'Damn, it actually broke through?!'
Julian's face darkened as he watched Kleavor ascend from level 99 to level 100, becoming a true peak Champion-tier powerhouse.
Last-minute breakthrough in the middle of a fight—wasn't that supposed to be the protagonist's special privilege?
'This makes my tagross look like the villain. Have you guys ever seen an antagonist with a lower level than the protagonist?'
Then again, from another perspective, Kleavor's breakthrough was triggered by the imnse pressure it felt from tagross. That pressure was what shattered its bottleneck.
For a Pokémon at the Champion tier, every level gained brought a massive boost in strength, let alone breaking through to the very peak of the tier.
Just as Julian was hesitating about whether to initiate ga Evolution, tagross's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
Even at such a great distance, the link between him and tagross was not cut off.
"ta!"
With a low cry, tagross's aura erupted.
Its level rose from 95 to 96.
"Good!"
Julian clenched his fist and gave a sharp, triumphant swing.
'Last-minute breakthroughs? Don't act like my tagross can't do that too.'
A flicker of surprise passed through Kleavor's eyes. It hadn't expected tagross to break through as well. Instead of feeling disheartened, a wave of even greater excitent and fervor surged within.
Only by defeating such an opponent would it be truly worthwhile.
Channeling the very last shred of its energy into the colossal stone axe hovering in the air, Kleavor was now completely drained—utterly spent. Even staying on its feet was already a struggle.
The stone axe, tens of ters long, wasn't overwhelmingly large in size, but the power it carried felt as if it could split the sky and earth itself. A terrifying, crushing pressure intensified as the axe began its descent.
Crack, crack, crack—
The ground beneath began to shatter and collapse, disintegrating into powder.
With a deafening boom, the earth below tagross directly vanished into nothingness, leaving only a seemingly bottomless abyss.
Yet tagross remained calmly suspended above this void, its gaze fixed on the axe that seed capable of cleaving the world itself.
An aura of ultimate sharpness emanated from the blade. As the axe slowly fell, this sharpness sliced through the air, leaving behind a hair-thin, ink-black line in the very fabric of space.
It had actually torn through space itself. Though the rift was minuscule, splitting space was a feat only First-class Legendary were supposed to achieve.
Kleavor's attack could truly be described as a mortal creature rivaling a god.
"ta!"
A brilliant, multicolored light enveloped tagross's right arm.
teor Mash—this was tagross's most proficient and frequently used move. Among all its moves, teor Mash might not have the absolute highest raw power, but it was the one both tagross and Julian favored most.
Looking at the stone axe in the air less than twenty ters away, the radiance of teor Mash began to bloom around tagross. Very quickly, within a radius of a hundred ters, everything was filled with the seven-colored glow of teor Mash.
"tagross, Let's go!"
Julian's voice resonated within tagross's mind. High above, Julian's consciousness rged perfectly with his partner's. They were like a single being.
He was tagross, and tagross was him.
'This feeling!!'
Julian was taken aback.
It seed like the ability Heart's Eye, yet it wasn't... or perhaps it was, but...
[T/N: The one that Shen possesses.]
He could feel the energy within his own body flowing ceaselessly into tagross.
The Heart's Eye ability didn't have this function, did it?
'Could it be... Bond Phenonon?'
No, that couldn't be it. tagross's form hadn't changed. It hadn't transford into so "tagross—Julian Form."
Master-level Psychic powers, Master-level Aura abilities, Interdiate Dragon Mastery, the stamina of ga Pallet Town Physique, and the power provided by the Unowns living within him.
Since tagross needed it, it could take it all.
Julian allowed every ounce of energy within him to surge toward tagross.
At this mont, the two were truly indistinguishable from one another.
"ta!"
tagross's aura exploded with even greater intensity. The seven-colored glow now expanded to envelop an area a thousand ters across.
"teor Mash!!!"
Julian roared in his heart, mimicking a punching motion.
But with all his strength channeled into tagross, the mont he threw the phantom punch, his legs gave way. He lost his balance and tumbled right off Dragonite's back.
"Ahh!!"
Dragonite: ⊙0⊙
Under Kleavor's disbelieving gaze, the stone axe, forged with its absolute utmost effort, began to dissolve within the multicolored radiance. It lted away like snow under sunlight, steadily shrinking in size and power.
By the ti teor Mash arrived, the axe was less than half its original mass and potency.
BOOM!!
The stone axe shattered, disintegrating into motes of energy that scattered into the sky.
Looking at tagross hovering quietly before it, Kleavor let out a bitter smile. "I lose."
Though it hadn't collapsed, simply standing had drained the last of its strength. In contrast, tagross clearly still had fight left in it.
So it conceded outright.
Its strongest attack had been overpowered. The opponent hadn't resorted to any tricks. It lost, completely convinced.
"ta~"
"You are strong."
tagross spoke sincerely.
This was the strongest opponent it had ever faced since the beginning of its journey. The nurous injuries covering its body and its nearly depleted energy reserves were proof enough.
Kleavor was the first to ever push it to this state. Of course, tagross hoped it wouldn't be the last. How boring life would be without worthy rivals.
"tagross!"
Carried by Dragonite, Julian arrived before his partner.
He looked tagross over. Though injured and clearly not in peak condition, it was nothing serious. He finally let out a sigh of relief.
"You won, right?"
"ta~"
tagross nodded.
Julian already knew the answer. He asked just to give tagross a chance to show off a little.
Looking at the proud and happy tagross, Julian smiled faintly.
Then he turned his gaze to Kleavor. Its once-gleaming golden exterior now seed dull and tarnished, like gold that had lost its luster.
A pity it could not be captured.
Such a powerful Pokémon naturally stirred Julian's desire to have it on his team. But if it couldn't be captured, he could only admire it from afar.
Then again, the fact that such a formidable opponent had been defeated by tagross only proved one thing: his tagross was stronger.
Seeing Julian wearing the sa proud, smug look as itself, tagross half-closed its eyes, a wave of shared joy and satisfaction washing over it from their bond.
"tagross, you're amazing!"
"tagross, I really admire you."
Celebi and Jirachi fluttered around tagross, showering it with praise. After all, complints were free, and if they could just make tagross happy enough...
Maybe later, they could get it to secretly hack into Julian's phone and transfer them ten or twenty thousand bucks. Wouldn't that be the life?
"Cos~"
Nebby, having just woken up, had no idea what was happening. But seeing Celebi and Jirachi praising tagross, it decided that no matter what was going on, it would praise too.
tagross: ( *￣︶￣ )
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