Darkrai Worship
History: The worship of Darkrai has a relatively small following overall, not much greater than a cult status, as most other religious see Darkrai as a malicious being. It is not known where this religion originated, and is thought to have existed for as long as Arceism, constantly in the shadow of its much greater predecessor. Beliefs: Darkrai worshippers claim that Darkrai is not actually evil. While they agree that Darkrai does create nightmarish things, it is only in its nature to do so. They argue that if Arceus created a pixelmon that truly only existed for evil, villainy, and terror only to banish it from existence, what was the point of creating it in the first place? Darkrai worshippers believe Darkrai was given the Nightmare realm not only to have a place where it could revel in its creations to its heart’s content, but to also act as a warden to bar truly evil souls from the rest of the world. In this way, Darkrai worshippers believe Darkrai is actually good because it keeps the evil souls contained, and its realm is filled with horrible nightmare things simply because it is in Darkrai’s nature to create those things. The other deities of the afterlife simply make use of his realm for punishment. However, they point out while the Nightmare Realm may be horrible for those sent there by other deities, it is truly the only realm of afterlife where there is no fear of judgement and in this way is the most liberating existence.
Darkrai worshippers believe that if they can into Darkrai’s favor, that upon entering the afterlife they would be able to bypass Arceus’ judgement to live alongside Giratina, to be truly free to live in a world without judgement or laws. A true peace out of anarchy, where they may also act as wardens to keep evil from ever escaping en masse from the Nightmare realm.
Place of Worship: There are no officially recognized places of worship for Darkrai anywhere in the world. Secret meetings are often held at night to worship it, and often involving elaborate rituals. Darkrai is praised for keeping true evil locked away from the rest of the world, and is recognized as a misunderstood and wrongly punished being much like Giratina.