The ones of land, the ones of sky, since the dawn of existence they have clashed with the other, to detirmine who was the greater. But these constant wars left many innocents in their wakes, and finally, the Beast of the Sea, and the the Goddess of sky sought to put a stop to it. But neither side wanted the war to end in a draw. But did see the reason that was no point in distorying the prize in the contest to decide it's owner.
It was agreed upon that at the end of the next mullium that two Guiding Humans would be chosen to represent either side of the conflict, the victory of the winner would be detirmend by the death of the losers. This was girm decison and a cruel fate. But both knew that the only altirnative was to allow them to continue to fight, and this was simply not an option. So two human would become the pawns in a grudge match between the elementals of land and sky, with one winner, one survivor .

--Year 1000 AD

Cassie felt a chill again, it was the third time in the last hour, she kept looking over her shoulder, swearing she saw something just out of the corner of her eye. She couldn't guess what. All she knew what that it turned her blood into water just from catching glimps of it. She kept moving foreward, she was going to beat Ash to Blackthorn city if it was the last thing she did! And she wasn't going to let some shadows stop her!
Five minutes later her brave jog was reduced to a meek walk, she could them now, all around her, she didn't know how many they were, at least more than one, off to one side was a flash of yellow and black, to the other of blue and violet, then of brown and red, what were they? If they were pokemon wanting to challenge her why didn't they just attack? If they wanted not to get captured by here why did they stay close to her? Did they plan on killing her? Did they see her as prey in their territory? She held Bayleef's pokeball hard, considering to release him or not, if she would just be sending him to his death if these things were as powerful as her imagination was making them out to be. Contray to popular belief, human did not start training pokemon to feed some primal lust for power. It was to protect them from wild pokemon! In a world where animals could pop up out of nowhere and breath fire at you, your best defence was something that could do the same.
But Cassie had no intention of sacrificing Bayleef just to buy herself a few extra seconds of life. That wasn't what a trainer did. They were moving in closer. Cassie realized with fear and pain that she was going to die . . . she just stood there, she wasn't going to amuse them by running like a scared rabbit. She took her pokegear from around her neck and dailed up her mother, praying she was still awake at this hour. The phone rang and a few times. And finnal a familiar voice answered.
"Hello Crystal residence."
"Mom? It's me Cassie. I love you just felt like I should you in case I ever forgot to ever tell you. Bye." She hung up not waiting for her mother's confused reply.
Cassie took her plastic megaphone and held it like a club. "If you want me! Come and get me! But I promise you you'll have fewer teeth to eat me with when I'm done with you!"
We do not intend to kill you. Said a voice, massive and powerful in Cassie's mind. Phyic. Perfect. She might not even get a chance to fight back. Cassie turned to the faceless voice and saw what looked like a cross between a gaint wolf and a mainless lion, brown fur covered the body, a smoky main covered the back, the face was covered with a crystal mask. It is simply time for you to fulfil your purpose. Our Chosen.
"C-Chosen!? This is some kind of joke?!"
We promise you it is not. Cassie turned her head to see a saber tooth tiger with a metal mask covering the top half of it's face. You are our Chosen. The one who will fight in our name in the coming duel.
"Uh . . . sorry guys . . . I have places to go, people to see, bye!" Cassie turned from the both of them and ran like the wind down the trail. Or would of if the blue furred creature with a crystal growth coming from his forehead hadn't been exactly behind her. Cassie Started and dropped her useless weapon and fell on her rear.
It is not your Choice to make. Do not worry. Soon none of your other "business" will matter to you. All that will matter is us . . . You . . . Are . . . Our's!
Cassie's eyes glazed over looking into those ruby eyes of the blue wolf/cat, and she fainted dead away.

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