This is my first fic for the Pokemon series. Contestshipping pairing for this one too. XD Hope everyone likes it! Please do review right after you read this fic. I'll need to have everyone's opinion for this fic of mine.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
Ethereal
Prologue
Decades ago, the region of Hoenn had been ruled with an iron fist.
The emperor was a cold-hearted man whose lust for power was endless. Anyone who had stood in his way was killed, despite the fact that they had been either the emperor's relative or close friend. It mattered not to him; all he needed was supremacy throughout the lands, and he would have been invincible.
What he did not count on was that the gods were not on his side.
A settler from the Johto region who had moved to Hoenn, Norman was the only one who had opposed the tyrant. A descendant from the line of the god Kyogre, he led a resistance against the emperor, killed him and made his heir the new emperor. Though the young boy was only eight when he had ascended to power, Norman assured him that as soon as the late emperor's heir turned eighteen years, he would have full authority all over Hoenn.
However, the young emperor's mind had been corrupted by his late father.
Instead of feeling grateful, using the powers that were bestowed upon him by the god Groudon, he killed Norman out of spite, telling him that it was not his place to displace the current status quo.
Because of the anger felt by the young emperor, the whole land of Hoenn experienced drought.
Everyone knew then that they were not to disobey the emperor.
Norman had suffered the consequences of meddling.
They would not want that to happen to them.
For five years, the whole land had suffered from famine.
But as the sixth year made its mark, a miracle had happened.
It started drizzling.
The god Kyogre made everyone feel its presence.
The current emperor who was thirteen at that time had calmly asked if they would be able to get rid of the person who had summoned Kyogre.
His advisers agreed and sent out soldiers to find and kill the person responsible for all of this.
What they did not count on was that the resistance had been ready.
Using all possible resources, they had relocated their summoner to the island of Ever Grande. There, they had autonomy from the main land, creating their own system of government and the like. The summoner ascended and made into royalty, just to spite the young emperor.
Hoenn was now separated into two. Petalburg, Littleroot, Dewford, Pacifidlog, Sootopolis, Ever Grande and Mossdeep were now in control of the new monarch, called Southern Hoenn. Though the newly-acquired territories were small compared to the ones that were under the emperor, it was better than nothing.
The emperor, meanwhile, was now on the move to gain back the lands that were 'stolen' from him.
This is their story.
Two years after…
She sighed.
She wanted to rest, but seeing the fact that there was no time to waste, she merely sighed in exasperation. Right now, she was having a meeting with her political advisers regarding the current situation. Their region, a fairly new region that had only been established, was in a crisis. They had been labeled as renegade by the emperor in the main land, as well as the ruler in Sinnoh. Johto had been neutral, as well as Kanto, and that had been the only way that had made them survive thus far. If both Johto and Kanto had allied themselves with the emperor… she shuddered in fear just thinking about it.
Sinnoh imposed a trade embargo in their region and all of the towns that the queen had control over were suffering. They had little food to eat, but thankfully, there was an unlimited supply of water. Despite this, she knew that they could not survive on water alone. The children needed nutrition, as well as the adults.
"Your Majesty?"
She nearly jumped up in her seat, startling the Skitty sleeping in her lap. "Y-yes, Max?" she asked. At this, her pet Skitty jumped down from her lap and started chasing her own tail. May sighed and used her Pokeball to return her pet. After placing the ball on the table, she fixed her gown, which consisted of a red-colored tube top and a black skirt which exposed her legs and the back part of it trailed behind her.
Her younger brother, a political adviser, cleared his throat. "Were you even listening to the proposal?" he snorted.
"K-kind of…" the brunette mumbled and studied her brother.
From the day their father had died, Max had changed along with her. From a crybaby, he had become way too mature for a twelve year old. He became the man of the house, filling up the void. He acted like a father more than a little brother to May, which greatly distressed her.
Her younger brother was growing up. His mental maturity reached to the point wherein she could no longer comprehend him. It was not long before their role had been reversed: he was now acting like the elder sibling instead of her.
'Someday, Max… I'll pay you back.'
When she had been made queen two years ago, May had finally paid him back in full. She gave him the position of becoming her political adviser, which he had accepted it graciously.
It was now her turn to take care of him.
However, for this particular setting, the role reversal began once again.
Once again, her younger brother was now acting like he was the elder of the two.
He sighed, pushed back his glasses up the bridge of his nose. As usual, his older sister was being her clueless self. "I suggested that we slowly, SLOWLY, start working on the peace agreement with the emperor." the fourteen year old young man calmly stated, fixing his clothes at the same time. For today, he was wearing a black suit. The long-sleeved shirt he was wearing was bright red, and his tie was colored black. The color combination was in honor of the queen, who loved the color combination.
Dead silence filled the air… then came the protest.
"NO! I will not have anything to do with those… those freaks!"
Her political adviser stared at her as if she were daft. Surely, she couldn't have picked a better time to throw yet another tantrum if her wishes hadn't been followed. The country needed her. Everyone needed her guidance.
Yet…
The Queen of Southern Hoenn was stubborn and conceited. Getting help from someone else was the last thing she ever wanted, yet she had to do it, or else…
"I will not allow it. It just goes to show that we are weak." May reiterated. "Besides, I doubt that Dad will even let us do such a thing."
Max cleared his throat. "Are you sure that you want this war to drag on? Our resources are dwindling… we don't have enough…"
"Lord Kyogre's power is enough to destroy them all."
"Don't be stupid, Your Majesty. Rumor has it that the god Groudon abandoned the emperor because he had abused the power that was given to him by the god." Max reminded her. "I am saying this out of concern because I am your brother, not your servant or your adviser."
May nodded. She'd heard rumors. The emperor had been powerless ever since the drizzles began half a decade or so. The god Groudon, they say, had punished him for being much too abusive. He had caused a drought, killing many of his people in the process because they lacked proper nourishment.
Besides… he killed dad with that power.
"This war will drag on. It has to. I won't allow for this to end so quickly." May announced. Before any of her advisers protested, she raised a hand to stop them. "If worse comes to worst… we'll have to use Lord Kyogre's powers. That way, we'll be even… and we don't have anything to lose."
Max sighed. "No, it won't be even. He has the backing of an experiences army. Sinnoh supports him. He's one step ahead of you, Your Majesty."
"YOU SHUT UP, MAX!"
Everyone in the room was surprised. The queen hardly raised her voice, even rare for her to get mad.
"B-but…"
"I WON'T ALLOW THIS! I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO SHOOT DOWN YET ANOTHER PLAN THAT I HAVE IN MIND! IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ME, SO BE IT! I'LL DO THIS MYSELF!"
Suddenly, she stood up, blue eyes literally glowing. Her shoulder-length brown hair was slowly starting to defy gravity as well. Tattoo markings all over her body appeared suddenly and began to glow the same shade of blue like her eyes.
Max knew it was a sign.
May was dead serious.
She was calling the god Kyogre.
Please review! I hope I didn't make anyone too OOC... and it is just the prologue, so no worries. The next chapter will be the introduction of Drew (finally), as well as two characters that everyone loves to hate.
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