End.

[azumods]

RESTORATION. There's a distinct feeling that comes along with the knowledge that the world is about to die; you've experienced it once already, and you can feel it again now - another of those sensations that permeates your body clear through, shaking you to your core, and Arceus... Arceus doesn't hesitate. There's another burst of light, almost blinding as it shoots upward and splits into a myriad streaks of light coursing down toward the earth; it's almost beautiful in its impending destructiveness, though perhaps it isn't something that can be fully appreciated with the knowledge of what it's about to cause. All those people, all those Pokémon, reset to what they once were - to say nothing of yourselves. And then, suddenly and sharply, the world stops. Not the world. The universe. It isn't the first time you've felt time and space simply stop - but instead of the stagnation of the reset or the Distortion World, there's something very deliberate-seeming about this; it doesn't feel like stagnation so much as it does protection, keeping the world in stasis until something can be done. Exactly what that something is...well, it's difficult to say. But one thing is certain: even if they can't be seen or properly felt, Dialga and Palkia are certainly here, and it seems that for the time being at least, they're with you. Arceus shrieks out another of those primal roars, the sound harsh and agitated; the remnants of the incomplete Judgement remain bright and hovering above you, above everything. A reminder, perhaps, of everything that's at stake; after all, no one can defy the Creator forever. The frozen timespace doesn't seem to have affected you, nor Cyrus or his Commanders; you're all still capable of acting for yourselves while Judgement is stalled out. Exactly what that entails has yet to be seen. Best of luck to you.

Comments

[azumods]

[...Oh, um.

...Of all questions.]

Yes, I'd say so.

[thunderwolf]

[It was...important... At the very least, Eustace seems contented by the answer. And normally he wouldn't admit this but-]

Animals...and Pokemon are good for that. It's easy to find a bubble of peace with them.

[azumods]

...Befriending mine properly was never a priority of mine. We had an understanding, more or less... More of a business arrangement than anything. But that isn't how most trainers in the region are. Most would agree with you.

[thunderwolf]

I think if I'd ended up in your world earlier, I would've agreed with your stance more. I had people I worked with, but I wasn't interested in interaction beyond work. But...I met some people who changed all that. [...he smirks a little, patting Rose on her costume's head.] Pretty sure I'd never have found out how good animal friendships are if it weren't for them.

[That aside...]

Arceus must like you beyond a co-worker now at least.

[azumods]

[He tilts his head a little at that.]

Possibly. The deities here are... They tend to be very loyal to you, once you show them that you want them to travel alongside you.

[thunderwolf]

Even the deities... Sometimes it's hard to remember that they're Pokemon too, in the end. And that seems to be a common thing among them.

[Loyalty, and wanting to help...]

They're so different from the creatures I'm used to.

[azumods]

Are you from one of the worlds I've heard of, then... With the more aggressive monsters and what have you?

[Like, the ones where there's a lot of weird mutual killing going on.]

[thunderwolf]

Yeah. The monsters in my world are incredibly aggressive and often find their way into civilization. There are also Primal Beasts...I've compared them to your deities because they often preside over an element or concept. When they get volatile enough, people like me are sent out to deal with them.

[So...there's killing sometimes, yeah. A lot of times.]

[azumods]

[...]

It's...good, then. That you've been able to experience the way things are done here.

[thunderwolf]

Mm. I've learned a lot here. From the world...and from those I've been with throughout the journey.

[There are a lot of things that worked here that he wishes could be feasibly done in his world, but...he's definitely still going to be able to take a lot away from the experience.]