ii. Plot

[Elder Life]

Long Ago... A region was born from magic. The mixing powers of Elder Life and Elder Death. The land was born from the conflict of the two, and one day, they went to sleep. Both Elders slumbered deep in the ground of the region, hiding from the humans that moved into the wild lands. Two different creatures, the elves and the dark ones, hid deep inside the earth of their respected Elders, hoping to escape the human take over. The humans created a kingdom and named their region Phoenix. This kingdom ruled for well over three hundred years, advancing with the times. What the humans didn't realize, however, was that a group was planning to destroy them, and the Elders were close to waking from their sleep. The War... The king was slain by a group that quickly left Phoenix after to take other Regions. the uprising that followed lasted a year. The Elders, though, soon woke up. Fully healed and well rested, Elder Life and Elder Death went to war. Their battle waged for two years, each Legendary god fighting viciously for their right to rule over the land their powers created during their great battle many centuries before. Elves and dark ones resurfaced, facing the sunlight once more, to battle each other, each fighting for their Elder. As the battle waged, the humans, uncertain of what to do or make of the situation, hid and tried to survive the massive magical war that was being waged right over their heads. After the two year war, the Elders needed to rest. Weak and tired from their battle, Elder Death retreated to his side of the Region where black magic spread rampant, causing everything it touched to shrivel and die, or become filled the the elder's lethal essence. elder Life fled to her tree, seeking shelter inside of it. Her magic, light magic, spread along her area and blessed the area with eternal seasons and comfortable weather and plentiful fruits. The elves settled around the area of light magic, and the dark ones in the fields of black magic. The surviving humans fled both magical fields and found a thin stretch of land between the two conflicting sides. There the humans slowly began to re-build their civilization. The buffer zone between good and evil, between light and dark, was composed of humans. Rebuilding took a while, but soon there was... Rebirth... The humans rose back from near extinction on the Region and flourished with farms, ranches, and small cities. The Pokemon League was destroyed after the war, but the humans did what they could. Four Gym Leaders run the villages and towns, and two Elite act as human affairs leaders. Then there are two ex-champions. One ex-champion acts as the ambassador to the Elf Kingdom, and the other ex-champion the ambassador to the dark lands. There is trouble rising on the horizon, however. Some elves have begun to practice dark magic, and some dark ones have found the light. With the switching sides, it is difficult to tell who is friend and who is foe. Gijinkas, who were used in the war, have taken sides with either the light, the dark, or the neutral. The region is split and the elders grow restless in their dormant states, even with the great exhaustion that forces them to sleep. In an effort to awaken their Elder, both light and dark sides are working to win an upcoming war. Whoever can awaken their Elder first will win. Until then, there are many more things happening in the Region. Human groups are trading illegal items, running loan sharks, and working against themselves. Other groups are rising against the groups as law enforcement, trying to get some balance back to the human side. Not all is well inside the destroyed Phoenix of Region, but it is alive, it is functioning, and it will persevere either in the light, in the dark, or in nothing more than human rule.

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