"Hagah! Roar!!!"
A deeper, more thunderous roar rang out. Steelix raised his head and opened his abyssal maw as black arcs crackling with immense electromagnetic force gathered within it! Space warped around the converging black Thunder, forming an eerie black sphere!
The atmosphere hummed and trembled. As the black sphere rose, terrifying vibrations and powerful traction tore at space from sky to earth, pulling it into a wrinkled curtain.
Dense arcs of electricity quietly danced across the ground...
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The violent tremors beneath their feet and the splitting earth sent everyone from the International Police and Team Plasma staggering in panic!
On the other side, the surging power of earth and rock finally drove the conflicted Terrakion to a decision.
Watching enormous rocks wrapped in electrical arcs slowly rise into the air, the ever-resolute, stubborn Terrakion spoke in a low voice.
"Steelix... this child's Steelix has already moved ahead of me!"
Cobalion and Virizion, who had always stayed together and supported one another like family, exchanged a glance. Cobalion turned to Terrakion.
"Human hearts have always been fickle... Terrakion, you need to look at humans rationally..."
Having long served as their elder and leader, Cobalion regarded his companion solemnly. After a moment of silence, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Virizion and I both trust your choice. Wherever you go, the Three Swords of Justice will never abandon one another! This forest, this land, will give you their blessings!"
Virizion was more like a gentle human woman. She, too, smiled at Terrakion before turning her gaze toward the enormous sphere still gathering in the sky...
A terrifying, meteorite-like sphere formed from rock, radiating the rich presence of nature.
To these Pokémon, the rich brown energy was stable yet held violence, the deep brown energy was heavy