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

[Lord Windos]

*Crash…*
*Ssmmm…* 
*Fwooo…*

Darkness. Glimmering cosmic motes. The feeling of weightlessness, adrift it a black-yet-not-black void sea.

You find yourself in this place, this…arcane plane that you can barely comprehend.

Soon as your muddled thoughts struggle to put this together, you Feel it.

The Presence of Another.

Others. 

You are not the only soul stranded here.

You cannot ‘see’ them, but you can See them, somehow.

Shapeless shapes of “@&$!?’ , in the loose shapes of humans, each radiant, vibrant, iridescent, yet tinged with their own predominant Color.

For a moment , so short yet so long, you regard each other cautiously, yet…optimistically? You feel as if you Know these souls, as if they were good friends - or, perhaps, could be.

Interesting

Then, you Hear it.

Them.

You don't know who they are, what they are. 

All you Know is that they are utterly Beyond.

So many souls

Not ready for Ascension

Yet here they are

Here they wait

A Warding Soul

A Wistful Soul

A Wake's Soul

A Wanderlust Soul

A Weary Soul

A Wreathed Soul

A Wise Soul

So many souls, all so very different

So full of potential

Curious

Pure silence fills this voidful nothing-place for a brief eternity.

...

Each of you

Tell
Tell your Truth
The one you hold above all others

Speak
Speak of your Belief
The one that carries you far

Declare
Declare what you wish is Possible
The one thing you would defy the very order of the world to achieve

Proclaim all that which is you

[Mikaruge108]

"The drive to prove myself." Darren pauses. "My answer to all three is that simple." his thoughts turn towards all that he's learned so far; how far he's come I *can't* fail at this. I will get to that level

[Lord Windos]

"The drive to prove myself." Darren pauses. "My answer to all three is that simple." his thoughts turn towards all that he's learned so far; how far he's come I *can't* fail at this. I will get to that level

Drive

Driven

Drove

The primal desire to continue

Onward and onward

Ever moving, unceasing

Until what is done...

Is Done


Proving

Providence 

Provided

The elevated desire to achieve

Seeking and grasping

Constant effort, unending

Until what goal...

Is Resolved.


Drive and Proving....

Wreathed Soul

The path ahead of you will be unrelenting

Full of strife and suffering

Your aspirations far out of reach

Like man reaching for the heavens on high

Yet if you persist

If you prevail

If you persevere

All that you desire may be yours


Wreathed Soul...

Is this the path you wish to take?

We shall see....

[Do not reply now]

[Redstone]

*Akamu collects his words for a moment.*

"Truth... the truth is that I have to stay determined. It would be a fool's errand to attempt this without any staying power. Giving up would mean ignoring everything that went into getting this opurtunity so it will not be an option."

"This journey won't just affect me. Its outcome will have consequences for my people back home and I believe it is my duty to fulfill. For whatever the future might hold I shall believe in them and the great old one."

*He tried to reach for the bowl in his backpack, forgetting that this would be rather difficult as a shapeless soul.*

"Her support and trials did and will continue to shape my future. I declare that I shall prove to her that she made the right choice."

[Dragonstrike]

The third of these strange, unknown souls looks around cautiously at first at everyone assembled.

Seeing that no harm seems to be coming, they seem to relax somewhat, taking it all in stride.

"Well, I reckon this is certainly one of the stranger things to have happened as of late.  Seems to be par for the course these days, though.  Truth, Ideals, and Will...heh.  That certainly rings a bell."

The shape moves as if straightening a hat upon their head as they briefly look at the one indicated to be the Wreathed Soul.

"Proving yourself, huh?  I can relate to that."

The shade almost seems to lean against an invisible wall, saying what comes next so casually despite serious undertones.

"My Truth is that you need to Fight for what you believe in, and the world will respond in kind.  My Ideal is to Fight for a worthy cause."

"And my Will, and the Will of my partners, is to help stave off further calamity in this world.  As heroes before us once did, some might say."

There's confidence in those final words.

[Lord Windos]

*Akamu collects his words for a moment.*

"Truth... the truth is that I have to stay determined. It would be a fool's errand to attempt this without any staying power. Giving up would mean ignoring everything that went into getting this opurtunity so it will not be an option."

"This journey won't just affect me. Its outcome will have consequences for my people back home and I believe it is my duty to fulfill. For whatever the future might hold I shall believe in them and the great old one."

*He tried to reach for the bowl in his backpack, forgetting that this would be rather difficult as a shapeless soul.*

"Her support and trials did and will continue to shape my future. I declare that I shall prove to her that she made the right choice."

Determine

Determination

Determined

The ardent desire to continue

Enduring and thriving

Solidified purpose, unwavering

Until what dream....

Is Realized


Duty

Duty-Bound

Dutiful

The responsible desire to oblige 

Selfless and sacrificing

Honorable fettering, unerring...

Until what purpose

Is Upheld


Determination and Duty...

Wake's Soul

The quest you have taken will be unremorseful

All you seek can be your undoing

Your hopes and wishes fickle and flux

Like the far-flung Mifowe you follow

Yet if you stay true

If you totally commit

If you remain steadfast and faithful

Your dreams, one and all, shall be True.


Wake's Soul...

Is this a quest you wish to undertake?

We shall see...

[Do not reply now]

The third of these strange, unknown souls looks around cautiously at first at everyone assembled.

Seeing that no harm seems to be coming, they seem to relax somewhat, taking it all in stride.

"Well, I reckon this is certainly one of the stranger things to have happened as of late.  Seems to be par for the course these days, though.  Truth, Ideals, and Will...heh.  That certainly rings a bell."

The shape moves as if straightening a hat upon their head as they briefly look at the one indicated to be the Wreathed Soul.

"Proving yourself, huh?  I can relate to that."

The shade almost seems to lean against an invisible wall, saying what comes next so casually despite serious undertones.

"My Truth is that you need to Fight for what you believe in, and the world will respond in kind.  My Ideal is to Fight for a worthy cause."

"And my Will, and the Will of my partners, is to help stave off further calamity in this world.  As heroes before us once did, some might say."

There's confidence in those final words.

Intriguing

This one upholds the Old Twin's Order

Long torn asunder

By the one that ever seeks

To unite and uplift Humanity

Making them greater than the Legends they scorn

What compels you to carry on

Fighting a grand cycle of restoration, remake, and ruin....?

Your words give an eternally short pause, and further absent time for It to ponder the rest of what you had to Say, and what they See.

Curious Still

You Already Know Thyself


In part yet true

Revelation and reflections be had

A Trial Overcome

Bond, Conviction, and Discovery deadly made

Clashed, Carved, Cameradence

Separate and at once

Truth, Belief, Purpose

United but distinct

Bound yet free

Warding Soul...

You are already on the Hero's Journey and to Enlightenment

You Know grave perils you will face

You Know that you will be Fighting an entire Future Real-Yet-Not

You Know failure means Ruination and Strife renewed

Yet still, you boldly accept and carry on

Undaunted of what may come

...And full of Hope for Tomorrow


Warding Soul...

You have undertaken a great deal

Salvation's Fate shall be of your own make

Right or Wrong

Grand Through it All

Will you brave your journey alone?

Will other Souls join along?

We shall see...

[Do not reply now]

[Iron]

"It's all about the journey. I'm not worried."

[Lord Windos]

"It's all about the journey. I'm not worried."

Carefree

Careless

Care-given

The airy desire to maunder

Drifting and aimless

Momentary liveliness, undergoing...

Until what direction

Is Found



Adventure

Adventurous

Adventured

The bold desire to explore

Discovery and revelry

Experiences unknown, unrelenting

Until what awaits

Is Embraced


Carefree and Adventurous...

Wanderlust Soul

You find yourself before crossroad most myriad and extreme

Unbidden, unmeaning, yet Fate and Fortune delivered you still

Many choice that can be made

Grave, glad, sad, serene

To mold your life's way, firm or soft

Far and wide, Short and narrow

Epic stakes or simplicity incarnate

In the end, whatever may come, wherever you may go

Life shall elevate to the next stage


Wanderlust Soul...

Is this the spark of something new?

We shall see...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

...? This black-yet-not-black void...? What's that...?? *surge of mild panic* A side effect of the Sleep Draught, perhaps? A vision, perhaps? A lucid dream? Whatever it was, they did not know, but what they DID now was that it was sorta...comfortable around here, in this arcane place. The aura of foreboding is almost tangible, but Bernhard wasn't fearful.

"Of my Truth, you ask...?" Their voice is low, it's not much more than a whisper. Still, there's no small amount of authority ringing in it. "My Truth is that you do not need the company, nor the help, nor the approval of others to achieve greatness. Even if you're fighting alone, even if you're the last one standing, if you are convinced that what you do is RIGHT, then it is so. 

"...My Belief? ...Lady Luck and Miss Fortune know the way. Their means may be unknown to you, their way of showing you the way may be incomprehensible to you, but I trust them knowing what they do. Once I lost it all, once I lost what I held most dear, but both times this led me onto the right path of discovering my talents, of learning more about who I am." "...And I could not be more thankful", he even more quietly adds.

"What I wish for, what my Will is... To find purpose and meaning in the journey ahead. Both of my previous journeys held so much in store, shaped me into who I am now, so I am convinced the one ahead will hold no less meaning. I desire to learn more, hone mine and [yet redacted partner-pokemon]'s unique skills further, and make my Mentor more proud of me than ever before. Let his mentorship and the whole society's training not be in vain. ...That is all."

[Lord Windos]

...? This black-yet-not-black void...? What's that...?? *surge of mild panic* A side effect of the Sleep Draught, perhaps? A vision, perhaps? A lucid dream? Whatever it was, they did not know, but what they DID now was that it was sorta...comfortable around here, in this arcane place. The aura of foreboding is almost tangible, but Bernhard wasn't fearful.

"Of my Truth, you ask...?" Their voice is low, it's not much more than a whisper. Still, there's no small amount of authority ringing in it. "My Truth is that you do not need the company, nor the help, nor the approval of others to achieve greatness. Even if you're fighting alone, even if you're the last one standing, if you are convinced that what you do is RIGHT, then it is so. 

"...My Belief? ...Lady Luck and Miss Fortune know the way. Their means may be unknown to you, their way of showing you the way may be incomprehensible to you, but I trust them knowing what they do. Once I lost it all, once I lost what I held most dear, but both times this led me onto the right path of discovering my talents, of learning more about who I am." "...And I could not be more thankful", he even more quietly adds.

"What I wish for, what my Will is... To find purpose and meaning in the journey ahead. Both of my previous journeys held so much in store, shaped me into who I am now, so I am convinced the one ahead will hold no less meaning. I desire to learn more, hone mine and [yet redacted partner-pokemon]'s unique skills further, and make my Mentor more proud of me than ever before. Let his mentorship and the whole society's training not be in vain. ...That is all."

Intriguing

Your Soul is Tapestry

Made Blank, but Still Full

Constantly made a Great Effort, a Magnificent Work

By You Alone and Other Unique Souls

Past, Present, Future

Unknown and untold

Awaiting the day of Knowing Whole

Who Shall You Become...

What Will Be Made of You...?

Strangely enough, you feel as if this...plane resonates with and with not you, a sepulchral bright Touch seemingly embracing you, softy yet firmly, guiding yet freeing.

Perseverance, Providence, and Pondering

The strength to see your what you started, to the very end

The faith to let your destiny be guided by forces seen and veiled

The mind to dwell on matters mundane or multi-fold until a answer is found

Alone, each can reign supreme

Together, the supreme can be made of anything

So long as one can Endure Endlessly

Can Surrender Self

Can Weave Wisdom

Epics Will Be Made

Whimsy Be Told


Patience of Many-Forms...

Wistful Soul

You unending search for excellence, creativity, and answers will lead into a fathomless abyss

Besieged by the very worst and wildest creation offers

Lost, deluded, and terrified of what lurks beneath

Uncertainty and mystery your constant companions

Revelations found

Within and without, 

That might break you entirely

And being witness to pain and loss incomprehensible

All of this shall be yours, if you choose to delve

That, and more

If you can Survive

If you can remain Knowing

If you keep your Fight

If you can Contest it all

All you lost of will be found

All you grasped at will be had

All you pray for will be delivered

All of it yours


Wistful Soul

Is what dearly sought worth the hardship?

We shall see...