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"Mo~~~!"
Within the beam of light, Nebula made a comfortable sound.
The endless light flowed into its body, and a sense of fullness it had never felt before filled its heart.
So this is what feeling full is like...
Well.
Maybe I don't want to eat anymore.
Actually, being hungry feels better.
While absorbing the light, Nebby looked at another Cosmog in the beam of light—its sibling who had grown up alongside it.
The reason it's described as "sibling" is simple. During the two stages of Cosmog and Cosmoem, they have no concept of gender.
After ascending the throne, the positive pole representing the sun becomes male, while the negative pole representing the moon becomes female.
At that point, they would be both siblings and mates.
Cosmoem didn't know its companion had also been captured. Back then, the two were separated and experimented on by different research groups.
Cosmoem had eaten and drunk happily at Roy's place every day, assuming its friend had been doing well at the Altar of the Sunne.
Unexpectedly, it had been captured too.
But why was it still obeying the Illuminati...?
When it came to its only kin, Cosmoem became serious. While absorbing the light, it floated toward the other Cosmog.
It wanted to persuade its sibling—the Illuminati weren't good people. Come with me! Roy is amazing! You only need to help clean up a little each day, and you can eat and drink as much as you want. It's so happy and carefree!
However, as soon as it approached, it triggered a reaction!
"Mo~!!"
The Cosmog let out a warning roar, turned its head to look at Cosmoem with red eyes full of ferocity, and dark nightmare energy flowed from its body!
Whoa!! Cosmoem was so frightened it turned and fled!
This further aroused the other Cosmog's aggression. It leaped forward and slammed into Cosmoem.
Since it only knew Teleport, the Cosmog's collision wasn't even a Tackle move—just a simple physical impact.
Nebby was knocked away with a "thud" and was about to cry out instinctively when it suddenly paused.
Huh?
That didn't hurt at all.
Looking at the Cosmog charging at it again, Cosmoem grew angry.
I was trying to help you, why are you hitting me?!
Annoyed, Cosmoem also rushed toward its opponent.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Tackle after Tackle!
The two Children of the Stars who were about to become gods launched a peak confrontation within the vast and majestic beam of light.
Outside the beam of light—
Fierce fighting continued.
Three minutes later, Electivire and Blastoise withdrew from their Dynamax state, and the team's overall strength dropped by a level. But with the blessing of Roy's medicine cubes, they still held off Noah's Pokemon.
The battle reached a stalemate.
Noah didn't seem to plan on attacking aggressively, instead continuing to defend and stall. In his view, his side's Child of the Stars had entered the beam first and begun absorbing light earlier, so it would be the first to ascend to godhood.
At that point, Roy could be swept away—there was no need to go all out now.
Protecting his advantage would be sufficient.
This finally gave Roy the freedom to pay attention to the two Children of the Stars, and he noticed this peak confrontation.
Roy: "..."
He couldn't help but cover his face, feeling exasperated.
If this battle were being broadcast globally, he believed the keywords #Cosmoem 's_Condition #Where_Is_Cosmoem #Roy_Tried_His_Best would definitely trend on social media platforms worldwide.
This was ridiculous.
It was about to become a god—why was it still so unreliable?
However...
Roy looked at the Cosmog fighting with Nebby. Its violent mind, its condition, and the nightmare aura emanating from its body led him to a conclusion.
Without means to control a god, the Illuminati would never have placed this Cosmog on the path to divinity.
Otherwise, it would backfire on them.
Controlling any God-class being wasn't easy.
The Pokrantis Empire in the Pokémon world had attempted to use mysterious technology to control Ho-Oh, but suffered divine punishment. The massive empire was destroyed overnight by Ho-Oh's wrath.
Team Magma and Team Aqua also tried to control Groudon and Kyogre with the power of orbs, but suffered backlash.
At the God-class level, beings were generally born powerful with noble personalities.
But the Child of the Stars was an exception.
In the Cosmog and Cosmoem stages, it had no strength—not even comparable to ordinary Pokémon—and was extremely curious and friendly.
It was the most submissive existence among all God-class beings, presenting an opportunity to exploit.
After repeated experiments, the Illuminati found a method of control, which was...
Nightmares.
From the Cosmog stage onward, they had Darkrai continuously cast nightmares upon it. Long-term nightmares distorted its mind and will.
In other words—
Brainwashing.
Very primitive, yet extremely effective.
Like young elephants bound by chains on their limbs. Once they try to break free, barbs on the chains embed into their bodies, causing great pain. Growing up in this environment, even if the chain becomes as fragile as paper, the elephant won't dare struggle.
It's not the body that's chained, but the soul.
Control through mental shackles is far more reliable than technological devices or orbs.
Inside the beam of light, Cosmoem soon realized this.
Its kin had been twisted and shackled.
The other Cosmog hadn't always been like this.
It used to have the same personality—full of curiosity, with its biggest daily wish being to eat, drink, wander around, and be a carefree spirit.
Looking at the other Cosmog's extremely ferocious appearance, Nebby couldn't imagine how many nightmares it had endured in the Illuminati and how many times it had suffered mental torture...
If it hadn't met Roy, who had interfered with the Illuminati's plans, it might have suffered the same treatment.
Thinking of this, Nebby felt a wave of fear, and rage from the depths of its heart began brewing.
Unforgivable!
Naturally close to humans, it became twisted for the first time and developed an emotion called killing intent.
Cosmoem remembered Roy's reminder and stopped fighting with the other Cosmog, letting it tackle freely.
It closed its eyes and focused entirely on feeling the light.
Compared to its sibling, what was the strongest skill it had learned from being with Roy?!
Eating!
To eat more energy cubes, every time it swallowed one, it desperately sped up its digestion so it could get the next one.
In terms of digestion, it considered itself the strongest!
There was a gap even among foodies.
Nebby focused entirely on digesting the light, making up for the time lag with its proud eating skills.
The inexhaustible light was constantly drawn in and digested.
Its body was like a black hole, seemingly containing infinite space. No matter how much energy it absorbed, it could accommodate more.
Atop the megalopolis tower, the sky-reaching beam of light gradually shrank.
At a certain moment, the beam of light disappeared completely, and the two Children of the Stars floated back to their respective Trainers.
Then—
Light blazed forth!
It was the most dazzling evolutionary light yet seen.
It was the light of sun and moon that illuminated the entire Ultra World like daylight.
In a burst of violent energy fluctuations, the bodies of the two Children of the Stars rapidly expanded. Their bodies, as dense as neutron stars, expanded like supernova explosions...
"Woooom—!"
The enormous energy pressure made the air viscous.
Breathing became difficult.
Hearts pounded.
The light in the entire Ultimate World distorted at this moment. Everywhere one looked seemed like a swaying sun.
All the Pokémon on the scene suddenly stiffened. Their limbs and joints contracted strongly, pupils dilated—as if animals had encountered an apex predator, triggering a death-feigning response...
The ultimate sun and moon were born.