-Blessed by Divinity: Eternity-

The Tallest Mountain

"We'll start with discharge!"

Ampharos followed my callout without hesitation, releasing a huge wave of electric energy into the air. The opposing Ninetails stood steadfast, awaiting the call and as the hologram raised its arm, the snow fox leapt into the air, firing an icy cold gale in response.

Both moves collided, filling the room with a cold vapour, making it difficult to see. I could still faintly see Ampharos but our opponent was completely hidden in the mist.

Before I could make a call, Ampharos was struck from a blind spot with a powerful moonblast attack. The light pokemon was forced to the floor but quickly stood back to her feet, letting out a reassuring cry as the mist dissipated.

Even if we weren't fighting against the real Aaron, he was still an evident problem on the battlefield. I shook my head, not wanting to be stuck on this mental block. My mind raced to think of a strategy, eventually calling out, "Ampharos, use power gem!"

The light pokemon fired her attack quickly, the opponent unmoving as the rock attack collided. A small dust cloud was kicked up but as it cleared, the hologram of the fox was now coloured a bright yellow, Ninetails unfazed by the attack.

I gritted my teeth, now realising that I had to overcome this mental block. Even with all our training, the way I saw Aaron was still the same. To me, he was still this insurmountable rival who was already too far out of reach for me to catch up.

But then I realised, in order to make any headway in this battle, my views had to change. Obviously, there was no beating an undefeatable opponent but there was always a way to beat another trainer and that's now who I saw stood opposite me on the field.

I let out a short breath before calling the next move, "Ampharos, use discharge!"

There was no hesitation from the light pokemon as she released another wave of electric energy. Then I quickly called out the next move, Ampharos following the attack with a powerful dragon pulse.

As expected, Ninetails was quick to counter, returning fire with a powerful thunder attack. But then, the second part of the plan came into play. The multicoloured beam of energy had been disguised by the huge wave of electricity, smashing into our unsuspecting opponent.

Ninetails fell to the ground, stunned by the powerful dragon move. Nevertheless, she returned to her feet, a determined expression now on her face as she held her gaze on Ampharos.

This time, Aaron took the initiative, raising his arm as Ninetails leapt into the air. The hologram shifted to a deep orange colour, the fox pokemon releasing a huge blast of fire toward us.

"Counter with power gem!"

Ampharos followed suit, the glowing blue rocks colliding with the fire attack. A huge smoke cloud was kicked up, blocking my view of the field. But this time, I knew not to let up, calling the next move.

"Now! Discharge to clear the smoke!"

There was a huge sparking as the thick smoke expanded out, becoming thinner. Soon enough, the smoke had dissipated, Ninetails being caught in the electric attack. I saw the opening, calling out for the next move, "Ampharos, use dragon pulse!"

The light pokemon followed without hesitating, firing a huge multicoloured beam of energy toward the target. However, Ninetails recovered, countering with an equally powerful moonblast, the two attacks colliding at the center of the field.

Then out of nowhere, Ninetails sprang forward, the hologram reverting to its original blue as the fox released an icy gale wind into the room. Ampharos was quick to respond, creating a counter shield with her discharge attack as the two moves dispelled each other.

I looked out across the field, seeing that Ninetails was tiring out from the battle. Ampharos on the other hand was still raring to go, letting out a deafening roar to show that she was still far from done.

"Alright! We'll end this with dragon pulse!"

As expected, our opponent wasn't going to let us win so easily. Ninetails stood back to her feet, firing a huge spherical ball of mystical energy, countering the dragon move. Both pokemon poured their all into the moves, neither giving an inch.

"Now! Zap cannon!"

For a brief moment, Ninetail's fairy move gained some leverage as Ampharos switched its attack plan. The light pokemon poured its all into the electric move, a huge sparking sphere of electrifying energy cutting through the spherical moon, smashing into our opponent.

As the dust settled, both holograms had faded into the air, only the melody pokemon sat opposite us now. There was a huge smile on her face, her blue eyes filled with joy as she continued playing her melody.

Ampharos and I exchanged uncertain looks before the realisation that we had won settled in. I felt a tugging at my side as a pokeball floated over to the melody pokemon who waited patiently for us.

With my two pokemon in tow, Meloetta sealed the deal, joining the team.