The beginning of what will hopefully be an amazing journey in feudal Kanto and Johto.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or the novel The Alchemist
Legends of Kanto: The Alchemist
Prologue
The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the company had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.
The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a snivy who knelt daily beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called the narcissus.
But this was not how the author of the book ended the story.
He said that when Narcissus died, the goddess of the forest, Celebi, appeared and found the spirit of the lake, Lapras, which once swam in fresh water, now weeping in a lake of salty tears.
"Why do you weep?" the goddess asked.
"I weep for Narcissus," the lapras replied.
"Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus," she said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you alone could contemplate his beauty close at hand"
"But… was Narcissus beautiful?" the lapras asked.
"Who better then you to know that?" the goddess said in wonder. "After all it was by your banks that he knelt each day to contemplate himself!"
The lapras was silent for some time. Finally, she said:
"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."
"What a lovely story," the alchemist thought.
A/N: Sorry that it is kinda short... next chapter will be much longer! If anyone is wondering, this story is set in the late 1700's to early 1800's so Pokéballs were not invented yet.
The novel that I am crossing with pokémon is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is definitely one of my favorite books and if you haven't read it, I recommend it.
Of course, review if you can! This is my first fic, so play nice :) If anyone has any questions about my headcanons regarding the history of the pokémon verse, feel free to ask!