Keldeo is determined to earn a place among the Swords of Justice by mastering the move Sacred Sword and defeating the dragon Kyurem, but his first attempt ends in defeat and leaves him humiliated. Fleeing and afraid, Keldeo crosses paths with Ash Ketchum, Iris, and Cilan, who take him in as Kyurem's rampage begins destabilizing the region and threatens the other Swords of Justice: Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion.