City of Blood and Bone: A Prison

"Just as expected of a Descendant of Cross."

The bespectacled man also took out a black Poké Ball, but he did not summon his Pokémon. "I thought I had hidden it well. How did you know I was a Descendant of Orlando?"

"The three priests who guarded the Napolant Stone of the Blue Sky Country were Orlando, Niphia, and my ancestor, Cross.

"After my ancestor Cross learned of Lester's terrifying ambitions, he contacted Cross and Orlando to secretly depose him. Unfortunately..."

The High Priest did not seem anxious. Instead, he slowly began to recount the story. "Orlando secretly stole Niphia's Sacred Key, allowing Lester to open the Altar leading to the Napolant Stone and destroy the Napolant Stone with the Sword of Royal Authority.

"After losing the power of the Napolant Stone, they could no longer suppress the Great Tsunami. Thus, the Napolant Kingdom vanished overnight."

The High Priest calmly revealed this buried history. "However, although Orlando stole Niphia's Sacred Key, Niphia reacted instantly and seized the Golden Scepter that belonged to Orlando."

"My ancestor Cross took the Guardian Ball that sealed Cofagrigus and fled the Napolant Kingdom before its destruction."

He took out the Black-and-Gold Poké Ball. "This thing is useless now."

After saying that, the priest threw the Black-and-Gold Poké Ball in his hand. Whether by coincidence or not, it landed right beside the stone platform in the center.

"Orlando came to Johto with the wounded Sword of Royal Authority and built these Ruins. One reason was to restore the Sword of Royal Authority's power, and the other was to protect it."

He did not seem worried about a sneak attack from the other side. Instead, he looked at the shield sword floating above the stone platform. "But my ancestor Cross never abandoned his wish to rebuild the