“Aren’t I… forced to eat these vegetables today?”

“Of course~”

Diancie held the stir-fried cabbage, her expression grim as she stared at Gui Ling.

“Didn’t I just eat snacks under the covers?! You didn’t have to use Diamond Storm to flip my tent, did you?”

“That means you didn’t eat your dinner properly at all! Eat it quickly!”

“No!”

“You’re not eating, huh?”

Diancie pulled out a rope from somewhere, the shadow on her face growing darker and darker, scaring Gui Ling so much that he turned and ran.

Suddenly, he stepped into an empty space and fell into a pit. Gui Ling stayed in the pit, on the verge of tears.

“Why did I have to step there now, of all times?! I…”

“Gui Ling~ You can’t run away now~”

“Ah haha… Let’s talk this over… No!!!”

…………

“The semi-finals! The battle between Ash and Shota is about to begin! Six Pokémon can be used, and they can be freely swapped! The battle ends when all Pokémon on one side are no longer able to battle! Also, if three Pokémon on one side are unable to battle, the field will change!”

“Then, both sides, please send out your Pokémon!”

“Hawlucha! I choose you!”

A flash of light, and Hawlucha appeared before the audience, wearing a golden cape and a golden mask, beginning to show off his coolness.

“Sending out Hawlucha first? Then I choose… Slaking!”

Just as both sides sent out their first Pokémon, a roar suddenly echoed in the sky.

Immediately after, a huge Y-shaped shadow emerged from the clouds, and Yveltal appeared above the battle arena.

After circling around once, he landed at the very top of the arena, and at the same time, Gui Ling jumped down from Yveltal’s body.

Ash and Shota simultaneously looked up at Gui Ling and Yveltal, the passion in their hearts to defeat each other reignited.

“Let me see, who will I be battling next?”

“………… (You should already have the answer in your heart, right?)”

“Of course, then I won’t be able to send out Rayquaza and the others, but for the final match…”

Gui Ling stroked Yveltal’s wing, and they both looked in Ash’s direction.

“At that time, for the final match, let’s bring a perfect end to our Kalos journey!”

“………… (Exactly!)”

The two observed from the highest point for a long time, feeling that Shota’s lineup was the best for both sides, but Ash had a special ability…

That is, the master of type disadvantages, “I believe in you,” and so on, almost completely wiping out Shota’s Pokémon.

Finally, only the battle between Sceptile and Greninja remained.

“It’s starting! Greninja! Give it your all!”

“koo-gah!!!”

“It’s here! It’s the mysterious Greninja!”

“Sceptile! Get ready! Let’s bet everything we have! Mega Evolution!”

“Scep-tile!!!”

“Sceptile has also powered up! It’s Mega Evolving!”

Mega Sceptile VS Bond Greninja

“Is this the complete form of Bond Evolution?”

“………… (This ability surpasses Mega Evolution; it’s a type of ability similar to Mega Evolution, but even more powerful.)”

“You felt it too?”

“………… (Perhaps… that last god battle…)”

Gui Ling and Yveltal exchanged a smile, then both looked at Ash and Greninja.

“That means our journey isn’t over yet. What Ash can do, we can do too.”

In the end, Greninja won this battle without suspense. When everyone came to their senses, Gui Ling and Yveltal, who had been on the highest platform, had already disappeared.

Only one day remained until the final match, and at the same time, a conspiracy was quietly awakening…

“Lord Fleur-de-lis, the center of Lumiose City has been controlled. The Gym will be closed during the conference, so it was easily taken care of.”

“Notify me when everything is ready.”

“Understood.”

Meanwhile, at the highest point of the Lumiose City Gym…

“Hurry and get everything ready!”

“Yes!”

Team Flare members began operating the machines, concentrating the power of the entire tower. At the same time, a cultivation pod was opened, and the core of the second Zygarde was trapped inside this pod.

However, in a corner they hadn’t noticed, Darkrai quietly observed the surroundings before slowly slipping into the darkness.

…………

“So, this is the situation now?”

“Yes, they plan to control Zygarde. Do we need to intervene?”

Yveltal and Xerneas both showed surprised expressions upon hearing that the core of Zygarde, the life god, had been controlled.

“Zygarde… has been controlled?!”

“………… (What a useless thing! To be caught by humans, this idiot really has some nerve!)”

Gui Ling gently stroked Yveltal’s wing, which slowly calmed Yveltal’s emotions.

“Human hearts are sinister. Humans, as a species, will use any means to achieve their goals. Between humans and Pokémon, I am willing to believe it is not the Pokémon of the same kind…”

Xerneas looked at Gui Ling with some confusion; he even felt a hint of hostility towards humans within Gui Ling.

“You feel very confused, right, Xerneas?”

“Hmm…”

“Humans will go to any lengths to satisfy their selfish desires, regardless of the cost. Whether you are a good person or an evil person, greed will make you harm this world. Everyone has endless greed.”

“Is that all?”

“There are many other reasons. For example, if you, as the life god, go to rescue other Pokémon, what will they do?”

“They will thank me; it has always been this way since ancient times.”

“But humans, when you rescue them, will bite you back and say you harmed them.”

“…………”

“So don’t trust human words too much.”

“What about you?”

Xerneas looked at Gui Ling, who was leaving the bonfire, and asked in confusion.

“Well… it depends on how much you trust me.”

Xerneas nodded; she seemed to have already found her answer within herself.

………………

“And now! The battle between Ash and Gui Ling is about to begin! Six Pokémon can be used, and they can be swapped! The match ends when all Pokémon on one side lose their battle capabilities!”

“The echo that perceives all! Come out, Noivern!”

“Goodra! I choose you!”

“First, create your favorite field! Use Rain Dance!”

Goodra made it rain in the battle area to boost its power.

“But this is a forest field, Ash. You should observe your surroundings every time you battle.”

Gui Ling didn’t waste any more words and directly touched his bracelet.

“May the dragon of Sound Waves bless its body, granting it the ‘Echo’ that perceives all!”

“Noivern!!!”

“Gui Ling’s Noivern has Mega Evolved! This time he didn’t send out a legendary Pokémon, but instead, a Noivern that can Mega Evolve!”

“Goodra! Psybeam!”

“Dodge, then hide in the forest and use Sound Wave to scout the surroundings!”

After dodging Psybeam, Noivern plunged into the forest. At the same time, a strange Supersonic burst from its ears, giving it a complete view of the entire battle arena.

Meanwhile, Gui Ling also felt this strange sensation; he was like Noivern, observing the entire battle arena.

“Boomburst!”

“Goodra, Protect!”

Just as Goodra tried to use Protect towards the forest, Boomburst suddenly came from behind Goodra.

“Did it get faster?”

At the same time, the audience only saw a black afterimage swiftly emerge from the forest, come behind Goodra to unleash Boomburst, and then return to the forest at an extremely fast speed.

“This Noivern’s speed is too fast… The cover of the forest combined with the dim lighting makes the entire field feel like Noivern’s home turf.”

“Acrobatics! Then use Dragon Dance!”

Noivern transformed into a light blue-green light, wildly attacking Goodra’s Dire Hit.

After each attack, it would release a Dragon Dance. This was a move Noivern learned from Rayquaza, and it also learned his fighting style.

“Final blow! Boomburst!”

“Goodra! Dragon Pulse!”

Goodra used Dragon Pulse to attack all around but found no sign of Noivern. Looking up, it realized Noivern was already above it, unleashing Boomburst.

“Goodra is unable to battle!”

“If it’s speed… plus the rain… Pikachu! I choose you!”

“Pika Pika!”

Gui Ling only then noticed the current situation. In the rain, Electric-type moves would definitely hit.

“There’s no turning back… Mega Evolution cannot be switched out. Noivern, I’m counting on you!”

“Noivern!”

“Pikachu, Thunderbolt!”

“Boomburst!”

Electric-type moves are extremely fast in the rain. Noivern had just unleashed Boomburst, hitting Pikachu, when it itself suffered Electric-type damage.

“Pikachu, Encore! Thunderbolt!”

“Boomburst!”

“Quick, dodge!”

Boom!

“Noivern is unable to battle!”

Gui Ling recalled Noivern, who had reverted from Mega Evolution. He knew Noivern had tried its best.

To withstand two Electric-type moves in the rain was truly impressive.

“Go! Forest Overlord, Trevenant!”

“Trevenant!”

“Trevenant has resistance. Pikachu probably isn’t messing around anymore… Let’s hold on for as long as we can! Forest’s Curse!”

“Pikachu! Use Electro Ball!”

“Control the surrounding trees to block it!”

Forest’s Curse’s purple vines entangled Pikachu, while Electro Ball was blocked by the trees controlled by Trevenant.

“Shadow Sneak!”

Pikachu took a direct hit from Shadow Sneak, jumping into the air and looking seriously at Trevenant.

“Thunderbolt!”

“Frenzy Plant!”

Pikachu’s Thunderbolt struck Trevenant, while Frenzy Plant also sent Pikachu flying into the sky. Immediately after, countless vines converged, causing secondary damage to Pikachu in the air.

“Quick Attack!”

“Wood Hammer!”

Pikachu used the vines to swiftly unleash Quick Attack. Trevenant had just formed Wood Hammer when it was sent flying by Pikachu.

“Trevenant is unable to battle!”

“As expected of Pikagod… The main thing is he’s not holding back anymore… But his HP should be gone, right? Come out! My proud queen! Serperior!”

“Serperior!”

“Glare!”

Serperior’s proud stance in the jungle was like a queen reigning over everything.

As soon as Serperior appeared, it immediately used Glare, paralyzing Pikachu.

“Leaf Storm!”

Boom!!!

“Pikachu!”

“Pikachu is unable to battle!”

Gui Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Glare’s ability paralyzed Pikachu; otherwise, he was afraid his Serperior would have been switched out.

“Hawlucha! I choose you!”

“Sunny Day!”

“Use High Jump Kick!”

“Grass Knot!”

Hawlucha rushed forward, but its feet were tied by Grass Knot, stopping it directly.

“Glare! Leaf Storm!”

“Quick, struggle free!”

Hawlucha was directly blown away by Leaf Storm, crashing heavily to the ground.

The Contrary ability allowed Serperior to boost its attack every time it used Leaf Storm. This hit directly left Hawlucha severely injured.

“Hawlucha, use Karate Chop!”

“Takedown!”

Hawlucha rushed forward again, but Serperior deftly dodged the Karate Chop with a slight twist, then wrapped its body around Hawlucha, and threw it down from the air.

“Hyper Beam!”

“Hawlucha is unable to battle! The field changes to a wilderness field!”

“Talonflame! I choose you!”

“Fire-type plus Flying-type? This will be tough… Glare!”

“Flare Blitz!”

“Solar Beam!”

Boom!

“Again! Flare Blitz!”

“Goodness… Dodge!”

Although Serperior was very agile, Talonflame’s speed increased slightly with each Flare Blitz, and in the end, Serperior still couldn’t outrun Talonflame, who was flying in the air, and was knocked to the ground.

“Frenzy Plant!”

“Use Steel Wing!”

Frenzy Plant was cut by Steel Wing, but new vines quickly grew out, knocking Talonflame down.

“Talonflame! Can you still battle?”

“Talon!”

“Good! Flare Blitz!”

“Leaf Storm!”

Serperior used Leaf Storm again. This time, its power was much greater than before, but Talonflame rushed directly through Leaf Storm.

Black smoke rose from the field. When the smoke cleared, Talonflame and Serperior both fell down.

“Talonflame and Serperior are both unable to battle! Ash still has two Pokémon left! Gui Ling still has three Pokémon left!”

“Noivern! I choose you!”

“Noivern!”

“Go! Aegislash!”

“Aegislash!”

“Boomburst!”

“King’s Shield!”

Boom!

“Noivern, use Dragon Claw!”

“Sacred Sword!”

The two Pokémon began a power struggle, but after only a brief stalemate, Noivern was defeated and was directly struck by Sacred Sword.

“After hitting King’s Shield, your attack power will decrease. In terms of strength, you can’t beat Aegislash.”

“Using an attack will lower my attack power, that’s really troublesome…”

Ash thought for a moment, looked at Noivern, then at Aegislash, and suddenly had an idea.

“That’s right! I have a good idea! Noivern, let’s make a gamble!”

“Use Sacred Sword!”

“Dodge!”

Aegislash charged forward but swung at empty air. Noivern relied on its speed advantage to fly continuously in the air.

“You want to wear me down? But your stamina might deplete faster than mine.”

“Use Dragon Claw!”

“King’s Shield!”

“Now! Use Supersonic!”

“What???”

Aegislash was just about to insert itself into its shield but was directly interrupted by Supersonic.

“Immediately follow up with Boomburst!”

Boom!

“Aegislash! Can you still fight?”

“Aegi… Aegislash!”

“Isn’t Ash supposed to be the type who just attacks head-on? How did he suddenly get so smart?”

Gui Ling muttered to himself. He dared not be careless this time.

“Use Sacred Sword!”

“Acrobatics!”

Clang!

“Boomburst!”

“Sacred Sword!”

Boom!!!

“Noivern is unable to battle!”

Although this move didn’t defeat Aegislash, it severely injured it. Immediately after, Gui Ling simultaneously swapped out Aegislash, and both he and Ash sent out Greninja.

“A battle between two Greninja?”

“Ash! Let me see which is stronger, Bond Evolution or Mega Evolution!”

“Alright! Greninja, give it your all! Here we go!”

“May the ninja’s blade bless its body, granting it the ‘Scabbard’ that Protects all!”

Yes, I’m experiencing writer’s block.

Wait a minute! Don’t hit me!

The Kalos journey will end in just one more chapter. The next storyline will be written around the Eight Masters Tournament. After the Eight Masters Tournament concludes, Gui Ling seems to have no more challenges…

So the author thought of something: could Gui Ling go to other worlds in the universe to capture alien Pokémon that have never been detected before?

Before, some friends wanted to submit their own original Pokémon, and I thought it would be a good place to add them there.

This is also a vote: do you want to explore other universes after the Eight Masters Tournament, or conclude the story?

If you want to go, vote here.

If you want it to conclude directly, vote here.

If we go to other universes, I’ve just thought of a sad plot point, I just don’t know if you all can handle it (˵ ¯ ͒ ♦ ¯ ͒ ˵ )

Also, your author is going back to school, so updates might be slow once school starts, but I will try my best to catch up on drafts.