Thousands of years ago...
"I am stronger than any Mythical Pokemon that has ever walked the earth! Dahara, you must bow before me! You must succumb to your new master!"
The citizens of Dahara City trembled in terror, hiding amongst the shadows of the town as a malevolent Pokemon hovered above them. This is exactly what the citizens of the town had feared… The lust and desire for gold which had been freely given to them by Hoopa, began to take an evil and destructive turn. His motive had never been for the benefit of Dahara City. Hoopa was a Pokemon of pride, mischief, selfishness, darkness, evil, hatred, self-gain... He cared nothing for humans or Pokemon trainers. In fact, he laughed at how pathetic and desperate their actions were just for profitable gain.
"Deals cannot be broken! Citizens of Dahara, in exchange for your greediness and desire for expensive gold which I had freely supplied to you, there comes a price to pay. You MUST bow before me! If you choose not to bow down to me than I WILL take your precious life away from you!"
Suddenly, a sound permeated through the atmosphere.
"Stop it right there, Hoopa!"
A beautiful voice like the sweetness of pure honey echoed loudly throughout the entire city. The voice had authority and a power higher than any other, causing fear to strike deep within Hoopa's dark heart immediately.
"Arceus..." He growled deeply under his breath, knowing instantly who the elderly man was that approached him from the wilderness.
The yellow circled talisman that hung from the old man's neck glistened brightly within the darkness as if it had a light of its own. Talisman's were a sacred and magical item that each Mythical Pokemon had received at the beginning of creation. These powerful Pokemon were strictly told to always wear their talisman by Arceus's law, and it was forbidden to ever remove it. Talisman's had been used for millennia to store their immortal powers, allowing them to transform into a human body and live as a normal person in the world. Arceus had warned his creation at the beginning of time that this law could never be broken at any cost. It was a Mythical Pokemon's duty to conceal their true identity so that humans and trainers alike would not be at risk from their godly powers. Walking the earth in a human form to fulfill their given purpose would keep the natural balance of nature and the world at peace.
At the beginning of time, each Mythical Pokemon had agreed on Arceus's law in order to keep the natural balance and for the safety of all humankind. However, when it had come to Hoopa's turn, he had challenged his master.
"Tell me Arceus… Why should we be forced to surrender our powers to protect these weak, pathetic and ignorant human beings? I mean, look at them! They laugh in the face of death and destruction, they use innocent Pokemon for wealth and selfish gain. Every day they continue to pollute the earth, the sea and everything that lives within it. Have your eyes not seen yet Arceus, that your creation of mankind was a complete disaster?" Hoopa's eyes glowered a beautiful hue of indigo as he glared back into his master's eyes.
Hoopa had been the most beautiful, the most majestic and the strongest of all Arceus's creation. However, if Hoopa could not partake of his chosen talisman and surrender to his duties amongst mankind, then Arceus would have no choice but to cast the Pokemon out for all eternity into chains of darkness.
Hoopa obviously had disregarded the stupid law. He desired to create chaos amongst this new creation called 'humanity', and what better place to start than Dahara City! A place where the hearts of men were filled with hatred and greediness. Oh, it wouldn't be hard to tempt them with infinite wealth so that they would bow to the name of Hoopa instead of Arceus. It angered him deeply to his core to witness those pathetic humans honouring the name of Arceus but hiding deep, dark secrets within their corrupted hearts.
Hoopa had decided that he would allow them to embrace that corruption. If these pathetic humans saw his full potential than stories of his powerful legacy would continue throughout the generations into the future. What an incredible plan it was!
The citizens of Dahara City were filled with hope as their mysterious saviour approached the powerful and dark creature. To protect the people, Arceus ensured that they could not hear his conversation. He began to communicate with Hoopa using telepathy.
"You walked away from the truth."
Hoopa suddenly burst out into hysterical laughter as if Arceus had told the funniest joke he'd ever heard. Snickering in response, Hoopa replied "I walked away from the truth? No. You see Arceus, what you simply don't understand is that I opened my eyes to the truth. I roam this earth back and forth. I watch the vile and disgusting acts of humans while they torture innocent Pokemon for their own profit. You may have fooled every other Mythical Pokemon to serve and protect them, but not me."
Arceus gradually took a step closer towards his most powerful creation. "I gave you extraordinary power over every single Pokemon. You had complete authority over the Pokemon of the land and the Pokemon of the sea. Every legendary and Mythical Pokemon can be summoned in your name. I created you first to be just below myself in power and authority because YOU Hoopa had the ultimate destiny to fulfill. However, I warned you that this power had to be weakened inside the Talisman. Humans could not partake in any of this. Their safety is our priority."
Anger bubbled deep within Hoopa's throat. It appeared quite obvious that the 'safety' of these pathetic humans mattered more to Arceus than his own magnificent Pokemon whom he had created first.
"I'm giving you one last opportunity Hoopa. Surrender yourself now or be cast out into chains of everlasting darkness, where your true shadow will forever be bound in torment."
Hoopa's eyes suddenly turned into a corrupted blood-red colour as his heart filled with a malicious rage. He began to raise 6 ringed arms in the air, calling upon destructive winds to destroy the human race and this hopeless city that they resided in. He screamed towards Arceus's direction. "NO! I REFUSE TO SURRENDER TO YOUR MANKIND!"
As much as the idea of casting Hoopa away ached the core of his pure heart, Arceus had no choice. He raised an exquisite yet frightening bottle into the air towards his fallen creation. "Light of confinement, come forth now!"
The citizens of Dahara gasped as the mysterious bottle radiated the sky with an alluring light pink colour, hurling forth powerful supernatural chains that constrained Hoopa's entire body. He let out an enraged growl, causing the entire city to shake with intense earthquakes. He couldn't fight the chains... They were too strong...
Arceus gazed towards the crowd as he spoke. "I bind the true form of Hoopa which is his shadow, inside this magical bottle which has been crafted by Arceus using the powerful elements of nature in the heavenly realm. As the sun is rising, Hoopa must be confined within either the form of a human body or as a very small Pokemon that causes no physical harm and has no power, with an exception that he can teleport to help people. The very moment when the sun begins to descend, Hoopa will be forced back into this magical bottle to once again be tormented with his enraging anger in the chains of darkness as his true form. He will be eternally bound until he finds his ultimate salvation: Love for humankind."
Once the bottle was secured shut, Arceus nodded towards the citizens of Dahara City. "Praise the name of Arceus forever and turn away from evil. Then your city will be truly blessed."
Then he returned to the wilderness.
