Although it didn't hit, Dragonite was indeed frightened and became compliant while on the island, choosing to travel by walking and running.
"Gulp~"
Groudon belched, signaling to Dragonite that it was safe to fly.
"Ahem..."
With a twitch at the corner of its mouth, Dragonite glanced skyward, feeling an urge to strike Groudon with Dragon Claw... if it could win, that is.
That hateful Groudon! Because of it, Dragonite hadn't seen Milotic for a whole day.
With Groudon around, Fang Yuan and Dragonite didn't dare to let Milotic out.
It wasn't for fear of Groudon taking a liking to Milotic, but because Milotic bore the wave motion of the Sea of Origin. To let Milotic out in front of Groudon would be blatantly hinting at their connection with Kyogre.
"Mmm~"
Then, through demonstrations by Fang Yuan and Dragonite, Groudon saw how Fang Yuan converted light energy into Z power using the Brilliant Stone.
It also saw how Z power could enhance Dragonite's weak flying force, transforming it into a much stronger flying force.
Groudon's expression was one of amazement.
"Grrou?"
Ordinary light energy was, after being converted by that stone, capable of significantly enhancing flying force??
"Here, have a look for yourself."
After two more demonstrations, Fang Yuan tossed the Brilliant Stone and the Flying Type Z Crystal to Groudon for its own study.
Meanwhile, he and Dragonite went to Charge with Victini.
"Roar..."
At the same time.
The more Groudon examined it, the more serious it became, treasuring it like a prized possession; from the Brilliant Stone, it detected power traces no less than those of Arceus and understood that the stone's owner was also a formidable being.
The methods of wielding power were novel and indeed had aspects worth learning.
...
Two days later.
Just as Fang Yuan had anticipated, as a Legendary Pokémon, Groudon's talent was ridiculously good. In just two days, it learned how to convert light energy into the versatile Z power, to the envy, jealousy, and hatred of Eevee and the others.
With some effort, Groudon not only mastered the technique of autonomously converting light energy into the versatile Z power.
And it had also come to a conclusion.
For moves like its Fire-type moves and Earth Power moves, which were already very strong, the enhancement from Z power was minimal, effectively zero.
But for moves like Thunder and Lightning, or Aerial Ace, which contained a trace of flying force, the improvement after being enhanced by its converted Z power was terrifyingly significant, because Groudon had such control over light energy that the Z power it converted was immense.
"Roar!!!"
In the sky.
Wreathed in blue Sky Power and carrying the Flying Type Z Crystal, Groudon was continuously flying, its speed far from slow.
At this moment, calling it a Flying-type Pokémon wouldn't be wrong.
Groudon's eyes shone with light.
Amazing, this Z-Move was miraculous, far more formidable than the other flying techniques Fang Yuan had taught before.
It felt almost as if it had become one with the sky.
"Roar~~!!"
After a satisfying period of flight, Groudon returned to Fang Yuan's side with glowing eyes, eager to continue learning, asking if there were other amazing things it could be taught.
It felt it was just one step away from defeating Kyogre.
That Kyogre would definitely not know any Z-Moves, and even if it were to learn them later, it surely wouldn't be as effective as Groudon's, which had superior control over light energy.
"You've returned."
Sitting on a rock, Fang Yuan seemed well prepared for Groudon's approach and gave a small smile:
"Next, I'll teach you a battle skill that complements the Flying Z-Move."
"It's called Aerial Sword Stream!"
...
Half a day later.
Groudon stood at the edge of the island, gazing out at the sea.
The next second, it used Z power to soar into the sky with Aerial Ace, and at the same time, its claws conjured two Twin Swords of Precipice Blades!!
As the Creator of the Earth, Groudon was the embodiment of the land itself; naturally, it could also directly conjure the Twin Swords of Precipice Blades for its own use.
However, Groudon, accustomed to directly communicating with the earth to use Precipice Blades, had never considered this because its own movements weren't nimble, and wielding the Twin Swords would only hinder it.
But this time, under Fang Yuan's guidance, it held the Precipice Blades in its hands.
In the sky.
Groudon, holding two Precipice Blades like a twister, performed a Sword Dance while flying up, and then violently plunged towards the sea surface.
The combination skill of Swift Dive Bomb Blasting + Precipice Blades + Sword Dance, used by Groudon, carried the weight of both the sky and the earth with it as the swords crossed, unleashing a slash towards the sea—
Boom!!!!!!!!
In an instant, a terrifying power fluctuation exploded, and the cross-formed by the two Precipice Blade slashes created an abyss in the sea, splitting the ocean as if the flow of the waters was frozen solid by the earth's power.
"Roar!!!!"
Seeing its own masterpiece, Groudon's eyes lit up completely, perfect. During its battles with Kyogre, it was always Kyogre who had the advantage in speed and was more agile, but now, things were different.
It felt that, with the help of the Flying Z-Move, it could move even more nimbly than Kyogre.
Being able to fly is really awesome.
Moreover, its power was already greater than Kyogre's…
At this moment, Groudon truly felt that it might really have a chance, with this so-called "Aerial Sword Stream," to carry the combined weight of the sky and the earth and chop that foolish fish Kyogre in half with a single slash.
"Hey, hey, hey, keep it down a little."
"Don't get detected."
At the edge of the island, feeling the vibrations, Fang Yuan looked at the excited Groudon and said with a headache.
"Roar!!! (Got it!!)"
Fang Yuan chuckled, suddenly finding Groudon quite cute, much cuter than Ho-Oh. It was so straightforward; one could easily understand its little thoughts and carefree spirit.
Not like Ho-Oh, who prides itself on having a soul as pure as the sky, and yet wouldn't spare even a bit of Holy Ash.
"Hmm... I've even taught Groudon the Z-Move, I guess it's time to get some interest back. It hasn't paid the promised benefits yet..."
With this in mind, Fang Yuan looked up at Groudon in the sky and said, "Hey, Groudon, your Precipice Blades look so cool…"
In the sky, Groudon was taken aback.
"Groar??"
"Could you... maybe teach it to my Pokémon?"
Learn… the Precipice Blades???
......
A moment later.
Groudon frowned as it looked at the Lycanroc before it, which was licking its chops.
This guy, it has the talent to learn Precipice Blades?
It didn't believe it.
"My Lycanroc can master Sharp Stone Attack and Earth Power, and Precipice Blades are about turning the earth's power into a blade to attack the enemy… Earth and rock are similar, maybe it can also use Earth Power to strengthen its sharp stones into a blade!"
"If it can learn just 10% of the essence of Precipice Blades, that would be enough!"
Fang Yuan started coveting the way Groudon manipulated the earth.
Learning Precipice Blades would be cooler than Giovanni's Earth Wall, wouldn't it?
"Roar..."
A combination of Earth Power and Sharp Stone Attack?
To emulate Precipice Blades?
Groudon pondered for a moment; maybe... it wasn't impossible.
Since Fang Yuan had taught it quite a few things and had even given it the Flying Type Z Crystal, Groudon felt it couldn't just refuse and nodded at Fang Yuan.
"Roar!!! (It's no big deal, you even gave me the Z Crystal. Not to mention a Precipice Blade, I can teach you anything you want to learn!)"
Groudon didn't want Fang Yuan to think it was stingy and declared grandly.
"Really? That's great!"
"By the way, I've heard about your Land of Termination ability being very powerful."
"Does it have to do with Sunny Day? My Eevee and Venusaur both have studied Solar Energy, can you teach that as well?"
"And my Ditto has always thought you were very cool and wants to try transforming into you for a bit, can you autograph it somehow..."
"Also… Primal Reversion, can ordinary Pokémon master that?"
"And..."
"And..."
Groudon: ???
w(ﾟДﾟ)w Wait... wait a minute??!