[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Concerning Big Sneasel's words along the way, Shiva felt an urge to throw a sharp counter-reply at Sneasel about how she's not 'always fighting', seeing as it hit a sensitive nerve within her. However, she opts to say nothing instead as she started to feel guilty: Down here in the caverns it's indeed always about fighting and battling, and this was just what she did as she's too weak to resist the Eye's will, she's always that susceptible towards any silents calls or forces that want her to do something, a noticed side effect of her developed honed empathy. It's something she wishes to work on with Ventus' help at some point.

She still waves him a kind goodbye, regardless his morbid comment of 'if you live'. "I for sure will, Sneasel, thank you for...leading the way! Please remember to keep that Apricorn for me, alright? Horde lots of additional treasures meanwhile, I look forward to see what you managed to dig up!~"


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The first thing Shiva notices upon having arrived is not the Sword, it's more so that massive pack of Nidoran. Or, that must be at least a dozen packs, all nestled and following their business here like they are an item: 'Nidoran City', how Sneasel himself called it, pretty much nails it. The shock over seeing THAT MANY as well as HUGE poisonous Pokemon causes her to hold back a startled screech and wrap herself around Spira's arm (not the one with the birthmark) out of instinct. It also auto-summons Primal Espeon and Yena, who both take a bold stance between their Master and all these Nidos, they bristle their fur and everything, all ready and willing to protect her if needed.

Now, after that initial schock, she manages to lay her gaze at that Sword - what catches her attention more than it though, are these silver lines decorating the boulder it is stabbed into - THAT must be the same silverly stuff that's running through the caverns, this boulder with the Sword must be the source of all that. This means, here, close to that boulder, that urge to fight, proof oneself and dominate must be strongest, right? If it is, Shiva will notice it.

She's startled over Terra and Nathan wanting to investigate right away, intercepts carefully by adding that if they like to do that, she'd like to join, for the sole reason of preventing any harm these Nidos would do upon entering with the help of the Shield.