Chapter 285 - 285: Dual Divine Authority: God of Ocean Currents and Storms!

As Aiden studied Lugia's status panel, one detail immediately caught his attention.

The Pokémon revered as the Guardian of the Seas actually possessed two forms of Divine Authority.

The God of Ocean Currents was, in essence, quite similar to the God of the Sea.

Both governed the power of the oceans.

However, compared to Kyogre, Lugia possessed an additional Divine Authority—

God of Storms.

In other words, Lugia not only ruled over the sea but also commanded the power of storms.

In a way, he resembled a fusion of Kyogre and Rayquaza.

More importantly, unlike the two fools from Hoenn who only knew how to fight each other without caring about the people of the Hoenn region or the Pokémon world, Lugia genuinely cared about humanity.

That alone made him rather unique.

Meanwhile, when Lugia saw Rayquaza, Kyogre, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos all following behind a single human, he was completely dumbfounded.

Something wasn't right.

This wasn't what he had expected at all.

Originally, Lugia had assumed those reckless Hoenn legends had brought one of their battles into the Orange Archipelago, and he had come to stop them.

Instead...

Every Legendary Pokémon he recognized was following the commands of a human.

Rayquaza was one of the proudest Legendary Pokémon in existence.

The fact that he was willingly allowing a human to ride on his back made the situation obvious.

This Rayquaza belonged to that human.

Realizing this, Lugia fixed his gaze upon Aiden.

Among the people present, there were several he recognized.

Flora.

The current shrine maiden of Shamouti Island.

She was one of the chosen servants of his shrine and possessed the ability to call upon him.

During the incident involving the three Legendary Birds, she had even helped him recover his strength.

Lorelei.

Lugia knew her as well.

She was a powerful Trainer born in the Orange Archipelago and one of humanity's strongest Elite Four members.

As for the young man...

Lugia had never met him before.

Yet for some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was...

A resonance of psychic power.

That was right.

Lugia himself was also a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon.

Truth be told, a great many Legendary Pokémon possessed Psychic typing.

Aside from Dragon-types, Psychic was one of the most common attributes among Legendary Pokémon.

That alone was enough to demonstrate how extraordinary the Psychic type truly was.

More than that, Lugia could sense an overwhelming pressure emanating from Aiden.

It felt almost...

As though he were standing before Arceus himself.

No...

That couldn't be right.

If it were truly Arceus, he wouldn't have appeared in human form.

Which meant there was only one possibility.

This young man possessed one of Arceus's treasures.

That was precisely why Lugia had become so interested in him.

Especially because whatever treasure he carried seemed to be tremendously beneficial to Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon.

If Aiden had known what Lugia was thinking, he would have immediately given him a thumbs-up.

Compared to many other Legendary Pokémon, Lugia was remarkably intelligent.

Simply by observing Aiden's aura and relying on his own knowledge, he had deduced almost everything correctly.

The moment Flora saw Lugia, delight filled her face.

"Guardian of the Seas!"

Lugia gave her a slight nod before shifting his attention back to Aiden.

Meeting Lugia's gaze, Aiden smiled.

"Lugia."

"I came here for one reason."

"I want to capture you."

Rather than becoming angry, Lugia nodded knowingly.

"So that's it."

"No wonder the three Legendary Birds changed successors."

"So they were captured by you."

"You already possess so many Legendary Pokémon, and even Rayquaza and Kyogre willingly follow your commands."

"You truly are no ordinary Trainer."

"However…"

"I have one question."

"If you're willing to answer it, then I may grant you the opportunity to challenge me."

Aiden raised an eyebrow with interest.

"What question?"

"I can sense a pressure from Arceus emanating from your body."

"At the same time, it exerts an irresistible attraction on me."

"I want to know... what exactly is it?"

Hearing that, Aiden immediately understood.

What Lugia truly cared about was the Psychic Plate.

As expected of Arceus.

Even one of his elemental Plates possessed enough allure to attract Legendary Pokémon.

With that thought, Aiden answered honestly.

"You guessed correctly."

"It is indeed one of Arceus's treasures."

"Of the eighteen elemental Plates he possesses, I currently own two."

"One is the Flame Plate."

"The other is the Psychic Plate."

"The one attracting you should be the Psychic Plate."

Upon hearing the answer, Lugia revealed an expression of complete understanding.

"So that is the case."

"In that case..."

"As you wish."

"If you want to capture me, then battle me."

"However, if Legendary Pokémon like us truly fought with our full power, the entire world would tremble."

"So let us stop before causing irreversible damage."

Aiden naturally had no objections.

From this alone, it was obvious how highly Lugia regarded both humanity and the world itself.

"Very well."

"Choose your opponent."

As several Master Balls suddenly appeared in Aiden's hand, Lugia blinked in surprise.

He had originally believed that possessing Rayquaza, Kyogre, and the three Legendary Birds already made Aiden an extraordinary Trainer.

But now...

There were even more Legendary Pokémon?

And he was being allowed to choose whichever one he wanted to face?

Initially, Lugia had intended to challenge Kyogre.

However, seeing so many Master Balls in Aiden's hand, curiosity got the better of him.

Perhaps...

He should see what other Legendary Pokémon Aiden possessed.

After a brief hesitation, Lugia selected one of the Master Balls.

A flash of crimson light erupted.

The next moment—

A jet-black Rayquaza appeared in the sky.

A deafening dragon's roar echoed across the heavens.

Even Lugia, who possessed two forms of Divine Authority, could feel the terrifying pressure radiating from the black dragon.

Well...

He had accidentally chosen Aiden's strongest Pokémon.

In Aiden's estimation, Lugia's true strength should surpass that of ordinary primary Legendary Pokémon.

After all, his profile explicitly stated that he had never revealed his true power.

Furthermore, although Lugia had once been overwhelmed by the combined attacks of the three Legendary Birds, that had only happened because he had never fought at full strength.

As for Black Rayquaza...

He possessed the astonishing record of defeating six Legendary Pokémon in succession.

Without question—

He was the perfect opponent for Lugia, the Legendary Pokémon with dual Divine Authority.

"Go, Black Rayquaza!"

"Use Dragon Pulse!"

The instant Rayquaza launched his attack, Lugia immediately counterattacked.

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