"Kree!"
A sharp, piercing screech rang out in the secluded basin surrounded by mountains, like a blade cutting through the silence.
Immediately afterward, a searing burst of flame surged upward, laden with a thick dark aura.
The flames had an eerie hue, red tinged with black, like hellfire erupting from the depths of the underworld.
[Hehe, so Fearow has a black shiny form too! I've got to get a picture.]
Mew was delighted to see Shadow Ho-Oh attack them the moment they met.
Chen Shi's mouth twitched. "We won't just get to see a black Shiny Fearow. Who knows? We might even see a black shiny Mew someday."
Eternatus ignored their exchange and plunged downward at full speed, extending a massive skeletal claw to pin Shadow Ho-Oh firmly by the neck.
The ground shattered at once, cracks spreading rapidly like a spiderweb as fragments of rock flew everywhere.
Although two sharp bone spikes mercilessly nailed Shadow Ho-Oh's wings to the ground, severely restricting her movements while poison ravaged her body, her eyes still gleamed with crazed ferocity.
She spat streams of Shadow Fire from her mouth, trying to attack Eternatus.
The surrounding plants, and even the rocks, rapidly melted under the terrifying heat.
"I know you're still conscious. I've found a way to save you, so stop struggling!" Eternatus growled, keeping Ho-Oh pinned.
Attacks of this intensity were still within what Eternatus could withstand.
Eternatus's words seemed to have an effect. The madness in Ho-Oh's eyes receded a little, and her attacks briefly stopped.
But savage violence soon took its place again.
"Quick, save her!" Eternatus shouted urgently.
Chen Shi wasted no time. After telling Mew to keep him safe, he used Teleport to appear beside Ho-Oh's pinned wing.
Under Mew's protection, the psychic power within him rapidly spread outward,