#tdlr: arceus longs for a child/ to be a father again and clings onto sakura far too long and does some dumb shit because of it

[a-tale-of-legends]

( l thought of an idea for Sakura's backstory that expands more on the "Arceus created her for a purpose" concept. As I was writing this, I liked the implications, so I might make it canon to her story....maybe. I'm indecisive lol)

Truthfully, Arceus has always planned to create a being to live among the humans, ensuring that there's a solid bridge between people and pokemon. Having to raise three other children, however, the idea had to be left behind for now. It wasn't until eons later, where one child has been locked away, and the other two fought a bickered, was when Arceus thought it was time to let that idea become a reality. Arceus was going to create a human. A....greater human. A human that directly shares his blood.

An angel.

A daughter.

She started out small, as human children do. She reminded Arceus of his own children, now much bigger, a long time ago. But there was no way Arceus was going to drop a baby into the world. Unsupervised?! Alone?! No, that wouldn't do at all. So,the baby stayed with him,deep in the void, Arceus' light shining onto her.

Years later, she's still a child. But her babble turned into speech, and she has been floating on her own for a while. She's very curious, asking hows and whys, wanting to know more and more about the humans below. It's entertaining, seeing her be so much in awe. Exhausting to answer all her questions- she goes mile a minute, truly. But it's worth it. She looks up at him with a giant smile and calls him papa. His heart swells. He hasn't been called that in a long time. She's still not ready. She has to stay with him a little longer.

Teenagers are rebellious. Arceus should know, he's raised three at one point. He has learned a lot during those times. But he hasn't learned enough. She was always curious, wanting to explore the world below. He refused to let her go. She wasn't ready ( well when will she be? ). She didn't like that answer. She found a way to reach the human realm. Unsupervised. Untrained. Alone. She got hurt. Hurt bad. He found her quick, fortunately. But she needed rest. So he put her in a slumber. She will sleep until her time has come. She had a purpose,after all. Arceus is beginning to dislike the idea more and more.

The choice, however,is not his to make. It's been years. She's an adult now, her hair has grown as long as her body. Pink and curled,holding her body as if it was a nest. During her slumber, Arceus decided to do some digging. He was everywhere and anything all at once. He looked to the future, decades from now. He has gained insight then. Of many things: Giratina, their child, has gotten a Chosen. They seem happier, much happier. Good. That's good. That's all he ever wanted. But that's not the only thing. His daughter has descendants. One that caught his eye was a young Kiran. He....may have caused the poor child to become obsessed with him. Caused him to reach dangerous territories,almost akin to the likes of....of....oh. Again, Arceus is everything and everywhere. He knows what's bound to happen. And for the most part, he lets things play out, but this...history cannot repeat itself. Not again. So he does the most logical thing: bring the child back in time to complete the Pokedex and learn of what he shouldn't do. Though perhaps Arceus focused too much on Kiran. He didn't realize Giratina's influence seeping in. He didn't realize his daughter was starting to stir, gaining consciousness. Not before it was too late. His daughter was beginning to fall, down to the realm that she loved.

It was then where Arceus realized she didn't give her a name.

Arceus didn't want her to go. She was still healing, still resting she- She wasn't ready. He wasn't ready. He didn't want to let her go, not yet. But there she was, beginning to fall. The choice was never his to make. He should have known , she has descendants of her own. How is that possible if she was still here with him? So, in a haste, Arceus called out to her, shining his light before she fell for good. He gave her a name, Sakura, pink as her long curly hair. He reminded her- the both of them- of her purpose: bring people and pokemon together. Let them live in harmony as one. He asked- no. He begged for her to always remember. Remember him, her father. But more importantly, remember who she is. Never forget who she is.

He didn't get the chance to apologize for the years she lost when she fell for good. Their connection was lost, and Arceus would only hope that his daughter, his Sakura, was able to live and thrive in the human world, just like she always wanted to all those years ago. He could only hope....