"He really has a Key Stone!"
The actions of Terrance and Altaria completely overturned the image he had previously left behind.
This was no promising rookie.
This was no dark horse suddenly rising from nowhere.
This was entirely… the hidden final boss of the festival that no one had seen coming!
"Altaria, Mega Evolution…."
Terrance's voice echoed in the ears of the audience. Among them were those filled with doubt, confusion, bewilderment, and anticipation.
What… was going to happen next?
As the Key Stone on the Mega Ring emitted an intense light, countless eyes widened, then shifted to fixate on the light released by the Mega Stone on Altaria.
The two radiant lights were dazzling, like incandescent chains weaving and intertwining in the spectators' vision. In just a few moments, they formed a mysterious bridge.
Then, a tremendous aura swept outward, signaling that Altaria was undergoing a brand new transformation!
"I can feel it…" Terrance murmured inwardly. He could feel it, Altaria's burning heart. No matter how powerful the Electivire before them was, it couldn't stop their ambition to win!!
"Altaria…."
Endless light enveloped Altaria's body. With a crisp, melodious cry ringing out, everyone's expressions changed to shock and disbelief.
Altaria's condition now clearly resembled evolution, but…
Whoooooshhhh…
Powerful shockwaves rolled continuously around the Mega Altaria, pressing down with immense force on the area centered around it. These shockwaves instantly drowned out the electrical currents on the battlefield, overpowering Electivire in sheer aura!! And as the light of evolution dispersed, Mega Altaria's form was finally revealed to countless onlookers.
Its ribbon-like tail feathers and cotton fur fluttered with the wind. Mega Altaria stood proudly in the sky like a noble monarch!
"I've never… I've never seen such a beautiful Pokémon before." someone murmured.
Altaria's now fluffier feathers gave it an air of nobility… and mystery.
They also signified that it had gained even greater power.
At this moment, Terrance's clothes and hair fluttered wildly in the shockwaves, but from his expression, it was clear that he was enjoying it. He and Mega Altaria were both savoring this moment, bathed in the attention of thousands.
"Mega… Evolution…" Leo slowly opened his mouth. He tried to speak in a calm voice, but the tremble in his tone revealed the truth; he was anything but calm. Altaria's Mega Evolution made him feel a strong threat.
"Let's battle." Terrance declared.
As Mega Evolution was completed, Leo forcibly suppressed his shock, refusing to let this unexpected development disrupt his emotions and prevent him from battling properly.
However, Mega Evolution—facing such a wondrous system for the first time—even with his overwhelming strength, Leo couldn't help but feel uneasy.
He knew Altaria's data inside and out.
But about Mega Altaria, he knew absolutely nothing.
"Electivire, Thunderbolt!!"
Carrying emotions that were perhaps excitement, perhaps nervousness, in any case, a complex and indescribable feeling, Leo raised his voice, and for the first time, commanded with the same passion and fervor as any other Trainer.
Faced with the pressure brought by Mega Altaria, the Trainer's spirit buried deep in Leo's heart was completely reawakened!
"Mega Altaria, Dragon Pulse!"
Endless electric currents burst forth like lightning in a rainstorm. Under Electivire's execution, Thunderbolt's power and speed reached an unimaginable level, so strong that even a Ground-type Pokémon wouldn't emerge unscathed if it took the attack head-on.
When energy is condensed to the extreme, this is the result.
Golden light lit up the entire arena. Everyone was immersed in the overwhelming might of this Thunderbolt. The only word people could use to describe it was: powerful.
And yet, even such a fearsome Thunderbolt was directly suppressed and devoured by Mega Altaria's Dragon Pulse! After overpowering Thunderbolt, Dragon Pulse continued to rapidly surge forward toward Electivire!
It was as if the raging energy was unstoppable, determined to pierce through any opponent that stood in its way.
Electivire and Leo could only watch wide-eyed as the immensely powerful Dragon Pulse surged toward them. The devastating move, which had swallowed Thunderbolt whole, shocked them both. And under such circumstances, Electivire had no choice but to use the move "Protect" to forcibly defend.
However, even after using the so-called "absolute defense" move Protect, Electivire could still sense the overwhelming power of the Dragon Pulse from the residual shockwaves around it.
An undeniable look of shock appeared on Electivire's face.
It couldn't understand why Altaria, which had clearly been weaker than it just moments ago, had suddenly transformed and now completely overwhelmed it in strength.
"Mega Altaria's power has actually reached such a level…"
Albus looked on, astonished. He had witnessed Altaria grow step by step along the path of Mega Evolution. But after their last parting, it now felt as if Terrance and Altaria had become utterly unfamiliar.
"No, this kind of drastic increase in power… couldn't come from Mega Evolution alone." Steven declared with certainty.
If he knew nothing about Mega Evolution, that might be one thing. But in reality, while Steven wouldn't claim to be the ultimate authority on the subject, his understanding of Mega Evolution far surpassed that of most Trainers, who had only heard of evolution.
It should be noted, Steven possessed multiple sets of Mega Stones and Key Stones, each of different types!
"Could it be… that a special reaction occurred between the totem aura and Mega Evolution?!"
Staring at the pink aura that was once again slowly emerging from Mega Altaria's body, Steven's face was filled with disbelief.
The aura had changed color.
The mysterious aura from Alola, fused with the unique evolution phenomenon from Kalos, this was truly… an unprecedented development!
"Ever since that Champion battle in Kalos, Mega Evolution has truly entered the public eye of Trainers. But due to the rarity of Mega Evolution items, most Trainers still know very little about this system…"
"The fifth… Terrance is the fifth Trainer to demonstrate the power of Mega Evolution since that battle with Champion Diantha."
In the meeting room, Elite Four Glacia stared intently at the young Trainer on the television screen… her face too was filled with surprise.
Because… the strength displayed by Terrance's Mega Altaria was simply too powerful.
Even the ace Pokémon of Elite Four Leo had been suppressed in a direct clash of moves. Mega Altaria was… absurdly strong.
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