Sword of the Vale Castle.
As they watched Reshiram carry Ash, Pikachu, and Victini toward the West Coast,
everyone exchanged glances and smiled.
It was time to tally up their victory.
The Dragon Vein's turbulence had been resolved, the Land of the Earth had revived, and the barrier that had confined Victini for over a thousand years had been lifted.
Even the protective barrier had been set up again.
Cynthia really had thought of everything.
Dread had not fled, nor could he.
As long as he remained a citizen of the Unova Region, there was no escaping this.
Dread simply stood silently beside them, awaiting his final judgment.
"Thanks for all your hard work," Li Wei said softly.
Cynthia tucked back a strand of hair at her temple, the corners of her lips lifting.
"It wasn't too bad. Fighting Zekrom was clearly more dangerous."
Zekrom: "?"
Clearly, I was the one in more danger!
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Just look at the lineup he used against me!
If Darkrai had not deliberately held back, Zekrom would have had a much harder time.
Zekrom had no intention of waiting for Reshiram to return. It was not as though the two brothers shared a bed.
Standing before Cynthia, Zekrom bade everyone a final farewell.
"Hero of Ideals, tell me your name."
"Cynthia."
"I shall remember it, Hero of Ideals."
Zekrom gave Cynthia and Li Wei one last look, then beat his wings and soared into the sky, disappearing into the thunderclouds.
Cynthia: "?"
If you're still going to call me the Hero of Ideals, why ask my name?
Then the dark clouds rippled outward and dispersed, and the sky gradually cleared.
Although everything was over,
the fact remained that Cynthia had become the Hero of Ideals, and Ash had become the Hero of Truth.
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