Giant Chasm.
A bitter wind swept through the icy arena in Giant Chasm, carrying shards of ice.
Cryogonal circled silently above the icy arena.
Kyurem stood amid the wind and snow, its golden eyes gazing coldly down at the tiny Keldeo.
Keldeo's true mettle had yet to be tested.
Up above, a spectacular percussion performance was underway.
Led by Ash, Pikachu, Charizard, Pignite, and Boldore worked together to break through Kyurem's solid ice.
Encouraged by Ash, Keldeo leaped through the ice gate once more.
At the very instant it passed through the gate,
its memories of Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion, as well as Ash, Iris, and Brock,
the patient guidance of its three mentors among the Swords of Justice, the freedom of running alongside them across the grasslands,
its original wish to inherit the title of a Sword of Justice and protect the weak,
and the wholehearted trust and encouragement Ash, Pikachu, Cilan, Iris, and the others offered it now...
All of it flashed through its mind, instantly becoming the courage and strength that spurred Keldeo onward!
"I won't run away ever again!"
The agony of its broken horn remained, but it was no longer a mark of shame. It was an opportunity for transformation.
An unprecedented power surged from deep within Keldeo's heart,
not anger, not resentment,
but something far more steadfast-resolve!
As those words rang out, blue light enveloped Keldeo.
Elsewhere, Iris and Brock, who had arrived at Giant Chasm after regrouping, watched the scene in astonishment.
Iris's mouth fell open as Keldeo's presence grew ever more powerful.
"I'm going to become a Sword of Justice!"
At that moment, Keldeo found its resolve.
Keldeo's broken horn began to glow white,
and then its form underwent a subtle change.
Its broken horn extended within the light,
not as a