>>5661784https://youtu.be/Wb50enYWFDc“I’m an Earthling, and a human.” Jaki states plainly as he takes his own seat, Sala flipping a chair around and resting her arms the back of it as she listens, Hado sitting more politely next to her. “Your initial guess was right.”
“As far as I know, we are among some of the last Nemurians.” Melchior adds, to your surprise.
“Wait wha-?” …Actually no that tracks. “Okay. So you’ve got something resembling first-hand experience with what happened, yes?”
“Yes.” he replies, a sense of bitterness in his voice. “The Last Queen of Nemuria desired power. Power beyond mortal comprehension. Power of a dead god, residing within its lingering dreams. Power enough that even the demons that Nemuria fought against bend to her will. The Makyans, the Devils of Kumat, the Deep Dwellers, the Deified Mykinae, and all other foes caught up in the great game of domination. Her attempt at attaining apotheosis spelt doom for the entire civilization, and from my understanding, collapse of what world order existed. The capital came crashing down to the Earth below, and the grand citadel beneath the waves the epicenter of the calamity.”
“So the reason why you’re so worried is because you think something, someONE might still be in there, warped by the thing that she tried to unleash?”
Jaki slowly nods. “Correct. Can you imagine a madness lasting thousands of years, a forced, unliving existence that endures a hunger that can never be satiated? That is what may take notice of your Hakkero.”
“All right, backing up to that a bit, do you know WHAT will actually happen if they get hold of the Hakkero?”
“Mn.” He rests his chin on his knuckles. “Worst case scenario, it would give a fractured demon god a means to start reconnecting itself. Linking together as it reacts with the Magic within, bit by bit, until it is whole again.”
…Okay that’s bad, sure. “Not taking it has its own risks too, you know. If they’re as dangerous as you’re implying, it might be the insurance needed to keep them at bay.”
“Ey, question.” Sala finally speaks up. “Why the bloody hell didn’t ya tell any of us this before?”
“A number of reasons. Most prominent is that beyond Majin Ozotto, few would be aware of the kinds of things lurking in the ruins of Nemuria. The Makyans have forgotten their oldest grudges, the nations of the time have been buried in the past, sometimes literally, and most other Demons haven’t shown significant interest in the ruins. Those that did, we’ve mostly dealt with on our own.” Jaki replies, voice slightly apologetic.
>A. You COULD have come to any of us sooner, you know! My dad or aunt would have been more than willing to help you>B. You mentioned a number of other civilizations, did any of them have things like the Nemurians did>C. Okay but if you ARE Nemurian, how did you end up here?>D. Something else? 