Aether Foundation – Paradise of Deception

[Intro – Whispered Female Vocals, Eerie Piano, Distant Choir] Welcome, child, to paradise… Where every creature has a home… Where kindness wears a spotless face… And no one sees what lies below… "All we ever wanted… was to protect them." [Verse 1 – Dark, Melodic, Sinister] Beyond Alola's golden shores, A kingdom stands with ivory doors. Aether Paradise, a shining dream, But nothing here is what it seems. We shelter Pokémon, weak and frail, A noble cause, a sacred tale. With spotless coats and gentle smiles, We bury secrets beneath the tiles. Down in the labs where shadows crawl, Our greatest failures haunt the walls. Type: Null was born in chains of steel, A weapon taught to never feel. And Faba smiles behind his glass, As hidden orders quietly pass. For every life we claim to save, Another secret finds its grave. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Orchestral Tension] Oh, can you hear the creatures calling? Can you see the heavens falling? An angel's face, a frozen heart, A perfect world that's torn apart! Through Ultra Space, beyond the skies, A thousand stars begin to die! And in the darkness, one command… "Salvation lies within my hands!" [Chorus – Powerful Gothic Rock, Heavy Bass, Choir] WELCOME TO AETHER PARADISE! Where golden promises disguise the lies! WHITE AS SNOW, BUT COLD AS STONE! A kingdom built upon a stolen throne! WE ARE THE LIGHT! WE ARE THE CURE! We'll make this broken world endure! Through wormholes wide and endless night, We'll chain the stars to save the light! OH, AETHER! HEAR OUR CRIES! BENEATH YOUR HALO, DARKNESS LIES! A paradise of love and pain… Where even angels wear their chains! [Verse 2 – Aggressive, Dramatic, Emotional] Lusamine sits upon her throne, Surrounded, yet forever alone. A mother's love, a desperate flame, A world to rescue in her name. Her daughter fled, her son defied, The perfect family split inside. And Nebby's light, a cosmic key, Could tear apart reality. The Ultra Wormholes rip the air, And nightmares wander everywhere. The beasts beyond the distant stars Have left their shadows, left their scars. But something greater steals the day, A hungry darkness comes our way. Necrozma rises, starved of light, To drown the heavens in endless night! "To save them all, I must be strong! Even if the world believes I'm wrong!" [Chorus – Full Instrumental, Explosive Vocals] WELCOME TO AETHER PARADISE! Where golden promises disguise the lies! WHITE AS SNOW, BUT COLD AS STONE! A kingdom built upon a stolen throne! WE ARE THE LIGHT! WE ARE THE CURE! We'll make this broken world endure! Through wormholes wide and endless night, We'll chain the stars to save the light! OH, AETHER! HEAR OUR CRIES! BENEATH YOUR HALO, DARKNESS LIES! A paradise of love and pain… Where even angels wear their chains! [Bridge – Haunting Female Vocals, Slow Piano Building Into Heavy Guitars] "Is it cruelty… if it's done for love?" "Is it madness… if it saves the world?" Lillie's tears upon the floor, Gladion standing at the door. A mother's dream, a fractured soul, An endless hunger for control. No perfect world can bloom in chains, No paradise survives its stains. For love cannot be bought with fear, Or made by holding someone near. AND WHEN THE STOLEN STARS IGNITE! THE TRUTH WILL BURN THROUGH ENDLESS NIGHT! [Final Chorus – Epic Choir, Double Bass Drums, Soaring Vocals] WELCOME TO AETHER PARADISE! BEHOLD THE TRUTH BEHIND OUR LIES! WHITE AS SNOW, BUT COLD AS STONE! THE PERFECT WORLD HAS COME UNDONE! WE WERE THE LIGHT! WE WERE THE CURE! SO CERTAIN WE COULD ALL ENDURE! BUT EVEN HEAVEN HAS ITS PRICE, WHEN LOVE BECOMES A SACRIFICE! OH, AETHER! WATCH US RISE! BEYOND THE BROKEN, BLEEDING SKIES! THE HALO FALLS, THE CHAINS REMAIN… CAN PARADISE BE BORN AGAIN?! [Outro – Fading Piano, Distant Ocean Waves, Whispered Vocals] The ivory halls are quiet now… The stars return to Alola's skies… And in the ruins of perfection… A different kind of hope survives… "We only wanted to protect them…" "Perhaps… we forgot what love meant."