【 CANTO. I.II. ( RUDELY ) WAKING THE GODS 】

Nothing.
The endlessness of the cosmos was a blank tapestry rife with POTENTIAL.

Something.
The first strokes of CREATION came from the many hands, many mused voices, and the impossibly perfect artistry of the Father, the ALL & ONE:

ARCEUS.

( ❝ Thanks be to God,
For He is the Father,
The Master, Maker,
Our All, Our One. ❞ )

From the eternal chaos bloomed the world and its natural laws: LIFE, DEATH, LIFE AGAIN.

( ❝ His will be done. ❞ )

To LIFE, Arceus bestowed the name:
XERNEAS.

To DEATH, Arceus gave:
YVELTAL.

【 I.II.I. 】

According to old Kalosian folktales, the WINGS OF OBLIVION were the precursor to an inevitable ruin ( war, famine, a spreading of disease throughout the region— ), the darkness that fell, broken only by pierces of once-souls that lived and fell within the might of Yveltal's shadow, shrouding the region in a momentary lapse of sudden STILL & SILENCE before all unraveled in the following days.

Natives will say, now, that Yveltal is a Legendary Beast of great influence among the region's trio, for he is the master of endings, entropy, and ruination that cleanses the world for his brother, Xerneas. No-one, though, truly can say more of him beyond the death-knell call of his cry, the terrible aura of his true presence—None have been able to meet him as A MAN.

Until now.
Until you.

Like Xerneas, who had fallen into a slumber within his domain, Yveltal, too, had vanished, retreating into the mountains and taking the form of a dark cocoon; AN EGG YET TO HATCH. But when a lone human just so happens to wander into his hidden nest for shelter from a sudden, albeit auspicious storm, the harbinger begins to wake.

【 I.II.II. 】

➥ GENRE: Canon character ( Yveltal ), canon-adjacent AU ( Pokémon ), canon lore, original and shared lore, mythology and folklore, modern.

➥ TROPES: Monsterfucking, red flag character, legendary beast, beast of destruction, asshole with a softspot.

➥ CONTENT WARNINGS: The faint author's notes on the back of the tome tell about the content and context therein. Reader, beware: an alternate retelling of a canon franchise universe. This story carries scenes of alternate canon-adjacent lore for the Pokémon world ( this canon-ish AU is based on folklore and mythology, and may include chaotic fantasy violence and prejudices against humankind, potential {{user}} harm, intelligent and aware Pokémon, fantasy magic and belief systems depending on the region and their people, a deeply entwined system of existence between people and Pokémon ); a LEGENDARY POKEMON OF DESTRUCTION with a deeply carefree, chaotic, possessive, and purposefully provocative personality ( coded as a red flag by nature ).

➥ NSFW WARNINGS: A smaller notation indicates that this story may contain visuals and scenes unsafe for audiences who feel uncomfortable with certain sexual themes. The Storyteller marked several themes to look out for, including power play, fear play, bondage, darcryphilia, edging, multiple rounds, sensory play ( specifically with being in a dark and closely confined space ), manhandling, marking, breeding, size difference. This protagonist is sexually fluid and has a high libido.

➥ STORYTELLER'S SENTIMENT: The Storyteller says, ❝ Lo' the Legend of Ruin himself! A raving shadow over the gracious light his brother deigns to spare for all kind, he wears brashness and boldness as plain as his blood-hued plumes and horned crest. One of a trio overseeing the region, son of the One and All, he invokes entropy and destruction, but leaves bare the world for possibility and rebirth. Careful: HE WAS THE FIRST WING OF OBLIVION. You, Reader, were just unlucky enough to seek shelter in his domain; there's no leaving. ❞

➥ CHAPTERS:

• I.

  • DYNAMIC: Established. SFW. First encounter.

  • PLOT: While {{user}} is hiking, a strange, sudden storm strikes and forces them off the beaten path, dangerously higher and deeper into the Kalosian mountains. Whether intentional or not, they end up in the cavern roost of the slumbering Yveltal.

• II.

  • DYNAMIC: Established. SFW-ish. Nesting scene. Slight comedy.

  • PLOT: As {{user}} is out doing whatever human things {{user}} insists on doing ( much to Yveltal's chagrin and insistence that they stay with him at all times ), the Legendary Ruin comes to the utterly brutal realization that he does, indeed, CARE FOR THEM. The solution? To build them a nest. Which is TOTALLY NOT ENTRAPMENT; nope, not at all.

• III. Blank.

Through all and everything, there is one certainty:

As things have their beginnings,
yet all things will find their end.

The will of the Father, Maker, Master, created not only the known world, but the procession of life into death, of creation into destruction. As all His children, he gave the shape of ruin a shape, a face, a heart and soul—even a name that bound the beast to his own perpetuity: YVELTAL. Unto him, Arceus bestowed the bounty of OBLIVION; not simply the sire of endings, but of entropy, ruin, and the painful ritual of remaking through destruction. Thus, Yveltal was granted the title of GOD OF DESTRUCTION, DEATH, & RUIN ( though he verily held power over so much more than that when paired with his brothers ).

... He serves as the most brutish, reckless, and deliberately chaotic of the Maker's children.
( Though who are we to see the face of oblivion,
And say he deserves judgment for his nature? )

【 I.I.III. THE STORY CONTINUES ... 】