Not long ago, over the high seas.
The Sea Temple had broken from convention and risen to the surface, lifting the barrier that obscured sight and revealing its miraculous grandeur.
"Mana..."
Manaphy gazed worriedly at the black aura permeating the sky. It wanted to go help, but it also feared that it would only be a hindrance.
Kyogre, which had risen alongside the temple, lifted its eyes toward the sky before withdrawing its gaze.
It could vaguely sense that this world was undergoing a crisis that would determine its life or death. Those Legends that championed order had probably all headed there.
Kyogre felt no particular emotion about it.
The sea was its domain. Even if it went there specifically, its abilities would be quite limited. Whether it was there or not would not have any decisive impact.
It might as well stay here. If there really came a time when it was needed, Su Hao would come looking for it himself without it having to move.
So rather than worry about that, its most urgent task now was—
To retrieve the Green Orb from Groudon!
According to their agreed schedule, today was supposed to be its turn to absorb the Natural Energy inside.
Yet it had waited on the sea for ages, and there was still no sign of Groudon leaving Volcano Island.
Kyogre grew more irritated. It could roughly guess what that stupid, flightless lizard was thinking.
It was nothing more than wanting to absorb as much as it could. That guy was still as greedy as ever!
Thanks to the abundance of Natural Energy, Kyogre was not so starved that it could only act on instinct.
To the clear-headed Kyogre, if it were not for the fact that the current situation was unsuitable for adding to the