hadriel | ✤ One. (voice;)

[The Network. As useful as it may be, Regis is quite hesitant to use it. Why? Well, there's plenty of reasons 'why' but none any better than the fact there's depraved criminals lurking about. How depraved? Those twisted enough to devour the corpse of their victims for all to behold. His brief conversation with one of these killers completely stamped out all of Regis' desire to converse with others in his realm.

That is until now.

After speaking with Faith regarding this sinful realm and the deities who rule it, Regis decided now was the time to seek an audience with the alleged "Gods". Though, how is he to speak with them? It's not as if they broadcast themselves on here often. Since Regis has arrived, these so-called deities been silent, oddly so. Still quite anxious about using this Network as a means of contacting these False Gods, Regis eventually does speak after a moment of deep contemplation.]

I humbly beseech any and all who knows of the "Gods" to speak plain and true.

[His voice is quiet but not without certainty. He's a king after all. Hesitation isn't permitted even in strange matters such as this.]

The last several weeks have been quite daunting to plenty and many who've endured great hardships. Bonds have been broken and friendships lead askew by murderous endeavors of those who perverted the good image of many. With this known to all of us here, I think now would be the time for the Gods to speak.

Is it in hubris alone that 'Fear' and 'Hope' would steal others away from their rightful worlds for the sake of this war of attrition? If so, there's much to discuss and I'm willing to do so in private if the public channels ill-suits any who speaks.

[He ends the recording with that for now. It seems as good a place to end it. Now the wait begins...]

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[Ikaruga is noticing that martyr behaviour, and though she hasn't known him long, she likes Regis well enough that she doesn't wish to see him suffer the consequences of said behaviour. If the magic council of her world had the honour that Regis does, she wouldn't hold them in disdain.]

Supposedly they gain strength from feeding on our emotions. I would like to know more about what caused them to need reviving in the first place.

[It's said that the enemy of your enemy is your ally, but whether that ally is the enemy of the gods or the gods themselves remains to be seen.]

I would venture out there. I have done dangerous work before.

Agreed. [Regis nods in agreement with all the noble mercenary said.] We first need to comprehend what was it that forced the Gods' hands. If we can understand what defeated them, then perhaps earning our freedom can become more of a feasible thought than just a hazy dream.

[He smiles some at Ikaruga.]

Brave and stalwart as you are lovely. I would hesitate to send you out there into wilderness unknown but I am no fool. You carry yourself like a warrior and present yourself as one. I'm certain you would return to Hadriel alive and well if others were to join you.

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The challenging part is getting them to be forthcoming with that information. I think it might be wise to think of more acceptable ways that they could feed off of our emotions, first. It would show a willingness to work with them. Easier said than done for gods such as Rage or Fear, though.

[She's of the opinion that music could help feed several of the gods. Good music was designed to trigger emotion from its audience, after all.]

I definitely would not wish to go out there alone. I need rest just like any other would.

[Plus, company makes these sorts of excursions more pleasant. She might not be the sort to help people simply out of the goodness of her heart, but she is a team player.]

You're suggesting we align ourselves with the other deities who seem more friendly towards us mortals? [A thoughtful hum.] It certainly makes sense to barter with them. It's not as if we can survive on our own without their aid.

[A pause.]

At least not currently.

[He takes up a pensive look now.]

The possibility of an expedition shall come later after we establish some kind of deal with the deities.

It might help if we determined which, if any, of the monsters were edible. Unappetizing as that sounds, it would be useful to know for an expedition.

[She's willing to hunt them down and cook them, but she's so calling 'not it' on being the first to try eating them.]

[Edible monsters? Regis blinks his eyes slowly at this unsettling idea.]

I'm quite...uncertain if I like the sound of this idea. In my realm, daemons such as the ones we bear witness to here in Hadriel; are infected with sickness. The Starscourge corrupts the flesh of the living and transforms them into beasts.

[Which also means even humans could be infected by this sickness and changed into monsters as well. The Starscourge is a major threat that haunts his world and Regis seen too much of it for one life time.]

I would hesitate from trying to sample such meats here.

I only suggested it because we have no idea what food sources are outside of the cavern, were we to succeed in escaping it. The only samples of local plantlife we have are what have been provided to us. Beyond that, we have no idea what is poisonous, what is plentiful, and what is not.

[She doesn't consider the monsters to be an appealing prospect, but better eating them than becoming weak and vulnerable due to slow starvation.]

There is a risk, but it's best to be mindful of all potential resources, is it not?

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