Would you risk everything and search for those you love, knowing no one else has returned? Einsamheim. A rumor-shadowed isle that rests by the misty shores of Galar, haunted by powers ancient as memory. When a group of students disappears without a trace, a reluctant Pokémon trainer joins the investigation, accompanied by her faithful old friends: Garnet, a reckless Raboot, and Jasper, a poised Floragato. What begins as just another missing-person case soon curdles into something far stranger. The island holds its own designs, shrouded by unnatural fog. The forests stand silent. The shores hide the bleached bones of those who came before. And in that gaping abyss, they will find themselves... Or vanish just like the rest. ⚠️Content Warning: Graphic Depictions of Violence⚠️ I do not own Pokémon or any related content, this novel falls under Fair Use.

Beneath the shadow of an ancient mountain lies an entire civilization of Pokémon who were banished long ago, forced to survive in the caverns. To the Surface, they are rebels, exiles, and criminals. To themselves, they are survivors. When Finch, an adventurous and free-spirited Jolteon from the Surface, is found half-dead in the caverns, his fate becomes entwined with Kuro, a careful and reserved Umbreon of the Underground. With time, the two slowly begin to realize that the line that separates their worlds is much thinner than they both were taught. Invisible tethers quickly form between Kuro, Finch, and a cast of characters fed up with the society their ancestors have formed. This is the story of how their crossroads tore down the walls keeping these two worlds apart. [Takes place in the same universe as There's Warmth in Ice, set in the far past; one similar to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.] || This story contains LGBTQ+ romance, sensitive themes including trauma, and profanity. Read at your own risk! || Rankings! #1: eeveelution (11/25/25) #1 eeveelutions (11/25/25) #1: umbreon (11/25/25) #1: jolteonxumbreon (9/24/25) #3: mlm (9/24/25) #2 yaoifanfic (1/18/26) #1: zorua (11/1/25) [Cover designed by me!]