooperated with that thing, sought immense power, lurked patiently until the Secret Realm Descent of the Tapu Guardian Deities into reality, and finally reaped the fruits of victory.
Absolutely splendid!
Watching Solgaleo throw back its head and roar, its body surrounded by the brilliant radiance of a solar halo, its aura wild and powerful—
Giovanni stepped down from the Shiny Genesect and took a step forward, standing before Solgaleo, whose eyes were crimson.
Unlike its powerless state in the previous two stages, Solgaleo now possessed Legendary Class power.
Setting aside Mewtwo and Genesect behind Giovanni—
If it wished, it could easily tear apart Giovanni, who was merely flesh and blood, standing before it.
Yet rather than even entertaining that thought, the instant Solgaleo met Giovanni's gaze, despite the undiminished savagery in its eyes, the shackles rooted deep within its soul made it lower the head that should have been held high, like a tamed beast.
This was its