It all started with a small group of four, their common interests having previously brought them together. All of them from varying walks of life, they could not be more different than each other.

The first being a young prodigy trained under ancient and long forgotten arts, having joined this group not long after being exiled from the ancient society.

Another sought refuge with the other three, hiding from the International Police after uncovering and stealing highly classified information.

The third one, a bounty hunter being targeted by the infamous Team Galactic for exposing their plans, joins the quartet because of a small fondness for them.

The final one, blessed with the power of Legends, leads the group that is destined to save the known world.

And to destroy it.

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Calamity soon befell the Earth, bringing the people living in the world to their knees. The final days of the Earth loomed, but despite the odds the Earth survived the end times… at a price.

The Sky High Legend defended the Earth from the meteors that would have destroyed man and pokémon alike, but at the cost of its own life. Many paid their respects to the protector of Hoenn, often erecting statues and monuments of the jade serpent. This day would be remembered for years to come, stories of the Legend being passed from generation to generation.

But not all were grateful for this gift of life.

Without the Sky High Legend to defend them, Hoenn's other ancient Legends, the Lord of the Seas and the Lord of the Land, were vulnerable to the exploits of man. Two organisations founded on opposing beliefs sought to control these legends to aid them in achieving their goals. While the two organisations, Magma and Aqua, fought over their beliefs, the sheer power of the Legends threatened to plunge the Earth into a world filled with water and lava.

If not for Hoenn's most promising trainer stopping these organisations, the world would have been surely doomed to this fate. The mysterious quartet also had a hand in dealing with Magma and Aqua, but by then their group had grown significantly.

Even after the fall of both Magma and Aqua, the group continued recruiting more members to further its cause. Having lost their faith in humanity, the quartet decided to take matters into their own hands and protect pokémon from the selfish deeds of mankind.

The Prodigy, the Refugee, the Bounty Hunter and the Sovereign all vowed to each other to transcend the faults of man in order to protect the pokémon of their world.

They banded together under one belief: Ascension.