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[forceofnature]

[More information? One new arrival, at least, has all the information she needs. The influx of energy from this one is massive, completely unsubtle, almost as if purposefully designed to attract the attention of anyone with any sense whatsoever of the divine. It doesn’t fade away nor does it seem to be easily localized. This surely wasn’t ‘Magatama Energy’…

Whatever ambiguity this might present is cleared up almost immediately. Despite that no one may be in the vicinity, the voice of a young girl sounds clearly throughout the city of Hinoto-Ri to nearly every inhabitant, as intelligibly as if the speaker were standing right next to those she addressed. …Perhaps too intelligibly. The first sound they hear is an vehement, despairing cry.]

NO!

This can’t be…! The forests… The oceans… The deserts and mountains, the tundra and the plains! W-Where are they?! Who did this?! What did you do to them?!

[For a few moments, the speaker seems too overwhelmed with ire to speak.  The sound of her breathing eventually slows...]

Humans. Look at this world. Look at it!

I knew this would happen.  In every world across every dimension, it doesn’t matter! You -- you’re all the same! See for yourself! This is what will happen if you tear through all of nature without respect for anything but your own wealth and gain! Are you happy?! My children… 100 million species. One hundred million. There's almost nothing left...

I am Viridi, Goddess of Nature, ruler of the Earth and all living things! And I will not allow this land to be desecrated any further.

They say there are monsters ravaging what remains. If you stand against them, then... heed the command of a goddess and CRUSH them!

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[forceofnature]

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What lies? Forests don't cut themselves down! Earth doesn't make itself barren! Species don't make themselves extinct!

........OK, no, they do, but not normally at this rate.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[Be glad you do not hear personas because Ammy is so annoyed at you.]

Excuse me?

[forceofnature]

I can't open a door anywhere I want, so it's going to be a short way.

Get ready.

[Ready to fly, Pitooey?]

[forceofnature]

Hormones! How do you think animals know when the female is in heat? Body language - That one's obvious. You also do this thing where you instinctively assume that you understand what someone else is thinking even if there's no reasonable basis for a guess - and you're usually right! It's called the Theory of Mind.

[forceofnature]

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This world? Hello? We're starting, like, Chapter 26 here.

[linefacingforever]

And whatever devastated the plant life here also affected humanity, to the point that whatever is left is gathered here in this city.

Humans aren't the only individuals capable of destruction. If you listened to what the people here told you, you would have known that already.

[...a little bit of Izanagi sneaking in there? Maybe; but he's a bit irate at her after that... complete disregard of human life.]

[Seriously, Viridi, he'd got a creation god on his head. Do you really want to keep going with this?]

[forceofnature]

Did you not hear the last part of my speech, or was I not loud enough? Trust me, if I thought you were behind this, that would have gone a lot differently.

[stolemylook]

[Dark Pit ruffled his (fairly useless) wings in annoyance.]

Any day now.

[dodgecharms]

It isn't where I'm from, either. Well, it is, but it also could mean more.

[linefacingforever]

I heard plenty of you pointing your finger at humans, even if you did not end with outright blaming them.

[handshakegreeting]

Do you think I do not hear every outcry; their screams?

I am Izanami; goddess of both death and creation itself. From mine and my brother's actions were all things given form, sentient and non. Do calm down before you cause something of this reckless anger and animosity. Creatures that seek to cause harm do indeed lurk here, yet not every 'truth' can simply be found in nature.

[forceofnature]

If you're telling me that you don't think humans played any part in this destruction, you're deluding yourself.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

And yet you also assume things as well. Goddess or not, that doesn't give you the right to do just that.

[ghost_shield]

*Nick just responds to this psychic intrusion by thinking of the most obnoxious song possible and cranking it up to eleven in his head.*

[gforceinmyfaaaace]

We can talk about it over the network.

[linefacingforever]

No.

[He's well aware of how twisted some humans can be. Thank you for that, Adachi.]

But I doubt they had as big of a role as you seem to think.

[forceofnature]

[Given that Viridi can't read minds, this means nothing to her.]

[forceofnature]

...We all have the capability for creation. I don't call them my children for dramatic effect.

[But she is calmer. She did not, for obvious reasons, get along well with death gods, but they had always been able to hash out a reasonable allocation of souls from the soul-stream. A responsible death-god would understand her grievances - when the balance was thrown off one way or the other, everyone lost.

Hades, of course, was as far from responsible as you could get.]

I'm weakened.

...This isn't my nature to draw strength from, and there's precious little of it left, anyway. This destruction is personal. I'm staying to see that it's stopped.

[forceofnature]

Given that it's impossible to know, I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

We're obviously both biased.

[greyerrant]

use a vox like everyone else. Now stop this or I'll come for you right now.

[forceofnature]

It's a catchy phrase, isn't it? I'm thinking of a good way to spin it into a motto.

[forceofnature]

[For that, Viridi makes him wait an extra five seconds before he suddenly blasts upwards without warning. Pittoo will find his directed path oddly circuitous before he lifts straight up into the air at high speed.]

You haven't been alone long enough to miss this, but I bet you wish you could still fly by yourself, huh?

[forceofnature]

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[Through gritted teeth.]

I want to see you, Pit, to make sure you're OK. Take a hint.

[linefacingforever]

[...okay, he'll give her that. He will give her that. There's that whole... a thousand die, and fifteen-hundred are reborn thing...]

...right.

[forceofnature]

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What are we talking about now?