Finally settling into your new home in the cozy town of Frostpeak, you get a message from your aunt, who happens to be a teacher at the local Trainer's School. She tells you she has a package for your mother, and she wants you to pick it up. Why, you? She hasn't seen her dearest nephew in ages! Your go tell your father about the call, and he explains that your mother is out doing research in the field, and that she has an assistant in the laboratory. He tells your to go on and go pick out Pokémon so you can be protected from wild Pokémon that jump out from the tall grass. After leaving the house and heading to the research facility, you meet the assistant, who gladly tells you that you arrived at an excellent time. She explains various things, and allows you to choose your starter Pokémon!

After picking up the package and returning home, your mother has finally finished her research. She tells you about a shady group of people that have been spotted around some of the larger places of the Azelon region. She tells your to stay away from them, and to avoid any confrontation. She notices that you have already chosen your Pokémon. She expresses her happiness, and tells you that her assistant has a daughter around your age. She too, was a Pokémon Trainer! She asks you to meet her back at the laboratory and she will give you the rest of the needed materials. Once you return the the lab, she gives you a PokéDex, five PokéBalls, and a PokéTech. She happily tells you that you are now, an official Pokémon Trainer, and thus.. begins your journey in the Azelon region!

However, everything isn't always what it seems to be. The Azelon has a very deep, dark secret and there is an evil building in the shadows. Will you be able to stop this before history repeats itself and defy destiny to prove to everyone that fate is not set in stone or will you submit to this evil and be consumed by evil?

The region itself was discovered nearly twelve hundred years ago by a man from Kalos known as Auguste, whom had been convicted for treason under the King. No one knows exactly why he had been charged with treason, but theorists have speculated it was because he was stealing to support his poor family who had nothing. His crimes did not go unpunished, however. Due to the King's sadistic nature, the man had nearly lost all of his family due to the torturous exploits of the King's prison guards. Once he arrived to Azelon, the immense hatred within him began to manifest.

Legend says that this hatred drew forth the Deity of Hatred known as Theemos; a being revered as a demon in Azelon mythology.

Theemos appeared to Auguste as a shadowy being, offering him power to crush the King in exchanged for finding something for him. Having nothing to stop him, Auguste agreed to find the legendary Seething Orb which is classed as a Legendary Artifact. The Seething Orb—in olden days—had been known as a divine instrument; allowing Theemos’ demonic powers to surge in strength and unleash his true powers.

As Auguste hunted for the Seething Orb, Theemos continued to feed off of his immense hatred. Growing stronger and stronger, Theemos forcibly controlled the human to continue looking despite being fatigued and on the verge of starvation. Using his dark powers, Theemos constantly reminded Auguste of the cruel King which eventually blinded the him. Nearly being consumed by his hatred, one thing saved Auguste from his despair; the pure love he had for his lone daughter that had managed to escape, thanks to an inmate. This small glimmer of light had been a vision by the Deity of Love, Astulua. Legend has it that she intervened and soothed the evil desires of those who had captured his daughter. The fact that his daughter was alive allowed Auguste to see the light, which caused Theemos' grasp on the man to falter.

Now enraged that he had lost control of his human pawn, Theemos and Astulua emerged before one another. Once both deities emerged, it is said that the two fought a brutal battle; one that could potentially destroy the entire region. Deep down, Auguste still despised and loathed the King of Kalos; using this ever-present hatred, Theemos manipulated him once more. This caused a dangerous shift in the battle between the two. Due to Theemos' manipulation, the man continued to seek out the Seething Orb. In an attempt to stop him, Astulua fled the battle in order to seek out his daughter. During this period, Theemos more forcibly warped Auguste's mind with his infinite hatred.

Nearly a month later, Astulua had found Auguste's daughter and brought her to her father who had been warped by Theemos' darkness. Heartbroken by how low her father had sunk, the daughter pleaded with him to come back to her. A small flame ignited in his heart, causing Theemos' grip to falter once more. Nearly seething that Astulua had interfered once more, the struck Auguste's daughter down right before his eyes. In unison with the twisted energy plaguing his mind, Auguste's emotions got the better of him and caused an absolute mental breakdown. Taking advantage of this, Theemos caused a shift in his mind and warped it to believe that Astulua had been the one to kill his daughter. Unbeknownst to Astulua, Auguste had found the Seething Orb and his now endless hatred for her, caused it to awaken from its dormant stake. In a surge of darkness, the overwhelming energy caused darkness to flood the land and Theemos to emerge in its Divine Forme. Unable to keep up with Theemos' now overwhelming power, Astulua was defeated and hatred flooded the region.

Legend says that the darkness took on a more literal term, as a solar eclipse began that did not end for nearly six years.

During this time the native people were suddenly overcome with the same hatred and began to feud among one another. Now with warring people and Pokémon, the Azelon region had been overcome and began to waste away. Using its new found powers, Theemos fed on all of the hatred and used it to seal away Astulua's powers. As Astulua had been the only Pokémon that could have stopped Theemos, the deity was now powerless to stop the rampaging Pokémon.

Years and years past, and the region continued to fight on with no end in sight. Realizing his mistake, Auguste prayed to the heavens for a way stop to this dreadful war. As if answering his prayers, Arceus appeared before him with one simple question: what was he willing to do? Knowing that Auguste had been the cause of the fighting, Arceus had not been willing to simply fix this outbreak. Knowing what he had done, Auguste pleaded for this to end in exchange for his life; his selfishness had caused this war and his selflessness would be what ended it. The Alpha Pokémon had been pleased by his answer, not only allowing Auguste to live but allowed him to witness a miracle. Bearing an egg, Arceus created Althima. A Pokémon formerly known as the 'Balancer,' the Deity of Truth. Nearly instantaneously, upon its birth and emergence, the fighting subsided momentarily as those who were blinded by their hatred seemed to come around.

Using this freedom, the native people of Azelon began to diligently search for their savior, Astulua. Arceus warned Auguste that Althima would not last long against Theemos and as such, Arceus gave Auguste one simple item; the Amour Diamond. A beautiful blue diamond in the shape of heart, which caused copious amounts of love to overcome him. Knowing that Theemos would be after Auguste, Arceus heeded the human to seek out Astulua lest Theemos hunt him down and slay him. Upon Arceus' orders, Althima took to battle in order to distract Theemos from Auguste's new pilgrimage.

An entire year passed before Astulua had been found.

Althima had been worn down by Theemos and the hatred began to consume the region once more. Just before yet another war could break out, the man finally found the wounded Astulua. Pleading for her forgiveness, Auguste expressed his sorrows and apologized for what he had said to her. Knowing that he could never forgive himself, Auguste offered the Amour Diamond to Astulua. Although she was very weak, Astulua could feel the serene peace within his heart and she genuine sorrow in his voice. Accepting his apology, Astulua prepared to face Theemos once more. As the Amour Diamond merged with her, it began to rejuvenate her. As her power came back to her, the warring people felt the spark within them. Fully restored to her former glory, Astulua took to the battlefield and had been easily able to keep up with a released Theemos' albeit with some trouble.

Witnessing Astulua come to their aid, the hearts of the people began to fuel Astulua and further determine her will to emerge victorious. Deep within, the diamond within her began reacting to the hearts of the people. In a burst of energy, Astulua emerged in her own Divine Forme and for the first time in ten years, the sun emerged and lit the world in its hopeful light. Now able easily to keep up with Theemos, Astulua not only bested him but the sheer beauty of her Divine Forme ended the fighting of those that witnessed it. Now having no hatred to consume, Theemos was unable to overpower Astulua; Althima even joined in, as the people had been allowed to see through their hatred, allowing them to know the truth. The tides had turned.

Using their combined power, Astulua and Althima banished Theemos from his Divine Forme while Arceus emerged to take Theemos' Seething Orb from him. Delivering the ultimate punishment, Arceus sealed Theemos' power to absolute zero and locked him away in a dimension where he would never escape. Now that the fighting had finally ended, Arceus decided it was time to finally answer Auguste's pleas. Allowing heavenly light to wash over the land, Arceus blessed the Azelon region.

Rejuvenating the region by repairing the land and restoring what had been destroyed and rotted away. Dispersing the plague of darkness, Arceus even healed both people and Pokémon whom had been harmed during the war. Althima had also been healed which allowed it to spread its energy among the region, allowing the humans to see the truth of what they had done. Exhausted from her fight, Astulua used what remaining energy she had to allow love and happiness to overwhelm the humans and Pokémon of Azelon. For the first time in ten years, peace had settled down in the region and now that Theemos was no longer a problem, it would remain for centuries to come. Having no more energy inside her, Astulua and the Amour Diamond separated and it shattered into thirty pieces and dispersed throughout the region.

To this day Arceus still monitors Theemos, keeping a close eye on him so that he may never escape.

Upon the arrival, the player actually blacks out and wakes up in their new room with a worried little brother. After the player gets an explanation, they are free to explore their new hometown known as Frostpeak. Once they player goes downstairs, their father—Knox—greets them and tells them to head on over to the local Pokémon Laboratory where their mother is waiting for them. Before the player can enter, they are greeted by the enthusiastic Dexter. He leads them into the lab where Mulberry is waiting for the player. She happily explains who she is and welcomes the player to the Azelon region! Before the player can receive their Pokémon, Mulberry explains that in his zeal Dexter forgot to recall the Pokémon and lock the back door, allowing the Pokémon to escape. Using this as a bonding opportunity, Mulberry assigns the player to go capture whichever of the starters that catches their attention. She explains that the three starters are known as Purleaf, Lavapho, and Hydrake. Once the player captures their preferred Pokémon, Mulberry is interrupted by Flaire who is curious to see which Pokémon the player captured. After being defeated, Flaire gets huffy and leaves.

Despite all of that, the player eventually leaves and unites with their mother. Holly is absolutely ecstatic to see her child, happily given them their Poké Dex and several Poké Balls to go with it. Holly explains that though she hadn’t intended the player to arrive in the Azelon region so soon, but this all had been planned out save for Team Galactic. Saying goodbye to her child—albeit quite emotionally—Holly wishes her child the best of luck though she warns them to stay away from a shady group that calls themselves Team Nemesis.

As Holly quickly returns to her shared laboratory, the player is now free to finally begin their journey! Determined to surpass their father whom had been a former champion from the Johto region, the player confidently walks down Route 1. To start off that dream, the player must partake in the Azelon Pokémon League Challenge. The challenge with that is simple; eight Gym Leaders are scattered and strewn about, from the peaks of the mountains to sandy beaches. These Gym Leaders are known for not staying in their gyms. Finding these elusive Leaders only adds even more fun to the journey! What comes next? Defeated the Elite Four and the Champion and claiming the title of Champion!

However, that won’t be such an easy task. While most of the Gym Leaders have a tendency to take it easy on their opponents, the Elite Four members show no mercy. However, recent events have put the Pokémon League on a permanent lock down. Several months before the player arrives, the third member of the Elite Four mysteriously vanished off the face of the Earth. Not only that, the recent attack on the current Champion has the League on extremely high alert. As such, no Trainer may enter the League. Turns out that an Executive member of Team Nemesis is responsible for the attack.

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