Chapter 1703 - 1697: The Sacred Plates!

"Were you not very curious to know why I possess such a special ability? Today, I will open your eyes!"

As he spoke, the special pendant in the council Elder's hand burst out with a dazzling white light, illuminating the entire space in one go.

As the white light grew brighter, the clouds above Mt. Silver opened. A divine Pokémon, resembling a four-legged deer, appeared among the clouds and before everyone's eyes.

Because this battle had enormous importance, many media outlets and reporters almost risked their lives to reach the place and record it. They had not expected to be able to see here a Pokémon they had never seen before.

After the people behind the scenes frantically searched for information, they finally discovered that this Pokémon that had appeared was actually the creator god of the Pokémon world: Arceus!

For a moment, no matter who they were, everyone was shaken.

The last time it appeared on Mt. Silver, because of the blockade of the psychic space and because the Sacred Church had carried out a sudden surprise attack, when Arceus appeared, not many people saw it.

Even those who saw it, under the League's operation, chose to remain silent.

But this time, it was a true display before the entire world of the creator god Arceus, this Legendary Pokémon.

This Legendary Pokémon, called the creator of the entire Pokémon world!

Arceus appeared, but did not pay attention to the people present. Instead, it focused its gaze on the council Elder.

In those blue eyes, there was a heaviness that was not concealed at all.

"Has this moment truly come?" Arceus's voice echoed in the council Elder's mind.

The council Elder, without any burden, nodded as if he had been freed.

Among everyone present, only he understood what Arceus meant.

As the overall president of the Pokémon League, he could accept part of Arceus's ability through the Origin Ball. But Arceus, as the creator god and an existence at the summit among Legendary Pokémon, was it someone whose abilities anyone could receive?

Special abilities and an almost infinite life had a price.

Or perhaps it could not be called a price, but rather something that had to be borne.

Summoning Arceus and using Arceus's ability had a limit.

A person only had three opportunities.

But after those three opportunities ended, Arceus's ability would be taken back.

And everyone knew what it meant for the council Elder, who had already lived more than a hundred years, to lose Arceus's ability.

Only one path remained: death.

And this moment was the council Elder's third time, and also the last.

Originally, in reality, he had controlled it quite well. Before truly choosing his successor, the council Elder still valued his life quite a bit.

Unfortunately, one time was because of Kael, and another because of the current Giovanni.

This was also the reason why the council Elder had mocked himself a moment ago. The two people he had once valued most were now also the reason why all of this was reaching its end.

Only now, the moment had already arrived when he had no other choice.

He and Giovanni had to end this clearly here.

After understanding the council Elder's intention, Arceus granted him what he desired, what he now needed.

Something called power.

Under Cain's gaze and everyone's, Plates of different colors emerged one after another behind Arceus. On these Plates were engraved various strange and ancient texts. Added to the colors each represented, they seemed so distant, so sacred, and unreachable.

Plates!

Seeing these Plates, Cain's heart trembled. Almost unconsciously, from the deepest part of his heart, a desire called "greed" surged out.

Fortunately, Cain's willpower was strong enough and his reaction speed fast enough. He immediately restrained that most sincere greed that had been born from deep within his being.

Only those who had truly come into contact with a Plate and felt the power it brought could understand what these Plates of different colors now displayed in the air represented.

The fiery-red Flame Plate illuminated Moltres's body.

The light-blue Icicle Plate illuminated Articuno's body.

The yellow Zap Plate illuminated Zapdos's body.

And the brilliant Draco Plate, the rock-colored Stone Plate, and the silvery-white Iron Plate illuminated Dragonite, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Metagross respectively.

In an instant, the aura of the six Pokémon soared frantically!!!

At the same time, Arceus turned its attention to Giovanni's armored Mewtwo, and doubt flashed in its light-blue eyes.

"This child..."

Even Arceus, upon seeing Mewtwo, showed surprise, shock, and a trace of compassion in its originally calm gaze.

From the golden ring on Arceus's back, from the four emerald-green things embedded like gems, four rays shot out. These joined in the air and projected onto Mewtwo's head.

Bang!!!

Crack, crack, crack...

A series of brittle sounds appeared on Mewtwo's body.

Fwoosh!

Mewtwo, who originally already had extremely strong psychic power, now erupted with a great amount of psychic power from its body.

That psychic power was so strong that it almost completely cut through the entire sky, from top to bottom and from left to right.

Just by feeling that psychic power, one could understand that even a Mewtwo with such strength had still not shown all its potential.

This Pokémon's potential, its limit, where exactly was it?

Giovanni's expression also changed abruptly.

Almost at the same time, he held his head and let out a roar of pain that had never appeared from him before.

A small object resembling an internal earpiece, so tiny it could almost not be seen clearly, appeared in his hand. Only after removing that object did his cry of pain stop.