[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

"Sarimanok wasn't an alchemist himself.  Being a king with access to the region's wealth has its perks.  And the respect Legendaries had for him gave him access to all manner of things no other could even dream about.  Sarimanok had the ideas, and the resources to make those ideas a reality.  For example: our modern day healing machines in the Pokemon Centers were his invention."

Nathan remains silent as Heart monologues.  He turns back to looking at the arches and drawings instead of responding.

"...hmmm...so this cleanse tage keystone...it doesn't look as old as the stones of the arch...it was probably put here after the collapse...which means it was probably put here specifically to ward off the Ghosts that started showing up in the Ruins Path after the palace was destroyed...seems to be doing its job well, even after all this time...the only questions left are who put it here and how they made it so powerful..."

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The pictures are outright fascinating for Nathan, but lack the same clear answers as the keystone and the arches.

"...the First Technical Society...why are they being referenced here of all places?  Did they find this rock formation interesting for some reason?  Questions upon questions, and very few answers..."

Heart sight when hear about the possibility connection between Scimitars and Almanacs. "Man, why there people who want to make that kind of connection to cause pain and destruction. There is something a wise man once say: "Power always corrupt. And absolute power is absolutely corruptor." Or something like that. Crime organizations always exist: Team Rocket, Team Magma and Aqua, Team Plasma. Some of them begin with noble cause, but when they get a great power, they became corrupt and twisted. A shadow of a old self."

"Humanity have many flaws. They born with darkness and light inside. Good and evil. A white shadow and a black shadow. And everyday that two sides fight against each other." Heart stop a little and see his own image in some water. "Some more than others." Then he made such different face. Almost regret and... sadness. But he decided to stop that.

"But inside of each one there is the power to change. And to have hope. As much there might have a swamp filled with doubts, there might have a garden with something better: A better future. At least this is what my soul says." And Heart finish his monologue with mantra phrase.

True, Shiva would agree that great power can easily corrupt: Team Plasma could be so noble on their beliefs and attitude of leaving Pokemon to live in freedom, when here wasn't Ghetsis and his eager to rule the region as the only remaining one owning Pokemon...

Not feeling like sharing thoughts anymore does not collide with listening what was shared furthermore, so she continued soaking up the words the PUNisher spoke. That means she does catch up his sudden change in mood from normal and jolly to....if she wasn't mistaken....sadness. Regret. Pain. Something's simply not okay, was this an inner conflict that he was struggling with? What was the issue, what may be wrong? ...Slightly frowning, she realized she actually doesn't know that much about this guy with the Axew that Professor Mallorn once brought to them.

The power to change...dormant within each of us. It reminded Shiva on that Earthpower, on the things the Tusk's eremit said, on that 'natural strength' that was present within everyone, connecting every living being. That meant...present within her as well, as fragile she sometimes was - this caused her to silently agree to Heart's words about even within the swamp of doubt, there may be garden of hope. A nice metaphor. It gave her hope to not fall succumb to her own shadows.

"Such nice words, Heart... H-however... How can a shadow be white?" She doesn't comment on his decrease in mood as he stopped it himself already as she'd find it disrespectful, but she playfully hits him on the shoulder again.


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Shiva also remains silent as Nathan was audibly wondering about the cave paintings, and opted to continue her investigation of the Candelabra. Though she knew cave or paintings rarely provide direct answers.

"I think I can imagine that. With wealth and the bless of Divine beings as the Legendary Pokemon, Saminarok would be a king and someone with power almost unlimited. But as they say: The higher you are, the bigger is the fall."

Heart than notices Shiva words and decided to hide his negative emotions behind a smile. She must stay positive. "Huh thanks Shiva! Hmm that's a good question: "A shadow be white?" Well that's come from a more... psychology explanation." Then Heart begin to tell his theory. "Imagine each trait of human emotions be represent in different colors. Green as hope, red as rage, pink as love, blue as sadness. Ever heard about someone say green is the color of hope, or like: You look blue today. But what happens when you mix all the colors? The white color is created, complete with other good traits. A "shadow" is more than just something who created by the light. Is like...part of you. Part of your essence and your soul. Something who inerith your traits somehow. The black color is would be the lack of empathy or the combination of all the bad and evil traits of a person: Greedy, malice, violence, sadness, suffering, wrath, pride and others."

"The therm white shadow and black shadow is a metaphor to represent the eternal battle between the good and evil sides of every living being: The light shadow to represent the "good" traits and the  black shadow is the combination of all "evil" traits. Of course sometimes the definition about good and evil can be very much relative. Sometimes if you want something you must have a little greedy. And to protect something or someone you sometimes have to use violence when everything don't work. But that's only my point of view."