"Misdreavus, Thunder!"
High in the sky, Dian looked down at the flames that had completely died out. It seemed Beedrill had already dealt with the more dangerous Fire-type Pokémon.
All that remained were... His gaze shifted to the Simipour still rampaging below and the blue Seismitoad covered in small bumps.
"Seismi!"
Seismitoad kept unleashing Water Pulse to soften the earth, its scarlet eyes filled with nothing but frenzied rage.
Bang!
The two Simipour began brawling in the forest below, snapping ancient trees that had stood for who knew how many years.
Rumble!!!
Three flashes of white light instantly bleached the gloomy sky and earth a ghastly white.
Thud, thud, thud... Seismitoad and the two Simipour collapsed onto the rain-soaked ground, their bodies blackened and trailing smoke.
Dian waved for Misdreavus to stop using Rain Dance... That should do it, right?
"Emol..."
Emolga suddenly flew out and circled above a charred ancient tree, sadness in its eyes. It had grown up in that very tree.
"Deer..."
Deerling also cried softly. Not only had the forest been ravaged, but its herd had scattered as well.
Gradually, the dark clouds dispersed, yet the sky remained gloomy... That, too, was likely an effect of the earth's upheaval.
Dian picked up his Capture Styler. Sure enough, its display showed that the nearby magnetic field was distorting and fluctuating. Even his Pokémon Pokédex probably wouldn't work.
He glanced down again. The eerie, shadowy aura seemed to have been suppressed by some power and was slowly dissipating...
Was this how the Ancient Earth Kingdom had fallen, its people's homes destroyed...? Dian looked at the devastated forest below and the bewildered, sorrowful faces of those who had regained their senses.
He suddenly understood why Dreido had sought every possible way to set the Dragon Vein right, even if