Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 325 Twin Dragons City, The Person Who Taught Meteor Showers

Dragonair is a long, serpentine Pokémon with a slender body covered in sapphire-blue scales and a bright white belly. It has bright black eyes, a small white horn on its forehead, and two small wings on either side of its head.

It looks mysterious and elegant, and is known as a sacred Pokémon that can ride the wind and rise into the sky by manipulating the power of the weather!
With its elegant and beautiful figure, no one could believe that its evolved form would be Dragonite.

"A head-on strike!"

Haxorus showed no mercy, striking the Dragonite the instant it appeared!
The powerful blow nearly knocked Hakron unconscious, and he quickly retreated after letting out a cry of pain!

"Hey, what kind of weird move is that? It's so sneaky to attack so suddenly right from the start!"

Du Ruo was greatly surprised; his Hakron had been severely injured before it even started fighting!
"Hmm, fly up and use Dragon Dance!"

Du Ruo stretched out his palms toward the sky, and Hakuryu quickly manipulated the airflow to fly to a high altitude. From this position, he could safely strengthen himself without worrying about Haxorus's attacks!

After all, Haxorus can't fly! And it doesn't have any knockdown attacks!
But the Lightmoss wouldn't give Hakkarosaurus a chance to strengthen itself. To Du Ruo's utter bewilderment, Haxorus began to act on its own, beckoning to Hakkarosaurus.

provocative!

"Ah! Without any command, the Pokémon acted on its own! Is this also the power of Dragon Heart?"

Du Ruo was somewhat anxious.

After being provoked, it could no longer be strengthened. Hakkar's body stiffened, and it was somewhat panicked, while Haxorus received a new command.

bluff!

"Whoa~!" Hakron's eyes began to dart around, an invisible force was interfering with its mind, and it became confused!

Hakron has started attacking itself!

"Huh?!" Du Ruo scratched his head violently. His enhancement hadn't even started before it was completely sealed off. Even if the Haxorus couldn't fly, did it really have so many ways to suppress his Hakkar?!
“Our turn.” Lightmoy snapped her fingers: “Dragon Dance.”

Upon receiving the command, the Haxorus's eyes flashed, and it began a vigorous dance, its powerful aura emanating from its body as it swayed its tail!
Following the Dragon Dance is "Rock Lockdown"!
Although Dragonair doesn't have the Flying type and isn't weak to Rock, Rock-type moves are the easiest way to bring down or suppress Pokémon that are "floating in the air," perhaps because the impact of rocks is too great!
Furthermore, rocks can be directly controlled to strike into the air, while Dragon-type moves, such as Dragon Pulse, are too weak against Haxorus, given that Haxorus's special attack power is not high!

A massive rock crashed down on Hakron, and the intense pain caused the elegant and sacred blue dragon to plummet. But as it was struck by the pain, it snapped out of its daze and twisted its body violently just before hitting the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Thankfully, I didn't fall to the ground!

But the Haxorus had already unsheathed its claws and charged forward!

Because of the effect of the taunt, Hakuryu was unable to use a change move, and Duruo made a quick decision:
"snowstorm!"

Despite being a Dragon-type Pokémon, it used an Ice-type move. However, for Dragonair, which controls the weather, mastering various similar type abilities is just the basics!

Especially since it was bred by a trainer from Twin Dragons City!
A raging blizzard quickly gathered and struck the Haxorus with tremendous force!

"No Dragon-type Pokémon can withstand Ice-type moves! Even Iris can't stop this attack!"

The Haxorus was hit head-on by a blizzard, its body was covered in ice and snow, and its health and stamina were greatly reduced!

However, the moment the blizzard stopped, the Haxorus did not fall, but instead used an invisible, enormous force!

"Whoa!" Hakron suddenly opened its eyes wide. Although it didn't have much strength left, it was almost impossible to stop this force. Its strength was instantly depleted and almost completely drained. Its body stiffened abruptly!
Boom! Hakuryu was blasted away by the huge shockwave and collapsed to the ground, unable to fight!

Du Ruo stared blankly at the situation before him. Before he could react, his Pokémon had already failed. What was that move?

"Bringing the dead back to life."

Attack with all your might. The lower your health, the greater the power of your attack; when your health drops below 4%, the power will reach 200!

"Roar!" The Double-Axe Dragon panted, shaking off the ice and snow from its body. The large patch of ice and snow had almost defeated it!
The kid from the white-bearded grandpa's family is really strong!
The Haxorus acknowledged Duro, even though the latter failed; the power of the blizzard still made the Haxorus somewhat fearful.

"No, why wasn't I defeated? I didn't use Protect." Du Ruo couldn't understand.

“It’s the ‘Aura Sash’.” Guangtai smiled. “It’s a special item. As for its effect, just think of it as something similar to ‘Hold On’.”

"When you are at full strength, even if you are hit by a fatal blow, you can still retain a little strength to counterattack."

The white-haired boy blinked, then clapped his hands with a thud.

"I remember now, it's a tool used by the battle company to log in to the virtual software."

"No, this kind of prop has really been developed? I heard that it's still under research with the developers."

“Well, I actually made this prop.” Lightmoy spread her hands: “However, I gave the rights to replicate the Aura Sash to the German Company of Hoenn. Of course, the battle company has to offer a reasonable price to replicate it.”

"Huh?" Du Ruo felt like he had heard something unbelievable, and then he saw a red sash tied around the neck of the Double-Haxorus.

"Take this medicine; give it to Hakron and it will regain its vitality immediately." Guangtai handed the medicine to Du Ruo and simultaneously restored the life of the Double-Haxe Dragon.

Du Ruo was still somewhat confused.

Wait a minute! Putting aside the fact that it was such a coincidence that the developers were right in front of us, wasn't the tactic we just used something we could learn from?

"Use your aura to lock your health, then use a resurrection or a double-retribution move to reflect double the damage back."

"This would not only catch the opponent off guard, but could even turn the tide and win."

"Well said!" The tall man who had been observing the battle from behind the house stepped out and spoke in a powerful voice, as resounding as a hammer.

The man was wearing overalls, had a strange white beard like a dragon's jaw, and strong muscles. Although he had a full head of white hair, he did not look like an elderly man at all!

The visitor was none other than Shaka, the mayor of Shuanglong City!
"A very powerful battle method! Even without using special items, using Endure can achieve a similar effect, but that will test the trainer's and Pokémon's teamwork, command, and coordination."

"Dragon trainer who has come from afar, I'm so sorry my grandson has caused you trouble."

"Uh, Grandpa, what are you doing here?" Du Ruo shrank her neck slightly.

At this time, Du Ruo was still very polite and had not yet evolved to the point of calling Xia Ka "old guy".

"You left without saying a word after your battle with Alice. I thought you would be quite sad."

"How many consecutive losses have we had today?"

Xia Ka questioned Du Ruo, who immediately covered her head, looking as if she didn't want to hear it.

"Alice is stronger than you, so it's understandable that she has mental issues. I heard what you said. Perhaps I've been too focused on Alice and neglected to provide you with psychological support."

Shaka sighed.

"As you get older, you start to think about how much time you have left. There are fewer and fewer things you can do. What I'm looking for now are young trainers who can give me a bright future, but I'm neglecting my own grandson."

"But Du Ruo, you must remember. Defeat brings endless frustration, but hidden within it lies a burning will."

"This willpower is the key to turning defeat into victory, just like you now, who sought the help of stronger people in order to break through."

Du Ruo was immediately overjoyed: "If I can comprehend this will, I'll be able to defeat Alice?"

Shaka: "...No, that won't do!"

Du Ruo: "."

You're treating your own grandson like a grandson!

Shaka lectured Du Ruo: "In the battle just now, you failed to properly command the Hakuryu and couldn't understand its feelings, so you lost. You're still not good enough at observation." Du Ruo was speechless: "I don't have a dragon's heart!" Then she pointed at the moss: "You said you overheard our conversation, so you also know that this dragon tamer has a dragon's heart!"

Shaka: "The Dragon Heart is not an innate ability. Although there are trainers who are born with the ability to sense the feelings of dragon Pokémon, even those without this talent can understand the nature of this power through active training and deep communication."

"However, perhaps you really don't have this natural talent and ability, or maybe there's something wrong with my teaching methods."

Du Ruo was speechless. How could anyone evaluate their grandson like that?

After Shaka finished speaking, he looked at the light moss:

"Hello, outsider dragon trainer! I am Mayor Shaka of Twin Dragon City! I just heard you say you want to learn 'Meteor Shower' from your own dragon Pokémon?"

"Simply challenge the gym, and when you win, I will teach you the secret technique of Meteor Shower."

As Shaka spoke, his expression was somewhat somber, his eyes gazing at the distant horizon as he pondered.

Something's been off in Shuanglong City lately. There's a subtle sense of dislocation in time and space that most people can't feel, but Shaka isn't an ordinary person.

“You’re radiating a power,” Shaka whispered. “The same power I saw in the champion, Arderk.”

"Huh?!" The most surprised was Du Ruo, the toothpaste-wearing kid, who hadn't expected his grandfather to speak so highly of the visiting dragon tamer. But he immediately heard Shaka explain:

"This power comes not only from yourself, but also from what you carry within you."

This made Shaka absolutely certain that Lightmoy must also be carrying some kind of "tool"!
When Aldek first came to Twin Dragons City, a pendant he carried emitted a strange power. Since Aldek left, Shaka has felt that there seems to be some kind of "energy" in Twin Dragons City, or rather, some kind of uncomfortable abnormality.

It was as if something was hidden within the city, and that feeling of power was re-emerging in the dragon tamer before them.

Could it be related to the dragon tamer in front of me?
"Dragon-type Pokémon are powerful Pokémon, and the moves they master are also extremely powerful. Therefore, only a strong trainer can control these dragons. The challenge of the Twin Dragons Gym exists precisely to confirm this point."

Guangtai expressed her understanding of Shaka's explanation.

After all, both the anime and the manga have shown how difficult it is to learn the Meteor Shower technique.

Even Cynthia in the special episode was reprimanded by Granny, who said that her and Garchomp's training was completely inadequate, and she was severely criticized. It wasn't until the final battle that Cynthia in the special episode learned the Meteor Shower move.

“Mr. Shaka, I would like to ask you about two more people.”

Lightmoy said, "Buck and Tim, do you know these two people?"

Shaka's gaze sharpened slightly: "Dr. Buck and Dr. Tim are inventors in Twin Dragons City, living in the eastern part of the city. Many of the technologies there were developed by them."

"However, Buck died many years ago, and now only Tim is still here."

Lightmoy was slightly taken aback, but upon closer reflection, Buck and Tim were originally father and son from different versions, which meant their timelines were different, so naturally one of them would die after the merger.

Shaka gave Lightmoist detailed directions to the location of Tam's residence, including the address, in a meaningful tone.

"Is it your curiosity as an inventor that drives you to seek them out?"

"I'll send him a message, that way it won't be too abrupt when you visit him."

Shaka crossed his arms, making his pectoral muscles appear even more muscular: "Actually, I know you. Your name is on the developer software of the battle company, and you even exhibited your work at the Flying Cloud City art exhibition."

"A rising star of Unova, a genius artist, a gadget developer. I just never expected you to be such a powerful dragon tamer."

Du Ruo, standing to the side, was completely bewildered.

Grandpa, do you know him? I've never heard of those titles before.
Seemingly sensing his grandson's thoughts, Shaka shook his head:
“As the principal of Shuanglong Academy, I am naturally aware of the hot topics in society. The academy needs artistic embellishment, and as the mayor, I have dealings with many artists.”

"Furthermore, Shuanglong City also has inventors who develop gadgets. Wouldn't it be a joke if you didn't know your peers?"

"In short, if you're ready, come to the Twin Dragons Gym. We have everything, from art-related marble statues to the latest TMs and various gadgets under development."

"Roar!" The two-handed axe dragon approached, recognizing Shaka before it.

A very impressive old man with a white beard!

Guangtai explained, "I wanted to entrust this Haxorus to your grandson, and the Haxorus itself wanted to do the same."

"It lost its trainer, but Duro said that dragon trainers who leave their hometown will eventually return here, and Haxorus wants to wait here until its master returns."

“I understand.” Shaka nodded. “I can tell that this Haxorus is very powerful. This is not something that the traveler could have bred. It was probably bred by you, the dragon tamer, on a short period of time.”

Lightmoy: "Haxorus is still very powerful. It fought against Wanlong of the Elite Four before, and of course, Haxorus won!"

"Eh!" Du Ruo exclaimed in surprise!
He fought the Four Heavenly Kings and won!

"If you had said that earlier, I wouldn't have been so upset! I'm still a long way from being one of the Four Heavenly Kings." Du Ruo scratched her head, her earlier gloom completely gone.

What? It's an incredibly powerful Pokémon that took down the Elite Four! If we team up with a Pokémon like that, we can definitely defeat Iris!

At least let her suffer a bit!
Shaka: "I didn't expect you to have fought against the Four Heavenly Kings. Judging from your tone, are the Four Heavenly Kings your clients?"

“That’s right, Miss Wanlong is an acquaintance. She used to buy things from me often.” Guangtai smiled. “Although they were all supernatural items related to ghosts.”

Shaka stroked his beard: "Hmm, I'm really looking forward to sparring with you! If it's convenient, how about we set it for tomorrow morning?"

"I still have matters to attend to at Shuanglong Academy today."

Du Ruo chuckled: "Grandpa is the mayor, so he's usually quite busy."

“No problem.” Guangtai glanced at the sky.

The sun was already setting in the sky. They had spent the entire day in San Lu Town from dawn to afternoon, and it had only been less than an hour since they arrived in Shuanglong City.

Well then, since I have some free time tonight, let's go visit Mr. Tim.

After making arrangements with Shaka and Duro, Lightmoss handed over the two-axe war dragon. Before leaving, the latter rubbed against Lightmoss, its heart filled with gratitude.

Whether it's battling, evolving, or returning to its homeland, Lightmoss has fulfilled its promise. Although Haxorus likes Lightmoss very much, it can't just leave it alone since its trainer might come back.

“Dragons are loyal creatures,” Shaka explained. “Once they have chosen a master, they will not easily change their master unless the master abandons them.”

Shaka's attitude was very indifferent when it came to religious organizations with unclear meanings, but this was also because Team Plasma did not give a speech in Shuanglong City.

In the game, when Quixote himself came to give a speech, he immediately swayed many people in Twin Dragons City, and even Shaka and Alice could not stop him.

Before leaving, Du Ruo secretly winked at Guang Tai.

"Big brother, after the fight tomorrow, sell me one of those imposing sashes." Du Ruo waved his hand and left with the Double Axe Dragon at Xia Ka's call.

Guangtai watched the two leave and also departed from the classically charming western part of Shuanglong City. When she entered the eastern part of Shuanglong City, she was dazzled by the dark blue high-tech buildings and various facilities, which were even more dazzling at night.

As they approached the address Xia Ka had mentioned, the miracle diamond worn on Shi Tai's chest suddenly began to sparkle!

[The Unova Link (Ssou Ryu City, Inventor's Residence) has occurred!]

[Description: The house of a mysterious inventor named Tim is filled with strong spatial-temporal fluctuations. Time flows slowly here, exhibiting anomalies. Space itself appears displaced, and psychic power surges. It seems something is watching this place!]

[Description: An unusual spatial fluctuation is resonating with the Miracle Diamond! Find the source of this power!]

(End of this chapter)