To prevent her Trainer from overdrawing his ntal energy and permanently damaging his brain, Ralts refused to accept any more of Lorze's spirit.
Instead, she forcibly extracted a power from deep within her own body that was never ant to be used in this state.
Feeling the sheer weight of this power, a specific description of Gardevoir flashed through Lorze's fading mind.
(Gardevoir, the Embrace Pokémon. When she senses her Trainer is in imminent danger, she will risk her life to unleash her full power, a force so terrifying it can even create a small black hole.)
These weren't just words Lorze made up; it was the official pokedex entry found in every generation of the gas.
This ant that within every Gardevoir's body, there was a hidden power that even they themselves might not fully comprehend.
Ralts was rely the first form of Gardevoir. Lorze wasn't sure if she possessed this power yet, but he couldn't rule out the possibility of it being passed down through her bloodline.
In other words, Ralts had likely inherited the ability to "actively overdraw her life energy" from her mother.
Lorze didn't need to explain how fucking dangerous that was; just the phrase "overdrawing life energy" was enough to terrify anyone.
Life energy was a subtle, fundantal power that existed at the base level of all living organisms.
As long as life energy was abundant, a Pokémon wouldn't die imdiately even if it took a lethal hit; the energy would absorb the damage, putting the Pokémon into a "fainted" or near-death state.
Only if a Pokémon took another lethal hit while fainted—once the protective life energy was gone—would it actually be killed.
This was the only reason Pokémon battles could even exist as a sport. If Pokémon were easily killed, every livestream would just be a broadcast of a slaughterhouse.
In reality, as long as an opponent didn't maliciously attack a fainted Pokémon, death during a match was almost unheard of.
But by overdrawing this energy, Ralts was essentially throwing away her "cheat death" card.
If it were just that, it might be acceptable; sacrificing life energy yields a massive power boost, and as long as you one-shot the enemy, you don't need the protection anyway.
But the problem was... everyone knows the item "Life Orb," right?
In the gas, a Pokémon holding a Life Orb loses a bit of health with every attack in exchange for boosted power.
The Life Orb is essentially a tool that forcibly converts a Pokémon's life energy into raw offensive might.
So why the hell does nobody use it in the real world? Why is it classified as a strictly banned illegal substance?
The reason is simple: in the ga, you can see a health bar. In reality, how the fuck are you supposed to know how much life energy your Pokémon has left?
Once the life energy is drained, if the tool keeps sucking, it starts draining "Vitality"—the literal soul and lifespan of the Pokémon.
Life energy can be recovered with rest; Vitality cannot. Once it's gone, the Pokémon's lifespan is permanently shortened, and there is almost no way to bring it back.
Ralts had accidentally triggered this "Life Overdraw" ability—a skill that should only be mastered in her final evolution. With her current asly Psychic power, could she even control it?
If she started the drain and couldn't stop it, she was literally committing suicide right in front of him.
Before Lorze fell unconscious, he witnessed a small black hole manifest in the center of the arena. This black void began violently devouring everything—Ralts's life energy, her Psychic power, and even her Electric energy. It sucked it all in, growing larger and more unstable.
Amidst this chaotic mix of energies, Lorze thought he saw a flash of vibrant pink.
Was that...?
Lorze didn't have ti to investigate. His ntal reserves finally hit absolute zero, and he collapsed into total darkness.
In an instant, the entire arena was engulfed in howling gales as the black hole erupted with a terrifying suction force. Visually, it looked like the Z-Move "Black Hole Eclipse."
It was only a miniature version, and its power couldn't compare to the real deal, but even the high-level Frogadier could only resist for a few seconds before being violently yanked into the void.
The audience was stunned into a deathly silence for several seconds. No one had ever seen a move like this. A Ralts can do that?!
But after the initial shock, the crowd didn't stay "Muggles" for long. Instead, they began screaming in unison: "SAVE HIM! SAVE THE TRAINER!"
Lorze had fainted right in front of the caras. This wasn't about the match anymore; the referee needed to call the goddamn ga!
"Gardevoir!"
Xue Tong realized the situation was spiraling toward disaster. She imdiately commanded her Gardevoir to Teleport them both directly onto the battlefield.
Others might not understand what this "Psychic Black Hole" was, but Xue Tong knew it all too well. Her own Gardevoir had once triggered a similar ntal explosion to protect her.
That explosion had nearly killed her Gardevoir; even she couldn't control that much raw energy back then. It only ended safely because of Xue Tong's own human psychic intervention.
Yes, once the black hole appeared, the enemy was no longer Frogadier—it was the black hole itself.
A black hole that has absorbed multiple types of energy is a ticking ti bomb. If it detonates naturally, the user is the first one to be vaporized.
To save the boy, Xue Tong had no choice but to interfere.
Fortunately, Ralts's ntal power was still relatively weak. The black hole she created wasn't nearly as dense or stable as a Gardevoir's. Under the intervention of the Elite's Gardevoir, it was forcibly detonated early.
Visually, the black hole collapsed inward for a split second before violently exploding. The mixed energies scattered in every direction like a beautiful, deadly firework display.
Shi Fan, however, wasn't feeling very "beautiful." His Frogadier was blasted through the air, looking utterly pathetic.
Even though Xue Tong's Gardevoir used telekinesis to catch it before it hit a wall, it was clear that Frogadier was seeing stars and was completely out of the fight.
On the other side, Ralts had been interrupted by Gardevoir. She collapsed to the floor, but she used every last drop of her strength to crawl toward Lorze. She gripped his hand tightly, and only then did she allow herself to faint.
Why does this look like a scene from a tragic romance movie?
Regardless, anyone with eyes could see that Frogadier was the first to lose consciousness. Even though the match was interrupted, after a brief official discussion, the victory was awarded to Lorze.
That black hole was too absurd. Even without Xue Tong's interference, Frogadier was destined to be blasted into oblivion; the only difference is he would have been hurt much worse.
Shi Fan didn't even try to object. Even if they re-fought the match a hundred tis, he didn't have the confidence to beat that "illegal" Ralts again.
When you get bullied and crushed even when you have every possible type advantage, you lose the right to complain.
But more importantly, he was obsessed with one question: what the hell was that black hole? It definitely wasn't any move recorded in the official archives.
Fine, he'd stop fighting. Shi Fan just wanted to know how the hell type-effectiveness failed against Ralts. How did her Electric moves hurt his Ground-type?
How did his Dark-type energy suddenly beco useless against her?
He could only hope so "Big Shot" online could analyze the physics of this match. If he didn't get an answer, he wouldn't even be able to enjoy his dinner!
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