#arc 2.2

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BONUS DIALOGUE UNLOCKED

((Below is hidden dialogue that's been happening between Rio and Ray ever since the beginning of the blog (there isn't too many)! If you click /tap the pictures, it should link to its related post!))

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What I thought Rio would act like vs how she would actually act at Reshi’s sleepover event

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(in an alternate timeline of events...)

Rio,

Sorry to break the excommunicado period with a request, but this is urgent.

The word is that there's a Gala with a variety of Gods from different dimensions in Sinnoh. It's a breach of dimensions we haven't had to deal with, before. We need you to attend this event with the intent of finding out if they'll give us any... problems in the future.

I bet you're probably wondering why The Council decided to send you. Well, it's because I recommended you; this is definitely your territory of expertise. The Council sounds pretty desperate since they approved of it. You're still on probation, after all.

Steward Kon's definitely not happy with it, but I convinced him to stay away from you before, during, and after the event. You won't even have to debrief him. (Serves him right, that punk-ass needs to chill)

It looks like The Council is willing to overlook any breaches of your Oath in order for you to complete your task. Discreetly, of course. Try not to go too wild with it.

If things go well, I'll see if I can reduce your probationary sentence. No promises, though.

- Warden Scribe and Artificer J

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Well that was... eye opening. Not in a great way, but at least there were interesting people she'd like to see again. Maybe with her actual name, next time.

Rio has been wandering aimlessly in the Snowpoint mountains for about an hour now, deep in thought. She was sober enough to walk in a straight line, at least.

Fortunately, she'll shake off whatever drunkness she had and be good for takeoff. The same can't be said about a pervasive thought that tricked into her mind.

I used to enjoy these.

What did she expect? It was too soon. The wounds were still too deep. It took her hundreds of years to get over the previous war. There were consequences for heavily masking at an event like this. And those consequences meant feeling crummy and walking alone at this hour.

Great. Sober or drunk, she really didn't want to do this right now.

"I did no harm."

"You got royalty drunk, Rio! You of all people should know how much weight royalty holds and how it can affect entire civilizations!"

"... I did no intentional harm."

"Enough!"

Shortly after the dressing-down, she took off to the skies. On a crystal clear night, the sound of distant thunder boomed in the distance.

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No wonder she’s so tired

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Munday Tuesday Lore Post - Unovan Kingdoms and Wars

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Pictured: Icirrus City Museum of History

Twin Heroes

At the end of a struggle for independence from the Paldean Empire, two human brothers arose from the chaos to bring an end to Paldean rule in the region. 

These two brothers were heralded as the Twin Heroes, backed by an all powerful dragon. 

The brothers agreed that they needed to be ready in the potential event of another invasion. The Twin Heroes dreamed of a unified nation, leading to them split their dragon and travel eastward and westward to strengthen their numbers.

In the West, the Vidraco Kingdom started as a conglomerate of various tribes indigenous to the region. Composed of draconic cultures of harsh lands, they came to recognize the strength of the Hero of Ideals.

In the East, the Vellumblanc Kingdom combined the native population with the remnants of Paldean and Kalosian colonists. Benevolently led by the Hero of Truth, Vellumblanc flourished as a contender for world trade. 

The First Unovan Civil War

When the brothers met again after twenty years, in what is now known as Relic Castle, they disagreed with each others’ methods and ideologies. In the name of their kings, the people of Vidraco and Vellumblanc fought a bloody five-year war before an armistice was signed.

With no clear winner, both kingdoms believed that they lost. Vellumblanc and Vidraco were ravaged, with social and economic livelihoods taking a downturn. Ten years of misery passed, ending with the untimely demise of both kings, distraught as their dream of a unified region fell apart.

The Second Unovan Civil War

The kingdoms and dragons were inherited by the Twin Heroes’ sons, both of whom grew restless at the inaction of their fathers post-armistice. In their inexperience, the new kings disregarded their advisors and continued the war. Although a breaking of armistice means the continuation of the first war, this new conflict is still considered by most to be the second Unovan Civil War.

Not long after the fighting began, the commonwealth of each kingdom paid a higher price in food, resources, and population in order to continue the fight. The people of these two kingdoms, no longer enchanted by the benevolence of their old kings, had enough of the conflict. A new middle faction was born from insurgency and rebellion, with the main driving force being none other than the draconic shell left behind of Reshiram and Zekrom's split: Kyurem.

Vidraco and Vellumblanc, slowly hemorrhaging their citizens to this new united faction, couldn't fight each other and an insurgency at the same time. Before long, both kingdoms crumbled and the Unovan Republic rose from their ashes.

Most of the events of the second civil war are shrouded in mystery. While each kingdom regarded the preservation of history to be paramount, much of it was lost. Traces of the times are strewn about everywhere, with little to be gained from carved stones, written parchment, or glyphs on the walls of Relic Castle and the Abyssal Ruins…

… and that’s by design. 

Just as the Order intended. 

Head Scholar and Triumvir Lok

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(A big thank you to @ask-the-royal-absol, @lightofunova, @lustrous-dawn, @sinnohsiblings and @askcapital for listening / providing input in naming the countries and figuring out the colors for these banners (you should hopefully already be following them!))