Within the spatial dimension, Alamos Town.
To Li Wei's surprise,
in Black Rayquaza's battle against Dialga and Palkia,
Black Rayquaza had gained the upper hand despite fighting one against two.
Perhaps this was because Dialga and Palkia were injured.
It might also have been because Dialga and Palkia were not in their strongest Origin Formes.
What Li Wei did not know, however, was that Black Rayquaza had already achieved the feat of defeating Arceus.
Though there was reason to suspect Arceus had held back.
Born in the skies, Black Rayquaza was different from Dialga and Palkia, who had been created by Arceus.
Dialga and Palkia could never surpass Arceus's avatar, but Black Rayquaza had that potential.
Since Darkrai had suffered considerable injuries earlier, Li Wei had intended to let Darkrai rest for a while.
He had not expected Darkrai to insist on going after consuming Pokéblocks and a Potion.
"I'm going!"
Watching Alamos Town vanish before Darkrai's very eyes, along with the beloved courtyard,
memories of Alicia gradually came flooding back...
"You two, get out of here!"
Darkrai roared and joined the battle.
"What should we do?"
"Let's go."
Li Wei had already ended Diancie's Mega Evolution, and a wave of weakness washed over him.
Mega Evolution alone would not have been so exhausting. The real strain had come from commanding Diancie in battle against the Space-Time Deities.
Steven was in the same situation.
"I'll go check on the Music Disc at the Time Tower."
Steven did not want to stay here as a glaring third wheel, and he was also puzzled as to why Oración had yet to play.
But Steven was overthinking things.
This was no time for romance.
After confirming that Li Wei was all right, Cynthia's thoughts turned to how she could calm the Space-Time Deities