Scenario:Lobelia - Natural Genius & Disaster
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Natural Genius & Disaster
The Tower was born for the sole purpose of destruction. However, it remained unable to fulfill its role for it lacked an Evoker to bond with. Lobelia fortunately proves to be a perfect match, and the two form a pact.
The World, originator of the Arcarum.
Referring to himself as the Inchoate World, he plots to annihilate the existing world and be the genesis of a new one.
The World has utilized the core of a decaying primal beast slain in the War to produce a slew of new primals.
Each beast so made has received a role in the creation of the new world.
One had a particularly important position, that of eliminating any trace of the existing world.
It was given, in other words, the role of destroyer. Its name was...
The Tower.
For long after its creation, The Tower was unable to carry out its role.
It lacked an essential component, an Evoker with which it could forge a pact.
And the ages came and went without a pactbearer.
The Tower: ...
The Tower was therefore unable to fulfill its role. It simply abided in emptiness, passing the days in vain.
The Tower: ...
Eons passed.
The Tower: ...!
The Tower finally discovered a natural-born destroyer, someone fit to be a pactbearer.
The Tower: ...
And it brings itself before that natural-born destroyer.
Back at the scene of The Tower and Lobelia's first encounter...
Lobelia: ...
The moment he touches one of The Tower's colossal legs, Lobelia falls silent.
After a while he silently raises his head.
Lobelia: The Tower. You are The Tower.
Lobelia: What a sad and unfortunate specimen you are.
The Tower: ...
Lobelia: You were incomplete far, far longer than I was!
Lobelia: But all is well now! I will be the one to satisfy you!
Lobelia: Make your pact with me! There's no question I can help you carry out your role.
Lobelia: And surely you are capable of fulfilling me!
The Tower: ...
Lobelia: Then I'll—I'll be happy!
The Tower: ...
The Tower gives no hint of a response to the frenetic Lobelia.
But in a single instant, The Tower returns to the card, which drifts into Lobelia's hand.
Lobelia: You—The Tower—you finally accepted me!
Lobelia: What an honor! Let's go become happy! Heh-ahahaha!
In this fashion Lobelia becomes The Tower's pactbearer.
Lobelia repeatedly uses the overwhelming might of The Tower to inflict great ruination.
His power is so great as to open fissures in the ground, call forth thunderstorms, and otherwise disrupt the weather.
Whole towns, whole lands were unable to resist his staggering might, and they were destroyed.
The destruction—all too great and far too merciless—was never suspected for a moment to be the work of any person; instead it was classified as a natural disaster.
The people never cast doubt on Lobelia, and so he wreaks colossal destruction continually.
Lobelia: Tower, your power is truly delightful!
Lobelia: Come, listen! It's the sound of falling rubble crushing skulls and splattering brains all about!
Lobelia: It's not just one brain, mind you! They are more than you could ever count—it's like a mouthful of roe being bitten and bursting!
Lobelia: Heh-ahahaha! How wonderful this feels. Très-bien!
The Tower: ...
Lobelia: Oui... Yes...
Lobelia: But this... it isn't enough.
Lobelia: I am happy. I do feel well.
Lobelia: But I feel somehow unsatisfied.
Lobelia: Surely you do too, Tower!
The Tower: ...
Lobelia: What in the world could be missing? What... should I break?
Lobelia: Tower... Do you know?
The Tower still gives no hint of a response to Lobelia.
On account of The Tower, Lobelia is able to obtain fleeting pleasure and happiness, but true satisfaction proves elusive.