Arceuf

**Arceuf**, or **Arceowth**, is the unofficial name for Mir Yusuf after going through a divine transformation, granted by Arceus.

This event is not part of the regular Mioo, Dorost Ast! storyline, though the actions of Arceuf can be.

In Iran's religious texts, it's claimed that Arceus loves mistreated scapegoats and will present them a gift if their mind and body are damaged beyond repair. An important requirement is that the victim never gives up on life.

In most alternate realities, Mir Yusuf matches the criteria, but since there're only two worlds where he actually becomes Arceuf, either he lived out a less heavy past or (briefly) contemplated suicide, automatically disqualifying him.

In the second instance Mir Yusuf becomes Arceuf, he fails to deliver on the last prediction; and with no motivation to search for his late-deserved happiness as an immortal, he commits suicide and leaves the other Arceuf to be one of a kind.

The character was conceived in March of 2022, but has not made an official online appearance.

## As Mir Yusuf

Arceuf, when still Mir Yusuf, came from a reality nearly identical to the Mir Yusuf from the original Mioo, Dorost Ast series, with the key difference being that the transpired events never furthered any relationships. Mir was kept miserable by the memories of his past and current day failures, but at the same time, kept positive by many glimpses of a better future and the promises of people who could've surpassed the title of acquaintances, but didn't.

This Mir Yusuf experienced no moments of joy, was consistently lonely, and had no one to confide in, yet enjoyed many near-victories and curt words of hope.

He was alone on his deathbed and had no accomplishments to reminisce about. He passed away before he could muster feelings of regret and sabotage the meeting with Arceus that followed after.

## As Arceuf

Arceuf's goal is to give a happy ending to every Mir Yusuf he can find.

Traversing worlds and pinpointing time periods is challenging, and something Arceuf describes as swimming through a waterfall of pea soup. Expectedly, it's even harder to retrace an already visited world, making it so that Arceuf can't leave unless assured his meddling bettered the life of that world's Mir Yusuf.

Some of his first "fixes" were thoughtless, as he had no concern for the differing circumstances or wishes of that particular Mir Yusuf. Arceuf would force his own will or came up with senseless solutions that brought more suffering or confusion. Many of Arceuf's actions have involved time travel or sending characters to other realities, since these abilities he explored first since his transformation.

It took a few hundreds of years of searching and watching realities play out in order to get a better grasp on which characters need to be looked out for and learn that overly intrusive measures should be avoided. Arceuf's powers are also limited in realities that are not native to him, and he can't overstay his welcome in a world that already has an Arceus. It will either break or forcibly erase either him or that Arceus, as two of the same god cannot exist in the same world.

He has the power to call back upon his original appearance as Mir Yusuf, from any point in his life, which will turn him into a normal human; unable to use magic. This form helps him steer clear from possibly getting erased or endangering the world. He'll revert back to Arceuf if this body dies, and as such, can exit out of it early by taking his own life.

As Arceuf, Mir Yusuf's memories remain, but the ability to express emotion had initially been lost. After getting transformed by Arceus, he started out stoic and mostly mute, until his humanity slowly repaired itself over the course of an indiscernible amount of time -mainly thanks to witnessing the pain and happiness of his other selves.

When he finally breaks the emotional restrictions of his divine body, Arceuf becomes envious of some of these Mir Yusufs and wishes to experience all that he never had during his own life. By taking the place of Mir Yusufs fated to die young, he hopes to obtain either small victories like petting his boss' Persian, or life-changing ones, like establishing friendships, gaining riches, or starting a romance with any one of his possible love interests.

But, Arceuf learns that his prophesied suffering continues on as a deity; and he's not yet managed to give himself that which he desperately wants.

### Examples of meddling

Below is an incomplete list of actions Arceuf has taken in other worlds.

*NOTE: If "Mir Yusuf" is mentioned, referring to a mortal Arceuf, the name or pronoun will contain an asterisk. If not, it refers to that world's Mir Yusuf.*

* Arceuf erased Earth after finding out his half-brother was developing feelings for him. This was one of the first realities Arceuf found, and an exaggerated response he ended up regretting years later.
* Arceuf saved both Pezhman Fārsi and Mir Yusuf after his plea to Unmeide failed. Events play out like normal afterwards, with Mir Yusuf thinking that Unmeide gave them a second chance.
* Arceuf sent Pezhman Fārsi to the moment of Mir Yusuf's birth, or some time afterwards, to find him;
	+ There are multiple realities where a Pezhman -in reasonable standing with Mir Yusuf- is whisked away and instructed by a bodiless voice to "find him". Pezhman isn't pushed to do anything more in these situations, as Arceuf tends to have already moved on, resulting into different conclusions.
* Arceuf just about witnesses Pezhman Fārsi's parents suffer a lethal accident at a carnival, giving him no time to intervene. Since other attendees are too distracted by the chaos, Arceuf becomes Mir Yusuf\* in order to save baby Pezhman from the same fate.
 With no real idea on how to continue, he takes him to his parental home. After having been forced to lie to visiting police about his connection with the Fārsis, he conducts a longer-term plan and kills himself on the day he's\* been found out, to then take on a different mortal form. Mir\* leaves behind a note for them to find and chooses to be an infant himself in the hopes he'll be taken along with Pezhman as his supposedly recently adopted brother, allowing for him to see and ensure Pezhman gets a new family before he departs.

 Their foster parents prefer the active Mir Yusuf\* over the anti-social, traumatized Pezhman, who is neglected and forbidden to be alone with Mir\* out of fear he's a sociopath in the making. Mir\* always vouches for Pezhman and interacts with him whenever given the chance, but their overprotective mother calls dibs on his\* affection and is convinced Pezhman is a born problem child. Because of this, Mir Yusuf\* assumes Pezhman resents him\* and believes to be the sole element that makes it impossible for their parents to see value in him. He\* deems his meddling a failure and kills himself\* at the age of 7, in front of his mother with the intention not to make a suspect out of Pezhman -and shock her into shifting her love to her remaining child.
 Regrettably, Arceuf witnesses Pezhman grieving the death of who he considered his only joy in life, and he too kills himself.

 Arceuf regrets failing his old boss this severely, and from this moment on, becomes somewhat determined to include Pezhman in his quest to grant all Mir Yusufs happiness.

## Appearance

Arceuf looks primarily human, but with muddled, ghostly features, since a once mortal body is trying to contain divine powers it's not made for.

His skin is dark-grey, his hands clouded in steam and shaped much like pikes, and one unblinking red-ringed eye is visible, with the other being hidden under lengthy wispy hair that's held in place with a halved Arceus body ring wrapped around his skull. The position of this item refers to the broken mind. The other half is positioned around his waste, referring to the broken body.

The only other feature that ties him to Arceus are his large white "boots", which have the weight and feel of solid hooves. These allow him to walk the earth of the living and would normally be attached to every limb, but as they would force a bipedal body down to a quadruped stance, Arceuf chose to discard them from his hands when Arceus offered. Because of this decision, Arceuf can't touch earthly objects with his hands.

Nevertheless, Arceus' unaltered soul remains a part of him and he can adapt this Pokémon's appearance. When visiting worlds, he always turns himself into Arceus, which allows for more physical interaction and helps him fit in better if spotted, since Arceus tends to be a known and accepted creature in every reality. Alternately, he can turn himself human.

His Arceus form has a noticeably yellow colour; and Arceus' shiny form, as seen in the original Pokémon games, is argued to be Arceuf in actuality.

## Trivia

* When Arceus grants the role of deity to someone, it entails it will give up its identity to them, causing it to automatically disappear.
* When Arceus dies -or whoever has its title- the reality it was born in will as well;
	+ The world of the suicidal Arceuf became non-existent/inaccessible after his death.