"Marsha..." Marshadow looked at Mewtwo solemnly. After using the Z-move, its physical strength had been greatly reduced. This wasn't a move that could be used easily, and performing a second Z-move would be difficult.
It hadn't expected that its signature move, Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike, wouldn't defeat Mewtwo.
"Mew!" Mew came to Marshadow's side. It could sense that Marshadow's aura had weakened, but Mewtwo, despite enduring the blow, had a weaker aura than Marshadow.
"Recover!" But in the next moment, Mewtwo used a move that shocked both Mew and Marshadow: Recover!
Normal-type energy activated, and a soft, translucent white light enveloped Mewtwo. Attracted by the light, energy from the surrounding space gathered towards Mewtwo.
The energy was quickly absorbed, transformed, and converted into physical strength. It replenished Mewtwo's stamina and rapidly healed the injury on its left arm!
"We can't give it time to recover! Marshadow, use Spectral Thief!" Ash's expression changed drastically, and he immediately commanded Marshadow. Then, looking at Mew, he ordered, "Mew, use Psyshock and coordinate with Marshadow to attack!"
"Marsha!" Although hundreds of meters away, Marshadow heard Ash's voice clearly and reacted instantly. Ghost-type energy surged, and it vanished.
Simultaneously, Mew also heard Ash's command and, without hesitation, launched Psyshock!
Psychic-type energy was stimulated, and a pink-purple light compressed the surrounding air, forming a powerful shockwave that blasted towards Mewtwo, distorting space as it traveled.
Facing the rapidly approaching attack, Mewtwo's expression changed, and it terminated Recover. It used the recovered physical strength to stimulate Psychic-type energy and unleash Psystrike once again!
Invisible fluctuations emanated from Mewtwo.
Launching Psystrike for the second time, Mewtwo was far more familiar with the move, and its speed was astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, it enveloped dozens of meters around itself with Psystrike, creating a destructive vacuum!
Marshadow appeared behind Mewtwo. Affected by the vacuum, its movements were somewhat distorted, and even its energy flow was disrupted. However, it resisted the power of Psystrike and the vacuum's influence, punching Mewtwo's back.
"Argh!" Mewtwo ignored Marshadow, unleashing another powerful wave of energy. While resisting Marshadow's attack, it further expanded the range of Psystrike!
Mew's Psyshock dissipated upon contact, having no effect. Psystrike continued to approach Mew, who was uncertain if it could withstand the attack.
"Bang!" Marshadow was sent flying, its attack failing to penetrate Mewtwo's Psystrike. Under the immense force, it crashed into the Overdrive barrier 100 meters away.
"Mew!" Mew's eyes lit up, emitting a pink-purple light. It released its grip and flew towards Ash, hovering in front of him.
The light spread, revealing a diamond-shaped crystal with a curled tail pattern in Ash's vision. Without Mew's explanation, Ash immediately recognized it as Mew's exclusive Z-Crystal, Mewnium Z!
Ash grabbed the Z-Crystal, quickly removed the Marshadium Z from the Z-Ring, and replaced it with Mewnium Z.
"Marsha!" Hundreds of meters away, Marshadow stopped, panting. Noticing Ash and Mew's actions, its expression changed drastically, and it cried out, wanting to stop Ash.
No Pokémon, and naturally no human, could continuously launch Z-moves in a short period. The conditions for launching Z-moves required not only the Pokémon but also the Trainer's cooperation.
Each time a Z-move was launched, the Trainer's spirit and physical strength were significantly depleted. Although there were no lasting side effects, at least an hour of rest was needed for recovery.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people couldn't activate Z-moves twice in a row. Their bodies and the Z-Ring itself would impose restrictions, preventing the activation of the Z-Crystal's power.
But Ash was different. His physique wasn't like that of ordinary people, and Marshadow didn't know the reason. Moreover, this Z-Ring, evolved from the Rainbow Feather, lacked the limitations of ordinary Z-Rings.
Ash wasn't aware of this, but he was acutely aware of his current physical condition. After using Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike, his physical strength and energy were severely depleted.
If he launches the Z-move again, Ash is sure he won't be able to hold on, but at this point, he has no choice. If he wants to stop Mewtwo, he can only rely on this Z-move!
Launching the full-strength posture, he crosses his hands in front of his body. Golden energy gushes from the Z-Crystal, forming a Z rune and dissipating in the next moment. The golden Z-energy transforms into pink-purple Psychic-type energy with the full-strength posture!
At this moment, Ash feels all his physical strength drain away. Not only that, but his vision darkens, as if he can't see anything.
Even so, Ash persists, gritting his teeth, and performing the full posture. With the last movement, the pink and purple Psychic-type energy rushes towards Mew!
"Mew!" With the Z-power added, Mew lets out a sharp cry. Dark golden flames emerge around it, and chaotic energy balls, each more than half a meter in diameter, appear.
With a thought, twenty-four energy balls revolve around Mew, spinning and converging towards the top of Mew like a double helix structure, resembling a DNA chain.
The energy balls collide and fuse, gradually turning into a massive chaotic energy ball with a diameter of over ten meters. It seems to contain everything from the Pokémon world!
Mewtwo stares at the enormous energy ball with a serious expression. It can sense that this energy ball contains power not inferior to the move Marshadow used just now. It doesn't know whether its own Psystrike can withstand it.
"Genesis Supernova - Explosion!"
Ash roars with all his might, then his consciousness fades, and he falls into a coma, collapsing onto Pidgeot's back. His breath is weak, and he remains motionless.
No one notices this; everyone's attention is captivated by the Genesis Supernova. Only Marshadow, rushing towards Ash, realizes the danger he's in...
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