Tangible Psychic erupted, carving a deep scar into the ground like the lash of a long whip. Its range was so vast that it even struck some of the Ghost-type Pokémon emerging from the black holes by mistake. Those Pokémon burst into black mist on the spot, letting out agonized screams.
"Scatter! Get behind me!" The flames on the Chandelure in front of the little old man practically towered into the heavens. Pale Will-O-Wisp mingled with terrifyingly hot waves of heat, forming a wall of ghostly fire before everyone.
"Quick! Everyone, attack Chandelure with Fire-type moves!" Nier shouted urgently.
Everyone snapped back to their senses and ordered their Pokémon to attack Chandelure with the strongest Fire-type moves they could unleash. All sorts of Fire-type attacks appeared, their colors varying as well. Yet the power contained in every single one was unimaginable.
An instant before the moves struck Chandelure, they seemed to be drawn in, rapidly becoming tainted by the Pale Will-O-Wisp, transformed, and finally absorbed into the ghostly flames. This was the effect of Flash Fire.
"Inferno Abyss!"
The wall of fire formed by Inferno Abyss rose another stretch, finally slamming head-on into Psychic.
Psychic slowed, but it still did not stop. It smashed straight through the wall of fire and cleaved toward everyone!
Chandelure and some of the Pokémon swiftly raised Protect barriers. A violent explosion erupted across the battlefield.
"Cough, cough, cough..." The billowing dust and smoke dispersed. Cracks covered Chandelure's lamp walls, and only a few tiny embers of ghostly fire still burned inside its shade. It looked to be on its last breath.
Besides Chandelure, a considerable number of Pokémon had lost the ability to battle on the spot while protecting their Trainers.
And this had been nothing more than a casual strike from Giratina.
Casualties