Much has been made of the heroism Latios showed when he sacrificed his life to save Alto Mare City from an enormous, man-made wave; he has heard far more prayers in the year since his death than in the last decade of his life. Yet one question has piqued the curiosity of those who watch the jewel he left behind and theologians around the world alike: what happens when a legend dies?

To describe legendary pokemon as "dying" is technically a misnomer, for their spirits are turned away from the realm of the dead; with every death, they are born anew. Yet Latios is not like Ho-oh or Moltres, who rise instantly from their own ashes; its rebirth will be a long, slow process, aided a tiny bit by every wish and prayer for his swift return.

In Latios' absence, Latias continues to guard the city of Alto Mare from calamity, as Latios had for some time after Latias' death eons ago. Whichever of the two was last to die is considered the younger sibling, for they were first created simultaneously. Yet this shall be a trying time for the city, for no other city on earth is so imperiled by war and nature alike that it requires not one, but two legends to guard its shores. As the storms have grown more dangerous, its people have become among the most pious in the world. They hope that when Latios is finally reborn, he will still have a city to guard and a place to call home.