Dongshu hurried forward and reached out to check Sabrina's breathing.
The powerful psychic aura had completely dissipated. Sabrina had wilted entirely, looking like an ordinary woman now.
As for the doll that had fallen to the ground, the instant Sabrina lost consciousness, it too collapsed limply into a lump of cloth, no longer carrying its previous eerie vitality.
Seeing this, Dongshu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, Sabrina had only fainted. Marshadow hadn't beaten her to death.
The lights within the Gym gradually returned to their softness. The ghastly white glow faded away, becoming a warm yellow once more.
That heart-stopping battle seemed to have drained all the air from the entire Gym. Only now did everything finally return to a normal rhythm of breathing.
Marshadow reined in the violent ghostly energy surrounding its body.
Only then did Dongshu look at Marshadow, surprise appearing on his face.
"Marshadow? Weren't you on Heavenly Green Mountain? How did you get here?"
"Marsha—" Marshadow did not know how to explain for a moment.
Suicune gently came to its rescue.
"Like us, Marshadow was worried about you, so it came along as well. It has been hiding in your shadow this whole time."
So that was it! Dongshu suddenly understood, and his heart swelled with emotion. Marshadow had been silently protecting him all along!
Marshadow still looked as taciturn as ever. Once it saw that the crisis had been resolved, it merged back into Dongshu's shadow.
Only the oppressive aura left behind by the fierce battle slowly dissipated across the empty battlefield.
Dongshu crouched down and carefully picked up the doll. Then he looked at Kadabra, curled up beside the rubble of the stone wall, barely clinging to life, and frowned deeply.
"Don't worry." Suicune appeared before them, its gaze sweeping across the