This is a white bracelet. There are triangular structures on both sides of the front. The left triangular structure is slightly larger and white, while the right structure is smaller and black.
There is a groove between the two triangular structures. The groove is a black, diamond-shaped structure with a white zigzag pattern running through it.
"This is... a Z-Ring?!" Although it was the first time he saw this item, Ash immediately recognized the bracelet's origin. This was the famous Z-Ring!
Ash never thought he would obtain such a precious item as the Z-Ring in this situation, especially since it transformed from the iridescent feather.
However, he wondered, what was the use of a Z-Ring at this time?
...
Ash suddenly looked up in Marshadow's direction, only to see Marshadow raise its hand. A gloomy energy emanated from its hand, quickly approaching Ash and hovering.
The energy dissipated, revealing a diamond-shaped, blue crystal with a black pattern resembling Marshadow's head.
"Marshadium Z!" Ash recognized the diamond-shaped crystal as Marshadium Z, the Z-Crystal exclusive to Marshadow. With this and the Z-Ring, he could use Z-Moves with Marshadow!
Without hesitation, Ash installed the Marshadium Z into the groove of the Z-Ring. It fit perfectly!
Ash stood up from Pidgeot's back. Although he hadn't learned the full-strength posture, Ash knew instinctively which pose to use to awaken Marshadow's power.
Facing the strong wind, Ash stood firm, crossed his hands in front of his body, and a wonderful feeling surged through him, naturally assuming a full-strength posture.
It was the full-strength pose for the Ghost-type Z-Move, with both hands waving like a ghost, arousing the power of Marshadium Z in the Z-Ring.
Golden energy gushed from the Z-Crystal, forming a symbol with an arrow on top and two superimposed Z runes at the bottom. Driven by this power, Ash involuntarily shouted the Z-Move's name.
"Seven-Star Strike: Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike!"
Under the surge of power, Ash's voice echoed far and wide, reaching even Misty and the others as if he were whispering in their ears.
As Ash's voice faded, the energy stimulated from Marshadium Z transformed into dark purple Ghost-type energy, forming strands of light that rushed towards Marshadow.
"Marshadow—!" With the energy infusing its body, Marshadow's pupils contracted, and it entered a full-strength posture. Dark golden energy flames ignited around its body, and blue-yellow flames flickered around its arms, neck, and head, resembling candlelight. Its eyes had also changed!
With a powerful punch, Marshadow unleashed the Z-energy from its body, and a cluster of blue-gold energy balls shot towards Mewtwo. Before the energy balls reached Mewtwo, Marshadow unleashed a flurry of punches, blasting seven times in rapid succession. Each punch was accompanied by an energy ball.
Seven energy balls bombarded Mewtwo's Psystrike one after another. As the seven energy balls converged, they formed a specific arrangement, with the top three resembling an arrowhead and the bottom four forming a Z shape, mirroring the Z-rune.
In a split second, the spread of Psystrike was contained and held in place!
Mewtwo's expression changed, surprised that its strongest move had been restrained. It exerted all its strength, attempting to break through the blockade of the seven energy balls.
The power imbued with the law of destruction continuously eroded the energy ball blockade, but Marshadow didn't give Mewtwo any time or opportunity to recover. The Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike wasn't over yet!
Marshadow kicked its legs in the air, causing the air to explode. With the momentum from the attack, Marshadow charged towards Mewtwo, flipping mid-air and delivering a ruthless kick with its right leg towards the center of the seven stars.
"Boom!"
A shockwave reverberated throughout the world. Marshadow's kick struck the center of the seven stars, and the seven energy balls blazed with dazzling light, integrating their energy into Marshadow's kick.
"Crack—!"
Like a shattered mirror, the space where the Seven Stars converged fractured under Marshadow's foot, as if it had been kicked through.
A powerful wind swept through, and the shattered space revealed a pure, incomparable darkness, resembling a black hole that threatened to consume everything. Even Mewtwo's Psystrike, imbued with destructive power, couldn't escape and was absorbed and annihilated by the black hole.
Mewtwo's expression changed drastically as he watched this scene in horror. He realized that the Psystrike he had used was completely absorbed by the black hole!
When Psystrike disappeared without a trace, the black hole slowly closed, and the broken space was restored, as if nothing had happened.
But at this moment, Marshadow continued his Jump Kick and forcefully kicked Mewtwo's body. Then, his whole body turned into smoke, penetrating Mewtwo's body. He reappeared not far behind Mewtwo and stopped.
"Uh..." Mewtwo's body froze, and he tried to look back at Marshadow behind him. But with just a slight movement, the energy in his body suddenly burst out, and green energy shot up into the sky, enveloping Mewtwo!
The explosion of energy rolled up a massive hurricane, spreading in all directions. Pidgeot, three hundred meters away, couldn't withstand the impact of such a terrifying hurricane and was swept away. Ash held Pidgeot tightly so that the group wouldn't be thrown off.
In the distance, Yusho's Pidgeot was also affected, but the hurricane's impact had weakened considerably at that distance. Although Pidgeot shook a little, it wasn't thrown out by the whirlwind like Ash's Pidgeot.
"What a terrifying move, Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike! Did it succeed?!" After the storm gradually calmed down, Misty and the others looked at Mewtwo again.
Ash's Pidgeot also stopped after retreating nearly 100 meters, and Ash looked at Mewtwo.
"What?!" To Ash and the others' astonishment, Mewtwo hadn't lost his fighting ability, and after receiving such a terrifying blow, he hadn't even fainted!
The green energy dissipated like normal flames, revealing Mewtwo's figure. Although his expression was a little sluggish, and his left arm hung limply, he hadn't lost his fighting ability.
"Heh heh heh ha ha ha ha ha..." Mewtwo began to laugh softly, then his laughter grew louder. His intact right arm opened wide. He had resisted the terrifying attack!
At the last moment, he had sacrificed his left arm to withstand Marshadow's final blow. Although his left arm had temporarily been destroyed he could recover slowly, but he had survived!
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