The sky over the Sinnoh region hadn’t seen a sunrise in three days. A heavy, violet haze clung to the trees of Eterna Forest, and in the heart of the kingdom, the silence was deafening. Every citizen—from the youngest child to the toughest Gym Leader—was trapped in an unbreakable slumber. The Confrontation at the Dark Castle At the center of the capital stood a spire that hadn't been there a week ago. Inside its throne room, a woman with eyes like cold obsidian leaned over a shimmering obsidian chest. "So... it was you who led Ash Ketchum astray," the wicked witch Narissa snickered, her voice echoing off the damp stone walls. She wasn't looking at a person, but at a swirling mist of shadow trapped in a vial. "Strange. I feel a mysterious energy radiating from you. How would you like to get