The Golden Fallen

The first thing that Eden (Mew) and Arcanus (Arceus) crafted in the world was Giratina. The elder Gods wanted their first creation was to be the one who would be the symbol of death as the two were the symbols of life. With his serpentine look and his devil-like appearance, the two Gods gave Giratina the name 'Samael' and taught him what it means to be a God. Samael learned and helped his parents in crafting additional Gods and beings that would reside in this world. While he may have been young, his creativity gave Eden and Arcanus ideas of what they should have. Having siblings was useful especially ones that were tied to space (Palkia) and time (Dialga). Having a land was needed as it was a nice place to rest and build on. Perhaps make a creature that would help expand the land (Groudon).

Samael wasn't exactly the nicest guy in the world. Well..at least he wasn't when he was a teen. It was the consequence of hormones and what not. Eden and Arcanus weren't really aware of such a thing being the case as they grew quickly to the point they were adults in a matter of a day. Samael's hormones lead to the male lashing out at other Gods and mortals. It lead to Gods fearing him (but still somewhat retaining respect for him) and mortals...well dying. It was something that his parents weren't pleased with as his fits did damage the world as his distortion manipulation always reacted with his emotions. Given the nature of distortion, repairing the realm would take time. This lead to Arcanus banishing Samael from the world.

Well, banishing is a harsh thing to say. At least in Eden's eyes. To them, it was more like they sent Samael on a needed vacation to his realm. He wasn't forced to remain there all the time. He could come and go to the meetings the Gods would have or come out for a bit of fresh air. Samael wasn't chained to his realm or mistreated harshly for his attitude. Gods always did their best to visit him whenever they can to provide Samael some form of entertainment. Eden and Arcanus cared deeply for their son. They just worried that he was going to destroy the world at his current state. It's why Arcanus told Samael this when he told him he was going to be taking a 'vacation' in the Distortion Realm.

"When you learn to control your temper, I will allow you to roam free in the mortal realm."

Samael was a bit stubborn about accepting his temper being a issue. In fact, he was offended that his parents would punish him for something that he supposedly lacked. Of course, that stubbornness did wear off after a few decades of reflecting. With the knowledge of how his temper affected others and the fact that this did made things unnecessary harder than it should, Samael decided to change. It wasn't really out of the goodness of his heart. It was mostly because he really wanted his 'vacation' to end quickly. He cleaned up his act and started to work on repairing any relationships he broke. This allowed him to reestablish bonds that would prove to be useful later down the line. However, he would lose interest in becoming a 'good man' for the sake of leaving his home. As tempting as it was, he didn't see a need to go back to the mortal realm when he's already getting info about it from the other Gods. To him, he started to do for the purpose of having his chess pieces ready whenever he felt the need to accomplish something that he couldn't easily accomplish. Oh and cause a bit of discord along the way. He's quite a fan of giving his father a headache with that.

Years would past before a event would occur that would change his life. From the whispers of several Sinnohian Gods, Samael learned of Team Galactic and what they were doing. To say he was pleased by their presence would be a exaggeration. He wished that that the humans would stop attempting to play God and capture said Gods. He did nothing as his father told him not to. At first, he was confused as to why until he noticed a strange human that always seem to get in the way of Galactic plans from some reports he received from his ghost servants observing them. He was a young teen that care deeply for Pokemon. He was similar to the humans that Eden and Eona (Latias) had made their thrall.

This young man...gave him ideas.

When Team Galactic leader (Cyrus) would summon Izanagi (Dialga) and Izanami (Palkia) into the world and attempt to control them through the Red Chains, Arcanus gave Samael the permission to interfere. Samael did listen to his father and rose from his realm on the mountain that he had accepted as his secondary home and where his father rested hidden in a space above, watching events proceed below. With his distortion, he destroyed the chains controlling his siblings and dragged Cyrus into his realm....

...with the young trainer that has been interfering with Galactic plans.

In his realm, Samael allowed his ghouls to take Cyrus away so he can deal with him later on. When he was gone, Samael looked to the trainer in his arms (well streamers?) and spoke to him. He gave the opportunity to allow the male to serve him. Of course, the boy couldn't deny such a opportunity as Samael was set on making him his thrall. He knew his father has his eyes on his boy and wanted to deny him of the opportunity of having him as his servant. The boy accepted and fell asleep as Samael stripped away his strength through his Pressure. Samael pressed a tendril against the boy's back and gave him his mark of servitude. He gave the boy to the woman (Cynthia) that came to save him and said nothing more as she left.

That boy was Katsu Saito.

Samael knew that he scared the boy whenever he came to visit the boy the days that followed. He didn't really care. He finally had a human that wasn't as stupid as the other ones that he can complain to. However, he was still careful with the male. He knew better than to push the boy, and he didn't want to be that much of a dick to him. Sure, he did threaten to him on occasion...but that was only whenever Katsu was being a crybaby! He wasn't a fan of those.

Besides, Katsu would eventually mentally recover (sorta) from what he experience over the years. Sure, he changed, but it was for the best. He came to see the young man as a friend..well maybe not a friend..but still. It was better than nothing. The two would share their own snarky remarks and grow to trust each other. It took Katsu's Pokemon team a while to trust Samael. Granted, he did kinda kidnap Katsu and forced him to serve him..even if serving him was simply Katsu learning more about legends and teaching Samael more about the mortal realm. It has been several years since Samael made Katsu his thrall and Katsu has moved to Galar. Galar isn't a place that Samael is familiar with especially when he hasn't spotted any legend from it. As Katsu goes on a adventure through Galar, there are three things that end up bothering Samael along the way.

Who is that strange dog following him...and why does he seem familiar?

Also.....what is this strange feeling he gets from these Dynamax Pokemon?

The Golden Remembrance

There was a time that Samael fell in love with someone. He often buried the thought deep into his mind as all he recall was pain and heartache from thinking of the details. However, the more he watched Katsu's journey throughout Galar and interacted with this strange dog (Orin), those memories came gradually back before hitting him in full force when Rose would caused the Darkest Day. It was then where everything fell apart...but came together at the same time. He has been to Galar before. It was whenever Arcanus would bring him there to check on the progress of the two wolves he made. There was a creature that fell into this world from space that fed off of diseased Pokemon and studied the Dynamax phenomenon that only one being knew about as a means to protect itself. The humans would later called this creature "Eternatus". Arcanus and Eden created the wolves to eventually try to calm the creature if it would eventually snap. They are familiar of such a thing being common with certain Pokemon. The wolves were called Zacian and Zamazenta. He had interacted with Zacian occasionally and he was quite...puppy-like in terms of his attitude. However, even then, Samael founded it to oddly cute. The more he talked to him, the more he realized he was growing attached to him. He did try to stop the feeling, but he couldn't. He didn't want to fall for him as he saw his lifespan. His lifespan was one of uncertainty...and that was concerning. He didn't want the feeling of losing him if that happened.

Then the pooch had the nerve to promise that he would return when the Darkest Day started.

Samael hated it. Samael hated the lie that Zacian spewed. He knew that he wasn't going to come back when he saw his lifespan had changed to this day. Yet, Samael couldn't help but hold back his tongue and simply agree to it. He didn't believe him. He had every right not to believe him. He knew how it goes. They make these nonsense promises and they never keep them. He wanted to scream at him to stay away. He wanted to tell him that it wasn't worth trying to save Galar...but he couldn't. That would be interfering in his duty...his role as God. So he did nothing as Zacian walked off with his sister. He did nothing as the Darkest Day ended. He did nothing as his mother would bring the comatose bodies of the two wolves to the Slumbering Weald and murmur that there was a chance they probably wouldn't remember who they are. He simply told himself it was worth simply forgetting the wolves, this region and his love for Zacian. However, before he left, he grew some flowers around the wolves. These flowers were Marigolds.

....These are the flowers that helped Orin remember that he was Zacian and remember who Samael was to him.

It was awkward between Samael and Orin. It certainly didn't help that they both recalled their lost memories around the time around Darkest Day. As such, it wasn't until afterwards that they would talk. Despite Orin dislike on Samael forcibly making Katsu's his thrall, he pushed it aside upon noticing how Samael has shown regret of how he had treated Katsu with the male's near death due to taking a Max Flare from Eternatus to the back. It would be through this conversation that Samael admitted his feelings for Orin after much pushing from Jun the Inteleon. Orin happily returned his feelings for the male, having been seeking to confess his feelings for the male when he initially defeated Eternatus. Speaking of Eternatus...somewhere in the span of Isle of Armor....Nathaniel the Eternatus ended up in a relationship with the two. We aren't sure...how it happened...but they seem to care each other.