Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 137 First Battle: Monarch Serpent vs. Kyurem!
Deep within the Giant's Cave, before a lake formed from a meteorite crater.

Raven stepped into this place once again.

He gazed into the darkness shrouded in icy mist and called out loudly:
"Kyurem, we're back again! Come out and fight us!"

A moment of silence followed in the darkness.

A series of heavy footsteps came from the depths, the sound growing louder as it approached. Soon, Kyurem's cold silhouette emerged from the darkness.

The icy mist spread, and the chill swept through the entire cave.

The once calm lake surface was instantly frozen, ice walls appeared, and in the blink of an eye, the ice arena was reconstructed and presented before Raven's eyes.

"Hmm..." Kyurem stared at Raven opposite him: "You are no match for me. Even so, are you still not going to give up?"

"I can't give up, because I'm not alone behind you." Raven's gaze was resolute: "Kyurem, come and fight!"

"Hmph, very well." Kyurem snorted coldly and said, "Walk through that door!"

Raven stepped through the door again.

A chilling aura, seemingly capable of freezing everything, swept over.

His recent icefall training has made him almost immune to the effects of the cold environment.

Not only him, but also the Hakron and the others.

Ignoring the cold air, Raven took out Serperior's Poké Ball.

Monarch Serpent vs. Kyurem!
The battle officially begins.

Kyurem coldly stared at the Serpent Lord opposite him, and just like last time, started with Shadow Claw.

"The same old trick?" Ravenchong nodded slightly to the Serpent Lord. He had already thought of a countermeasure before coming over.

The Serpent Lord and Raven were perfectly in sync; it stood motionless in place.

The Ice Arena is extremely large. At this moment, Kyurem is still some distance away from the Serpent Lord. For Shadow Claw to hit, it would have to run over.

Upon seeing the Serpent Lord's reaction, Kyurem immediately sensed something was wrong.

But before it could investigate further, it suddenly felt something tripping it up.

Its massive body crashed to the ground due to inertia.

That's... a knot in the grass!

"Monarch Serpent, Leaf Storm!" Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Raven immediately launched a pursuit while Kyurem was still in a hurry to get up.

The Serpent Lord surged with energy, and pure grass-type energy transformed into a pure green storm that swept towards Kyurem.

However, despite the seemingly powerful Leaf Storm attack, Kyurem stood up unharmed.

It roared, releasing waves of pressure that dispersed the storm, then looked at Raven and snorted coldly.

"There has been progress—but it's still not enough to defeat me!"

Raven's heart sank. Sure enough, Kyurem was still too powerful!

"Roar!"

With a roar, a beam of frozen light swept out.

"Monarch Serpent, get out of the way!" Raven quickly ordered.

A beam of freezing light swept across, and Serpent Monarch darted away to dodge it.

"Boom!"

A terrifying chill swept across the area, instantly freezing the air in its path and turning it into massive ice pillars that lay scattered haphazardly across the ice arena.

The Serpent Lord weaves between the ice pillars, using its speed and the terrain to evade Kyurem's freezing beams.

"No, this won't do! Serperior's Grass type is naturally at a great disadvantage against Kyurem. Its most prized Leaf Storm is like a light drizzle in front of Kyurem!"

Raven's mind raced, his attention focused on the two figures on the field.

However, Serperior currently has very few moves of other types... Is there any way to fix this?
Raven's gaze wandered around before settling on the enormous ice pillars that had appeared on the field.

terrain!

"Monarch Serpent, Vine Whip—!" Raven immediately shouted, "Use the terrain to your advantage!"

Terrain? The Monarch Serpent immediately noticed the ice pillars all around it.

It understood Raven's meaning in an instant.

While dodging Kyurem's attacks, he lured it under the ice pillar.

"All you know is how to run away?" Kyurem said coldly upon seeing the Serpent Lord's actions, and shattered the ice pillar with his dragon claw.

Just then, two slender vines extended from the body of the Monarch Serpent.

The vine whip, like a small snake, coiled around the ice pillar above, and under the control of the Monarch Serpent, it suddenly exerted its power.

"Crack!"

The sound of ice cracking came from within the ice pillar, followed by a deafening roar as the massive ice pillar crashed down, slamming into Kyurem.

Kyurem staggered.

Raven seized the opportunity: "Now! Leaf Storm!"

Every bit of damage counts!
A green storm swept towards Kyurem once again.

Kyurem roared, and the invisible sound waves materialized, causing the entire cave to tremble violently.

The ice pillars in the Ice Arena shattered almost instantly, and the Monarch Serpent's body was also blasted away by the sound wave.

That move was... a deafening roar!
Oh no! Raven quickly realized Kyurem's intention: "Monarch Serpent, dodge!"

But it was too late.

Kyurem's massive body was already close, and with a swing of Shadow Claw, the already wounded Serpent Lord was sent flying backward once again.

After its initial attack, Kyurem slowed its assault. Its massive body stood like a mountain, radiating an ancient and powerful aura, and it coldly declared:

Is this all the power you have?

Raven gritted his teeth; at that moment, he shared the same emotion as Serpent Lord.

—I'm not reconciled!
No... It can't fall for Raven's sake!

The Monarch Serpent, which had been severely injured, suddenly burst forth with fighting spirit and stood up again!
As he watched this scene, a hint of appreciation appeared in Kyurem's cold dragon eyes.

It roared loudly, "Good, very good! Again!"

Upon hearing this, Raven paused for a moment, as if suddenly realizing something.

As he had predicted, Kyurem hadn't used his full strength!

Otherwise, given the current strength of Serperior, it probably wouldn't even last one move!

Two Leaf Storms... The Contrarian ability almost maximized Serperior's Special Attack.

Can't waste it!

"Monarch Serpent, Leaf Storm!" Raven commanded.

A third leaf storm swept out once again.

This time, Kyurem chose to counter with Dragon Pulse.

Its breath surged, transforming into a purple energy shockwave that erupted forth, meeting Serperior Serpent's Leaf Storm, which had been enhanced twice by opposing forces.

Two completely different powers collided violently in mid-air, and the two forces were locked in a stalemate, resulting in an extremely violent explosion!
"...As expected, they're releasing the sea." Raven gradually realized.

Opportunities to battle legendary Pokémon are rare. Sometimes, simply witnessing them use their moves and feeling their presence can greatly benefit ordinary Pokémon.

Since that's the case, he should make good use of this opportunity and treat Kyurem as a legendary sparring partner!

(End of this chapter)