Alliance Year 215.
Area of Fragrant Fate, Weather Research Institute.
A group of researchers in white lab coats stared blankly at the charts displaying the changes in the weather, finding it hard to accept.
Following analysis, Sea Area No. 115 between Wudou Town and Orange Flower City was suddenly stricken with the most severe storm in a century.
And the storm seemed to be spreading in all directions.
Countless islands, cities, and towns between Wudou Town and Orange Flower City were engulfed by the heavy rain, while the marine currents roared and raged wildly, resembling an apocalyptic scene.
The terror of this natural disaster was no less than the catastrophe that had befallen the Orange Archipelago.
The last time Area of Fragrant Fate experienced a disaster of such magnitude was a millennium ago, caused by Groudon and Kyogre's battle in Liuli City…
Now, the many researchers in the Weather Research Institute desperately discovered that this anomaly… seemed to be caused, once again, by the Ancient Creatures.
Kyogre… had awakened!!!
And upon awakening, it immediately brought calamity to the Area of Fragrant Fate.
So much resentment, damn it!
"ROAR!!!!!!"
Around Magma Team Base One: Firework Island, over a dozen massive whirlpools surrounded the small island.
In the center of the whirlpools, mighty water cyclones, hundreds of meters high and tens of meters in diameter, connected the sea to the dark clouds above, filled with raging thunder.
Every bolt of lightning that slashed down highlighted Kyogre's brutal, beast-like yellow glare fixated coldly below.
This time upon awakening, it had intended to seek out Groudon, but who knew that a group of shortsighted humans would actually try to control it.
After breaking free from the shackles, Magma Team's leader Great Chiyansomu immediately ordered to take control of Kyogre again, but this very command plunged the entire Firework Island into jeopardy.
At this moment, how could Kyogre not understand that it was these people who had brought it here during its slumber, and even after it woke, they seemed to want to control it.
Groudon might endure, but Kyogre could not.
"ROAR!!!!!!"
Kyogre had a short temper; it planned to unleash primal fury upon the residents of this island first.
Lest they find solace in the depths of despair within the embrace of the sea.
"How could this be—"
On Firework Island's ground, Great Chiyansomu watched the flying figure in the sky, his pupils shrinking to their limit, stepping backward continuously.
Apart from him, the Magma Team executives and rank-and-file members alike, terrified out of their wits, stared dumbstruck at the figure in the sky.
The power of the Ancient Creatures… Could humans truly control it?
"Great Chiyansomu… until we find the Treasure Bead capable of controlling the Ancient Creatures, the awakened Ancient Creatures… are not within our control," said Flame, a Magma Team executive, his face pale as he spoke: "Forget this place, let's run away, we might still have a glimmer of hope."
"The submersible is ready… it's just that I don't know if we can successfully leave this place…" Magma Team's chief scientist, Bonfire, watching the towering waves approaching from afar, tens of meters high, remained silent in his heart.
With such terrifying waves crashing down and so many whirlpools nearby, even if they entered the submersible, the chances of escaping the area were almost zero…
Why… did Kyogre awaken… who was the cursed one responsible!
...
"Is that Kyogre…?"
Meanwhile, Da Wu, Mikkeli, Handsome Guy, Lila, and Thousand Miles, originally discussing strategies in Orange Flower City, felt the changes nearby and received the urgent notification from the Weather Research Institute, rushed over as well.
From within a Devon Corporation helicopter powered by ∞ Energy, the five of them looked in awe at the Fireworks Island region surrounded by whirlpools and waves.
"It seems pure violence can also be so magnificent… Unreverted Kyogre already has the power to effortlessly obliterate an island; if it were to undergo Primal Reversion, it could probably submerge the entire Area of Fragrant Fate at any moment," Mikkeli murmured.
Da Wu said, "Hey, now's not the time to talk about that; the pressing matter is to figure out what Kyogre is planning to do…"
Handsome Guy and Lila nodded frantically: considering how thankfully Groudon had not awakened at that time, otherwise, they would have had a real headache.
Thousand Miles: "Yeah… let's find a way to calm Kyogre down… I really don't want this big fella to approach Orange Flower City…"
After all, his family was still there...
The five fell silent for a moment, primarily because they did not understand what was happening; was Kyogre awakened by the Magma Team? It seemed unlikely for Magma Team to be that reckless; they surely knew the consequences of awakening an Ancient Creature, and besides, awakening Kyogre was not in line with Magma Team's philosophy.
Kyogre's awakening had caught Da Wu and the others off-guard, and what worried them more now was whether Kyogre only aimed to destroy this one island.
If that were the case it would be a relief, but if Kyogre remained unappeased afterward, nearby major cities like Orange Flower City and Wudou Town would likely bear the brunt, and the resulting damage would be incalculable.
"Do you think, now that Kyogre has awakened, Groudon might awaken too? Just one Kyogre is headache enough, but if Groudon awakens as well, then…" At this moment, Lila suddenly spoke up.