Pokemon Heroes: Sinnoh Saga [Book 1]

Chapter 37: The Curse of Mt. Coronet

"After leaving the ranch, we reached Route 207. We were fully restocked with supplies, and we were ready to go through the caverns of Mt. Coronet. The central mountain for which the entire chain got its name is the largest in all of Sinnoh, but also the most dangerous. It was filled with more than just Geodude, Graveler, Zubat and Golbat. There were another dangerous Pokémon, and, some say that there were Legendary Pokémon living in Mt. Coronet. Worse than that was the curse said to reside on the entire mountain chain; a deadly curse that is said to kill all who travel through, on or under Mt. Coronet. You can see why we felt uncomfortable travelling through it? And it didn't help that we got separated—again."

The group stared up at the large, black mountain.

It was steep and stood higher than the sky. Its peak hidden by the clouds. The entire mountain chain itself was ominous. That's why many people felt superstitious about it. But the central mountain, the one that the whole mountain chain was named after, was the worst of all.

At the top, was the Spear Pillar. One of the oldest, and most powerful of ruins across all of the Sinnoh Region, maybe even the world. Not much was known about it. People didn't go to the Spear Pillar anymore. Not in thousands of years.

"This place gives me the chills," said Alyssandra with slight shivers as the four teenagers sat on the side of the dirt road on Route 207, taking a small break for lunch.

Jeremy nodded in agreement, and Sam made a motion with his hand that he gave his support.

Even Niya felt a weird feeling coming from the whole mountain.

It was bad luck. But it divided Sinnoh in half, and anyone looking to get to the northern most areas, or cross from east to west and vice versa, needed to traverse the mountain. Going through it was a lot safer than going over it.

"I thought they were going to build a railway service through the mountain to make it safer for travellers without Pokémon?" pointed out Jeremy, noticing a visible lack of tracks.

Niya responded. "Too many problems while constructing it," she explained, "The workers kept having accidents, so the project was called off. That's why the Eastern Sinnoh Rail will probably forever remain just that; eastern."

"The ancient tales aren't true, are they?" asked Alyssandra, hoping the answer was no, "Aren't they just stories made up by people in Sinnoh to scare tourists?"

"I'd love to say yes, Lyss," started Sam, "But even I know if these stories are real or not. You know how I am, not much scares me, but this mountain really gives me a weird feeling. I don't know what to make of it, but there's definitely something big in there."

The group fell silent, and Niya let out a small laugh. "Do you remember how Sam's grandfather used to scare us with the stories of Mount Coronet and why people first abandoned it?"

"He told us that the people who once lived in ancient Sinnoh lived up in the top of Mount Coronet and the surrounding mountain chain, and that they used to worship the gods together at the Spear Pillar. It was said that the Spear Pillar was the resting place for the creator gods of the world, and from where they created most of the Earth. But one day, some of the people started warring, with each other."

"The fighting got so out of hand that it actually split over into the Spear Pillar and people began fighting during their annual prayer ceremony until many were wounded and killed. Angered that the humans had begun acting savagely, the creator gods commanded them to leave the Spear Pillar and all of the surrounding mountains, lest they all be struck by disaster. Scared by the gods, all of the ancient people of Sinnoh left their mountain homes immediately, and escaped into the valleys below, settling in places that eventually became the towns and cities we know today."