The man shrouded in a black robe, Mist churning around him, looked at the ice crystal hanging at the center of the World Tree and murmured, "That is..."
"Nightmare, that is our enemy." Star Creation smiled and pointed at the sky. "Its name is Calyrex. In the distant past, the foolish people who believed in it called it the God of Abundance. Now, it has sealed itself and its two beloved steeds within that ice crystal, using its accumulated power of faith to resist the force I am using to erode the World Tree."
"However, the accumulated power of faith will eventually run out. Not to mention that there are almost no people left in this world who believe in it. Once its power of faith is exhausted, it, being closely tied to that power, will weaken. It will be unable to protect anything, including itself."
Beneath another black robe, a fiery female voice sounded. "So, it is slowly dying?"
Star Creation nodded. "Molten Mountain, you may see it that way."
"Hmph."
At that moment, the black-robed man who had spoken first snorted. The Mist churning around him swiftly condensed into a shadow-like black Pokémon. The Pokémon shot into the air, aimed at the ice crystal, and flashed its black claws.
The next moment.
Pitch-black claw marks filled half the sky, and the rolling black mist seemed capable of corroding even space itself.
"Wow~"
Glacier raised his brows and whistled.
It seemed their "companion" was quite powerful.
It was rather funny. Though they belonged to the same organization, they barely knew one another. At most, they knew each other's codenames; before this, they had never interacted at all.
Only now did he learn that Mr. Nightmare possessed such a powerful Pokémon.
However...
When the rolling black mist dispersed, the ice