The Aura Guardian: A human who can manipulate the power of Aura in their body at their will. Trained in protecting Pokémon and Humans alike from the tides of war and strife, and fulfilling their duty of protecting the earth so that all may enjoy its beauty, they are a rarity amongst men and women. There are many different strengths of Aura in every human; however, the Aura Guardian exceeds the average level by a large amount, the Aura pretty much almost bursting out of them.
All Aura Guardians can use Aura in all the ways possible. However, they also specialise in areas of expertise. For example, one may use their Aura more in Healing, whilst another may use it more in power of combat. Another might use it for Agility and speed, whilst another for defence and stamina. Naturally, in each Aura Cult, there would be at least one of each user.
The Aura Cults are normally found in each major city in each Region, Protecting those within their reach. Each Cult works with the others in the region, and as there is in the Military, there are small rivalries between some cults. This however, is always put aside in times of need.
This system had worked since man had walked the earth. Many Humans who did not have this power believed that the Alpha Pokémon Arceus put them on the earth to keep the balance of nature in check whilst it fell into an eternal sleep. There were a few who feared that they would turn against their fellow humans and purge them. There were many who believed they were Guardian Angels for the Human and Pokémon races.
This continued until after the Great War, where the Aura Guardians did their best to bring back peace, only for Sir Aaron, the Legendary Leader of all Aura Guardians, sacrificing himself to the tree of beginning to calm the aggression down to peace once more. But no sooner had the war ceased to be, a new threat arose from the ashes.
A group of people began to manipulate the Governments of the regions. They seemed harmless at first, merely improving society as they progressed up the Hierarchy. The Aura Council, which was still without a leader, deemed it worthless to monitor the groups actions too closely. It was only when they reached the top of the ladder did the Group show its true colours.
The leaders of the Regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh created an alliance, forming one ruling body for all four regions known as the New World Council. As soon as this happened, the Aura Council began to grow nervous. The panic only grew so when they found that the New World Council was starting to dirty the Guardian way, calling it 'Witchcraft' and blaming the Great War starting because they 'saw themselves as gods and the normal Humans as a slave race which could be their toys.' Uprisings soon followed, where several Aura Cults were forced out of major cities and strategic points over all four regions.
Pretty soon the New World Order sent an army to the Aura Council Stronghold in the Ancient Saffron City. The Council and the Aura Cults fled, and the New World order saw it as a defeat. The Aura Council broke up, each member joining an Aura Cult, and leading them to remote areas around the Regions. The most veteran of the Cults left to guard the shrines of the Legends, whilst the many others settled in the mountains between Johto and Kanto, as well as the Mountain range of Sinnoh. Others took to the thick forests and jungles of their native Regions, setting up Guerrilla campaigns against the New World Council. The New World Council tried to purge the forests of the Guardians, but to no avail. Each time they seemed to close down on one camp, several raids on lookout posts or strong points would happen nowhere near the originally thought base.
The Raids were all the Guardians could to keep checking up on their plans and movements, as well as attempting to keep nature in balance. There had been several natural disasters since the crumbling of the Aura Council, as if the legends themselves were outraged that the connection between the Humans, Pokémon and Nature had been broken. The Ruling of the New World Council continued for many years, growing in power and earning the trust of the people, turning them against the Aura Guardians. Only a few remote villages continued to aid them in their quests as major towns were lost. The Aura Guardians looked doomed to fade from history. This is where our story begins.