Cyrus shakily rose to his knees, arms wobbling against the ground. "...Check, perhaps. But not checkmate. And if that were true--nngh--I will simply reset the board. I am not the king or the pawn, but the player..."

But it was taking all his will to finish speaking. He shook his head.

...and spotted the Red Chain where Arceus had repelled it. If he could grab onto it, he could take that power once and for all.