THE 9 T H M Y S T E R Y
a slow-burn Pokémon fanfiction
BY wdango
a slow-burn Pokémon fanfiction
BY wdango
Not everyone gets to become a Pokémon Trainer. Only the world's most elite gets to have that privilege, and even then, you'd have to pass one of the Eight Trials before you are bestowed with the one Pokémon who will be your lifelong partner.
Chloe is lucky enough to be born into one such family, but her messy upbringing drives her to discard the options available to her. Instead, she is recruited into a secret society who thinks that the eight Temples are hiding something big.
Before she even gets to undertake her own Trial and finally become a Trainer, Chloe has to take a fake apprenticeship, survive the Wilderness, become familiar with foreign culture, and do it all while smuggling a mythical relic. Amidst powers and conspiracies, she slowly discovers that there is kindness and grace to be found in life, and that some roads get easier the longer you walk them.
Don't be fooled by the heavy premise or the grimdark AU setting. Chloe is an unreliable narrator, and below the surface, this is a gentle story that will gradually grow even lighter and fluffier in its narration.
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