Ditto doesn't move

After unleashing its most magnificent burst of flame, it turned into ashes as white as snow.

That scene deeply shocked the duck-billed fire beast.

"This is the essence of fire-attribute energy, or the essence of combustion. From the moment it is ignited, it is already destined to end sometime in the distant future."

The emperor instructed the humble, eager-to-learn duck-billed firebeast in this way:

"If you hadn't known, you could have continued living a carefree life. It's my fault."

"If you fear death and do not know how to face it, try to keep your flame burning steadily, weakly but firmly."

Carefully extinguishing the flame in its hand, the Magmar gave Garchomp a cute, goofy smile:

"Duck (I really don't want to die, so, could you fight me?)"

Volume 2: The Grand League Chapter 134 Do Pokémon Dream of Their Past Lives?

"I'm starving! Bite, bite! (You're crazy, why are you even fighting if you're afraid of dying!)"

"Bite fiercely! (Stop saying anything nonsensical or insulting to my intelligence!)"

Garchomp's forelimbs have re-condensed the terrifying energy that symbolizes a dragon's claw.

This is the true value of a champion's main force. It's just a simple, unadorned move, yet it's a simplicity and purity that ordinary Pokémon can't hone over decades.

Moreover, Garchomp's determination at this moment is stronger and more resolute than any other Pokémon!

For intelligent humans, distinguishing between games and reality is a very simple matter.

For Garchomp, who had played the entire game from beginning to end and even reviewed it repeatedly through several playthroughs, it felt like a milestone in its Pokémon career.

Faced with the inevitable tragedy of separation, Garchomp, being a powerful creature, had already put its not-so-developed brain to work and did some brief thinking.

If it were me, could I do better than it (referring to the official protagonist of the expedition)?

If it were me, could I change a future destined for tragedy?

the answer is……

Absolutely! Easily!

Palkia and Dialga are nothing!

I'll blast you all away! I'll chase you to death!

After a final, reluctant farewell, as if bidding farewell to the end of a certain chapter of its life, Garchomp had already made up its mind.

Although it ultimately led to a beautiful reunion, a tragic ending, what if I were to encounter such a situation someday...?

War!!! (Close-up shot with clear meaning)

Garchomp's overwhelming power is unstoppable; what the hell can stop it now?!

Faced with Garchomp's incredible power, even without a trainer's guidance, Magmar sighed slightly.

It's as if a middle-aged person who has experienced decades of life's trials and tribulations looks back at their youthful self, full of enthusiasm and naivety.

The question the emperor asked him before his departure actually had another meaning.

This is a hidden meaning that only a duck-billed fire beast, which has learned even more astonishing wisdom from the emperor, could understand.

Want to go for it, like the Politoed Frog, and face a fully committed opponent without any regrets?

If it's just the Pokémon on its own, it can't be considered giving it its all.

During his training at Claw Mark Hill, the Emperor had already analyzed the situation for his subordinates...

The difference between Pokémon with trainers and Pokémon without trainers.

And why, even knowing that issuing commands is a huge weakness, has this combat system remained popular for so long?

Leaving aside the complex effects of an external brain and tactical coordination, the more important thing is...

trust.

There needs to be a reason for fighting.

Determination and conviction never come from nowhere; every command is a heavy responsibility entrusted with high expectations.

How can one not exert greater strength to respond to such simple-minded beings as Pokémon, who have such trust and expectations?

To put it more simply, the instruction is an amplifier, a delimiter.

It allows Pokémon in battle to reach a higher level of life rotation that they could never achieve on their own.

The current situation presents the choice that the Duckbill Firebeast must make.

Forced to separate from its trainer and unable to unleash its full potential, Garchomp, no matter how determined it is, is still far from its peak strength.

Even the Duckbill Fire Beast itself felt ashamed, thinking it was despicable.

But... don't blame me for being despicable.

The fiery beast gathered its flames into flowing blades, then lowered its body slightly, using the recoil to transform into eerie purple flames, which crossed paths with the Garchomp whose forelimbs had condensed into dragon claws.

In just a few seconds, the battle between the two sides had reached a terrifying level!

Hundreds and thousands of clashes, the dust from the collisions and explosions of dragon and fire energy spread from land to sea, and then from sea to sky.

The shimmering dust of light fluttered down like snowflakes onto the nearly autumnal Melemele Island, sparkling yet dim.

"Peerless masters are already engaged in battle!"

Every trainer who witnessed this scene had the same thought in their mind, and then subconsciously took a step forward.

By the time they came to their senses, a large crowd was already surging towards the spot where they could get a closer look at the earth-shattering battle.

I want to see it! I really want to see it!

The last earth-shattering battle can only be relived and pondered through video recordings, yet there is always a lingering regret of not being there in person.

That battle of passion and conviction that awakens the trainers' hearts is about to unfold once again—how could you not be there in person?!

Hey! Stop pushing, all of you! Let me see, let me see!!!

Does this scene correspond to the magnificent and dazzling stage that the Emperor described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

The platypus was unaware of this.

After catching his breath, the fiery duck-billed beast, which had been battling in mid-air with its blazing flames, stared at its opponent, who showed no signs of fatigue, and suddenly spoke:

"Duck (Do you know what a Bug-type Pokémon is?)"

"Bite fiercely (Hey, what nonsense are you going to spout now?!)"

The firebill beast gently shook its head.

"Duck (Have you heard this rumor?)"

"(Whenever a Pokémon senses its lifespan is coming to an end, it quietly leaves, goes to a place no one knows, and then disappears as countless specks of light.)"

"(Aren't you curious? What were those dying Pokémon thinking before they disappeared?)"

"Duck (Do Pokémon have past lives, and will they have future lives?)"

"Bite fiercely (Seriously? I don't even know what flavor of ice cream my master likes, how would I know this!)"

Garchomp's answer was far too self-righteous.

Having reshaped the nearly shattered fiery blade in its hand, the Duckbill Firebeast let out its first soft laugh since the start of the battle.

The soft laugh was so familiar that the duckbill firebeast subconsciously recalled someone's appearance.

Isn't this the kind of laughter the emperor most often makes when he sees us arguing?

Combat is indeed a good thing.

Some things that were originally hazy and indistinct gradually became clear at this moment.

Those questions were not only directed at Garchomp, but also at itself.

Perhaps I was only shocked by the death of that burnt-out firebeast.

Perhaps what I can't accept is the dissatisfaction I feel towards Team Dreammon, that Bug-type Pokémon that quietly left and died without anyone knowing.

Although I haven't fully figured it out yet, and although there are still many questions...

"Duck (How about some proper meal?)"

The platypus said easily:

"Duck (Just like the Mosquito Coil Frog, the four Heavenly Kings of our Dream Beast Team have all mastered a divine skill personally passed down by the Emperor)."

"Duck (Look closely, this is the nascent form of the divine skill I possess)."

Flame Vortex - Evening Elephant!!!

Volume Two: The Grand Alliance Chapter 135 The Emperor's Shocking Speculation

As the saying goes, "the sun is setting in the west, and its breath is fading."

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the journeys that all living beings must go through. The impression left by the frail and elderly is mostly one of sadness and helplessness.

The image of the setting sun—this is the move that the Duckbill Firebeast named after the future it foresaw.

In fact, the completion of this rudimentary technique was thanks to that unknown Bug-type Pokémon.

Ever since the Emperor bestowed upon it divine skills, and ever since it became aware of the existence of death, the duck-billed fire beast, which gradually came to understand the nature of fire, began to notice certain changes in the world.

Every living thing radiates heat.

Whether it's humans or Pokémon, plants and fruits are everywhere, even the earth beneath your feet and the almost ethereal sky.

The world is a huge pile of burning firewood, and everyone is burning until they wither.

Just like everyone knows how to make a Fire-type Pokémon stronger.

Combustion is such a simple yet complex thing.

It's simple because with a little thought, you can figure out ways to increase the power of a flame, such as by considering heat and range.

The complexity stems from the choice of combustion method.

Like a candle burning steadily forever? Like a wildfire in the wilderness, raging wildly for a moment and then extinguishing? Or like volcanic lava, bursting through the sky in an instant and then cooling into black stone?

But there are also Pokémon like Bug-type Pokémon.

It is precisely because I know I am weak, precisely because I know that one or two years, or even a few months, is my entire life, precisely because my time is so short that it is less than a fraction of the time some legendary Pokémon sleep.

Therefore, he had no spare time to do anything else, and devoted his entire life's energy to just one thing.

then……

Mela Mela Island witnessed its first-ever, naturally formed, magnificent purple-red sunset, not from the aftermath of a super typhoon.

Accumulate, expand, converge, erupt.

Four simple steps resulted in a massive drop where hundreds of meters of clouds instantly shrank into a single purple demonic star!

The suffocating feeling, as if the air and moisture had been instantly sucked into a vacuum, caused the trainers gazing up at the battle in the sky to turn purple and their pupils to dilate.

And this also included Cynthia, who was lying limp on the ground.

Almost instantly, he instinctively jumped up from the ground and let out a heart-wrenching scream:

"Garuda! Protect!"

The next moment, the demon star fell to the ground.

The fiery blade, which had been reshaped countless times, was shattered once again. The spiraling flames, like a world-shaking drill, pierced through the sea next to Karawei Bay, creating a terrifying hole tens of meters long!

The castration continues unabated, even insulting the very seabed, so strong!

Will the Garchomp, positioned right in the center of the drill bit, be able to escape this devastating attack?

do not know.

Although he didn't know, the Sinnoh Champion, who had been trembling, had regained his strength and was already reaching for the other Poké Balls at his waist.

Unfortunately, the event wasn't only attended by Magmar and Garchomp.

The Emperor (Meloeta form), with his head tilted to the side, made a gesture with a slight pout, seemingly expressing some dissatisfaction.

With just a single extended finger, it transformed into an incomparably sharp spike, like the divine spear of a Zanpakuto, causing the five Poké Balls to fall and crash onto the beach.