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The light gradually faded away.
A lion-shaped Pokémon materialized beside Roy. Its body was predominantly white, with the upper portion of its face displaying shifting dark blue star patterns. Its sun-shaped mane spread outward in large clusters, and four golden spikes rose from its head like a crown.
This was the "beast that devours the sun"—Solgaleo.
"La——!!"
Solgaleo raised its head and roared toward the sky. The air around its body rippled with energy, faintly carrying the radiant wheel of the brilliant sun.
On the opposite side, the Pokémon that appeared before Noah resembled a bat with wings adorned with golden arc patterns. A dark blue area on top of its head also displayed shifting star patterns, and its eyes glowed with scarlet light like those of a legendary blood-draining specter.
This was "the beast that invites the moon"—Lunala.
"Lunala———!"
Lunala's voice carried a cruel edge, and dark moonlight swept through the surrounding area.
The ultimate sun and moon deities locked eyes with each other, and the aura they released overwhelmed all the Pokémon nearby, triggering instinctive reactions throughout their bodies.
Solgaleo turned to look at Lucario and the others, seeming to realize something. It began attempting to restrain its uncontrolled aura and bring its companions under its protection.
In contrast, Lunala showed no such awareness whatsoever. It couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the suffering Milotic around it.
But that no longer mattered.
Noah retrieved his Poké Balls and recalled his main lineup. The current situation had escalated beyond anything Pokémon below the Elite level could participate in.
Then he looked at Lunala, an expression of deep satisfaction crossing his face.
"This is true power at the level of a deity—"
Lunala glanced sideways at him. A flash of ferocity appeared in its eyes, but there was also fear deeply rooted in its consciousness—the power of nightmares implanted at the foundation of its mind, constantly amplifying this fear and making it as submissive as a domesticated animal...
Seeing this, Noah smiled with satisfaction, knowing that the Moon God remained under his control.
However, his good mood vanished immediately after seeing Roy and Solgaleo together.
What an eyesore.
Truly an eyesore.
He and the others had worked tirelessly, planning for so long before they managed to control a deity-level Pokémon with the "fear of nightmares."
Yet Roy had stolen that achievement so effortlessly.
Not only that, but judging from the atmosphere between the Sun God and Roy, the two undoubtedly shared the genuine relationship between "Trainer" and "Pokémon."
Roy's very existence trampled upon the achievements they should have been proud of.
It made their results look pathetic...
Noah's eyes darkened, and he leaped onto Lunala's back.
At the same time, Roy also recalled his Pokémon into their balls. He raised his hand, barely able to pat Solgaleo's belly, producing a sound of metal colliding.
"You've suddenly grown so large... I'm still not used to it..."
Looking at the small nebula that now stood over three meters tall, Roy couldn't help but sigh emotionally.
"La~!"
Solgaleo gently nudged Roy with its head, then picked him up with its tail and placed him on its back.
Then it looked toward Lunala.
The incarnations of the sun and the moon gazed at each other.
Sensing Lunala's uncontrollable violent killing intent, Solgaleo felt both sorrow and brewing rage.
"Two human trainers, simultaneously commanding deities..."
Noah gently stroked the moon crown on Lunala's head and smiled. "I think no one could have predicted that the island trial challenge would develop into the current situation."
"Two?" Roy said flatly. "Right now, there are indeed two. But only one will walk out of this Ultra Space."
"Hahaha."
Noah laughed heartily, spreading out his hands as if making a declaration:
"Very good. You truly have that awareness."
"Anyone else besides yourself who can control a 'deity' becomes so obtrusive—you think so too, don't you?"
"Then let's begin."
"For the first time in human history..."
"——A War of Gods!"
The moment those words fell, Noah released his hold on Lunala.
Lunala could no longer suppress the brutal killing intent in its heart. Its moon-arc-shaped wings vibrated, and endless darkness surged forth.
—Shadow Ball.
Its energy structure consisted of extremely deep shadow moonlight.
This power was freezing to the bone—anyone who touched a shadow moonlight would have their life, soul, and energy swallowed up in an instant.
In that same instant, Solgaleo also released its unique authority. Its spiritual power transformed into light that poured from its mouth, releasing fierce radiance.
—Flash Cannon.
Though it was clearly a Steel-type move, at this moment the "light" and "heat" contained within it were stronger than any flame.
Certain existences at the deity level could not be simply divided by "type."
Their greatest strength was always their authority.
Moves were merely a means of outputting that power.
The light of the sun and moon, the positive and negative forces, collided with tremendous impact, and the result was...
—Annihilation!
Matter annihilated, energy exploded violently!
In an instant, light like the birth of a supernova illuminated the entire Ultra Space.
The originally dark world became as bright as day, and intense electromagnetic radiation rapidly spread to every corner. While illuminating the world, it also disrupted the operation of all energy equipment.
This electromagnetic radiation light that illuminated the entire world would last for weeks before fading to the point of invisibility.
With the presence of the sun and moon, this world gained light once more and came alive for a brief time.
At the center of this terrifying energy explosion, Solgaleo and Lunala faced each other—neither had suffered any damage.
On the backs of the two deities, experiencing the power of a "War of Gods" for the first time, both Roy and Noah showed traces of surprise on their faces.
In that burst of annihilation light, everything would be shattered—only existences above the Elite level could survive.
But what surprised them even more was the ultimate metropolis below.
Despite that burst of light, it remained completely unharmed.
For Roy, this made some sense. He had a general understanding of the technological level of the ultimate world and knew that the buildings in the ultimate metropolis were all constructed to withstand "light" and "heat."
But Noah was greatly surprised, and at the same time, a strong desire for possession appeared in his heart.
After tearing Roy apart, he would claim this city as his own and search for the relevant technological information and inheritance.
"Kill them!"
Lunala's wings vibrated, and countless Air Slashes surged upward.
Solgaleo burned with golden sunfire, enveloped Roy in protection, and unleashed Flamethrower.
The fire of the sun burned through the hurricane, and in the next moment, Lunala moved to the back and upper area of Solgaleo using Teleport. Its wings transformed into two pairs of massive shadow claws, slashing downward toward Roy on Solgaleo's back!
Solgaleo twisted its body and forcefully took the blow with an Iron Head move. Immediately afterward, radiance burst violently from the sun deity.
—Metal Burst!
Return the enemy's power with endless light and heat!
Lunala cast a dark Light Screen at high speed to block the light and heat.
However, Solgaleo changed tactics again, tearing through the Light Screen with Psychic Fangs. Its sharp teeth bit into Lunala's neck while its two claws grabbed Lunala's shoulders.
Lunala cried out in pain, its ferocity aroused. It also used its wings to grip Solgaleo tightly.
At this moment, the two sides clung to each other, and at zero distance, they released their respective radiance.
The moonlight was dark, sweeping in bursts.
—Moongeist Beam!
The sunlight shone brilliantly, exploding with intense heat.
—Sunsteel Strike!
The annihilation of positive and negative forces made the electromagnetic radiation grow stronger and stronger, and the whole world became brighter and brighter.
The temperature throughout the entire city had risen to over sixty degrees Celsius at some point.
High in the sky, Solgaleo and Lunala faced each other in the air. Some scars marked each of their bodies, but they healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Roy gripped Solgaleo's mane, thinking about the incredible offensive and defensive battle that had just occurred.
He knew Little Nebby very well. Before it evolved, it didn't know any moves at all and had no proficiency whatsoever.
However, in the battle just now, within just a few breaths, the two deities had used no fewer than ten different moves, with complicated types and tremendous power.
Any of the moves they released had reached transcendent-level power.
There were clearly Fire-type and Dark-type moves that didn't belong to their natural typings...
Roy suddenly realized a fundamental truth.
Type wasn't the most important aspect for existences at the deity level.
Authority was.
As long as a move fit their "authority"—no, as long as the move fell within the scope of their authority—they could use it perfectly.
Even if they had never made contact with it before.
This was the instinct of a deity.
"A battle between deities..."
Roy looked around. The entire world had been turned into a furnace under the light and heat. If the battle just now had occurred on Earth, several cities would have instantly lost all their functions, and humans would have died from fainting and shock due to the high temperature.
But this wasn't the limit.
Not even close to reaching the limit.
Because for both of them, this was merely...
"The warm-up is over."
Noah smiled with excitement. Mastering the power of a "deity" tasted so wonderful, as if the entire world lay beneath his feet.
The more he felt this way, the more he found Roy to be an eyesore.
Solgaleo... that power was supposed to belong to the Illuminati, to him!
Noah said coldly:
"You've noticed it too, haven't you? They're becoming familiar with 'battle' at an astonishing speed, adapting to deity-level power at an astonishing pace..."
As if responding to his words, the area above Lunala's head that originally displayed changes in star patterns suddenly opened a crimson third eye. All the star patterns at that moment converged into a vertical moonlight beam.
"Om—!!"
Lunala's entire body radiated bright golden light like a Totem aura. It spread its wings wide, making the golden arcs on them circle continuously.
This was the Full Moon phase.
"Roar--!"
Solgaleo let out a long cry and also opened its dark blue third eye. A bright golden light appeared across its body, and the star patterns transformed into strips of vertical sunlight. Its mane extended outward in a wide range, and its figure became like the sun itself.
This was the Radiant Sun phase!
The radiant sun and the full moon—the ultimate sun and moon deities—used all their strength to mobilize their authority and absorb infinite natural energy, allowing them to enter their strongest state.