*This chapter takes place before the first. This tells what happened leading up to chapter 1*

About a month earlier I left my homtown of Lightshard is a small village known for it's shrine devoted to the Eon Pokemon, Latios and Latias. We all lived in peace living in our old ways. At the age of ten, I caught my first Pokemon. My beloved Absol. There wasn't many children in this village so growing up, Absol was my only friend.

However ,peace did not last. Soon some men in strange outfits calling themselves "Team Fate"

Appeared in the village making demands and attacking villagers. My father ,accompanied by his Blaziken named Blaze ,along with the other elders fought back against the men and pushed them back.

Then came the night of my seventeenth birthday

In Lightshard ,your seventeenth birthday is your trial of adulthood. You are sent into Mt. Fang, on the outskirts of the town. Your goal is to go their and retrieve and egg that is found on the peak.

After many wishes from the townspeople I made my way up the mountain with Absol.

"Well Absol. Here we go. When I complete this, I'm officially an Adult!" I said smiling at my Absol.

"Ab-sol!" Absol said, smiling back.

Halfway up the mountain I passed by a small cave and suddenly I heard a growl.

I looked over to find small pack of Houndor inching closer.

"Hmph, think your going to stop us from going on? Let's do this Absol!"

"Absol-sol!" Absol replied reading himself.

The Houndor gather in formations and launched several Embers.

"Absol use quick attack and dodge the embers!"

Absol rushed forward swiftly dodging each of the Embers striking the left-most Houndor, knocking it against the wall. Absol quickly returned to my side as the other two Houndor inched in closer yet.

"Ok Absol shakke em up with Phycho Cut!"

Absol's scythe began to glow and several energy scythes sprung forward and blasted the two other Hondours. The smoke cleared moments later to reveal the two other hound ours barely standing.

Suddenly a growl came again from the direction of the cave and out came an adult Houndoom.

"That must be their mother. Be careful Absol. That one looks strong." I said looking down to Absol.

"Sol!" It said back as the Houndoom moved closer growling even deeper.

It opened it's mouth and let out a flamethrow which Absol dodged. Absol looked at me and I nodded.

Absol backed up and opened its mouth wide gathering light. The Houndoom opened it's mouth gathering fire. Houndoom released a massive fireblast which came flaming through the air.

"Absol ,Hyper Beam!" I ordered.

Absol launched a beam from it's gaping maw which sprung out and met Houndoom's fireblast.

The two attacks battled for dominance until finally Absol's hyper beam broke through and blasted Houndoom hard knocking it to the ground.

"Yeah! We did it! Good job Absol!" I said as Absol jumped in my arms licking my cheek

"Ab-Absol! It said happily.