[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Lord Windos]

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(I have nothing to add to the whole preparation before as well as the scene of administering Saph our Panacea - it is perfect as it is. It feels very fateful [very matching given what is at stake], very Bernhard-like [not faltering until achieved the desired result] and very 'I am a skilled Mage and know what I am doing' [which he, frankly, is])


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Chipping in from where cured(!!!) Saph wakes Bernhard from his revelatory musing, after everything went...well(!!!) at last

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............................ "Mr.?"

"Mr. Mage?"


"Mr. Mage?"

"Please.....


"....Wakey wake!"


Your head shot up with a gasp, sweat on your brow as you took a deep breath. That was....that was something else. Such Magic, such pureness and rightness....it was so overwhelm -

"Mr. Mage!"

*Pomp!*

You're taken out of your revelatory musing as something crashed into you shoulder. Snapping towards the it -

"Mr. Mage! You're alright! Yes, yes!! Mama said you would be okay, but it is good! Good to see you are alright!!" 

- Was Saph Gleam, still dressed in her nightgown, hugging your shoulder and giving you a bright, sunny smile.

Her skin was still pale, her eyes that same gradual purple, and her hair seemed to float of its own accord....

But Saph Gleam was Healthy. 

Saph Gleam was well.

Saph was Cured.

Words were merely able to describe all the emotions and feelings Bernhard had during the whole process, even for someone has highly introspective as him. Feelings that resulted from one single wish and desire: Helping this young girl with his masterly skills, breaking this curse pestering her, freeing her father from all the desperation he had for all that he has left. Allowing for both to take one another into their arms again, hug one another again, as it should be.

The last hope he has been, this Scimitar that Mr. Gleam approached all anxiously at the TM Store has been - and that very Mage lived up to that hope. No, it indeed did not matter to Bernhard whether young Saph won't ever be the same again; what mattered is that she will recover. That the curse laid on her will be broken. That she will... see the world again, with all its wonders, as it should be for someone as treasured and loved as her.

And as that very same daughter of the Gleams was right there hugging his shoulder and giving him that bright smile - Bernhard could not help but to return her hug, gently - yet, with no small amount of pride - pressing her against his shoulder. For right now, all he wanted was to hold her tight and not let go. Savour this moment of success, of having made it, of everything - from not being aloof towards Mr. Gleam's inquiry about Nirix to pouring in the Panacea into the IV with utmost care - having paid off. He was still processing everything that has happened, he fell in sort of a trance during the whole process, starting from pulling out that one bottle of the Panacea and giving her one last look to the moment now... But right now, all that really mattered was that Saph was well. Healthy. Cured.

"Thank you. Bernard."
Another voice, behind Saph.
Looking past her, you see what appears to be an etheral woman, wearing a seafoam green dress and carmel brown hair, and blank green eyes. Around her neck was the Sapphire Pendant - now sporting what looked to be a Pupil and Iris within the gemstome.
The woman - Ezmeralda - gave you a tearful, grateful smile, clasping both hand to her heart.
"Thank you for saving her."

It was then when he looked past Saph, spotting what could only be her mother indeed. She who has never left, she who was still with young Saph, still loved and protected her like the most precious treasure that she no doubt was... She who has come to Bernhard's rescue yesterday night when the brewing process was about to fail. When, thanks to her intercepting and trusting in him, a miracle has occured...

He returned her grateful smile, leaned more into Saph's hug as if to reinforce that this moment was real. "It is not just me who deserves your gratitude. I do have to thank you just as well. For believing in me, for never leaving Saph's side, for continuing to fight back the curse. It is not a small amount your doing that this moment is made possible, Ezmeralda. Thank you.... Truly, utterly and completely. Young Saph is blessed to have a loving and caring mother like you are. Blessed indeed... *looking down, beat, but awestruck* "Such love and devotion... It flatters me that I am here to enjoy this moment with you, that things have went well and will go well from now on for you, for Saph, for Ruben..."  *looking away from Ezmeralda and back to Saph, still in the hug* "From here on, things will be fine. The curse is no more..."

...Still, there is one thought that Bernhard cannot quite fathom - Saph's words of how he 'saved her mama'. .... Did he? He does not remember ever having done a commission or request or favour for dear Ezmeralda.

Unless...

.....Unless it it connected to how she/the Saphire pendant acted on its own yesterday.

"Mr. Mage! You're alright! Yes, yes!! Mama said you would be okay, but it is good! Good to see you are alright!!"

Towards Saph herself, Bernhard had little words. He did not feel that many words were needed though in the first place, how he who is a stoic, stern and no-nonsense Mage of high ranking, returning her hug was enough said. His voice... it's in Bernhard's terms suprisingly gentle still, soft, yet no comparison to the one he use to greet Saph when she was so weak and whispy with the curse still in her system.

He whipes away some of her tears of blood with the sleeve of his robe, if there are any still. Invites and encourages his Pokemon partners - Zephy, Myra, Spritzee - to greet young healthy Saph, rejoice over their success achieved together. Nirix... He receives the most appraising and reverent look Bernhard is able to bring up. (more on that and him later).

Then, Bernhard shakes his head. "How I am is secondary. Tell me, dear Saph, how are YOU doing? How do you feel?"

*chuckles very lightly, smiling* "Oh please, young and dear one, do not call me 'Mr.Mage'. I'd much rather go by 'Mr. Samsara' in your books."

Heh...funny how small things are from the start, eh? From a simple consultation for a worried man to a climatic battle against a most bile Curse using the miraculously brewed Potion and the spirits of the dead, things took a turn for the Strange and thrilling indeed! Not a bad thing at all, but you do wonder if this is yet another sign your life is returning to a more eventful phase - ah, who are you kidding, you know it is. At least you're getting ample opportunities to prepared this time.

The lil lass is eager to Return you hug, though she has a bit of trouble wrapping herself around you and your billowing robs - eventually she settles on glomping on your leg.

The Ghost? Ezemeralda simply smiled and shook her head, placing a hand over her heart.

"You deserve it more than I, Sir Bernard. I was only able to help as much as I could thanks to you. Than you, once more, from the bottom of my heart..." 

Your later comment does cause her to brighten, before a thoughtful and concerned looked flashed across the spirit mother's face.

"That is all true...though I do wonder how my dear Ruben will take my....return. Or anyone else - I hardly think their is a lot of precedence for a case like this. *Firm Look* Still, we'll navigate it together expertly, like we always did...and will do."

Your confusion about how you managed to do this act of resurrection (or would it be more accurate to call it Transformation? Tranmigration?) magic is clear, but you're not going to get anyway unless you raise those questions. Maybe get a better look at the now Altered Pendant - and the eye that formed in the gem...

Their isn't any blood on her anymore - that blast of light did more than purify the girl, it seems. Zephy simply gave the girl a quick hug and a wave, Myra patted their head with her tails, and Spritzee giggled and danced around their head - each and every one of thes e gestures Saph enjoyed. 

Your correction did get them to stop calling you 'Mr. Mage' ....and instead started calling you 'Sammy! Magic Sammy!' , before caused your artistic partner to barely contain their laughter at such a silly nickname.

The question, however, was meet with a vigorous rapid nod from Saph, smiling widely and cheering at that very thought and living it now.

"Yes, yes! All better now! Momma checked to make sure icky gloomy stickiness was gone! Feel so better now - I have some much energy I can go *Zoom*, Zoom!* 

She races around you, very nearly hovering in the process and her eyes shining a certain maniac energy associated with those getting something they truly appreciate now.

"*Stops!* Whew! Tired now...need more practice to run fast again, he he! Mama and my friends will help, I'm sure!!!"