Despite his birthright to the GALARIAN THRONE, Remiel Calcifet had always sought to amass a POWER that was his own. It was his reason for joining TEAM ROCKET when he had arrived in HOENN. He had wished to carve something meaningful out from the antiquated remnants of the mafia that had remained. He had craved to leave the shadow of his family lineage behind and form an IDEAL world of his own.

Like many things, however, his time in TEAM ROCKET had been a distraction. It had taken him longer than he would have liked to realize it but now, with the love of his life and the full power of ZEKROM by his side once more, he had everything he needed to advance on his IDEALS. There was nothing stopping him now. No more excuses.

Forming a coalition from the ORDER OF OBSCURA, a secret society determined to shape the world for the betterment of humanity, Remiel would start by ordering the cannibalization of MEGALPOLAN TECHNOLOGY to suit their needs. The first was the use of PORTALS which ZEKROM powered entirely out of its own volition. But even this would prove temporary once the BLACK YIN led them to an ancient cache of CRYSTALS containing INFINITY ENERGY.

But POWER attracted conflict and the forces that be would inevitably challenge the ORDER OF OBSCURA. Even GALAR demanded that Remiel give up these technologies and take his seat on that damned throne. The world was stubborn against change, even if it ended up benefitting everyone in the end.

Every act of creation was first an act of destruction. Or, in this case...

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War never changes. It is a lesson Remiel must learn in the name of his IDEALS. Zekrom, on the other hand, knows it well. He uses such a scarred and bloody history to his advantage. Some even say he imposes this powerful will on his avatar, but who's to say?

While many find it odd that the crown prince is suddenly, one day, as if seemingly overnight, partial to the idea of taking his throne, others don't care to pry into the why or how. Many Galarians are happy to be rid of their queen. However, this soon changes when the ANOINTED KING CALCIFET declares war on Hoenn and its dangerous avatars.

It begins with embargos. Trade routes are blocked or utterly decimated. Resources are stolen or destroyed. Months into this dangerous war game of back and forth, however, the news breaks out: GALAR has allied itself with an extradimensional civilization known as the HOLONITES. Their first target? ULTRA SPACE.

Great change cannot transpire without setting down some footholds first. The chance of a MEGALOPOLAN threat looming over a newly built world was unacceptable. So the two decimate their civilization, setting them back hundreds of years and taking more of their technology for themselves.

It isn't long after that a bloody five year war ensues, ultimately ending in the Galarian conquest of Hoenn once and for all.

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Much like war, the family Calcifet never changes. In the aftermath of their grand victory over Hoenn, its many members sink their teeth into tearing as much proverbial meat as they can. The most carnivorous amongst them, of course, is Remiel's mother.

Like a toxic mold, a nefarious plot begins to spread throughout this newfound nation. The avatar is hardly given a chance to shape his IDEALS into this world before his brother, Ronan Calcifet, begins a civil war on behalf of their mother. Blood doesn't matter when the fate of the world is at hand.

It is in times like these that Remiel realizes who his real family is, however. Though few and far between, the people he cares about have long since proven that they're far more loyal to him than anyone in his clan. And they prove it when, together, they fight in this war to end all wars once and for all.

Even more frightening still is the thought of being a father. Isra Nightingale is with a child. The royal never would have thought he'd come to see the day but, now that he has, everything he'd planned is thrown for a loop. Suddenly, he does not wish to fight anymore.

Suddenly, his IDEALS must be revised.

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