Out in the woods in a hollowed out tree in the Kingdom of Growth was a Absol waking up to start another boring old day. He walked outside of his den and looked around.

P.O.V. Soul

I though preferred to be left alone, because everyone treated me special for being the descendant of a legendary. I hate being treated differently from others cause of how I was born.

So I took up solitude here in the woods and I enjoy it a lot because I can be alone and away from society. There are only a few friends of mine that accept not by how I was born but just as a friend that know of my where about and visit me.

The only way people know I am the dependent of Xerneas is because of the mark on my left shoulder. It is a blue X the is the most noticeable thing on me.

I love my mother Xerneas she cared for me most of my life but had to leave to go deal with problems but now of days she just comes by and visits on the occasion.

Anyways I leave to go out and find breakfast, there happened to be a good oran berry tree nearby that I always get my food from. As I got to the tree I climbed up it and cut some berries of with my horn and sat there and ate them in peace and quiet.

While I was eating I was just wondering what my purpose in life truly was, like why was I hear what am I suppose to do, all the stuff everyone wonders about when they have nothing to do.

I decided to go take a walk down the road that runs through this forest since no one else comes through. I kept walking until I reached the end of the forest where the road ends leading out to an open field and off in the distance is the capital city of this kingdom, Esprit. The city from here had tall buildings touching the sky, and were covered with growing fines around them.

That was how it was built, the grass types here made there building out of trees or vines. It is a spectacular site, and I have never been in the city before, because of my heritage. In the middle of the city there is something called the Great Tree, which is said to have existed since the time of Arceus making the world and it is where the leader of the kingdom is at, for inside the tree is a great temple.

As I begin to walk back home my mark on my arm started to glow. This is my way of knowing Xerneas wants to meet with me or in her case she comes to me. For a second there was just road, and then next I know I am in a open field with flowers and grass everywhere. I look around and then I spotted her over by a lake looking at me with the warm smile she always gives me when she sees me. I run over to her and hug her leg since well she is a legendary and they are way bigger than the any average pokémon. She just nuzzles me with her head.

"Hello my soul," she said. That is how she always greeted me every time she called me her soul.

"Hey mom," I said as I separated from her.

"So why did you call me to your realm and not just come to the forest like you usually do, not that I am complaining." I asked. After I said that she took up a very serious face one that I only ever saw when she saw something she didn't like or if she was training with me.

"Son I was recently summoned by Arceus, and he told me of a quest that must be carried," she said in a calm voice.

"What is this quest and what do I have to do about it," I asked curiously.

"Have you heard about the resent news of the Element Kingdom declaring war on the other kingdoms," she asked me.

"Yes, I have but what could have provoked them to attack all of a sudden," I replied.

"We don't know why Arceus says it is covered in shadows that not even he can break through, and since we legendary can't interfere with the life of those down below, he decided to send two decedents to figure out why and put a stop to it," she said.

"So from the looks of things I guess I am one but what about the other one," I said.

"That would be my daughter," said a voice out of the blue and all of a sudden I felt a shadow come into the room and turned around to see the legendary of death himself Yveltal. His cold blue eyes pierced through me like he was looking directly at my soul.

"Wait I am teaming up with your daughter, why would Arceus do that to me and put me with deaths daughter," I said in annoyance at the fact I am teaming up with death.

"Oh please it was not are idea, this is all Arceus's master planning," he said in a casual tone.

"Son there is always reasoning behind Arceus and his plans so don't worry about it and also be respectful for the girl she is not one to be trifled with I will promise you that," Xerneas scolded me.

I look down in shame at being scolded from my mother, which actually doesn't happen a lot so this must be very serious.

"Fine so where is she," I asked still annoyed. They both look at each other and back at me, and Yveltal had a little worry in his eyes. Then I got the picture.

"You can't find her really, she is your own daughter and your a legendary and you can't find her," I said while chuckling, before getting a knock to the head from Xerneas. She just sat there and shook her head looking angry at me.

"Sorry sir," I said, which he jus sighed.

"Its fine boy, to be honest I would be laughing to but, that daughter of mine is clever and knows many things I hoped to keep from her, she figured out how to use shadows and darkness to block me out" he said looking down in shame.

"I do not know what caused her to do this for I tried to raise her the best I could to not be known as deaths daughter and as someone better known for good things, anyways back to the point your now going to have to find her," he said in which it was my turn to sigh. Man this is going to be a long job I can tell already.

"So how do I know where she is," I asked.

"Well I had Arceus look for her and since he is the most powerful on of all and biggest source of light he figured out she is still in the Kingdom of Growth and in the capital city, he says after watching her for several days that she lives in the downtown area in a small apartment so you won't have a hard time finding where she is at," he said.

"Also what does she look like," I asked. Just then an image flashed in my mind. It was a ninetales except it didn't look normal, instead of cream fur it was our black and her normal orange tipped tails where red, and she had icy blue eyes. She looks looks like her father definatly. I thought she looked beautiful and then the image is gone.

"Her name is Shadow, and now that you saw her you will not have a hard time finding her cause she stand out from the crowd," he said.

"Alright so are you ready son for we will need you to go right away," she said. Then she smiled warmly at me and said, "also once you get close enough to her the shadows will be gone because you are my descendant and you carry the light in you, and and one last thing be careful please," she said. Yveltal nods at me and the world around me leaves and next thing I know it is night and I am in my den.

"Alright tomorrow I am off" I said before falling into sleep.

Anyways hope you have liked the story so far and next chapter is Ch.2 Shadow of Yveltal.