[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"That's only his decision and you know his paranoia and ultimate protectiveness over those standing by him and supporting him! The fact that me and him grew so close despite my enjoyment for what he fears instead of hating or despising me speaks a lot for itself, and I'm thankful that I got to meet him, hmpf."

"...and if he gets himself in trouble because of those decisions, what then?  He's already angered nature itself somehow, it seems..."

"...keep him safe, Shiva...you might be the only one who can...please don't let the light that Cynthia saw in him be enshrouded and extinguished...that's all I can say and ask concerning this topic at this point..."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva holds no particular sentiments for Cynthia. She knows who that is, but doesn't really care as she's still uninterested in history.


"He is old enough, mature enough and strong enough to deal with trouble, just take a look at what we already endured all together. If he REALLY angered...nature herself, then this is his own burden to carry. If he wishes to speak about it then I am all willing to listen and aid him, but I don't savor the idea to ask him about this. This is certainly a highly sensitive topic for him, and pressuring him is no good idea."

[Dragonstrike]

"He is old enough, mature enough and strong enough to deal with trouble, just take a look at what we already endured all together. If he REALLY angered...nature herself, then this is his own burden to carry. If he wishes to speak about it then I am all willing to listen and aid him, but I don't savor the idea to ask him about this. This is certainly a highly sensitive topic for him, and pressuring him is no good idea."

"...I'm not asking you to pressure him, Shiva.  Are you going to protect him?  Even from himself if you have to?  You don't have to tell me if you will, but it's something you need to seriously consider.  I'm not completely Oblivious, you know."

Nathan's done talking about this now.  He turns away from Shiva to face the others who remain.

"Heart?  Valder?  Are you going to help us with protecting and nurturing the land, the world, nature, etcetera?"

[Spiritmon]

Heart let a few seconds thinking what the sage say to them. Become representatives of humanity. "I...I dont consider myself wortly to become a representative. My past...I not wortly. But if is necessary to save every pokemon and person...The mother nature make all types of pokemon and unique species. And as a Pokemon Rare Collector, its my job to see and discover all the many types of pokemon I can find. Even knowing I not wortly, I swore to the great Dragon of Time Dialga and the Dragon of Space Palkia to become the representative of humanity and to help protect the nature together with my companions. Thats is something that I, ArcHeart, promise." Then Heart notices Shiva never heard his full name before.

[Iron]

"Then it shall be done. Peer into the clay, all who will..."

He smooshes the clay before him with apparent relish. It makes a rather pleasant sticky noise. Then he dribbles his lips for a bit, pppbbbbbbbt. The clay rises and forms the image of the central Great Divide. A pop, a cork sound, and a swishing of saliva form the image of Stair City, nestled in among it. He inhales his breath sharply through narrowed lips, and Mt Sentry rises in the clay before you. Lines, as if traced by a toothpick, spread out from the Skull Ruins as he whistles. In a sudden move, he smushes the Skull Ruins with his thumb while making the same panting noise which summoned the Ruins to his palette in the first place. The clay ruin survives, but there is an immediate tense feeling in the air as if something has snapped.

Those who gaze at the trestle feel the clay come to life within their sight. It's suddenly as if they are there.

"I cannot bear you to Stair City on the wings of the wind, like Altaria's Hidden Move can, but I do have a few tricks in my repertoire, eh, eh eh!"

You see northern Stair City overwhelmed with crawling vines. Tangrowth storm into skyscrapers and drag out a few screaming people, a few more angry Pokemon. Stable Z is there, triumphantly severing entangling vines. Shieldmaidens hustle the victims away. Dagny is nowhere in sight, until the image zooms up toward the ruins. There you see her personal Metagross at least, battling endless vines manually. Flashes of lightning from deeper inside the masonry hint that Dagny still lives, but she must be very deep within its labyrinthine layers.

Suddenly the vines stop crawling, as if a switch has been thrown. A slow smile creeps across the old man's orange face, which you can only half see. The defenders rally, many coming crawling up from under overwhelming piles of foliage where it seemed all hope was lost. Fire red finally overtakes viridian. Within an hour of viewing, the wall itself is regained, leaving only the northern Route to deal with.

"My link to my ally within the Ruins has been locked. The soil revitalizing these vines will no longer lend its power to them. The Disaster of Stone is now a mere mortal threat, for mortals to deal with. But my ally remains - he will probably retreat to the deepest part of the Ruins when his forces are overthrown. There may be other impacts to deal with, but again I leave those issues up to you humans. Remember: the mannikin kings are creatures of Sarimanok, and should be dealt with accordingly. They will be proud, mighty, and imperialistic."

"Are you satisfied? Will you keep your oaths in return for this aid I have given, at the ends of the earth and the beginning of the Land?"

[Spiritmon]

Heart put a hand in his own heart. "I will keep my word great sage."

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

"Then it shall be done. Peer into the clay, all who will..."

He smooshes the clay before him with apparent relish. It makes a rather pleasant sticky noise. Then he dribbles his lips for a bit, pppbbbbbbbt. The clay rises and forms the image of the central Great Divide. A pop, a cork sound, and a swishing of saliva form the image of Stair City, nestled in among it. He inhales his breath sharply through narrowed lips, and Mt Sentry rises in the clay before you. Lines, as if traced by a toothpick, spread out from the Skull Ruins as he whistles. In a sudden move, he smushes the Skull Ruins with his thumb while making the same panting noise which summoned the Ruins to his palette in the first place. The clay ruin survives, but there is an immediate tense feeling in the air as if something has snapped.

Those who gaze at the trestle feel the clay come to life within their sight. It's suddenly as if they are there.

"I cannot bear you to Stair City on the wings of the wind, like Altaria's Hidden Move can, but I do have a few tricks in my repertoire, eh, eh eh!"

You see northern Stair City overwhelmed with crawling vines. Tangrowth storm into skyscrapers and drag out a few screaming people, a few more angry Pokemon. Stable Z is there, triumphantly severing entangling vines. Shieldmaidens hustle the victims away. Dagny is nowhere in sight, until the image zooms up toward the ruins. There you see her personal Metagross at least, battling endless vines manually. Flashes of lightning from deeper inside the masonry hint that Dagny still lives, but she must be very deep within its labyrinthine layers.

Suddenly the vines stop crawling, as if a switch has been thrown. A slow smile creeps across the old man's orange face, which you can only half see. The defenders rally, many coming crawling up from under overwhelming piles of foliage where it seemed all hope was lost. Fire red finally overtakes viridian. Within an hour of viewing, the wall itself is regained, leaving only the northern Route to deal with.

"My link to my ally within the Ruins has been locked. The soil revitalizing these vines will no longer lend its power to them. The Disaster of Stone is now a mere mortal threat, for mortals to deal with. But my ally remains - he will probably retreat to the deepest part of the Ruins when his forces are overthrown. There may be other impacts to deal with, but again I leave those issues up to you humans. Remember: the mannikin kings are creatures of Sarimanok, and should be dealt with accordingly. They will be proud, mighty, and imperialistic."

"Are you satisfied? Will you keep your oaths in return for this aid I have given, at the ends of the earth and the beginning of the Land?"

"...is there any reason to doubt I won't?  I'm sure you know I always mean what I say."

...

"...even if the threat has been minimized...I still wish to help Mesprit...and we might need its aid to deal with the mannikin kings later...Sarimanok was a right crafty tactician and leader.  And if anyone might understand what he might have been thinking and how to deal with it, it would be one of the three Legendary pokemon that aided him in his planning..."

'...and it seems there's only one way to wake Mesprit and end this Disaster of Stone once and for all...the message seems so much clearer now that we've solved part of it...'

...

"...thank you for giving us some more time, sir."

[Nylon]

Valder looks, swallows, and nods.
 "Did the vines really just disappear right now?" He looks at the great sage, wondering what was going on in his head during all this.

[Dragonstrike]

Valder looks, swallows, and nods.
 "Did the vines really just disappear right now?" He looks at the great sage, wondering what was going on in his head during all this.

Nathan's expression gets a little grimmer.

"...I can name every single one of those horses we saw.  And it was Mesprit that started us on the path here.  I see no reason to doubt the authenticity of what just occurred."

"...there were a few horses I didn't see, though...I hope they're okay..."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

'ArcHeart... What a beautiful name', Shiva thought to herself. She still doesn't feel inclinged to share her last name unless it proofs necessary. It's definitely on her Trainer's Card and Breeder's Lisence though.

She watched in great awe how first the Great Divide, the Stair City, at some point the Skull Ruins and finally Mt. Sentry have been formed from clay, all with acoustic orders. There was barely time to dwell in that tense feeling in the air, that meaningful silence foreshadowing that somewherelse something must have happened...!
Oh, and HOW it did, as the city will no longer be pestered with these Vines... They'll be safe, they can rebuild themselves, things will be better, they made it... they made it... they indeed made it, this whole journey to the ends of the earth and beginning of the land was worth every effort... This realization only caused her eyes to fill with tears of relief and delight, Shiva was quick to wipe them off.

"Are you satisfied? Will you keep your oaths in return for this aid I have given, at the ends of the earth and the beginning of the Land?"

Another deep bow from her, the tips of her hair were almost touching the clay ground. "Of course I'm satisfied! Of course I'm keeping my word! I deeply thank thee for your generosity and aid, eremit of the Earth..."

Carefully she rises from that bow and threw her hair back again, the she faced that ermit for little longer. "...do allow me to ask, but... what will become of you now? Will you continue watching us, continue forming the future of the earth? Who...actually determines that future...? You alone?"