Dahara Tower.
To purify the shadow inside the Prison Bottle, Li Wei had called in help.
He had not expected Red to come along, too.
With the power of overcoming, aura, and viridian force brought together, the three groups had already begun purifying the Prison Bottle.
But Li Wei had not anticipated just how powerful the shadow was.
He, too, felt that darkness, as though it would devour everything.
The shadow's wild laughter seemed to echo inside everyone's minds.
Hoopa hid behind Diancie in fear.
"So scary..."
Bonnie clenched her fists. "It's okay. We'll protect you!"
Victini nodded vigorously.
"Kimi!"
"Meloetta!"
At Li Wei's call, both Meloetta flew into the air and softly sang the melody of "Oración."
Under normal circumstances, even Legendary Pokémon would have their anger soothed by Oración's melody.
But the shadow's power was different.
Lance frowned. "It's absorbed too many negative emotions. They've built up far too much over the past hundred years!"
What was more, the shadow itself was not a true Pokémon.
At most, the shadow could be considered a separate personality split off from Hoopa's mind.
Ash gritted his teeth. His aura could clearly sense the madness within that resentment.
"In that case..."
Li Wei and Steven exchanged a glance.
"We'll go with Plan B."
"Pull back!"
At Li Wei's command, everyone stopped channeling their aura, viridian force, and power of overcoming.
"As things stand, it looks like we have no choice but to use Plan B."
"What's Plan B?"
Li Wei gazed into the distance.
"A team fight."
Red lowered the brim of his cap. At last, he had a chance to put his skills to use.
Fighting this shadow sounds pretty good, too.
They would fight, but not in Dahara City.
"Rotom, find a desert area nearby. The more remote, the