"Now—Flare Blitz!"
At Aiden Flint's command, Bond Infernape erupted in blazing flas and shot forward like a teor, charging straight toward Latias.
BOOM!
The terrifying impact slamd into her body, sending Latias flying backward through the air!
Even a Legendary couldn't help but cry out in pain after taking such a brutal blow.
But a Legendary was still a Legendary.
Despite the relentless assault, Latias's stamina remained astonishingly high.
Seeing his sister injured, Latios's expression tightened.
Yet just as Latias stabilized herself in midair and prepared to counterattack—
Flas suddenly burst across her body.
Her wings trembled.
And she plumted straight down from the sky.
Latios's pupils shrank.
He instinctively moved to rush forward—
But Jas and Jessie had already ordered their Flygon to block his path.
"Hey, hey, hey—this is a fair battle!" Jas shouted. "Latias challenged our Boss first, you know!"
"If you insist on interfering," Jessie added coldly, "you'll have to get past us first!"
"That's right, ow!"
Latios clenched his teeth, unable to intervene.
As a Legendary, he followed his own code.
And as the guardian deity of the City of Water, he could not violate the rules of battle.
Latias's current state was the aftereffect of Bond Infernape's Flare Blitz—
She had been burned.
Watching this, Aiden silently marveled at Bond Infernape's ability.
The burn rate was absurdly high.
But this was still battle.
Defeating Latias, capturing her, and allowing Infernape to achieve the feat of slaying a Legendary—
That was the priority.
"Blast Burn!"
With Aiden's command, overwhelming flas swallowed Latias completely.
After continuous high-intensity combat, even a Legendary like Latias could no longer withstand Bond Infernape's assault.
Her body finally collapsed.
Aiden looked at Infernape and the three mbers of Team Sky with clear approval, then raised an Ultra Ball and hurled it at Latias.
The Ultra Ball burst open with a sharp pop, turning Latias into red light and pulling her inside.
It shook once.
Twice.
Three tis.
Click.
Latias had been successfully captured.
…
After Latias was captured, Latios could no longer restrain himself.
He roared furiously at Aiden, demanding that his sister be released.
anwhile, Latias—now inside the system space—witnessed sothing that completely shattered her worldview.
A vast world-like space stretched endlessly before her.
And in the sky—
That terrifying erald dragon staring straight at her—
Rayquaza.
Just its gaze alone made her nearly suffocate.
And far away…
Two other terrifying presences rivaling Rayquaza's aura quietly existed.
Latias swallowed hard.
For the first ti, she felt a deep sense of helplessness.
"Ding! Latias's affinity has increased. Current affinity: 70."
Hearing the system prompt, Aiden lifted the Ultra Ball with psychic power and released Latias again.
She reappeared in front of Latios.
Even as a Legendary, her stamina had already recovered significantly in such a short ti.
But after seeing Rayquaza, Groudon, and Kyogre inside the system space…
Latias had fallen completely silent.
"Brother," she said softly, "we're not his opponents."
Latios frowned, unwilling to accept it.
That Infernape was indeed powerful—
But compared to him, the gap should still be enormous.
"I heard you want to capture ," Latios said coldly. "Then fight . If you lose, you must return my sister's freedom!"
Aiden's lips curved into a faint smile.
"First, my main target here was you. Latias was just a bonus. Second, she challenged first, so capturing her was perfectly reasonable."
He paused slightly, then continued calmly:
"But I'm willing to give you a chance to fulfill your wish. If you lose, you'll beco my Pokémon as well."
"Deal?"
Earlier, Latios's resistance had been driven mostly by anger and pride.
But now, after Latias had been captured, his challenge had beco a matter of choice.
Only Pokémon captured through genuine battle could truly submit.
Of course, whether they were willing or not…
Once they t Rayquaza, everyone eventually beca part of a harmonious family.
"…Fine."
Latios finally agreed.
Aiden raised three Master Balls, his gaze aningful.
"You have divine authority, so you're stronger than ordinary Legendaries. Naturally, I won't send out just any Pokémon."
"I have three choices here. You can pick your opponent freely."
"But if you lose, don't break your promise."
Latios stared at the three Master Balls in silence.
He didn't fully understand where Aiden's confidence ca from.
But for his and Latias's freedom—
He would fight with everything he had.
"I choose… the one in the middle."
Aiden's smile deepened with a trace of mischief.
"Sure?"
"No changing your mind later."
He raised his hand slightly.
"Co out—Rayquaza."
As his words fell—
A colossal erald dragon erged from the Master Ball, coiling through the sky.
Its gaze descended upon Latios.
Cold.
Indifferent.
Like a god looking down at an ant.
The mont Latios saw Rayquaza—
His entire body trembled.
Even as a Legendary with divine authority, he felt zero courage to resist the Sky Dragon.
At that mont—
He realized sothing terrifying.
This battle…
Didn't even need to happen.
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