The Almia Kingdom was an ancient kingdom that once ruled the Almia Region.
At its height, the Kingdom had tamed Heatran to guard its lands, quieting the volcanoes and bringing favorable weather.
The royal family possessed Darkrai, Cresselia, and Lucario, each under the command of one of the three princes.
The king, meanwhile, wielded the most mysterious power of all, a power known as "the heart."
But the three princes fought for power, and the king banished them. One went to a distant desert kingdom, another to a volcanic kingdom, while the last remained in the Royal Palace...
The final scene recorded in the ancient texts showed boundless darkness engulfing the entire Royal Palace. After that, the Almia Kingdom fell apart.
The Pokémon Ranger Union's account of the last king, however, added one more line.
"As the king grew older, his heart gradually sank into darkness. In the end, he ventured into a realm he should never have entered and brought about the true disaster."
Silence held the conference room for a long time. At last, a green-haired woman beside Seven rested her chin on her hand and studied the severed metal arm on the table and the silver longsword still gripped in its hand.
The black residue on the metal made it clear that no one had treated the severed arm.
But!
The arm was hollow. There was no flesh inside it, no machinery—nothing at all.
Together with what Jack had said, the empty arm sent a chill down their spines. What exactly had been inside that armor...?
"A Ghost type?"
A Pokémon Ranger who had handled a Ghost-type incident could not help voicing the thought. But as soon as he said it, he shook his head and leaned back in his chair.
Impossible. Even a Ghost type could