Both Volcanion's earlier volcanic eruption and the Rock Storm Swampert had unleashed afterward had been immensely powerful attacks.
Yet as Yong and the others faced Fakola Island's imminent destruction, the sight of the land on the verge of collapse and seawater mercilessly pouring in filled them with an unparalleled sense of awe.
It was as though nature were showing every human and Pokémon its true power. The destruction wrought by the earthquake and the devastation left by the crashing waves made Yong keenly aware of how insignificant humans were before nature.
And this was merely an earthquake and tsunami triggered by human actions, yet their might already rivaled-and even surpassed-the moves unleashed by a Pokémon on Volcanion's level.
Then, when the might of heaven and earth became part of a Pokémon itself, and Nature Power became its divine authority, one could only imagine the strength possessed by those legendary Pokémon with godhood.
Yong directed Metagross to land on a stretch of ground that had not yet been affected.
Leaving the coast to Cynthia and Lysandre was more than enough. As long as they could break through the tsunami's blockade and get away from the island, casualties could be kept to a minimum.
What he needed to do now was slow the island's collapse and the spread of the poison swamp as much as possible, buying enough time to evacuate the tourists and Pokémon!
Enduring the dizziness and exhaustion clouding his head, Yong landed with Metagross along the direct line between the crowd gathered on the coast and the highlands at the island's center.
Watching the ground split open and the poison swamp surge out, Yong took a deep breath. Behind him, the Rock Solid Millstone appeared once more, slowly rotating.
As he entered stillness mode, a cool sensation swept through