[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

The will to do something was still rather present in Shiva, like it was streaming through her vains alongside the blood. At fist, Nathan's word did not help to ease her in the slightest, but upon hearing there was something more, something 'greater' that could be done that wouldn't just delay the vines from messing with the whole city and also with the group - this must have been the trigger she's been unknowingly waiting for.

It calmed her and her nerves to some degree, and enabled listening to what he had to say with the patience of a Sage. She didn't show any reactions or anything that could hint on what was going on inside her - in fact, she simply listened.


'Unselfish Love' caused something in her mind to ring, as well as 'the ends of the Earth and the beginning of the Land'. The latter for obvious reason, the former because she rather quickly made a connection to how his Ralts 'changed' after it became a Kirlia. It became selfish towards his and his owner's needs/wellbeing, if one would want to use these words. Right, Shiva clearly remembers how Ralts behaved prior evolution. She wasn't that suprised over how Kirlia would have to go back first to enable going forwards as soon as Nathan spoke about it.


When Shiva finally spoke, it was in a calm tone. No silent conflicts in her mind anymore, just calmness mixed with a will to do something. She didn't comment on that burdened feeling she was still picking up from Nathan though ."Well... Thanks for sharing, at first. It's comprehensible why such info needs to be handles with as much caution as even possible. Though, concerning the solutions you mention, there's something to keep in mind. You already mentioned that you don't want to use the Neverstone and Mesprit might react not too pleased over seeing that we went the most easiest and most fastest 'solution' - I fear it wouldn't help that much either. Kirlia is by now so focused on you, that he slipped into something I'd call 'blind loyalty'. That sounds neat at first - but it has its drawback, some I rather not explain here. If you'd want Kirlia to change, he'd have to learn to let go of that blind loyalty to some degree and care for others again. Like, when he was a Ralts and not so focused yet on solely you. Devolving him might change his form, but I fear it may not change much about how he is and feels. Changing this to become that 'sharer or unselfish love' would entirerly be your call, I fear, I'm not quite sure how we could help on this, sadly."

"The journey is the other way we could go, it seems. That is something that could be done - as the Folklore points directly to Hog Potato Swamp. It probably takes quite a while until we'd even arrive there, not even speaking about finding answers. Depends on how urgent things are..."

There is one questions that dwells in her mind, simply out of curiosity - actually, the same that Valder was asking. She faced Nathan, waiting for his answer.