Almost everyone present was witnessing the inheritance of a Divine Office for the first time. Zeraora had been lucky, really. Perhaps, when Zapdos died, Zeraora truly had been the most suitable Pokémon nearby to inherit its Divine Office, and so had naturally become the next Legendary Pokémon. Otherwise, with its strength, it would have needed some time before it could claim a Divine Office.
Aegislash attacked again, but Zeraora was no longer what it once was. A thought stirred in its mind, and before its awareness could catch up, its body had already launched an attack.
In an instant, countless fist afterimages flashing with violent lightning hammered Aegislash's blade like a raging storm. With a crack, that indestructible blade was actually smashed clean in two.
Zeraora stared blankly at its fists. This was the move it had once spent so long striving to master: Plasma Fists. But the move's demands on physical fitness and control over electricity were so harsh that, until today, it had still been training hard toward that goal.
It had never expected that merely acquiring a Divine Office would let it learn the move.
But... this sudden increase in strength left it feeling a little hollow inside.
[You're insane,] Uxie said coldly. [You dare kill a Legendary Pokémon? Aren't you afraid that all the Legendary Pokémon will rise up against you?]
[If trash that dies in a single hit can be called a Legendary Pokémon, then let them try.] Giratina was utterly fearless.
[You're far too arrogant.]
[I believe I have the means to be.]
The Frenzy Plant growths bursting from the ground climbed higher and higher, finally reaching their limit. They barely reached roughly the same height as Giratina.
Watching the figure amid the constantly flaring firelight on the plants rising from the ground, Giratina