Endless light bleached the towering sky a ghastly white. Countless "black meteors" plummeted from above, trailing fiery tails, each scene like a portent of a great cataclysm.
For a moment, all of Luoxiang City seemed to have been dragged into another world, eerie and unfathomable.
Fortunately, almost all the "black meteors" streaking across the sky burned away before reaching the ground.
Even the few that remained were shattered by rising beams of white light, a sign that the registered Trainers had gained the upper hand.
A dazzling smile curled Hunter J's lips, her narrowed eyes cold. "Even if the Swords of Justice went there, they couldn't change the outcome."
Her figure suddenly flickered. With a rumble, a pair of blood-red wings burst up beneath her feet, so scarlet they seemed ready to drip. Then...
"ROOOAR!!!"
Sound waves that seemed almost tangible shook everything around them.
Bang! Bang!!
Two dragon claws wreathed in flames plunged viciously into the ground. A thick dragon tail tore through the air, whipping down with a howl and cracking the earth.
An enormous Salamence sprawled across the ground, exhaling deep-purple Dragon Breath.
"I'm just doing what I can," Dian said calmly. "I'm no god."
He could not control Caitlin's decisions. He could only do his best to tip the scales in that direction. As for the outcome, only heaven knew.
Still, this was indeed the best choice available.
Dian was not from Unova. He had no obligation to give his life for it.
Caitlin had recognized that too, so she had gone without hesitation to Kyurem's resting place, facing the unpredictable consequences alone.
But that was her choice. In the end, she had asked nothing of Dian, instead laying the choice before him.
Whether to go or stay was entirely up to him.
"You're the Agarwood