My fellow Arthenians:

I couldn't for the life of me write the next narrative chapter for ZTS. I know what I want it to say, I just can't find the energy to write it. It was too much plot and not enough advancement for today. So, I thought I'd go with zero advancement, because that makes sense, right? Here's another excerpt from everyone's favorite religious document. Obviously, the books aren't chronological and what you guys get to see wouldn't be the only thing written in them. They're excerpts.

Visions of the Etherrealm come fleetingly to those who meditate, and who understand what they're meditating for: not only to see and understand, but to know what they would use the knowledge for. Because of this, our understanding of it is very limited, and the concept we have could be entirely wrong. Just as we could not possibly comprehend all of our universe, even with the assistance of my brethren and of brother Deoxys, even with brother Rayquaza and brothers Mew and Mewtwo, with brothers Soulrock and Lunatone, with brother Claydol, it is simply an impossible task. Just as is the comprehension of the Etherrealm.

Yet, though the former frontier seems unable to be reached, it is said that there are those of us who have looked upon the face of our God, our Arceus, and have had their Third Eye opened. Thus we have power and understanding beyond our active knowledge, beyond our realm of understanding, and beyond our own personal physical limitations. It is said that any who have encounters with Him are blessed, and blessed ostensibly. Legends are told of out-of-body experiences leading to great achievements. It is even said this can be true of some humans.

Genesect Delta, book 2, chapter 7 of the Great Text

The infusion of power of the two Species is not an unheard of thing; There is a legend which tells of a great human known to call himself "Brock". This Brock pursued physical desires, giving in to his carnal callings and indulging rather frequently and excessively in things which have been and which were known to be promiscuous; The Brock of the story would go about his species and he would mate for pleasure rather than procreation.

And as his own race came to outcast him as a pariah, he looked upon his brethren, and he continued his ways with our sistren. His own people looked down upon him, and for a while as did we. "A Pokephiliac," he was called, and society cast stones upon him.

And yet, as continued to mate with more females, it is said that the desire became less metaphysical; It is claimed that he was brought to higher and higher levels of bonding and understanding of his partners, and before long he had viewed us as one. He writes:

"And yet, as I await lie there following the long night, I felt guilt in my indulgence; As though I had opened Pandora's Box, I gradually shifted perspectives in a way that was not normal. My consciousness drifted briefly, over my partner and further even.

[...]

Then I saw Him. He with the indescribable face, who I knew somehow to be my own. And, as I looked upon the face of Arceus, I caught the briefest of glimpses into his eyes, which served as Windows not only into his soul but into mine, into the souls of all.

[...]

And I was approbated for my attempts for unification between the two species, and I was told to share my message throughout the land. And I was gifted with a language which spoke itself; As though flowing through me as opposed to my using it. I was told of a Prophecy which has come to be common knowledge.

But I was told of the Messiah, and I knew him by name.

And I have his instructions from Arceus Himself."

The remainder of his manuscript is in this unknown language, and since its inscription, wise beings from throughout the land have come to the Capitol to try to read it, but none have succeeded. It is said that only the Messiah could possibly read these words, though that has not seemed to stop anyone.

[...]

And this Brock was no longer viewed as a pariah but as a paragon; the humans viewed him as the exception to the rule, the one who they would allow to lay with his fellow Pokemon without consequence. They did not understand the obvious positive results of such acts, and so our efforts to mate were rejected. If only they had realized the potential positives.

[...] the humans have realized the risk, it has been decided. Horrible tales are told of a perfectly natural mating ritual, punctuated by an unexpected, sudden and inexplicable death. Perhaps this is what makes them so wary.

[...] And yet the Anthros, the powerful of whom believed to be blessings from Arceus, as they are so infrequently brought into this world, are born regardless of the father's death. An interesting phenomenon which will require years of study, and longer still without a population of males to participate.

The partners who survive, however, even without the existence of procreation, exhibit unusual capabilities. Stories are told of humans calling upon the powers of Thunder and Lightning; summoning Blizzards and Flamethrowers from thin air; Surfing unnaturally and, in rare and unsupported accounts, even Flying.

These powers seemed to be juvenile and undercontrolled at first, but with the coaxing of their Pokemon brethren as tutors, it is said to have become second nature. Examples of such individuals are Brock, who ruled the kingdom of humans for six lifetimes; Max, who is credited with the creation of modern human technology; Gary Oak, who established the field of Pokemedicine.

Genesect Alpha, book 2, chapter 10 of the Great Text.

This chapter has been removed in some renditions, as it is in parts unnecessarily explicit and ill-represented. Some simply don't believe his claims, and they are debated between such figures as Aura Master Lucario and Ancient Metagross.

Well that was entertaining. I'm pretty sure it was a shit read, but it was fun to write so fuck off.

Just kidding. Love you guys.

No homo.

Arthenius