Silence fell over the battlefield.
Paslo lay slumped on the ground.
Yes... of course he knew... after he helped Team Plasma hold rallies and spread their ideal of "freedom," far too many residents and civilian Trainers had abandoned their Pokémon. Such bizarre behavior was bound to draw the Unova League's attention.
But when he proposed using the opportunity to reap greater benefits and stir up unrest, Team Plasma refused to cooperate.
Without achievements, he could not gain greater power. Having already tasted the privileges power brought, how could Paslo give them up so easily?
Under the guise of official missions, he directed his Action Team members to arrest large numbers of civilian Trainers, then used that as a pretext to deal with them as the source of the unrest. At the same time, claiming to possess extensive intelligence on Team Plasma, he tried to threaten Ghetsis into compromising and helping him stage a ploy in which he would play the victim...
However, Team Plasma had already decided to abandon him.
His ever-growing appetite and utter lack of restraint did nothing to help Team Plasma's plans!
This time, Paslo's plan to use Yong and Kofu as bait happened to align with Team Plasma's wishes, but one of the two "Seven Sages" they sent was Ryoku, who had long served as Paslo's contact!
Both men wanted the other dead!
At the same time, Ryoku was Team Plasma's public spokesman... he had attracted far too much attention.
The other, Rood, was a diehard believer in the "King"!
Other than "N," not even Ghetsis, Team Plasma's true leader, could fully control Rood's actions.
This time...
Ghetsis had specifically assigned Ryoku and Rood to command this operation with the intention of discarding them both.
But the relentless twists and turns had caught everyone off guard...