Chapter 1
The winds blew the leaves off the trees, which was enough to spook the Pokémon that resided in the nearby town of Hearthome. Among all the owners there was one who also felt this strange sign, a young boy about the age of thirteen, almost fourteen, with shining golden brown hair and deep blue eyes by the name of Drakkon who possessed a Togetic given to him as an egg by a passing trainer as a sign of friendship. Little did either of them know that this bond would have been an important factor in the upcoming gloom-filled hour…
"Drakkon…." A mysterious voice resounded through the halls of Drakkon's gloomy bedroom, scaring his Togetic extremely, causing it to cower in a shadow-dense corner. Drakkon answered calmly, "Who is there? Why do you want me?" As he sat there in his bed in slight fear and wonder, the voice revealed itself to be his father, who said grimly, "Son, follow me. The time has come for your initiation…" Drakkon, confused, queried, "For what?" His father responded with, "You will see…"
They walked many long steps until they reached a camp at the legendary Lake Valor, where some cloaked men greeted Drakkon and his father with a strange tongue, in which Drakkon's father responded in effortlessly. After he was finished talking, the men walked away and Drakkon's father told his son, "Thou shall join our brotherhood and be one of many under the vigilant eye of the mighty Mephisto!" Drakkon asked in annoyance, "Wait, what exactly are ye planning, who is this Mephisto character, and wherefore doth thou need me?" To which Drakkon's father responded, "Mephisto is our deity and he says that thou art vital to our plan, which since thou ponders, consists of utilizing the power in the lake to rip a hole into the Distortion World, in which the pokémon Giratina dwells. Once it comes to close the gap, we will channel Mephisto's essence into it, allowing him flesh to start his reign of hellish proportions with us as his servants!" Drakkon, horrified at the blasphemy spouted by his own father, yelled, "Thou dare to threaten this world? I shalt stop thou, roguish father, before it's too late!" Grinning sinsterly, Drakkon's father wailed, "Get him! Make sure he doesn't meddle in our day of victory!" Sure enough, hordes of cultists rushed to grab Drakkon, however he dodged them with amazing ease. As Drakkon fled the scene, he saw a shackled Gengar and a chained Riolu that seemed to have a luster that is unlike that of its species, which he promptly freed and signaled to follow him. They happily did as he asked of them, as he had freed them from the cult's evil scheme, which was surely to result in the loss of their life-force should they had stayed. After a while, they escaped to Drakkon's house, where Drakkon locked all doors fully and gathered his allies in the courtyard to prepare a counter-assault on the lost souls that follow his own foolish father blindly, as well as a demonic deity that plans to take over the Sinnoh region (and possibly the entire world) in the flesh of a pokémon. He knew that the cults forces were many, however his pokémon were strong, that he knew for sure…
After spending a few hours preparing his team for the upcoming battle, his Riolu, pumped up for the inevitable revenge it will achieve, evolves into a Lucario. With his team prepared for battle, Drakkon attempts to leave his hiding spot, only to be greeted by an angelic figure, who held a glowing stone in its outstretched hands. "Who art thou and wherefore doth thou stand in my path?" Drakkon inquired impatiently, his pokémon readying for attack. The angel, laughing slightly, said, "Ah, naïve boy, no need to fear me. I am the angel Marla and I have come to bless thy great friend, Togetic, with immortal wisdom, a golden luster, and evolution. It shall be known as Greatsoul the Togekiss and shall be thy companion in these dark hours ahead, as, regardless of victory here, thee still have much to do and much time to grow into thy destiny…." "What doth thou mean? What must I do?" Drakkon inquired, confused with the angel's cryptic message. "Thou must master thy inner aura…" Marla said softly as she set the stone on the ground and returned to the heavens. Drakkon, with questions still swimming in his head, picked up the stone and held it towards Togetic, causing it to evolve into the Jubilee pokémon, Togekiss. However, he soon realized that it more than just evolved when Togekiss said in perfect speech, "Ah. So good to be able to talk with my friend with ease… Drakkon, why don't you lead us back to the camp so that we can save the world from damnation." "Why sure, oh great friend! However, we must make haste. Mephisto marches! Oh, and Lucario, from now on you will be known as Blacksoul, ok?" Drakkon said confidently, to which Lucario showed signs of agreement. "We must stop your weak-willed father from dooming us all! Blacksoul! Gengar! Art ye all ready?" Greatsoul inquired, and he was met with a stout "yes" from each pokémon.
As Drakkon and his pokémon made it back to the cult's camp, they were attacked by the entire Order of Mephisto, save for Drakkon's own father, who was casting the ritual to bring the plan to fruition. Thankfully, Greatsoul knew what to do and said, "Taste this, fiends!" as it unleashed a wave of red-hot aura, incinerating the cultists and clearing the way to Drakkon's father. Drakkon, with the path to his father now open, said, "Stop this! It's over! Give in, and leave this place with me in peace, father, please!" Suddenly, his father started spasming and then a dark voice rips through the very reality of the lake, yelling, "It's not over until I win! As for you, foolish mortal, I will take your father's weak flesh to deal with you, as I dealt with your mother years ago!" Drakkon yelled, "My mother died of cancer!" The voice, now in utter control of the body, snickered, "No. Thou were meant as tribute to me years ago, but your weak father offered your mother instead! Thankfully for him, I was forgiving and took the replacement. Now I see that I was wrong to spare you! Let me fix my mistake! Thou shalt die under the heel of my shoe, as I am the archdemon Mephisto, lord of hatred!" Drakkon screamed in rage, "It will be thou who falls this day, fiend! My pokémon will defeat thou and save this region from thy reign!" Mephisto then snickered arrogantly, "I'd like to see you try… Go, Haunter!" "Fine then! Go, Gengar! Use Shadow Ball!" Drakkon said intensely as Gengar unleashed a purplish blob of void and propelled it at the opposing Haunter, taking it out with ease. Mephisto snarled, "How dare a child give me oppression! Fine then! You will pay for your meddling, Drakkon! Go, Sableye!" Drakkon said, "Great! This is not good! Sableye is strong against anything Gengar throws at it… Return, Gengar, and Greatsoul, get in there… and use Heat Wave!" The glimmering Togekiss responded, "Evil shall burn bright under my flames!" as it ignited its yellow-tinted aura with flames, incinerating Sableye and leaving a severe burn etched in its shadowy flesh. Not realizing that he was about to lose from Sableye's critical state, Mephsto roared, "Sableye, use Dark Pulse!" However, as Sableye unleased its wave of shadows, Greatsoul quickly dodged, and soon after that, Sableye fainted from the burn, infuriating Mephisto even more…
Angry at the turn of events, Mephisto attempted to speed up the ritual, but Drakkon then commanded all of his pokémon to channel their full power on the demonic vessel, knowing that it would not only free any of what was left of his father within, but also cause the demon's plan to utterly fail as it was flung back to the hell from which it came. As the tri-aura blast struck Mephisto, he wailed as his mortal vessel was ripped apart, expelling him from the body screaming, "You will pay for this one day, Drakkon, I curse thou that much!"
As Mephisto departed and Drakkon said his final goodbyes to his slain father, he witnessed the distortion rift, being incomplete and without a ritual caster, begin to implode. However, before it could do so and threaten reality itself, 3 illusionary pokémon, one from the depths of Valor and two from the other lakes, fused their psychic power to combat the stray distortion energy, closing the rift before its implosion as an internal black hole. They then departed as quick as they appeared, making the experience very dream-like to the observing Drakkon, who found himself lying on the shores alongside his companions in the early Sinnoh morning, seeing no evidence of the event that transpired the past night. He did not care though, as he felt confident that he had a long and interesting adventure ahead of him, chuckling a little as he began to stand, causing Greatsoul, who had just woken up, to inquire, "What now?" Drakkon cheerfully answered as he flicked his shining hair out of his youthful face, "Destiny, that's what!" as he signaled his other two pokémon into yellow-topped pokéballs that somehow had appeared next to him and asked Greatsoul to follow him to town to plan the imminent adventure…
