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Chapter 247
Chapter 1124: Zinnia vs. Elite Four Phoebe!
May 15, 2024 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Mt. Pyre is an isolated mountain located between Fortree City and Lilycove City, surrounded on all sides by waterways.
Like the Pokémon Tower in the Kanto Region, this is also a place to lay the spirits of deceased Pokémon to rest.
Inside the mountain, a multi-story tower similar to a church has been built, containing countless Pokémon tombstones.
Most people from the Hoenn Region choose to bury their beloved departed pets here.
The exterior of Mt. Pyre is shrouded in a dense, eerie fog that never dissipates, and its tall grass and mountain forests are home to a large number of Ghost-type Pokémon.
At the mountain summit, an open-air ritual shrine has been constructed, flanked on both sides by solemn stone pillars.
"We're here again, Whismur."
At this moment, a woman with short black hair was slowly walking toward the depths, followed by a large, round, pink Pokémon.
The woman wore tight-fitting clothes and a tattered, ash-gray cloak, looking travel-worn.
It was none other than the member of the Draconid People who had previously ambushed Ash—Zinnia.
Below her left eye, the faint mark of a bruise was visible, as if she had been punched.
"Damn that woman!"
At this thought, Zinnia's expression gradually turned angry.
The last time she tried to ambush Ash on the outskirts of Rustboro City, she was intercepted by that woman who could freely change her body, and even got a beating for her troubles.
A literal beating—the kind delivered by both a Trainer and a Pokémon in a mixed battle.
Why did that woman's face look so much like that little brat named Blue?
Is she her sister?
Zinnia secretly clenched her fists. With her strength, she shouldn't have feared that transforming woman at all.
But the latter's dirty tricks were too cunning and impossible to defend against; she was taken down and subdued in just a few moves.
She even snatched away the Mega Stone and Key Stone that Zinnia had stolen.
"Tsk, I'd better not get involved with them again until I've seen Lord Dragon God..."
Zinnia raised an eyebrow. If she couldn't beat her, she could at least run.
Composing herself, Zinnia looked ahead.
She had now almost reached the end of the main path.
The once-dense fog had actually dissipated near the mountain summit's shrine, and her line of sight became clear.
And there, on the flat surface of a tiered stone table in front of the rock wall at the path's end, were two stone recesses, one on the left and one on the right.
One was empty.
In the other rested a deep blue orb, about the size of a human fist.
The sight of this orb made Zinnia's pupils shrink, a fanatical joy appearing on her face.
"It really is here! The Blue Orb!!"
Seeing it, Zinnia moved to step forward and grab the orb that, according to legend, was closely connected to Kyogre.
"Young lady, do not touch that orb!"
At that moment, however, a sharp rebuke came from behind Zinnia. The voice was dry, hoarse, and ancient.
Turning around, she saw an old woman leaning on a cane, her face wizened, looking at Zinnia with a stern gaze.
"Oh~ so you're the guardian of the orb?"
Zinnia, however, seemed to have expected this. She let out a soft chuckle, not considering the woman an obstacle at all.
The orbs, which were shrouded in mystery to the outside world, were actually hidden on Mt. Pyre, held by two guardians.
But right now, these two guardians were so advanced in age that even walking was a chore for them, let alone stopping her.
"What if it's me, then~?"
But in the next moment, a third voice echoed through the open-air shrine.
This time, it was the naive, youthful voice of a girl.
Amidst a flicker of a hazy ghost shadow, Zinnia saw a girl suddenly appear beside the old woman.
She looked to be about two years older than Ash, with short, beige-colored hair, dark skin, and was walking barefoot. Her upper body was clad only in a blue bandeau, while her lower body was draped in an exotic blue long skirt.
Beside her followed a gray, cocoon-like, one-eyed specter, similar to a Haunter, with a pair of floating ghostly claws in front of it.
"Oh, is that Phoebe of the Elite Four~? So you're here too."
Zinnia recognized her, but her expression remained unchanged.
Mt. Pyre was Phoebe's hometown. However, ever since she won the League Conference two years ago and subsequently won her Elite Four Challenge to succeed an Elite Four member, she had rarely returned.
The usually cheerful and carefree Phoebe wore an exceptionally serious expression today.
"The Blue Orb is a crucial existence for the Hoenn Region! Anyone who dares to try and use this orb will bring about an unimaginable great disaster!"
Phoebe emphasized.
Her grandmother was old, and the duty of guarding the orb would soon fall to her.
"The Hoenn Region has more than one great disaster to worry about."
Zinnia snorted coldly and, ignoring the two of them, moved to grab the Blue Orb directly.
"Dusclops, use Psychic to control her!!"
Seeing that words were useless, Phoebe decided to act directly.
But just as the blue light of Psychic began to gather, a pink figure suddenly leaped in front of Dusclops.
"Wuuuya~!!!"
A sharp cry followed, causing Dusclops's body to tremble and successfully interrupting the Psychic move.
It's super effective!
This was Whismur's Astonish.
"Hmph. Elite Four member."
On the other side, Zinnia snorted coldly. The deep blue orb from the table was now in her grasp.
"Biii!!!"
Then, a high-pitched cry came from the sky. It was a large, blue and white, cotton-candy-like bird, circling above everyone's heads.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
As Altaria flapped its wings, it whipped up a gloomy whirlwind below, filling the area around the open-air shrine with a black vortex.
Ominous Wind!!
Zinnia's Altaria had even mastered a Ghost-type move that is very difficult for its species to learn.
The chilling, strong gust made it difficult for the Dusclops to move, trapping it in place as if stuck in a mud pit.
By the time the air current subsided, Zinnia and her Whismur were already mounted on Altaria, preparing to fly high and leave.
"That woman...!"
Phoebe's brow furrowed deeply. With such a fierce battle style, her opponent's skill level seemed to be no less than her own.
It's just that Dusclops is an extremely slow Pokémon and didn't have time to set up Trick Room.
In the end, the two could only remain where they were, watching Zinnia leave in triumph.
Afterward, Phoebe carefully helped her grandmother sit down to rest.
"Thankfully, only the Blue Orb was stolen..."
Phoebe breathed a sigh of relief.
They had two orbs in total on Mt. Pyre. The Blue Orb was kept by her grandmother, who had placed it here on the open-air shrine.
As for the Red Orb, which was connected to Groudon, it was hidden in a secret place by her Grandpa.
"Er... the Red Orb was actually stolen two years ago..."
the old woman said with a strange expression.
Phoebe hadn't returned since she took her position as an Elite Four member two years ago. This was her first time back on Mt. Pyre in two years.
"..."
These words also caused Phoebe's expression to change drastically.
(end of chapter)
May 15, 2024 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Mt. Pyre is an isolated mountain located between Fortree City and Lilycove City, surrounded on all sides by waterways.
Like the Pokémon Tower in the Kanto Region, this is also a place to lay the spirits of deceased Pokémon to rest.
Inside the mountain, a multi-story tower similar to a church has been built, containing countless Pokémon tombstones.
Most people from the Hoenn Region choose to bury their beloved departed pets here.
The exterior of Mt. Pyre is shrouded in a dense, eerie fog that never dissipates, and its tall grass and mountain forests are home to a large number of Ghost-type Pokémon.
At the mountain summit, an open-air ritual shrine has been constructed, flanked on both sides by solemn stone pillars.
"We're here again, Whismur."
At this moment, a woman with short black hair was slowly walking toward the depths, followed by a large, round, pink Pokémon.
The woman wore tight-fitting clothes and a tattered, ash-gray cloak, looking travel-worn.
It was none other than the member of the Draconid People who had previously ambushed Ash—Zinnia.
Below her left eye, the faint mark of a bruise was visible, as if she had been punched.
"Damn that woman!"
At this thought, Zinnia's expression gradually turned angry.
The last time she tried to ambush Ash on the outskirts of Rustboro City, she was intercepted by that woman who could freely change her body, and even got a beating for her troubles.
A literal beating—the kind delivered by both a Trainer and a Pokémon in a mixed battle.
Why did that woman's face look so much like that little brat named Blue?
Is she her sister?
Zinnia secretly clenched her fists. With her strength, she shouldn't have feared that transforming woman at all.
But the latter's dirty tricks were too cunning and impossible to defend against; she was taken down and subdued in just a few moves.
She even snatched away the Mega Stone and Key Stone that Zinnia had stolen.
"Tsk, I'd better not get involved with them again until I've seen Lord Dragon God..."
Zinnia raised an eyebrow. If she couldn't beat her, she could at least run.
Composing herself, Zinnia looked ahead.
She had now almost reached the end of the main path.
The once-dense fog had actually dissipated near the mountain summit's shrine, and her line of sight became clear.
And there, on the flat surface of a tiered stone table in front of the rock wall at the path's end, were two stone recesses, one on the left and one on the right.
One was empty.
In the other rested a deep blue orb, about the size of a human fist.
The sight of this orb made Zinnia's pupils shrink, a fanatical joy appearing on her face.
"It really is here! The Blue Orb!!"
Seeing it, Zinnia moved to step forward and grab the orb that, according to legend, was closely connected to Kyogre.
"Young lady, do not touch that orb!"
At that moment, however, a sharp rebuke came from behind Zinnia. The voice was dry, hoarse, and ancient.
Turning around, she saw an old woman leaning on a cane, her face wizened, looking at Zinnia with a stern gaze.
"Oh~ so you're the guardian of the orb?"
Zinnia, however, seemed to have expected this. She let out a soft chuckle, not considering the woman an obstacle at all.
The orbs, which were shrouded in mystery to the outside world, were actually hidden on Mt. Pyre, held by two guardians.
But right now, these two guardians were so advanced in age that even walking was a chore for them, let alone stopping her.
"What if it's me, then~?"
But in the next moment, a third voice echoed through the open-air shrine.
This time, it was the naive, youthful voice of a girl.
Amidst a flicker of a hazy ghost shadow, Zinnia saw a girl suddenly appear beside the old woman.
She looked to be about two years older than Ash, with short, beige-colored hair, dark skin, and was walking barefoot. Her upper body was clad only in a blue bandeau, while her lower body was draped in an exotic blue long skirt.
Beside her followed a gray, cocoon-like, one-eyed specter, similar to a Haunter, with a pair of floating ghostly claws in front of it.
"Oh, is that Phoebe of the Elite Four~? So you're here too."
Zinnia recognized her, but her expression remained unchanged.
Mt. Pyre was Phoebe's hometown. However, ever since she won the League Conference two years ago and subsequently won her Elite Four Challenge to succeed an Elite Four member, she had rarely returned.
The usually cheerful and carefree Phoebe wore an exceptionally serious expression today.
"The Blue Orb is a crucial existence for the Hoenn Region! Anyone who dares to try and use this orb will bring about an unimaginable great disaster!"
Phoebe emphasized.
Her grandmother was old, and the duty of guarding the orb would soon fall to her.
"The Hoenn Region has more than one great disaster to worry about."
Zinnia snorted coldly and, ignoring the two of them, moved to grab the Blue Orb directly.
"Dusclops, use Psychic to control her!!"
Seeing that words were useless, Phoebe decided to act directly.
But just as the blue light of Psychic began to gather, a pink figure suddenly leaped in front of Dusclops.
"Wuuuya~!!!"
A sharp cry followed, causing Dusclops's body to tremble and successfully interrupting the Psychic move.
It's super effective!
This was Whismur's Astonish.
"Hmph. Elite Four member."
On the other side, Zinnia snorted coldly. The deep blue orb from the table was now in her grasp.
"Biii!!!"
Then, a high-pitched cry came from the sky. It was a large, blue and white, cotton-candy-like bird, circling above everyone's heads.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
As Altaria flapped its wings, it whipped up a gloomy whirlwind below, filling the area around the open-air shrine with a black vortex.
Ominous Wind!!
Zinnia's Altaria had even mastered a Ghost-type move that is very difficult for its species to learn.
The chilling, strong gust made it difficult for the Dusclops to move, trapping it in place as if stuck in a mud pit.
By the time the air current subsided, Zinnia and her Whismur were already mounted on Altaria, preparing to fly high and leave.
"That woman...!"
Phoebe's brow furrowed deeply. With such a fierce battle style, her opponent's skill level seemed to be no less than her own.
It's just that Dusclops is an extremely slow Pokémon and didn't have time to set up Trick Room.
In the end, the two could only remain where they were, watching Zinnia leave in triumph.
Afterward, Phoebe carefully helped her grandmother sit down to rest.
"Thankfully, only the Blue Orb was stolen..."
Phoebe breathed a sigh of relief.
They had two orbs in total on Mt. Pyre. The Blue Orb was kept by her grandmother, who had placed it here on the open-air shrine.
As for the Red Orb, which was connected to Groudon, it was hidden in a secret place by her Grandpa.
"Er... the Red Orb was actually stolen two years ago..."
the old woman said with a strange expression.
Phoebe hadn't returned since she took her position as an Elite Four member two years ago. This was her first time back on Mt. Pyre in two years.
"..."
These words also caused Phoebe's expression to change drastically.
(end of chapter)
