33 Incomparable

"Ugh!"

The Phoenix Force sensing the divine aura in Arceus, became cautious.

It was an aura that I had never seen before - which said a lot about the other being, she was born among the chaos of the universe at the beginning of all things, but the strange creature gave off the feeling of being older than her.

Then, by instinct, the Phoenix Force launched an attack against the strange creature below.

Its fiery wings extended, and a sea of flames swept against everything in front.

"..."

Faced with the attack, Asher had no reaction.

He just looked at Arceus with some pity: "Hmm... After all, it's not real."

After all, he hadn't seen the true beast of creation, and the one in front of him was just an existence created by him based on his own knowledge.

So he can basically determine that this Arceus is nothing compared to the original... Even though in that realm the mind reigns supreme, he can't rationalize something he hasn't seen.

"But...it should be enough, after all this isn't the original Phoenix either."

Although this Arceus is a weakened version, and definitely incapable of defeating the Multiversal Phoenix Force.

The Dark Phoenix in front of him was just a fragment.

And of course....

"Buzz!"

The Flames arrived before Asher had time to complete his thoughts, faced with the endless fire, Arceus raised his head.

One of the Plaques, ''Flame''... Emitted a powerful light, Some marks on Arceus' body turned crimson, symbolizing the ''fire attribute''.

At that moment, all the flames were absorbed as soon as they reached Arceus' reach, and Asher, who was right behind with the professor, were completely safe.

The plates around Arceus began to rotate.

And with the rotation, the entire sky and earth changed drastically!

In the sky, the clouds colored red by the Phoenix flames began to turn dark and dangerous!

Thunder rumbled, and then the wind blew!

And then amidst the dark clouds...bright clumps fell!

"Judgment..."

Looking at this signature move of Arceus, Asher couldn't help but marvel.

Even if it is just a fake, this move is the manifestation of Arceus's divine power.

Lights of all colors rained down from the Heavens, and everything below received Judgment, if you prefer God's sentence.

God Created, God Heard, God Judged and in the end God Punished!

Standing on the throne, Destruction is granted by absolute power - this is ''Judgment''!

After the enormous Phoenix was hit, its flaming body began to fall apart.

And in the position of the Phoenix's beak, a sleeping woman is gradually revealed - this is the gentle personality of Jean Grey, who was devoured by the Phoenix Force.

"NO!!"

With annihilation imminent, the Dark Phoenix below let out a piercing roar.

Her figure began to turn into flames, and then disappeared in place.

Seeing Arceus directly kill Dark Phoenix, Asher couldn't help but sigh.

However, it was at this time that he clearly saw Arceus look at him.

There seemed to be a trace of emotion in the Pokémon God's eyes.

And when Asher blinked his eyes, thought he imagined it, he discovered that Arceus seemed to return to its previous silent appearance.

"...It can't be, right."

The Arceus in front of him is just a fake duplicate created by his mind due to the special rules of the Astral Plane, how he can have emotions.

When Asher felt like he might be hallucinating from the stress the whole situation had caused... a familiar sound made him shift focus.

[Congratulations to the host for defeating the enemy ''Dark Phoenix'', the host receives 2000 system points].

[Special energy ''Fragments of the Phoenix Force'' detected, can be exchanged for 10,000 points if absorbed, does Host confirm? ] ]

"10...10,000 points??!!"

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Meanwhile....At the center of the universe, in a nexus of infinite energy.

A great being slept.

Crimson flames, exuded nobility and holiness, faint sparks that would burn all things under creation, shone in infinite space, like the most beautiful works of art!

The cosmic space around him repeated a cycle of destruction and rebirth, as the flames increased in intensity, and all this power was nothing more than a passive release, perhaps the results of the dreams of the creature that inhabited this space.

It was the Phoenix Force - not fragments, but the mighty Multiversal Phoenix, source of all life and destruction and also the nexus of all psionic power in the known universes!

"..."

But at this moment, the great sleeping being seemed to feel something and woke up from its deep sleep.

"Ugh!"

He let out a slightly confused chirp.

He felt that a fragment of his power had disappeared.

His power is part of the origin of the multiverse, so theoretically it should be impossible to completely annihilate even a fragment—no matter how it is absorbed or stored, this power will always circulate in the universe.

However... That fragment of power actually disappeared.

"Ugh!"

But for the Phoenix, this insignificant bit of power was not enough to make it give up its sleep.

Then, after a chirp, he fell asleep again.

But it was also after she fell asleep, on a planet outside in the psionic nexus...

A giant wearing full armor, over 10,000 meters tall, looked at the Phoenix that had fallen back asleep.

A member of the Celestials, a powerful and ancient race as old as the universe.

"The Phoenix Force has indeed awakened, if only for a moment."

Her dull, old voice entered the universe, low and full of doubts.

The Celestials oversaw the balance and safety of the universes, and the Phoenix Force is, without a doubt, one of the most dangerous beings in creation.

The role of the Phoenix, in a way, is indispensable for the functioning of the cosmos, since its flames awaken everything in its path and burn without distinction, planets, galaxies, entire universes, and from the ashes new lives are born in an endless cycle - there is no good or evil, and only the natural cycle of existence.

"I can't leave this alone... The news must be passed on to the 'Researcher, Eson'."

"What exactly caused the Phoenix Force to awaken in advance, we must find out."

After he whispered, he turned around a little.

Then light shone upon his colossal body, and his figure instantly disappeared into the planet.