Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Deep in the endless universe, in an indescribable place that no living being could reach in their entire life, a sacred and inviolable figure stood there quietly.

Every moment, He was "changing" His posture. Sometimes He seemed to have a thousand arms, sometimes He was just a ball of light with no place to go, and sometimes He looked like an indescribable chaotic embryo...

It was not until a black-haired boy arrived that the posture of that existence slowly froze and turned into the appearance we are very familiar with - Arceus.

"Lord Sinnoh, I don't understand, why didn't you take action to stop Groudon and Kyogre's destruction?" The young man asked puzzledly. His name was Mingyao, the brave warrior who washed away the green thousands of years ago and showed what it means to be a hero that mankind is proud of.

Some time ago, Mingyao and his sister Xiaozhao went to other universes to carry out a 10-year assistance mission. As a result, as soon as they came back, the tragic situation in the Hoenn region shocked the two brothers and sisters.

[Why should I stop it?] Arceus looked interested.

"Because... this concerns many lives. Countless people have experienced separation and death because of it, and you have known about this matter for a long time." Mingyao continued.

[So what does this have to do with me?] Arceus said calmly, [There are many things in the universe that I need to deal with. If I have the responsibility to take action just because I know about it, I will probably die of exhaustion - this is not my responsibility.]

Mingyao gave his answer without hesitation, "You are the God of Creation, the manager of the universe, and the one who established the order of the universe. Moreover, you also have the identity of a 'parent'. Why isn't it your responsibility?"

[Right, then what is a "manager"?] Arceus said slowly, [Similar to a judge, as long as it does not endanger the universe, then I will not take action easily. The cause of this matter is human greed, and this is just reaping the consequences.]

[From the perspective of the only "God", my responsibility is only to maintain the operation of the universe and ensure that all living things in the universe will not become extinct, but I have no responsibility to save Hoenn. I did not kill the people. The cause of death was Groudon and Kyogre, which has nothing to do with me. ]

"But humans are also different. Many of those who suffered this time are innocent." Mingyao tried to explain. "Besides, you once said that you love your children very much. Why did you change the rules of the underworld after the fact, instead of taking action early on?"

[Well, although it seems a bit like moral kidnapping, from a parent's perspective, your question has merits... Whether they are human or gods, they are all my children. I will not easily show any preference, because it is not good for anyone.] Arceus's eyes were gentle, and he explained patiently, [Overprotection is a cage. Humans need to grow up, learn to use their wisdom, learn to suppress their inner malice, even if the price is high... and modifying the rules of the underworld is my compensation as a parent.]

Let mistakes become experience, which is often the best way to make up for past mistakes.

"I can't understand..." Mingyao was silent. In his opinion, many of Arceus' actions had better options and were a bit awkward.

[Perhaps because I usually show a lot of "human" sides, which led you to have a wrong idea - I, like Giratina and the others, have complex emotions similar to humans. In fact, I don't have the "kindness" you understand, or my "love" is probably different from the love you understand.] Arceus spoke slowly, [Humans cannot fully understand "God", otherwise "God" would not be "God", and could not maintain basic "rationality". At the same time, "God" cannot understand too many human emotions, because it is too fragile.]

"Then why do you want to help other universes? And extend our lifespan..." Mingyao fell silent after asking. He had roughly guessed the answer.

[Because it is good for the universe and also good for my "love."] Arceus's answer was very brief.

"...I understand." Mingyao turned and left in silence. No one could guess what "God" was thinking, and the rationality of "God" was also different from that understood by humans, which meant that both sides were doomed to be unable to understand each other.

A person can and can only be self-centered and understand the world based on himself, and make selfish, selfless, altruistic, or egoistic choices based on this.

The gods that were born in this world, such as reality, ideal, sky... were similar to this when they first understood the world.

But Arceus is fundamentally different. He is the incarnation of the creator of the endless universe. His understanding of all things is fundamentally different from that of all living beings. He has no distinction between selfishness and selflessness, and he has no concept of altruism and egoism. His [rationality] is the criterion for His actions.

Seeing that the other party had disappeared in front of him, Arceus was speechless for a long time. What is the difference between the love of God and the love of man? Even he himself did not figure it out, and could not even understand it.

Why did He often show His human side? Arceus didn't know, maybe His rationality was disturbed by humans.

Perhaps the "indulging love for his own children" he showed earlier was also due to this? Arceus didn't know.

Was he the God of Fun that those time travelers talked about? Arceus still didn't know.

The existence that began to breathe before the universe was born and created everything has differentiated into countless clones. Each clone has a different personality, which makes their thoughts even more difficult to guess.

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"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Xiaozhao looked at his brother with some concern. Ever since Mingyao came back from Arceus, he has become taciturn.

"He is very contradictory, yet very reasonable." Ming Yao laughed after he finished speaking. The words were very absurd, but they seemed extremely appropriate for Arceus.

"Really? The Arceus in the universe we visited before had a pretty good temper..." Xiaozhao was a little distressed.

"Maybe he doesn't have a good temper." Mingyao shook his head slightly. "Maybe it's because that Arceus showed his human side, or maybe his thinking and understanding of everything are closer to humans... Who knows?"

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ps: Seeing that some readers don’t quite understand Arceus’ ideas, I’ll give a separate chapter to explain it (of course, I was a little sleepy when writing this chapter, so many ideas are only roughly expressed, but it should still be understandable)