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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]

We still have souls, you know. And the idea's not unprecedented. We all have different epithets and appellations depending on the embodied aspects of divinity the humans value at any particular moment; it's just an extension of the idea.

[stolemylook]

...wow, that was amazingly deep for you. Do you even know what you said?

[forceofnature]

Tch, I'm the only one who ever takes this kind of thing seriously! This isn't just another stupid game - OK, it is, but there are fictional trees at stake here! Do I need to bring out the ninety-two point bullet list of all the issues I have with humans again?!

[stolemylook]

Save it for when people need help getting to sleep.

[Viridi, he really doesn't give a damn about your shit right now...]

[forceofnature]

NUMBER ONE. Sarcasm! When humans finally turn their miserable lives back around, witty banter will be officially banned.

Unless I'm using it.

[stolemylook]

[GROAN.]

[forceofnature]

Number two! Groaning!

I could go on.

[stolemylook]

Please don't.

[forceofnature]

You have a representation for that? Seriously?

Wow, I should give you more credit. You're certainly more clever than Pit by halves.

[stolemylook]

Of course I am.

[...wait a sec...]

And shut up. You were being annoying.

[forceofnature]

You're always annoying, but I have the tact not to bring it up, don't I?

...

I need to talk to you and Pit in person. I'm opening my sanctuary now - do you want to fly in or are you too edgy and suave to need help?

[stolemylook]

[That first part would have been met with a growl if it weren't for the second part.]

[Wait, Viridi. Wait.]

You brought your whole sanctuary here?!

[forceofnature]

I need my private space! I'm not sharing a tub with a bunch of human girls!

...It's only four rooms, anyway.

[stolemylook]

[...that would be the sound of Dark Pit's hand hitting his forehead.]

Fine, whatever.

[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?]

[stolemylook]

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

Any day now.

[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?