Immediately after, its claw reached for the Fighting Crystal.
Dark red energy poured in, further tempering Fraxure's reconstructing body as if through quenching—its muscle fibers became denser and tougher under the refinement of Fighting-type energy, every muscle like precisely forged steel.
"Roar—!!" Fraxure let out a deep roar, its voice carrying the exhilaration of breaking free from its restraints and the shock of power ascending.
The roar echoed through the training room in waves, making even the soundproofing material on the walls tremble faintly.
The Evolution Light reached its peak intensity amid that roar, flooding the entire training room with a dazzling sea of white light.
Within the radiance, Fraxure's form underwent its final transformation—its entire body began to be covered in dense, armor-like scales, while segmented structures gradually formed from its head down to its neck, like the gorget of an ancient warrior.
The scales on its back, shoulders, and arms grew thicker, their edges gleaming with a cold metallic luster.
Its dark golden eyes deepened within the light, like glaciers frozen for ten thousand years, carrying the unique majesty and cold severity of a Dragon-type Pokémon.
The light slowly faded, like seawater receding from a beach with the tide.
When the last trace of white glow vanished from the center of the training room, a brand-new Pokémon stood quietly upon the gray stone slabs.
Haxorus.
It stood a full four and a half meters tall, far surpassing the usual Haxorus's one point eight meters, like a mobile armored fortress towering in the center of the field.
Its entire body was covered in hard, dark golden armor-like scales. Each scale had been meticulously polished, gleaming with a weighty yet restrained sheen under the lights.
Segmented structures ran from its head to its neck, like the plated neck guard of