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Destiny Village ~ Central Crossroads

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IFBench

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Last verbal request. So if they kept going like this...

Saltriv shuddered.

"...let him through," they said with a sad gaze at Dill, their leaf drooping.
 

Namohysip

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Zygarde stepped toward the door, but before he could knock, it opened. Diyem stood there in his Charizard form, staring him down. "If we are going to do this, then I want it done outside."

After a slight pause, Zygarde placed his paw down and stepped back. Diyem followed, as did Eien, drifting meekly despite her great size. She hushed Toast and told him to stay inside. After some growling, he seemed to listen, and the door closed.

"Hello, Diyem," Zygarde greeted. "This is your routine wellness check. We have noticed that you are not in an approved reality."
 

IFBench

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Saltriv walked over to Dill, looking between Diyem and Zygarde, before turning to their friend.

"I...this is..." they stammered, before sighing, their petals beginning to droop.
 

Namohysip

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"I am not," Diyem said. "I was abducted into it by a rogue force. I am not here by choice."

"Would you have been able to leave?"

"Yes, but I chose to stay and assist as a citizen Overseer."

"You also abducted spirits from tens of realities and brought them here."

"There is nothing against Overseer policy in doing so. I followed the procedures. They all have spirit links to their home, with one exception who has no link at all, due to not being from that world by a technicality." Diyem's flame sparked.

"Sir Overseer, we... did not intend to do anything wrong. And we saved this world. Surely you are aware?"

"We are aware of the actions taken."
 

IFBench

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"We're...not getting sent back right now, right?" Saltriv asked, laying a vine on Dill.

If they got sent back now...
 

Flyg0n

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Koa came at a full sprint, but then slowed as he drew near. Diyem had said not to fight these 'Overseers' but he remained vigilant all the same, approaching as calmly as he could, keeping his gaze fixed on the strange being before him - A Zygarde, it seemed, yet also not.

He cast a reassuring look towards Saltriv and Dill, who seemed very nervous.

"What do you need with Diyem then?" he asked coolly. What if they tried to send Diyem home? That wouldn't be good... But perhaps they weren't ehre for anything sinister.
 

unrepentantAuthor

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Alongside Koa came Brisa, straight from the Colosseum and brimming with combat pep. But Diyem had warned against confrontation. So, no fucking confrontation, then. Saltriv and Dill were cowering by Diyem's home, evidently at a loss for how to interact with a fucking bureaucrat. Koa, of all people, was doing better.

Rather than crowd the discourse, Brisa stood by, breathing steadily, ready to receive instruction from her 'patron'. And sharpen her tongue, if opportunity presented.
 

Namohysip

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"This was a great violation of the agreement given between Diyem and the Overseers," Zygarde stated. "It is something that we have evaluated while observing what was happening on Cibus."

"So you've always been watching," Diyem said lowly. "It sounds as if you have not yet mobilized a proper force. You're scouting."

"Correct. And we have made discoveries of the Eternal Blacklight as well. It is in an adjacent reality in the Overworld, which means it can expand into this one very soon, incubate within it, and then expand to other realities."

"We are going to stop it."

"We have observed this intent." Zygarde nodded. "If you fail, we will have no choice but to enact a Class IV Apollyon procedure."

By now, even Owen had flown closer, now that any sense of subtlety was gone. Cal was close behind, overhearing the end of that.

"Class IV what?" Cal repeated.

Diyem's jaw was tight. "The complete destruction of Cibus. An apocalypse of one world to prevent the apocalypse of an entire universe and beyond."

"This world's reality administrator is on this world as well," Zygarde noted. "This means we can minimize necessary destruction. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
 

IFBench

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"Complete destruction of-" Saltriv's limbs all tensed up, and their eyes widened. The vine they had laid on Dill wrapped around them, and they glanced towards Koa and Brisa.

They couldn't let that happen! They wouldn't let that happen!

They'd win this battle, no matter what! They had to!
 

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"So you yourselves are not strong enough to defeat it, should we fail?" Koa asked through gritted teeth, keeping his tone even despite the anger boiling beneath his fur.

"The only option is to destroy this entire world? And what about everyone living here?"

He was scared of what that answer would be. Acceptable losses? Leave behind people or... just wipe them out anyway?
 

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Brisa clenched a fist, and felt everything inside her tighten into a knot that might never come undone.

"What aid d'you intend to render to ensure that such measures ain't necessary?" she asked, quietly.
 

Ambyssin

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Diyem's jaw was tight. "The complete destruction of Cibus. An apocalypse of one world to prevent the apocalypse of an entire universe and beyond."
Somewhere in the forest, Bahamut sneezed gold light particles.
 

Namohysip

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"Yes," Zygarde said. "That would be you." He nodded at Diyem. "We have observed this Blacklight and see that the best course of action would be to defeat it with the source that it had been created from. Part of that source is your Shadows, and the energy from Eternatus, both of Eien as well as the one that had been part of another world, brought here."

"The one from Telum..." Owen looked tense, too. "Are you guys really not strong enough to...?"

"We could," Zygarde said, "...but it would be at a point where Cibus would already be overtaken by it. If Cibus is destroyed, its anchor to a reality so siphon away spirits and power will be removed. It will wither away on its own and be dispatched safely."

"With all of Cibus destroyed," Diyem said. "How attached is this Blacklight to Cibus?"

"Every living spirit on Cibus is connected to it," Zygarde summarized. "Therefore it can draw from them even now."

"Pop knew this," Diyem muttered to himself. "That's why he..."

"I did not hear you," Zygarde said.

"What assistance can you provide?" Diyem asked.

"No military assistance can be provided in a safe manner. However, we would like to speak with the reality administrator in order to arrange plans. This will make things very convenient."

"Is there any way to save this world, should we fail?" Diyem asked.

Zygarde paused. He raised a paw; a notepad appeared, and something was written down. Then, it disappeared again. "Are you demonstrating compassion for Cibus?"

"Save the therapy for later," Diyem snarled.
 

Flyg0n

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The hackles on Koa's back rose, but he took a deep breath, forcing them to lie flat. He breathed out slowly from his nose and frowned, considering the Zygarde's words carefully.

If this Blacklight was tethered to all the spirits on Cibus...

"Everyone on Cibus.... their spirits are tied to the Blacklight. What does that mean for our battle against the Blacklight? If the people of Cibus lose hope, will the Blacklight get stronger?"
 

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"If it behaves similarly to how previous entities have in worlds like these," Zygarde said, "yes. It behaves in a way that is similar to Dark Matter and the Bittercold Omen."

"Then the fight against the Miracle Matters was..." Owen thought about it.

"Buying time," Diyem finished. "Pop knew from the start that Cibus was doomed otherwise. He must have known the moment it was sealed." He cursed under his breath. "He has that much faith in us. Faith, from a god. Toward me."
 
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