Chapter 2
King Im and the Dark Ages
Once, long ago, Unova was the greatest of regions. The primitive regions of Johto and Hoenn were made up simply of barbarians and wild people. Sinnoh wasn't much better,
as the natives lived the majority of their lives worshiping and offering sacrifices to their legendary gods: Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia. Kanto was decent, as they had passe
the stage Sinnoh was at. But Unova was the most advanced, living in mostly peaceful villages scattered about the land. The people had separated their lives
from that of Pokemon, rising to the state of power that only humans would ever be capable of obtaining. But after a while, the evil in humans souls began to take over.
More and more fights broke out, until a great war had started between East and West Unova. The fights were bloody; many lives were slaughtered and lost. But one day,
a being of unspeakable power rose and halted the war. He called himself Im Aye Hawttie, and demanded respect of both sides. His powers were that of darkness and energy,
and he could force the life out of a being in an instant. Im quickly became the ruler of Unova, uniting the eastern and western villages. His kingdom rose to become infamous,
and it seemed this age would never end. However, one day, Im commanded the best of the masons in Unova to build a magnificent building of stone on the
Mountain of the Moon. Im then summoned his favored wife and demanded that she come with him to the mountain. When the reached there, the building had been
built in such a way that it appeared to house the full moon in it's walls. Im and the wife entered the building where the masons rolled a huge stone in front of
the doorway. No one knew if Im went there purposefully to die, or if he ever could die, but no one ever entered the building on the Mountain of the Moon.
And for all anyone knows, Im and his wife still rest inside to this day.
Hilbert carefully closed the book and glanced at Hilda, who's eyes were wide with wonder.
"Wow," She murmured. "For a story that old, it really sounds cool."
Hilbert nodded. "Sounds like he knew he would die soon. But it seems kinda cruel that he would
force his wife to die with him."
"His most favored wife." Hilda added, pinching Hilbert's side, teasingly. Hilbert winced, but a
slight grin formed on his face.
"Um, Hilda," Hilbert's cheeks turned a light shade of pink as he spoke, "would you want to go
stargazing tonight at the Abundant Shrine?" He was too shy to look at her face when he asked,
even after Hilda got a happy look.
"Sure! Why not? Who knows, we might find Landorus while we're there." She winked jokingly and
stood up. "I'll meet you there in an hour." She told him and left the library.
