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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!

Comments

[forceofnature]

A what?

And please. You couldn't reach me even if you grew wings and learned to plane-shift.

[greyerrant]

Don't tempt me. I was made to break gods and cast their idols into the dirst.

i'm so sorry crying

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[Guess what? Throwing your own words right back at you.]

'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.'

You also assume humans do all these terrible things as well. While some do, there are others who want nothing more to protect life.

[...part of it could be her persona talking. Mother to lots of things and all that.]

[forceofnature]

Uh-huh. And I was made to --

Oh, hold on, I wasn't made; I exist because I'm the guardian of nature. Funny how that works out.

[handshakegreeting]

Dramatic effect? It is naught but truths.

[Look at yourself. See who you are talking to. ...Yeah, she kind of threw a hissy fit because her brother abandoned her. Responsible? WHAT IS THIS? Though she will say that she has matured into her own role quite well; after all, she was attempting to at least bring a semblance of balance and happiness. Even if it had led to her own defeat.]

We have all weakened in this place, in exchange for the other power given us. I take it you have not awakened to it?

[She chuckles.] Very well; I do hope that you will be able to find balance in this nearly barren world.

[forceofnature]

...No, that's empirical evidence of watching giant swathes of my planet be destroyed by humans and their petty wars, but nice try, anyway. Even if there are a few good ones - and there probably are - there are obviously far more of you who are completely beyond redemption.

I don't have the strength to go through individually and pick out the good ones. And the planet and everything else that dwells upon it doesn't have the time to wait.

[ghost_shield]

*He fails to recognize this and considers it his pyrrhic victory.

Pyrrhic, because now the goddamn song is stuck in his head.*

[greyerrant]

The whys matter little to me. Do not attempt to enter my mind again.

[forceofnature]

I'm not in your mind, you brain-dead oaf! It's the exact same thing as being contacted by a Persona! For goodness' sakes.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[The more you talk, the more she gets upset. Keep calm Yukiko.]

Then instead of wanting to try and pick a fight with us, fight along with us so we can actually make a difference in this world.

[greyerrant]

I do not trust those ghosts either.

[forceofnature]

The Persona?

That's the role we've always been meant to play, anyway. We put on different faces and masks depending on what the world needs. Right now, I'm the vengeful goddess of nature - and whatever did this to this world is in desperate need of some vengeance.

[forceofnature]

Ugggggh!

Never mind; you're too stodgy to even be worth annoying.

[forceofnature]

Wha -- Did you not hear the last part of my speech or was I not loud enough?! If I was going to fight you, that would have gone a lot differently!

[maybe_a_king]

Would you please be so kind as to turn down the volume, Miss Viridi?

[gigglesnortpriestess]

You don't need to be.

[And now, she'll be ignoring the Loud One if she tries talking with her. She just got reunited with her bestie and Yukiko won't have the day ruined by this girl.]

[greyerrant]

I am Astartes.

[voice]

[primordial]

Oh, oh GOD, that's...that's way too loud, really!! Please don't do that again!

[Somebody isn't liking the loud voice screaming in his head, that's for sure. Cue a nervous sigh.]

Goddess of Nature...? [He lets out a slight whimper.] What if I don't want to crush anybody, though? Can't I just, well, leave these monsters alone?

[Video]

[universebeware]

Small problem with that accusation.

We don't exactly know what caused the, erm, issues out there.

[A pause.]

Not that I'm necessarily 100% for defending humanity, but just setting the facts straight.

[A chance to prove someone wrong, especially a really loud, annoying someone with delusions of divinity is something he can't pass up, after all.]

...also, don't do that mental invasion thing again.

[echo_of_a_jedi]

I'll save flattering your appearance for if we meet in person, but your presence in the Force is pretty overwhelming. Normally I wouldn't even be able to have a mental conversation like this with someone I wasn't very close to.

[plunderbunny]

[Oh, voices in her head. That's a new one. Let's see if they're listening.]

You seem quite vengeful for a nature goddess.

[forceofnature]

That's more my doing than it is any special powers on your part. It's the safest way for gods to communicate - meeting in person tends to result in the formation of new geological features named 'Death Valley' or 'Wow That's A Really Big Crater I Wonder How The Earth Is Still Holding Together.'

[forceofnature]

A start on my path to total insanity.

[forceofnature]

What I need is a vacation. And a planet that isn't constantly crying out in pain.

[forceofnature]

Why is everyone harping on the volume?! This is important; important things should be stated clearly!