Dazzling golden light burst outward, so brilliant that even the torrential rain, previously darkened and muted by the power of Primordial Sea, was illuminated once more.
Bathed entirely in that radiant gold, Ultra Necrozma seemed like an impossensely vast source of light in itself.
Once upon a time, it was Ultra Necrozma that brought light to the world of Ultra Megalopolis. It had always been a being born from light—light incarnate!
"Uuuh~"
Perhaps sensing deep unease, Primal Kyogre's melodious, low roar echoed across the sky.
Azure oceanic power surged over its body, and four massive spheres of water coalesced before it.
"Neighh—!"
On the other side, Glastrier shrieked restlessly, its violent nature clearly disliking the oppressive pressure filling the air.
"Glastrier!"
Calyrex raised its slender right arm, ice gathering at its palm. It barked a low command to Glastrier.
Glastrier lifted its head high, and an icy blizzard swept forth in an instant—its own Blizzard, unleashed in perfect coordination with Calyrex.
As that raging blizzard howled, Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex moved as well.
Origin Pulse!
Glacier Lance!
Four pure water pillars and a single razor-sharp snowy spear shot across the sky, splitting into two converging angles as they tore toward Ultra Necrozma.
"Photon Geyser!"
Ultra Necrozma didn't move even a fraction, yet its two wings shone with blinding gold. Without so much as a signal or wind-up, multiple golden beams erupted outward at impossible speed.
Photon Geyser.
"So fast!"
Lucas's eyes narrowed with surprise. The speed was unbelievable.
It was nearly impossible to even catch the moment Ultra Necrozma began to charge—its attack simply appeared, fully formed, in an instant. And more importantly…
Those Photon Geysers tore through the sky, shattering Glastrier's Blizzard the moment they touched it, then crashing into Origin Pulse and Glacier Lance midair.
BOOM!
Violent energy ripples exploded outward. After a moment of brief stalemate, the Photon Geysers overpowered both Origin Pulse and Glacier Lance.
"Its power also increased by a huge margin!"
Watching that sight, Lucas analyzed quickly. Not only had the number of attacks increased—each individual beam now carried far greater destructive force.
Even when simultaneously clashing with Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex, Ultra Necrozma resisted with absolute ease!
In mere seconds, Photon Geyser broke through the joint assault and continued surging toward both legendary Pokémon.
Both moved quickly to evade, but the barrage wasn't over.
"DRAAAA—!"
A majestic dragon's roar rang out. Ultra Necrozma folded its four shining wings slightly.
A gorgeous, seven-colored energy gathered before it, so vast that even the relentless downpour seemed to fade from existence.
Terrifying power continued to accumulate. Then, with a resounding spread of its wings—
A beautiful, prismatic sphere of energy launched skyward.
"Prismatic Laser!"
Lucas instantly recognized the attack.
It was none other than Ultra Necrozma's ultimate signature move, Prismatic Laser!
Among all non-Z-Moves in the Pokémon world, it was one of the strongest Psychic-type attacks ever created. Its base power surpassed the standard 150 threshold and, like Eternabeam, reached a staggering 160!
This was Lucas's first time seeing Necrozma use Prismatic Laser in person. While the move did not require a specific form, the truth was simple—
The cost of using Prismatic Laser was enormous. Its charge time far exceeded Photon Geyser's, so Necrozma rarely used it in ordinary circumstances.
The seven-colored sphere burst open, unleashing a rainstorm of multicolored beams that fell from the sky like endless droplets.
There was no time to dodge—none at all.
Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex, having just evaded Photon Geyser, were struck head-on by the world-filling downpour of Prismatic Laser.
Countless prismatic rays swallowed them entirely. There was absolutely no space to evade. And the speed—far too fast for either to raise proper defensive barriers in time.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions rippled continuously. Even though the Prismatic Laser was being used in its wide-area "scouring bombardment" mode…
Its damage was still terrifyingly high.
Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex both let out cries of pain, their bodies losing stability before crashing violently to the ground.
One single move.
Two top-tier legends were struck down instantly.
"W-wow…"
Reshiram, normally the embodiment of cool, elegant beauty, found her eyes widening in complete disbelief. Perfectly demonstrating what it looks like for a dragon to be dumbfounded.
Th-this was absurdly strong!
That was Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex! And Ultra Necrozma had taken them out using just two moves, without even repositioning once!
"So strong!"
Archer stared in amazement at the radiant Ultra Necrozma.
After everything he had witnessed today—the sheer number of legendary Pokémon—it was difficult for anything to surprise him anymore. Yet even he was shaken by this sight.
"To think the difference in power widened again… This must be Necrozma's second transformation, correct? What a terrifying legendary Pokémon." Giovanni nodded, admiration shining in his deep eyes.
Necrozma alone was already powerful—but upon fusing with Lunala into its Dawn Wings form, it stepped firmly into the rank of top-tier legendary Pokémon.
And now, after transforming again into Ultra Necrozma…
It had reached the absolute apex of all mythical and legendary beings.
"So this is Ultra Necrozma… It's honestly ridiculous…" Green's eyes sparkled as she stared unblinkingly at the radiant figure.
Her knowledge of Necrozma far surpassed Giovanni and the others. She had known for a long time that Necrozma possessed an "Ultra Form," but witnessing it firsthand—the overwhelming might—was beyond anything she imagined.
However…
"Speaking of which—Marnie…"
"Huh?"
"I remember Lucas once said that Necrozma was sealed away because humans in Ultra Megalopolis stole its light." Green blinked her clear eyes, pointing at the colossal glowing figure shining through the rain. "Right now I just want to know, how the hell did those people pull that off? How did they even steal something like this thing's light?"
Green looked absolutely baffled.
Given what Ultra Necrozma had just shown, it could basically beat Primal Kyogre and Ice Rider Calyrex into the dirt at the same time with no effort.
And those two were indisputably top-tier legends, significantly stronger than Solgaleo and Lunala.
Which meant… the Sun and Moon gods wouldn't have offered Ultra Megalopolis humans much assistance back then.
So how, just how, had ancient humans managed to take Necrozma's light?
It was insane!
"Why are you asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Marnie replied, rolling her eyes.
"Well~ even Arceus was nearly killed by humans a thousand years ago and still hasn't fully recovered. Maybe Necrozma simply trusted humans too much back then…?" She glanced up at Ultra Necrozma's shining form. That light was so warm… so gentle.
No wonder it could brighten the world of Ultra Megalopolis.
Perhaps it had been betrayed by humans it trusted. But then again, according to Alolan records and Zossie's descriptions, Necrozma's reputation wasn't exactly good in ancient times…
Who knew what the truth was?
"So strong… Necrozma."
"It's thanks to you, Lucas, that I was able to become strong again."
Ultra Necrozma's warm telepathy carried sincere gratitude. Once, it had been severely wounded and sealed by humans.
But fate worked in mysterious ways. Many years later, humans were also the ones who freed it and saved it.
If Lucas hadn't brought it into the current world, it would never have recovered so smoothly. It would still be wandering aimlessly through Ultra Space, suffering eternally from the pain of lacking light.
"Hmph~ I'm clearly the one you should be thanking." Lunala huffed angrily.
After all, without its light and cosmic energy, Necrozma wouldn't have been able to evolve into its Ultra Form. Yet looking at Necrozma now… it was acting as if Lunala didn't even exist!
Lunala was offended!
"Thank you as well, Lunala."
"Huh?" Lunala froze.
Honestly, it had only muttered out of reflex. It knew Necrozma better than anyone—Necrozma had always had a terrible temper.
Even in ancient times, it constantly hunted both Lunala and Solgaleo.
But now, in Ultra Form… Necrozma was suddenly so gentle?
"Gwoooooh—!"
A deep roar thundered as waves surged violently. A colossal tidal wave rose straight from the ground, large enough to blot out the sky—a catastrophic Surf.
Primal Kyogre floated upward, wings spread, its glowing red eyes eerie and chilling.
"Photon Geyser."
Lucas raised a brow. So, they did still have fight left in them. He should've had Ultra Necrozma finish them off earlier.
He had gotten complacent after seeing Ultra Necrozma's overwhelming power.
Golden light shimmered across Ultra Necrozma's body as its dragon-like eyes turned toward Primal Kyogre. Its wings began to shine once more.
Now that it had fully become Ultra Necrozma, it was unquestionably a Dragon-type Pokémon as well. In terms of typing alone, one could easily argue it was the strongest Dragon-type in existence.
Although… its Dragon typing was honestly more of a "decoration."
Ultra Necrozma could only learn four Dragon-type moves:
Dragon Dance, Breaking Swipe, Outrage, Dragon Pulse.
Yes. Only those four.
Strictly speaking, they were usable, but compared to its Psychic-type moves…
Well, unless the opponent was weak to Dragon, Ultra Necrozma's Dragon-type options were essentially decorative, almost never worth using.
"ROOAAAR—!"
Ultra Necrozma let out a resonant draconic cry. Four golden beams erupted from its wings, striking Primal Kyogre's Surf head-on.
BOOM!
The world-ending wave froze mid-crest for an instant before collapsing entirely under the power of the Photon Geysers.
The golden beams continued rushing straight toward Primal Kyogre.
At the same moment—another attack shot forward like lightning.
A sharp, snow-white lance of icy energy tore through the space toward Ultra Necrozma.
Glacier Lance!
The attack struck one of Ultra Necrozma's wings directly, detonating with a thunderous boom. Frost burst outward instantly, coating the wing in ice.
An excellent hit.
Yet Ultra Necrozma only swayed slightly, then calmly turned its head toward Ice Rider Calyrex.
Even under Evil Hoopa's influence, Ice Rider Calyrex froze for a moment—not out of fear, but sheer disbelief.
Its Glacier Lance had landed perfectly… yet Ultra Necrozma barely reacted!?
"Its defense and endurance also increased by an entire tier."
Lucas raised a brow. Clearly, Ultra Necrozma's physical toughness had grown immensely.
A single Glacier Lance wasn't nearly enough to faze it.
"So, it's true, Ultra Necrozma is generally stronger than other top-tier legends."
Lucas fully confirmed this. No wonder it was described as "surpassing all legends before it."
Its power truly was terrifying.
To battle Ultra Necrozma on equal footing, you'd probably need at least three top-tier legendaries teaming up.
"In that case… next…"
Lucas shifted his gaze toward Hoopa Unbound. The Evil Hoopa was currently battling Black Rayquaza and Black Kyurem.
His lips curved slightly into a calm, clean smile.
Well then… Evil Hoopa Unbound is strong, right?
Black Rayquaza, Black Kyurem, Zygarde Complete Forme, Ultra Necrozma…
Let's hope Evil Hoopa can hold on a little longer~ Yes, may there be no Dragon-types in heaven.
(End of Chapter)