Chapter 287: Fire Lotus
Mossdeep Contest.
It was already the final stage of the Hoenn Pokémon Contest this year. Those who had collected enough Ribbons to qualify for the Grand Festival had done so long ago, so this Mossdeep Contest was not particularly lively.
However, there were still plenty of Coordinators who were just one Ribbon short. If they wanted to participate in the Grand Festival this year, the Mossdeep Contest was one of only two remaining opportunities.
The day of the Mossdeep Contest.
“Hello! I’m Announcer Vivian.”
“Gentle, gorgeous, and dazzling—this is the Mossdeep Contest!”
“Pokémon Contest is now back on ti in Mossdeep City!”
“Alright! The Coordinator who wins this beautiful contest will receive this Mossdeep Ribbon, gaining a boost in their journey toward the Grand Festival!”
Vivian took a deep breath after finishing the opening lines she had said dozens of tis, enthusiastically lifting the audience’s spirits. Then, she gestured again and introduced the three judges.
This ti, Raoul Contesta and Sukizo were absent. Two completely unfamiliar judges were seated, though most of the Coordinators didn’t mind, as they seed used to it.
Vivian skipped the excessive formalities and directly announced the start of the Pokémon Contest.
Primary Judging – The Performance Stage.
One by one, the contestants took to the stage, their performances delighting the audience. It must be said that, in each stage of the last few Pokémon Contests, while the top-level may not have been particularly high, the average level has still been quite good. At least until now, Terrance hasn’t seen a low score or encountered a complete rookie.
After several contestants had perford, Vivian pulled out the list and prepared to announce the next participant. But upon seeing the na, a smile appeared on her lips.
“Alright, let’s welco the next contestant!”
In the Contestants’ Lobby.
“He’s up next…”
“Yeah, that’s Terrance, right?”
“That’s right, I’ve competed in two Pokémon Contests with him before. That’s him.”
People in the lobby had long recognized Terrance. At this point, he was sowhat of a notable figure, and anywhere he goes related to Pokémon Contests, he attracted considerable attention.
“Terrance?!”
“What? It’s Terrance!”
In the audience, so people who had heard rumors about Terrance online cast curious glances at the young man below. His white shirt and trousers, combined with his strikingly light golden-brown hair, gave him a clean and neat impression.
The two new judges also sized up Terrance. Although Raoul Contesta and Sukizo were unable to leave due to work when Terrance’s information was registered, they were also extrely interested and were paying close attention to what was happening here.
“Will it be Altaria, Castform, Mismagius, or Beautifly?”
“A new Pokémon again, huh…”
As Terrance threw the Poké Ball, a mighty howl rang out, accompanied by sparks flying through the air. A majestic Arcanine appeared on the stage, lifting its head to display its wild majesty.
As Arcanine howled upon its entrance, every audience mber who heard the sound felt their hearts pound, their bodies warming up. Their minds turned numb and they beca unusually excited.
Ability…
The three judges imdiately realized that this was a creative use of Arcanine’s “Intimidate” Ability. Instantly, it beca the focus of the entire venue. The judges were so impressed that they wanted to applaud.
While the entire audience stared at the domineering Arcanine on stage without blinking—
Arcanine moved.
Whoosh~~
Its brown eyes had, at so point, acquired a faint, barely perceptible red glow.
Nurous sparks appeared and as Arcanine stepped forward, the first fla appeared beneath its paws. With every step, tiny sparks scattered from where its feet touched the ground.
The sparks were almost invisible, but Arcanine’s slow movents made it clear that sothing was off about it.
These gentle sparks surprisingly gave people the illusion that Arcanine was calm and elegant.
However, that illusion didn’t last long…
Whoosh!!!!
Suddenly, flas erupted all over Arcanine’s body. The raging flas seed to engulf its body, and with a loud bang, the flas erupted out. The sudden change caused many in the audience to gasp in surprise.
“It looks like… it’s lowering its head?”
So spectators noticed the change. Arcanine slowly lowered its head, its mouth glowing even brighter. A massive fireball shot out, forming a large human-shape in an instant, skimming close to the ground before crashing on the ground with a bang. It was like an explosion, and from beneath Arcanine, a towering blaze surged upward, resembling a fiery mushroom cloud that captured everyone’s attention.
Arcanine, still wreathed in flas, smashed through the mushroom cloud with a thunderous crack, scattering sparks everywhere. But that wasn’t the end…
What happened next was the most astonishing sight of all. Arcanine’s sizable fra began running, stepping on the fiery serpents swirling through the air. It sprinted upward, leaping and running through the flas. Circling the broken fla mushroom cloud, its body twirled like a whirlwind, spinning rapidly.
At this point, Arcanine was moving at an incredible speed. Even from a distance, the audience could hear the sharp sounds of friction between the flas and its body, producing rhythmic explosion sounds. One of the judges inhaled sharply and remarked, “To run on flas—just how fast does it need to be?”
“Speed alone isn’t enough; Arcanine isn’t exactly light… it also requires extraordinary coordination.”
“No… it also needs perfect control over the flas. A single misstep, and Arcanine would fall.”
Running on flas—was that even possible?
No one doubted it as it was happening right in front of their eyes. As Arcanine ran, the flas around it gradually faded, but its body remained a blur, hard to distinguish. Soon, the audience noticed an astonishing change. While Arcanine was running, the flas exhibited an exaggerated degree of cohesion. Instead of dispersing, they ford a Fire Spin—a swirling curtain of flas rotating at a steady rhythm. Arcanine’s figure seed to rge with this fla tornado, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Seeing the fla tornado form, Terrance said, “It’s ti to wrap this up. Finish it, Arcanine.”
“Awoooo!!!!”
The majestic howl brought the audience back to their senses. Arcanine leaped out from the tornado, its figure suspended in mid-air. For a mont, ti seed to stand still. Atop a massive fla tornado, Arcanine hovered, its mouth gathering another Fire Blast. Relying solely on gravity, it plumted downward, the Fire Blast accompanying its descent.
Boom!!
The surrounding flas were pushed outward as Arcanine’s body fell. With a loud “bang,” the strong, wild, majestic, and domineering figure landed on the ground, standing in the midst of countless surging flas. The dazzling firelight illuminated Arcanine’s body, instantly making it the center of attention and igniting the crowd’s excitent once again.
So audience mbers had taken out their caras, rubbing their eyes as they stared at the footage they’d captured. Even the recording staff noticed sothing odd…
Finally, just when everyone thought the performance was over, a stunning scene was revealed. The fla tornado, propelled by the Fire Blast, continued to spiral upward, and with Arcanine at its center, the rising flas ford a srizing pattern.
It looked like a beautiful flower, with countless forms and shapes. The flas flickered—so appeared as red buds, shy and about to bloom; others were half-open, with so fiery petals falling while others clustered around the red core, resembling a Gardevoir with its clothes slightly disheveled. The fully blood ones danced like Lopunny dressed in fiery red, gracefully twirling.
In Arcanine’s deep brown eyes, the reflection of the surrounding raging flas lingered for a long ti. Standing amidst the fire lotus, Arcanine looked like a sacred being of flas, making countless people feel the urge to worship it.
“A fire lotus?! The flas shape..…”
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