#arcaeus

Part 9 of Pokéthrones!

The emperors descended from Arcaeus itself, and upon rising to rule they harnessed the psychic powers of Mew to forge the indestructible Arcane Throne. Through their divine right and benevolent wisdom (and great martial strength), they ruled over the known world from their palace on Mt. Silver for centuries. But then the Doom came, shattering the last emperor’s realm into five and throwing him from the throne. It was at this time that the Night’s Watch first formed to drive out the cause behind the Doom and make safe the remnants of the realm.

Or so the legends say. That there were emperors seems true enough; the palace and throne still stand on Mt. Silver, and the Arcane Throne itself has never suffered even a scratch. But the Age of Emperors came to an end millennia ago, and what records survive from those days are incomplete and mixed with myth and legend. Even the Doom itself - what it was, and what caused it - is a mystery, even to the Night’s Watch, though tradition holds that it was a Doom of ice and fire.

The fragmented records, and the pretense of divine descent, has made it relatively easy to claim Imperial blood. The Elite Four of every kingdom but Hoenn have done so, as have many daimyo, from lords paramount to such minor vassals as House Oak. But no one holds a strong enough claim to reunite the five kingdoms, and no one has pressed their claim to the Arcane Throne or flown its banners for an age. No one, that is, until Giovanni...

(More Chrysanthemum throne than Iron Throne in looks, but I tried to give it a backstory comparable to the forging of the latter. And there may well be a more suitable location than Mt. Silver for the seat of power in this world that I haven’t heard of; I picked Mt. Silver purely due to the battle with Red you have there in G/S.)

I had the honor of producing Stellar's new song “Dance”.