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[lizzies-mailbox]

[It was a day like any other, the Ocean Queen on her daily walk within her Empire. She was doing a rather large variety of tasks, from visiting the market to simply saying hello to her dear axolotls. It had been a slow day, allowing Lizzie to take her time and relax.]

[All of this was true, of course, until the sound of rockets whoosing through the air caused her fins to perk up. It appears she had a visitor. She paused in her observation of the seaweed swaying beneath the water, and turned her head skyward. She watched as the person landed on the dock beside her, the wings of their elytra tucking into itself.]

[She offered a warm smile, clasping her hands together in front of her. She took a few steps forward, coming up into a speaking position.]

"Ah, hello! Ocean's blessings."

[She gave a slight bow, soon lifting her head up once more to look directly at the visitor.]

"Is there something you need?"

[critterbitter]

re: your thoughts on legendaries (which is very cool and based) what’s your take on the differences between legends:arceus giratina and platinum giratina, especially since you defined them as hating the world? specifically the bit where giratina (at least seemingly) actively defended the world from cyrus trying to destroy it, after trying to do the same thing with volo’s help centuries prior?

Weird ghost worm upon yee (AND MORE ART BELOW CUT!)

Anyways, here’s my mad ramblings about Giratina and Arceus’s backstory.

Tldr: Giratina’s a conglomerate of angry souls scorned by Arceus.

(Here’s the playlist. It’s all about worms.)

How it Started.

The original one has chosen favorites over the passage of time. Heroes, legends, protagonists…

Arceus intervenes for those it loves, and the consequences of a god touching the mortal world is devastating in its entirety. One act of divine intervention causes entire civilizations to collapse. One whispered suggestion drives an entire legacy insane.

So Arceus, paralyzed by its love for the mortal world, acts very little, learning from its mistakes. Apathy soaks through every motion. And thus is the way of the world.

But people love the Originator. Religions are born from Arceus’s rare deeds, and generation on generation taught its benevolence. Imagine spending your entire life chasing after that golden light. Imagine knowing its real and there, and it loves you.

Imagine begging it for help, and seeing it turn away when you need it most.

I think those people would feel very abandoned indeed, if they spent their lives worshipping, and receiving no response at all.

Giratina is born from the abandoned, the lost, and the angry. They’re a hundred thousand souls who’s adoration turned to spite. They’re an entity who demands for Arceus to look at them, so they can finally rest.

Arcues can not look at them in full, because if it does Giratina will fade.

(Scio, beloved. For I can not let you go.)

So the Original One banishes the Unwanted Beast into the distortion world, and Giratina seethes, and starves, and screams.

(Here are two truths about the Beast Between Dimensions—

1. Some part of them still loves Arceus. Arceus is their anchor, after all— the sole reason why they exist, why they are. But Arceus can not love it back in a way that matters, and that hurts.

2. Giratina is made of a thousand voices. Some of these voices remember that there’s a world above. They miss it.)

Why Giratina attacked Hisui in PLA:

PLA Giratina’s not a new god, but they’re very, very bitter and barely coherent on a good day. Volo serves as a conduct to help unite the broiling mass of ghosts against Arceus, and thus Giratina’s hatred overcomes any flickering affections they have for the land.

It doesn’t help that Arceus intervened for Hisui, sending Akari to directly stop Volo from summoning Giratina.

(As for Volo, well.

Imagine being a child who was thrown into the future due to Palkia and Dialga’s fits, who learned his people (his world) no longer exist beyond a shadow in the history books and a single, bitter lore keeper.

Volo doesn’t remember his original culture beyond vague imprints and singing praises to Sinnoh, but he knew he was loved, and he knew his family is dust four hundred years in the past. There’s a special sort of rage in him that echoes Giratinas.)

(Why did you abandon my people, Arceus? What kind of god are you, to leave those who love you so callously behind?)

(Maybe some part of Giratina recognizes Volo, beyond a feeling of kinship.

Maybe some part of Giratina grieves because it recognized the child Volo was.)

When Volo gets his pound of flesh, (when he realizes Arceus is not beholden to him, that the inherent alien morality Arceus holds is not a personal slight), Giratina will finally rest.

Anyways what I’m trying to say is: Arceus is never a person, but a nebulous embodiment of the connection shared between pokemon and humans. It tries to experience what it’s supposed to embody, but millennia of watching people be and cease has given it choice paralysis, apathy, and a hoarding issue. If something lasts forever next to it? Good.

Giratina was once a person. (Correction, a LOT of persons.) They don’t think very linearly either, but they have context on mortal matters and are thus the more benevolent and malicious of the two. One day, time will smooth them into something like Arceus. We can only hope the two keep each other in check.

THE DIFFERENCE OF LEGENDS ARCEUS GIRATINA VS PLATINUM PEARL GIRATINA

If the ancient version of giratina is an angry conglomerate of ghosts scorned by Arceus, the modern iteration of Giratina’s a creature that’s more settled in its skin and more assured in its duties. Giratina still has beef with Arceus, but they unionized into one being who’s love of the mortal world has triumphed over its ancestral grudge. One might even postulate they have shifted their anchor from Sinnoh the god, to Sinnoh the place.

((We call this character developement. Good for you, weird ghost worm!))

(((FULL DISCLOSURE, VOLO BEING FROM THE PAST IS INSPIRED FROM FOXFALL. You know. The fic that got me into this fandom. Please give it some love.)))

[syluses]

big girls dont cry QNA

i know you guys have lots of curiosities about this fic lolll so i’ll try to answer some of the questions i received (∗ᵕ̴᷄◡ᵕ̴᷅∗) 💕 if u still have some, just shoot me an ask!! :] also im really bad at explaining so i apologize 🤦🏻‍♀️ i have the plot nailed in my head but its tricky to articulate it in a clear, linear way for yall considering all the little nuances i added lol. i’ll try my best tho hehe :,)

Okay so there’s a whole ‘nother plot that exists in the background of this fic- which was super fun for me to write, but im sure from a reader standpoint it’s also kinda thrilling to try to connect the dots i left lol. thats why theres so many interpretations for this story (which i love!! i loved reading all yall’s theories)! 💕 BUT. that being said, the ‘canon’ goes like this:

SPOILERS BELOW read it first then come back! ( ⸍ɞ̴̶̷ ·̫ ɞ̴̶̷⸌ )

was caleb really dead?

No. Caleb staged his own death and then, similar to the main story homecoming wings, didnt tell mc :,) for his own reasons, for a time, he decides he’ll let her go on believing he’s truly gone…

why did he stage his death?

I dropped little crumbs of it in the fic, but it’s hinted that mc, on top of all her grief, feels a bit bitter over the whole shebang and also blames herself for it. hmm… why would that be? 🤔 well because their final moments together (or so she THOUGHT) were emotionally charged and volatile.

the foundation of their sibling relationship was growing weaker and weaker before the explosion. arguments are forming out of nowhere- things are becoming more tense and mc, for the life of her, can’t understand why her gege is always pulling her into a heated debate about safety, danger, blahblahblah, this that and the third, every time they interact. He’s being wildly unreasonable, which she knows, and protective- a trait that has snowballed as they entered their adulthood- but what she doesn’t know is the why behind it. she tells herself she just has a super protective older brother who views her as a little baby in need of his guidance- which isn’t entirely wrong… but she doesn’t see the full picture. His true feelings. All this tension eventually climbs to its peak. Caleb just gets worse and worse. He needs to do something before the world collapses on them both.

Now, in this au, he works at EVER, a somewhat shady but lucrative company- which dabbles in robotics amongst other things. I imagine they have abundant resources and wealth- and what with his promotions, it’s safe to say caleb is making a LOT. So, the delusional guy he is, he buys a big fancy suite with the idea in mind of two eventually living in it ;) but mc doesn’t want to- she has her own life in linkon!! She wants to spread her wings and separate from the nest anyway. Partly to start her own life; partly to prove to her gege that she can take care of herself. The argument that unfolds over this is the last they have before the big tragic explosion 😭 caleb, putting on a show with his beaten puppy eyes, leaves and then that’s the last time she sees him.

Caleb meticulously plans his ‘death’ out (with some help from his wingman ofc) and then eventually the robot is introduced to mc. It serves as a trojan horse. He’ll finally conquer her heart with it and win full autonomy over her. THIS IS HIS MAIN GOAL WITH THE ROBOT. WHY HE EVEN DOES ANY OF THIS TO BEGIN WITH.

Caleb gets to spy on mc with it and also slowly reshape her to accept his feelings; his ‘death’ has left her in a fragile state of mourning and he knows, after she warms up a bit to not-Caleb, he can more or less get away with anything- bc she will claw for whatever’s left of her family member. He can make her finally reciprocate and understand him— whether that be his feelings or fear or love. He tried to be patient, to be good, but obviously he had to travel a new route. He’s thinking of her 24/7. He’s obsessive, longing, protective, you name it- and all of this just worsens the more she denies him. When push comes to shove… well, caleb will do whatever it takes to win her :] He knows it’s unconventional and he’d be lying if he said it didn’t hurt him too- monitoring his endearingly stubborn, but sweet meimei and the shattered pieces he left of her through his android’s eyes— but it’s all temporary, and he truly believes it’s for the better.

did gideon know?

Yes, Gideon knew all along. He’s Caleb’s best buddy after all. To be matter of fact- Gideon didn’t just know, he quite literally ‘herded’ mc into the lion’s den in a way. Mc knew vaguely of their work at EVER, but not too much; so Gideon was the one who shined that light on their robotics and really introduced her to the concept of not-Caleb. Now, i wouldnt say Gideon is exactly comfortable with his involvement, but he actually really does care for mc and thinks she needs that help- as dubious as the means are. Anyway, it’s almost impossible to shut out all of his buddy’s demands: the brunet is nothing if not insistent on getting what he wants. In his own whacky way, Gideon thinks what he did- playing into Caleb’s plan- was for the better as well. I mean, Mc clearly wasnt doing good before not-Caleb came along,… but with the few visits he managed before the android got a little too stingy and sent him off, Gideon actually managed to catch a smile or two from her! So clearly he did the right thing 👀 not to mention… the real caleb seems very pleased with the progress, too. besides- the whole robot situation is temporary anyway :] She’ll be reuniting with the beloved gege she misses so much sooner rather than later.

how accurate was not-caleb?

His programming is like 100% accurate. Mc, for a mix of both naiveity and delusion, thinks not-Caleb is flawed when he starts to show signs of amorous/romantic feelings for her. Really, though, after she tells him to stay the night with her (innocently; and after years of having not shared the same childhood twin bed), it triggers a part of his ‘brain’ that undoes all real caleb’s self restraint thus far :] If the same exact situation happened with the real caleb, his reaction would’ve more or less been the same. Homeboy can only keep his feelings in check for so long

who programmed not-caleb?

Real Caleb

how is mc pregnant?

Because the robot’s creator wanted to add his own special touch to his work if you know what i mean :) yeah he’s a freak like that. Dont think he WOULDNT install in his robot the ability to indirectly knock his ‘meimei’ up. I will say though, that while caleb wants to get mc pregnant, its not fully bc he wants to start a family- at least not right away- but because he wants to emotionally and legally trap her with him. Besides monitoring her/wearing down her walls while she thought he was ‘dead’, this was actually one of caleb’s biggest goals with sending not-caleb into her home.

is not-caleb self-aware?

Yes

what’s real caleb been doing all this time?

Basically climbing the ranks of EVER from his lil perch somewhere in skyhaven. all the while, of course, spying on mc like a hawk. Biding his time & waiting for the right moment when she’s at her weakest, most codependent state to replace his carbon copy :)

was caleb controlling his robot?

No. But he essentially created its whole program. And there are cameras inside its eyes in which he watches mc from :) and cant help but snap pics with sometimes: she’s just so pretty— and endlessly sexy when he finally, in a vicarious way, gets to lie her back and make love to her <3

what is real caleb’s motive/ultimate goal?

1. to control/protect/‘tame’ mc through the robot; get her to see things from his point of view (which means realizing she belongs with him- where it’s safe and he can protect & love her)

2. to knock her up (hence the. ahem. reproductive abilities of the robot) so that he can trap her with a baby on top of all the other emotional strings he’s hogtied her with.

does gideon want mc too?

the question is not would gideon smash her. the question is would caleb LET him…. 👀

also, below i just attached a screenie from some of the notes i took. theyre ofc a little disjointed but i think it might clarify things too :] im so bad at answering questions esp for a plot this spiraling but i really tried my best guys my brain is tired forgive me :,)

[briskchips]

Do you ship Purelily?

Sort of? Not really? I view their relationship through a very specific lens:

I think they mutually liked each other when they were young, maybe even had an actual relationship. But when Lily started to pursue her ideals of the origins of cookies, the witches' motivations, increasing the survivability of their species, etc, more and more, PV got worried. He dreaded who she was becoming, and his feelings for her began to wane. He didn't feel like this was "the lily he knew".

But PV is nothing if not forgiving. He convinced himself this was a phase she was going through, that she'd eventually figure out that this pursuit of strength and knowledge was fruitless and dangerous, and messing with dark moon magic was doubly so. But when Lily received her soul jam of freedom, her determination to learn more and be more only got stronger. She was (metaphorically) a new cookie now, but PV was still attached to the Lily he first fell in love with. He told himself that Lily was fine, just exploring things she shouldn't be for a little while, and then she'd get back to being the sweet, curious girl he thought he knew.

And then she died. Her pursuits led her to fall into the ultimate dough, and even then, PV refused to admit to himself that maybe Lily had changed before that.

When Lily was half brought back to life in the faerie kingdom, PV assumed she'd be herself again. She'd learn her lesson after dying at the hands of the witches, and everything could just be normal. But she still held her beliefs, and was still too different for PV. In an ideal world, they would've gotten the chance to talk through this, but some blue guy just crawled out of a tree to terrorize everyone's minds and that kind of takes precedent unfortunately!

Even now, with her being back, he yearns for who she used to be. He ignores the traits of hers that he finds undesirable, because he doesn't like that someone he loved so much has become someone who so adamantly craves something he disagrees with. I also think PV has a bit of a saviour complex as a subconscious defence mechanism against his own insecurities. He probably isn't aware of this specific feeling he has, but he doesn't like that Lily is so much more independent now. He liked being someone who could provide for her, who could protect her and guide her, and make her feel welcome when other cookies didn't, but she just doesn't need that anymore. She doesn't need him. And that makes him panic. Who is he if he is not needed? What's the point of him if he can't be useful? How can he possibly be of any worth to Lily if she doesn't feel the need to rely on him in some way?

He wants to be a benevolent, strong, kind leader; the kind of leader who loves all of his friends, no matter how they grow and change, but he just feels too differently about Lily to love her in the same way he once did. He's in denial. And he knows he is. Lily does too. That's the basis of their separation at the spire of deceit's entrance.

Their paths don't align in a literal sense, wherein they both have important physical goals that need to be achieved before the war kicks off, but their paths also don't align in a mental sense. They aren't partners anymore. They want different things. They care about different things. Neither wants to admit that they've both become cookies who aren't compatible anymore, but neither wants to change for the sake of the other, either. They still cherish each other, but not in the same way they used to.

So TLDR, no, I don't ship purelily. BUT I do think it was canon behind-the-scenes at some point in their past, and their feelings for each other is a critical part of both of their characters (and I think a lot of fan works are really sweet, I understand the appeal of the ship).

[roukabi]

hi sorry I'm relatively new to mh. what in the world is an edw

SPOILERS FOR MHWILDS UNDER THE CUT

the edw (short for Equal Dragon Weapon) is none other than THIS BAD BOY

Ain't she a beauty? This is the original concept art for the Equal Dragon Weapon (Wyvern Machine Soldier in Japanese, an equally badass name). It was an idea creating during development for the first Monster Hunter game, back when it was a generic fantasy rpg. Splash text next to this image reads,

"The Equal Dragon Weapon was discovered in some ruins, an ancient storage facility. It is possibly the only remaining weapon of war from the age of the Great Dragon War. This man-made dragon was pieced together using parts harvested from over thirty mature dragons.

"However artificial, the Equal Dragon Weapon boasts a might comparable to any living dragon. Its physical strength, endurance, and firepower are said to have posed the most relevant threat to the dragons during the ancient war.

"The technology behind crafting an Equal Dragon Weapon reached its pinnacle during the Great Dragon Wars, but that technology, along with the great dragon hunters of the day (ancestors of the modern day monster hunters), were not destined to last. The humans engaged the dragons in a war of epic scale, with both sides fighting valiantly and viciously until they were simultaneously brought to the brink of extinction."

It's a lot to take in that only scratches the surface of the Ancient Civilization, but most MH fans didn't worry about it. While the Ancient Civ gets mentioned from time to time in-game (Artian armor, Tower map, the Dragonator, etc), the EDW was only a concept created back during Monster Hunter's generic fantasy era. The thing itself was never mentioned in any of the games, nor the Great Dragon War. It was just kind of a white whale for lore lovers to cheer about whenever a glimpse of a mechanical monster appeared (see Ahtal-Neset, and how fans wondered if this was the EDW, when it was in fact the second phase of Ahtal-Ka's fight). Furthermore, with the ecologically-driven direction MH took post-MHGU, something as gruesome and fantastical as the EDW just didn't seem to fit. I had hope, though. The idea of this horrific, unnatural 'monster', without so much as a face, strewn together by parts from entire families of dragons, lying dormant as an ultimate weapon, is freaky as fuck. It's freaky for a generic fantasy game and even FREAKIER for a Monster Hunter game in which every animal you see is rooted in some kind of realism. I guess it's the grossness of it all that captivates me.

Now that was 21 years ago. Flash forward to the week of February 28th, 2025.

With the release of Wilds, pretty much everything about the Equal Dragon Weapon, from the War to the Ancient Civ's treatment of monsters, is mostly canon. 'Mostly', as in, the same lore with a fresh coat of paint. This is what our Equal Dragon Weapon looks like now:

It's an interesting combination of an angel/demon dichotomy and what appears to be an undercoat of Fatalis parts. During the fight, the player's Hunter reacts in horror to Zoh Shia's black flesh, implying that Zoh Shia is an amalgamation of Black Dragon parts (and further implying that the player's Hunter has fought a Black Dragon before). Notice how there are no mechanical parts on Zoh Shia; as previously mentioned, MH is taking a more ecologically-sound direction and therefore the creation of constructs like Guardians and Zoh Shia are more natural. Instead of steel and metal, the Ancient Civilization used Wylk/Wyvern Milk.

I'll admit I miss the graphic frankenstein'd metal monstrosity, but Zoh is still pretty awesome. And all the lore that people said was from a bygone era of MH? Canon. Canon canon canon! It's so Wild(s) checking back on the MH Wiki and seeing the Ancient Civilization page get updated with canonizing information.

So that's the EDW! Short for Equal Dragon Weapon, shorter still for 'Creepiest thing the games will ever come up with, unless the expansion shows us something SUPER fucked up. Like, idk, the OG Equal Dragon Weapon.' If you wanna read more, the MH Wiki has a page: https://monsterhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Civilization#The_Forbidden_Act

[rendogs-mailbox]

Continuation with @itlw-mailbox

[Martyn was asleep]

[ren felt a lot more awake now, definitely glad he slept. He sits up, looking over at martyn, making sure he’s properly passed out. He does his best to make no noise as he gets up, looking at a few of the weapons scattered across the floor]

[the diamond axe is gone, probably just buried in the mess- he’ll look for that later, picking up an iron sword for how, looking over the enchantments to figure out whether it’s best to just throw it out or keep it]

[skizzs-mailbox]

[redstone time!]

[which should not be as terrifying as it is. Even looking at the dust just gives him bad memories, grian’s laugh ringing in his ears as his hands twitch and screams replay in his head]

[that was on the impossible Minecraft server though! This is hermitcraft, he’s safe here]

[plus, it’s not like he’ll get any better by avoiding it. And he has to get better at it, if he wants impulse to finally be proud of it. He has to be good, perfect even. He wants him to be proud]

[he sucks in a breath, taking a few steps closer to his chests, opening the one specifically for redstone- and immediately closing it. He can’t do this. His hands are shaking like crazy, and that laugh is still playing in his head, that crazy laugh that he usually loves but not now, not with this, not at that time]

[docs-mailbox]

He’s cooking fish by the campfire. Completely alone, but hey, what else is new.

[bluepandadraws-log]

what if pomni did abstract?

Looks like you'll have to wait and see *tee-hees so hard I cough up a lung*

[falses-mailbox]

False was on a run with Laika.

It was good exercise for the both of them, and she was in a slightly better mindset. She had a goal today. Today she needed conduits. The only problem is, she had no idea where to find them.

She made it back to her base, and got some food and water for Laika. As the pup ate, she pulled out her communicator and started typing.

FalseSymmetry: Anyone know where to find conduits?

She prayed someone would give her an answer without question, and she prayed that the Poe Poe wouldn’t see. She wasn’t sure if helping Ren was legal or not.

[lizzies-mailbox]

Hello, Miss Shadowlady. Do you like your EYES? :) - Cain (@eyesremain)

Oh, Hello..? I do indeed like my eyes, thank you. It's...nice to meet you, Cain. [She is not attempting to be rude, she's simply put off by the ominous feeling from the letter.]

[erebos-mailbox]

It was the day. Erebos was going to do it, it was going to go to a server. Which it has decided is going to be the Hermitcraft server for totally no reason (it wants there to be a chance of seeing it's first friend, Torchy).

Shaking its hands out, it carefully changes its void into skin, and creates some extra coverings with some void.

"this'll have to work"

It says, taking it's belongings and traveling in one direction. Taking one hand, Erebos makes a portal that leads into a random forest on the Hermitcraft server.

Suddenly extremely jumpy, it walks through the woods, keeping its wings pressed tightly to its back.

It keeps walking until it hears voices, stopping and looking in the direction of the sounds.

[ @torchys-mailbox ]

[sincerely-some-guy]

[That was.. something. I lay on the ground, curled up and just trying to process it all- and I was blue? When had I turned into an allay? That certainly didn’t help the situation.]

[The Allay laid on the pale moss of the garden, its wings twitched as it began to right itself from the floor to a float.]

[Everything was much larger, and more intimidating when you were 6 inches tall, and the last time I’d entered a pale forest was back in wild life, which certainly didn’t help my nerves.]

[The Allay chimed softly, it began to float, staying close to the moss floor and it began its search for literally any animal, or person.]

- @itlw-mailbox

[ the sound of rustling leaves and someone humming came into earshot. and then - from behind a bunch of bushes, someone appeared. ]

[ a rather tall elf with a multitude of scars all over his skin, with an axe in hand, singing a little song to himself, came into view. his hair was grey and tinted purple at the ends, his eyes the same colour to match. however, upon seeing the allay, he stopped moving, tilting his head curiously to the side. the axe was immediately removed from his hands and put into his inventory, as he crouched down to get a better look. ]

well, hello there, little guy. [ the elf said, with a friendly smile on his face. ] i've never seen something like you in the pale garden before - how did you manage to get in here?

[ this must be him - the penpal. ]

[briskchips]

I just wanted to say how much I love your stuff! I'm a little shy and new to the CRK community, it's been like 3 weeks? But you helped fuel my unhealthy brainrot and I just wanna say thank you :)

Toxic blue and gold boyfriend cookies got me in a chokehold!! 😭

Do you have your own lil cookie character?

Thank you so much! Welcome to the community I hope you have a lot of fun!!

I don't have like. a cookie oc with a full backstory or anything, but I have a cookiesona! I've still yet to fully complete a design for him, but it's Coffee Grounds cookie!

[roukabi]

How does it feel to predict the final boss of wilds

I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS

tbh I was actually pretty confident in my theory because, as mentioned in my tags on the original meme, what could possibly be a better final boss for a game about humanity vs nature than the imbalance of that relationship? Especially since Wilds has more in common with World than other MH games, and World's final boss philosophy was to make what's essentially the anti-game: oh you like nature and new frontiers and ecology? Here's an alien. Likewise, Wilds' philosophy is 'oh you like harmony and synergy between people and their environment? Here's a bioweapon slave made of fatalis parts'. Also I heard from gaijin hunter's (EDW hater) review that the roster was 1. disappointing and 2. the lore 'goes places'. And who could possibly evoke such reactions like that from this specific person? That's right. the frankenstein's monster itself!!! I was fully prepared to see the EDW at the end and I had the stupidest grin on my face throughout the story.

I'll admit I wasn't 100% right tho. I was expecting Arkveld to be this 'undiscovered endling' after the rest of its kind was killed for the EDW. I made this assumption based on its skull (and the male helmet for guardian arkveld is VERY EDW inspired so I'll give myself that). I was not expecting a new angel/demon dragon made of Fatalis parts to be the EDW. Honestly, it's super awesome and (HOPEFULLY!) sets up some bigger, stronger Zoh Shia fights later on in the game's lifespan. I finally beat Fatalis back in january (killing The Dragon on the inauguration made me feel better) + the second I saw that flame shower/flame breath sweep from Zoh I felt the fear of god. It actually didn't click for me right away that Zoh was a black dragon amalgamation and I feel really stupid abt it lol. sorry zoh shia i was unfamiliar with your game. I even recognized the fatalis theme during the 2nd phase but thought it was just a neat homage

But yeah. Now I have to wonder what's next. Everything we know about the ancient civilization is basically canon now (buildings made of monster parts, EDW + subservient monsters, great dragon war, artian gear), just modified to fit the game's setting better. I guess the only lore thing not yet canon afaik is Fatalis' motive for attacking Schrade. I'm excited for the inevitable expansion and what future stories await!

Also I hope so much that MHStories 3 becomes a thing. I NEEEEED Arkveld as a monstie it's SO CUTE and SO SAD it's like a KICKED PUPPY and alma straight up told nata that it needed to be 'PUT DOWN'. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[rendogs-mailbox]

[he still doesnt get why grian likes fishing]

[he was on his houseboat, sat on the side and just fishing over and over, getting boring things after boring things]

[fish after fish after bowl after fish after name tag after-]

[well the enchanted book wasnt that bad. he adds to his chest and sighs. god he's tired, and bored. he wants to go home and play with laika and annoy doc and mail martyn and go on a walk with false and build and-]

[he forces himself to keep fishing. soon. he'll go home soon. he'll see the people he loves soon]

[if he keeps saying soon, maybe itll actually happen soon]